2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€550 Estrellas Cup
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
€155,840
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€1,044,000
Entries
2,175
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
326
Players Left
1

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Kingsnorth Sent Home

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Diogo da Silva had opened for 25,000 in middle position and was called by Giuseppe Tarsia in the cutoff. Jack Kingsnorth then went all in on the button for 149,000.

After a short while, da Silva rejammed. Tarsia was covered by his opponent, and he quickly let go of his cards before the other two showed down.

Jack Kingsnorth: 99 All in
Diogo da Silva: QQ

Kingsnorth was in bad shape with his underpair, and the KA546 runout sealed his fate as the next elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Diogo da Silva pt
Diogo da Silva
690,000
-169,000
-169,000
Giuseppe Tarsia it
Giuseppe Tarsia
215,000
-45,000
-45,000
Jack Kingsnorth gb
Jack Kingsnorth
Busted

Tags: Diogo da SilvaGiuseppe TarsiaJack Kingsnorth

Veipans Plays Seven Figures

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Peter Baars had gone all in for 140,000 and was looked up by Nils Veipans.

Peter Baars: AQ All in
Nils Veipans: JJ

Veipans won the flip when Baars failed to pair his hole cards on the 1083104 board, and he added some more chips to his massive stack.

Player Chips Progress
Nils Veipans lv
Nils Veipans
1,000,000
417,000
417,000
Peter Baars nz
Peter Baars
Busted

Tags: Nils VeipansPeter Baars

Pereira Pounces on Costiuc

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kamel El Bouzidi got his stack of 130,000 in from middle position against Jorge Pereira in the hijack.

Kamel El Bouzidi : K8 All in
Jorge Pereira: QQ

El Bouzidi hit the wrong hole card on the 24283 board, and he was eliminated by Pereira, who started the day with less than ten big blinds.

Meanwhile, Mihai Costiuc was one of the top ten stacks at the start of Day 2 and had added a few more chips to his stack at this table.

Player Chips Progress
Mihai Costiuc ro
Mihai Costiuc
700,000
138,000
138,000
Jorge Pereira pt
Jorge Pereira
485,000
420,000
420,000
Kamel El Bouzidi fr
Kamel El Bouzidi
Busted

Tags: Jorge PereiraKamel El BouzidiMihai Costiuc

Zima on Downward Spiral

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Grigory Zima opened to 24,000 in early position and was faced with a three-bet jam to 80,000 by Louis-Philippe Jeannin, with Zima making the quick call.

Louis-Philippe Jeannin: AK All in
Grigory Zima: KJ

Zima was dominated and the 77344 runout confirmed Jeannin's double-up, with Zima's stack trending downward from his 400,000 starting position.

Player Chips Progress
Louis-Philippe Jeannin be
Louis-Philippe Jeannin
190,000
80,000
80,000
Grigory Zima ru
Grigory Zima
150,000
-140,000
-140,000

Tags: Grigory ZimaLouis-Philippe Jeannin

Hallaert Gets Check-Raised

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

Still in the previous level, Robert Ashelm raised to 23,000 in the small blind and saw Kenny Hallaert defend his big blind. Asheim checked the J48 flop, after which Hallaert bet 22,000

Ashelm then put in a raise to 62,000, which forced a quick fold from the PokerStars Ambassador.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Ashelm de
Robert Ashelm
420,000
128,000
128,000
Thijs Osentjuk nl
Thijs Osentjuk
400,000
210,000
210,000
Helma Weber de
Helma Weber
255,000
116,000
116,000
Thomas Declerck be
Thomas Declerck
235,000
-25,000
-25,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
220,000
-63,000
-63,000
Sylwia Ksiezopolska pl
Sylwia Ksiezopolska
110,000
-4,000
-4,000
Davide Taddeo it
Davide Taddeo
105,000
-51,000
-51,000
Daniel Silverman gb
Daniel Silverman
45,000
-67,000
-67,000

Tags: Kenny HallaertRobert Ashelm

Darmont Doubles via Hamou

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded to Axel Ben Hamou in the hijack, who opened to 20,000. Julien Darmont was on the button, and he three-bet jammed to 102,000. Action folded back to Ben Hamou, who made the quick call with the covering stack.

Julien Darmont: AK All in
Axel Hamou: 99

Darmont needed some help from the board, and got it on the A55 flop, the brick 48 turn and river failing to alter matters.

Player Chips Progress
Axel Hamou fr
Axel Hamou
620,000
49,000
49,000
Julien Darmont be
Julien Darmont
229,000
147,000
147,000

Tags: Axel HamouJulien Darmont

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Asaro No Longer on Crumbs

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Antonio Asaro open-jammed 85,000 under the gun and was called by Pascal Bohler in the hijack.

Antonio Asaro: KJ All in
Pascal Bohler: AQ

Neither player hit the board when 45993 hit the felt, meaning Bohler's ace-high was good enough to eliminate Asaro.

Asaro was one of the shortest stacks at the start of the day, but ended the hand with a stack of 20 big blinds, slightly below the average.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Asaro it
Antonio Asaro
260,000
204,000
204,000
Pascal Bohler ch
Pascal Bohler
Busted

Tags: Antonio AsaroPascal Bohler

Syversen's Dream Start Continues

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jessi Fioravante moved all in from early position for 80,000 and was looked up by Thomas Syversen in the hijack.

Jessi Fioravante: A8 All in
Thomas Syversen: AQ

Syversen dominated his opponent's hand and made a flush on the 610365 runout to secure the elimination.

Winning this pot meant that Syversen had tripled his stack from start of play today.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Syversen no
Thomas Syversen
350,000
227,000
227,000
Jessi Fioravante br
Jessi Fioravante
Busted

Tags: Jessi FioravanteThomas Syversen