2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€25,000 NL Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
€255,480
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€672,280
Entries
28
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
28
Players Left
1

Bensadoun Next to Fall

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

[Removed:472] had gotten all-in shoves through the previous two hands, but the third time wouldn't work so well as he moved in his last 35,000 from the small blind. Quan Zhou, who had raised to 6,500 in the cutoff, called.

[Removed:472]: A9
Quan Zhou: AQ

Bensadoun was already standing up from his chair and packing his things as the dealer spread out the 8Q6J7 board, giving Zhou top pair and sending Bensadoun to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Quan Zhou
180,000
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[Removed:472]
Busted

Tags: Quan Zhou

Eychenne Doubles Through Ketzer

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

Moments after knocking out Pablo Brito Silva, Felipe Ketzer looked down at his cards from the small blind and asked Thomas Eychenne for a count in the big blind. It was 42,500 and Ketzer went all in. Eychenne called quickly and the cards were turned up.

Thomas Eychenne: AJ
Felipe Ketzer: K4

The board ran out 59226 and Eychenne held on with ace-jack to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ketzer
339,000
-43,000
-43,000
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Thomas Eychenne
87,000
-16,000
-16,000

Tags: Felipe KetzerThomas Eychenne

Silva Runs Out of Room

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

Pablo Brito Silva got it in again, this time for 26,500 from the small blind, and it was Felipe Ketzer that put him at risk from the next seat over.

Pablo Brito Silva: K6
Felipe Ketzer: Q9

The board ran out 2J894 and the turned pair of nines for Ketzer was good enough to send Silva to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ketzer
382,000
117,000
117,000
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Pablo Brito Silva
Busted

Tags: Felipe KetzerPablo Brito Silva

Adams Raises the River

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

Timothy Adams and [Removed:472] were heads-up on a completed board of 55K24 when Bensadoun, in the big blind, led out for 15,000.

Adams then raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and Bensadoun called. Adams showed K10 for two pair and Bensadoun flashed him a thumbs up, indicating he was good before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
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Timothy Adams
310,000
20,000
20,000
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[Removed:472]
25,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Timothy Adams

Silva is a Hard Target

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

Pablo Brito Silva fell behind again before he got his last 14,000 in against Lei Yu. The cards were already turned up.

Pablo Brito Silva: K7
Lei Yu: Q10

The board ran out 6KK83 and Silva flopped trip kings to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
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Lei Yu
63,500
-56,500
-56,500
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Pablo Brito Silva
32,000
-18,500
-18,500

Tags: Lei YuPablo Brito Silva

Orpaz Busts For a Third Time

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

Tom Orpaz bet 15,000 on a flop of 9QQ and Quan Zhou called in the big blind.

The turn came the 7 and Zhou bet enough to put Orpaz all in. Orpaz snap-called for around 20,000 and showed AA, but Zhou had outflopped him holding Q8 for trips.

The river brought the 5 and Orpaz headed for the rail again.

Player Chips Progress
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Quan Zhou
180,000
20,000
20,000
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Tom Orpaz
Busted

Tags: Quan ZhouTom Orpaz

Silva Bounces Back With a Small Double

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

Pablo Brito Silva was all in for around 25,000 and Seyed Dezfooli was the one to put him at risk. The cards were already turned up and the dealer was ready to go.

Pablo Brito Silva: KQ
Seyed Dezfooli: K2

The board ran out 71078A and Silva held on with king-queen to secure the double.

Player Chips Progress
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Seyed Dezfooli
56,000
6,000
6,000
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Pablo Brito Silva
50,500
-89,500
-89,500

Tags: Pablo Brito SilvaSeyed Dezfooli

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Dezfooli Shows Ketzer Aces

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer bet 2,000 from the button on a flop of 3410 before Seyed Dezfooli moved all in for 23,000 in the big blind. Ketzer called to put him at risk.

Seyed Dezfooli: AA
Felipe Ketzer: K4

"Just aces," Ketzer said as he was looking to improve on his pair of fours to earn the knockout. He instead missed the 8 turn and 10 river as Dezfooli doubled his short stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ketzer
265,000
-15,000
-15,000
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Seyed Dezfooli
50,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Felipe KetzerSeyed Dezfooli

Kerber Enters, Lehr Leaves

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kelvin Kerber had only just taken his seat in the tournament when he opened to 4,000 from the cutoff. Eduard Barsegyan called in the small blind before Keith Lehr moved his last 90,000 into the middle out of the big blind. Kerber folded, but Barsegyan snap-called.

Keith Lehr: AQ
Eduard Barsegyan: AA

Barsegyan had gotten tricky with aces and had Lehr at serious risk of elimination heading to the 63398 board. Lehr couldn't find any miracles and was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Eduard Barsegyan
310,000
110,000
110,000
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Kelvin Kerber
95,000
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Keith Lehr
Busted

Tags: Eduard BarsegyanKeith LehrKelvin Kerber