€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day 1e Started
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day 1e Started
The last chance of joining what is already a massive field that has come out for the PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event begins at noon local time.
Already there have been 3,489 players through the first four starting flights, with 523 securing a ticket for Day 2. There are 268 currently registered for Day 1e, the fifth of sixth scheduled flights, but that number is expected to grow substantially over the next few hours.
David Urban continues to lead the field with the 833,000 he bagged up on the first starting day, but Matias Ruzzi of Argentina, the 2014 champion of this event, is right behind him with 737,000. Other big stacks include Mustapha Kanit (442,000), PokerStars ambassador Ramon Colillas (326,000), Chino Rheem (301,000), and Robert Mizrachi (220,000).
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
1 | David Urban | Slovakia | 833,000 |
2 | Matias Ruzzi | Argentina | 737,000 |
3 | Eliran Argelazi | Israel | 726,000 |
4 | Tomasz Wrobel | Poland | 686,000 |
5 | Aliyran De Souza | Brazil | 666,000 |
6 | Stefan Fabian | Romania | 666,000 |
7 | Ahmad Rehamie | Canada | 638,000 |
8 | Jari Mahonen | Finland | 634,000 |
9 | Adrian Tkaczyk | Poland | 615,000 |
10 | Ori Elul | Israel | 558,000 |
Play on Day 1e will consist of 30-minute levels, with players beginning with 30,000 chips. There is one reentry allowed per flight, with late registration closing at the conclusion of Level 10, which should come around 8 p.m. local time. Action will conclude when only 15 percent of the field is remaining, with Day 2 picking up at the earliest finish time from the six starting flights.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand as another throng of players comes through the doors of Casino Barcelona and tries to make it through to Day 2 and the money.
Tournament officials have confirmed that Day 1e will play 30-minute levels compared to the 40-minute levels during the noon starting flights over the past two days.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Day 1e is now underway with 581 players currently registered.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mourad Amokrane |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Juha Helppi |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Iaron Lightbourne |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Bart Lybaert |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Mateusz Moolhuizen |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Tom Orpaz |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Antonin Teisseire |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Markus Schottes found himself all in within the first five minutes of the day.
Faced with a bet of 11,000 from Francois Munoz on a board of , Schottes shoved for 18,300 and Munoz called. Schottes showed and was a big favorite against Munoz's .
The fell on the river and Schottes doubled his stack, leaving Munoz with less than 1,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Markus Schottes
|
60,000 | |
Francois Munoz
|
500 |
Gianpaolo Palmerini bet 5,000 from the small blind on the turn with the board showing . Van Tran, on the button, shoved all in.
"If you have the flush then good for you," Palmerini said as he called.with for top set. Tran did show him the bad news, turning over .
The on the river failed to give Palmerini a full house and he got up to leave. The stacks were counted down and Tran had 22,300, leaving Palmerini with 1,000 as he was called back to the table.
"Should I fold that," he asked as he sat back down.
"No way. Nobody could fold that," a tablemate responded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Van Tran | 55,000 | |
Gianpaolo Palmerini | 1,000 |
Fares Abdul Ghani bet 1,000 from the cutoff on a flop of and was called by Tommaso Bonini on the button. Kirby Peyer, in the hijack, raised to 3,000 and both opponents called.
The turn came the and Peyer fired out 6,500, getting rid of Abdul Ghani. Bonini stuck around to see the on the river.
Peyer bet another 12,500 and Bonini called once again. Peyer turned over for top set and Bonini quickly surrendered the big pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kirby Peyer | 56,500 | |
Fares Abdul Ghani | 25,000 | |
Tommaso Bonini | 9,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200