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

09-02-2024 13:36 UTC+1

Di Nicola Falls Short

Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With the 8♥7♦4♦ flop already on the felt and about 9,500 in the middle, Bradley Harwood was seen with his entire stack of 20,700 across the line from the small blind against Ermanno Di Nicola who started the hand in early position.

Bradley Harwood: A♦Q♦ All in
Ermanno Di Nicola: 10♦9♦

Di Nicola flopped an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw, but Harwood had the nut flush draw taking away some of his outs. The A♥ turn and Q♣ river improved Harwood to two pair as he raked in the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Harwood	50,900
Ermanno Di Nicola	3,900

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Bradley Harwood

09-02-2024 13:31 UTC+1

Trzcinski's Stack Takes a Hit Courtesy of Tokatlyan

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On a flop of J♠A♥K♦, Lukas Trzcinski had bet 1,300 which both Mike Tokatlyan and Soufiane Sadji called.

A Q♥ on the turn saw Trzcinski fire again, this time for a sizing of 3,000. Tokatlyan called and Sadji folded.

The 8♦ completed the board and Trzcinski slowed down and checked, then faced a bet of 5,000 from Tokatlyan. After a short time thinking, Trzcinski elected to fold which left him with around 8,500 in his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Tokatlyan	38,000 38,000	38,000
Soufiane Sadji	31,000 31,000	31,000
Lukas Trzcinski	8,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Lukas Trzcinski Mike Tokatlyan Soufiane Sadji

09-02-2024 13:26 UTC+1

Flashback: Simon Wiciak Dominates 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event To Win €1,134,375

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Sandra Barbour

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.

Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.

The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.

2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Simon Wiciak	France	€1,134,375*
2	João Sydenstricker	Brazil	€1,048,550*
3	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	€901,070*
4	Santiago Plante	Canada	€511,300
5	Andre Akkari	Brazil	€393,300
6	Ezequiel Waigel	Argentina	€302,500
7	Curtis Knight	Canada	€232,700
8	Robin Ylitalo	Sweden	€179,000

_{*Denotes three-way deal}

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09-02-2024 13:26 UTC+1

Current Top 10 Chip Leaders at the First Break

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Marchington	84,000
Patrick Kallas	78,500
Gabor Felsen	75,000
Artus Gimenez	72,000
Paolo Gualano	71,000
Pablo Aranovich	68,300
Yassin El Ouali	67,500
Jose Rivera	67,500
Juan Bastida Perez	67,400

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

09-02-2024 13:00 UTC+1

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Players are heading on a 20-minute break.

09-02-2024 12:59 UTC+1

Sanz Rebounds With Tens

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Guillermo Sanz just had 8,000 chips remaining when he checked in middle position on a turn of 2♥4♦J♦Q♦. Antonio Buonanno checked back in the hijack, after which the pair did the same on the K♠ river.

Sanz tabled 10♥10♦ to take down the 11,000-chip pot, with his opponent claiming to have mucked pocket nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Buonanno	25,000 25,000	25,000

Guillermo Sanz	19,000

Tags: Antonio Buonanno Guillermo Sanz

09-02-2024 12:57 UTC+1

Kanme Hits River to Double

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Poseidon Ho raised from late position and picked up a call before Raoul Kanme three-bet to 2,400. Ho called and action went to the flop.

The flop came 8♥6♠5♥ and Ho checked. Kanme bet 2,000 and Ho called. The turn was the 5♣ and Ho checked again. Kanme moved all in for 7,300 and Ho called.

Ho had 7♦7♣ and was ahead against Kanme's A♦J♦ until the river came the J♣ to give Kanme a pair of jacks. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Kanme	24,400
Poseidon Ho	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Poseidon Ho Raoul Kanme

09-02-2024 12:54 UTC+1

A Round of Counts

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Tyler Foran

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	45,900 45,900	45,900

Maria Konnikova	32,700 5,000	5,000

Leo Margets	32,400 32,400	32,400

Olga Iermolcheva	31,200 31,200	31,200
Lucia Navarro	30,500 30,500	30,500

Jen Shahade	30,000
Ramon Colillas	29,500 29,500	29,500
Andrew Chen	26,500 26,500	26,500
Barny Boatman	25,000 2,000	2,000

Niall Farrell	15,100 14,900	14,900

09-02-2024 12:52 UTC+1

Benitez Puts Sitbon to the Test

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Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was around 15,000 in the middle on a completed board of 9♠7♠7♦6♠2♠ in a hand between Francisco Benitez in the hijack and Julien Sitbon on the button.

Benitez led with an overbet of 20,000 which put Sitbon to a decision for his tournament life. Sitbon thought it over for 30 seconds before he opted to let it go, which conceded a large pot in the direction of Benitez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	43,000 43,000	43,000
Julien Sitbon	20,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Francisco Benitez Julien Sitbon