Day 1a of €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) High Roller Kicks Off Today
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona series continues with its sixth day today with the first starting flight in the €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) High Roller event at the Casino Barcelona. At 11 a.m. local time, cards will be in the air for the much-anticipated event and is expected to see a big turnout after this year's ESPT Main Event was the second-largest field ever gathered for a PokerStars-sponsored live tournament.
Last year, Goran Mandic bested a field of 2,214 entries to claim the title and a prize of €418,980 after cutting a three-way ICM deal with Antoine Labat and Yunsheng Sun. It was Labat that came home with the largest share of the €4,250,880 prize pool, and only time will tell if any of the top three will be back for another shot at the trophy this year.
2023 €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goran Mandic | Croatia | €418,980* |
| 2 | Antoine Labat | France | €500,000* |
| 3 | Yunsheng Sun | China | €385,240* |
| 4 | Thomas Saminadin | France | €215,390 |
| 5 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | €165,230 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Noceda | Mexico | €126,630 |
| 7 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | €96,960 |
| 8 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | €74,130 |
| 9 | Edilson Marques | Brazil | €58,580 |
*denotes a deal was made
Players will start with 30,000 chips and the opening blind level will be 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. The levels are set at 40 minutes and there is a 75-minute dinner break scheduled at the end of Level 10 — around 6.40 p.m..
Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 11 (around 7.55 p.m.) and play will only come to a close once 15% of the field has been reached.
As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand, providing updates throughout the event and many more here at Casino Barcelona.