Main Event Dia 3 | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

2018-08-30 14:39 UTC+2

Staples Last Team Pro Standing

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Nível 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jaime Staples is sitting on a healthy stack of 315,000 and is the last PokerStars Team Pro - Live or Online - standing in the PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event.

"There's a bit of bragging going on," he said, pointing to his phone and smiling! In fact, not only is Staples the last Team Pro standing, he was the only one to cash here in Barcelona. Drinks are on him it would seem!

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jaime Staples	315,000 -15,000	-15,000

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2018-08-30 14:20 UTC+2

Pollak Finds a Huge Double Up Through Lubas

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Nível 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Benjamin Pollak raised from the cutoff position and Michal Lubas, who started the day among the chipleaders with 712,000, three-bet to 50,000. Pollak four-bet to 113,000 and after some consideration, Lubas announced all-in. It was snap-called by Pollak and the two players tabled their cards:

Benjamin Pollak:
Michal Lubas:

It was a typical flip situation, and the gave the winning hand to the French player to climb to a stack worth 650,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Benjamin Pollak	650,000 430,000	430,000
Michal Lubas	540,000 -172,000	-172,000

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2018-08-30 13:33 UTC+2

Haward Busts Faria

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Luis Faria finished 24th in the EPT National earlier this week, and he raised to 12,000. Luke Haward was in the blinds and three-bet to 41,000. Faria then four-bet to 105,000 and Haward called.

Haward check-called 60,000 on the flop, although he did use a time extension. The turn was checked by both players. The river was the and Haward moved all in, covering his opponent.

Faria had 210,000 behind, and used up three time extensions before calling.

"Ace-queen?" asked Faria, but Haward showed even better with for a set of queens. Faria turned over and was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Luke Haward	840,000 485,500	485,500
Luis Faria	Eliminado

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2018-08-30 13:31 UTC+2

PokerStars Championship Barcelona Winner Sorensson Eliminated

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sebastian Sorensson moved all in from the button with for his last 80,000, and was called by Julien Sitbon in the big blind holding .

There was no help for the PokerStars Championship winner from last year, and he was eliminated, moving Sitbon's stack up to just under 400,000 in chips.

Sorensson's second lifetime cash, according to The Hendon Mob, is €9,740 for finishing in 197th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Julien Sitbon	390,000 123,000	123,000
Sebastian Sorensson	Eliminado

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2018-08-30 13:26 UTC+2

Spindler Joins the Rail

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Benny Spindler, EPT London winner in 2011, just busted the tournament. Spindler pushed all in for 55,000 chips from the button and got called by Georges Hanna in the big blind. Spindler, holding , was in bad shape as he was facing from Hanna

The board brought him no help. Hanna climbed to 560,000 after that hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Georges Hanna	560,000 91,500	91,500
Benny Spindler	Eliminado

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2018-08-30 13:02 UTC+2

Moorman Eliminated on the Feature Table

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Chris Moorman moved all in from the hijack for 54,500 and was called by Dominik Panka in the small blind.

Chris Moorman:
Dominik Panka:

Nines looked like they were holding on the flop, and on the turn. However, the came on the river to crack Moorman's nines and eliminate the Brit.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dominik Panka	670,000 67,000	67,000

Chris Moorman	Eliminado

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2018-08-30 12:48 UTC+2

Blom Doubles Through Pajak

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Nível 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Viktor Blom came into the day as a short stack, and he moved all in for 37,500 from under the gun. Tomasz Pajak was in the big blind and he called.

Viktor Blom:
Tomasz Pajak:

The board came and Blom held to double up, leaving Pajak as the short stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Viktor Blom	80,000 30,000	30,000
Tomasz Pająk	45,000 -41,000	-41,000

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2018-08-30 11:00 UTC+2

PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event Gets Underway at 12pm; All Players in the Money

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With the remaining 259 players in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €5,300 Main Event all in the money, their focus is now on how deep they can run in this record-breaking EPT ever.

All those through to Day 3 have guaranteed themselves €8,900, but will no doubt be eyeing up the €1,611,500 for first prize - a record for an EPT Main Event outside of the PCA and Monte Carlo Main Events.

Leading the way, just like on Day 1a is former EPT champion Ben Wilinofsky. Seven years ago, aged just 22, Wilinofsky took down the EPT Berlin Main Event for €825,000, defeating a final table which included then yet-to-be World Champion Martin Jacobson.

There is a familiar face at Wilinofsky's starting table; Patrick Clarke was second in chips after Day 1b, and the pair both have in excess of 100 big blinds at the start of play on Day 3. Clarke also has EPT final table experience, finishing fourth at EPT Dublin two years ago for €193,650.

According to the official schedule, there will be six 90-minute levels of play today, with a 20-minute break after each. The 75-minute dinner break is scheduled after level four.

Level	Small Blind	Big Blind	Big Blind Ante
16	2,500	5,000	5,000
Break - 20 minutes
17	3,000	6,000	6,000
Break - 20 minutes
18	4,000	8,000	8,000
Break - 20 minutes
19	5,000	10,000	10,000
Dinner Break - 75 minutes
20	6,000	12,000	12,000
Break - 20 minutes
21	8,000	16,000	16,000

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates as well as all the official payouts in this record-breaking EPT Main Event.

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