Action was picked up with Tom Vogelsang three-betting a 2,500 open from Sven Andersson. Vogelsang had made it 9,000.
Andersson decided to put in the four-bet to 23,000. Undeterred, Vogelsang five-bet all in, garnering a quick fold from Andersson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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125,000 |
Action folded around to Seth Davies who called in the small blind. Dean Lyall checked his option in the big blind.
The K♦10♠A♣ flop was checked around, as was the 5♥ turn. Davies checked again on the 3♣ prompting Lyall to fire a bet of 2,500. Davies then put in the check-raise to 20,000.
Lyall deployed a time bank before finding the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Kayhan Mokri opened from the cutoff to 2,500. Jules Dickerson called in the small blind and Seth Davies completed in the big blind.
Both blinds checked the K♣K♥J♠ flop to Mokri who fired a bet of 2,000. Dickerson folded and Davies called. The 5♣ brought another check from Davies, prompting Mokri to fire a bet of 7,500. Davies quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
95,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
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95,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
Action was picked up on the flop of A♦9♠J♠ where Vladimir Korzinin was facing an all-in re-raise from Sam Greenwood. Korzinin took a moment before making the call with the stacks almost level.
Vladimir Korzinin: K♦J♣ 
Sam Greenwood: A♣K♣
Greenwood's big slick was in a commanding position and his hand stayed ahead over the Q♥8♥ runout to bust Korzinin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The cards are in the air for the €20,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Start of play for this tournament is delayed slightly as the players begin to take to their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona continues today with the €20,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament. This is the most expensive buy in so far at the 20th Anniversary EPT Barcelona. Play will commence at 12:30 p.m local time at the Casino Barcelona on the city's waterfront.
This is the first €20,000 buy-in tournament to be held at EPT Barcelona. Last year, a series of €25,000 tournaments took place and the same is set to occur this year with the addition of this €20,000 tournament.
Last year's €25,000 winners include Felipe Ketzer, who took home €255,480. David Yan won the €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em II event and won €260,899 after agreeing a deal with Pablo Brito in heads-up play.
A shot clock will be implemented from the start of the event. Each player will have 15 seconds to act on their first decision and 30 seconds on any subsequent decision.
Players will receive six time bank cards worth 30 seconds each at the time of taking their seat then one additional time bank card at the start of every odd level (3,5,7,9 etc.).
Eliminated players who reenter can claim the number of time bank cards they had at elimination when they take their seat and not later.
Action will commence with blinds at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. Each player will start with a stack of 100,000 chips. There will be 15-minute breaks at the end of Levels 3, 6 and 10 before a 75-minute dinner break after Level 14.
Late registration will remain open until the end of Level 10.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will be bringing you all the action and updates from here at EPT Barcelona on the Spanish coast.
€20,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
