2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€12,300 PokerStars Cuatro Knockout
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€163,720
Event Info
Buy-in
€12,300
Prize Pool
€537,120
Entries
62
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
62
Players Left
1

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Coleman KOs Wang for First Elimination

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

When the action folded to Yang Wang on the button, he jammed his last 16,000 and was snapped off by David Coleman in the big blind.

Yang Wang: A8 All in
David Coleman: 55

Coleman stayed ahead on the KK6 flop. The Q peeled off on the turn, which gave even more counterfeit outs to Wang. However, the K on the river filled up Coleman as Wang's first bullet was finished.

Player Chips Progress
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David Coleman
125,000
25,000
25,000
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Yang Wang
Busted

Tags: David ColemanYang Wang

Level: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Miracle River Saves Bradley and Cripples Lonis

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

Masato Yokosawa opened to 2,500 from under the gun and Yang Wang called in the cutoff. On the button, Jesse Lonis cut out a three-bet to 11,000. Ian Bradley appeared to have a decision in the big blind as he eventually tossed out a four-bet to 26,500. Yokosawa and Wang quickly got out of the way before Lonis announced all-in for 99,000 effective. Bradley used a time bank before he put in the call.

Ian Bradley: AQ All in
Jesse Lonis: JJ

It was a coin flip scenario and Lonis had the best of it on the 972 flop. It stayed that way on the 9 turn until the dealer peeled the Q in dramatic fashion as Bradley doubled through Lonis who was left with just one 1,000 chip.

Player Chips Progress
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Ian Bradley
204,000
204,000
204,000
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Jesse Lonis
1,000
-99,000
-99,000

Tags: Jesse LonisKonstantyn HolskyiMasato YokosawaYang Wang

Flashback: Simon Wiciak Dominates 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event To Win €1,134,375

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

Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.

Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.

The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.

2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)
1Simon WiciakFrance€1,134,375*
2 João SydenstrickerBrazil€1,048,550*
3Carl ShawUnited Kingdom€901,070*
4Santiago PlanteCanada€511,300
5Andre AkkariBrazil€393,300
6Ezequiel WaigelArgentina€302,500
7Curtis KnightCanada€232,700
8Robin YlitaloSweden€179,000

*Denotes three-way deal

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Mulder Jams the Turn

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

Kenan Taylor opened the cutoff to 2,500 and Yang Wang three-bet from the button to 9,000. After some deliberation in the big blind, Teun Mulder put out a cold four-bet to 27,000 and only Wang called.

On the 776 flop, Mulder continued for 15,000 and Wang quickly called.

The turn brought the 4. Mulder decided to jam for around 55,000 effective. Wang went deep into the tank and used a time bank before he decided to release his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Teun Mulder
150,000
50,000
50,000
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Kenan Taylor
96,000
-4,000
-4,000
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Yang Wang
55,000
-45,000
-45,000

Tags: Kenan TaylorTeun MulderYang Wang

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000