Day 4 of the 2019 PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event Starts at Noon
The field in the 2019 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event is drawing closer and closer to crowning its new champion, as just 48 hopefuls will return to the tournament area at noon local time to continue to battle it out.
Leading the way is Pasquale Braco with a stack of 2,800,000. He is followed by Shannon Shorr (2,515,000). Diego Falcone will start the day in third with 2,310,000 in chips.
Other top stacks include Simon Brandstrom (2,300,000), Ut Tam Vo (2,275,000) and Jonas ten Cate (2,240,000)
Many big names are still in contention including Alexander Ivarsson (1,585,000), Markku Koplimaa (455,000), Sergi Reixach (430,000) who have all already claimed a title this festival, as well as Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka (1,815,000), Timothy Adams (1,275,000), Isaac Haxton (1,205,000), and Ben Farrell (1,020,000).
The remaining 48 players are all guaranteed to take home €25,650, but all eyes will be on the massive first-place prize of €1,659,000, as well as the title and the trophy.
Play will resume at Level 23 which features a small blind 10,000, big blind of 25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. Today’ s plan is to play down to 16, or 4 levels minimum/6 levels maximum, with a dinner break after Level 26.
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 90 minutes | 10,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 20-minute break | ||||
| 24 | 90 minutes | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 20-minute break | ||||
| 25 | 90 minutes | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 20-minute break | ||||
| 26 | 90 minutes | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Dinner break | ||||
| 27 | 90 minutes | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| 20-minute break | ||||
| 28 | 90 minutes | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
EPTLive will also be broadcasting cards-up coverage of the event right through to the final on Sunday, September 1st, and PokerNews has an all-star team on the floor to cover this event wire-to-wire, so be sure to be stay tuned for updates.
and the ace was good enough for Jedlicka to send Reixach to the rail.
and Brandstorm took down the pot with queens and fours, sending Slobodskoy to the exit in 46th place.
, Schuh continued with a bet of 115,000 and Ten Cate called.
, Schuh now fired a bet of 340,000 over the line which Ten Cate called after contemplating for a bit. 
, Schuh shoved for around 400,000 and Ten Cate snap-called. Schuh tabled 
for trip aces but saw he had just been eliminated as Ten Cate held 
for the rivered flush. Schuh was sent to the payout desk in 45th place for €25,650.
for a set and put his stack in. According to the table, he had revealed his hand before making the motion to call, and Torre still had the option to decide what to do. He then shoved all in and Heidorn let out a chuckle.
for Kurko to hit top pair but also gave Semeghini the open-ended straight draw.
which gave Semeghini some extra outs as he paired up.
, Ryhor Karapanau four-bet shoved 1,265,000 from the big blind with 
