€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day 1a Completed
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€4,172,160
Entries
2,173
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
1,500
Players Left
225
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour continued today, and the first of two starting flights for the €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller saw 1,500 entrants flock to the felt.
Emil Bise bagged the chip lead of Day 1a with a solid stack of 823,000 chips. Bise is coming off a deep run in the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event where he finished in 18th place in a field of 6,313, and he will be looking to best that result soon.
PokerStars Ambassadors Sam Grafton (101,000) and Andre Akkari (218,000) will be bringing a stack into Day 2, and so will a few well-known French players who made it through the day, albeit with shorter stacks, including Antoine Labat (95,000), Julien Martini (61,000), and Gaelle Baumann (31,000).
Other players to bag for the night include Johnny Lodden (477,00), Sirzat Hissou (430,000), Andras Nemeth (378,000), Tsugunari Toma (341,000), Darren Rabinowitz (246,000), Martin Jacobson (189,000), Joey Weissman (181,000), Daniel Rezaei (139,000), Nacho Barbero (131,000), Norbert Szecsi (103,000), and Padraig O'Neill (36,000).
€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller Day 1a Top Ten Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Bise | Switzerland | 823,000 | |
| 2 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 750,000 | |
| 3 | Stipe Orec | Croatia | 630,000 | |
| 4 | Maxime Colom | France | 625,000 | |
| 5 | Igor Picone | Belgium | 622,000 | |
| 6 | Walid Bou Habib | Lebanon | 590,000 | |
| 7 | Xavier Mouysset | France | 550,000 | |
| 8 | Francky Magliocco | France | 540,000 | |
| 9 | Hertsel Levy | Panama | 520,000 | |
| 10 | Omar Del Pino | Spain | 516,000 |
Players played until the money, which paid the top 225 people, representing 15% of the flight. Players from this Day 1a flight will combine with the survivors from the ongoing Day 1b flight for Day 2, which will restart at 12:00 p.m. local time on Monday, August 15, and is scheduled to play to the end.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews team continues to provide updates until a winner is crowned, along with coverage of other events from the coast of Catalonia at Casino Barcelona.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
823,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
|
750,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
630,000 | |
|
625,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
622,000 | |
|
590,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
550,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
540,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
520,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
516,000 | |
|
491,000 | |
|
491,000 | |
|
477,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
475,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
460,000 | |
|
||
|
457,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
457,000 | |
|
443,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
433,000 | |
|
431,000 | |
|
430,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
404,000 | |
|
397,000 | |
|
392,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
384,000 | |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Claudio Baldini had gotten his 42,000 chips in from middle position and was at risk against Stipe Orec on the button.
Claudio Baldini: 
Stipe Orec: 
Baldini was in good shape for a double, although the 
flop provided Orec with a gutshot draw. The 
turn changed nothing, but the 
spiked the river to eliminate Baldini on the money bubble, prompting cheers from the room. Baldini tapped the table and fist-bumped his opponent as he made his exit, while the 225 survivors bagged for the night.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day and end-of-day counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The board on the river was 
and three players were still in the hand, with Jason Wheeler all in.
Wheeler was instructed to turn over his cards first, and he revealed 
for 10 high. The other two players then turned over their hands.
Andras Nemath: 
Gergely Kulcsar:
Nemath won the pot with his pair of kings, and therefore Wheeler was eliminated two spots away from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 228 players remaining, play has slowed as the players are three eliminations away from being in the money and bagging up for the night.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
825,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
620,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
|
560,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
535,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
520,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
510,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
420,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
415,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
400,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
390,000 | |
|
355,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 16
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The 230 remaining players are now on a 20-minute break. They are scheduled to play tonight until 225 players remain.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Lucas Monnier ended up getting his 81,000 chips in from early position and was at risk against Hugues Mazerolle under the gun.
Lucas Monnier: 
Hugues Mazerolle: 
The 
flop gave Monnier more outs, and the 
turn gave him a straight. Monnier still needed to avoid the board pairing, and the 
river confirmed his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
174,500
174,500
|
174,500 |
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |