2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

�2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
€418,980
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€4,250,880
Entries
2,214
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
10
Players Left
1

Sun Doubles Through the Chip Leader

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Yunsheng Sun opened on the button to 800,000 and Thomas Saminadin called in the small blind.

Saminadin elected to lead into the aggressor for 600,000 on a flop of 9?10?4?. Sun moved all in for 4,850,000 and Saminadin made the call.

Yunsheng Sun: A?A?
Thomas Saminadin: J?9?

The turn and river landed the A? and 9? respectively and Sun's aces held to ensure him the full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Saminadin fr
Thomas Saminadin
23,000,000
-3,200,000
-3,200,000
Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
12,300,000
4,950,000
4,950,000

Tags: Thomas SaminadinYunsheng Sun

Candido Cappiello Eliminated in 7th Place (�96,960)

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Candido Cappiello
Candido Cappiello

Thomas Saminadin opened the action with a raise to 800,000 from late position. Candido Cappiello shoved all in from late position for 5,600,000. Saminadin made the call and players flipped their cards, with Cappiello at risk.

Candido Cappiello: A?7?
Thomas Saminadin: A?Q?

Saminadin had Cappiello dominated and the board ran out Q?2?6?3?4?. That gave Saminadin a pair of queens on the flop. He held up and won the pot. Cappiello was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place for �96,960.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Saminadin fr
Thomas Saminadin
26,200,000
7,500,000
7,500,000
Candido Cappiello it
Candido Cappiello
Busted

Tags: Candido CappielloThomas Saminadin

Saminadin Shows Four-High

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Antoine Labat raised from middle position to 800,000. Thomas Saminadin called from the small blind.

Saminadin check-called a bet of 600,000 from Labat on a flop of 10?2?K?.

The A? turn checked through to the A? on the river. Saminadin now took the lead for 900,000. Labat made a swift fold and Saminadin proudly tabled 4?3? for just four-high.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Saminadin fr
Thomas Saminadin
18,700,000
3,700,000
3,700,000
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
13,400,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Thomas SaminadinAntoine Labat

Level: 35

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

Labat and Saminadin Face Off Again

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Antoine Labat raised to 700,000 from the hijack and Thomas Saminadin called from the big blind.

Saminadin check-called a bet of 375,000 from Labat on a flop of 7?7?K?.

The Q? turn checked through to the K? on the river. Saminadin checked again and Labat checked back. Saminadin tabled 9?9?; good enough to see Labat's cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Saminadin fr
Thomas Saminadin
15,000,000
10,025,000
10,025,000
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
14,200,000
900,000
900,000

Tags: Antoine LabatThomas Saminadin

Labat's Big Bet Back Fires

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Antoine Labat raised from the hijack to 700,000, finding Thomas Saminadin in the big blind, who defended.

Saminadin check-called a bet of 375,000 from Labat on a flop of 2?A?10?.

The 5? turn saw Saminadin check again. Labat now bet almost the size of the pot with a wager of 2,375,000. Saminadin responded by moving all in for 8,500,000 and Labat snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
13,300,000
300,000
300,000
Thomas Saminadin fr
Thomas Saminadin
4,975,000
-4,625,000
-4,625,000

Tags: Antoine LabatThomas Saminadin

Sun Finds a Much Needed Double

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Yunsheng Sun open jammed from the cutoff for 3,375,000. Candido Cappiello called out of the small blind.

Yunsheng Sun: A?2?
Candido Cappiello: K?Q?

The board ran out 3?4?5?2?8?. It was hard for Cappiello to come back from behind as Sun flopped the wheel straight and ultimately doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
7,350,000
3,550,000
3,550,000
Candido Cappiello it
Candido Cappiello
5,700,000
-3,225,000
-3,225,000

Tags: Candido CappielloYunsheng Sun

Level: 34

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Labat Rivers Set to Crack Beresford's Aces

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Conor Beresford raised to 400,000 from middle position and Antoine Labat moved all in for 7,845,000. Beresford quickly called and players flipped their cards, with Labat at risk.

Antoine Labat: J?J?
Conor Beresford: A?A?

The board ran out 9?6?Q?6?J?. Beresford had pocket aces, but a brutal river card brought Labat a set of jacks to win the pot. He doubled up and in doing so became the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
13,000,000
4,500,000
4,500,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
9,700,000
-7,400,000
-7,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Antoine LabatConor Beresford