€550 Estrellas Cup
Day 2 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€550 Estrellas Cup
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€1,044,000
Entries
2,175
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
326
Players Left
1
Level 39
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Another champion has been crowned here at PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona, after Brazilian Diego Beirigo emerged triumphant in the €550 PokerStars Estrellas Cup.
Beirigo takes home the trophy and first-place prize of €155,840, after defeating Jacob Witt heads-up, Beirigo finishing the battle by making a magnificent river hero call with fourth pair.
The victory marks Beirigo's second six-figure score after his runner-up finish in the 2019 Brazilian Series of Poker Millions Main Event. It pushes his recorded career winnings toward the $400,000 mark. Witt, meanwhile, can console himself with a score that dwarfs his previous recorded lifetime cashes of less than $9,000.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Beirigo | Brazil | €155,840 |
| 2 | Jacob Witt | Denmark | €97,170 |
| 3 | Mohamed Aissaoui | France | €69,410 |
| 4 | Carlos Egea | Spain | €53,390 |
| 5 | Samy Khaled | France | €41,070 |
| 6 | Joao Sydenstricker | Brazil | €31,590 |
| 7 | Ahmed Ibrahimi | Netherlands | €24,300 |
| 8 | Jorge Pereira | Portugal | €18,700 |
| 9 | Piotr Druzba | Poland | €14,390 |
Final Day Recap
From the 2,175 entrants, 326 players returned for Day 2, all of whom were guaranteed a minimum cash of €840.
The knockouts came thick and fast at the start of the day, with the field being whittled down to 143 players by the time of the first break. Notable names such as Tero Laurila, Paul Runcan, and Ankit Ahuja fell by the wayside at this stage, while PokerStars Ambassador Kenny Hallaert, and Day 1 chip leader Edgar Ishida also departed shortly after that.
Nils Veipans took the chip lead around this time after scoring a double knockout with aces. By the time of the second break, the field had been further reduced to 69 players, and Carlos Egea and Joao Sydenstricker, both of whom would make the final table, were towards the top of the leaderboard.
Marcin Puczylowski, Marian Fridrich, and Jack Oliver also all departed before the final three tables.
The pace of the knockouts slowed considerably at this point, and it would be almost three hours before the final table was set when Veipans lost a flip against Egea.
Final Table Action
With all players guaranteed a €14,390 payday, Egea came into the final table with a slight lead over Sydenstricker and Beirigo, while Mohamed Aissaoui, Ahmed Ibrahimi and Samy Khaled were all playing fewer than 11 big blinds. Witt was right in the middle of the pack.
Piotr Druzba was the first player to depart the final table, when he moved his short-stack into the middle with jack-high but ran into Beirigo's pocket tens.
Knockouts subsequently came in a flurry as Jorge Pereira exited in eighth after his king-high couldn't overtake Aissaoui's ace-high post flop, while Ibrahimi ran big slick into rockets to depart in seventh.
Sydenstricker ran ace-queen into Egea's ace-king to be left with crumbs, and he left the stage in sixth when Witt left him drawing dead after the flop.
Beirigo proceeded to claim the scalp of Khaled in fifth when his ace-high held versus his opponent’s king-high, before he also knocked out Egea in fourth in a button versus big blind three-bet jam spot.
Beirigo then claimed a third knockout when he got lucky to hit a runner-runner flush to dispose of Aissaoui in third.
Beirigo came into heads-up play with a significant advantage over Witt. However, the Dane fought back valiantly, doubling up and, at one stage, briefly taking the lead, before Beirigo made the aforementioned hero call against Witt's busted draws to end the battle and give him the title.
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Level 39
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Jacob Witt completed and Diego Beirigo checked his option.
On the J♦9♣8♦ flop, Beirigo check-raised to 4,000,000 versus a 1,500,000 bet from Witt. Witt called.
The 5♣ rolled off on the turn, and Beirigo continued to fire, sliding out a bet of 7,500,000. After some thought, Witt again put forward calling chips.
The 2♠ river completed the board, and Beirigo slowed down, checking to his opponent. Witt didn't need any invitation to take a stab at the pot, and he relatively quickly moved all in for 18,000,000, sending Beirigo into the tank.
After about 90 seconds of thought, Beirigo made the call. Witt turned over Q♦4♦ for queen-high, having missed his flush and straight draws, and as he did so Beirigo let out a roar of celebration, before turning over Q♥5♠ for a superb hero call with a pair of fives, fourth pair.
Both players had received boisterous support from their rails during the course of the final table, and Beirigo turned and gave members of his an embrace as cries of "Vamos" rang out around the tournament room, while Witt's rail congratulated their man on a fantastic career best performance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,250,000
36,250,000
|
36,250,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 39
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Jacob Witt limped in on the button before Diego Beirigo made it 3,000,000 to go in the big blind. Witt called to the 6♣9♣6♠ flop, where he called Beirigo's bet of 1,500,000.
The 4♦ turn saw Beirigo slow down and check, after which Witt bet 2,500,000. Beirigo called for the 7♣ to roll off on the river.
A second check followed from Beirigo before Witt put in 4,500,000 chips. Beirigo mulled it over a bit before folding and surrendering the chip lead for the first time in the heads up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,200,000
16,600,000
|
16,600,000 |
|
|
29,000,000
-16,600,000
|
-16,600,000 |
Level 39
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
The first hand back from break, Diego Beirigo open-jammed his button and Jacob Witt called off for 9,300,000 in the big blind.
Jacob Witt: K♥6♣ 
Diego Beirigo: Q♣7♣
While the J♠10♠J♣ flop helped neither player, the K♠ turn gave Witt top pair. It also gave Beirigo a straight draw, but the 3♦ river failed to bring it in.
Witt celebrated his double-up with his rail before sitting back down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,600,000
-9,300,000
|
-9,300,000 |
|
|
19,600,000
9,300,000
|
9,300,000 |
Level: 39
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Diego Beirigo and Jacob Witt have been sent on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,900,000
-3,350,000
|
-3,350,000 |
|
|
10,300,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Mohamed Aissaoui raised to 1,900,000 in the small blind and Diego Beirigo called in the big blind. Aissaoui continued for 2,500,000 on the 2♣3♥7♦ flop, quickly being put all in by Beirigo.
Aissaoui snap-called his 8,500,000 stack as both players tabled their holdings.
Mohamed Aissaoui: 10♠10♥
Diego Beirigo: 9♦3♦
Aissaoui's overpair had a big lead, but the 5♦ turn brought a flush draw for Beirigo. It came in on the A♦ river, much to the dismay of Aissaoui and his French rail.
He shook the hands of Beirigo and Jacob Witt, and left the tournament area to leave the other two to battle it out heads up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,250,000
10,000,000
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
7,000,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Jacob Witt raised his button to 1,600,000 and was called by Diego Beirigo in the big blind. Witt continued for 1,200,000 on the K♥5♦8♦ flop, which Beirigo check-raised to 2,500,000.
Witt called to the Q♣ turn, where Beirigo checked again. Witt fired 2,700,000 and Beirigo called.
Beirigo then promptly shoved all in on the J♦ river, covering the 10,000,000 Witt had behind. Witt gave it some thought, but eventually decided to fold and grant the pot to Beirigo, who obtained a huge chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,250,000
10,750,000
|
10,750,000 |
|
|
10,000,000
-12,000,000
|
-12,000,000 |
|
|
7,000,000
-3,700,000
|
-3,700,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Diego Beirigo raised his button to 1,600,000. Jacob Witt quickly folded the small blind before Carlos Egea almost instantly piled in his stack of 6,050,000.
Beirigo asked for a count, thought about it for a bit, and then made the call.
Carlos Egea: Q♣9♠
Diego Beirigo: K♣5♣
Beirigo was the only one to pair up on the 8♥4♠A♦6♠5♦ board. He was awarded the pot and consequently eliminated the final Spanish player in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,500,000
13,100,000
|
13,100,000 |
|
Busted |