Bruce Buffer Gets the Clock Called on Him
Nível 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dias: 1a
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 1a
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,300
Premiação
€9,641,800
Entries
1,988
Nível
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
726
Jogadores Restantes
259
Kesanen Busts Barbero
Nível 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
The board already showed 
when Jan Kesanen checked. Nacho Barbero bet 10,100 and faced an all-in raise from Kesanen for a stack around 30,000, putting him at risk for his tournament. Barbero considered it for some time and ended up calling.
Kesanen turned over 
for two pair and Barbero sent his cards into the muck, revealing 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
Queens Are Not Good for Fernandez
Nível 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Leo Fernandez opened to 1,500 under the gun and it was called by Andrea Buonocore seated next to him and Artur Martirosian in the blinds.
The was 
was dealt and it was checked to Fernandez who continued for 1,300. Only Buonocore decided to stay in the hand.
The 
fell on the turn and Buonocore called another bet from Fernandez, this time for 2,600. After some thinking, both players checked the 
ruver and revealed their cards.
Fernandez tabled 
but only to see 
in Buonocore's hand, who hit trips aces.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
65,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
54,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
Dunst Gets Paid by Nurzynski
Nível 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The player in the hijack started the action by raising to 1,600 and both Tony Dunst in the cutoff and Piotr Nurzynski in the blinds called.
The flop revealed 
and Nurzynski checked to the hijack who bet 2,000. Dunst and Nurzynski called once more.
On the 
turn, it was checked to Dunst who sent a bet of 7,200. Nurzynski raised it to 20,000 and Dunst moved all in for a total stack worth 25,600 after the third player folded. Nurzynski called to create the following showdown:
Tony Dunst: 
Piotr Nurzynski: 
Dunst was ahead with trips fours and more than doubled his stack after the 
hit the river.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
38,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
||
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson Among Chip Leaders in Strong Field in Day 1a of the Main Event
Nível 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The 2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event kicked off today at Barcelona Casino. In the first of two starting flights, the flagship event attracted 726 runners, of which 259 have secured themselves a place in Day 2. One year ago when a new record was set with 1,931 entries in total, the first starting flight attracted 598 entries and a new record may very well set once again.
Many big names gathered around the Salon Gaudi but when it was time to bag at the end, it was Simon Mattsson who emerged near the top of the counts. The online superstar from Sweden, who has cashed for more than $7.5 million under his moniker "C. Darwin2" on PokerStars, chipped up to an impressive 292,000 during the 10 hours on today’s schedule and trails only chip leader Benjamin Chalot (300,000).
Mattsson won the € 2,200 No-Limit Hold'em in the 2017 PokerStars Championship here in Barcelona for € 286,200, his biggest live score so far. His run was even more difficult considering the table he was on during the last couple of levels. Featuring tournament regulars that included Pete Chen and Alex Rocha.
Of the PokerStars Ambassadors in contention today, Kalidou Sow (160,000) took the biggest stack forward. Former professional hockey player Fatima Moreira de Melo claimed 83,700 for Day 2 and Leo Fernandez follows with 63,800. Chris Moneymaker bagged up 31,200 and Maria Konnikova also advanced but dropped to 18,300 after a promising start.
Many of the well-known names who took their chance will return for Day 2 on Wednesday. They include Alex Keating (218,800), Govert Metaal (207,500), 2010 EPT Copenhagen Main Event championAnton Wigg (205,000), Steve O'Dwyer (191,700), Georgios Vrakas (147,000), Triple Crown champion Davidi Kitai (142,800), Orpen Kisacikoglu (128,000), Luc Greenwood (94,300), David "ODB" Baker (87,200), Isaac Haxton (74,800), Kristen Bicknell (54,800), Gaelle Baumann (41,300), and Faraz Jaka (25,200).
The well-known brothers Jack Salter and Louis Salter managed to both find a bag at the end of day with 29,800 and 74,700 respectively. Defending champion Piotr Nurzynski took a seat today but ran out of chips in his first attempt to go back-to-back in the biggest EPT Main Event of the year.
Another EPT Barcelona Main Event Champion, Jan Boubli, made a nice come back in the Barcelona Casino and bagged 31,500. Boubli won the coveted trophy in 2005 for € 426,000. His last cash in an EPT Event was exactly 10 years ago, during the Main Event in Barcelona where he finished at the 71st place.
Throughout the course of the day, players such as Alan Lau, Pete Linton, Mike Del Vecchio, Paul-Francois Tedeschi, Natalie Teh, Sam Greenwood, David Peters, Dominik Panka, Thomas Muehloecker, Griffin Benger, Timothy Adams, Ema Zajmovic, Romain Lewis, Julien Martini and Max Silver were all eliminated, just to name a few.
For those who haven’t used their single re-entry, there is always Day 1b on Tuesday, August 27, which - in terms of the structure - will be pretty much an exact replica of today, starting at 12 pm and with 10 one-hour levels on the clock. There will be a 20-minute break after every two hours, except for the 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 8.
The field will join together Wednesday, August 28th at noon and blinds will resume in level 11 at 800/1,600 and a big blind ante of 1,600.
Keep following along with PokerNews live coverage of the 2019 EPT Barcelona as the Main Event moves one day closer towards crowning a new champion.