€550 Womens
Day 2 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€550 Womens
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€40,320
Entries
84
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
11
Players Left
1
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Spain's Soraya Estrada has won the €550 Women's Event here at 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona after topping a field of 84 players.
She took home €11,350 for the result, defeating Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin heads-up who would have to settle for €7,330 here at the Casino Barcelona.
EPT Barcelona €550 Women's Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soraya Estrada | Spain | €11,350 |
| 2 | Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin | Hong Kong | €7,330 |
| 3 | Olga Iermolcheva | Ukraine | €5,230 |
| 4 | Maria Lampropulos | Argentina | €4,030 |
| 5 | Maria Ortiz | Spain | €3,100 |
| 6 | Paula Arreba | Spain | €2,460 |
| 7 | Anna Gulevich | Netherlands | €1,970 |
| 8 | Joy Waldau | Germany | €1,570 |
| 9 | Chien-Chih Weng | Taiwan | €1,260 |
Winner's Reaction
"It's super amazing," Estrada told PokerNews shortly after her victory. "I have to enjoy this moment. We were thinking of going to the hotel swimming pool, but it's a bit late, so we are probably going to drink a bit because we have to leave on Monday, so we will spend the last days with our good friends in Barcelona.
"It wasn't a very big field, but it's one of my favorite tournaments because it always has a good environment from start to finish. Everyone is happy, unlike other tournaments that are super serious. I felt like everyone was friends here at the table."
Estrada took home the lion’s share of the €40,320 prize pool, and when asked about her future poker plans regarding EPT Cyrpus, here’s what she had to say.
"Of course I will go, I won a tournament and won three EPT packages. This is the second one, and the third will be in Cyprus, so see you there."
Day 2 Action
Eleven players returned for Day 2, each guaranteed at least €1,010. After the elimination of France’s Shira Scharo in eleventh place, action tightened up considerably with just one more knockout needed to reach the final table.
Eventually, Mariona Canals (pictured) was sent to the rail after getting all her chips in the middle with a flush against eventual winner Estrada's two pair, but a brutal board pair on the river gave Estrada a full house, resulting in Canals' elimination in tenth place.
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin came into the final table as the chip leader, holding a slight lead over Estrada, while Maria Lampropulos came in as the shortest stack with just five big blinds. However, it was Chien-Chih Weng who hit the rail first.
After doubling up Maria Ortiz to be left with just one big blind, Weng eventually fell at the hands of Olga Iermolcheva.
Joy Waldau was eliminated next by Ho Yin, before overnight chip leader Anna Gulevich fell in seventh place. She had struggled to maintain the momentum she had at the end of Day 1. In the end, she had to settle for €1,970 after her deep run.
Paula Arreba, on the other hand, had maneuvered her short stack throughout the day to climb the pay ladder. However, her ace-three ultimately fell short against Ortiz's queen-nine, sending Arreba out in sixth place.
Ortiz soon followed Arreba to the rail, eliminated by Ho Yin, before Ho Yin sent well-known pro Lampropulos to the rail in fourth, to sit atop the chip counts with roughly 75% of the chips in play three-handed.
An early double-up by Estrada helped balance out the chip stacks. However, in the following hands, three consecutive double-ups propelled Ho Yin back into the top spot, with Iermolcheva and Estrada virtually tied for second place.
Iermolcheva would finish third after getting all-in with pocket kings against Estrada's ace-ten. Unfortunately for Iermolcheva, the poker gods were not on her side, as an ace on the turn sealed her exit from the tournament in third place for €5,230.
When heads-up play began, Ho Yin still held a slight chip lead over Estrada. However, a straight-over-straight situation allowed Estrada to double up and take a commanding chip lead. Shortly after, Ho Yin got all her chips in with pocket eights against Estrada's king-ten. A ten on the flop and a king on the turn resulted in Ho Yin finishing as the runner-up for €7,330.
That concludes the PokerNews coverage for this event, but be sure to stay tuned to our ongoing coverage for the final days of EPT Barcelona 2024.
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Out of a field of 84 entrants, Soraya Estrada was crowned as the winner of Event #51: €550 No-Limit Hold’em Womens Event. She wins her first ever EPT trophy and €11,350.
A full recap will follow shortly.
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin shoved from the button for 600,000 and Soraya Estrada called out of the big blind to put her at risk.
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: 8?8? 
Soraya Estrada: K?10?
If Ho Yin could win another race and the stacks would become even. However the 10?7?5? flop propelled Estrada into the lead with an pair of tens. The A? turn didn't change anything, and when the K? hit the river, Estrada improved to two pair, kings and tens. Ho Yin was eliminated in second place and Estrada had won the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin shoved from the button for 400,000 and Soraya Estrada called.
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: 5?5?
Soraya Estrada: K?8?
The flop of 4?6?2? presented Estrad with a flush draw to go with her two overs. However the J? turn and 4? river didn't improve her and Ho Yin had doubled with a pair of fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
800,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin limped from the small blind and Soraya Estrada checked the big blind.
The 5?3?7? flop saw Estrada check, Ho Yin bet 60,000 and Estrada call.
The 4? turn was checked by both to see the 6? river. Estrada checked, Ho Yin moved all in and Estrada called.
Soraya Estrada: 9?8?
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: 5?8?
Both players had rivered the straight, but Estrada secured the double after showing the higher straight, holding the nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
850,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Soraya Estrada shoved from the button for roughly 700,000 with Olga Iermolcheva making the call from the big blind. Iermolcheva only had 300,000, so she was the player at risk.
Olga Iermolcheva: K?K?
Soraya Estrada: A?10?
Iermolcheva was in a perfect spot to double up with pocket kings. However, the runout of 10?7?J?A?8? gave Estrada the winner with two pair, aces and tens, and Iermolcheva was sent to the payout desk in third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Olga Iermolcheva raised the button to 105,000 and Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin defended the big blind.
The players went to a 3?Q?Q? flop and Ho Yin checked. Iermolcheva bet 60,000 and Ho Yin raised to 125,000 with Iermolcheva calling.
The 2? came on the turn and Ho Yin moved most of her stack into the pot, leaving just a few chips behind. Iermolcheva jammed and Ho Yin called.
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: Q?5?
Olga Iermolcheva: 10?10?
Ho Yin secured the double and Iermolcheva was left with 150,000 chips after the K? was place as the river.
In the next hand Soraya Estrada was all in for around 400,000 from the button and got called by Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin in the big blind.
Soraya Estrada: A?8?
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: A?5?
Estrada held on the 2?J?K?K?7? runout to secure her the double.
Olga Iermolcheva secured a double the next hand after she held with pocket aces A?A? against Estrada's A?J?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,580,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
|
700,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
450,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000