Marcus Dieleman got his last 7,000 in the middle from the big blind on a flop of 9♥5♠4♠ and Stephen Song called on the button.
Marcus Dieleman: 9♠6♦ 
Stephen Song: K♠10♣
Dieleman was ahead with a pair of nines, but Song hit the 10♥ on the turn to make a pair of tens. The river was the 7♣ and Dieleman was sent to the rail.
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.
The 2024 EPT Barcelona Main Event has set the poker world on fire with the 1,975 entries creating a substantial €9,578,750 prize pool!
The top 287 players are guaranteed a slice of the action, with six-figure payouts kicking in from 11th place. The top three will receive:
🏆 Champion's Prize: €1,512,000
🥈 Runner-Up: €944,000
🥉 3rd Place: €674,150
Cash is on the line for hundreds of players, with payouts starting at €8,700 and going all the way up to the life-changing €1.5 million for first place! Take a look at the full payout table below.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,512,000 | 10-11 | €107,450 | 40-55 | €23,350 |
| 2 | €944,000 | 12-13 | €89,550 | 56-71 | €20,300 |
| 3 | €674,150 | 14-15 | €74,600 | 72-95 | €17,600 |
| 4 | €518,600 | 16-17 | €62,150 | 96-119 | €15,350 |
| 5 | €398,950 | 18-20 | €51,800 | 120-143 | €13,300 |
| 6 | €306,900 | 21-23 | €43,200 | 144-183 | €11,600 |
| 7 | €236,100 | 24-27 | €36,000 | 184-223 | €10,050 |
| 8 | €181,600 | 28-31 | €30,950 | 224-287 | €8,700 |
| 9 | €139,750 | 32-39 | €26,900 |
Heads-up on a board of A♥5♥3♣6♥, Ozgur Saydam bet 10,000 from middle position and Yasuaki Toda raised to 25,000 in the cutoff. Saydam tanked for a minute before moving all in for 35,000, and Toda snap-called.
Saydam had 3♥3♦ for a set of threes, but Toda showed 5♦5♣ for a set of fives as the Q♦ fell on the river to send Saydam to the rail.
Ryan Mandara raised to 4,000 from under the gun and Robert Heidorn flat called in early position. Ghassan Bitar moved all in from the button for 27,000, Mandara folded and Heidorn made the call to put Bitar at risk.
Ghassan Bitar: A♦K♦
Robert Heidorn: A♥A♣
Bitar found no help on a board of 9♠Q♥4♦3♣6♠ and Heidorn won the pot, eliminating Bitar from the tournament.
Four-ways to a turn of A♣10♣6♣5♠. with about 20,000 in the middle, Nicola Spallanzani checked his small blind to Laurie Tournier in the big blind who bet 13,500.
Martin Stausholm folded in early position but Reddy Patur called from the hijack. Spallanzani folded.
On the 4♦ river, Tournier bet again, this time for 24,000. Patur flicked in a calling chip to see Tournier's 8♣2♣ for a flopped flush and the winner.
Heads-up on a flop of K♦3♠2♠, David Coleman bet 7,500 from the hijack, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 17,000 in middle position, and Coleman called.
The turn was the 5♣ and O'Dwyer moved all in for 30,000. Coleman snap-called and turned over A♣A♠, while O'Dwyer needed help holding K♥Q♦. The river was the 9♣ and Coleman took the pot to send the EPT champion to the rail.
With roughly 33,000 in the pot on a flop of J♣3♥3♦, David Coleman checked from early position and Luuk Gieles bet 9,000 from the seat next to him. Sirzat Hissou called from the button, but Coleman folded.
Gieles bet 15,000 on the J♠ turn with around 25,000 behind. Hissou shoved to put Gieles all-in, and Gieles called.
Luuk Gieles: Q♦Q♠
Sirzat Hissou: 4♣4♠
Gieles was ahead with his ladies, only having to avoid a four on the river. The 9♦ came on the river and Gieles had doubled up.
Robert Heidorn raised to 4,000 from under the gun with A♠J♦ and Saymon Dias moved all in from the next seat across for 34,000. Ryan Mandara called all in from the small blind, leaving just 1,000 behind. Heidorn folded and two players turned their cards.
Saymon Dias: 8♠8♥
Ryan Mandara: A♦K♠
The board ran out 7♣A♥10♦2♣6♥ and Mandara paired his ace on the flop to get ahead. He held to win the pot and Dias was eliminated from the tournament.
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