€5,300 Main Event Jour 2 | 2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona

2016-08-24 21:45 UTC+2

Nicolas Chouity chipleader du Jour 2 de l'EPT Barcelona, une vingtaine de Français au Jour3

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Niveau 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Rareté de l'histoire de l'European Poker Tour, la bulle d'un Main Event a éclaté lors du Jour 2 qui s'est étiré sur 6 niveaux de 75 minutes, mercredi à Barcelone. Alors qu'il ne reste plus que trois tournois principaux pour écrire son nom au palmarès de l'EPT, ils étaient 930 en lice sur le plus gros Main Event de l'histoire des 13 saisons du Tour (1785 entrants).

359 joueurs, 20% du field de départ, ont atteint l'argent d'un tournoi qui récompensera son vainqueur de 1 122 800€. Il va falloir terminer 119e pour repartir avec 11 170 € et atteindre le premier palier assurant le doublement du buy-in.

Deux Français ont été les principaux protagonistes d'une bulle qui n'a pas durée. Romain Morin a d'abord perdu un 80 - 20 à tapis préflop avant que son compatriote français Yann Pineau ne devienne le bubble-boy en payant pour ses 20 dernières blindes avec overpaire sur un tableau qui avait donné une maison pleine à Neculai Macovei.

Avant cela, Yann Brosolo, Julian Stuer, Xuan Liu, Fedor Holz, Fabrice Maltez, Dominik Panka, Quentin Lecomte, Sergio Aido, Serge Didisheim, Thor Hansen, Luca Pagano, Bertrand Grospellier, Jennifer Shahade, Viktor Blom, Maxime Adam, Ludovic Moryousef, Bernard Vu, Patrick Sacrispeyre, Youned Hammouchi, Isabel Baltazar, Jérémie Sarda, Lorenzo Lavis, Eric Le Goff, Mohamed Kerkeni, Grégory Dupuy, Fedor Holz, Michel Abécassis, Mathieu Selides, Adrien Allain, Thi Nguyen, Shaun Deeb, Michael Tureniec, Stéphane Benadiba, Nicolas Le Floch, Tony Dunst, Oleksii Khoroshenin, Dzmitry Urbanovich, Michael Tureniec, Steve O’Dwyer, Joseph Cheong, Cate Hall, David Vamplew ou encore Pierre Neuville avaient rejoint le rail les mains vides... tout comme le tenant du titre, John Juanda.

La liste complète des joueurs éliminés dans l'argent lors du Jour 2 (à venir)

Déjà vainqueur de l'EPT Grand Final, Nicolas Chouity est en piste pour rejoindre Vicky Coren au palmarès puisque l'Anglaise est la seule à avoir réalisé le doublé European Poker Tour. Alors que le tour s'éteindra après Barcelone, Malte et Prague pour laisser place au PokerStars Championship, le Libanais s'est emparé des commandes du tournoi à 5300€ l'entrée et vise donc la plus grosse part du prizepool de 8 657 250€ qui va avec le trophée.

Après l'explosion de la bulle, une soixantaine de joueurs ont sauté en une demi heure. Fatima Moreira de Melo, Maria Lampropulos, Chris Moorman, Pablo Gordillo et Ivan Luca n'ont pas réussi à emballer des jetons comme un peu plus de 290 survivants.

Outre Nicolas Chouity, Georgios Zisimopoulos (462,000), Martin Kabrhel (458,500), Gleb Tremzin (428,000), Jake Cody (284,500), Jason Mercier (266,500), Michael Eiler (167,500), Mike McDonald (124,000), Ronny Kaiser (99,600), Dimitar Danchev (80,000) et Davidi Kitai (57,000) sont toujours dans la course. Tout comme le November Niner Vojtech Ruzicka qui reviendra jeudi à midi heure locale avec 72,000 jetons.

Côté tricolore, Jimmy Guerrero, Adrien Delmas, Yannick Autaa, Jean-Jacques Zeitoun, Marco Trijaud, Yorane Kérignard, Gaëlle Baumann, Benjamin Saada, Damien Cayet, Jean-Jacques Zeitoun, Gilles Huet ou encore Ivan Deyra seront aussi de la partie qui reprendra sur les blindes 2000-4000 (500).

Arthur Conan et Antoine Labat ont eux sauté après l'explosion de la bulle qui s'est disputée sur un rythme aussi soutenu que celui des 8 heures de jeu...

Le seatdraw du Jour 3

Top 11 provisoire à l'issue du Jour 2
Nicolas Chouity 559000
Adem Marjanovic 542500
Uri Reichenstein 518000
Mikhail Molchanov 473000
Georgios Zisimopoulos 462000
Martin Kabrhel 458500
Sebastian Malec 452000
Anooj Saareen 440000
Alin Grasu 437000
Ramon Miguel Munoz 431000
Gleb Tremzin 428000

Le payout de l'EPT Barcelona 2016
Vainqueur : 1 122 800 €
Runner-up : 807 100 €
3e / 646 250 €
4e / 535 100 €
5e / 431 550 €
6e / 330 290 €
7e / 230 950 €
8e / 165 950 €
9e / 123 450 €

10e : 98 350
15e : 69 170€
20e : 49 170
30e : 26 550
50e : 17 920 €
95e : 13 160€
100e : 11 170 €
119e : 11 170 € (premier palier assurant le doublement du buy-in)
150e : 9 780 €
200e : 8 920 €
250e : 8 660 €
260e (15% du field) : 8 660 €
300e : 5 630 €
359e : 5 630 €

Tags: Adem Marjanovic Alexander Lakhov Alexandros Kolonias Alin Grasu Bertrand Grospellier Chris Moorman David Vamplew Diego Zeiter Dimitar Danchev Dominik Panka Dzmitry Urbanovich Fatima Moreira De Melo Fedor Holz Felipe Ramos George Danzer Georgios Zisimopoulos Ivan Luca Jake Cody Janne "Savjz" Mikkonen Jason Mercier Jeremy Nock John Juanda Leo Fernandez Maria Lampropulos Michael Eiler Michael Tureniec Mike McDonald Niall Farrell Paul Hoefer Ronny Kaiser Steve O'Dwyer Theo Jorgensen Vojtech Ruzicka Wael Sarkis Xuan Liu Yann Pineau Yaxi Zhu

2016-08-24 20:43 UTC+2

Ivan Luca Among Late Casualties

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Niveau 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Ivan Luca had an above-average stack for most of the day, but ultimately fell just before the end of Day 2. According to Jerome Sgorrano, he first tried to bluff the Belgian and then called a raise to 7,000 by Vojtech Ruzicka. Kestutis Gecevicius three-bet to 23,000 and Ruzicka folded.

Luca shoved for 55,000 and Gecevicius reluctantly called it off with . The Argentinian showed pocket aces and Gecevicius flopped top pair, turned two pair and rivered a full house.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ivan Luca	Eliminé

Tags: Ivan Luca Jerome Sgorrano Kestutis Gecevicius Vojtech Ruzicka

2016-08-24 19:53 UTC+2

Yann Pineau Is The Main Event Bubble Boy

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Niveau 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Yann Pineau bubbles EPT 13 Barcelona €5,300 Main Event 2016

Yann Pineau opened in middle position, and Neculai Macovei three-bet to 18,500 on the button. Pineau called, followed by a check from both players on a flop of .

On the turn, Pineau led out with a bet of 22,000, which got called by Macovei. The river was the and Pineau checked. Macovei moved all in, putting the Frenchman on the bubble at risk for his tournament life.

Pineau, who had a little over 60,000 left, went deep in the tank. The camera's, players and media staff all swarmed around Table 4 to witness the situation unfold. Nearly five minutes passed by until Pineau finally decided on a call.

The hands remained closed, as the action on the other tables wasn't done yet. The buzz of an all-in-and-a-call situation circled throughout the room, drawing even more people to the table. After a few more minutes, a densely packed crowd finally saw the hand going to showdown.

Pineau showed for a pair of tens, but his dreams of winning EPT Barcelona came to a screeching halt as Macovei tabled the unexpected for a full house. The Frenchman goes home empty-handed, the other 359 players are guaranteed at least €5,630.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yann Pineau	Eliminé

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2016-08-24 19:15 UTC+2

Janne "Savjz" Mikkonen Eliminated by Adam Owen

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Niveau 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Adam Owen raised to 6,500 from middle position. The player in the cutoff called, as did professional Hearthstone player Janne "Savjz" Mikkonen on the button. The blinds both folded.

The flop came and Owen bet 9,000. The cutoff folded, but Mikkonen called. The turn was the and Owen thought before announcing all in. Mikkonen called instantly and tabled for a flush.

Owen winced, and turned over for two-pair, but with a flush draw that would eliminate his opponent if it hit.

The river was the and the table let out a murmur as Mikkonen got to his feet.

"Fish!" said tablemate Danny Tang, and Owen smiled in return.

"When he called instantly, I was thinking 'Please don't have a house!'" said Owen has he raked in his chips. He is now at around 200,000 in chips

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adam Owen	200,000	40,000
Janne "Savjz" Mikkonen	Eliminé

Tags: Adam Owen Danny Tang Janne "Savjz" Mikkonen

2016-08-24 18:44 UTC+2

Joel Nystedt Busts Murad Akhundov

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Niveau 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Murad Akhundov in the €25,000 Single-Day High Roller

The action started with a raise by Jonathan Pigeon to 6,500 and Murad Akhundov on the button, Adam Owen in the small blind and Joel Nystedt in the big blind called. On the flop, the action checked to Akhundov and he moved all in. Owen folded, Nystedt asked for a count,

The all in was for 60,000 and the Swede then called, Pigeon folded and said in table chat he folded aces.

Akhundov:
Nystedt:

The turn left Akhundov drawing dead, and the river was insignificant.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joel Nystedt	400,000	341,700
Adam Owen	160,000	40,000
Murad Akhundov	Eliminé

Tags: Adam Owen Jonathan Pigeon Murad Akhundov Joel Nystedt

2016-08-24 18:34 UTC+2

Pratyush Buddiga Hero-Calls to Chop Pot

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Niveau 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Pratyush Buddiga - EPT 13 Barcelona €25,500 Single-Day High Roller Winner

Pratyush Buddiga raised from middle position and got two callers: Sebastian Malec on the button, and the player in the big blind.

The flop came and it checked to Malec who bet 8,500. The big blind folded and Buddiga called. The turn was the and Buddiga checked to Malec who surveyed Buddiga's stack, before betting 25,000. Again, Buddiga called.

The river was the and Buddiga checked for a third time and Malec then announced all in, with his stack more than double Buddiga's. The €25,000 Single-Day High Roller finished at 3am, with Buddiga emerging as the overall winner after a deal, and Buddiga was willing to give this some thought.

After around five minutes of thought, Buddiga called and watched as Malec tabled . Buddiga hastily turned over for the same hand and split the pot with his opponent.

"A good sweat, huh?" asked a tablemate. Buddiga could only muster up a smile in response.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sebastian Malec	250,000	136,900
Pratyush Buddiga	110,000	24,500

Tags: Pratyush Buddiga

2016-08-24 17:04 UTC+2

Souki Busts Fernandez in Two Hands

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Niveau 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Phil Souki just eliminated Leo Fernandez (pictured) in two hands to rocket his stack up the chipcounts. First, Souki held and squeezed a good slice of value on a queen-high board. Then, in the next hand and against Fernandez again, he opened with and called the immediate shove that came from Fernandez for 31,100. The Team PokerStars Pro held ,started behind and finished the same through a board of .

Souki has made the maximum from his two premium hands and is right back above average.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Philippe Souki	170,800	88,800
Leo Fernandez	Eliminé

Tags: Philippe Souki

2016-08-24 16:46 UTC+2

Cody Flips Spindler Out

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Niveau 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody is up to 131,500 after winning a flip against Benny Spindler. Both men are former EPT champions, with Spindler having won EPT London almost five years ago and Cody having scooped the Deauville Main Event way back in Season 6.

Only the British legend has the chance to get a second EPT win under his belt here after Cody's pocket jacks overcame Spindler's . An ace on the flop looked like the German might be doubling up, but a jack on the turn led to Spindler losing and Cody climbing up the chip-counts.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jake Cody	131,500	108,500
Benny Spindler	Eliminé

2016-08-24 16:39 UTC+2

Niall Farrell Busts to Alin Grasu

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Niveau 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The entire hand took about ten minutes and ended with a double elimination, including Solomon Onoriu Stan and EPT12 Malta champion Niall Farrell.

Alin Grasu raised to 4,700 and Yordan Mihaylov Petrov called from one seat over. Farrell then three-bet to 18,000 in the small blind and Stan called all in for his last very few chips. Grasu four-bet to 46,500 and Petrov folded. Farrell five-bet all in for more than 140,000 and Grasu called.

Stan:
Farrell:
Grasu:

The board ran out and the stacks were counted, Farrell was covered and Grasu claimed a big pot to join the current chip leaders.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alin Grasu	360,000	172,200
Yordan Mihaylov Petrov	180,000	103,000
Solomon Onoriu Stan	Eliminé
Niall Farrell	Eliminé

Tags: Alin Grasu Niall Farrell Solomon Onoriu Stan Yordan Mihaylov Petrov

2016-08-24 16:23 UTC+2

Marjanovic Busts Nock and Kolonias

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Niveau 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

On the flop of , things escalated between Jeremy Nock in the big blind, Alexandros Kolonias from under the gun and big stack Adem Marjanovic. Nock ended up all in and Kolonias as well as Marjanovic called to see the on the turn. Kolonias checked, Marjanovic moved all in and Kolonias was sent into the think tank.

Eventually, Marjanovic called the clock on him and with seconds left, Kolonias called it off for his last 40,000.

Nock:
Kolonias:
Marjanovic: