2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€2,200 Estrellas High Roller
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€3,962,880
Entries
2,064
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
654
Players Left
98
Players Left 1 / 2,064
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Kassouf Goes Out with Nine High Like a Boss

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
William Kassouf
William Kassouf

About 55,000 was in the middle on a turn board of 862A and Marte Sandberg had checked her big blind to Will Kassouf on the button.

Kassouf moved all in for his last 39,000, sending Sandberg into the tank. After over a minute of thought, she made the call, only to hear the words Kassouf made famous.

"Nine high like a boss," he proudly declared as he revealed that he indeed had his trademark hand and would need help.

Will Kassouf: 95All in
Marte Sandberg: KK

Kassouf's nine-high (like a boss) needed another spade or a seven to come on the river to avoid elimination, but the 10 fell instead, sending the pot to Sandberg and ending Kassouf's day in the tournament.

After the hand, Kassouf joked with the PokerNews live reporting team, "I need to quit doing that. It's getting me in trouble."

Player Chips Progress
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Marte Sandberg
172,000
172,000
172,000
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Will Kassouf
Busted

Tags: Marte SandbergWill Kassouf

Some Recent Eliminations

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The bustouts are happening thick and fast during this turbo Day 1b. Of the 654 players that entered this flight, only 248 remain to battle it out to make it to try and make it to day 2.

Player Chips Progress
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Marton Czuczor
Busted
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Jani Vilmunen
Busted
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Sergey Mirzoyan
Busted
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Oleksii Natoptanyi
Busted
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Benny Glaser
Busted
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Guy Goossens
Busted
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Sebastian Mortensen
Busted

Czuczor Busts a Pair

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a three-way pot on the river with the big blind, Maksim Shornikau, already all in with a nub and a side pot of about 40,000 between Ami Barer under the gun and Marton Czuczor on the button, the board read J85K10.

After Barer checked, Czuzcor moved all in, covering Barer's remaining 30,000 chips. Barer thought for a couple of minutes and then called.

Czuczor showed 55 for a flopped set of fives, which sent Shornikau's queen-high quickly to the muck as he left, with Barer following right after with QJ for a losing pair of jacks. Czuczor scooped both pots.

Player Chips Progress
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Marton Czuczor
140,000
140,000
140,000
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Ami Barer
Busted
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Maksim Shornikau
Busted

Tags: Ami BarerMaksim ShornikauMarton Czuczor

Eychenne Building Big and Scores an Elimination

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ian Zeuschner moved all in from the hijack for just under 20,000 and was called by Thomas Eychenne on the button.

Ian Zeuschner: A4All in
Thomas Eychenne: 66

The board came clean for Eychenne, falling 1093J6 with an added six on the river to give him a set for the winner. The field will begin to thin quickly with Zeuschner among the first to go after the break.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Eychenne
240,000
210,000
210,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Ian Zeuschner
Busted

Tags: Ian ZeuschnerThomas Eychenne

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
77,000
45,200
45,200
Profile photo of Rania Nasreddine us
Rania Nasreddine
75,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of Said El Issaoui fi
Said El Issaoui
67,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Metin Yalciner de
Metin Yalciner
65,000
32,000
32,000
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Yannick Jobin
60,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Agostino Ascone it
Agostino Ascone
54,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
54,000
24,000
24,000
pokerstars
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Alexander Ivarsson
42,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
30,000
30,000
30,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jani Vilmunen fi
Jani Vilmunen
28,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
27,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
24,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Afshar Omidi se
Afshar Omidi
21,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Stephen Ray gb
Stephen Ray
13,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Cristinel Dumitru ro
Cristinel Dumitru
11,000
16,000
16,000
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Ludovic Geilich
Busted
Grosvenor Poker
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Christophe Pollet
Busted
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Andrii Shestakov
Busted

Godin Climbs in Chips

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Three players were all in with their cards face up. Raif El Arigie was at risk from the cutoff for around 2,000 chips and Kenny Hallaert was all in from the big blind as Caleb Godin covered both from the button.

Raif El Arigie: 26All in
Kenny Hallaert: KJAll in
Caleb Godin: AQ

The 6Q5 flop gave El Arigie hope with a pair of sixes, but Godin retained the lead pairing his queen. This held on the 3 turn, but the 2 river gave El Arigie two pair and a triple up. Godin got the side pot, eliminating Hallaert from the tournament.

Although El Arigie was saved in this hand, just a few hands later, he was seen walking away from the table after being eliminated from the tournament. Hallaert was seen a few moments later at a new table after reentering the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Caleb Godin
55,000
55,000
55,000
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Kenny Hallaert
30,000
30,000
30,000
pokerstars
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Raif El Arigie
Busted

Tags: Caleb GodinKenny HallaertRaif El Arigie

Delfoco Brings the Limp-Backraise

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With Andrea Volpi's last 800 chips committed in the big blind, Francesco Delfoco opened with an early position limp which was followed by a hijack raise to 3,300 and a button call.

Delfoco then reraised to 9,200 which shed both opponents, leaving Volpi's potential elimination in his hands.

Andrea Volpi: Q7All in
Francesco Delfoco: 99

The board came AQAQ3 as Delfoco's creatively played nines took the side pot, but Volpi was able to quadruple up for the moment before being eliminated shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
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Francesco Delfoco
31,000
31,000
31,000
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Andrea Volpi
Busted

Tags: Andrea VolpiFrancesco Delfoco

Hand Sends Sanchez Away

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Fintan Hand
Fintan Hand

After Fintan Hand raised to 1,600 under the gun, Jose Gonzalez Sanchez moved all in for 15,700. Hand called to put him at risk.

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: KQAll in
Fintan Hand: AK

The board came 984K4 as Hand's superior kicker scored the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Fintan Hand
43,000
21,000
21,000
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Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Busted

Tags: Fintan HandJose Gonzalez Sanchez