€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day 1a Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€4,250,880
Entries
2,214
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
1,562
Players Left
234
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1a of the €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller, running at Casino Barcelona, has now concluded.
1,562 players entries were made to the flight. Of those, 234 players made it through to Day 2. Along with flight 1b, a total of 2,214 entered the event, making for a prize pool of €4,250,880.
Bart Lybaert of Belgium finished Day 1a in first place with 908,000 chips. Giovanny Reyes ended the flight in second place with 888,000. Orestis Kanakopoulos was close behind in third place and bagged up 840,000 chips.
End of Day 1h Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
| 1 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 908,000 |
| 2 | Giovanny Reyes | Colombia | 888,000 |
| 3 | Orestis Kanakopoulos | Greece | 840,000 |
| 4 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 781,000 |
| 5 | Sebastian Morillo | Spain | 764,000 |
| 6 | Marcos Skerl | Brazil | 743,000 |
| 7 | Omar Del Pino | Spain | 739,000 |
| 8 | Gino Fedele | Argentina | 721,000 |
| 9 | Petar Kalev | Bulgaria | 676,000 |
| 10 | Antoine Labat | France | 623,000 |
The bubble lasted just one round. The first hand ended in a double-up, and the second saw Giuseppe Liotta get his ace-king busted when Michal Schuh hit a straight with his king-jack.
Many more notable players made it through to Day 2, including Francisco Benitez (505,000), who final tabled four EPT Barcelona events last year, Argentinian regular Andres Korn (494,000), as well as PokerStars ambassadors Benjamin Spragg (444,000), Fintan Hand (129,000) and Arlie Shaban (65,000).
Day 2 will commence tomorrow, 27th of August at 12 p.m. local time. Payouts will be announced at the start of the day. Everyone who has made it through is guaranteed at least a min-cash.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters bring live updates of the Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller straight from the tournament floor.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
908,000
908,000
|
908,000 |
|
||
|
888,000
888,000
|
888,000 |
|
840,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
781,000
781,000
|
781,000 |
|
764,000
764,000
|
764,000 |
|
|
743,000
743,000
|
743,000 |
|
739,000
739,000
|
739,000 |
|
721,000
721,000
|
721,000 |
|
676,000
676,000
|
676,000 |
|
623,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
548,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
518,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
513,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
505,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
503,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
494,000
494,000
|
494,000 |
|
492,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
491,000
452,000
|
452,000 |
|
474,000
217,500
|
217,500 |
|
461,000
461,000
|
461,000 |
|
444,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
|
432,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
425,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
424,000
424,000
|
424,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1a is now complete. The bubble is burst and the other 234 players have made it to Day 2 and into the money. Standby for a recap on PokerNews.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michal Schuh open raised from under the gun and Giuseppe Liotta moved all from middle position for 47,000. Schuh made the call. The hand was paused and another hand played out, but ended in a double up. The tournament director came over and players gathered around to see if the bubble would burst. Players flipped their cards, with Liotta at risk.
Giuseppe Liotta: A♠K♥
Michal Schuh: K♣J♥
Liotta had Schuh dominated with his ace king against Schuh's king jack. The board ran out 4♠9♣8♦10♥Q♥. Neutral players began to stir as the ten came, giving Schuh the straight draw. The queen completed the straight and Schuh won the pot. Cheers rang out as the realization set in.
Liotta was eliminated from the tournament and the bubble had burst. All other players have made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The tournament is now hand for hand. It's bubble time.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Following an under the gun raise, Erich Tedeschi moved all in for 22,000 and Al Jandeel moved all in over the top for 77,000. The original raiser folded and players flipped their cards, with Tedeschi at risk.
Erich Tedeschi: 4♣4♥
Al Jandeel: A♥A♠
Tedeschi called out for the "quatre" as the board ran out 5♠9♦K♣9♥4♦. The quatre did indeed come on the river and Tedeschi let out a yell of joy as he doubled up to survive.
The bubble is now close, the tension in the room growing, the calls of "Time" ringing out across the floor as players attempt to stall their way through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Andras Matrai raised in early position to 14,000, Catalin Pop, to his direct left, three-bet to 34,000 and Matrai called.
Matrai check-called a bet of 20,000 from Pop on a flop of 5♠K♠2♠.
The 8♦ turn checked through to the 2♣ on the river. Matrai checked once more and Pop moved all in, putting Matrai to the test for, approximately, his last 110,000. After several minutes in the tank, Matrai made a huge call for his tournament life just a few players away from the money.
Pop tabled 6♥2♦ for trips while Matrai was sent to the rail with K♥J♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
558,000
558,000
|
558,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Yuhang Chen raised and Leonel Guerra Garza moved all in. Chen called and players flipped their cards, with Garza at risk.
Leonel Guerra Garza: J♠J♦
Yuhang Chen: A♣K♣
The board ran out 3♦2♥4♥2♠10♠. Garza held with his pocket jacks to double up and leave Chen in the danger zone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | |
|
35,000 |