2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€6,060,480
Entries
6,313
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
358
Players Left
54

Stefan Drusca Books the Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1b Chip Lead

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Poker room day 1A branding
Poker room day 1A branding

With a little less than eight minutes remaining in Level 17, play finally concluded in Day 1b of the �1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event, which is part of the PokerStars and Barcelona?Casino European Poker Tour.

After the first flight of the day received a total of 812 entrants, the second flight, which was played with shorter 30-minute levels, drew a total of 358 entries. In both instances, the field was played down to the final 15 percent of the field, which equated to 54 players from the second field, which will join the 121 from Day 1a.

Following a day full of fast and exciting action, players came back from their break to Level 17, when they had only four players left until the bubble burst with an average stack of around 30 big blinds. With the imminent money bubble approaching, play grinded to a snail's pace, especially after play went hand-for-hand. On the fourth all-in hand, Pieter Theelen that eliminated Andrei Konopelko.

When players bagged and a chip leader could finally be determined, it was Stefan Drusca who was on top of the mountain, putting 513,000 chips into his bag for Day 2.

Not far behind and dominating the later parts of the day was Jean Lhuillier (465,000) and Jack Hardcastle (441,000), who will look to turn their stacks into riches in the coming days. Maher Nouira and Victor Caballero Pinna round out the top-five.

�1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Alexandru DruscaRomania513,000
2Jean LhuillierUnited Kingdom465,000
3Jack HardcastleUnited Kingdom441,000
4Maher NouiraTunisia410,000
5Victor Caballero PinnaSpain410,000
6Steve EnriquezSpain403,000
7Birger LarsenNorway392,000
8Andreas WiborgNorway358,000
9Gerson Caldeira BragaBrazil356,000
10Denis KarakashiItaly323,000

Other notables who will be moving on to Day 2 include Kacper Pyzara (63,000), Steve Enr��quez (403,000), Ghattas Kortas (222,000), Andras Nemeth (191,000), Andrea Ricci (188,000), and Martin Wendt (135,000).

Notables who tried and fell short on Day 1b include Faraz Jaka, Gaelle Baumann, Guy Goossens, Sam Grafton, Kenny Hallaert, Steve O'Dwyer, Damian Salas, and many others.

Players who have yet to qualify have four more flights to do so, with Day 1c kicking off at noon local time on Wednesday and Day 1d following at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening with a 30-minute turbo format. One re-entry is allowed per flight as players look to battle their way into Friday's Day 2, where all qualified players are guaranteed to be in the money. Players will then have to grind through Day 2 and Saturday's Day 3 in order to take a shot at the ESPT Main Event title on Sunday.

Follow all the updates right here on PokerNews to find out who wins this event on August 14th and to check out all of our coverage here at EPT Barcelona.

Tags: Andras NemethAndrea RicciAndrei KonopelkoDamian SalasFaraz JakaGaelle BaumannGhattas KortasGuy GoossensJack HardcastleJean LhuillierKacper PyzaraKenny HallaertMaher NouiraMartin WendtPieter TheelenSam GraftonStefan Alexandru DruscaSteve Enr��quezSteve O'DwyerVictor Caballero Pinna