€2,200 Estrellas High Roller
Día 1a empezado
€2,200 Estrellas High Roller
Día 1a empezado
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona series continues with its sixth day today with the first starting flight in the €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) High Roller event at the Casino Barcelona. At 11 a.m. local time, cards will be in the air for the much-anticipated event and is expected to see a big turnout after this year's ESPT Main Event was the second-largest field ever gathered for a PokerStars-sponsored live tournament.
Last year, Goran Mandic bested a field of 2,214 entries to claim the title and a prize of €418,980 after cutting a three-way ICM deal with Antoine Labat and Yunsheng Sun. It was Labat that came home with the largest share of the €4,250,880 prize pool, and only time will tell if any of the top three will be back for another shot at the trophy this year.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goran Mandic | Croatia | €418,980* |
| 2 | Antoine Labat | France | €500,000* |
| 3 | Yunsheng Sun | China | €385,240* |
| 4 | Thomas Saminadin | France | €215,390 |
| 5 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | €165,230 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Noceda | Mexico | €126,630 |
| 7 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | €96,960 |
| 8 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | €74,130 |
| 9 | Edilson Marques | Brazil | €58,580 |
*denotes a deal was made
Players will start with 30,000 chips and the opening blind level will be 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. The levels are set at 40 minutes and there is a 75-minute dinner break scheduled at the end of Level 10 — around 6.40 p.m..
Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 11 (around 7.55 p.m.) and play will only come to a close once 15% of the field has been reached.
As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand, providing updates throughout the event and many more here at Casino Barcelona.
Nivel: 1
Ciegas: 100/200
Ante: 200
Cards are in the air in the €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) High Roller event.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
With 2,200 chips in the pot on a flop of 4♣10♦10♣, Samir Rahal bet 1,100 and Juan Maceiras Lapido raised to 3,000. Sabry Ferhaoui called, and Rahal folded.
Both checked the 7♥ turn to see the 6♣ fall on the river. Ferhaoui checked, Lapido bet 5,000, and Ferhaoui called.
Lapido tabled 9♣5♣ for a rivered flush, and Ferhaoui showed 10♥8♠ for trip tens before he mucked.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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28,000 | |
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21,000
21,000
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21,000 |
Karim Radani raised to 500 from the cutoff and Mark Helou called on the button. Gal Bar then squeezed from the big blind to 2,500, which only Helou called.
Both checked the 9♦7♣6♠ flop to see a 6♣ fall on the turn. Bar checked, Helou bet 1,800, and Bar called.
A K♣ on the river saw both players check, and Bar announced ace-high but Helou held 4♣4♥ for a pair of fours, and took down the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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37,000 | |
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34,000 | |
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29,000 |
Nivel: 2
Ciegas: 100/300
Ante: 300
With 8,000 chips in the pot on a board of 6♣7♥J♣9♠3♠, Kazimieras Ramaksa had fired a bet of 7,200 into Vincent Skolin. After a long time in the tank, Skolin flicked in a single chip to signify a call.
Ramaksa flipped over Q♣10♥ for a busted straight draw, and Skolin showed he made the call with A♦10♦ for just ace-high, which earned him the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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40,000 | |
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23,000 |
Mario Trattou opened to 700 from under the gun and Sean Jazayeri called from the next seat. Simon Brandstrom also called from the big blind.
On the 4♠8♣K♠ flop, Brandstrom checked, Trattou bet 1,000, Jazayeri folded, and Brandstrom called.
A 4♥ came on the turn where Brandstrom check-called a bet of 1,400 from Trattou.
Both checked the 2♥ river where Brandstrom showed 10♦10♥ for a pair of tens, which beat the J♠8♦ of Trattou.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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34,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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20,000 | |
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10,000 | |