EPT Barcelona thread

[TightEnd]

468 of 670 made it through 1b

A report of the day's play is at http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ept/2012/ept9-barcelona-bahar-leads-on-day-joentausta-overall-097128.html

690 return for Day 2 today.

[jackinbeat]

Goog to write a huge post about this. Absolutely inexcusable. I cued up for over 6 hours to play 4 tournaments (1 I didn't even play) whilst I bought in online already.

So so many bad things.

+1

I think that they massively underestimated demand tho.  So many tournies cancelled.

Was in a 1 day supersat that with about 40 runners left was told that only 3 more levels were to be played as they couldn't run anything past 4.30am.  While everyone was up in arms, I do wonder if its local gaming laws that held them back.

But yeah the reg process was unreal.  Not enough staff to cope.

The cash games were insane.  I think the main poker room had like 20-25 tables and when I went there on Sunday there were about 10 open with literally hundreds of people on the list.  The casino just didn't have the dealers and I heard that they were doing some incred long days.

The dealer I know got shipped in on 2 weeks notice and are working 16 or 17 hour days, in shit air con, I'm surprised they're taking it so well.

I think it's a case of a victim of it's own success, the fields have just been overwhelming. Although the Spanish are not motivated by tips, it's just not in their culture. I've lived here on and off for 2 years, I'm no expert, but you just have to take a deep breath, and expect nothing to happen quickly, that's Spain, siesta's and more bank holidays than you can imagine. Once you've come to terms with that it's an amazing place to live. Just maybe not the best for logistics especially when poker tournaments and air con settings are involved..

[TightEnd]

John Juanda is the chip leader at the end of Day Two of EPT9 Barcelona, with 200 left

the record-breaking field weighed in at 1,082 players, meaning a prize pool of €5,247,700. The winner's cheque will be written for €1,007,550

Behind Juanda is Ilhari Sahamies.

Top ten

John Juanda   732400      
Ilari Sahamies   523500   
Samuel Rodriguez 455800      
Guy Bachar   448000   
Mauro Canavese 407100   
Marcos Fernandez 403400   
Anders Hansen   389900      
Aku Joentausta   388700   
Lucille Cailly   360700   

Dan Rudd top Brit with 299,200. Up the Mariners!

Ben Jackson   263000      
Peter Akery   138000      
Sam Holden   121900      
Zimnan Ziyard   106100   
Mathew Frankland   93900      
Jake Cody   89700
Roberto Romanello   72400      


http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ept/2012/ept9-barcelona-john-juanda-runs-hot-to-l-097180.html

[CHIPPYMAN]

That Ben Jackson , is he Paul Jackson son?

[TightEnd]

If it's that Ben Jackson, yes

[smashedagain]

Yes frankie

[NoflopsHomer]

This gif has made my week:

[TightEnd]

61 left headed into Day 4

A Brit in the top ten

Antonin Duda   1470000
Samuel Rodriguez   1416000   
Ilari Sahamies   1269000   
John Juanda   968000      
Fatima Moreira de Melo 955000   
Zimnan Ziyard   940000   
Marcos Fernandez   926000      
Lucille Cailly   902000      
Felix Kretchmann   867000      
Aku Joentausta   862000


Others

Roberto Romanello 671000
Daniel Rudd   635000
Ben Jackson     363000


1      1,007,550   
2      629,700   
3      404,050   
4      301,750   
5      230,900   
6      178,400   
7      125,950   
8      76,100   
9      55,100   
10      55,100   
11      46,700   
12      46,700   
13      40,400   
14      40,400   
15      34,650   
16      34,650   
17      29,400   
18      29,400   
19      29,400   
20      29,400   
21      29,400   
22      29,400   
23      29,400   
24      29,400   
25      24,650   
26      24,650   
27      24,650   
28      24,650   
29      24,650   
30      24,650   
31      24,650   
32      24,650   
33      20,000   
34      20,000   
35      20,000   
36      20,000   
37      20,000   
38      20,000   
39      20,000   
40      20,000   
41      16,800   
42      16,800   
43      16,800   
44      16,800   
45      16,800   
46      16,800   
47      16,800   
48      16,800   
49      16,800   
50      16,800   
51      16,800   
52      16,800   
53      16,800   
54      16,800   
55      16,800   
56      16,800   
57      14,150   
58      14,150   
59      14,150   
60      14,150   
61      14,150

67   Mathew Frankland   14,150   
113   Jake Cody   9,950   

[tikay]

Good luck to Zimnan.

He used to share a flat in Bournemouth with young Marius, who won the SPT Grand Final (or 6-Max, I forget which) last year. Marius now works in a Hotel, & Zimmy travels the world playing poker. Such is life.

He won an EPT late last year for a third of a mill, & had a decent WSOP, with 5 cashes, including a Final Table in the $5,000 Stud Hi-Lo of all things. He's a really decent chap, too.

[mondatoo]

GOGOGO Danny Rudd.

[NoflopsHomer]

Good luck to Zimnan.

He used to share a flat in Bournemouth with young Marius, who won the SPT Grand Final (or 6-Max, I forget which) last year. Marius now works in a Hotel, & Zimmy travels the world playing poker. Such is life.

He won an EPT late last year for a third of a mill, & had a decent WSOP, with 5 cashes, including a Final Table in the $5,000 Stud Hi-Lo of all things. He's a really decent chap, too.

Also, when they were both starting out, he used to play in the same university games with a called Rupert, iirc.

[TightEnd]

24 remain, and Romanello is the last Brit standing

Samuel Rodriguez   5,330,000   
Jonathan Karamalikis   3,085,000   
Mikalai Pobal   2,745,000   
Antonin Duda   2,054,000   
Anton Sinel   1,974,000   
John Juanda   1,644,000   
Ole Schemion   1,571,000   
Lucille Cailly   1,431,000   
Elias Gutierrez Hernandez   1,290,000   
Javier Piazuelo   1,256,000   
Joni Jouhkimainen   1,161,000   
Ilari Sahamies   1,040,000   
Mauro Canavese   1,026,000   
Aku Joentausta   1,015,000   
Mikolaj Zawadzki   1,006,000   
Fatima Moreira de Melo   805,000   
Alex Casals   731,000   
Anaras Alekberovas   685,000   
Ibon Merino Borbolla   615,000   
Roberto Romanello   497,000   
Algirdas Saveikis   488,000   
Alain Roy   445,000   
Luis Rufas   405,000   
Morten Mortensen   392,000   

Dan Rudd 36th for €20,000
Zimnan Ziyard 44th for €16,800
Ben Jackson 53rd for €16,800

[smashedagain]

So once again it looks like we down to funking for Roberto in keeping our British hopes alive. I only know two people with chip shops and they are both awesome awesome poker players.

[tikay]

So once again it looks like we down to funking for Roberto in keeping our British hopes alive. I only know two people with chip shops and they are both awesome awesome poker players.

Maria is an awesome poker player?

[Junior Senior]

Roberto just seems to know how to get there in these things. Hope he wins it