€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 3 Started
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€9,578,750
Entries
1,975
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
293
Players Left
113
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For six unlucky players, making it to Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event and outlasting 85 percent of the field will be nothing more than an interesting story to tell.
Yesterday’s play ended with 293 players remaining as the field returns today at noon local time at Casino Barcelona with the money bubble looming ahead. Kian Kiani doesn’t have to worry too much about making the money, as he takes the chip lead into Day 3 with 775,000.
Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kian Kiani | United Kingdom | 775,000 | 193 |
| 2 | Hans Erlandsson | Sweden | 720,000 | 180 |
| 3 | Javey Timmer | Netherlands | 692,000 | 173 |
| 4 | Ahmed Karrim | South Africa | 664,000 | 166 |
| 5 | Malcolm Franchi | France | 637,000 | 159 |
| 6 | Raoul Kanme | Netherlands | 633,000 | 158 |
| 7 | Rania Nasreddine | United States | 609,000 | 152 |
| 8 | Nicolas Julien | France | 550,000 | 137 |
| 9 | Claudio Di Giacomo | Italy | 546,000 | 136 |
| 10 | Mark Teltscher | United Kingdom | 519,000 | 129 |
Kiani is followed on the leaderboard by Hans Erlandsson (720,000), Javey Timmer (692,000), Ahmed Karrim (664,000), and Malcolm Franchi (637,000). Rania Nasreddine (609,000) also begins the day inside the top 10 as she looks to make her second consecutive EPT final table, while other big stacks include Mark Teltscher (519,000), Stephen Song (459,000), Andrew Hulme (437,000), 2022 fourth-place finisher Fabiano Kovalski (408,000), and defending champion Simon Wiciak (400,000).
Team PokerStars is well-represented on Day 3, as commentator Griffin Benger (345,000) and team pros Ramon Colillas (268,000), Fintan Hand (145,000), Guillermo Sanz (100,000), and Parker Talbot (99,000) are all chasing the money.
Also still in the hunt are Farid Jattin (337,000), Ami Barer (327,000), PSPC champion Aliaksandr Shylko (259,000), Teun Mulder (258,000), Brock Wilson (256,000), Alec Torelli (246,000), Stoyan Madanzhiev (224,000), and 2013 EPT Barcelona champion Tom Middleton (213,000). EPT Monte Carlo champion Derk van Luijk (161,000), Alexander “Wolfgang Poker” Seibt (147,000), Jack Sinclair (116,000), Niklas Astedt (107,000), and Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel (65,000) find themselves as short stacks entering the day with some work to do to set themselves up for a deep run.
The action on Day 3 picks up on Level 15 with blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 big blind ante. The schedule calls for five 90-minute levels today, with a 20-minute break after each level.
The Main Event drew 1,975 total entries, building a prize pool of €9,578,750. Only the top 287 players will guarantee themselves a min-cash of €8,700, with the eventual champion walking away with €1,512,000.
Payouts
| 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 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day as the field passes the money bubble.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Players are in their seats and Day 3 is now underway.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ivan Zhechev min-raised to 8,000 from the hijack and Pablo Beltran defended his big blind.
On the 4♠6♥9♠ flop, Beltran check-called a bet of 12,000 from Zhechev.
A 10♠ fell on the and again Beltran checked, then Zhechev bet 18,000. Beltran took some time then opted to call.
When the 2♣ landed on the river, both players checked it down and Beltran showed 8♠7♠ for a flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
170,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ondrej Goetz limped 10♣9♣ from the small blind and Jelle Moene defended J♥7♦ from the big blind.
The flop came 10♠6♠8♥ and both players checked to the 9♦ turn.
Goetz bet 5,000, Moene raised to 13,000 and Goetz called.
The Q♦ completed the board and Goetz checked. Moene bet 38,000 and Goetz took a little while to call, losing the pot with two pair against Moene's straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
396,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
124,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Pablo Ubierna raised to 9,000 from the button, Teun Mulder called in the small blind, and Paolo Boi moved all in from the big blind for 24,000. Ubierna reraised to 39,000 and Mulder called.
The flop came 2♥K♥8♦ and Mulder checked. Ubierna bet 35,000 and Mulder folded.
Ubierna had A♦K♠ and the all in player Boi had 10♦10♣. The turn came the J♣ and river the 9♠. Ubierna held and Boi was eliminated close to bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Lucas Silva Rocha and Timothy Chung went heads-up to a flop of 6♠5♦5♠ where Silva Rocha got his last 130,000 in from the cutoff and Chung put him at risk in the big blind.
Lucas Silva Rocha: A♠A♦ 
Timothy Chung: J♦J♥
Silva Rocha was ahead with his aces as the board ran out 5♥9♣, earning him a double up.
At the same time at another table, Carlos Serrano moved all in for 81,000 in the big blind and Neel Murthy called in the cutoff.
Carlos Serrano: A♦Q♦
Neel Murthy: A♠K♠
Serrano was dominated and at risk of elimination short of the money until the flop came Q♥8♦5♦ to give him top pair. The 10♠ turn gave Murthy additional outs to a straight, but he missed the 4♠ river and Serrano doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
190,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
60,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
