€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-05-2024 12:36 UTC+1

Weis Check-Raises Zagar

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Vid Zagar raised to 12,000 on the button with Q♣6♣. Oliver Weis looked at A♦10♣ in the big blind and decided to call.

The flop fell A♣8♣8♠. Weis checked to Zagar, who bet 12,000. Weis then raised to 42,000 and Zagar called.

The 2♦ turn saw Weis revert to a check. This time, Zagar checked behind to the 4♦ river. Weis made a bet of 125,000 with his two pair.

Zagar tossed in two time banks but eventually decided to fold his missed flush draw and forfeit the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vid Zagar	537,000 2,000	2,000
Oliver Weis	524,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Oliver Weis Vid Zagar

09-05-2024 12:37 UTC+1

Hollak Wins Pot on River

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Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Yurii Zabrodotskyi raised to 22,000 from late position, Pablo Beltran called the button, and Joost Hollak called in the big blind.

The flop came 7♣9♠3♥ and Hollak checked. Zabrodotskyi bet 28,000 and only Hollak called. Both players then checked it back on the 10♥ turn.

The river was the Q♦ and Hollak bet 125,000. Zabrodotskyi folded and Hollak scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joost Hollak	1,150,000 37,000	37,000

Yurii Zabrodotskyi	920,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Joost Hollak Pablo Beltran Yurii Zabrodotskyi

09-05-2024 12:38 UTC+1

Coleman Tries to Trap Li

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

David Coleman raised to 20,000 in the hijack as action went on Yuan Li on the button. Li didn't notice Coleman had raised and attempted to put in 23,000. The dealer made him make it 30,000, and Coleman called.

Coleman led out for 21,000 on the J♣2♦J♠ flop and Li raised to 55,000. Coleman called and checked the 4♣ turn. Li checked back this time.

Coleman also checked the A♥ river and Li checked again. Coleman turned over K♥J♥ for flopped trips and Li tossed the A♣ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	500,000 247,000	247,000
Yuan Li	420,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: David Coleman Yuan Li

09-05-2024 12:38 UTC+1

Artiga-Pacheco Builds into Break

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Mike Patrick

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

One of the final hands to complete before break was a three-way pot that had well over 100,000 in the middle on the turn and was about to get much bigger.

Ahmad Niazi checked his big blind to Jorge Artiga-Pacheco under the gun who bet 125,000. Jose Barbosa called in the cutoff, as did Niazi and the trio went to the river.

It came 6♣ and after a check from Niazi, Pacheco moved all in for 258,000. Barbosa used three time banks before folding. Niazi folded more quickly, only using one as the huge pot was sent to Artiga-Pacheco

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco	785,000 540,000	540,000
Jose Barbosa	355,000 128,000	128,000
Ahmad Niazi	157,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Ahmad Niazi Jorge Artiga-Pacheco Jose Barbosa

09-05-2024 12:39 UTC+1

Banicevic Spikes a Set to Bust Karmazinas

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dominykas Karmazinas moved all in for 120,000 in the hijack and Vlado Banicevic called in the big blind.

Dominykas Karmazinas: A♥K♥ All in
Vlado Banicevic: 9♦9♥

Karmazinas was racing for his tournament life but was left drawing virtually dead on the 9♣4♠3♥ flop as Banicevic hit top set. The board ran out A♣7♣ and Karmazinas was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	650,000 538,000	538,000
Dominykas Karmazinas	Busted

Tags: Dominykas Karmazinas Vlado Banicevic

09-05-2024 12:40 UTC+1

First Break

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The remaining 94 players are going on a 20-minute break.

Level 19 Highlights

09-05-2024 12:46 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Why HCL Boss Ryan Feldman Was Kicked Out of the Main Event

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Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ryan Feldman, co-owner of Hustler Casino Live, revealed on PokerNews' Life Outside Poker podcast that he was kicked out of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event over a conflict of interest stemming from his employment at ESPN.

In the 16th episode of the podcast, host Connor Richards speaks with the producer/founder of the most popular livestream in poker history about why he was booted from poker's biggest tournament, along with numerous other topics such as sports journalism, interviewing star athletes, leaving ESPN to start a poker stream, founding HCL and putting together some of the most entertaining lineups in poker history.

This interview was filmed in July at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ryan Feldman by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Ryan Feldman

09-05-2024 12:53 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	1,600,000 450,000	450,000
Timothy Chung	1,571,000 371,000	371,000

Jelle Moene	1,550,000 204,000	204,000
Pablo Beltran	1,505,000 35,000	35,000
Rania Nasreddine	1,474,000 34,000	34,000

Simon Wiciak	1,417,000 577,000	577,000

Stephen Song	1,310,000 72,000	72,000

Eero Rantala	1,292,000 92,000	92,000
Bo Jin	1,249,000
Luka Sorainen	1,198,000 337,000	337,000
Jack Kiriakus	1,150,000 143,000	143,000
Piero Alioto	1,146,000 434,000	434,000
Lauri Varonen	1,120,000 486,000	486,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	1,050,000 155,000	155,000
Ahmed Karrim	1,001,000 176,000	176,000
Firoz Mangroe	997,000 479,000	479,000
Kian Kiani	950,000 215,000	215,000

Javey Timmer	928,000 14,000	14,000
Andrew Hulme	900,000 176,000	176,000
Gabriel Cunha	890,000 23,000	23,000
Oscar Mas	865,000 170,000	170,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	853,000 273,000	273,000
Marcin Baranski	850,000 219,000	219,000
Jianwei Lin	830,000 85,000	85,000
Scott Margereson	825,000 540,000	540,000

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09-05-2024 12:53 UTC+1

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

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Sandra Barbour

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

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

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Simon Wiciak	France	€1,134,375*
2	João Sydenstricker	Brazil	€1,048,550*
3	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	€901,070*
4	Santiago Plante	Canada	€511,300
5	Andre Akkari	Brazil	€393,300
6	Ezequiel Waigel	Argentina	€302,500
7	Curtis Knight	Canada	€232,700
8	Robin Ylitalo	Sweden	€179,000

_{*Denotes three-way deal}

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Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000