Marton Czuczor as the chip leader asked for more than ICM and Rui Sousa was not willing to give away anything. As such, the deal discussions concluded without any agreement and three-handed play has resumed.
The three remaining players have taken an unscheduled break to discuss numbers with one hour and eight minutes left in the current level.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000,000 | |
|
17,850,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
||
|
12,750,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Marton Czuczor raised to 550,000 from under the gun and Diego Falcone shoved from the button for 5,100,000. The blinds quickly folded and Czuczor looked at his cards once more before making the call.
Diego Falcone: 
Marton Czuczor: 
The flop came 
for Falcone to leap ahead as he hit top pair.
The turn was the 
for Czuczor to retake the lead as he hit a set and leave Falcone drawing dead.
The river was the 
to complete the board as a formality as Falcone was eliminated in fourth place for €436,760. This is the third successive knockout for Czuczor as he takes a commanding chip lead.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000,000
5,725,000
|
5,725,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Rui Sousa made it 550,000 to go with the 
on the button and won the big blind and big blind ante of Simon Brandstrom.
Sousa opened to 550,000 one hand later with the 
and Marton Czuczor called with 
in the big blind. On a 
flop, Czuczor checked and released his cards into the muck when he faced a continuation bet of Sousa.
Czuczor limped the small blind with 
and Diego Falcone checked 
in the big blind. Falcone flopped the second pair on 
and Czuczor bet 250,000, which Falcone called.
After the 
turn, Czuczor slowed down and checked. Falcone bet 375,000 and that won the pot.
In a battle of the blinds, Falcone with and Sousa with 
created a pot of 1,850,000 to the 
flop. Falcone bet 1,100,000 and Sousa called to see the on the turn.
Both players checked to the 
river and Falcone used a time bank before betting 1,350,000. Sousa also used two of his time bank extensions and made the call to win a decent pot off Falcone.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,275,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
|
|
18,350,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,875,000
3,775,000
|
3,775,000 |
|
|
5,100,000
-2,875,000
|
-2,875,000 |
Marton Czuczor raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and Giovani Torre shoved for 4,200,000 in the big blind which Czuczor snap-called.
Giovani Torre: 
Marton Czuczor: 
The flop came 
for Czuczor to hit top pair on the flop.
The turn was the which meant that Torre was drawing dead.
The river completed the board with the as a formality as Torre was sent to the payout desk to collect €364.660 for finishing in fifth place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,575,000
4,575,000
|
4,575,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Niveau: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Another 45 seconds remained to be played at the previous blind level and in the very first hand of the day, Yunye Lu had 22 big blinds at his disposal when the action kicked off and he faced a raise to 425,000 by Simon Brandstrom in the cutoff, who had the 
.
Lu called with the 
on the button and Marton Czuczor in the small blind came along with 
, Diego Falcone called with in the big blind.
The flop came 
and the action checked to Lu, who bet 700,000. Czuczor raised to 1,975,000 and he called the shove of Lu for 4,075,000.
Czuczor didn't get there on the 
turn yet, but the river sealed the fate for Lu who departed in 6th place for €295,520.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000,000
5,550,000
|
5,550,000 |
|
|
18,075,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,975,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
Niveau: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Today is the day that the record-breaking 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona will come to a conclusion as six players return to battle it out on the felt until there’s one left. The 1,988-strong field has played for five days already and the six remaining players are guaranteed at least €295,520 but they will all be aiming for a bigger share of the €9,641,800 prize pool as the winner will walk away with the mind-blowing amount of €1,659,000 and title and trophy.
On the final day, it’s Sweden’s Simon Brandstrom who is leading the way with 18,500,000 in chips. Brandstrom is followed by Marton Czuczor from Hungary with 14,450,000, the only other player who has bagged an above-average stack. Rui Sousa and Giovani Torre will be coming back to the tables to represent Portugal with stacks of 9,100,000 and 4,450,000 respectively.
Diego Falcone hails from Brazil but actually lives in Spain and will be returning to the final day with 8,600,000. And then there’s Yunye Lu who will be the third Chinese player over the last twelve months to try and take down the EPT Main Event title after Hoaxiang Wang and Wei Huang finished in second place during the 2018 EPT Barcelona and 2019 EPT Monte Carlo. Lu bagged 4,500,000 on the penultimate day.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Sousa | Portugal | 9,100,000 | 36 |
| 2 | Giovani Torre | Portugal | 4,450,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Simon Brandstrom | Sweden | 18,500,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Yunye Lu | China | 4,500,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Marton Czuczor | Hungary | 14,450,000 | 58 |
| 6 | Diego Falcone | Brazil | 8,600,000 | 34 |
*Big Blinds based on 125,000/250,000 with a big blind ante of 250,000
There were 45 seconds left when the clock was paused but the assumption is that the players will return to Level 33 which features a small blind of 125,000, big blind of 250,000, and a big blind ante of 250,000. Level duration will last 90 minutes until there are 3 players left. When they reach those three final players, the level duration will be halved to 45 minutes at the start of the next new level. A break has been scheduled after every level. Players will also receive 5 extra time bank cards at the start of the day as they will still be playing with a 30-second shot clock.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there when the action commences at noon local time but as there’s a live stream, the live reporting will be following the same delay of 30 minutes. So make sure to follow all the updates from 12:30 p.m. local time until the winner has been found right here at Casino Barcelona.
€5,300 EPT Main Event
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