2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€987,043
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,157,700
Entries
1,682
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

Pissarides Sends Garcia Home

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Two live satellite winners, Menelaos Pissarides and Fernando Garcia, were tangling with the board reading {5-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{4-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}. On the river, Garcia bet 8,225, only to be met by an all in shove from the Cypriot.

Garcia agonized over his decision before flicking in the rest of his stack, about 15,000. Pissarides wasted no time in flipping over {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades} and clapped his hands in excitement. Garcia angrily flung {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} in the muck and was out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Meneloas Pissarides cy
Meneloas Pissarides
70,000 70,000
Fernando Garcia es
Fernando Garcia
Busted

Tags: Fernando GarciaMeneloas Pissarides

Moreno Finds the Call Button for Piles

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante
Andrew Moreno
Andrew Moreno

Three players built a pot of about 12,000 preflop, and Jorma Nuutinen bet 4,000 from the big blind on the {6-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} flop. Andrew Moreno called on the button. The turn was an {a-Diamonds} and Nuutinen kept the aggression coming with 9,000. Again, Moreno called. On the {8-Hearts} river, Nuutinen put in his remaining 19,225.

This gave Moreno serious pause. He thought things over for a couple of minutes, as the shove was for most of his own stack — he'd have about 10,000 if he called and lost. Finally, he splashed in a call.

Nuutinen slapped down {5-Spades}{2-Clubs} for an airball. Moreno showed {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Moreno us
Andrew Moreno
80,200 50,200

Tags: Andrew MorenoJorma Nuutinen

More Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Moritz Bleiker ch
Moritz Bleiker
70,000
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
58,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
45,000 18,900
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
33,000 -12,000
Bruno Politano br
Bruno Politano
29,000 2,000
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
28,000 3,000
Sandro Pitzanti nl
Sandro Pitzanti
28,000 -2,000
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
25,000 -5,000
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
22,000 -8,000
Jasper Wetemans nl
Jasper Wetemans
21,000 -9,000
Jasper Meijer nl
Jasper Meijer
18,000 -100
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
18,000 -12,000
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
13,000 -3,700
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
2,500

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

Malec Sits Down; Drags A Big One

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Sebastian Malec
Sebastian Malec

EPT13 Barcelona winner Sebastian Malec has joined in his quest to repeat his performance last year when he conquered a 1,785-strong field. Malec cashed an astonishing €1,122,800 and instantly became a recognizable face on the circuit.

The Pole found himself in a substantial pot right away against Bart Kuiper. Kuiper, who was seated under the gun, bet a little over 10,000 on a {J-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Hearts} board, a substantial bet in relation to the pot. Malec spent nearly four minutes thinking, using his fingers to count the combo's, before flicking in a single chip to call.

Kuiper showed {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for busted straight and flush draws, and Malec scooped up the pot with {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Malec pl
Sebastian Malec
Defending Champion
EPT 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Bart Kuiper nl
Bart Kuiper
11,000 -19,000

Tags: Bart KuiperSebastian Malec