€10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

2024-08-27 13:41 UTC+1

Ju Fails to Quadruple

Livello 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Samuel Ju had gone all in from the big blind for 56,000 and was called by Boris Angelov under the gun, Marcelo Bonanata in middle position and Thomas Lee in the cutoff.

The three active players checked through the J♦J♠J♥ flop and A♥ turn before Lee folded out Angelov and Bonanata by betting 125,000 on the 3♠ river.

Lee tabled A♣Q♠ for jacks full of aces, beating the 4♠4♣ of Ju and claiming his bounty token.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Boris Angelov	1,080,000 -55,000	-55,000
Thomas Lee	1,000,000 535,000	535,000
Sondre Svanevik	580,000 435,000	435,000
Jules Dickerson	550,000 -600,000	-600,000

Marcelo Bonanata	465,000 -35,000	-35,000
Ren Lin	365,000 170,000	170,000
Samuel Ju	Eliminato

Tags: Boris Angelov Marcelo Bonanata Samuel Ju Thomas Lee

Livello: 15

Bui: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

2024-08-27 13:32 UTC+1

Angelov Scores Double Knockout

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Matthew Wantman was all-in for 130,000 from the button, being looked up by Nacho Barbero in the hijack and Boris Angelov in the cutoff, with Angelov covering Barbero as well.

Matthew Wantman: 8♠8♣ All in
Nacho Barbero: K♥J♦ All in
Boris Angelov: Q♠Q♥

Barbero flopped a pair on 3♣J♥9♣, but it was not enough as the A♠A♦ runout saw Angelov make the best two pair to scoop the big pot and receive two bounty tokens.

Before this hand, Yuan Li was sent to the rail as well.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Boris Angelov	1,135,000 570,000	570,000
Matthew Wantman	Eliminato
Nacho Barbero	Eliminato
Yuan Li	Eliminato

Tags: Boris Angelov Matthew Wantman Nacho Barbero

2024-08-27 13:24 UTC+1

Kassam Doubles his Short Stack, Margereson Busts

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Rehman Kassam was all in preflop with a short stack and Andrew Chen isolated from the next seat across with a raise to 100,000. The rest of the table folded and players turned their cards.

Rehman Kassam: K♣10♠ All in
Andrew Chen: Q♠J♠

The board ran out 8♦K♦3♥5♣2♦ to give Kassam a pair of kings on the flop. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

On another table, Scott Margereson was all in preflop with a short stack and busted to Nacho Barbero's pocket nines.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Andrew Chen	450,000 142,000	142,000
Rehman Kassam	80,000 16,000	16,000
Scott Margereson	Eliminato

Tags: Andrew Chen Rehman Kassam

2024-08-27 13:24 UTC+1

Flashback: Simon Wiciak Dominates 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event To Win €1,134,375

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.

Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.

The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.

2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Simon Wiciak	France	€1,134,375*
2	João Sydenstricker	Brazil	€1,048,550*
3	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	€901,070*
4	Santiago Plante	Canada	€511,300
5	Andre Akkari	Brazil	€393,300
6	Ezequiel Waigel	Argentina	€302,500
7	Curtis Knight	Canada	€232,700
8	Robin Ylitalo	Sweden	€179,000

_{*Denotes three-way deal}

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2024-08-27 13:18 UTC+1

Zhou Sent Home

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Thomas Lee opened for 22,000 from middle position before Quan Zhou made it 58,000 in the cutoff. Boris Angelov then jammed all in for 344,000 on the button, after which the blinds got out of the way.

Lee asked for a count but opted to fold shortly after receiving it, while Zhou committed the rest of his stack, totaling 174,000.

Quan Zhou: K♦K♣ All in
Boris Angelov: A♦Q♣

Zhou looked poised for another double-up, but the dreaded ace appeard on the 8♣A♣6♦ flop.

The 4♦7♥ runout could not save him as he was sent to the rail, joining Fabiano Kovalski and Thomas Fjellheim as they were eliminated shortly before the Chinese high roller.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Boris Angelov	565,000 105,000	105,000
Thomas Lee	465,000 -35,000	-35,000
Quan Zhou	Eliminato
Thomas Fjellheim	Eliminato
Fabiano Kovalski	Eliminato

Tags: Boris Angelov Fabiano Kovalski Quan Zhou Thomas Fjellheim Thomas Lee

2024-08-27 13:08 UTC+1

Mystery Bounty Prizes Announced

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The Mystery Bounty prizes have been announced. The top two prizes are worth €50,000. Here's how it breaks down.

Prize	Count	Remaining	Total	Remaining
€50,000	2	2	€ 100,000	€ 100,000
€20,000	3	3	€ 60,000	€ 60,000
€10,000	11	11	€ 110,000	€ 110,000
€7,500	22	22	€ 165,000	€ 165,000
€5000 + draw again	1	1	€ 5,000	€ 5,000

2024-08-27 13:07 UTC+1

Greenwood Flops Nuts

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sam Greenwood in the big blind and Fabiano Kovalski in middle position had arrived on a completed board of 6♥10♥8♣A♣6♦.

With a pot of 120,000 in the middle, Greenwood checked to Kovalski, who put his opponent all-in for 63,000 chips.

Greenwood immediately called and showed 9♥7♥ for the flopped straight, besting the A♥K♥ of Kovalski, who played two pair.

Meanwhile, Mathew Frankland was seen departing the tournament area.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Sam Greenwood	246,000 81,000	81,000

Fabiano Kovalski	109,000 -224,000	-224,000
Mathew Frankland	Eliminato

Tags: Fabiano Kovalski Sam Greenwood

Livello: 14

Bui: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

2024-08-27 12:59 UTC+1

Martinez and Zhou Double Up

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Livello 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pieter De Necker in the small blind and Albert Martinez in the big blind were on a turn of 2♣8♥10♣J♥. With 70,000 in the pot, De Necker bet 55,000 and Martinez called.

The 9♥ river completed the board and saw De Necker shove all in, covering Martinez's stack of 135,000. The latter did not think long before making the call for his tournament life and showed down 7♣4♣ for a straight.

De Necker could only table 9♣6♣ for a pair of nines, and was left with 50,000 chips, which he would lose soon after.

At another table, Quan Zhou had three-bet jammed all in for 96,000 on the button and was looked up by Jules Dickerson in the cutoff.

Quan Zhou: A♠2♠ All in
Jules Dickerson: 8♥6♣

Zhou was the only one to make a pair on the 7♣J♦10♥2♣Q♥ board, raking in the double-up. Meanwhile, Aleksei Savenkov, Eduard Barsegian, and Elias Gutierrez departed from the tournament from adjacent tables.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jules Dickerson	1,150,000 -100,000	-100,000

Albert Martinez	520,000 395,000	395,000
Quan Zhou	212,000 78,000	78,000
Pieter De Necker	Eliminato
Aleksei Savenkov	Eliminato
Eduard Barsegian	Eliminato
Elias Gutierrez	Eliminato

Tags: Albert Martinez Aleksei Savenkov Eduard Barsegian Elias Gutierrez Jules Dickerson Pieter De Necker Quan Zhou