2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€550 Womens
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
€11,350
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€40,320
Entries
84
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
11
Players Left
1

€550 Womens

Day 2 Completed

Soraya Estrada Takes Down 2024 EPT Barcelona €550 Womens Event for €11,350

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Soraya Estrada
Soraya Estrada

Spain's Soraya Estrada has won the €550 Women's Event here at 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona after topping a field of 84 players.

She took home €11,350 for the result, defeating Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin heads-up who would have to settle for €7,330 here at the Casino Barcelona.

EPT Barcelona €550 Women's Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Soraya EstradaSpain€11,350
2Joycelyn Lam Ho YinHong Kong€7,330
3Olga IermolchevaUkraine€5,230
4Maria LampropulosArgentina€4,030
5Maria OrtizSpain€3,100
6Paula ArrebaSpain€2,460
7Anna GulevichNetherlands€1,970
8Joy WaldauGermany€1,570
9Chien-Chih WengTaiwan€1,260
Soraya Estrada
Soraya Estrada

Winner's Reaction

"It's super amazing," Estrada told PokerNews shortly after her victory. "I have to enjoy this moment. We were thinking of going to the hotel swimming pool, but it's a bit late, so we are probably going to drink a bit because we have to leave on Monday, so we will spend the last days with our good friends in Barcelona.

"It wasn't a very big field, but it's one of my favorite tournaments because it always has a good environment from start to finish. Everyone is happy, unlike other tournaments that are super serious. I felt like everyone was friends here at the table."

Estrada took home the lion’s share of the €40,320 prize pool, and when asked about her future poker plans regarding EPT Cyrpus, here’s what she had to say.

"Of course I will go, I won a tournament and won three EPT packages. This is the second one, and the third will be in Cyprus, so see you there."

Soraya Estrada
Soraya Estrada

Day 2 Action

Eleven players returned for Day 2, each guaranteed at least €1,010. After the elimination of France’s Shira Scharo in eleventh place, action tightened up considerably with just one more knockout needed to reach the final table.

Eventually, Mariona Canals (pictured) was sent to the rail after getting all her chips in the middle with a flush against eventual winner Estrada's two pair, but a brutal board pair on the river gave Estrada a full house, resulting in Canals' elimination in tenth place.

Mariona Canals Riba
Mariona Canals

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin came into the final table as the chip leader, holding a slight lead over Estrada, while Maria Lampropulos came in as the shortest stack with just five big blinds. However, it was Chien-Chih Weng who hit the rail first.

After doubling up Maria Ortiz to be left with just one big blind, Weng eventually fell at the hands of Olga Iermolcheva.

Joy Waldau was eliminated next by Ho Yin, before overnight chip leader Anna Gulevich fell in seventh place. She had struggled to maintain the momentum she had at the end of Day 1. In the end, she had to settle for €1,970 after her deep run.

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin

Paula Arreba, on the other hand, had maneuvered her short stack throughout the day to climb the pay ladder. However, her ace-three ultimately fell short against Ortiz's queen-nine, sending Arreba out in sixth place.

Ortiz soon followed Arreba to the rail, eliminated by Ho Yin, before Ho Yin sent well-known pro Lampropulos to the rail in fourth, to sit atop the chip counts with roughly 75% of the chips in play three-handed.

Maria Lampropulus
Maria Lampropulus

An early double-up by Estrada helped balance out the chip stacks. However, in the following hands, three consecutive double-ups propelled Ho Yin back into the top spot, with Iermolcheva and Estrada virtually tied for second place.

Iermolcheva would finish third after getting all-in with pocket kings against Estrada's ace-ten. Unfortunately for Iermolcheva, the poker gods were not on her side, as an ace on the turn sealed her exit from the tournament in third place for €5,230.

Soraya Estrada_Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin
Soraya Estrada_Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin

When heads-up play began, Ho Yin still held a slight chip lead over Estrada. However, a straight-over-straight situation allowed Estrada to double up and take a commanding chip lead. Shortly after, Ho Yin got all her chips in with pocket eights against Estrada's king-ten. A ten on the flop and a king on the turn resulted in Ho Yin finishing as the runner-up for €7,330.

Soraya Estrada
Soraya Estrada

That concludes the PokerNews coverage for this event, but be sure to stay tuned to our ongoing coverage for the final days of EPT Barcelona 2024.

Tags: Anna GulevichChien-Chih WengHo YinHo Yin'sJoy WaldauJoycelyn Lam Ho YinMaria LampropulosMaria MartinezMaria OrtizMariona CanalsOlga IermolchevaPaula ArrebaShira ScharoSoraya Estrada

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin Eliminated in 2nd Place (€7,330)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin shoved from the button for 600,000 and Soraya Estrada called out of the big blind to put her at risk.

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: 88 All in
Soraya Estrada: K10

If Ho Yin could win another race and the stacks would become even. However the 1075 flop propelled Estrada into the lead with an pair of tens. The A turn didn't change anything, and when the K hit the river, Estrada improved to two pair, kings and tens. Ho Yin was eliminated in second place and Estrada had won the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Soraya Estrada es
Soraya Estrada
2,500,000
800,000
800,000
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin hk
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin
Busted

Tags: Joycelyn Lam Ho YinSoraya Estrada

Ho Yin Doubles Up

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin shoved from the button for 400,000 and Soraya Estrada called.

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: 55 All in
Soraya Estrada: K8

The flop of 462 presented Estrad with a flush draw to go with her two overs. However the J turn and 4 river didn't improve her and Ho Yin had doubled with a pair of fives.

Player Chips Progress
Soraya Estrada es
Soraya Estrada
1,700,000
50,000
50,000
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin hk
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin
800,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Joycelyn Lam Ho YinSoraya Estrada

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Estrada Doubles With Striaght over Striaght

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin limped from the small blind and Soraya Estrada checked the big blind.

The 537 flop saw Estrada check, Ho Yin bet 60,000 and Estrada call.

The 4 turn was checked by both to see the 6 river. Estrada checked, Ho Yin moved all in and Estrada called.

Soraya Estrada: 98All in
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: 58

Both players had rivered the straight, but Estrada secured the double after showing the higher straight, holding the nine.

Player Chips Progress
Soraya Estrada es
Soraya Estrada
1,650,000
550,000
550,000
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin hk
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin
850,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: Joycelyn Lam Ho YinSoraya Estrada

Olga Iermolcheva Eliminated in 3rd Place (€5,230)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Olga Iermolcheva
Olga Iermolcheva

Soraya Estrada shoved from the button for roughly 700,000 with Olga Iermolcheva making the call from the big blind. Iermolcheva only had 300,000, so she was the player at risk.

Olga Iermolcheva: KK All in
Soraya Estrada: A10

Iermolcheva was in a perfect spot to double up with pocket kings. However, the runout of 107JA8 gave Estrada the winner with two pair, aces and tens, and Iermolcheva was sent to the payout desk in third.

Player Chips Progress
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin hk
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin
1,400,000
-180,000
-180,000
Soraya Estrada es
Soraya Estrada
1,100,000
650,000
650,000
Olga Iermolcheva ua
Olga Iermolcheva
Busted

Tags: Olga IermolchevaSoraya Estrada

Three Consecutive Doubles

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Olga Iermolcheva raised the button to 105,000 and Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin defended the big blind.

The players went to a 3QQ flop and Ho Yin checked. Iermolcheva bet 60,000 and Ho Yin raised to 125,000 with Iermolcheva calling.

The 2 came on the turn and Ho Yin moved most of her stack into the pot, leaving just a few chips behind. Iermolcheva jammed and Ho Yin called.

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: Q5All in
Olga Iermolcheva: 1010

Ho Yin secured the double and Iermolcheva was left with 150,000 chips after the K was place as the river.

In the next hand Soraya Estrada was all in for around 400,000 from the button and got called by Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin in the big blind.

Soraya Estrada: A8All in
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: A5

Estrada held on the 2JKK7 runout to secure her the double.

Olga Iermolcheva secured a double the next hand after she held with pocket aces AA against Estrada's AJ.

Player Chips Progress
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin hk
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin
1,580,000
780,000
780,000
Olga Iermolcheva ua
Olga Iermolcheva
700,000
-450,000
-450,000
Soraya Estrada es
Soraya Estrada
450,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Joycelyn Lam Ho YinOlga IermolchevaSoraya Estrada

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000