2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠9♦
Prize
€381,060
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,104,460
Total Entries
46
Places Paid
6
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
46
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 46

Grafton Gets Shorter, then Doubles

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Sam Grafton defended his big blind against a raise to 50,000 of Mike Watson in the cutoff. Watson continued for 50,000 on the 9♦7♠5♦ flop, to which Grafton quickly check-folded.

The next hand, Niklas Astedt open-raised from the cutoff and Grafton moved in from the small blind for 193,000. Astedt called it off to put the PokerStars Ambassador at risk.

Sam Grafton: A♠A♦ All in
Niklas Astedt: 5♠5♦

"I'll take a chop," Grafton jokingly stated, but the 10♥J♦9♦4♣J♥ saw his aces hold on for a full double-up.

Tags: Mike WatsonNiklas AstedtSam Grafton