2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
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
Total Entries
1,975
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
713
Players Left
293
Players Left 1 / 1,975
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Early Bustouts

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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Yaghmai Downs Two

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Nariman Yaghmai opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and was called by Tristan Bain from the button. Patrick Gaonach moved all in for 27,000 from the big blind. Yaghmai dropped a stack of T-5,000 chips into the middle to signify a raise and Bain called off his stack of around 50,000.

Patrick Gaonach: A8All in
Tristan Bain: 1010All in
Nariman Yaghmai: QQ

Yaghmai's queens were never troubled as the 9434J runout provided no drama.

Tags: Nariman YaghmaiPatrick GaonachTristan Bain

Wiciak Gets Four-Bet Through

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ghassan Bitar raised to 3,000 from the button with AQ, Dara O'Kearney three-bet to 10,500 from the small blind with A10 and Simon Wiciak, covering both of his opponents, four-bet all in from the big blind with JJ.

Bitar folded and O'Kearney was also forced to fold his hand, leaving himself just 33,000 left to play with.

Tags: Dara O'KearneyGhassan BitarSimon Wiciak

Pashev Spikes the River to Bust Brink

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Frederik Brink raised to 3,000 in early position before Venelin Pashev three-bet to 8,500 in the cutoff. Brink then moved all in for 35,000 and Pashev snap-called.

Frederik Brink: 1010 All in
Venelin Pashev: AK

Brink remained in the lead with his tens as the board came 2247, but Pashev hit the K on the river to make two pair and send Brink to the rail.

Tags: Frederik BrinkVenelin Pashev

Ruggeri Eliminates Akkari

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

PokerStars Ambassador Andre Akkari moved all in from the small blind for 17,000 following a limp by Umberto Ruggeri on the button. Ruggeri called to put the Brazilian star at risk.

Andre Akkari: A7All in
Umberto Ruggeri: AQ

The board came KJ51010 as Ruggeri's Broadway straight sent Akkari to the rail.

Tags: Andre AkkariUmberto Ruggeri

Big Slick Helps Douch to Double

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Badr Douch got his 25,000 into the middle with Niklas Astedt being the one to try and eliminate him.

Badr Douch: AK All in
Niklas Astedt: AQ

Douch was way ahead with ace-king and just needed a clean runout to stay alive. The board came K9JQ7 and Douch's pair of kings earned him the double-up.

Tags: Badr DouchNiklas Astedt

Vaeza Baque Puts a Dent in the Chip Leader's Stack

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With around 30,000 in the pot on a flop of 1045, Adolfo Vaeza Baque bet 40,000 from the button and Jeremie Zouari called in the small blind.

The turn was the 2 and Vaeza Baque moved all in for 32,000. Zouari snap-called with KK, but Vaeza Baque had AA and took the pot once the Q completed the board on the river, earning a double up off the start-of-day chip leader.

Tags: Adolfo Vaeza BaqueJeremie Zouari

Middleton Rivers Trips

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Tom Middleton
Tom Middleton

Ryan Mandara raised to 3,000 from the hijack with QQ and Tom Middleton called in the big blind with A5.

The flop came 853 and Middleton checked. Mandara bet 5,500 and Middleton called. The turn was the 7 and Middleton led for 6,500, which Mandara called.

The 5 river gave Middleton trips and brought him ahead. He moved all in for 40,500 and Mandara got the count and then made the call.

Middleton got the double up with his trips and took a huge chunk out of Mandara's stack.

Tags: Ryan MandaraTom Middleton

Di Giacomo's Aces Get Cracked by Schwaederle

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Cedric Schwaederle
Cedric Schwaederle

From the big blind, Claudio Di Giacomo three-bet to 11,000 over a Cedric Schwaederle raise from under the gun. Schwaederle called to see a flop.

Di Giacomo's bet of 14,000 on the 875 flop was called by Schwaederle.

The 4 came on the turn and Di Giacomo opted to check-call a bet of 15,000 from Schwaederle.

On the 9 river, Di Giacomo checked, Schwaederle shoved for 52,500, and Di Giacomo went deep into the tank. After thinking for over two minutes, Di Giacomo reluctantly made the call.

Schwaederle turned over 66 for a straight, which was good as Di Giacomo flipped over pocket aces with AA.

Tags: Cedric SchwaederleClaudio Di Giacomo

Karim Finds His King

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Joseph Mouawad opened to 3,500 from the small blind and called when Michel Karim moved all in for 19,500 from the big blind.

Mouawad was the favourite with A9, dominating Karim's K9. However, the K83 flop put Karim in front, and he doubled up after the 62 runout.

Tags: Joseph MouawadMichel Karim