2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
€767,750
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€5,141,000
Entries
530
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
500
Players Left
221

"A la la, Alejandro!"

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Alejandro Lococo
Alejandro Lococo

The endlessly entertaining Alejandro Lococo was out of position in a heads-up pot against Mehdi Chaoui on a board reading {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}.

The PokerStars ambassador bet 10,000 on the turn and Chaoui called. The river brought the {q-Hearts} and that is when the real action began. Lococo moved all in for around 50,000, a big overbet into the pot containing less, and the Morrocan and Argentinian engaged in a lengthy dialogue that weaved seamlessly between Spanish and English.

"Alejandro! Las calmas, Alejandro!" Chaoui moaned. "I don't think you've got queen-jack. I think you check with queen-jack."

"Against a fun guy, you have to call. Crazy guy who six-bet bluff," Lococo said in reference to a very memorable hand he played in the 2022 WSOP Main Event.

Lococo then lifted his foot up to the rail of the table as he showed off a painted big toe. "Look at this! I have my toe painted! You have to call."

This back-and-forth went on for several minutes as Chaoui ran through the majority of his time banks.

"I don't think I've got the balls to call," he said before folding. Lococo then tabled {j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for a jack-high bluff as Chaoui showed he had laid down top pair with {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}.

"I learned from you!" Lococo told table mate and 2015 EPT Barcelona Main Event champion John Juanda.

"A la la, Alejandro!" Chaoui laughed after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alejandro Lococo ar
Alejandro Lococo
70,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Mehdi Chaoui ma
Mehdi Chaoui
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
45,000
-34,800
-34,800
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Tags: Alejandro LococoJohn JuandaMehdi Chaoui