Main Event
Jour 1a a débuté
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Main Event
Jours 1a
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,157,700
Entrants
1,682
Niveau
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
The Main Event Kicks Off at Noon
The inaugural PokerStars Championship Barcelona continues today with its premier event: the €5,300 Main Event. At noon local time (in about 90 minutes), play kicks off in Casino Barcelona. PokerNews will be your one-stop shop for all the live updates, photos, and videos from the Catalonian capital.
The sunny festival in Spain is always a very popular stop with the players, and 2017 is no different. Attendance records have been shattered over the weekend, with a massive 4,557 entries in the €1,100 National Championship, the Estrellas Main Event successor.
Last year, Sebastian Malec bested a field of 1,785 players, taking home €1,122,800. John Juanda, Tim Middleton, Carter Philips and Sebastian Ruthenberg are just some of the other legends that triomphed here in Barcelona.
Day 1A will see eight 75-minute levels on the schedule, with players beginning with 30,000 in tournament chips and the blinds kicking off at 50/100. There will be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6, and play should wrap up around 11:55 p.m. tonight.
The cards will be in the air shortly, so be sure to keep it locked right here to PokerNews.com all day long.
PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event Champions
| # | Month | Year | Players | Buy-in | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September | 2004 | 229 | €1,000 | Alexander Stevic | Sweden | €80,000 |
| 2 | September | 2005 | 327 | €4,000 | Jan Boubli | France | €416,000 |
| 3 | September | 2006 | 480 | €5,000 | Bjørn-Erik Glenne | Norway | €691,000 |
| 4 | August | 2007 | 543 | €8,000 | Sander Lyloff | Denmark | €1,170,700 |
| 5 | September | 2008 | 619 | €8,000 | Sebastian Ruthenberg | Germany | €1,361,000 |
| 6 | September | 2009 | 478 | €8,000 | Carter Phillips | United States | €850,000 |
| 7 | November | 2010 | 757 | €5,000 | Kent Lundmark | Sweden | €825,000 |
| 8 | August | 2011 | 811 | €5,000 | Martin Schleich | Germany | €850,000 |
| 9 | August | 2012 | 1,082 | €5,000 | Mikalai Pobal | Belarus | €1,007,550 |
| 10 | September | 2013 | 1,234 | €5,000 | Tom Middleton | United Kingdom | €942,000 |
| 11 | August | 2014 | 1,496 | €5,000 | Andre Lettau | Germany | €794,058 |
| 12 | August | 2015 | 1,694 | €5,000 | John Juanda | Indonesia | €1,022,593 |
| 13 | August | 2016 | 1,785 | €5,000 | Sebastian Malec | Poland | €1,122,800 |
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Some Familiar Names to Enter Early
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A couple minutes after 12, the shuffle up and deal was announced. Here are some of the players that were right there from the start.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
More Familiar Names
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Margereson Plays a Four-Bet Pot
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With play three-handed at the table in the corner of the room, Scott Margereson raised to 850 in the big blind after Tatjana Zizic made it 250 in the small blind. Zizic came back with 1,925, and Margereson peeled to see 
flop. Zizic bet big with 3,550, and Margereson stuck around. Both checked the 
to see a 
complete the board. Zizic bet 5,000 and Margereson folded right away.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | -5,000 |
Macnamara Gets a Friendly Turn
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We came upon a board of 
, with Jonathan Proudfoot in the cutoff and Tomas Macnamara on the button. Proudfoot checked and called a sizable bet of 2,050, and they saw a 
fall. Proudfoot checked and didn't take too much time before calling 4,525 more.
Macnamara showed 
for the nut straight, leading the PokerStars qualifier to reveal he'd taken a rough beat with 
, getting his set cracked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 |
Giovannone Takes From Glazer
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Luca Giovannone and Ofer Glazer had already build a decent-sized pot on a 
board, when action was on the latter. Glazer bet 3,600 and Giovannone check-called the bet.
The river was the 
and the Italian flicked a single T-5,000 chip in. Glazer called and Giovannone showed 
for a flopped two pair. The Israeli nodded and mucked his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Kicker Plays
Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
From the button, Valerii Lubenets opened for 250 and big blind Fatima Moreira de Melo called. Both of them checked 
and the 
hit the turn. Moreira de Melo checked and called as her opponent bet 250. The river came the and Fatima checked again. Lubenets instantly checked behind.
Moreira de Melo showed a winner with 
as Lubenets open mucked 
.
Moments before, Moreira de Melo had received a walk in the big blind from her neighbor Matthew Moss. Moreira de Melo showed pocket aces and playfully punched Moss as she wasn't too happy not getting action on her big hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000 | 4,000 |
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Niveau 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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