Stephen Music has taken down the EPT Barcelona €5,300 EPT Primary Occasion, banking a €1,290,386 payday after defeating a subject of 1975 entries.
The flagship match of the PokerStars’ European Poker Tour (EPT) cease in Barcelona attracted 1975 entries at €5300 apiece, producing a prizefund of €9,578,750.
Six days of continuous poker motion has seen the unique subject whittle down, however there have been loads of tales alongside the best way.
First up, the cash bubble, which broke early on day 3 and noticed 287 gamers money after the next hand lastly burst an hour-long bubble…
There have been loads of bubble ups within the #EPTBarcelona Primary Occasion, however the bubble has burst. 👇
So, it is time for the submit bubble bustout bonanza.
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Amongst these within the cash, Poker Corridor of Famer, Erik Seidel (252nd for €8700), Sweden’s on-line crusher, Niklas Astedt (234th for €8700), PokerStars’ ambassador Parker Talbot (187th for €10,050), former EPT Primary Occasion champ, Mark Teltscher (41st for €23,350) and defending champ Simon Wiciak (36th for €26,900).
By day six, solely 16 gamers remained, with €62,150 locked up and understanding {that a} prime 10 end would bag a six-figure rating. It wasn’t to be for Dutch duo Metaal and Moene and when the ultimate desk bubble burst, it was Harry Lodge lacking out after a brutal runout…
Harry Lodge: A♦ J♥David Coleman: :okay: J♦
Flop: 6♠ 2♥ A♠
Flip: Q♣
River: 10♦
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There was nonetheless poker to be performed, nonetheless, because the plan was to minimize to 6. That appeared much less and fewer more likely to occur as two ranges handed with no one hitting the rail, however after the final break of the night time there was a fast triple KO.
Rania Nasreddine contributed by first taking out Fabiano Kovalski after which ousting China’s Jianwei Lin in loopy vogue…
Look forward to it…
“I’ve by no means seen that, in additional than a decade on the EPT,” says @Stapes.
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The ultimate six returned at present to resolve who would depart with the most important of PokerStars’ coveted ‘Spadies’ and it was Nasreddine who landed the primary blow.
Kuzmanovic jammed over the US professional’s open and obtained the dangerous information…
Boris Kuzmanovic: Q♠ J♠
Rania Nasreddine: A♦ Ok♣
Flop: 9♥ 8♠ 7♥
Flip: 4♠
River: 6♥
David Coleman’s hopes had been dashed when he flopped prime pair however had run into Andrew Hulme’s queens, a 5th place end price €398,950 after which play acquired fairly ridiculous.
Stephen Music survived two all-ins, the second in opposition to satellite tv for pc qualifier Marius-Catalin Pertea’s aces, after which Pertea himself rivered a lifesaver, which crippled Nasreddine.
Nasreddine was trying to surpass her wonderful 3rd spot (for €442,900) within the Monte Carlo EPT Primary Occasion in April, however falling in 4th place in Barcelona was price €518,600 meant she had at the least cracked her personal profession finest rating.
Romanian Pertea had sattied in to the ME from a $55 buy-in qualifier and turned that into €674,150. It might need been extra however he misplaced the next race to Hulme for the final of his chips…
Marius-Catalin Pertea: 5♥ 5♣
Andrew Hulme: A♣ 6♦
Flop: Ok♥ Q♦ J♣
Flip: 2♦
River: 6♠
Heads-up for the title was preceded by a deal, Music’s slender chip lead translating to €1,233,586, with Hulme taking €1,165,614. That left the trophy and €56,800 to play for.
The heads-up battle began off with cagey play, neither participant eager to danger greater than a small pot.
Music made the primary transfer when he bluffed Hulme off prime pair when the board learn 4 to a straight.
Because the dinner break approached, Music had stretched his as soon as slender result in greater than two-to-one.
Sadly, there wasn’t rather more preventing to be accomplished. The primary time all of the chips went in, Music was favoured by the poker gods with an inferior hand.
Music jammed A♣ 7♥ and acquired a name from Hulme’s 8♦ 8♥.
The flop got here down 5♦ 3♦ 6♣ and the rail may instantly see Hulme’s response. Solely 4 outs to win however all the things had simply been going Music’s method.
And so it was to be; the 4♠ flip left Hulme hoping for a chop however the 9♦ river sealed the deal for Music.
2024 EPT Barcelona Primary Occasion Closing Desk Outcomes
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