Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Louis Nyberg |
650,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Simon Mattsson |
600,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
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Johnny Nedved |
480,000
444,200
|
444,200 |
Gianluca Speranza |
440,000
385,900
|
385,900 |
Benjamin Chalot |
370,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Robert Heidorn |
355,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Ryan Tosoc |
330,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Ben Lai |
330,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Harry Lodge |
250,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Nicola Grieco |
230,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
Parker Talbot |
200,000
125,500
|
125,500 |
Joao Vieira |
160,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Michael Lech |
157,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Bruno Desimoni
|
145,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
Kacper Pyzara |
125,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Goran Mandic |
110,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Yilong Wang |
100,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Brian Green |
95,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Cary Katz |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
Dragos Trofimov |
45,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
With 298 players remaining for 296 places in the money, the tournament staff stopped the clock and announced a hand-for-hand format upon the completion of the current hand at each table.
Kent Røed sat in middle position and had bet 34,000 on the board. Fabien Motte pushed from the hijack for 187,000 and he was called by Røed who was at risk as he had less than Motte.
They waited for the tv-crew and the tournament direction to arrive and they flipped open their cards.
Kent Røed:
Fabien Motte:
The board ran out with the on the river and Røed wasn't able to chop it up and he was eliminated just two spots before the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabien Motte |
450,000
316,300
|
316,300 |
Kent Røed | Busted |
There was one further all in and call and as soon as the previous showdown was completed, the tv crew and a lot of players rushed into the corner of the Salon Gaudi to witness the possible money bubble.
Carlos Branco had raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and Alexis Urli three-bet to 36,000 in the big blind. Branco pushed for 191,000 and Urli called with two times the stack.
Carlos Branco:
Alexis Urli:
The flop provided no help and the turn left Branco drawing dead, which made the river a formality. Branco has become the bubble boy and all remaining 296 players are in the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexis Urli |
560,000
433,000
|
433,000 |
Carlos Branco | Busted |
According to the table, Hassan Sey thought he had lost his entire stack earlier due to an all-in and call hand and was making his way to the exit when the table realized he still had one 500-chip left and called him back.
With only a quarter of an ante, Sey managed to find many double-ups and even reach the money with 82,000 chips. "A chip and a chair" has never been so true for the Finnish player.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hassan Sey |
82,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
On a flop reading and with around 22,000 in the middle, Markku Koplimaa checked from the big blind and Audrius Navickas bet 7,000 under the gun. Koplimaa check-called.
The turn came the and Koplimaa check-called another bet of 20,000 from Navickas. The river completed the board and was checked around. Navickas showed for a pair of jacks and Koplimaa revealed to rake in the pot with a pair of queens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Markku Koplimaa |
280,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Audrius Navickas |
95,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
Within quick succession, Lyudmil Ivanov, Theodore McQuilkin and Govert Metaal have been eliminated in the money.
Ivanov was the first to fall from the trio when his ended up second-best to the of Monte-Carlo finalist Viktor Katzenberger on a run out.
Further eliminations are expected to come at a rapid pace.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Viktor Katzenberger |
370,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Govert Metaal | Busted | |
Lyudmil Ivanov | Busted | |
Theodore McQuilkin | Busted |
Michael Hooper sat under the gun and he managed to get his money in the middle with and he put Afshin Taheri from the big blind at risk of elimination with .
The board fell and Hooper his pair of jacks held.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Hooper |
171,000
-134,000
|
-134,000 |
Afshin Taheri | Busted |
Ivan Raich was all in preflop for his last 60,000, holding , and was facing Luis Velador with for a flip situation. The board brought no card to Velador and Raich's pair of nines held to give him the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ivan Raich |
125,000
78,500
|
78,500 |
Luis Velador |
105,000
21,200
|
21,200 |
The first chip millionaire in the 2019 EPT Barcelona Main Event has been crowned as Andres Korn crossed that elusive figure by sending a short-stacked Tobias Schaaf to the rail.
Tobias Schaaf:
Andres Korn:
The board came and the pocket pair held up.
Vadzim Lipauka was also all in and at risk holding the and Arsenii Karmatckii called with . On a board, ace-queen high was enough to let Lipauka double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andres Korn | 1,000,000 | |
Arsenii Karmatckii | 220,000 | |
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Vadzim Lipauka | 35,000 | |
Tobias Schaaf | Busted |