Fintan Hand vs Benjamin Spragg
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,157,700
Entries
1,682
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Updated Chip Counts
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000 | |
|
||
|
63,200
23,200
|
23,200 |
|
55,500
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
50,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
42,700
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
||
|
38,000
2,100
|
2,100 |
|
||
|
37,400
-7,600
|
-7,600 |
|
||
|
14,500
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
|
5,900
-8,900
|
-8,900 |
Chen Knocks Out Pisarev
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Andrew Chen raised to 1,400 in early position. Behind him, Denis Pisarev shoved all in for 12,000. When it got back to Chen, he instantly called to put Pisarev at risk.
Andrew Chen: 
Denis Pisarev: 
The board ran out 
and Chen's kicker played to knock out Pisarev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
Fang Survives
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Giada Fang saw her tournament life hang by a shred when she was all in preflop with 
against Aleksei Opalikhin's 
and a third player with .
Luckily for Fang, the board ran out 
and Fang rivered the wheel to chop the main pot with Opalikhin and divide the third player's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,500
-500
|
-500 |
Abdelmoumene Folds Bottom Set
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
There was a flop of 
on the felt and action had exploded between three players. One had bet 2,000, Karim Abdelmoumene had raised to 7,500 on the button, and big blind Vlad Stefan Lache stuck in his 11,300. The original bettor crammed in for another 31,000 or so, and Abdelmoumene thought a bit and folded 
with frustration.
He was right about being beat as Lache held 
. However, the fives were good against for a potentially larger side pot, and the board ran out 
to keep the set best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 |
Cupfighter Sander van Wesemael Eliminated
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Sander van Wesemael, who late registered the Main Event, wasn't able to hold onto his stack for long. The Dutchman found his demise at the hands of Wim Neys, by shoving 
into Neys' 
.
Van Wesemael's week is still a massive success, as he won the €330 PokerStars Cup for a whopping €127,000 last night, beating 2,648 players in the process. Although that's an impressive feat by itself, it becomes near improbable when you consider Van Wesemael also won the €330 PokerStars Cup in Lille (€28,704 - 558 runners) and the €330 Marbella Poker Cup (€36,450 - 788 runners).
With that, Van Wesemael has won the last three out of the four PokerStars Cups being hosted (he opted out of traveling to Bucharest), indubitably one of the most impressive poker feats of the year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
56,400
|
56,400 |
|
|
||
|
86,400 | |
|
|
||
|
|
80,000 | |
|
61,800 | |
|
49,500 | |
|
43,000 | |
|
|
||
|
34,300
9,300
|
9,300 |
|
28,200
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
||
|
27,100
-22,900
|
-22,900 |
|
|
||
|
23,800
9,300
|
9,300 |
|
|
||
|
23,400 | |
|
|
||
|
22,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
||
Viktor Blom Eliminated
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Swedish ultra high-stakes phenom Viktor "Isildur1" Blom has been eliminated from the PokerStars Championship Barcelona Main Event. Blom's chair was empty when we arrived at the table.
According to one of the players at the table, Blom got it in with against 
for his last 14,000 or so. A jack landed on the flop to end the Swedish poker prodigy's run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Pitzanti Sticks Against Kolonias
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Sandro Pitzanti opened to 2,000 from the hijack. Greek high-stakes specialist Alexandros Kolonias three-bet to 4,000 from the cutoff and Pitzanti snap-called. On the 
flop, Pitzanti check-called a 2,000 bet from Kolonias.
On the turn, Pitzanti checked and Kolonias bet 5,000. Once again, Pitzanti wasted no time in calling. Both players quickly checked the on the river.
Pitzanti shrugged and tabled 
for a rivered pair of kings, which prompted Kolonias to muck his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
30,000
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
|
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