2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

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

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
€676,230
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€7,102,080
Entries
7,398
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1g
Entries
1,800
Players Left
270

Four Doubles & One Suckout

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ewen Trevidy
Ewen Trevidy

There were lots of groans in the tournament area as five all in and calls resulted in four consecutive double-ups. On the fifth hand, Tudorel Costache found himself at risk after calling off in the big blind after a shove from Ewen Trevidy in the small blind.

Tudorel Costache: 10?10?
Ewen Trevidy: 8?3?

There were some snickers as the floor announced Trevidy's holding, but the room got tense as the flop of 2?6?8? paired his eight and the 4? turn gave him a flush draw. The 9? on the river then gave him the flush and Costache was eliminated in brutal fashion one player off the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Ewen Trevidy
400,000
400,000
400,000
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Tudorel Costache
Busted

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Almeida Flipped Out By Costache

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ezequiel Almeida was all in and at risk against Tudorel Costache, who had Almeida covered with a stack of 46,000.

Ezequiel Almeida: 5?5?
Tudorel Costache: K?J?

Almeida couldn't survive the flip as the flop of K?4?8? gave Costache the lead before the runout of J?9? improved Costache to two pair to confirm Almeida's elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Tudorel Costache
150,000
150,000
150,000
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Ezequiel Almeida
Busted

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Minolfi Sends Neagu to the Rail

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mihai Neagu raised under the gun to 11,000. Both the hijack and Luigi Minolfi on the button made the call.

Neagu continued for 16,000 on a board of 6?2?A?. Only Minolfi called.

The 8? turned and Neagu bet again, this time for 30,000. Minolfi raised to 75,000; enough to put Neagu all in. Neagu made the call.

Mihai Neagu: A?K?
Luigi Minolfi: A?6?

The river fell an inconsequential 5? and Neagu was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Luigi Minolfi
190,000
190,000
190,000
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Mihai Neagu
Busted

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Kalifa Spikes the Flop, Santos Hits One-Outer on the Turn

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Samuel Kalifa was all in for 27,000 from early position and was called by Angelos Pettas in middle position before Jordan Santos shoved for around 40,000. Pettas called to put both opponents at risk.

Samuel Kalifa: J?J?
Jordan Santos: A?A?
Angelos Pettas: A?10?

Santos had woken up with aces and was poised to scoop the pot until the J?7?6? flop gave Kalifa a set. The turn, though, brought the A? and Santos hit the last ace in the deck to move back in front.

The river came the 7? and both Kalifa and Santos took out their phones and snapped photos of the board before Kalifa made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Jordan Santos
130,000
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Angelos Pettas
4,000
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Samuel Kalifa
Busted

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Oliveira Eliminated By Alnuaimi

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Marcos Oliveira was all in against Ali Alnuaimi, who had him covered as the table chip leader.

Marcos Oliveira: A?Q?
Ali Alnuaimi: J?10?

The flop landed K?5?10? to give Alnuaimi a big lead and Oliveira was eliminated as the board finished out 4?4?.

Player Chips Progress
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Ali Alnuaimi
300,000
300,000
300,000
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Marcos Oliveira
Busted

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"Value or Bluff?": D'Alterio Falls to Scafini

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Luigi D'Alterio was deep in the tank as he faced a decision in a heads-up pot against Lucas Scafini on a board of 8?9?7?K?8?.

With around 65,000 in the middle, D'Alterio had checked and Scafini bet a stack of over 100,000 to put his opponent all in for less. After several minutes, D'Alterio called.

Scafini tabled K?J? for a pair of kings to pip the K?10? kicker of D'Alterio to mark the Italian's elimination.

"Value or bluff? I can't tell," D'Alterio commented about his opponent's river bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Lucas Scafini
260,000
260,000
260,000
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Luigi D'Alterio
Busted

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Neto Busts Constantin with Eights versus Sevens

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Adrian-Eugen Constantin moved all in for a little over ten big blinds from middle position. His shove of 30,000 was called by Cezar Neto on the button, taking it to showdown.

Adrian-Eugen Constantin: 7?7?
Cezar Neto: 8?8?

The flop came 5?K?Q? and left Constantin a massive underdog.

There was no better news on the turn for the Romanian when the 6? landed.

His elimination was confirmed on the 3? river as Neto's eights held to secure him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Cezar Neto
68,000
68,000
68,000
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Adrian-Eugen Constantin
Busted

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Ciocan Flips Mercini to the Rail

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Catalin-Iulian Ciocan raised to 4,000 from early position before Patricio Mercini stuck in his last 42,500 from the big blind. Ciocan tanked for a moment before calling.

Patricio Mercini: A?K?
Catalin-Iulian Ciocan: 10?10?

Mercini was flipping against Ciocan's pocket pair but found no reprieve on the 9?9?2?8? board. He was already standing up from his seat preparing to make his exit by the time the dealer turned over the 3? river, cementing his elimination.

"You're killing these guys," tablemate Viet Vo told Ciocan following the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Catalin-Iulian Ciocan
140,000
140,000
140,000
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Viet Vo
140,000
140,000
140,000
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Patricio Mercini
Busted

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Musumeci Takes Out Shevliakov

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With around 25,000 already in the pot, Aleksandr Shevlliakov was all in for 35,000 from the cutoff and up against Paolo Musumeci on a board of 8?9?2?6?.

Shevliakov had A?K? for ace-high, while Musumeci showed 6?5?. The river came the 10? and Musumeci's turned pair of sixies were enough to send Shevliakov to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Paolo Musumeci
100,000
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Aleksandr Shevliakov
Busted

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Einbinder Flushes Out Alleg

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Karim Alleg was all in preflop in a three-way pot that included David Einbinder in the cutoff and Vladimire Erceg on the button.

Einbinder and Erceg both checked on the A?K?7? flop and again on the 4? turn. Einbinder then bet 6,500 on the 6? river to bring a fold from Erceg.

Einbinder showed J?J? for a jack-high flush to beat out the pair of aces of Alleg with A?5? to send the Frenchman to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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David Einbinder
115,000
115,000
115,000
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Vladimire Erceg
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Karim Alleg
Busted

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