On a board of 9♦3♥10♦8♣, there were 2,500 chips in the pot when Ali Shamaee checked, Serge Coles bet 1,600, and Shamaee called.
A 5♥ on the river brought around another check from Shamaee, then Coles put out a bet of 4,000. Shamaee seemed suspicious and after thinking for around 90 seconds, he tossed in a single chip to signify a call.
Coles showed A♥6♥ for just ace-high, and Shamaee flipped the winner with Q♠10♠ for a pair of tens.
Siebe Den Hartog raised from late position, Alexandru Brumaru three-bet to 1,100 from the button and Den Hartog called.
The flop came 6♣9♠K♦ and Den Hartog checked. Brumaru bet 800 and Den Hartog called. The turn was the J♣ and Den Hartog checked again. Brumaru bet 2,700 and Den Hartog made the call.
Both players then checked to showdown on the A♣ river. Den Hartog showed K♣10♣ for the nut flush and Brumaru showed the A♠. Den Hartog scooped the pot.
On a flop of 8♥5♣7♣, Maria Konnikova bet 300 and was met with a raise to 700 by Ziv Caspi on the button. Konnikova called.
Konnikova check-called a bet of 1,000 from Caspi on the 5♠ turn.
The river came the 3♣ and Konnikova check-folded to a bet of 2,000 from Caspi.
Two players saw the A♥6♥2♣10♥ turn, and Fouad Rabahie checked from early position to Barny Boatman in the cutoff who fired 2,000 into the pot of 4,300. Rabahie made the call.
When the 4♥ completed the board on the river, Rabahie checked, and Boatman checked it back.
Rabahie tabled A♦9♥ for a flush, but was shown the higher flush of Boatman as he rolled J♥J♦.
Action was on the flop on a board of J♦10♥5♥ and Brandon Sheils bet out for 1,800. Ivan Conti moved all in and Sheils asked Conte to show if he folds, to which his opponent agreed. Sheils folded and showed Q♣Q♦, while Conti had K♥Q♥.
With around 8,000 chips already in the pot on a board of 9♥8♠4♣8♣, Istvan Pilhofer checked it over to Gheorghe Podovei, who bet 3,900. Pilhofer called.
A 2♥ on the river saw all the draws miss, and Pilhofer checked. Podovei wasted no time in checking back and was shown J♣J♠ by Pilhofer, which was good for the pot.
Cards are in the air and Day 1b of the EPT Barcelona Main Event is underway with 395 players currently registered.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Another exciting day begins at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona, held at Casino Barcelona, as we kick off Day 1b, for the final flight of the €5,300 Main Event.
Yesterday’s opening flight drew 697 players, with 223 of them making it through to Day 2. Joost Hollak from the Netherlands ended the day on top, amassing a huge 364,500 chips. Ram Sanati and Yevhenii Kuzmin were the only other players to finish with stacks exceeding 300,000.
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joost Hollak | Netherlands | 364,500 | 243 |
| 2 | Ram Sanati | Australia | 303,000 | 202 |
| 3 | Yevhenii Kuzmin | Russia | 300,500 | 200 |
| 4 | Andrea Salamone | Italy | 275,000 | 183 |
| 5 | Sean Jazayeri | United States | 237,500 | 158 |
| 6 | Pablo Ubierna | Spain | 222,000 | 148 |
| 7 | Preben Stokkan | Norway | 207,500 | 138 |
| 8 | Ian Hunter | United Kingdom | 203,000 | 135 |
| 9 | Toni Kaukua | Finland | 203,000 | 135 |
| 10 | Claudio Gordon | Brazil | 199,500 | 133 |
Cards will be in the air at noon local time with 60-minute levels starting at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Players will begin with a starting stack of 30,000 chips and aim to build it over ten levels played today. A 20-minute break is scheduled after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break at the end of level 6.
Players have a total of two entries which they can use across either of the opening flights or buy in until the start of Day 2 on September 3.
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the action from the final starting flight at the EPT’s 20th-anniversary celebration in Barcelona.
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