€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€4,250,880
Entries
2,214
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
332
Players Left
10
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) at Casino Barcelona continued today with an action-filled Day 2 of €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller. Over the two Day 1 flights yesterday, a massive 2,214 entrants made up this record-breaking high roller. Of those, 332 found a bag for the Day 2 restart this morning. After 10 hours of play, only 10 remain.
As the dust settled, Conor Beresford bagged the overall chip lead taking through a total of 16,075,000 for the Day 3 restart. Although the path to victory won’t be easy as Antoine Labat will be hot on Beresford’s heels as he also managed to bag a seven-figure stack of 11,075,000.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Raffaele Castro | Italy | 1,400,000 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 3 | Antoine Labat | France | 11,075,000 | 44 |
| 1 | 4 | Yunsheng Sun | China | 3,500,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 5 | Goran Mandic | Croatia | 8,550,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1 | 8 | Rodrigo Noceda | Mexico | 4,825,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Edilson Marques | Brazil | 3,250,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 3 | Thomas Saminadin | France | 4,225,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | 5,800,000 | 23 |
| 2 | 6 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 8,225,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 16,075,000 | 64 |
As they play down to a winner, eyes will be on Beresford as he has some of the most tournament experience out of the final ten. With an impressive $2,389,071 in live tournament earnings, Beresford will certainly be looking to add €629,990 to that sum, alongside the elusive trophy.
Day 2 Action
The PokerStars Team Pros had a good showing all around as Benjamin Spragg, Fintan Hand and Arlie Shaban all cashed the event.
Shaban was flying the Team Pro flag the longest until his deep run was ended after landing on the wrong side of a coin flip, finishing his tournament journey in 42nd place for €10,410.
Many familiar faces fell short of tournament glory here on Day 2 in Spain, including Alexandre Reard, Aliaksandr Shylko, and Benny Glaser.
Day 3 will restart at 12 p.m. on the 28th of August and will play down until just one player remains. Play will start on Level 33 with blinds at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back to bring you more coverage of the Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller until another champion is crowned here in Barcelona, so stay tuned.
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,075,000
1,875,000
|
1,875,000 |
|
||
|
11,075,000
5,020,000
|
5,020,000 |
|
8,550,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
8,225,000
-1,175,000
|
-1,175,000 |
|
||
|
5,800,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
|
4,825,000
-475,000
|
-475,000 |
|
4,225,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
3,500,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
3,250,000
1,535,000
|
1,535,000 |
|
1,400,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
If you can't get the time off to fly down to Spain for the EPT Barcelona, don't worry. PokerStars is running a Mini EPT Barcelona online.
This fun and affordable online series runs parallel to the live EPT Barcelona, with 25 online tournaments held over eight days.
The first events kick off on August 27, starting with Event #1: $11 Deep Stack, 3 Re-entry. Before then, players can get in on the action with online satellite events on PokerStars.
In addition to big prize pools throughout the series, winning Event #25 — or its sister Event #24: $5.50 Mini EPT Barcelona Main Event - L — will net you a ticket for the $1,050 WCOOP Main Event. This also comes with a Gold Power Pass package worth $10,300 that will cover your travel, accommodation, and tournament buy-in for EPT Cyprus.
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Day 2 of the Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller has now concluded. There are 10 players remaining who have bagged and tagged for the night. Conor Beresford currently has the chip lead. On Day 3, the event will play down to a winner. Standby for the recap on PokerNews.
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Conor Beresford was looking to make a dash for the toilet, but couldn't catch a break because he kept getting dealt hands. He raised from the button and Jimmy Guerrero moved all in from the small blind for 6,200,000. Beresford looked up and then made the call, putting Guerrero at risk in a huge pot.
Jimmy Guerrero: Q♦10♦
Conor Beresford: 9♣9♠
The flop came 2♠K♦J♦, which brought Guerrero a straight flush draw along with overcards; to say he had a lot of outs would be an understatement.
"Too many outs," said Beresford. "Good game mate, you don't have a chance."
The turn was the 5♣ and the river was the 5♥.
Guerrero didn't catch any luck. Beresford held and Guerrero was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for €45,060.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,200,000
5,200,000
|
5,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
[Removed:421] moved all in for 1,600,000, from middle position. Rodrigo Noceda called in the big blind.
[Removed:421]: K♣J♥
Rodrigo Noceda: Q♣10♣
The board ran out 3♥8♣9♣A♠10♠. A river ten saw Murtezi depart in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
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|
Busted |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Goran Mandic, in the small blind, had Ting-Yi Tsai, in the big blind, all in and at risk.
Ting-Yi Tsai: K♠7♠
Goran Mandic: 9♦8♥
The board ran out 8♦2♦9♥9♣A♥. Mandic's full house sent Tsai to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Action folded around to Clement Bonnant, who shoved all in from the button for 1,400,000 chips. He was called by Rodrigo Noceda in the big blind, who had Bonnant covered as players turned their cards.
Clement Bonnant: A♥8♣
Rodrigo Noceda: A♦9♣
Noceda had Bonnant dominated. The board ran out 7♦10♦3♠K♠10♠. Both players had ace high and Noceda's nine kicker played to give him the pot. Bonnant was eliminated from the tournament in 14th place for €31,290.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
1,720,000
|
1,720,000 |
|
Busted |