2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
€418,980
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€4,250,880
Entries
2,214
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,562
Players Left
234

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

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Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
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Garcia Catches Bluff to Chip Up Over 100K

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Tiziano Di Romualdo raised to 1,000 and was called by Jesus Garcia on the button and Goran Mandic in the big blind.

The flop came 10K7 and action checked to Garcia, who bet 1,700. Only Mandic made the call. The turn was the 10 and both players checked.

The river came the 5. Mandic bet 6,500 and Garcia called. Mandic showed 32 for a busted flush draw and Garcia showed KJ for a pair of kings. He scooped the pot and added to his stack, which now stood at over 100,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jesus Garcia es
Jesus Garcia
105,000
105,000
105,000
Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
23,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Goran MandicJesus GarciaTiziano Di Romualdo

Wang Makes a Big Fold

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The pot stood at approximately 17,000 with two players looking at a flop that read 4210.

Jan Madsen, in middle position, placed a bet of 3,800 which was called by Michael Wang in the hijack.

The J turn checked through to the 3 on the river. Madsen elected to move all in for around 21,000. Wang was quick to fold face up as he showed QxQx, conceding the pot to Madsen.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Madsen no
Jan Madsen
45,600
45,600
45,600
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
39,000
39,000
39,000

Tags: Jan MadsenMichael Wang

Zouari Doubles With Aces

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jeremie Zouari
Jeremie Zouari

Vicent Ramon open raised to 900 from middle position and Juho Suutari reraised. Jeremie Zouari called in the big blind and Ramon folded.

The flop came Q810. Zouari checked and Suutari bet 2,000. Zouari put in the check-raise to 6,200 and Suutari called.

The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The river came the 4 and Zouari pushed all in for 18,500. Suutari gathered his chips and made the call.

Zouari showed AA for a pocket pair of aces and Suutari mucked his hand. Zouari got the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremie Zouari fr
Jeremie Zouari
51,000
51,000
51,000
Juho Suutari fi
Juho Suutari
16,500
16,500
16,500

Tags: Jeremie ZouariJuho SuutariVicent Ramon

Veloson Plays Out of Flow

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

[Removed:436] raised from the hijack to 1,000. Peterson Machado, in the cutoff, three-bet to 5,000 and Veloson called.

The flop came down 256. Veloson elected to move all in, putting Machado to the test for his remaining 13,500. Machado didn't look best pleased as he made a swift fold.

Velson tabled the 5 as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:436] fr
[Removed:436]
57,000
57,000
57,000
Peterson Machado br
Peterson Machado
13,500
13,500
13,500

Tags: Peterson Machado

Lebor Chips Away at Archontakis' Stack

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Grigorios Archontakis raised from the cutoff to 1,100. Benjamin Lebor three-bet on the button to 2,900 and Archontakis called.

The flop of 869 checked through to the 5 on the turn. With the presence of a third spade, both players rechecked their cards.

Archontakis checked and then folded to a bet of 7,000 from Lebor.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Lebor gb
Benjamin Lebor
48,000
48,000
48,000
Grigorios Archontakis gr
Grigorios Archontakis
12,500
12,500
12,500

Tags: Benjamin LeborGrigorios Archontakis

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400