€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-03-2024 15:19 UTC+1

Wolfgang Poker Flops the Nuts

Calum Grant

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Henrik Juncker opened to 5,000 from under the gun and Alexander "Wolfgang Poker" Seibt called from the hijack. Firoz Mangroe took his time in making the call ahead of Antoine Vranken defending his big blind.

Juncker continued for 8,000 on the K♦8♦7♦ flop. Seibt and Mangroe stuck around while Vranken opted to release his hand.

The Q♠ came in on the turn, and Juncker moved all in for 53,500. Seibt began to think over his options, lifting his mudkip card protector to recheck his hole cards. He asked to see Mangroe's stack, which he narrowly covered and then moved all in for around 120,000. Mangro folded and the cards were tabled.

Henrik Juncker: 8♣8♥ All in
Alexander Seibt: A♦Q♦

Juncker wanted the board to pair while Seibt requested a drama-free river. The dealer answered with the 4♥ river, locking up the nice sized pot for the vlogger.

"That is so good for poker," said Seibt as he took his stack to the 200,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Seibt	200,000 68,000	68,000
Antoine Vranken	58,000 -7,000	-7,000
Henrik Juncker	Busted

Tags: Alexander Seibt Antoine Vranken Firoz Mangroe Henrik Juncker

09-03-2024 15:06 UTC+1

Seidel Knows How to Win With Jacks

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Allan Barnes raised to 5,500 from late position. Erik Seidel called from the button and Alex Keating defended his big blind.

The action checked to Seidel on the 7♥5♥8♠ flop and he bet 8,000. Keating folded, but Barnes called.

Barnes check-called another bet from Seidel on the 8♥ turn, this time for 15,000.

Both players checked the 5♠ river and Barnes turned over A♥9♦. Seidel had that beat with J♦J♠ for a pair of jacks and took down the pot

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	160,000 -29,500	-29,500

Allan Barnes	90,000 -10,000	-10,000
Alex Keating	65,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Alex Keating Allan Barnes Erik Seidel

09-03-2024 14:57 UTC+1

McConachie Wakes Up With Aces to Bust Brumaru

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tzimas Konstantinos raised to 5,500 in early position Alexandru Brumaru moved all in for 41,500 in the cutoff. David McConachie reshoved on the button and Konstantinos got out of the way.

Alexandru Brumaru: K♣K♠ All in
David McConachie: A♥A♠

Brumaru had run his kings into McConachie's aces and couldn't catch up on the 9♥2♠6♠3♦9♣ board as he was sent to the rail in a massive cooler.

Player	Chips	Progress
David McConachie	220,000 30,000	30,000
Tzimas Konstantinos	160,000 160,000	160,000
Alexandru Brumaru	Busted

Tags: David McConachie Tzimas Konstantinos Alexandru Brumaru

09-03-2024 14:20 UTC+1

Kiani Flops the Goods to Win Massive Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kian Kiani, Mounir Tajiou, and Ian Bradley went to a flop of Q♦10♥8♥ where Kiani got in his last 183,000 from the cutoff, Tajiou put in his last 120,000 from early position, and Bradley put both players at risk. A large crowd began to gather around the table as the cards were revealed.

Mounir Tajiou: A♠A♥ All in
Kian Kiani: J♥9♥ All in
Ian Bradley: K♥Q♥

Kiani had flopped the nut straight, while Bradley had top pair and a flush draw and Tajiou had aces. The J♣ turn also gave Bradley his own straight draw, but he missed on the 5♦ river as Kiani scooped the entire pot, sending Tajiou to the rail and earning a massive double up off Bradley.

"I missed a flight to come here. I came to this tournament six hours late," Kiani said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kian Kiani	500,000 185,000	185,000

Ian Bradley	220,000 -230,000	-230,000
Mounir Tajiou	Busted

Tags: Ian Bradley Kian Kiani Mounir Tajiou

09-03-2024 14:05 UTC+1

Big Stacks Kanme and Ullereng Battle Preflop

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Mike Patrick

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Following an early position raise to 4,000, Raoul Kanme three-bet to 14,000 from the hijack. Action folded to Mats Ullereng in the small blind who cold four-bet to 44,000.

This shed the original raiser, but Kanme wasn't done yet as he five-bet it to 89,000.

The duo had each started the hand with over 300,000 chips and were threatening to play a monster-sized pot.

Ullereng went into the tank for a couple of minutes before sliding his cards back to the dealer with a "nice bluff" directed at Kanme.

Kanme shook his head slightly as he exchanged his cards for the pot, putting him over 400,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Kanme	425,000 105,000	105,000
Mats Ullereng	272,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Mats Ullereng Raoul Kanme

09-03-2024 14:02 UTC+1

Gilllingham Calls Down Sydenstricker

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Around 60,000 was already in the pot as Joao Sydenstricker and Matthew Gillingham went to the river on a board of J♥7♦4♠A♣K♣. Sydenstricker then moved all in from the button.

Gillingham tanked for a moment before calling in the big blind with J♣4♥ for two pair. Sydenstricker flashed a pair of eights as he sent them into the muck. The stacks were counted down and Gillingham had 120,000 remaining. Sydenstricker was barely covered and last year's runner-up was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Gillingham	320,000 269,500	269,500
Joao Sydenstricker	Busted

Tags: Joao Sydenstricker Matthew Gillingham

09-03-2024 14:01 UTC+1

Wolfgang Poker Having Another Crack at the EPT Main Event

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Back in May, YouTube sensation Alex "Wolfgang Poker" Seibt journeyed to the EPT for the first time, taking a shot in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. The decision paid off as Seibt put in a deep run, bowing out in a very respectable 18th place for €35,100 ($37,536).

He's decided to have another pop at EPT Main Event glory, being one of the dozens of Day 2 entrants here in Barcelona. Seibt nursed a short stack for some time before being able to add enough chips to get out of shove or fold territory, and he was looking to rake in some more pots in hopes of emulating his performance from a few months ago.

Yanis Avanesyan opened to 4,500, and Seibt defended his big blind.

Seibt check-called for 4,000 on the Q♦5♠3♣ flop before the 4♠ turn checked through to the 3♦ river. Seibt led out for 15,500, which appeared to frustrate Avanesyan. The latter ended up making the call anyway.

Seibt tabled A♣2♣ for a wheel, and Avanesyan began muttering under his breath as he mucked his cards.

Seibt could only shrug his shoulders as he took in a chip stack boosting pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Seibt	132,000 102,000	102,000
Yanis Avanesyan	70,000 -18,000	-18,000

Tags: Alexander Seibt Yanis Avanesyan

09-03-2024 13:29 UTC+1

Martin Doubles with Aces; Franchi Leads Field

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Paawan Bansal opened to 4,000 from under the gun, and then four-bet jammed as the bigger stack after Adrian Martin made it 13,000 from the cutoff. Martin called off the 60,000 more he had behind and the cards were tabled.

Adrian Martin: A♦A♠ All in
Paawan Bansal: K♣K♥

It was the ultimate cooler and Martin left Bansal drawing to runner-runner after making top set on the A♥3♥8♠ flop. The 7♣ turn locked up his double up ahead of the 4♣ river.

Malcolm Franchi is also at the table and he has a mountainous chip tower in front of him. He's not far off from reaching the 600,000 mark and is the biggest stack in the room as it stands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	560,000 250,000	250,000
Adrian Martin	150,000 24,500	24,500
Paawan Bansal	65,000 -31,500	-31,500

Tags: Malcolm Franchi Adrian Martin Paawan Bansal

09-03-2024 13:07 UTC+1

Payouts Released; €1,512,000 for First Place

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The 2024 EPT Barcelona Main Event has set the poker world on fire with the 1,975 entries creating a substantial €9,578,750 prize pool!

The top 287 players are guaranteed a slice of the action, with six-figure payouts kicking in from 11th place. The top three will receive:

🏆 Champion's Prize: €1,512,000
🥈 Runner-Up: €944,000
🥉 3rd Place: €674,150

Cash is on the line for hundreds of players, with payouts starting at €8,700 and going all the way up to the life-changing €1.5 million for first place! Take a look at the full payout table below.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€1,512,000	10-11	€107,450	40-55	€23,350
2	€944,000	12-13	€89,550	56-71	€20,300
3	€674,150	14-15	€74,600	72-95	€17,600
4	€518,600	16-17	€62,150	96-119	€15,350
5	€398,950	18-20	€51,800	120-143	€13,300
6	€306,900	21-23	€43,200	144-183	€11,600
7	€236,100	24-27	€36,000	184-223	€10,050
8	€181,600	28-31	€30,950	224-287	€8,700
9	€139,750	32-39	€26,900

09-03-2024 12:31 UTC+1

Jin Hits the River to Bust Mosele

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Paul Di Meglio raised to 3,000 under the gun before Massimo Mosele three-bet to 11,000 in middle position. Bo Jin four-bet to 20,000 on the button, Di Meglio folded, while Mosele called to see the A♣10♦J♦ flop.

Both players checked to the J♥ turn, where Mosele moved all in for 59,500. Jin tanked for several minutes into the break before calling. Mosele showed A♠K♠ for two pair and was ahead as Jin turned over Q♥Q♣.

The K♥ fell on the river to give Mosele a higher two pair, but Jin spiked a straight as Mosele stormed out of his seat and began muttering to himself as the big pot was pushed over to Jin.

"He's putting a spell on you," tablemate Steven Jones joked with Jin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bo Jin	200,000 200,000	200,000
Massimo Mosele	Busted

Tags: Bo Jin Massimo Mosele Paul Di Meglio