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2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
€625,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€6,852,480
Entries
7,138
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
338
Players Left
51

Boatman Downs Ferrer and Frustrates Volkov

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

Roman Volkov opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by Carles Ferrer from the cutoff. Barny Boatman three-bet to 8,000 from the button and was called by both opponents.

Action checked to the PokerStars ambassador on the 9?8?2? flop, and Boatman fired out 8,000. Volkov made it 18,000 before Ferrer moved all in for 18,200. Boatman reraised to 43,200 and after some thinking, Volkov called.

The K? turn saw Volkov check. Boatman moved all in as the slightly bigger stack. Volkov had around 45,000 behind and went deep into the tank before open-folding his 10?9?. With that, Ferrer and Boatman tabled their cards.

Carles Ferrer: 10?9?All in
Barny Boatman: A?K?

Boatman was ahead with top pair, top kicker and sealed the pot after the 4? river.

Volkov fumed when he saw that his flush draw came in and began questioning Boatman's play.

"I have my reasons," replied Boatman, who continued to hear Volkov's frustrations long after the hand had finished.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
165,000
50,500
50,500
Profile photo of Roman Volkov ru
Roman Volkov
45,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Carles Ferrer es
Carles Ferrer
Busted

Tags: Barny BoatmanCarles FerrerRoman Volkov

Konnikova's Snowmen Eliminate Meladze

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

With roughly 9,000 in the pot, on a flop of 6?3?8?, Merab Meladze shoved for 11,000 with Maria Konnikova calling to put him at risk from the button.

Merab Meladze: 9?8? All in
Maria Konnikova: 8?8?

Meladze needed runner-runner to stay alive. He found some help on the 10? turn, but the Q? river didn't improve his hand and Konnikova's set of eights would eliminate him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Konnikova
45,000
13,500
13,500
Profile photo of Merab Meladze ge
Merab Meladze
Busted

Tags: Maria KonnikovaMerab Meladze

Can the Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Set a New Record?

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Lucien Cohen - Ferdinando D'Alessio
Lucien Cohen - Ferdinando D'Alessio

A year ago, Lucien Cohen, famously known as "Ratman" for his pest control business, etched his name in PokerStars history by conquering the largest-ever field in the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event at Casino Barcelona. Out of a staggering 7,398 entries, Cohen scurried through the competition like a survivor, avoiding extermination, and claimed victory when the dust finally settled.

Cohen's triumph was nothing short of remarkable. After the last card hit the felt, he swept up every chip in sight, walking away with a colossal €676,230, his biggest win since his 2011 EPT Main Event victory in Deauville (€880,000). The total prize pool for the event was an eye-popping €7,102,080, a testament to the growing allure of live poker.

Now, as the 2024 edition of the ESPT Main Event at EPT Barcelona kicks off, the poker world is abuzz with anticipation. Can this year’s event set a new record? With live poker experiencing a boom over the last few years, the chances are looking better than ever.

Day 1a has already seen an impressive 233 players take their seats, setting a brisk pace that could easily surpass last year’s 353 entrants. But even if Day 1a doesn’t quite hit the mark, players have seven more opportunities to join the fray before the survivors converge for Day 2 on August 30.

One thing is certain: all eyes are on Casino Barcelona, where the stage is set for another thrilling chapter in the EPT's history.

2023 ESPT €1,100 Main Event By the Numbers

DayPlayers TotalPlayers Left
Day 1a35353
Day 1b15523
Day 1c961144
Day 1d45969
Day 1e1467219
Day 1f936141
Day 1g1800270
Day 1h1267190
Day 21109153
Day 315326
Day 4266
Day 561

Tags: Lucien Cohen

Boatman Doubles Up

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

Xavier Sala raised to 800 on the button. Guy Cicconi called from the small blind before PokerStars ambassador Barny Boatman three-bet to 3,100 out of the big blind. Sala and Cicconi both called.

Cicconi checked the 10?5?Q? flop and Boatman moved all-in for 17,100 total. Only Sala called and the cards were revealed.

Barny Boatman: A?K? All in
Xavier Sala: K?Q?

The 2? came on the turn and the 3? hit the river, improving Boatman to the nut flush and earning him a full double up at the expense of Sala.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
44,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Guy Cicconi us
Guy Cicconi
35,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Xavier Sala es
Xavier Sala
10,000
-22,500
-22,500

Tags: Barny BoatmanGuy CicconiXavier Sala

Shuffle Up and Deal

EPT Barcelona
EPT Barcelona

The first event of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona is underway as the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event has been instructed to shuffle up and deal.

Play has begun with 86 players on the clock.

Welcome to Day 1a of the 2024 €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event

Lucien Cohen
Lucien Cohen

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona kicks off today at Casino Barcelona, running from August 26 to September 8. The series opens with the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) Main Event, returning for the third consecutive year.

The first of eight opening flights for Event #1: €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event begins at noon local time with Day 1a.

Last year, Lucien Cohen of France emerged victorious in the largest European Poker Tour field ever, outlasting a whopping 7,398 players. He defeated Ferdinando D'Alessio in heads-up play to win the top prize of €676,230 from a massive €7,102,080 prize pool.

2023 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Lucien CohenFrance€676,230
2Ferdinando D'AlessioBelgium€415,320
3Petros KaradimosGreece€294,620
4Danilo VelasevicSerbia€232,090
5Ankit AhujaIndia€177,810
6Avihai SmadgaIsrael€136,850
7Parker TalbotCanada€105,590
8Igor KaufmanIsrael€81,230

Players will start with 30,000 chips and the clock will be set at 40 minutes throughout the day. Late registration will remain open for the first ten levels of play, closing at the start of Level 11 (~8:55 p.m.). The day will conclude when 15 percent of the field remains, with all surviving players finishing in the money. The survivors from all eight flights will return for Day 2, starting at 11 a.m. local time on Friday, August 30.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand, providing updates until a champion is crowned on September 1.

Tags: Ferdinando D'AlessioLucien Cohen