€5,300 EPT Main Event
Jour 5 a débuté
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Jour 5 a débuté
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Michael Pinto | Netherlands | 11,090,000 | 139 |
1 | 2 | Scott Margereson | United Kingdom | 7,185,000 | 90 |
1 | 3 | Tigran Harutyunyan | Armenia | 1,065,000 | 13 |
1 | 4 | Jimmy Guerrero | France | 1,160,000 | 15 |
1 | 5 | Mateus Endo | Brazil | 3,825,000 | 48 |
1 | 6 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 10,620,000 | 133 |
1 | 7 | Lucas Silva Rocha | Brazil | 1,045,000 | 13 |
1 | 8 | Giuliano Bendinelli | Italy | 5,885,000 | 74 |
2 | 1 | Jack Salter | United Kingdom | 1,660,000 | 21 |
2 | 2 | Maher Nouira | Tunisia | 1,745,000 | 22 |
2 | 3 | Fabiano Kovalski | Brazil | 4,540,000 | 57 |
2 | 4 | Paul Fischill | Austria | 2,290,000 | 29 |
2 | 5 | Peterson Machado | Brazil | 1,290,000 | 16 |
2 | 6 | Bruno Pega | Argentina | 1,995,000 | 25 |
2 | 7 | Valentin Cristea | Romania | 3,205,000 | 40 |
2 | 8 | Patrik Jaros | Czech Republic | 10,350,000 | 129 |
The 16 players who return on Day 5 of the €5,300 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour Main Event at noon local time will all have one goal in common: make it to the final table.
The player with the best chance to do so is Michael Pinto. The Dutch native was on the fortunate end of a number of big hands on Day 4, including a one-outer on the river to crack aces, busting a player set over set, picking up aces over jacks in a nearly 8,000,000 chip pot, and kings over queens. He’ll take the chip lead into the final two tables with 11,090,000, having already far surpassed his career earnings of $18,295.
Kayhan Mokri of Norway has been on a fairytale journey through this record-shattering field of 2,294. He was the chip leader after Day 2, third after Day 3, and is now in second with 10,620,000. Patrik Jaros is in third place with 10,350,000. The three of them control nearly half the chips in play, with no player within 3,000,000 of them.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | Michael Pinto | Netherlands | 11,090,000 | 139 |
2 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 10,620,000 | 133 |
3 | Patrik Jaros | Czech Republic | 10,350,000 | 129 |
4 | Scott Margereson | United Kingdom | 7,185,000 | 90 |
5 | Giuliano Bendinelli | Italy | 5,885,000 | 74 |
6 | Fabiano Kovalski | Brazil | 4,540,000 | 57 |
7 | Mateus Endo | Brazil | 3,825,000 | 48 |
8 | Valentin Cristea | Romania | 3,205,000 | 40 |
9 | Paul Fischill | Austria | 2,290,000 | 29 |
10 | Bruno Pega | Argentina | 1,995,000 | 25 |
11 | Maher Nouira | Tunisia | 1,745,000 | 22 |
12 | Jack Salter | United Kingdom | 1,660,000 | 21 |
13 | Peterson Machado | Brazil | 1,290,000 | 16 |
14 | Jimmy Guerrero | France | 1,160,000 | 15 |
15 | Tigran Harutyunyan | Armenia | 1,065,000 | 13 |
16 | Lucas Silva Rocha | Brazil | 1,045,000 | 13 |
Further down the leaderboard are a number of accomplished pros seeking to track them down and set themselves up for a run at the final table. Scott Margereson scored a double knockout near the end of Day 4 to rocket up the counts and bring 7,185,000 into the day.
His fellow British pro Jack Salter is the most accomplished player remaining in the field, with more than $8.5 million in career live earnings. It’s been eight years since Salter finished runner-up to Antonio Buonanno at EPT Monte Carlo after one of the longest and most grueling heads-up duels in EPT history. He hasn’t been back at an EPT final table since but could change that today as he’ll unbag 1,660,000 when play resumes.
Italy’s Giuliano Bendinelli (5,885,000), Fabiano Kovalski of Brazil (4,540,000), and Frenchman Jimmy Guerrero (1,160,000), who finished third in Monte Carlo in 2016, are also still in the hunt.
Play will resume with 80:24 left on the clock in Level 28, with blinds at 40,000/80,000 and an 80,000 big blind ante. The remaining players are already guaranteed €67,790, with everyone at the final table earning at least €198,000 before one lucky player walks away with the €1,714,000 top prize and title of EPT Barcelona Main Event champion.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand providing updates as what was once the largest EPT field in history gets whittled down to the final table.
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Coverage of Day 5 will begin shortly.
Niveau: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Cards are in the air in Day 5 of the Main Event.
Bruno Pega limped from the small blind and Valentin Cristea checked from the big blind.
The flop came and Pega threw in a bet of 60,000 that Cristea called.
The turn brought the and was checked through to the river. Pega fired another bet of 130,000 and Cristea called.
Pega turned over for threes full of fours and Cristea mucked.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Valentin Cristea |
3,005,000
3,005,000
|
3,005,000 |
Bruno Pega |
2,195,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Jimmy Guerrero moved all in for 1,160,000 from early position and Michael Pinto called in the big blind.
Jimmy Guerrero:
Michael Pinto:
Guerrero was behind with live cards, but the dealer fanned out the flop to instantly give Guerrero a straight as he jumped out of his seat at the sight of the fortunate flop. The turn locked up the pot for him, and the meaningless river confirmed the Frenchman's double.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Michael Pinto |
9,850,000
-1,240,000
|
-1,240,000 |
|
||
Jimmy Guerrero |
2,440,000
1,280,000
|
1,280,000 |
Bruno Pega raised to 165,000 from early position and Paul Fischill defended his big blind.
The flop came and Fischill checked over to Pega, who continued for 80,000. Fischill called and the turn came the .
Both players checked to the river. Fischill again tapped the felt, and Pega paused for a moment before checking behind. He showed for the turned pair of jacks and Fischill flashed before mucking.
A few hands earlier, Patrik Jaros raised to 160,000 on the button and Maher Nouira shoved all in for around 1,500,000 in the big blind.
Jaros folded and Nouira showed a jack as the players continue to feel each other out here at the start of Day 5.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Patrik Jaros |
9,800,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
|
||
Bruno Pega |
2,200,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Maher Nouira |
1,850,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Paul Fischill |
1,700,000
-590,000
|
-590,000 |
Scott Margereson opened to 175,000 from the cutoff and Tigran Harutyunyan moved all in for 1,245,000 on the button. Jimmy Guerrero then moved in his chips in from the small blind, and Margereson folded.
Tigran Harutyunyan:
Jimmy Guerrero:
The flop brought some chop outs, but the turn and river kept Guerrero ahead with his superior kicker, and Harutyunyan was eliminated in 16th place for €67,790.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Kayhan Mokri |
10,420,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
||
Michael Pinto |
9,810,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
Scott Margereson |
6,410,000
-775,000
|
-775,000 |
Giuliano Bendinelli |
5,970,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
Neville Costa |
4,450,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
Jimmy Guerrero |
3,780,000
1,340,000
|
1,340,000 |
Lucas Silva Rocha
|
845,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Tigran Harutyunyan | Eliminé |