Some Shots from the Day 1b Field
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
Dias: 1b
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,984,900
Entradas
1,230
Nível
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Action Andrew and Delightful Daniel
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Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Andrew Moreno, the better half of PokerNews' very own Kristy Arnett, is seated to the direct right of Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu at a table that also includes Sofia Lovgren. Moreno has been involved a bit early, both in the action at the table and with the chatter between he and Negreanu. Topics of conversation have been poker, Choice Center, Instagram, LeBron James, cell phones, and much more.
On the first of many hands, Kresz Peter opened to 350 in the seat to the right of Moreno, before Moreno three-bet to 900. Peter called, and the flop came down 
. After Peter checked, Moreno bet 1,000. Peter folded.
Several hands later, Moreno was in the big blind, Peter in the small blind, and David Breitfuss had the button. Action folded to Breitfuss, and he opened with a raise to 300. Peter called, then Moreno three-bet to 1,050. Breitfuss folded, but Peter came along to see the flop, which produced the 
. Peter then check-called a bet of 850 from Moreno.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Both checked again. Peter showed the 
, but Moreno's 
had the better kicker, and he won the pot.
On the very next hand, Peter raised to 300 on the button, Moreno called from the small blind, and Negreanu called from the big blind. All three players in action then checked the 
flop before the was added to the board on the turn. Moreno led with a bet of 425, Negreanu folded, but Peter called. After the 
completed the board on the river, Moreno check-folded to Peter's bet of 525.
The next hand, Moreno had the button, and Negreanu proclaimed to the table that he was "going to three-bet more often than not on this hand." Action then folded to Peter in the cutoff seat, and he opened to 300. Negreanu got excited, as things were lining up for him to stay true to his word, but then Moreno got in the way with a three-bet of his own and made it 825 to go. Negreanu looked at his hand, then told the table he definitely would have three-bet if Moreno hadn't, pointing to his right. A player at the table suggested Negreanu could have four-bet after he folded, but Negreanu explained that he doesn't four-bet, or five-bet, or six-bet, and that "all those kids that used to do that are broke." The table got a good laugh.
Back to the hand, though. Peter made the call to see the 
flop. Both checked, and the turn was the 
. Both checked again, then the river was the 
. Peter led for 1,100, and Moreno made the call.
Peter had rivered a flush with the 
, and Moreno mucked his hand.
"Oh man! You would've smashed me there! I had king-eight!" exclaimed Negreanu.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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38,700 | 8,700 |
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18,500 | -8,500 |
Rybachenko Claims a Victim
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
PokerNews arrived just as Sergey Rybachenko had bet 5,000 on the turn of a board reading 
. Brian England, a PokerStars qualifier from the United States, moved all in and got a quick shrug and a call from the Russian who turned over 
. England could only show an off suit for his trouble and when the river 
fell he was sent packing.
Cody Takes Early Hit
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
We recently saw Jake Cody take his seat in the tournament area and after a few moments we witnessed a hand where he lost a fair chunk of his stack.
It all began when Cody opened to 450 from the hijack. Action trickled around to Luis Manuel Da Silva Pinto Do Vale in the big blind who called the raise. The flop brought 
and Vale checked. Cody continued out for 600 and Vale called.
The 
struck the turn and Vale checked for a second time. Cody fired 1,300 into the middle but found Vale quickly cut out a check-raise to 3,300. Cody called.
The river was the 
and Vale fired out one final bet of 3,500. Cody called but mucked his hand after Vale showed for jacks and fives with an ace. This hit caused Cody's stack to drop to 22,000 while Vale's sits at 42,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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22,000 | -8,000 |
Where Are They Now: Season 3 EPT Barcelona Champ Bjorn-Erik Glenne
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The buy-in was upped again in 2006, this time jumping to €5,000, and again the number of entries increased as 480 players took to the felt, creating a prize pool of €2,304,000. For the third year in a row the final table included big names including Jeff Lisandro and Phil Ivey, who finished sixth and second respectively. It’s not often Ivey loses heads up, but he did to Norway’s Bjorn-Erik Glenne, who was a former chess champion turned poker pro.
The $875,404 Glenne earned for that score was by far the biggest of his career up to that point; in fact, prior to that he had just two cashes for $10,486. After winning, Glenne attempted to live the life of a poker pro and looked like he might be able to do it after finishing 65th in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event for $130,288 and 35th in the €7,700 EPT Barcelona Open a month later for $20,027. Unfortunately for him, his pro aspirations dwindled and died after that.
Glenne’s only other cash came in February 2009 when he took second in the European Masters of Poker €1,000 No Limit Hold’em in Tallinn for $56,383. Since then, Glenne has not been in the media spotlight.
Say Hello To...
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
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Early Eliminations
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
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Lodden Arrives
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Johnny Lodden has turned up just in time to play his big blind. Fabio Breituss opened for 325, Marc Rumi Thomas called, and Hartmann called as did Katsuhiro Muto in the small blind. The action is on Lodden, surely getting value for a call here? His phone rings and he stands up to take it, folding his cards. The flop is dealt 
. Muto checks and Breituss continued for 675 and found one caller in Hartmann. The turn was the 
. Breituss check called a bet of 750 and checked again on the river . A 3,200 bet from Hartmann won the pot.
A Smile, A Selfie, Then Serious Business
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
As EPT President Edgar Stuchley welcomes the players for this second flight of day one, some smile, some look worried while others try to savour the moment, as the PokerStars Blog reports here.
Demidov Outkicked by England
Nível 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The flop read 
when we found Ivan Demidov fire out a bet of 800 against Brian England. England called and the turn brought the . Demidov slowed down with a check and England bet 1,700. Demidov took a bit of time before deciding to flat call and check once more after the rivered. England checked behind.
Demidov showed 
for top pair but was ultimately outkicked by England's for top-top. The pot was pushed to England who now has about 34,000 to Demidov's 28,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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34,000 | |
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28,000 | -2,000 |