2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�5,200 8-Game
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8x7x5x3x2x
Prize
€37,550
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,200
Prize Pool
€87,300
Entries
18
Level Info
Level
19
Limits
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
18
Players Left
1

Ko Makes Quads

Level 14 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dongwoo Ko raised his small blind and was called by Jyri Merivirta in the big blind. Ko bet the 10?10?A? flop and 10? turn, being called by Merivirta both times.

The A? river was then checked down and Ko showed 10?8?6?6? for four of a kind.

"Nice check," Merivirta told Ko.

"Thank you," the latter replied as he stacked up the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dongwoo Ko ca
Dongwoo Ko
235,000
40,000
40,000
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta
140,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Dongwoo KoJyri Merivirta

Merivirta Takes from Ko

Level 14 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Jyri Merivirta raised from under the gun and Dongwoo Ko defended his big blind.

On the A?8?4? flop, Ko check-raised a bet from Merivirta who called.

Ko led again on the 6? turn and Merivirta stuck around.

The board paired on the 4? river. Ko led once again and Merivirta raised. Ko shrugged as he called it off. Merivirta revealed A?A?8?3? for aces full as the river saved him.

"I had the nut flush and a full house," bemoaned Ko after conceding a sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dongwoo Ko ca
Dongwoo Ko
195,000
-85,000
-85,000
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta
180,000
43,000
43,000

Tags: Dongwoo KoJyri Merivirta

Bartoletti Busts

Level 14 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Ivo Bartoletti
Ivo Bartoletti

No-Limit Hold'em

In the final hand of the previous level, Mike Watson raised to 6,500 as first to act. Ivo Bartoletti made it 15,000 to go on the button before the action folded back to Watson.

Watson inquired about Bartoletti's stack before putting him all in for 75,000. Bartoletti immediately called and a showdown was ordered.

Ivo Bartoletti: A?K? All in
Mike Watson: J?J?

Bartoletti turned some extra outs on 4?10?2?3?, but neither the wheel nor his pair outs came in on the Q? river.

He was the first to be eliminated from the final table, leaving the field two away from the money.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
265,000
130,000
130,000
EPT 2X Winner
Ivo Bartoletti it
Ivo Bartoletti
Busted

Tags: Ivo BartolettiMike Watson

Level: 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2.500 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Final Table Redraw

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig BlindsBig Bets
1Jyri MerivirtaFinland137,0004611
2Ivo BartolettiItaly84,000287
3Andres KornArgentina66,000226
4Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom45,000154
5Mike WatsonCanada135,0004511
6Vladimir TroyanovskiyRussia153,0005113
7Dongwoo KoCanada280,0009323
Player Chips Progress
Dongwoo Ko ca
Dongwoo Ko
280,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
153,000
23,000
23,000
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta
137,000
2,000
2,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
135,000
60,000
60,000
EPT 2X Winner
Ivo Bartoletti it
Ivo Bartoletti
84,000
-15,000
-15,000
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
66,000
-19,000
-19,000
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
45,000
-10,500
-10,500

Zhao's Rollercoaster Comes to a Halt

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Jiaming Zhao
Jiaming Zhao

Pot-Limit Omaha

Benny Glaser raised to 10,500 in the cutoff and Jiaming Zhao tossed in his final 18,000 chips in the big blind. A quick call followed and the cards were tabled.

Jiaming Zhao: K?Q?J?7? All in
Benny Glaser: A?5?5?2?

Glaser flopped a set on 9?5?J?, but Zhao turned some outs with the K?.

The Q? river was no good, however, and the Chinese player, who started today only knowing no-limit hold'em, graciously said his goodbyes as the final table bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
55,500
10,500
10,500
Jiaming Zhao cn
Jiaming Zhao
Busted

Tags: Benny GlaserJiaming Zhao

Ko Takes Out Pollak

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

After Dongwoo Ko made a flush to cripple Pollak on the previous hand, he was all in for his last 500 as the bring-in. Andres Korn completed, Ko raised, and Korn called.

Benjamin Pollak: 5?2? / 4?A?Q?6? / 10? All in
Andres Korn: K?8?5? / K?6?9?3?
Dongwoo Ko: 7?7? / 7?A?2?J? / Xx

Ko led on fourth, Korn raised, and Ko called. Ko check-called on fifth and the action checked through on sixth and seventh.

Ko revealed his trip sevens which were good against the kings of Korn as Pollak hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Dongwoo Ko ca
Dongwoo Ko
280,000
195,000
195,000
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
85,000
-50,000
-50,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted

Tags: Andres KornBenjamin PollakDongwoo Ko

Glaser Triples Up

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Benny Glaser raised to 10,500 in the cutoff. Vladimir Troyanovskiy called in the small blind before Jyri Merivirta three-bet to 42,000 in the big blind. Glaser committed the rest of his 10,000 chips before Troyanovskiy got out of the way.

Benny Glaser: K?J?9?9? All in
Jyri Merivirta: A?A?Q?10?

Glaser was up against the aces of Merivirta, but the Q?6?9?2?10? board saw him make the nut straight to crack them and triple up.

Player Chips Progress
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta
135,000
-15,000
-15,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
130,000
-10,000
-10,000
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
60,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Benny GlaserJyri MerivirtaVladimir Troyanovskiy

Troyanovskiy Takes From Zhao; Glaser Got Short

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Razz

Benny Glaser: XxXx/Kx - folded third street
Mike Watson: XxXx/10xQx - folded fourth street
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: XxXx/10x5x2xQx/Xx
Jiaming Zhao: XxXx/Jx6x3x8x/Xx

The short-stacked Benny Glaser brought in and Mike Watson called. Vladimir Troyanovskiy also came along before Zhao completed the bet.

Glaser folded after some thought while Watson and Troyanovskiy tossed in a call.

Troyanovskiy took the lead on fourth street and bet. Zhao called and Watson folded. Another bet and call followed on fifth street, after which both players checked sixth street.

On seventh street, Zhao bet and Troyanovskiy quickly called. Zhao showed Jx6x4x for a bluff with two pair. Troyanovskiy showed 7x6x3x for a comfortable seven-low and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
140,000
Jiaming Zhao cn
Jiaming Zhao
80,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
75,000
EPT 2X Winner
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
20,000

Tags: Benny GlaserJiaming ZhaoMike WatsonVladimir Troyanovskiy

Korn Harvests From Ko

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

The action was picked up on the second draw. Dongwoo Ko drew one in the small blind and Andres Korn stood pat in the cutoff. Korn then bet and Ko check-called.

After the same drawing action on the final draw, Ko check-folded to another bet and left himself with seven big bets

Player Chips Progress
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
135,000
75,000
75,000
Dongwoo Ko ca
Dongwoo Ko
85,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Andres KornDongwoo Ko