2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€1,290,386
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€9,578,750
Entries
1,975
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
1,194
Players Left
405
Players Left 1 / 1975
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Lopez Overbets River

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Arni Gunnarsson raised to 700, Jose Jaraiz Lopez called in the small blind, and the big blind came along.

The flop came 22A and action checked to Gunnarsson, who bet 1,300. Only Lopez called. Both players then checked it back on the 5 turn.

The river was the 3 and Lopez put out 5,200 chips, an overbet to the pot. Gunnarsson folded and Lopez won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Arni Gunnarsson
41,000
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Jose Jaraiz Lopez
28,000

Tags: Arni GunnarssonJose Jaraiz Lopez

Benitez Puts Sitbon to the Test

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was around 15,000 in the middle on a completed board of 97762 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
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Francisco Benitez
43,000
43,000
43,000
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Julien Sitbon
20,000
10,000
10,000
Winamax

Tags: Francisco BenitezJulien Sitbon

Kanme Hits River to Double

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 865 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 77 and was ahead against Kanme's AJ until the river came the J to give Kanme a pair of jacks. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

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

Tags: Poseidon HoRaoul Kanme

Sanz Rebounds With Tens

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 24JQ. Antonio Buonanno checked back in the hijack, after which the pair did the same on the K river.

Sanz tabled 1010 to take down the 11,000-chip pot, with his opponent claiming to have mucked pocket nines.

Player Chips Progress
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Antonio Buonanno
25,000
25,000
25,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Guillermo Sanz
19,000
pokerstars

Tags: Antonio BuonannoGuillermo Sanz

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

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

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Simon Wiciak
Simon Wiciak

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

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)
1Simon WiciakFrance€1,134,375*
2 João SydenstrickerBrazil€1,048,550*
3Carl ShawUnited Kingdom€901,070*
4Santiago PlanteCanada€511,300
5Andre AkkariBrazil€393,300
6Ezequiel WaigelArgentina€302,500
7Curtis KnightCanada€232,700
8Robin YlitaloSweden€179,000

*Denotes three-way deal

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Trzcinski's Stack Takes a Hit Courtesy of Tokatlyan

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Mike Tokatlyan
Mike Tokatlyan

On a flop of JAK, 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
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Mike Tokatlyan
38,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Soufiane Sadji dz
Soufiane Sadji
31,000
31,000
31,000
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Lukas Trzcinski
8,500
8,500
8,500

Tags: Lukas TrzcinskiMike TokatlyanSoufiane Sadji

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