2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

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

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠5♠
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
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Nouira Doubles Through Thorel

Matt Warburton
Matt Warburton
Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Maher Nouira raised from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called in the big blind.

The flop came J?5?7? and Thorel checked. Nouira made a c-bet and Thorel check-raised to 550,000. Nouira moved all in for around 1,100,000 and Thorel called.

Thorel had Q?7? for a pair of sevens and Nouira flipped over A?J? for a pair of jacks.

The turn came the 4? and river the 9?. Nouira held and doubled his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel 		4,800,000
-2,100,000
 -2,100,000
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira 		2,300,000
1,100,000
 1,100,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelMaher Nouira

Wilson Gets the Double Up

Matt Warburton
Matt Warburton
Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Maher Nouira open raised and Brock Wilson moved all in from the button for 765,000. Justin Saliba isolated with a shove from the big blind and Nouira folded. Players flipped their cards, with Wilson at risk.

Brock Wilson: A?J? All in
Justin Saliba: 8?8?

The board ran out 9?7?K?J?7? and Wilson paired his jack on the river to double his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba 		4,400,000
-1,500,000
 -1,500,000
Brock Wilson us
Brock Wilson 		1,500,000
650,000
 650,000

Tags: Brock WilsonJustin SalibaMaher Nouira

Action Slows Down

Matt Warburton
Matt Warburton
Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action has slowed down during the last few orbits, with most pots taken down with a single raise or flop bet. Jean-Noel Thorel still has the chip lead and Justin Saliba is close behind.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel 		6,900,000
700,000
 700,000
Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba 		5,900,000
1,600,000
 1,600,000
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira 		1,200,000
-50,000
 -50,000
Brock Wilson us
Brock Wilson 		850,000
250,000
 250,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelJustin Saliba

Level: 20

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Ottomar Ladva Eliminated in 5th Place (�134,100)

Matt Warburton
Matt Warburton
Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ladva Ottomar
Ladva Ottomar

Justin Saliba raised from the button and Ottomar Ladva moved all in from the small blind for around 1,600,000. Saliba called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Ottomar Ladva: 9?9? All in
Justin Saliba: A?Q?

The board ran out 10?6?4?Q?5? and Saliba paired his queen on the turn to pull ahead. He held to win the pot and Ladva was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for �134,100.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba 		4,300,000
1,700,000
 1,700,000
Ottomar Ladva ee
Ottomar Ladva 		Busted

Tags: Ottomar LadvaJustin Saliba

Thorel Extends Lead

Matt Warburton
Matt Warburton
Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised from the button and Justin Saliba called in the small blind.

The flop came 8?5?7? and Saliba checked. Thorel bet 150,000 and Saliba called. Both players then checked it back on the J? turn.

The river was the 3? and Saliba checked again. Thorel bet 300,000 and Saliba went into the tank before making the fold. Thorel won another pot and extended his lead.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel 		6,200,000
745,000
 745,000
Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba 		2,600,000
-800,000
 -800,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelJustin Saliba

Patrik Antonius Eliminated in 6th Place (�106,500)

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Patrik Antonius
Patrik Antonius

Action folded to Jean-Noel Thorel who raised from the cutoff. Patrik Antonius moved all in from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called, putting Antonius at risk.

Patrik Antonius: Q?Q?All in
Jean-Noel Thorel: K?K?

Antonius needed to improve, and things remained that way after the flop came A?8?2?.

The 4? turn didn't bring in much of a sweat, and the 9? river sealed Antonius's fate, as he was eliminated in sixth place.

Antonius stood from the table and remarked 'gg' and also 'good luck' to all the remaining players.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel 		5,455,000
555,000
 555,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius 		Busted
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelPatrik Antonius

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Boris Angelov Eliminated in 7th Place (�82,800)

Matt Warburton
Matt Warburton
Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Boris Angelov
Boris Angelov

Boris Angelov raised to 110,000 from the button and Patrik Antonius moved all in for 715,000. Angelov called with only slightly more and players flipped their cards.

Patrik Antonius: K?10? All in
Boris Angelov: 9?9?

The board ran out 6?9?Q?8?7? and gave Angelov a set of nines on the flop. Antonius picked up backdoor draws on the turn and completed his straight on the river to double his stack, leaving Angelov with just 10,000 chips.

The next hand, Angelov put his last 10,000 in the middle and Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 100,000 from the button, which Antonius called in the big blind.

The flop came 9?7?6? and Thorel bet 100,000, which Antonius called. Thorel fired again on the 5? turn for 300,000 and Antonius called again. The river was the 3? and Thorel pushed out a stack of 500,000. Antonius called and players turned their cards.

Angelov had A?10? for ace high, Antonius had A?9? for a pair of nines, and Thorel flipped 10?8? for a flopped straight. He stacked up even further, taking a chunk from Antonius and eliminating Angelov in seventh place for �82,800.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel 		4,900,000
1,000,000
 1,000,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius 		1,500,000
695,000
 695,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Boris Angelov bg
Boris Angelov 		Busted

Tags: Boris AngelovJean-Noel ThorelPatrik Antonius

Petrangelo Busts Before Money

Matt Warburton
Matt Warburton
Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

Jean-Noel Thorel open raised and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 180,000, which Thorel called.

The flop came 2?9?J? and Thorel checked. Petrangelo moved all in for around 340,000 and Thorel called. Thorel had A?10? and Petrangelo flipped K?K? for pocket kings.

The turn was the A? to give Thorel a pair of aces and the river was the 7?. Thorel won the pot and Petrangelo was eliminated one before the money.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel 		3,900,000
800,000
 800,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo 		Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelNick Petrangelo