€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Dia 1d | 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

2022-08-11 06:10 UTC+2

Mustapha Kanit Bags Top-Ten Day 1d Chip Stack as 108 Advance

Nível 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With 21:53 left to go in Level 18, Day 1d play came to an end in the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event, which is a part of the PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour.

The fourth flight of the tournament received 723 entries which, in addition to 812 from Day 1a, 358 in Day 1b, and 1,596 in Day 1c created a total of 3,489 entries. This year's version of the ESPT Main Event is threatening to surpass 2019's EPT Barcelona National's number of 4,682 entries with two flights left to play on Thursday.

In each flight, the field has been played down to the final 15% of all entries. The 108 remaining players tonight have created a new total of 523 runners who have qualified for Day 2 thus far.

Despite going deep into the night, there was plenty of high-flying action and big names in the field but only one could take home the chip lead: Tomasz Wrobel. Wrobel will sit down on Friday with a lovely advantage after bagging an impressive 686,000.

Joining Wrobel in the top-five are Ahmad Rehaime (638,000), Jose Valls Rebollar (468,000), Alessio Ianniciello (467,000), and Mohamed El Berrak (450,000).

€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts

RANK	player	COUNTRY	CHIP count
1	Tomasz Wrobel	Poland	686,000
2	Ahmad Rehaime	Canada	638,000
3	Jose Valls Rebollar	Spain	468,000
4	Alessio Ianniciello	Italy	467,000
5	Mohamed El Berrak	Morocco	450,000
6	Bharath Janardhan	India	444,000
7	Mustapha Kanit	Italy	442,000
8	Andrey Novak	Ukraine	432,000
9	Jorge Diego Garcia	Spain	422,000
10	Jakub Michalak	Poland	419,000

Some notables who will be moving on to Day 2 with a comfortable stack include: Robin Ylitalo (408,000), Tamon Nakamura (327,000), Paul Tedeschi (312,000), Miltiadis Kyriakides (233,000), and Robert Mizrachi (220,000).

Felipe Ramos, Alejandro Lococo, Robert Schiffbauer, Manig Loeser, Kenny Hallaert, and Benny Glaser were all there for the action but failed to qualify for Day 2.

Players who have yet to qualify have two more flights to do so on Thursday, with Day 1e scheduled for noon local time with 30-minute turbo levels and Day 1f following at 6 p.m. in the evening, which will play with a 20-minute hyper-turbo format. One reentry is allowed per flight as players look to book their place in Friday's Day 2, where all qualified players are guaranteed to be in the money. Players will then have to battle through Day 2 and Saturday's Day 3 in order to take a shot at a six-figure cash and the ESPT Main Event title on Sunday.

Follow all the updates right here on PokerNews to find out who wins this event on August 14th and to check out all of the coverage here at EPT Barcelona.

Tags: Ahmad Rehaime Alejandro Lococo Alessio Ianniciello Andrey Novak Benny Glaser Bharath Janardhan Felipe Ramos Jakub Michalak Jorge Diego Garcia Jose Valls Rebollar Kenny Hallaert Manig Loeser Miltiadis Kyriakides Mohamed El Berrak Mustapha Kanit Paul Tedeschi Robert Mizrachi Robert Schiffbauer Robin Ylitalo Tamon Nakamura Tomasz Wrobel

2022-08-11 04:43 UTC+2

Tsang Eliminated Six Spots from the Bubble, Lebaigue Nearing 400,000

Nível 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Florian Lebaigue and Chihao Tsang found themselves in an all-in battle with Tsang at risk.

Chihao Tsang:
Florian Lebaigue:

Lebaigue would strike gold on the flop, though Tsang still had backdoor straight and flush outs to go along with two possible kings.

The turn gave Tsang much more hope as he was on the flush draw.

However, the river ended his dream just six places from qualifying for Day 2.

Lebaigue rejoiced with his newly-found chips after Tsang departed, claiming he has run bad all summer and that he's finally running good tonight.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Florian Lebaigue	370,000	370,000
Chihao Tsang	Eliminado

Tags: Chihao Tsang Florian Lebaigue

2022-08-11 04:08 UTC+2

Michalak Finishes Off Lococo

Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Three-time EPT champion Jakub Michalak opened from the button and Alejandro Lococo shoved his last 57,000 from the big blind. Michalak called.

Alejandro Lococo:
Jakub Michalak:

Lococo and Michalak were in another all-in battle together and the flop came , which actually made Lococo a 52% favorite with an overcard, a flush draw, and a straight draw against Michalak's pair of kings.

The turn put Michalak in front with a 68% chance to eliminate Lococo.

Indeed the odds would be in the Pole's favor as the improved Michalak to a full house and eliminated Lococo.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	215,000	35,000
Alejandro Lococo	Eliminado

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Jakub Michalak

2022-08-11 03:03 UTC+2

Michalak "Slowrolls" to Win 180,000 Chip All In Pot vs. Lococo

Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jakub Michalak, Alejandro Lococo, and Kamel Boukhalfa were all battling it out for a pot of around 80,000 when the board read .

Boukhalfa checked from the big blind and Michalak also checked from early position. Lococo, in the cutoff, put out a bet of 22,500, leaving roughly 82,000 behind.

While Boukhalfa quickly folded, Michalak went into the tank for about two-and-a-half minutes before going all in for 49,500 more. Lococo chuckled and raised his eyebrows upon hearing the news and did not call right away. After about 15 seconds, Lococo grabbed the extra 27,000 chips, about a third of his remaining stack, and turned over his cards.

Jakub Michalak:
Alejandro Lococo:

The completed the board and Michalak scooped a huge pot worth just under 200,000 chips.

After the hand, Lococo asked Michalak if he took his time for value. Michalak laughed and said "No, but it feels like a slowroll now."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jakub Michalak	180,000	180,000
Kamel Boukhalfa	70,000	70,000
Alejandro Lococo	55,000	-155,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Jakub Michalak Kamel Boukhalfa

2022-08-11 02:32 UTC+2

Lie Nearly Quadruples Up in Peculiar Four-Way Action

Nível 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Arik Filstein was all in for 3,000 and Carlos Chang made it 6,000 from early position. Aylar Lie went all in for her last 13,000 from middle position and Khalid Kafi called from the hijack. Action moved back around to Chang, who called.

With four players, including two all in with a side pot, the flop came . Chang and Kafi both checked.

The turn brought the and Chang bet 12,000. Kafi called, creating a second side pot between the duo.

The river was the and both players tapped the table and all four players put their cards on their backs.

Arik Filstein:
Aylar Lie:
Carlos Chang:
Khalid Kafi:

Filstein and Lie would split the small main pot with each player making a straight, while Lie would scoop the first side pot and move up to 46,000 after beginning the hand with 13,000.

Chang would win the second side pot worth 24,000 against Kafi, with his two pair bettering Kafi's pair of aces.

Overall, Chang lost 1,000 chips in the hand while Kafi, though enjoying a healthy stack, took a 25,000-chip hit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Khalid Kafi	310,000	98,000
Carlos Chang	162,000	162,000
Aylar Lie	46,000	-12,500
Arik Filstein	7,000	7,000

Tags: Arik Filstein Aylar Lie Carlos Chang Khalid Kafi

2022-08-11 00:20 UTC+2

Lococo Exudes Good Sportsmanship, Goes Over 200,000

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Matteo Baroni opened for 2,500 from under the gun and Alejandro Lococo called from middle position. Hernan Dario Villa Restrepo also called from the big blind.

The flop came and action checked around. On the turn, all three players tapped the table once more.

On the river, both Restrepo and Baroni quickly checked to Lococo, who thought about his decision for about 30 seconds before lifting his head and speaking to Baroni. Lococo told Baroni that Restrepo had made an action that made it obvious that he was going to fold and that he should have the same information.

After the dust settled, Lococo put out a bet of 16,000. After Restrepo folded, Baroni said that it didn't matter because he was going to fold to any bet.

Lococo has had great success building his stack in this flight and is now up over 200,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alejandro Lococo	210,000	210,000
Matteo Baroni	31,000	31,000
Hernan Dario Villa Restrepo	21,300	21,300

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Hernan Dario Villa Restrepo Matteo Baroni

2022-08-10 22:54 UTC+2

Alibas Not Able to Quintuple Up, Exits the Tournament

Nível 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Lucas Scafini opened from under the gun to 2,000 and was called by Haghgou Seyedahmad in early position, Salim Alibas (who was all in for his last 2,000), in the hijack, Gerald Eisele in the small blind, and Tomasz Wrobel in the big blind.

The flop came and all four remaining players checked around.

The turn brought the and Wrobel bet 5,000 and was only called by Scafini, creating a 10,000-chip side pot.

The river was the to put four diamonds on the board. Wrobel checked over to Scafini, who bet 15,000. Wrobel scoffed and folded.

Scafini turned over for a pair of nines, meaning Alibas had a decent chance to quintuple up. Unfortunately, he had and was eliminated.

Wrobel, meanwhile, was visibly disappointed and when asked by another player if he had two pair, he nodded, accepting that he had folded the best hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Haghgou Seyedahmad	56,000	56,000
Tomasz Wrobel	52,000	52,000
Lucas Scafini	47,000	47,000
Gerald Eisele	14,000	14,000
Salim Alibas	Eliminado

Tags: Gerald Eisele Haghgou Seyedahmad Lucas Scafini Salim Alibas Tomasz Wrobel

2022-08-10 20:10 UTC+2

Zarbo Adds to Big Early Stack

Nível 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Jaime Victoria De Lecea Tapia opened from under the gun to 600 and was called by Lior Shabtay in the cutoff, Wanja Alexandro Postel on the button, Giuseppe Zarbo in the small blind, and Juan Sabates Lopez in the big blind.

They went five ways to the flop and all five players would check.

On the turn, Zarbo fired out a bet of 2,000 and was called by Lopez in the big blind. The other three opponents folded.

The river was the , putting a backdoor spade flush on the board as well as a four-card straight. Both players quickly checked and Zarbo turned over for two pair. Lopez acknowledged it was good and Zarbo continued to stack his chips to nearly two-and-a-half times the 30,000 starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Giuseppe Zarbo	71,700	71,700
Lior Shabtay	38,000	38,000
Jaime Victoria De Lecea Tapia	30,500	30,500
Wanja Alexandro Postel	28,000	28,000
Juan Sabates Lopez	26,500	26,500

Tags: Giuseppe Zarbo Jaime Victoria De Lecea Tapia Juan Sabates Lopez Lior Shabtay Wanja Alexandro Postel

2022-08-10 19:47 UTC+2

Zarbo Turns Straight on Kanit

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Raffael Zarbo opened for 500 from early position and Mustapha Kanit called from the small blind.

The flop came and Zarbo put out an overbet of 1,600. Kanit raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips before making the call 15 seconds later.

The turn put a second flush draw on the board, while a queen would make a straight. Both players tapped the table.

The completed the backdoor diamond flush and also paired the board. Zarbo put out a bet of 3,000 and after about 30 seconds, Kanit called.

Zarbo turned over for a straight and Kanit swiftly mucked his cards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Raffael Zarbo	34,500	34,500
Mustapha Kanit	30,100	100

Tags: Mustapha Kanit Raffael Zarbo

2022-08-10 16:49 UTC+2

Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1d Kicks Off at 7 p.m.

Whether they're new or they've bricked any/all of the opening three flights, players are now getting ready for Day 1d of the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event, which kicks off at 7 p.m. local time following an announcement that the flight would be delayed by one hour.

While the third flight currently has attracted around 1,400 entries at the time of writing, the first two starting flights attracted a total of 1,170 entries, with 176 survivng to make Day 2 and take home at least a min-cash.

The player who is currently way out in front is Slovakia's David Urban, who bagged a total of 833,000, which equates to nearly 28 starting stacks.

Six players have bagged over a half-million chips so far, including Adrian Tkaczyk (615,000), Ori Elul (558,000), Motoyoshi Okamura (536,000), Javier Fernandez (518,000), and Day 1b chip leader Stefan Alexandru Drusca (513,000).

Day 1a and 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	David Urban	Slovakia	833,000
2	Adrian Tkaczyk	Poland	615,000
3	Ori Elul	Israel	558,000
4	Motoyoshi Okamura	Japan	536,000
5	Javier Fernandez	Andorra	518,000
6	Stefan Alexandru Drusca	United Kingdom	513,000
7	Jean Emanuel Lhuillier	United Kingdom	465,000
8	Valentino Konakchiev	Bulgaria	452,000
9	Jack Hardcastle	United Kingdom	441,000
10	Renat Bohdanov	Ukraine	433,000

Just like yesterday's evening flight, play will consist of 30-minute levels. Players will start the day with 30,000 chips and one re-entry per flight is allowed. Late registration closes at the end of Level 10, which should come around 12:45 a.m. local time. The night will come to an end when only 15 percent of the starting field remains.

Day 2 levels start at the earliest final level from the Day 1 flights. For example, if five of the Day 1 flights finish at level 17 and one flight finishes during level 13, play will resume at level 13 on Friday.

Follow all the updates right here on PokerNews to find out who wins this event on Sunday, August 14th and to check out all of our coverage here at EPT Barcelona.

Tags: Adrian Tkaczyk David Urban Jack Hardcastle Javier Fernandez Motoyoshi Okamura Ori Elul Renat Bohdanov Stefan Alexandru Drusca