2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�550 Estrellas Cup
Day: 2
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Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♥5♠
Prize
€155,840
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€1,044,000
Entries
2,175
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
326
Players Left
1
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Rasmussen Flips Higgins Home

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Neil Higgins went all in for 230,000 in the hijack and was called once the action had folded to Hans Rasmussen in the big blind.

Neil Higgins: 6?6? All in
Hans Rasmussen: Q?J?

Rasmussen took the lead on the 3?4?Q? flop, but Higgins turned a straight draw with the 5? and sat back down.

However, he stood back up as the river fell the 4?, and left the tournament area to pick up his cash.

Player Chips Progress
Hans Rasmussen se
Hans Rasmussen 		1,650,000
1,650,000
 1,650,000
Neil Higgins ie
Neil Higgins 		Busted

Tags: Hans RasmussenNeil Higgins

Cassin Casts Out Maquerre

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matteo Cassin had shoved all in for 445,000 in early position and Nicolas Maquerre called in the seat next to him for 285,000. The rest of the table folded before the players showed down.

Nicolas Maquerre: A?Q? All in
Matteo Cassin: 9?9?

No ace or queen arrived on the 6?2?3?8?J? board. Maquerre was picked up for his payout while Cassin chipped back up to an average stack.

Player Chips Progress
Matteo Cassin it
Matteo Cassin 		855,000
440,000
 440,000
Nicolas Maquerre fr
Nicolas Maquerre 		Busted

Tags: Matteo CassinNicolas Maquerre

Further Eliminations (�1,930)

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Thijs Osentjuk nl
Thijs Osentjuk 		Busted
Nicolas Maquerre fr
Nicolas Maquerre 		Busted
Damien Bette fr
Damien Bette 		Busted
Mohamed Rahioui fr
Mohamed Rahioui 		Busted
Donato De Bonis it
Donato De Bonis 		Busted
Jonathan Reitin fr
Jonathan Reitin 		Busted
Thierry Bertolino fr
Thierry Bertolino 		Busted
Niculina Grasu it
Niculina Grasu 		Busted
Gabriel Cunha br
Gabriel Cunha 		Busted
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson 		Busted
Micha Hoedemaker nl
Micha Hoedemaker 		Busted
Gilles Lucchesi fr
Gilles Lucchesi 		Busted
Josep Ruiz es
Josep Ruiz 		Busted
Imre Karpati hu
Imre Karpati 		Busted
Jose Herrera es
Jose Herrera 		Busted
Pierre Mounic fr
Pierre Mounic 		Busted
Koen Roelink nl
Koen Roelink 		Busted
Uladzimir Luchkou by
Uladzimir Luchkou 		Busted
Habib Rachedi fr
Habib Rachedi 		Busted
Sehmus Akcay de
Sehmus Akcay 		Busted
Fahad El Mechraa fr
Fahad El Mechraa 		Busted
Meddi Ferrah fr
Meddi Ferrah 		Busted
Giuseppe Tarsia it
Giuseppe Tarsia 		Busted
Jiaze Li gb
Jiaze Li 		Busted

Rahioui Runs Into Pereira

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mohamed Rahioui was down to his last 200,000, which he got in from the big blind against Jorge Pereira on the button.

Mohamed Rahioui: A?Q? All in
Jorge Pereira: K?6?

Rahioui had the better hand, but the 2?4?K? flop reversed the situation. The 4? turn did nothing to help him, and the 7? river remained ace-free as well.

Meanwhile, Carlos Egea had been building his stack steadily and was seen with more than two million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Egea es
Carlos Egea 		2,100,000
325,000
 325,000
Jorge Pereira pt
Jorge Pereira 		1,700,000
1,450,000
 1,450,000
Mohamed Rahioui fr
Mohamed Rahioui 		Busted

Tags: Jorge PereiraMohamed Rahioui

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Erkmen Busts Cunha

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gabriel Cunha opened to 80,000 from early position, before he was faced with a three-bet to 190,000 by Murat Erkmen in the next seat.

Action folded back to Cunha, who quickly four-bet jammed for 580,000, with Erkmen making the snap-call.

Gabriel Cunha: Q?J? All in
Murat Erkmen: A?K?

Cunha needed some help from the board, and although he flopped an up and down straight draw on 10?9?2?, the 10?3? turn and river were bricks to send Erkmen a decent pot.

Player Chips Progress
Murat Erkmen tr
Murat Erkmen 		2,250,000
1,050,000
 1,050,000
Gabriel Cunha br
Gabriel Cunha 		Busted

Tags: Gabriel CunhaMurat Erkmen

Margereson Meets the End

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Scott Margereson pushed his 300,000 chips in as first to act and was looked up by Valerio Sorrentino in the big blind.

Scott Margereson: A?8? All in
Valerio Sorrentino: K?J?

Margereson had a marginal lead, but it disappeared when the flop came J?10?3?. Sorentino's pair of jacks won the pot after the Q? turn and 7? river completed the board, knocking Margereson out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Valerio Sorrentino it
Valerio Sorrentino 		670,000
455,000
 455,000
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson 		Busted

Tags: Scott MargeresonValerio Sorrentino

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

Sandra Barbour
Sandra Barbour
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 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

Read the Recap Here

Pavanic Wins Battle of Blinds to Bust Roelink

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded to Koen Roelink in the small blind, who moved all in for around 240,000, with Tomislav Pavanic making the call in the big blind after some deliberation.

Koen Roelink: Q?6? All in
Tomislav Pavanic: J?4?

Roelink was ahead but the flop came J?6?3? to give Pavanic a pair of jacks versus Roelink's sixes, and the 7?2? turn and river were bricks, to send Roelink to the exits.

Player Chips Progress
Tomislav Pavanic fr
Tomislav Pavanic 		865,000
355,000
 355,000
Koen Roelink nl
Koen Roelink 		Busted

Tags: Koen RoelinkTomislav Pavanic

Druzba Doubles, Akcay Out

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Piotr Druzba moved in for 240,000 in the small blind. Sehmus Akcay weighed his options in the big blind before eventually making the call.

Piotr Druzba: K?9? All in
Sehmus Akcay: Q?10?

Akcay took the lead on the 10?J?9? flop and made a straight on the 8? turn. Druzba rivered the higher straight on the Q? river, however, and was awarded the double-up.

Akcay was left with four big blinds, which he lost soon after the hand was completed.

Player Chips Progress
Piotr Druzba pl
Piotr Druzba 		530,000
205,000
 205,000
Sehmus Akcay de
Sehmus Akcay 		Busted

Tags: Piotr DruzbaSehmus Akcay