€5,300 Main Event Dia 1b | 2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

2013-09-02 21:03 UTC+3

Ronaldo in the House

Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

While the Main Event rages on, a special space in the front of the tournament area has been sectioned off for an event with Brazilian football (or soccer, to those in the US) legend and member of Team PokerStars SportStar, Ronaldo. Ronaldo, a legend in the football world, is considered by many to be one of the greatest to ever play the game. Today, Ronaldo has stopped by the Casino Barcelona to test his competitive nature in a different aspect.

Ronaldo, members of Team PokerStars Pro, and three PokerStars.es qualifiers are currently participating in a single table event called the Phenomenon Table. This table, named after the popular moniker of "the phenomenon" that Ronaldo adopted due to his stellar football skills, also houses the likes of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Vanessa Selbst, Leo Margets and 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel. As the event began, an excited Duhamel tweeted the following:

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Ronaldo and I playing some poker in Barcelona!! Thanks @PokerStars for the invite! http://t.co/R3yrk1XbjVSeptember 02, 2013

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This special event has been put on to promote Ronaldo's appearance here at the EPT Barcelona. Fans around the room have been excited to see the football legend and may even have the chance to play with him later in the week, as he'll be participating in Event #8: €2k No-Limit Hold'em Turbo.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Jonathan Duhamel Leo Margets Ronaldo Vanessa Selbst

2013-09-02 22:45 UTC+3

Cody Triples Up

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

There was a raise from Sweden's Jakob Karlsson and a call from the UK's Stephen Woodhead before action folded over to Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody in the big blind. Cody was short stacked and moved all in for 5,175. Karlsson made the call, then Woodhead raised all in over the top for 29,900. Karlsson quickly made the call, creating a three-way all in.

Karlsson showed the and Woodhead the . Cody had the worst of the three hands with the .

The flop came down to give Cody the lead with a pair of jacks. He still had plenty of outs to dodge, though, with two cards to come.

On the turn, the fell, then the completed the board on the river. Cody smiled, knowing he had just dodge half of the deck. In the side pot, Karlsson lost to Woodhead and had to send over 24,725. Karlsson was left with 30,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jake Cody	16,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Jake Cody Stephen Woodhead Jakob Karlsson

2013-09-03 00:47 UTC+3

Where Are They Now: Season 4 EPT Barcelona Champ Sander Lylloff

Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

The EPT Barcelona continued to grow in Season 4 as 543 players took to the felt to compete for a €1,170,700 first-place prize. Among those in contention were Johnny Chan, Daniel Negreanu, Katja Thater and Greg Raymer, though none of them managed to make it to the last day of play; in fact just 13 players managed to do that. Among them was Copenhagen’s Sander Lylloff, who began that day third in chips.

Lylloff used his chip advantage to make it all the way to three-handed play, which is where he played against the UK’s Mark Teltscher and USA’s Greg Dyer for nearly four hours! Eventually Dyer fell when he shoved with the only to run into Lylloff’s , which left the Dane with a 2:1 heads-up chip lead against Teltscher, who happened to be one of his close friends. It took just six hands to clinch victory.

In the final hand, Lylloff shoved after Teltscher had three-bet. Teltscher called off with the and was in great shape against Lylloff’s . The gave Lylloff a pair of jacks, but he was still well behind the overpair and better flush draw of Teltscher. Incredibly, the turned to give Lylloff trips! The river failed to help Teltscher and he had to settle for second place and €673,000.

Lylloff, born April 7, 1982, is considered one of the best backgammon players in the world, and it wasn’t until 2001 that a friend introduced him to poker. Interestingly, Lylloff and Teltscher were partners in the 2005 Pro AM Backgammon Event in Las Vegas where they finished in second place. Lylloff went on to serve as a Victory Poker Pro until that site folded after Black Friday.

In the six years since his EPT Barcelona win, Lylloff has managed just five cashes totaling $94,557. The most notable of those was a 349th-place finish in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event for $29,911, while the most recent was a 377th-place finish in the ISPT Wembley Main Event for $701.

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2013-09-03 02:05 UTC+3

Florian-Dimitrie Duta Leads Day 1b Field; Shorr Near The Top

Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

In what seemed like just the blink of an eye, the second of two starting flights for the European Poker Tour Season 10 Barcelona Main Event has come to an end! After eight full levels of play, the player sitting on the largest stack of the approximately 440 remaining runners was Florian-Dimitrie Duta who bagged up an impressive 187,000.

Day 1b attracted an astounding 708 entrants which, combined with the 518 that entered during the first flight, brings the total number of entrants to 1,226. This number could increase before the final tally is counted, though, as registration remains open until the start of Day 2. The Day 1b flight attracted so many players that the tables played ten-handed for most of the day.

The day saw a slew of familiar names hit the felt with the goal of becoming the first Main Event champion of the EPT's tenth season. Players like Max Lehmanski, Chino Rheem, Griffin Benger, Timothy Adams, Steve O'Dwyer, Ludovic Lacay, and Andrey Zaichenko were just a handful of those to hit the felt and find elimination by the day's end. Our Live Reporting Team also caught a hand during the first level of play that showcased just how brutal tournament poker can be. The hand in particular spelled disaster for American Michael Brady and occurred not even halfway through the first level of play. After a series of bets and raises on a flop of , Brady found himself all in and at risk against Zsolt Vasvenszki. Vasvenszki held for middle set but was still bested by Brady's for top set. There was no kindness to Brady from the deck, however, as the case five - the - drilled the turn and gave Vasvenszki quads. Brady did not improve on the river and was forced to see a remarkably early exit from the tournament.

Despite his recent success of winning the inaugural Alpha8 High Roller Tournament in Florida for $891,660, Steven Silverman was unable to gain any traction here on Day 1b. The online wizard was among those to fall before the last hand of the day was dealt.

While those players faltered, others managed to navigate the large field and build a healthy enough stack to bring into Day 2. Maksim Bura (160,600), Simon Mattsson (111,000), Andrew Moreno (91,800), David Benefield (87,800), Aku Joentausta (85,100), Konstantin Puchkov (66,000), Richard Yong (58,400), Jonathan Little (53,500) and Vladimir Troyanovskiy (48,600) are a small sample size of those returning for the second day of play.

Shannon Shorr also managed to build up a large stack throughout the first day of play and will return for Day 2 with 121,500. The day was kicked off to a stellar start for Shorr when he was involved in a massive pot with Martin Bolecek. After committing 5,475 each preflop, the two took in a flop of . Dolecek bet 5,475 and Shorr flat called. Both players checked the turn and the finished the board. Shorr fired 4,600 which was followed by a call from Bolecek. Bolecek eventually mucked, however, after viewing Shorr's for a set of aces. From there Shorr continued to trend upward throughout the day.

With this being the first stop on EPT Season 10 it was no surprise that Team PokerStars was out in full force. Some members of the prestigious team of professionals fell by the end of the day while others thrived and will be taking stacks into Day 2. Daniel Negreanu was one of the runners who was unable to get anything going on the first day of play and eventually fell in Level 6. Joining him at the rail were the likes of Lex Veldhuis, and Matthias De Meulder. While those players fell, others survived and will be returning for Day 2 with stacks. Expect more action on the felt from the likes of Christophe De Meulder (111,500), Victor Ramdin (107,000), Leo Fernandez (73,300), Liv Boeree (59,100), Ivan Demidov (45,500), and Jake Cody (27,700).

Play is scheduled to resume on Tuesday at 12 p.m. CET at the Casino Barcelona. Be sure to stay tuned to our coverage as we dive deeper into the event and watch fireworks fly when the two starting flights combine.

Tags: Christophe de Meulder Florian-Dimitrie Duta Shannon Shorr Steven Silverman