2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
€321,658
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,909,908
Entries
1,113
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
997
Players Left
254

Kitete-Kikumba Cracks Queens

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

Patrick Clarke raised from under the gun, Johnson Kitete-Kikumba called in middle position and Anton Gililov squeezed to 11,500 from the button. Both players called.

The action checked to Gililov, who bet out 15,000 on the 9?7?8? flop. Clarke folded and Kitete-Kikumba moved all in for 27,500. Gililov snap-called.

Johnson Kitete-Kikumba: 10?9? All in
Anton Gililov: Q?Q?

The 10? turn improved Kitete-Kikumba to two pair and the 4? confirmed his double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrick Clarke
115,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Johnson Kitete-Kikumba
89,500
89,500
89,500
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Anton Gililov
70,000
50,500
50,500

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Juanda Sent to the Rail by Yehonatan

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

John Juanda was seen all in from the small blind for roughly 38,000 against Levy Yehonatan in middle position and both hands were on their backs.

John Juanda: 10?10? All in
Levy Yehonatan: A?J?

It was a race and the Q?J?4? flop gave Yehonatan the lead with a pair of jacks. The 8? turn and 7? river were no help, sending Juanda to rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Levy Yehonatan
231,000
231,000
231,000
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John Juanda
Busted
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

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Thiriart Doubles

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

Yi Ang Lin opened from middle position to 3,500. Arthur Thiriart then moved all in from the small blind for 38,500. Lin took a moment before making the call.

Arthur Thiriart: 10?10?All in
Yi Ang Lin: A?K?

Thiriart held against Lin's Big Slick across the 5?Q?Q?3?9? runout to secure a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Arthur Thiriart
79,000
5,000
5,000
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Yi Ang Lin
31,500
-33,500
-33,500

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Cotescu Conceeds the Pot to Camarda

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Sandra Cotescu raised to 3,000 from middle position and Salvatore Camarda three-bet to 7,500 from the cutoff. Cotescu tanked for a considerable amount of time before finally choosing to call.

The 2?J?8? flop saw Cotescu check-call a bet of 4,000 from Camarda.

Cotescu checked again on the 2? turn. Camarda sized up to 8,000 and Cotescu tanked before making the fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Salvatore Camarda
55,000
20,000
20,000
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Sandra Cotescu
21,500

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Holskyi Stacks Appleton

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ramon Miquel opened from early position to 3,000. Action folded around to Luke Appleton who moved all in for 25,500 from middle position. Holskyi made the call from the big blind and Miquel folded.

Luke Appleton: A?K?All in
Konstantyn Holskyi: A?Q?

Holskyi was behind but not for long as there was a queen in the window on the 5?8?Q? flop. Appleton stood up from his seat as the 6? turn and 5? river was dealt before departing the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Konstantyn Holskyi
250,000
166,000
166,000
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Ramon Miquel
27,000
27,000
27,000
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Luke Appleton
Busted

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Top Pair Good for Rubiralta

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Gerard Rubiralta
Gerard Rubiralta

Three players saw the A?4?3?8? turn, and Peter Turmezey dropped a bet of 5,000 into the pot of about 12,000 from early position. Herve Mary made the call before Gerard Rubiralta put in a raise to 13,500, leaving just 10,000 behind. Turmezey mucked his hand, but Mary stuck around with a call.

The 7? completed the board on the river, and both players tapped the table. Mary tabled K?Q? for a busted flush draw, and Rubiralta took down the pot with A?J?.

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Turmezey
45,500
8,500
8,500
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Gerard Rubiralta
44,000
1,500
1,500
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Herve Mary
24,000

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Lim Takes It on the River

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The pot stood at 18,000 with two players looking at a board of K?9?Q?.

Chin Wei Lim, in middle position, check-called a bet of 4,000 from Tristan Bain, on the button.

The 4? turn checked through to the 10? on the river. Lim led out for 6,000 and Bain was forced to make a quick fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Chin Wei Lim
148,000
74,000
74,000
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Tristan Bain
19,500
19,500
19,500

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Sandev Fires Twice

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Georgi Sandev opened 3,000 from early position and Jorge Pereira defended the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of 10?6?4?, and Pereira check-called a continuation bet of 5,500.

When the 8? fell on the turn, Pereira checked to Sandev who fired 11,000 across the line. Pereira took about 30 seconds before surrendering his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Georgi Sandev
74,000
29,000
29,000
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Jorge Pereira
63,000

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Turych Claims Double Knockout

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Oleksandr Turych
Oleksandr Turych

Abdullah Al-Shanti was all in and at risk for 17,500 from early position. Jeremie Zouari called from the hijack as did Oleksandr Turych from the small blind.

Turych check-called a 12,000 bet from Zouari on the 7?9?9? flop before leading for 27,000 on the 8? turn. Zouari then moved all in for around 50,000 and Turych snap-called, He had both Al-Shanti and Zouari covered.

Abdullah Al-Shanti: A?A?All in
Jeremie Zouari: Q?Q?All in
Oleksandr Turych: 8?8?

Turych was in a commanding position to scoop the pot and his full house held on the 5? river to send Zouari and Al-Shandi to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Oleksandr Turych
225,000
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Jeremie Zouari
Busted
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Abdullah Al-Shanti
Busted

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