Fabian Bartuschk opened to 160,000 from middle position and Petros Karadimos three-bet to 500,000. Bartuschk asked Karadimos for a count of his current stack before moving all in for 2,205,000. Bartuschk considered his options for about 90 seconds before sticking in the call to put Bartuschk at risk.
Fabian Bartuschk: A♠A♦
Petros Karadimos: 10♠10♥
Bartuschk was well ahead with the best possible starting hand until the flop came 10♣9♠6♦ with a ten in the window, eliciting a sigh from Bartuschk who was suddenly drawing to two outs. Those outs never came on the Q♣2♣ turn and river and Bartuschk's run came to an end while Karadimos catapuled up the chip counts.
After clashing in an earlier hand just before the last break, Daniel Herrera and Alexandre Mitjavila squared off again with the latter at risk.
Alexandre Mitjavila: A♣A♥
Daniel Herrera: Q♥9♦
The K♦A♦10♦ flop brought something for both players, as Mitjavila spiked a set but was in danger against Herrera's flush and straight draws. The 6♦ turn left Herrera in front after completing his flush.
On the verge of seeing his aces cracked, Mitjavila caught the K♥ river to make a full house, winning the second round against Herrera to stay alive.
Catalin Pop moved all in from early position for his last 625,000 chips, with Theodoros Ampelikiotis moving his larger stack in one seat to the left. The rest of the table folded, leaving Pop at risk.
Catalin Pop: A♥9♦
Theodoros Ampelikiotis: A♦K♥
The Q♣6♠5♥2♥Q♦ runout was comfortable for Ampelikiotis, as his king kicker played to eliminate Pop.
Igor Kaufman limped from the small blind and Dionysios Kartsampas checked his big blind option to the J♥A♦3♥ flop.
Kaufman checked to Kartsampas, who slid out a bet of 200,000. Kaufman then asked for a count of his opponent's remaining stack before raising enough to put Kartsampas all in.
After counting out his remaining 1,450,000 chips and taking a few minutes in the tank, Kartsampas made the call.
Dionysios Kartsampas: A♣Q♦
Igor Kaufman: A♥10♥
Kartsampas was in front but needed to dodge plenty of cards. The 10♠ was one of those, as Kaufman connected for two pair. The 7♠ was no help to Kartsampas, who wished everyone good luck on his way out of the tournament room.
With the board reading 2♣2♥7♣3♣4♥ and about 1,300,000 in the middle, Antonio Silva had bet 525,000 putting Kevin Clement deep into the tank.
After a couple minutes a player called the clock. Very shortly afterwards Clement stuck in the call.
Silva tabled A♣9♥ for a stone cold bluff with a blocker to the ace-high flush while Clement, who got out of his seat with excitement upon seeing he had the winning hand, tabled Q♥Q♦ for an overpair to take down a colossal pot.
The latest day of action begins in the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event at Casino Barcelona, with the remaining 153 players returning to the felt to battle their way towards the final table at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona.
Among the chip leaders entering Day 3 is PokerStars' own Parker Talbot, sitting third overall behind Igor Kaufman and Vasyl Laba who bagged the largest stacks after Day 2.
Each of the remaining players has locked up €6,880, with eyes on the €676,230 top prize to be awarded after Day 4 tomorrow. This event set another record with a total of 7,398 entries over eight starting flights, creating a total prize pool of €7,102,080.
Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Igor Kaufman
Israel
4,365,000
109
2
Vasyl Laba
Ukraine
4,075,000
102
3
Parker Talbot
Canada
3,995,000
100
4
Manuel Oshea
Spain
3,700,000
93
5
Jeremias Mendoza
Argentina
3,675,000
92
6
David Hareuveni
Israel
3,495,000
87
7
Eduard Barsegyan
Russia
3,470,000
87
8
Lucas Silva Rocha
Brazil
3,200,000
80
9
Ferdinando D'Alessio
Belgium
3,140,000
79
10
Ewen Trevidy
France
2,940,000
74
Avihai Smadga
Among the players who remain in the mix are Day 1 chip leaders Avihai Smadga, Benjamin Tessier and Frederik Johansen, plus other notable names including James Akenhead, Ewen Trevidy and Vladas Tamasauskas.
The final 153 runners return to their seats for Day 3 play at 12 p.m. local time, with action resuming on Level 25. The blinds will be 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. The field will see a break after every two levels, with eight levels of play on the schedule.
Stick with the PokerNews live reporting team for all of the action from the final two days of this event, plus the rest of the series here at EPT Barcelona.
