€10,300 EPT High Roller
Giorno 2 completo
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€10,300 EPT High Roller
Giorni 2
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
Informazioni Giocatori - Giorno 2
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€10,300
Montepremi
€4,180,700
Entries
431
Livello
34
Bui
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
204
Giocatori Rimasti
28
Livello 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The past 12 days in Barcelona have been a celebration of the PokerStars European Poker Tour, a chance to look back at the growth of the tour in the 20 years since its inception. And there is no better way to cap off the party than by having some of the biggest names in poker battling for a €818,100 top prize to close out the festival.
Just 28 players survived Day 2 of the €10,300 EPT Barcelona High Roller and will return tomorrow at noon local time to play down to a champion. Thomas Eychenne bagged up the chip lead with 1,755,000 after the 2023 PSPC finalist doubled up when his queens dodged Calvin Anderson’s straight draw, catapulting him up the leaderboard.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 1,755,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | 1,625,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Yves Bianchetti | Brazil | 1,610,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Malcolm Franchi | France | 1,445,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Enrico Coppola | Italy | 1,410,000 | 56 |
| 6 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 1,380,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Markkos Ladev | Estonia | 1,095,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Joshua Hopkins | Canada | 1,025,000 | 41 |
| 9 | Kamal Bejjani | Lebanon | 795,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Brian Green | United States | 745,000 | 30 |
Enrico Camosci (1,625,000), Yves Bianchetti (1,610,000), Malcolm Franchi (1,445,000), and Enrico Coppola (1,410,000) round out the top five. Bianchetti eliminated start-of-day chip leader Sam Greenwood, while Franchi made a big hero call with second pair on the river when Saymon Dias bluffed for his last 307,000.
Further down the leaderboard is a star-studded field that hopes to track down the chip leaders on the event’s final day. They include Markkos Ladev (1,095,000), who’s already finished second in a €25,000 event here in Barcelona, two-time EPT champion Mike Watson (735,000), EPT Prague runner-up Jon Kyte (690,000), Candido Cappiello (650,000), Jesse Lonis (540,000), Anderson (480,000), Boris Angelov (380,000), and Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel (310,000).
The day began with 45 new entries boosting the field up to 431 and building a prize pool of €4,180,700. Only the top 63 would be paid, and Maria Ho, Martin Zamani, Sam Grafton, Nick Petrangelo, and Nacho Barbero were among those who fell short. Ren Lin busted short of the money when Ladev made a flush to crack his aces.
Leonard Maue also had aces cracked on the money bubble as Kyte flopped a straight. Among the players to make the money were Teun Mulder (59th), Alec Torelli (57th), Greenwood (55th), Nick Palma (52nd), and Scott Margereson (50th). Benjamin Spragg fell in 49th place when he lost a race with king-queen against Eychenne’s sixes, while Alejandro Lococo was out in 35th when Anderson made a Broadway straight. Benjamin Pollak and Andre Akkari both busted in a three-way all in to Rodrigo Araujo to end the night and bring the field down to 28 remaining.
The action on Day 3 picks up on Level 23 with blinds of 10,000-25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. Everyone left has already locked up €25,150, but they’ll all be chasing the top prize and the chance to leave Barcelona with the trophy once play resumes tomorrow.
PokerNews will be following all the action leading up to the final table and crowning of a new champion, so stay tuned tomorrow for all the updates.
Livello 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
1,755,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
||
|
1,625,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
1,610,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
1,445,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
1,410,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
1,380,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
1,095,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
1,025,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
795,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
745,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
|
735,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
||
|
690,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
670,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
655,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
650,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
630,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
540,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
480,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
475,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
465,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
460,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
400,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
395,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
380,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
|
345,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Livello 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Day 2 has ended with 28 players remaining.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day’s action.
Livello 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Yves Bianchetti raised to 40,000 under the gun before Tom-Aksel Bedell three-bet to 110,000 in middle position. "300 exactly," Kamal Bejjani said as he moved all in from the cutoff. Bianchetti folded, while Bedell snap-called.
Kamal Bejjani: A♦K♦ 
Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♥A♠
Bejjani had run into aces with his tournament life on the line as the flop came Q♦5♠9♦, giving him some hope with a flush draw. The 10♦ fell on the turn and Bejjani completed his flush to leave Bedell drawing dead heading to the 8♦ river.
"You wait all day for aces and you lose," tablemate Candido Cappiello said to Bedell.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
850,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
|
650,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Livello 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Andre Akkari shoved from the button for 285,000 and Rodrigo Araujo re-shoved from the small blind, covering both Akkari and Benjamin Pollak, who was automatically all in from the big blind after being left very short-stacked a few hands earlier.
Benjamin Pollak: K♥2♥
Andre Akkari: 5♠5♥
Rodrigo Araujo: A♥4♥
Akkari was ahead on the 9♠4♣10♠ flop but Araujo took the lead with top pair on the A♣ turn. Araujo remained ahead on the J♠ river to send both opponents to the rail and drag in a decent pot.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
Eliminato | |
|
Eliminato |
Livello 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The clock has been paused and the floor has announced that five more hands will be played before bagging.
Livello 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ludvig Sterner opened to 40,000 from under the gun, Enrico Coppola called in middle position, and Ludovic Periaux called in the big blind.
The Q♣8♥7♥ flop checked through to the Q♥ turn which saw Sterner make a delayed continuation of 40,000. Coppola then raised to 130,000. Periaux deliberated for a while before he folded while Sterner put in the call.
On the 3♣ river, Sterner checked to Coppola who inquired about Sterner's chip stack before he put out a bet of 150,000. Sterner put in the call and got the bad news immediately as Coppola tabled 5♥4♥ for a turned flush as he raked in the pot.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Livello 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Markkos Ladev raised to 40,000 in the hijack before Calvin Anderson three-bet to 115,000 on the button. Ladev called and they went heads-up to the A♥10♦5♥ flop.
Anderson bet another 60,000 and Ladev called. The turn was the 2♥ and Anderson moved all in. Ladev snap-called for 350,000 with 9♥8♥ for a flush, while Anderson had K♥Q♠ and needed another heart on the river to score the knockout.
The river instead came the 6♠ and Ladev held up to double.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
700,000
-475,000
|
-475,000 |
Livello 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Yves Bianchetti opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Tarmo Tammel three-bet to 310,000 from the cutoff, leaving one T-5,000 chip behind. Bianchetti made the call.
The flop came 9♣6♦6♣ and Bianchetti bet. Tammel called with his last chip and was at risk.
Tarmo Tammel: A♦K♥
Yves Bianchetti: 10♣10♥
Bianchetti remained ahead with his pair of tens when the rest of the board ran out 7♦Q♥ to send Tammel to the rail and continue adding chips to his stack.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Eliminato |