€10,200 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-21-2023 23:08 UTC+2

Toma Busts Eychenne

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Just before blinds went up, Thomas Eychenne got the last of his dwinding stack into the middle and Tsugunari Toma was the one to look him up.

Thomsa Eychenne: K♦J♦
Tsugunari Toma: A♠K♠

The board ran out 2♣2♥8♣6♠7♠ and Toma held on with Big Slick to eliminate Eychenne from the tournament on his second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	291,000 191,000	191,000
Thomas Eychenne	Busted

Tags: Thomas Eychenne Toma Busts Eychenne Tsugunari Toma

08-21-2023 22:35 UTC+2

Bohdanov Sends Lococo Off

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was multi-way with 4♥6♥A♣ on the board when Renat Bohdanov tossed out a bet of around 6,500 from the small blind that folded Tom Orpaz out. Alejandro Lococo looked down and tossed in his last 15,000 and Bohdanov looked him up.

Alejandro Lococo: Q♥6♠
Renat Bohdanov: A♠9♦

The board finished up A♦3♥ and Bohdanov held on to eliminate Lococo from the tournament on his second bullet.

Elsewhere, Dennys Ramos is out at the hands of Conor Beresford and Eliran Argelazi hit the rail when his ace-king couldn't beat two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	545,000
Renat Bohdanov	121,000
Dennys Ramos	Busted
Alejandro Lococo	Busted

Eliran Argelazi	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Conor Beresford Dennys Ramos Eliran Argelazi Renat Bohdanov Tom Orpaz

08-21-2023 21:40 UTC+2

Orpaz Catches Kasper

Matt Hansen

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Fabrice Maltez limped in from early position and Tom Orpaz raised to 10,000 from the button. Henri Kasper looked down at his chips from the small blind and shoved his last 41,000. The big blind and Maltez got out of the way before Orpaz looked him up.

Henri Kasper: K♦K♥
Tom Orpaz: A♣10♠

The board ran out 6♠2♣8♠A♠3♥ and Orpaz turned an ace to send Kasper to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	480,000 12,000	12,000
Fabrice Maltez	92,000 4,500	4,500
Henri Kasper	Busted

Tags: Fabrice Maltez Henri Kasper Tom Orpaz

08-21-2023 21:00 UTC+2

Fresh Stacks, Fresh Faces, and A Few Eliminations

Matt Hansen

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A few players have been seen leaving the tournament area and it is not known if they will use their reentry tonight. Pawel Krol busted out but he has returned with a fresh stack.

Meanwhile, Thomas Eychenne and Henri Kasper have returned while Vahe Martirosyan has taken a seat with his first entry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Krol	100,000 55,000	55,000
Thomas Eychenne	100,000 100,000	100,000
Henri Kasper	100,000 45,000	45,000
Vahe Martirosyan	100,000 100,000	100,000
Eduard Barsegyan	Busted
Sam Grafton	Busted

Fabrice Bigot	Busted

08-21-2023 20:47 UTC+2

Argelazi Sends Lococo to the Rail

Matt Hansen

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alejandro Lococo shoved his last 17,000 from the button and Eliran Argelazi looked him up from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads-up with Lococo at risk.

Alejandro Lococo: K♥7♥
Eliran Argelazi: A♦8♣

The board ran out K♠Q♣A♠Q♥10♥ and Argelazi flopped a pair of aces to send Lococo to an early rail.