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2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€1,290,386
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€9,578,750
Entries
1,975
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
40
Players Left
16

Rania Nasreddine Leads the Charge for Back-to-Back EPT Final Tables, Tops Final 16 in Barcelona

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Rania Nasreddine
Rania Nasreddine

As the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona moves toward its conclusion, the €5,300 Main Event edged closer to crowning a champion after an enthralling day. Action on the felt at Casino Barcelona left just sixteen players in contention for one of the most prestigious titles in the poker realm.

Rania Nasreddine finds herself on top of the leaderboard with a stack of 7,200,000 — good for ninety big blinds when play resumes on Day 6. Nasreddine finished third in the Main Event at EPT (European Poker Tour) Monte Carlo just a few months ago and has the incredible achievement of back-to-back Main Event final tables in her sights.

Nasreddine started the day strong by eliminating Piero Alioto when her pocket jacks were too good for the Italian player's pocket nines. A spectacular ace-high call set the tone for the day which was sweetened even further when she eliminated the UK's Jack Sinclair. Greece's Panagiotis Mavritsakis also felt the full force of Nasreddine as his two pair fell short to a bigger two pair of the American player, which left him out in 24th place.

End of Day 5 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Rania NasreddineUnited States7,200,00090
2Stephen SongUnited States6,725,00084
3Boris KuzmanovicCroatia6,565,00082
4Fabiano KovalskiBrazil5,550,00069
5Jianwei LinChina5,500,00069
6Harry LodgeUnited Kingdom4,165,00052
7David ColemanUnited States3,570,00045
8Sriharsha DoddapaneniIndia3,210,00040
9Jelle MoeneNetherlands3,165,00040
10Yurii ZabrodotskyiUkraine3,100,00039

Stephen Song converted his Day 4 chip lead into the second-biggest stack of 6,725,000 by the time Day 5 closed its curtains. Despite losing some chips early on, poker's ultimate cooler went Song's way as his pocket aces crushed the pocket kings of Timothy Chung, which sent the Canadian to the rail in the early goings. The rest of Song's day was quite straightforward as he held the chip lead for almost the day's entirety, and only relinquished it to Nasreddine in the final levels.

Fabiano Kovalski occupies fourth spot on the leaderboard with 5,550,000, which coincidentally is where he finished in the Main Event back at the 2022 edition of EPT Barcelona. The Brazilian player started his rise up the counts when his rivered full house bettered the straight of Spain's Pablo Beltran, then he turned Broadway, which put an end to Vladimir Erceg's run. Kovalski didn't stop there, as he went on an elimination frenzy and sent Beltran, Firoz Mangroe, and Jack Kiriakus to the sidelines.

Fabiano Kovalski
Fabiano Kovalski

When play began, all eyes were on the reigning champion as Simon Wiciak looked to become the only human being in existence to successfully defend an EPT Main Event title. That feat was soon shot down in brutal fashion when Wiciak got his ace-king into the middle and was put at risk by the pocket queens of Andrew Hulme. An ace on the flop gave Wiciak the lead and a clean turn left him one card away from a double-up, but a queen on the river improved Hulme to a set and ended Wiciak's run.

David Coleman again finds himself within reach of a major title, sitting seventh on the leaderboard with a stack of 3,570,000. The American player got off to a flying start as his ace-king won a flip against the pocket jacks of Marc Foggin, which made the British player the first casualty of the day.

David Coleman
David Coleman

Aliaksandr Shylko (33rd), Nick Palma (28th), Lauri Varonen (25th), Luka Sorainen (20th), and Javey Timmer (18th) all fell short of the penultimate day. Gal Bar (17th) was the last player to be eliminated when his ace-jack couldn't win a flip against the pocket tens of Alexandre Fournier just as Level 28 got underway.

Remaining Payouts

PlacePayoutPlacePayout
1€1,512,0008€181,600
2€944,0009€139,750
3€674,15010-11€107,450
4€518,60012-13€89,550
5€398,95014-15€74,600
6€306,90016€62,150
7€236,100  

Day 6 will begin at 12 p.m. on Saturday, September 7, with 84:58 left in Level 28 — 40,000/80,000, with an 80,000 big blind ante. Each of the players have already locked up a payday of at least €62,150, but all eyes are firmly locked on that top prize of €1,512,000. The plan for Day 6 is to play until just six players remain, with the finalists then returning on Sunday, September 8, to play down to a winner.

As always, keep it right here with PokerNews as we bring you expert coverage of the remainder of the EPT Main Event here at Casino Barcelona.

Tags: Alexandre FournierAliaksandr ShylkoAndrew HulmeBoris KuzmanovicDavid ColemanFabiano KovalskiFiroz MangroeGal BarJack KiriakusJack SinclairJavey TimmerJelle MoeneJianwei LinLauri VaronenLuka SorainenMarc FogginNick PalmaPablo BeltranPanagiotis MavritsakisRania NasreddineSimon WiciakSriharsha DoddapaneniStephen SongVladimir Erceg'sYurii Zabrodotskyi

Gal Bar Eliminated in 17th Place (€62,150)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Gal Bar
Gal Bar

Gal Bar open-jammed a stack of around 600,000 in the hijack and Alexandre Fournier called in the small blind with a bigger stack.

Gal Bar: A?J? All in
Alexandre Fournier: 10?10?

Bar didn't survive the flip as the board ran out Q?2?2?K?3? to mark his elimination and the end of the day.

Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexandre Fournier
2,600,000
245,000
245,000
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Gal Bar
Busted

Tags: Alexandre FournierGal Bar

Barbosa Raises the Bar

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jose Barbosa
Jose Barbosa

Jose Barbosa was all in for around 600,000 against the bigger-stacked Gal Bar.

Jose Barbosa: K?10? All in
Gal Bar: J?J?

Barbosa's outs improved significantly as the flop landed 3?Q?5? to give him a flush draw, and the K? turn then left Bar drawing to one out as the 2? river bricked off to earn Barbosa a double.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Barbosa
1,300,000
-215,000
-215,000
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Gal Bar
625,000
-1,235,000
-1,235,000

Tags: Gal BarJose Barbosa

Fournier Flops Kovalski Dead

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Alexandre Fournier
Alexandre Fournier

Alexandre Fournier was all in and at risk for around 1,200,000 against the bigger-stacked Fabiano Kovalski to his left.

Alexandre Fournier: 8?8? All in
Fabiano Kovalski: A?K?

The flop landed 8?6?3? to give Fournier a stone lock on the hand with top set as the board finished out Q?7? to earn him a double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fabiano Kovalski br
Fabiano Kovalski
6,500,000
-80,000
-80,000
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Alexandre Fournier
2,500,000
1,860,000
1,860,000

Tags: Alexandre FournierFabiano Kovalski

Moene Flops Quads

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jelle Moene
Jelle Moene

Javey Timmer min-raised to 120,000 from early position and Rania Nasreddine called on the button. Jelle Moene also called from the small blind.

The three saw a flop of 2?2?4? where Moene checked, Timmer bet 105,000, Nasreddine called, and Moene called.

A J? came on the turn which Moene checked, then Timmer bet 475,000. Nasreddine folded, but Moene called.

When the 3? completed the board, Moene checked, and Timmer quickly checked back.

Moene showed 2?2? for quads, and Timmer mucked his K?Q?.

Player Chips Progress
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Rania Nasreddine
5,900,000
-445,000
-445,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
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Jelle Moene
3,710,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Profile photo of Javey Timmer nl
Javey Timmer
805,000
-440,000
-440,000

Tags: Javey TimmerJelle MoeneRania Nasreddine

Luka Sorainen Eliminated in 20th Place (€51,800)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Luka Sorainen
Luka Sorainen

Daniel Myers raised to 120,000 from the button. Luka Sorainen, who had already committed over half his stack by posting the big blind, called off the bet for his effective stack of 110,000.

Luka Sorainen: 10?9? All in
Daniel Myers: J?9?

Sorainen was dominated and the 6?6?A? provided no help. The 6? turn gave a glimmer of hope for a chop, but the 3? sent Sorainen to the rail.

Luka Sorainen
Luka Sorainen
Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Myers
2,600,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Luka Sorainen fi
Luka Sorainen
Busted

Tags: Daniel MyersLuka Sorainen

Myers Doubles Through Sorainen in Dramatic Fashion

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Daniel Myers
Daniel Myers

Daniel Myers moved all in from the hijack for 790,000, Luka Sorainen moved all in himself for 960,000 from the button and the hand went to a showdown.

Daniel Myers: A?K? All in
Luka Sorainen: 8?8?

Myers needed some help and the A? window card looked promising, however, the 8?2? that followed behind gave Sorainen a set. The K? turn ensured Myers wasn't drawing dead, while the K? river propelled him into the lead, doubling up the very first hand after the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Myers
1,730,000
940,000
940,000
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Luka Sorainen
220,000
-740,000
-740,000

Tags: Daniel MyersLuka Sorainen

Jack Kiriakus Eliminated in 21st Place (€43,200)

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jack Kiriakus
Jack Kiriakus

A full board of 10?K?5?2?3? was showing and all of the chips were in the middle of the table in a pot between Jack Kiriakus & Fabiano Kovalski.

Kiriakus had Q?10? for a flopped pair of tens but was behind to the turned set of Kovalski, who had 2?2?. That pot sent Kovalski's stack toward the 7,000,000 mark, and left Kiriakus on the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fabiano Kovalski br
Fabiano Kovalski
6,770,000
630,000
630,000
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Jack Kiriakus
Busted

Tags: Fabiano KovalskiJack Kiriakus

Varonen Falls Ahead of Final Three Tables

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Lauri Varonen
Lauri Varonen

Lauri Varonen was down to crumbs and open-jammed in the small blind as Jelle Moene called in the big blind.

Lauri Varonen: J?4? All in
Jelle Moene: J?9?

Varonen was dominated and couldn't improve as the board ran out 8?2?5?5?A? to mark his elimination ahead of the final three tables.

Lauri Varonen
Lauri Varonen
Player Chips Progress
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Jelle Moene
2,500,000
-565,000
-565,000
Profile photo of Lauri Varonen fi
Lauri Varonen
Busted

Tags: Jelle MoeneLauri Varonen

Erceg's Day Ended by Kovalski

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Vladimir Erceg
Vladimir Erceg

About 300,000 was already in the middle by a turn board of Q?Q?J?K? as Vladimir Erceg checked his small blind to Fabiano Kovalski in the big blind.

Erceg called and the river 7? completed the board. After another check by Erceg, Kovalski moved all in, covering Erceg's last 675,000.

Erceg used five time banks before spiking in a call that would be his last of the tournament.

Vladimir Erceg: K?10?All in
Fabiano Kovalski: A?10?

Erceg's two pair were bested by Kovalski's Broadway to send him out the door.

Player Chips Progress
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Fabiano Kovalski
4,400,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
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Vladimir Erceg
Busted

Tags: Fabiano KovalskiVladimir Erceg