2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1f
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
€676,230
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€7,102,080
Entries
7,398
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1f
Entries
936
Players Left
141

Welcome to Day 1f of the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event

Tournament Floor
Tournament Floor

Welcome to Day 1f of the €1,100 Pokerstars Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event, running at Casino Barcelona. The action commences at 6 p.m. local time.

This is the sixth of eight starting flights. Players will begin with stacks of 30,000 chips. Day 1f has an accellerated format with blinds increasing every 30 minutes. There are 15-minute breaks scheduled throughout the day.

Late registration is open until the start of Level 11 and players can take two entries per flight. A total of 15 percent of the field will make it through to Day 2 and into the money.

After the first four starting flights, Pavlos Xanthopoulos of Greece emerged as the chip leader with 799,000. Theodoros Ampelikiotis, also from Greece, is in second place with 772,000, and is the only other player so far to have breached the 700,000 mark.

Top 10 Chip Counts After Four Starting Flights

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Pavlos XanthopoulosGreece799,000
2Theodoros AmpelikiotisGreece772,000
3Jose Rodriguez ZuritaMexico610,000
4Jeremie ZouariFrance606,000
5Dragos AntonRomania595,000
6Alex BaenaSpain559,000
7Mathias SiljanderFinland544,000
8Juhani RantalaFinland541,000
9Sam TropezNetherlands537,000
10Ankit AhujaIndia498,000

Notable players to advance to Day 2 so far include Carl Shaw, Antoine Saout, Uri Reichenstein and Team Pokerstars Pro Arlie Shaban, among others.

The first four flights attracted 1,928 entries and 289 players have already earned their seat in Day 2. Day 1e started earlier today and has amassed over 1,300 additional entries so far, with late registration still open.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters bring you more of the action straight from the tournament floor.

Tags: Alex BaenaAnkit AhujaAntoine SaoutArlie ShabanCarl ShawJeremie ZouariJose Rodriguez ZuritaJuhani RantalaMathias SiljanderPavlos XanthopoulosSam TropezTheodoros AmpelikiotisUri Reichenstein