Level: 14
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€25,000 NL Hold'em II
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€816,340
Entries
34
Level
19
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Entries
34
Players Left
1
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and Ren Lin was at risk for 128,000 against Jean-Noel Thorel.
Ren Lin: A♥8♣
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♦10♦
Lin was ahead with his ace-high but the K♠9♦2♠ flop left him drawing thin. The 8♦ hit the turn, giving Thorel a flush draw to go along with his pair of kings, and pairing Lin's eight. The 8♠ river was one of the cards Lin was looking for though as he improved to trip eights to collect the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
261,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
221,000
-139,000
|
-139,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
In a blind versus blind situation, Pablo Brito limp-called from the small blind against David Yan, who raised to 28,000 in the big blind.
On the flop 8♦3♥7♣, Yan made a continuation bet of 43,000 chips, and Brito check-called.
The 8♥ came on the turn, and Yan fired a second barrel of 100,000. Once again, Brito check-called, but both players used a time bank on this second street.
Finally, on the river 3♠, Brito took the lead and bet 75,000. Yan went into the tank, using a few more time banks. He eventually called but mucked his cards after Brito revealed A♥3♦ for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
755,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
180,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Three players created a pot of about 55,000 to see the flop of 10♠7♠5♦ and the action checked to Felipe Ketzer on the button, who dropped three gray chips across the line for a bet of 15,000. Steve O'Dwyer was in the blind and check-raised to 45,000.
Ren Lin quickly got out of the way and Ketzer put in slightly more than a min-reraise to 77,000. O'Dwyer thought about it for a few seconds before jamming all-in and Ketzer quickly called.
Steve O'Dwyer: 9♠8♠
Felipe Ketzer: Q♥Q♦
Ketzer had an overpair but was still looking to fade the open-ended straight flush draw of O'Dwyer. The 10♣ turn and 10♦ river did just that as Ketzer improved to a full house to eliminate O'Dwyer from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
843,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
|
167,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Down to 94,000 chips, Nacho Barbero moved all in from the cutoff. "Good Luck" said Ren Lin at this point. And when it was his turn to act, in the big blind, Lin was surprised to discover a very big hand. So he flipped his cards and called.
Nacho Barbero: 3♥3♠
Ren Lin: K♥K♦
Barbero couldn’t do much against Lin's kings. When the board fell 10♠8♦6♣8♥A♦, he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Pablo Brito raised 16,000 under the gun and only Hyun Kim made the call in the cutoff.
The dealer spread a flop of K♣5♠4♠ and Brito check-called a bet of 20,000 from Kim.
When the 2♣ hit the turn, Brito checked once more before Kim fired a second bullet of 37,000 and before his chips were fully released, Brito pushed his cards toward the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
425,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 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 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and it was Mikalai Vaskaboinikau at risk for 127,000 against David Yan.
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: J♦J♥
David Yan: A♣Q♣
It was a classic race until the A♦9♦6♣ flop hit the felt, pairing Yan's ace. Vaskaboinikau stood up from his chair as the dealer completed the board with the 6♠ turn and 6♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
In early position, Sergio Agüero shoved for a total of 44,000 chips after an open by Hyun Kim under the gun. All the other players folded, and Kim seemed to have no choice but to call.
Sergio Agüero: K♥10♥
Hyun Kim: 4♠4♦
Agüero's friends around the table were happy to see the flop 8♥5♦A♥ that gave a flush draw to the former soccer player. And they were even happier when it was completed with the turn J♥. The 9♣ landed on the river, and Agüero doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
103,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000