€25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-23-2023 12:15 UTC+1

Ketzer Raises Ladva on the River

David Salituro

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

Felipe Ketzer raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Ottomar Ladva called on the button.

Both players checked the 7♠5♣4♥ flop before Ketzer led out for 2,000 on the 2♦ turn. Ladva called to see the 9♣ river.

Ketzer then bet another 3,000 and Ladva this time raised to 15,500. Ketzer burned through two time banks before emerging with a raise to 55,500. Ladva quickly folded.

"Chip leader. Congratulations," tablemate Kayhan Mokri told Ketzer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	130,000 18,000	18,000
Ottomar Ladva	72,000 -28,000	-28,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Ottomar Ladva

08-23-2023 12:05 UTC+1

Ketzer Raises the Turn

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David Salituro

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

Felipe Ketzer raised to 2,500 from under the gun and action folded around to big blind Kayhan Mokri, who called to go heads-up to the 10♥9♣10♦ flop.

Ketzer continued for 1,000 and Mokri raised to 3,000. Ketzer called and the 10♠ fell on the turn.

Mokri then bet another 3,500 and Ketzer used a time bank before raising to 18,500. Mokri quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	112,000 12,000	12,000
Kayhan Mokri	95,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Felipe Ketzer

08-23-2023 11:59 UTC+1

Yu Four-Bets Barsegyan

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David Salituro

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

Lei Yu raised to 2,500 on the button before Eduard Barsegyan three-bet to 10,000 in the small blind.

Yu used a time bank before he put in a four-bet to 32,000. Barsegyan's cards instantly hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	110,000 10,000	10,000
Eduard Barsegyan	80,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Eduard Barsegyan Lei Yu

08-23-2023 11:54 UTC+1

"Big Hand, Big Bet" For Mokri

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of J♣3♠10♦, Kayhan Mokri bet 2,000 from under the gun and Seyed Dezfooli called in the big blind.

The turn came the A♠ and Dezfooli checked over to Mokri again. Mokri this time fired out 13,000.

"That's a big bet," Dezfooli said.

"Big hand, big bet," Mokri replied before Dezfooli let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	105,000 5,000	5,000
Seyed Dezfooli	95,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Seyed Dezfooli

08-23-2023 11:49 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	100,000 100,000	100,000
Felipe Ketzer	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ottomar Ladva	100,000 100,000	100,000
[Removed:472]	100,000 100,000	100,000
Kayhan Mokri	100,000 100,000	100,000
Seyed Dezfooli	100,000 100,000	100,000
Lei Yu	100,000 100,000	100,000
Quan Zhou	100,000 100,000	100,000
Eduard Barsegyan	100,000 100,000	100,000

Shuffle Up and Deal

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David Salituro

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

Play is now underway with nine players currently registered.

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-23-2023 11:43 UTC+1

Slight Delay

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David Salituro

The start of play has been delayed as players continue to filter in and take their seats.

Action should begin momentarily.

08-23-2023 11:00 UTC+1

Global Poker US Poker Open Series Taking Place August 21 - September 3

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Kaelaine Minton

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

The Global Poker US Poker Open is back for a third season and will feature dozens of events in collaboration with PokerGO's US Poker Open (USPO) in Las Vegas.

Through the Global Poker series, which is set to run Aug. 21-Sept. 3, players will have the chance to travel to the PokerGO Studio alongside the world's best high-stakes players. The social poker series will have something for everyone, with everything from super deep stack events to bounty events and buy-ins below GC 99,000 and SC 99.

The series comes after the completion of Global Poker's GOAT V series, which wrapped up earlier this month with "Narcisprince79" and "Slob On Me Knob" winning the Main Events.

Read About the GOAT V Winners!

08-23-2023 10:01 UTC+1

EPT Barcelona High Roller Schedule Kicks Off With €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em at 12:30 PM

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David Salituro

PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona is a paradise for poker’s high rollers, with several big buy-in events populating the schedule. The first begins today with €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em at 12:30 p.m. local time.

This event last year attracted a select but elite field of 50, with Francisco Benitez defeating Ramiro Petrone heads-up to earn €341,565 and his second win of the festival. Artur Martirosian, Erik Seidel, and Timothy Adams also made runs to the final table.

2022 Final Table results

PLACE	PLAYER	COUNTRY	PRIZE
1	Francisco Benitez	Uruguay	€341,565*
2	Ramiro Petrone	Argentina	€306,705*
3	Paul Phua	Malaysia	€174,070
4	Artur Martirosian	Russia	€132,060
5	Pedro Garagnani	Brazil	€102,040
6	Erik Seidel	United States	€81,030
7	Timothy Adams	Canada	€63,030

The 2023 version of the tournament is a one-day event, featuring 100,000 starting stacks and 30-minute levels. There is a 15-minute break every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 14 which should come around 8:15 p.m. Players are allowed unlimited reentries, with late registration remaining open until the end of Level 10 around 6:15 p.m.

This is just the first of seven events on the EPT Barcelona schedule featuring a buy-in of €25,000 or higher. A virtual who’s who of the poker world will make their way to Casino Barcelona today, but only one will lift the trophy at the end. Stay tuned as PokerNews provides all the action as the star-studded field plays down to a champion today.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Erik Seidel Francisco Benitez Ramiro Petrone Timothy Adams