Main Event Jour 2 | 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona

2017-08-23 15:41 UTC+2

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alvaro Puchol Vina	270,000 105,000	105,000
Thomas Muehloecker	240,000 -16,000	-16,000
Pavel Plesuv	225,000 131,000	131,000

Marwan Walid Salamoun	150,000 -60,000	-60,000
Alex Difelice	145,000 -85,000	-85,000
Andre Akkari	140,000 -9,000	-9,000

Robert Heidorn	130,000 20,000	20,000
Dietrich Fast	130,000 65,000	65,000

Aymon Hata	120,000 51,300	51,300
Sandro Pitzanti	120,000 10,000	10,000
Sergey Sergeev	110,000 -2,600	-2,600
Sylvain Loosli	110,000 3,200	3,200
Gordon Huntly	105,000 25,900	25,900
Igor Yaroshevskyy	100,000 5,000	5,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	95,000 -45,400	-45,400

Alexander Rocha	75,000 -16,100	-16,100
John Juanda	60,000 36,800	36,800

Raffaele Sorrentino	35,000 -50,800	-50,800

De Silva Swings Upwards

KaleGozer

Niveau 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Upeshka De Silva has had a swingy day so far. After tumbling down the leaderboard earlier on, De Silva won a big pot to get himself back up to the 200k mark.

It was De Silva's right-hand neighbor who was tangling with the American. On an board, De Silva was facing a 14,800 bet and made the call. The river was the and De Silva's opponent bet around 35,000, which received a relatively quick call.

De Silva's opponent couldn't muster up more than and the American showed the winner with .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Upeshka De Silva	220,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Upeshka De Silva

2017-08-23 15:52 UTC+2

Photos From the Tournament Room

Webjoker

Courtesy of Neil Stoddart.

2017-08-23 15:59 UTC+2

Where Is Everyone From?

KaleGozer

Niveau 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

This is by far the biggest PokerStars Championship event and Barcelona has always been a popular stop, but it's not just Spanish players liking poker here in the Catalunyan capital. In fact, more French, German, Brits and Russians signed up than Spanish players. Here's a complete break down of where everyone's from:

Country	Players	%	Country	Players	%	Country	Players	%	Country	Players	%
France	133	7.91%	Switzerland	25	1.49%	Croatia	6	0.36%	Morocco	2	0.12%
Germany	114	6.78%	Belarus	21	1.25%	Serbia	6	0.36%	New Zealand	2	0.12%
UK	114	6.78%	Ireland	21	1.25%	Malaysia	5	0.30%	Paraguay	2	0.12%
Russia	111	6.60%	Denmark	19	1.13%	Malta	5	0.30%	Andorra	1	0.06%
Spain	99	5.89%	Hungary	19	1.13%	Venezuela	5	0.30%	Dominican Republic	1	0.06%
Italy	86	5.11%	Argentina	18	1.07%	Armenia	4	0.24%	Ecuador	1	0.06%
USA	63	3.75%	Austria	18	1.07%	Azerbaijan	4	0.24%	Egypt	1	0.06%
Netherlands	60	3.57%	China	17	1.01%	Costa Rica	4	0.24%	Indonesia	1	0.06%
Brazil	59	3.51%	Lebanon	16	0.95%	Estonia	4	0.24%	Jordan	1	0.06%
Romania	57	3.39%	Lithuania	15	0.89%	Chile	4	0.24%	Mauritius	1	0.06%
Poland	55	3.27%	Australia	14	0.83%	Kazakhstan	4	0.24%	Montenegro	1	0.06%
Canada	52	3.09%	Czech Republic	14	0.83%	Slovenia	4	0.24%	Nicaragua	1	0.06%
Sweden	51	3.03%	Japan	11	0.65%	Moldova	3	0.18%	North Korea	1	0.06%
Ukraine	37	2.20%	Slovakia	10	0.59%	Taiwan	3	0.18%	Panama	1	0.06%
Finland	33	1.96%	Colombia	8	0.48%	Thailand	3	0.18%	Peru	1	0.06%
Portugal	30	1.78%	Hong Kong	8	0.48%	Cyprus	2	0.12%	Philippines	1	0.06%
Bulgaria	29	1.72%	Uruguay	8	0.48%	Faroe Islands	2	0.12%	Qatar	1	0.06%
Belgium	28	1.66%	Iran	7	0.42%	Georgia	2	0.12%	Saudi Arabia	1	0.06%
Israel	28	1.66%	Latvia	7	0.42%	Jamaica	2	0.12%	Sierra Leone	1	0.06%
Norway	27	1.61%	Mexico	7	0.42%	Luxembourg	2	0.12%	Tunisia	1	0.06%
Greece	26	1.55%	Turkey	7	0.42%	Macedonia	2	0.12%	Turkmenistan	1	0.06%

2017-08-23 16:05 UTC+2

Stuer Set Up; Leonard Cracks Aces

zedmaster84

Niveau 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Julian Stuer and Andreas Allsalu got their stacks in after a flop of and Stuer found himself on the wrong end of a set-over-set scenario with . Allsalu had and held up thanks to the turn and river.

The hand was barely over when Stuer was in the next pot already and raised to 3,500. Patrick Leonard three-bet and Sachin Joshi four-bet to 23,800. Stuer quickly folded while Leonard called. On the flop, Leonard moved all in and Joshi quickly called for what appeared to be 48,000.

Sachin Joshi:
Patrick Leonard:

The turn was a blank, but Leonard got there thanks to the on the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Patrick Leonard	280,000 70,000	70,000

Andres Allsalu	93,000 10,500	10,500
Julian Stuer	27,000 -53,000	-53,000
Sachin Joshi	Eliminé

Tags: Andres Allsalu Julian Stuer Patrick Leonard Sachin Joshi

2017-08-23 16:10 UTC+2

Lejal Busts Troyanovskiy and Politano

zedmaster84

Niveau 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy shoved for approximately 22,000 and [Removed:43] called from one seat over.

Vladimir Troyanovskiy:
[Removed:43]:

The board came and Troyanovskiy was sent to the rail.

A few minutes later, Lejal called a raise and Bruno Politano three-bet to 12,000. The initial raiser folded and Lejal called. After the flop, Lejal checked and Politano bet 20,000 with around as much behind before calling the shove of Lejal.

Bruno Politano:
[Removed:43]:

The turn and river were of no help for Politano and he also joined the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
[Removed:43]	270,000 138,300	138,300
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Eliminé
Bruno Politano	Eliminé

Tags: Bruno Politano Vladimir Troyanovskiy

2017-08-23 16:13 UTC+2

2015 EPT Barcelona Winner John Juanda Eliminated

KaleGozer

Niveau 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

John Juanda - EPT12 Barcelona Main Event Champion

Nikolaos Triantafyllou raised to 3,500 from middle position and John Juanda defended his big blind. On the flop, Juanda check-called a 4,200 bet from Triantafyllou. The turn was the and Juanda check-called 12,000, leaving himself with around 25,000.

On the river, Juanda checked a third time. Triantafyllou emptied the clip and moved all in, and Juanda splashed in his stack after thirty seconds.

Nikolaos Triantafyllou:
John Juanda:

Triantafyllou held the nuts and the 2015 EPT Barcelona Main Event winner was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nikolaos Triantafyllou	142,000 82,000	82,000
John Juanda	Eliminé

Tags: John Juanda Nikolaos Triantafyllou

Niveau: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

2017-08-23 16:19 UTC+2

Various Updated Counts

zedmaster84

Niveau 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dario Sammartino	230,000 88,900	88,900
Adrian Mateos	190,000 -5,000	-5,000

Moritz Dietrich	185,000 90,000	90,000
Dejuante Alexander	150,000 68,900	68,900

Maria Lampropulos	100,000 25,000	25,000
Ihar Soika	100,000 5,000	5,000
Atanas Kavrakov	95,000 69,100	69,100
Raffaele Sorrentino	58,000 23,000	23,000