2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€550 Estrellas Cup
Day: 1
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 1
Entries
2,175
Players Left
326

Jack Oliver Bags Top Twenty Stack as Edgar Ishida Leads Heading into Final Day of €550 Estrellas Poker Cup

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jack Oliver
Jack Oliver

In a frantic day of poker here at PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona, a field of 2,175 entrants for the €550 Estrellas Poker Cup has been whittled down to 326 for Day 2, following two bust outs during hand-for-hand play.

Those numbers generated a prize pool of €1,044,000, with all players through to Day 2 guaranteed a minimum cash of €840.

Players who navigate their way to the final table will be guaranteed a payout of €14,390, while the winner will take home the princely sum of €155,480.

2021 WSOP Main Event podium finisher Jack Oliver (409,000) lurks in the top twenty, but it is Edgar Ishida of Brazil who leads the way heading into the final day, having amassed a stack of 888,000. He is closely followed by British player Kian Kiani (865,000) and Diogo Simoes (859,000) of Portugal.

Ishida has total recorded lifetime cashes of $38,000, and will have his sights set on his first career six-figure score. Kiani's only previous recorded result is a cash in the 2023 EPT Barcelona ESPT Main Event, while Simoes is also seeking a breakthrough result.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Edgar IshidaBrazil888,000111
2Kian KianiUnited Kingdom865,000108
3Diogo SimoesPortugal859,000107
4Jose HerreraSpain674,00084
5Nils VeipansLatvia583,00072
6Axel HamouFrance571,00071
7Josep RuizSpain566,00070
8Mihai CostiucRomania562,00070
9Juan Gonzalez SuarezSpain489,00061
10Jukka HopearuohoFinland487,00060

Other notable names who remain in the mix include Kenny Hallaert (283,000), Joao Sydenstricker (277,000) and Jake Cody (155,000).

Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

The players will return for Day 2 on Saturday, August 31 at 11 a.m. local time, to 30-minute levels. Play will recommence with four minutes left at Level 18, featuring blinds of 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante, and it is intended to play down to a winner.

PokerNews will be on the floor covering the event until its conclusion, so stay tuned to see who will get their hands on the trophy and six-figure first place prize.

Tags: Axel HamouDiogo SimoesEdgar IshidaJack OliverJake CodyJoao SydenstrickerJose HerreraJosep RuizJuan GonzalezJuan Gonzalez SuarezKenny HallaertKian KianiMihai CostiucNils Veipans