€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€7,102,080
Entries
7,398
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
155
Players Left
23
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1b of Event #1: €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event has been played to its conclusion here at Casino Barcelona half way through Level 16 with Frederik Johansen emerging as the chip leader after bagging up 423,000 in chips.
Johansen has $81,592 in live-tournament earnings — the bulk of which came from winning a Munkebjerg Poker Tour event back in 2022 for 538,340kr. Johansen was the only player to bag over 400,000 in Day 1b and is in prime position to make a deep run in the event.
Not far behind is Iliodoros Kamatakis, who managed to crack Andreas Samuelsson's pocket queens with pocket jacks toward the end of the day to score a large pot and end with 395,000.
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederik Johansen | Denmark | 423,000 |
| 2 | Iliodoros Kamatakis | Greece | 395,000 |
| 3 | Johny Mendes | Brazil | 321,000 |
| 4 | Oskar Massesson | Denmark | 312,000 |
| 5 | David Ceranic | Croatia | 309,000 |
| 6 | Sergi Miralles | Spain | 308,000 |
| 7 | Yves Sanchez | France | 227,000 |
| 8 | Victor Pertile | Brazil | 225,000 |
| 9 | Esteban Garcia | Argentina | 220,000 |
| 10 | Alexandre Mitjavila | Spain | 219,000 |
Day 1b began with 27 players and that number steadily rose throughout the day until reaching a total of 155 players by the time late registration ended. With just 15 percent of the field making Day 2, that meant play concluded when the field got down to 23 players. The Day 2 bubble burst after Anh Do lost back-to-back hands against Welker Johny Mendes De Medeiros. All 23 players have made the money for securing a Day 2 berth and the amount won (so far) will depend on how many players register through all starting flights.
Some notables who entered but busted short of Day 2 include Philip Joyce, Marcello Miniucchi, Antoine Labat, and Dan Heimiller, who also entered Day 1a but has been unable to gain any lasting momentum thus far.
Any players who didn't make it to Day 2 still have multiple chances as Event #1: €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event still has six starting flights left. The next starting flight is Day 1c, which will begin at 12:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, August 22. Day 2 will commence on August 25.
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Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
423,000 | |
|
||
|
395,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
321,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
312,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
309,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
308,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
227,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
225,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
219,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
192,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
|
188,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
|
162,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
155,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
147,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
146,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
128,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
120,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
119,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
115,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
100,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The final 23 players are now bagging and tagging for the day.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1b of Event #1: €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action was on the turn on a board of 8♥7♥4♦9♦. Anh Do was all in against Johny Mendes. Chip stacks were near even, but Anh Do had a few more, meaning Mendes was at risk of busting the bubble. Players flipped their cards.
Johny Mendes: 6♣5♠
Anh Do: Q♥10♥
Mendes had a straight and Do had a flush draw and straight draw. The tournament director gave the instruction for the rest of the hand to be dealt. The dealer turned the river card, which was the 8♣.
Mendes held up and Do was reduced to just a single big blind.
The next hand, Do was in the big blind with his chips in the middle. Omer Smidt raised to 13,000 from middle position and all other players folded. Do was already all in and so players flipped their cards.
Anh Do: J♥2♣
Omar Smidt: A♦J♦
The board ran out A♥9♣K♦4♠6♥. Smidt hit a pair of aces on the flop and held up while Do was eliminated on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
120,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
It's bubble time in Day 1b of the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event. There are 24 players remaining and 23 players will make it through to Day 2 and into the money. Play is now hand for hand.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Iliodoros Kamatakis open raised from late position and Andreas Samuelsson reraised from the button. Kamatakis responded by moving all in for the rest of his opponent's stack and Samuelsson made the call.
Andreas Samuelsson: Q♣Q♠
Iliodoros Kamatakis: J♦J♣
Kamatakis had pocket jacks and Samuelsson had pocket queens. The board ran out Q♥K♠A♠9♥10♦. Samuelsson made trip queens on the flop and Kamatakis picked up a backdoor straight draw.
The river completed Kamtakis' straight to send Samuelsson to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Julio Sanchez opened to 10,000 from the hijack and action folded to Philippe le Touche in the big blind, who shoved for enough to put Sanchez all in for his last 76,000. Sanchez called instantly and hands were revealed.
Julio Sanchez: J♠J♣
Philippe le Touche: A♣8♦
The 9♠Q♦10♠K♦Q♣ runout improved Sanchez to a straight and he doubled up through le Touche, who was left with just 55,000 following the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
55,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
||
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining 28 players are now on a 15-minute break.
Play will end for the day when the field is reduced down to 23 players.