€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dia 4 Terminado
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dias: 4
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 4
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,300
Premiação
€10,282,000
Entries
2,120
Nível
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
79
Jogadores Restantes
32
Wiciak Leads Final 32 Players in EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event
Nível 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Another day of the €5,300 Main Event has been played to completion here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona with Simon Wiciak emerging as the Day 4 chip leader after amassing 4,515,000 in chips. In a distant second is Daniyar Aubakirov, who bagged up 3,855,000.
Wiciak has a modest $101,000 in live tournament earnings, including a 344th place finish from this year's World Series of Poker Main Event for $44,700. Wiciak is now in pole position to not only secure his largest cash to date, but to also make a run at the €1,488,000 first-place prize, which represents the lion's share of the €10,282,000 prize pool (resulting from a field of 2,120 — the second largest for an EPT main event).
Day 4 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Day 5 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wiciak | France | 4,515,000 | 113 |
| 2 | Daniyar Aubakirov | Kazakhstan | 3,855,000 | 96 |
| 3 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | 3,745,000 | 94 |
| 4 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 3,595,000 | 90 |
| 5 | Mathias Duarte | Uruguay | 3,525,000 | 88 |
| 6 | Pedro Lopes | Brazil | 3,405,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Mohamad El Rais | Switzerland | 3,200,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 2,940,000 | 74 |
| 9 | Curtis Knight | Canada | 2,865,000 | 72 |
| 10 | Jose Rodriguez Zurita | Mexico | 2,820,000 | 71 |
Day 4 Highlights
Day 4 got off to a dynamic start, with Pedro Lopes scoring a big double up while several others hit the rail, including PokerStars Power Path Gold Pass winner Paul Jurcuta, who was eliminated after Simon Wiciak rivered a straight against Jurcuta's two pair.
Andre Akkari, the last remaining PokerStars Team Pro, was able to navigate his way through the day after being on the brink of elimination early on. After hitting his two-outer to double up, Akkari would later spike quads to eliminate Agostino Ascone during his fortunate run. Akkari, who is dead-last in the chip counts, will bring 435,000 into Day 5 in his pursuit of his first EPT title.
Poker legend Patrik Antonius, who spent much of his day on the feature table, was unable to build any momentum and was eliminated in 54th place during the second level of the day after losing a flip with king-queen to Wouter Beltz's pocket deuces.
Stephen Song entered Day 4 with just nine big blinds but was able to nurse his short stack for quite some time before hitting the rail in 47th place as a result of a slow play gone wrong.
Wiciak started the day with a middling stack, but was able to steadily increase his count throughout the day en route to becoming the chip leader. Wiciak got a big boost to his stack after eliminating Hubert Matuszewski late in the day and was able to hang onto his chip lead from that point on.
The final elimination of the day occurred when Lauri Saaskilahti made a stand with pocket fours but ran into Curtis Knight's pocket kings and failed to improve. With that, the field was reduced to 32 and play was halted for the day at the end of Level 24.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,488,000 | 10-11 | €105,900 |
| 2 | €931,250 | 12-13 | €88,200 |
| 3 | €664,750 | 14-15 | €73,500 |
| 4 | €511,300 | 16-17 | €63,250 |
| 5 | €393,300 | 18-20 | €55,000 |
| 6 | €302,500 | 21-23 | €47,800 |
| 7 | €232,700 | 24-27 | €41,550 |
| 8 | €179,000 | 28-31 | €36,100 |
| 9 | €137,700 | 32 | €31,250 |
The final 32 players will return on September 1 at noon local time to play an additional five levels. Play will begin on Level 25, which features blinds of 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. The tournament will also be streamed via YouTube and Twitch on the PokerStars channel.
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Day 5 Seat Draw
Nível 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Day 5 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jose Rodriguez Zurita | Mexico | 2820000 | 71 |
| 1 | 2 | Curtis Knight | Canada | 2865000 | 72 |
| 1 | 3 | Felipe Morelli | Brazil | 2100000 | 53 |
| 1 | 4 | Wouter Beltz | Netherlands | 2785000 | 70 |
| 1 | 5 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 2940000 | 74 |
| 1 | 6 | Ka Kwan Lau | Spain | 790000 | 20 |
| 1 | 7 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 625000 | 16 |
| 1 | 8 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 1410000 | 35 |
| 2 | 1 | Brandon Mifsud | Malta | 2650000 | 66 |
| 2 | 2 | Sandor Hadnagy | Romania | 1640000 | 41 |
| 2 | 3 | Eduard Barsegian | Russia | 570000 | 14 |
| 2 | 4 | Pablo Melogno | Uruguay | 905000 | 23 |
| 2 | 5 | Lucas Scafini | Brazil | 545000 | 14 |
| 2 | 6 | Daniyar Aubakirov | Kazakhstan | 3855000 | 96 |
| 2 | 7 | Ramin Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | 1710000 | 43 |
| 2 | 8 | Samuel Fournier | France | 1215000 | 30 |
| 3 | 1 | Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 1370000 | 34 |
| 3 | 2 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | 2375000 | 59 |
| 3 | 3 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | 3745000 | 94 |
| 3 | 4 | Alexander Wahl | Germany | 735000 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Simon Wiciak | France | 4515000 | 113 |
| 3 | 6 | Khazret Nebezhev | Russia | 1805000 | 45 |
| 3 | 7 | Gaetan Balleur | France | 820000 | 21 |
| 3 | 8 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 435000 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | Van Marcus | Australia | 1290000 | 32 |
| 4 | 2 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 2005000 | 50 |
| 4 | 3 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 3595000 | 90 |
| 4 | 4 | Mircea Flutur | Romania | 630000 | 16 |
| 4 | 5 | Mathias Duarte | Uruguay | 3525000 | 88 |
| 4 | 6 | Mohamad El Rais | Switzerland | 3200000 | 80 |
| 4 | 7 | Pedro Lopes | Brazil | 3405000 | 85 |
| 4 | 8 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | 1050000 | 26 |
End of Day 4 Chip Counts (Completo)
Nível 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
4,515,000 | 240,000 |
|
3,855,000 | 180,000 |
|
3,745,000 | -55,000 |
|
3,595,000 | -825,000 |
|
3,525,000 | -135,000 |
|
3,405,000 | 265,000 |
|
3,200,000 | 1,510,000 |
|
2,940,000 | 540,000 |
|
2,865,000 | -235,000 |
|
2,820,000 | 640,000 |
|
2,785,000 | -25,000 |
|
2,650,000 | 370,000 |
|
2,375,000 | 1,035,000 |
|
2,100,000 | 200,000 |
|
2,005,000 | 305,000 |
|
1,805,000 | 260,000 |
|
1,710,000 | 510,000 |
|
1,640,000 | 180,000 |
|
1,410,000 | -190,000 |
|
1,370,000 | 70,000 |
|
1,290,000 | 345,000 |
|
1,215,000 | -280,000 |
|
1,050,000 | -20,000 |
|
905,000 | 65,000 |
|
820,000 | -390,000 |
Play has Ended for the Night
Nível 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Play has concluded for the night as 32 players remain at the end of Level 24. A full recap of the day will be posted shortly.
Knight Improves to a Full House to Bust Saaskilahti
Nível 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Curtis Knight opened 60,000 in the hijack and Lauri Saaskilahti called in the cutoff.
The dealer fanned a flop of 8♠3♦2♣ and Knight check-raised a bet of 60,000 to 220,000. Saaskilahti paused for a moment before announcing all-in for roughly 775,000 and Knight instantly dropped chips across the line to make the call.
Lauri Saaskilahti: 4♣4♥
Curtis Knight: K♥K♠
Saaskilahti ran into the pocket kings of Knight and the 8♦ turn and K♦ river improved Knight to a full house as Saaskilahti exited the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Rege Eliminated By Koplimaa
Nível 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Another all in and call situation occurred between Gianas Rege and Markku Koplimaa, with Rege being at risk for 320,000 chips.
Gianas Rege: 7♠7♥
Markku Koplimaa: 8♣8♦
The board 6♣10♥A♣J♦Q♦ didn't change anything from the preflop situation, so Rege was eliminated in 34th place for €31,250.
After the next elimination, the remaining players will gather on the last four tables.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 600,000 |
|
Eliminado |
€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty - €200,000 Bounty Pulled
Nível 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Over in the €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty, Jan Bronkhorst found himself €200,000 richer after pulling one of the two top prize envelopes.
Koplimaa Empties The Clip
Nível 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Markku Koplimaa raised to 60,000 from under the gun and found one caller in Ramin Hajiyev in the big blind.
Hajiyev then check-called a 55,000 bet from Koplimaa on the 4♥10♣6♣ flop and a 135,000 bet from Koplimaa on the J♥ turn.
The 3♣ completed the board and Hajiyev checked a final time. Koplimaa wasn't done and shoved for his last 240,000, which got a reluctant fold from Hajiyev to send Koplimaa the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000 | -510,000 |
|
|
700,000 | 300,000 |
Morelli Boots Boutaleb
Nível 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Djamal Boutaleb shoved for 590,000 from the cutoff before Felipe Morelli went all in for more from the small blind. The big blind folded and action was heads up with Boutaleb at risk.
Djamal Boutaleb: A♦10♠
Felipe Morelli: A♣J♠
The board ran out A♠4♦Q♠Q♥8♦ and Morelli held on with a pair of aces and a better kicker to eliminate Boutaleb.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | 500,000 |
|
Eliminado |