€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day 1f Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1f
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1f
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€6,852,480
Entries
7,138
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
758
Players Left
113
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The third day of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona held two more flights in the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) Main Event playing out at the Casino Barcelona. Day 1f drew a chunky 758 entries and reached its conclusion during Level 19, the longest any opening flight has gone so far, when three players were eliminated during the same hand, leaving 113 survivors who all advanced to Day 2.
Italy's Marco Muzzarelli claimed the top spot after he managed to bag 611,000 chips in what is his first European Poker Tour (EPT) cash. The UK's Ryan Mandara sits second with 595,000 and earned a large portion of those chips being added to his stack on the bubble when he eliminated compatriot Longmao Fan.
End of Day 1f Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Muzzarelli | Italy | 611,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Mandara | United Kingdom | 595,000 |
| 3 | Bernat Capdevila Montes | Spain | 522,000 |
| 4 | Dorian Dizy | Spain | 500,000 |
| 5 | Jacob Stone | United Kingdom | 448,000 |
| 6 | Oleksii Natoptanyi | Ukraine | 447,000 |
| 7 | David McConachie | United Kingdom | 438,000 |
| 8 | Tellefsen Enes | Norway | 430,000 |
| 9 | George Sandford | United Kingdom | 427,000 |
| 10 | Antonino Venneri | Italy | 415,000 |
Dorion Dizy sits fourth in the counts with a stack of exactly 500,000 chips and also played his part on the bubble when he eliminated two players to bring the rest of the field into the money and onto Day 2.
Biao Ding, who sits third on China's all-time money list, pulled a stack of 377,000 through to Day 2 in his pursuit of a first EPT title. Ding has made countless EPT final tables but a title still eludes the Chinese player, whose best result was a runner-up finish in last year's edition of EPT Barcelona.
Samuel Ju advanced with 204,000 chips and is also seeking his first EPT title. Earlier this year, Ju finished second in a €25,000 event at EPT Paris and will be looking to build on that form when Day 2 commences.
Nick Palma found his way into Day 2 after several attempts and will have 106,000 chips to play with when it gets underway. The American player gained momentum during Level 13 when his pocket aces came out on top in a rollercoaster runout against the pocket queens of Marc Alonso. Despite that boost to his stack, Palma never managed to get anything going and remained as one of the shorter stacks throughout the flight but will certainly be looking to change that once Day 2 kicks off.
After six of the eight opening flights have been completed, a total of 4,297 entries have been recorded with 642 players having already confirmed their place in Friday's Day 2.
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Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
611,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
||
|
595,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
522,000
522,000
|
522,000 |
|
500,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
448,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
447,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
438,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
|
430,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
427,000
427,000
|
427,000 |
|
415,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
414,000
414,000
|
414,000 |
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
||
|
377,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
|
366,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
365,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
357,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
331,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
327,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
323,000
323,000
|
323,000 |
|
|
311,000
311,000
|
311,000 |
|
309,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
307,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
301,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
288,000
-82,000
|
-82,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1f of the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event has concluded. Stay tuned for a recap of the night's action that will follow shortly.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alwin Cairo shoved from under the gun for 103,000 and was called by Dorion Dizy in early position before Michael Kil shoved for 187,000 from middle position. Dizy, who covered both players, made the call.
Alwin Cairo: 7♥7♠ 
Michael Kil: K♣K♥
Dorion Dizy: A♦A♠
Dizy had the best hand preflop and held up on the 5♥6♥5♠5♦Q♣ runout to send both opponents to the rail on the stone bubble and drag in a colossal pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ryan Mandara opened from under the gun to 16,000 and got called by Longmao Fan from the next seat.
On the 8♦K♦9♣ flop, Mandara bet 30,000, and Fan called.
A J♠ came on the turn and Mandara fired another bet of 42,000, which Fan called again.
When the 2♦ fell on the river, Mandara bet enough to put Fan all-in, who had around 120,000 chips behind. Fan went deep into the tank and after around two minutes, he made the call which put him at risk.
Eventually, the floor gave the go-ahead for the players to reveal their cards. Mandara showed K♥9♠ for two pair, and Fan showed A♥J♥ for a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Just three more eliminations are needed before play comes to an end in Day 1f.
There are currently 117 players remaining with 114 spots in the money.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
310,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
300,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
260,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
180,000
152,300
|
152,300 |
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
175,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
160,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
150,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
65,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
60,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
40,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
||
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Borja Mugica opened to 16,000 from under the gun before Ryoji Kusumoto three-bet shoved for 74,000 from the hijack. Juan Gozalo shoved over the top with his stack of just over 100,000 and Mugica got out of the way leaving Kusumoto at risk against Gozalo.
Ryoji Kusumoto: 10♣10♥
Borja Mugica: A♦K♥
The board ran out 4♥8♠K♦7♣5♦. Mugica was good at showdown with top pair and he took the pot while Kusumoto made his exit from the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
232,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
|
215,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
Busted |