Main Event Begins
Niveau 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Jours 1a
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1a
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€11,125,900
Entrants
2,294
Niveau
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entrants
749
Joueurs Survivants
227
Loeser's Flop Raise Takes the Pot
Niveau 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
With a couple thousand in the pot on a flop of 
, Volodymir Savchenko led out for 1,500 from the small blind.
Manig Loeser raised to 4,200 in the big blind and Nilo Rodriguez folded under the gun.
With action back on Savchenko, the Ukrainian opted to fold and cede the pot to Loeser, who has returned his stack to its starting size with the win.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,500
2,100
|
2,100 |
|
||
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
24,300
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
Some Updated Counts
Niveau 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
23,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
13,200
13,200
|
13,200 |
|
13,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Benitez Looking for Even More EPT Barcelona Success
Niveau 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Francisco Benitez, who is having fantastic results at EPT Barcelona thus far, is in his seat and looking for continued success in the Main Event.
Benitez started the series off by winning the €10,200 Mystery Bounty for €224,080 with bounties, followed that up with another victory in the €25,000 No Limit Hold'em I for €341,565, and then followed that up with a fourth-place finish in the €25,000 Single-Day High Roller I for €191,790.
Will he make another improbable run in the Main Event of the series?
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Healthy Pot for Kade Before Break
Niveau 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
With nearly 10,000 in the pot on a 
flop, Vanessa Kade bet 3,500 from the hijack and was called by Quentin Roussey in the cutoff.
Kade bet again on the 
turn which sent Roussey into the tank for a couple of minutes before he opted to fold and send the healthy pot to the PokerStars 15th Anniversary Sunday Million champion.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
40,500
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
38,500
38,500
|
38,500 |
Break Time
Niveau 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Players are now on their first 25-minute break of the day.
Niveau: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Morales Adds to his Stack
Niveau 3
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Gustavo Morales raised to 600 under the gun and Juan Venzano called from the button.
On a flop of 
, Morales threw in a bet of 500 that Venzano called.
The turn was the and was checked around to the river. Morales fired a bet of 2,000 that Venzano quickly called.
Morales turned over 
for aces and queens and Venzano showed 
for aces and sevens before sending his hand to the muck.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Soares' Sixes Secure Short-Stacked Double
Niveau 3
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Roelof Pepping opened to 600 from middle position, Bernardo Soares jammed for 4,100 in the small blind, and Pepping called.
Bernardo Soares: 
Roelof Pepping: 
The board ran out 
to keep Soares ahead as he picked up a short-stacked double.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
8,800 |
Malinov Puts Klein to the Test
Niveau 3
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
A pot of nearly 20,000 had been built by the river on a completed board of 
.
After Morten Klein checked from the big blind, Atanas Malinov stacked up his remaining chips on the button and moved all in for approximately 20,000.
Klein's stack was just slightly larger than Malinov's, and hje went into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally shooing his cards away toward the dealer to preserve the rest of his stack while sending the pot to Malinov.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
22,500
22,500
|
22,500 |