2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
€1,290,166
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€9,641,800
Entries
1,988
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
1,988

Sarwer Eliminated by Ricci

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Eduardo Moreno Cardigo raised to 8,000 in the cutoff and Ettore Ricci called from one seat over on the button. Jeff Sarwer in the small blind jammed for just 27,000 and Cardigo folded, Ricci called.

Jeff Sarwer: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Ettore Ricci: {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop gave Ricci top pair, the {5-Hearts} turn was a blank and Ricci even made trips on the {a-Clubs} river to send Sarwer to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Eduardo Moreno Cardigo pt
Eduardo Moreno Cardigo
135,000
-23,000
-23,000
Ettore Ricci it
Ettore Ricci
95,000
35,000
35,000
Jeff Sarwer fi
Jeff Sarwer
Busted

Tags: Ettore RicciJeff SarwerEduardo Moreno Cardigo

Lopez Wins Big Pot Against Ivarsson Without Showdown

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Norberto Lopez
Norberto Lopez

The board read {6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and Alexander Ivarsson had 23,000 in front of him in middle position with over 40,000 in the pot. Norberto Lopez had 80,000 in front of him from the big blind and Ivarsson called.

The {7-Diamonds} river card completed the board and Lopez checked to Ivarsson. The Swede fired a big bet of 100,000 leaving himself with just 54,000 behind. Lopez then announced all-in, covering Ivarsson.

Ivarsson let out a big sigh and took a moment before he let go of his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Norberto Lopez es
Norberto Lopez
525,000
368,200
368,200
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
54,000
-116,000
-116,000

Tags: Alexander IvarssonNorberto Lopez

Green Doubles Through Metaal

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The cards were already on their backs with Brian Green all in and at risk out of the big blind for fewer than 20 big blinds, facing Govert Metaal on the button.

Brian Green: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Govert Metaal: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}

On a {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{7-Spades}{j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} board, the pocket pair of Metaal was counterfeited and Green remained in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
120,000
-130,000
-130,000
Brian Green us
Brian Green
110,000
-110,000
-110,000

Tags: Brian GreenGovert Metaal

Pollak Loses Flip to Konovalov

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The cards of Benjamin Pollak were already in the muck as Sergey Konovalov dragged in his chips.

Konovalov had the winning hand in {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for a pair of jacks on the {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds} while Pollak missed out on two overcards and a spades flushdraw with {a-Spades}{q-}.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Konovalov ru
Sergey Konovalov
190,000
110,300
110,300
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakSergey Konovalov

Two Pair for Astedt

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Niklas Åstedt
Niklas Åstedt

On a flop reading {a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Niklas Astedt checked from the big blind and Carlos Branco bet 5,500 from the cutoff. Astedt check-called. The turn came the {k-Clubs} and Astedt check-called another bet of 22,000 from Branco. The {a-Spades} river completed the board and both players opted to check. Astedt turned over {k-Spades}{2-Spades} for kings an deuces and Branco tossed his cards in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
163,000
-57,000
-57,000
Carlos Branco pt
Carlos Branco
130,000
-58,700
-58,700

Tags: Carlos BrancoNiklas Astedt

Liu Doubles Through Tarmakov

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The board already showed {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{7-Spades} with a pot containing around 40,000 when Kliment Tarmakov checked and faced an all-in bet from Jiayuan Liu for 57,500.

Tarmakov tanked for a few minutes and ended up throwing a chip for the call. Liu turned over {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for two pair and Tarmakov mucked his hand, revealing {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a lower two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Jiayuan Liu cn
Jiayuan Liu
155,000
-17,400
-17,400
Kliment Tarmakov ca
Kliment Tarmakov
57,000
-14,400
-14,400

Tags: Kliment Tarmakov

Nyberg Still Leading

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Louis Nyberg
Louis Nyberg

A simple continuation bet on the {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop won the pot for Louis Nyberg, who continues to remain at the top of the leaderboard. Andres Korn has come close since, while several other notables are approaching half a million in chips.

For Nicola Grieco, the exact opposite is the case as the Italian has lost a big portion of his stack. In the latest hand, he check-called a pot-sized bet by Govert Metaal on the {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} turn and checked the {8-Clubs} river. Metaal bet 64,000 and Grieco reluctantly folded the {a-Hearts} face up.

Player Chips Progress
Louis Nyberg se
Louis Nyberg
600,000
60,000
60,000
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
550,000
270,000
270,000
$25K Fantasy
Anton Siden se
Anton Siden
450,000
280,900
280,900
Pasquale Braco it
Pasquale Braco
380,000
160,000
160,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Jerry Odeen se
Jerry Odeen
320,000
20,000
20,000
Luis Duarte Ferreira br
Luis Duarte Ferreira
300,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
250,000
150,000
150,000
$25K Fantasy
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
200,000
45,000
45,000
$25K Fantasy
Chip Leader Coaching
Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
190,000
20,000
20,000
Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
190,000
-60,000
-60,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
160,000
40,000
40,000
Nicola Grieco it
Nicola Grieco
103,000
-187,000
-187,000

Tags: Andres KornGovert MetaalLouis NybergNicola Grieco

Triple Up for Katz

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Cary Katz
Cary Katz

Weiyi "Wayne" Zhang opened and Cary Katz pushed his last 24,000 in the middle from the button. Alexis Ibarrola called in the blinds and so did Weiyi Zhang.

The two remaining active players checked on the flop {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and the {7-Hearts} was dealt on the turn. Ibarrola fired a bet worth 40,000 and Weiyi Zhang let it go.

Cary Katz: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Alexis Ibarrola: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Katz had hit the nut flush while Ibarrola had a set of sevens. The river {5-Hearts} didn't change anything and Katz got his triple up. "I really liked that flop!" said Katz while grabbing the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alexis Ibarrola fr
Alexis Ibarrola
605,000
462,000
462,000
Weiyi Zhang cn
Weiyi Zhang
155,000
-22,700
-22,700
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
75,000
24,900
24,900
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Alexis IbarrolaCary KatzWeiyi Zhang