€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1b | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-02-2024 16:06 UTC+1

Foggin Picks Up Aces and Eliminates Margereson

Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Bo Alm limped in for 500 and Georgios Zachmanidis raised to 2,000 from the hijack. Marc Foggin then made it 5,500 from the cutoff before Scott Margereson shoved from the button for around 9,000. Alm and Zachmanidis both folded, and Foggin made the call.

Scott Margereson: A♣K♦ All in
Marc Foggin: A♠A♥

Margereson did pair his king on the 6♣9♣K♥ flop but improved no further as the 4♣3♠ runout meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kiko Rivera	98,500 13,500	13,500
Marc Foggin	90,000
Georgios Zachmanidis	28,000 12,500	12,500
Scott Margereson	Busted

Tags: Bo Alm Georgios Zachmanidis Marc Foggin Scott Margereson

09-02-2024 16:03 UTC+1

PokerStars’ Strategic Collaborations Sees a New Era in Live Poker Events

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Sandra Barbour

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

PokerStars' Julien Liarte and Toby Stone

As PokerStars celebrates the 20th anniversary of the European Poker Tour (EPT), the company is expanding its reach by forming strategic collaborations with other major poker tours, reshaping the landscape of live poker and offering new opportunities to players worldwide.

Julien Liarte, PokerStars’ Live Events Senior Business Development Manager Europe, recently shared insights into these developments during an interview at the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) London.

Read the full article here

09-02-2024 16:02 UTC+1

Cucchiara's Raise Gets it Done

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With roughly 3,600 chips in the pot on a flop of 8♠10♥J♥, Jan Zeuschner was first to act from early position and put out a bet of 2,000. Frankie Cucchiara was sitting in the seat to his direct left and chose to raise to 5,200. Zeuschner thought it over for a while before reluctantly folding his folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frankie Cucchiara	35,000 11,000	11,000
Jan Zeuschner	14,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Jan Zeuschner Frankie Cucchiara

09-02-2024 15:57 UTC+1

Syversen's Turn Raise Wins the Pot

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Thomas Syversen opened 1,100 on the button and both Georgios Skarparis and Patrick Gaonach came along in the blinds.

The dealer spread a flop of 10♥9♦7♠, and all three players checked to the 6♣ turn. Skarparis led for 1,500, and Gaonach called before Syversen put in a raise to 5,800. That was enough to earn the pot as both Skarparis and Gaonach mucked their hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Syversen	67,000 67,000	67,000
Georgios Skarparis	54,800
Patrick Gaonach	25,200

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Patrick Gaonach Thomas Syversen

09-02-2024 15:49 UTC+1

NAPT Las Vegas Schedule Released, $3M GTD Main Event Headlines Series

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Sandra Barbour

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The fourth season of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) run by PokerStars is well underway and the action only continues to heat up with the recent schedule release for its marquee stop in Las Vegas. Running from Friday November 1st through Sunday November 10th at Resorts World Las Vegas, the series is not one to miss as it features a whopping 36 tournaments in the span of a week and a half.

Buy-ins range from just $250 all the way up to $25,000 so there are plenty of options for those who want to enjoy some live tournament action without breaking the bank while also providing an opportunity for high stakes regulars to satisfy their desire to play for eye watering sums of money. The high volume means the series comes with a healthy $4,000,000 in total guarantees, including a sizable $3,000,000 set aside for the $5,300 Main Event.

See the Full Schedule Here

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

09-02-2024 15:45 UTC+1

Delayed Restart

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The Main Event will restart soon following a short delay to play.

09-02-2024 15:34 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts at Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Spallanzani	120,000 120,000	120,000
Dionisio Vitti	117,100 117,100	117,100
Daniyar Aubakirov	108,500 108,500	108,500
Simon Lofberg	105,500 105,500	105,500
Patrick Clarke	105,000 5,000	5,000
Gerard Cortes	103,000 103,000	103,000
Artus Gimenez	98,300 26,300	26,300
Alexandre Fournier	97,500 97,500	97,500
Krishna Madhariwar	96,000 96,000	96,000
Diego Beirigo	92,000 44,000	44,000

09-02-2024 15:17 UTC+1

Players Heading for 20-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players in the Main Event are heading for their second 20-minute break of the day.

09-02-2024 15:15 UTC+1

Di Nicola Back in the Mix; Wastes No Time Getting the Chips in the Middle

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola had just re-entered shortly before and was seen back in the action from the small blind with a flop of K♣7♠6♥ on the felt. Di Nicola fired 2,800 into the pot of about 8,000, and his only opponent in the hand, Stefano Schiano made the call from the cutoff.

The A♦ fell on the turn, and Di Nicola continued for 6,300. Schiano raised to 15,000 and Di Nicola snap-jammed for 22,500. Schiano pitched his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	51,100 51,100	51,100
Stefano Schiano	33,500 33,500	33,500

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Stefano Schiano