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2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
65
Prize
€1,134,375
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€10,282,000
Entries
2,120
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
792
Players Left
260

Kaukua Leads After Day 1a of EPT Barcelona Main Event

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Toni Kaukua
Toni Kaukua

The magnificent �5,300 EPT Main Event is upon us at 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona and saw 791 players registering for the Day 1a flight. Just 260 players remain after ten one-hour levels of play and leading the way is Finland's Toni Kaukua with 346,000 and big stacks Julio Chia Cabrera (290,000), Stanislau Shylkou (247,000) and Benjamin Lebor (231,000).

Several big names found bags during the first starting flight of the EPT Barcelona Main Event, including 2022 GPI Player of the Year Stephen Song and EPT champions Noah Boeken, Dominik Panka and Anton Wigg.

Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

 RANKPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNTBIG BLINDS
 1Toni KaukuaFinland346,000231
 2Julio Chia CabreraPeru290,000193
 3Stanislau ShylkouBelarus247,000165
 4Benjamin LeborUnited Kingdom231,000154
 5David DochertyUnited Kingdom221,500148
 6Dominik PankaPoland221,500148
 7William HaniFrance221,000147
 8Andrea DatoItaly214,000143
 9Anton WiggSweden214,000143
 10Petr BartagovRussia211,000141

Plenty of Names on Day 1a

Hundreds of players made their way into Casino Barcelona on a rare rainy Sunday as Day 1a got underway. It didn't take long for the highlights to add up as big names like Erik Seidel, Maria Ho, Peter Jorgne, Samantha Abernathy and �25,000 No-Limit Hold'em winner Tom Orpaz took their seats.

In an early highlight, PokerStars ambassador Jen Shahade flopped a full house before check-raising the turn and getting paid on the river.

Jennifer Shahade
Jennifer Shahade

Another player who flopped a big hand was Ren Lin, who used his bluff-heavy reputation to get value from Tarash Chazmava after flopping a set of sixes.

Speaking of sixes, Dan Heimiller won a hand at showdown with six-high as he pipped the five-high of Lucheng Liu. Heimiller has had a strong summer of poker and is after his first EPT trophy.

Some players who weren't fortunate enough to survive the Day 1a flight including Daniel Rezaei, Kitty Kuo, Fabrice Bigot, Anthony Zinno, Kenny Hallaert, Uri Reichenstein, reigning PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) champion Aliaksandr Shylko and PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo.

Kitty Kuo
Kitty Kuo

The second and final starting flight of the EPT Barcelona Main Event will kick off Aug. 28 at noon local time and will follow the same structure as Day 1a with starting stacks of 30,000 and blinds beginning at 100/100/100. Registration will remain open until the start of Day 2.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to provide more updates in the EPT Barcelona Main Event. Be sure to check out the EPT Barcelona live reporting hub in the meantime.

Tags: Alejandro LococoAnton WiggDan HeimillerDaniel RezaeiErik SeidelJen ShahadeJennifer ShahadeKitty KuoLucheng LiuMaria HoPeter JorgneRen LinSamantha AbernathyTarash ChazmavaUri Reichenstein