2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�30,000 Super High Roller Warm Up
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
€512,370
Event Info
Buy-in
€30,000
Prize Pool
€1,577,070
Entries
54
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
54
Players Left
1

Thorel Rakes in Pot

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 4,500 from early position. Action folded around to Quan Zhou who called from the small and Kayhan Mokri who defended the big blind.

Zhou led for 7,000 on the 6?3?8? flop. Mokri folded but Thorel raised to 15,000. Zhou called.

Zhou then checked the 3? turn, prompting Thorel to fire a bet of 20,000. Zhou quickly folded and Thorel took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
275,000
275,000
275,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
250,000
15,000
15,000
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
225,000
225,000
225,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelKayhan MokriQuan Zhou

Korzinin Checks Dark

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Elton Ostreni opened from early position to 4,500. Boris Angelov called on the button before Vladimir Korzinin made it 20,000 from the big blind. Ostreni folded and Angelov made the call.

"I check" declared Korzinin after Angelov had put in the calling chips. "What?" replied Angelov. "I'm giving you time to think", added Korzinin.

Angelov checked behind on the J?8?10? flop, leading Korzinin to lead the 3? turn for 19,000. Angelov quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Korzinin ee
Vladimir Korzinin
295,000
95,000
95,000
Elton Ostreni al
Elton Ostreni
225,000
-40,000
-40,000
Boris Angelov bg
Boris Angelov
225,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Vladimir KorzininElton OstreniBoris Angelov

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Wakil Calls on River

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

Action was picked up with Jamil Wakil checking to Nacho Barbero on the flop of 7?2?2?. Barbero bet 2,000 and Wakil called.

The 6? turn was checked down before Wakil checked again on the 10? river. Barbero bet 4,000 and Wakil called. Barbero showed A?K? for ace-high and was bested by Wakil's 5?5?.

Player Chips Progress
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
550,000
300,000
300,000
Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
300,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Jamil WakilNacho Barbero

Ostreni Adds to his Stack

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

Boris Angelov opened from the hiijack to 4,000. Vladimir Korzinin called on the button and Elton Ostreni defended in the big blind.

The J?2?9? flop was checked around before Ostreni led for 10,000 on the 4? flop. Angelov called and Korzinin folded. The 6? river saw another quick bet from Ostreni, sizing up to 20,000. Angelov quickly folded and Ostreni took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Elton Ostreni al
Elton Ostreni
265,000
265,000
265,000
Boris Angelov bg
Boris Angelov
250,000
Vladimir Korzinin ee
Vladimir Korzinin
200,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Boris AngelovElton OstreniVladimir Korzinin

Flashback: Simon Wiciak Dominates 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event To Win �1,134,375

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Simon Wiciak
Simon Wiciak

Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated Jo?o Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for �1,134,375.

Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.

The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional �108,975 in prize money.

2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)
1Simon WiciakFrance�1,134,375*
2 Jo?o SydenstrickerBrazil�1,048,550*
3Carl ShawUnited Kingdom�901,070*
4Santiago PlanteCanada�511,300
5Andre AkkariBrazil�393,300
6Ezequiel WaigelArgentina�302,500
7Curtis KnightCanada�232,700
8Robin YlitaloSweden�179,000

*Denotes three-way deal

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Greenwood Calls Jackson's River Bet

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

Harvey Jackson opened from the button to 5,000. Sam Greenwood made it 20,000 from the big blind. Jackson called in position.

Greenwood led the 5?4?8? flop for 27,000 after using almost all of his allotted time. Jackson made the call. The A? turn saw another bet from Greenwood, this time for 50,000.

Jackson used his full 30 seconds before deploying a time bank. He made the call. It was then Greenwood's turn to deploy a time bank on the A? river. He then decided to check. Jackson fired a bet of 105,000. Greenwood took a moment before making the call.

Jackson showed Q?9? for a missed flush draw. Greenwood tabled K?K? for two pair and took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
350,000
100,000
100,000
Run It Once
Harvey Jackson us
Harvey Jackson
150,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Harvey JacksonSam Greenwood

Watson's Aces Cracked

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Michael Watson
Michael Watson

Action was picked up on the turn of Q?6?3?5? where Mike Watson had bet 50,000 from the button. Fahredin Mustafov then check-raised to put Watson all in. Watson then made the call.

Mike Watson: A?A? All in
Fahredin Mustafov: 6?5?

Mustafov had Watson in bad shape having turned two pair. He sent Watson to the rail on the 2? river to secure a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
450,000
450,000
450,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Busted
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Fahredin MustafovMike Watson

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Zhou Takes Small Pot

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

Jamil Wakil opened to 2,500 from the cutoff. Georgios Karakousis called on the button and Quan Zhou defended the big blind.

The 9?10?6? flop was checked around, as was the 7? turn, which put four to a straight on board. Zhou led the 10? river for 2,000. Wakil called and Karakousis folded.

Zhou showed J?7? for two pair. Wakil nodded his head before sliding his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
265,000
5,000
5,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
235,000
-15,000
-15,000
Georgios Karakousis gr
Georgios Karakousis
200,000
-45,000
-45,000

Tags: Quan ZhouJamil WakilGeorgios Karakousis