2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�2,200 Estrellas High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€3,962,880
Entries
2,064
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,410
Players Left
211

Osti Eliminated After De Bonis Backdoors Broadway

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Mercedes Osti
Mercedes Osti

Mercedes Osti moved all in preflop for less than 10,000 chips and Donato De Bonis flicked in the call which put her at risk.

Mercedes Osti: A?8? All in
Donato De Bonis: Q?Q?

Osti got some help from the A?K?3? flop as she paired her ace and took the lead, but the 10? turn and J? river improved De Bonis to a Broadway, which eliminated Osti.

Player Chips Progress
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Donato De Bonis
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Mercedes Osti fr
Mercedes Osti
Busted

Tags: Donato De BonisMercedes Osti

Grossi Picks Off Okamoto's Bluff

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a board of Q?J?A?3?, Shiina Okamoto bet 5,500 from middle position. Toivo Rinne called on the button, as did Renato Grossi from the small blind.

After Grossi checked the 8? river, Okamoto fired another bet into her opponents, this time for 16,000. Rinnie folded, but Grossi went deep into the tank before he eventually put in the call.

Okamoto tabled J?10? for just a pair of jacks, which was second best to the A?7? of Grossi for top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Renato Grossi br
Renato Grossi
140,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Shiina Okamoto jp
Shiina Okamoto
44,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Toivo Rinne fi
Toivo Rinne
37,000
37,000
37,000

Tags: Renato GrossiShiina OkamotoToivo Rinne

Simons and Baltazar Both Hit Quads, But Ace Kicker Wins

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bobby Simons opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 2,500, receiving calls from Isabel Baltazar in the cutoff and Mounim Kaddouri in the big blind.

On the 7?7?7? flop, Kaddouri checked, and Simons bet 1,600. Baltazar called, while Kaddouri folded.

When the dealer revealed the final seven on the turn, both players checked.

Simons placed a small bet of 1,500 on the J? river. Despite looking displeased, Baltazar called. Simons then revealed A?K? for quads with an ace kicker, leading Baltazar to muck her hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bobby Simons
Bobby Simons
53,000
Profile photo of Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
49,000
Profile photo of Mounim Kaddouri fr
Mounim Kaddouri
12,400

Tags: Bobby SimonsIsabel BaltazarMounim Kaddouri

Tan Eliminates Hallaert

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

When it folded around to Kenny Hallaert in the small blind he moved all in for his last 6,000. Xiaohui Tan was in the blig blind and made the call to put Hallaert at risk.

Kenny Hallaert: K?6? All in
Xiaohui Tan: A?J?

The 10?A?Q? flop gave Tan top pair, but Hallaert's still had a gutshot straight draw. The 9? turn and 2? river didn't improve Hallaert and he was sent to the rail at the hands of Tan.

Player Chips Progress
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Xiaohui Tan
290,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
Busted

Tags: Kenny HallaertXiaohui Tan

Djemai Put on the Clock

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There were already 20,000 chips in the pot on a board of 4?8?3?9? when Kamel Djemai checked, and Mads Borregaard bet 17,000. Djemai must have taken a long time with his decision as Ronit Chamani called the clock, which initiated a 30-second countdown. When the countdown hit 0, Djemai's hand was declared dead and the pot was pushed to Borregaard.

Despite that small setback, Djemai still has a very healthy stack of around 220,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kamel Djemai dz
Kamel Djemai
220,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Mads Borregaard dk
Mads Borregaard
70,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Ronit Chamani za
Ronit Chamani
15,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Kamel DjemaiMads BorregaardRonit Chamani

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Salah-Eddine Taleb fr
Salah-Eddine Taleb
130,500
Profile photo of Fabio Peluso it
Fabio Peluso
123,000
Profile photo of Felix Weis lu
Felix Weis
109,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Adam Wagner cz
Adam Wagner
96,500
Profile photo of Marcello Miniucchi it
Marcello Miniucchi
86,000
Profile photo of Oleksandr Turych ua
Oleksandr Turych
66,000
Profile photo of Pascal Vos nl
Pascal Vos
53,700
Profile photo of Peter Kvisthammar se
Peter Kvisthammar
45,500
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Kasra Rashidi fr
Kasra Rashidi
43,000
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
41,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
33,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
27,600
Profile photo of Mehdi Rabah fr
Mehdi Rabah
19,300
-8,200
-8,200
Profile photo of Brandon Leetz nl
Brandon Leetz
18,500

Lee Rivers a Flush to Bust Zhao

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jiaming Zhao committed his last 20,000 into the middle preflop with Hon Cheong Lee making the call to try and bust him.

Jiaming Zhao: 9?9? All in
Hon Cheong Lee: A?9?

Zhao was in great shape to earn a much-needed double-up. However, the 2?3?5?6?J? runout improved Lee to the nut flush and Zhao was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hon Cheong Lee hk
Hon Cheong Lee
83,000
83,000
83,000
Profile photo of Jiaming Zhao cn
Jiaming Zhao
Busted

Tags: Hon Cheong LeeJiaming Zhao

Chierchia Doubles Through Pascucci

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Massimo Chierchia open-shoved for 4,600 from the cutoff and was called by Simone Pascucci who covered him from the big blind.

Massimo Chierchia: A?7? All in
Simone Pascucci: K?7?

Neither player connected with the 9?4?J?8?8? runout. Chierchia was good at showdown with ace-high and he doubled up through Pascucci.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Simone Pascucci it
Simone Pascucci
168,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Massimo Chierchia it
Massimo Chierchia
11,000

Tags: Massimo ChierchiaSimone Pascucci

Madanzhiev Doubles With Bullets

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Stoyan Madanzhiev
Stoyan Madanzhiev

Jeremy Palvini shoved for 21,100 preflop and Stoyan Madanzhiev called all-in for less.

Stoyan Madanzhiev: A?A? All in
Jeremy Palvini: K?10?

The board of 2?4?2?2?6? brought no surprises as Madanzhiev improved to a full house and doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stoyan Madanzhiev bg
Stoyan Madanzhiev
38,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Palvini fr
Jeremy Palvini
4,000

Tags: Jeremy PalviniStoyan Madanzhiev