European Poker Tour Barcelona: Ketzer, Orpaz, Yan, and Mokri Win High Rollers

The European Poker Tour Barcelona is internet hosting a number of excessive curler tournaments in 2023. The competition spans from Aug. 21 to Sep.3 this yr, with 63 whole occasions scheduled. Four high-stakes occasions have already wrapped up through the first week of motion. Below is a have a look at the outcomes from these tournaments.

2023 EPT Barcelona €25,000 NLH I

The first of six €25,000 buy-in occasions on the agenda kicked off Wednesday, Aug. 23. The single-day occasion drew 28 entries through the registration interval, constructing a prize pool of $726,062 that was finally cut up amongst the highest 5 finishers.

The largest share of that cash was secured by Felipe Ketzer, who emerged victorious with the title and $275,918 in prize cash. He now has almost $1.5 million in lifetime earnings.

This was the Brazilian participant’s fourth final-table end of the yr in a €25,000 buy-in event. He additionally completed third in a £10,400 buy-in on the World Series of Poker International Super Circuit London. Those 5 scores have seen Ketzer accumulate 1,551 Card Player Player of the Year factors and $1,072,041 in to-date POY earnings. As a end result, he now sits simply outdoors the highest 200 within the 2023 POY race standings offered by Global Poker.

Ketzer defeated Eduard Barsegian heads-up for the title, sending the Russian participant to the rail with $177,876.

Here is a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on this occasion:

2023 EPT Barcelona €25,000 NLH II

The very subsequent day noticed the second €25,000 buy-in on the schedule happen. Once once more, 28 entries constructed a prize pool of $726,062.

This time round it was Tom Orpaz that got here out on high. The Israeli participant earned a career-high $275,918 payday because the champion, together with 252 POY factors. This was his seventh final-table end of the yr.

This victory noticed Orpaz improve his profession earnings to $588,000.

Orpaz overcame a stack remaining desk that included the likes of high POY contender Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero (4th – $85,320) and latest Triton Poker London most important occasion winner Timothy Adams (third – $117,936). Barbero stays in second place within the 2023 rankings with 14 final-table finishes to date this yr totaling greater than $7.6 million in POY earnings.

Here is a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on this occasion:

2023 EPT Barcelona €25,000 NLH III

Another day, one other €25k in Barcelona.

The third such occasion was the most important but, with 34 entries constructing a $881,647 prize pool. The bump in turnout additionally resulted in an extra spot being paid, with the highest six cashing this time round.

New Zealander David Yan got here away with the title, incomes $281,771 for his third event victory of the yr. He additionally secured 336 POY factors. With seven remaining tables and greater than $6 million in to-date POY earnings, Yan now sits in forty first place within the POY standings heading into the ultimate third of the yr.

Ketzer backed up his latest win with a third-place exhibiting on this occasion for $136,620.

Here is a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on this occasion:

2023 EPT Barcelona €100,000 NLH

The highest buy-in occasion of the competition price €100,000 to enter. That sum was plonked down 18 occasions by the top of registration, constructing a prize pool equal to $1,888,077.

It took two days to slender the sector to a champion, with Norway’s Kayhan Mokri capturing the title and the highest prize of $811,900. This was his third excessive curler remaining desk of the collection, having completed fourth within the first €25,000 occasion and second within the second.

With seven remaining tables and greater than $1.6 million in POY earnings accrued to date in 2023, Mokri is now ranked 72nd within the total standings. His recorded profession earnings now sit at greater than $2.6 million.

Only the highest 4 finishers cashed on this event. 2022 Coin Rivet Invitational champion Sam Grafton positioned fourth for $226,609 whereas Steve O’Dwyer earned $339,805 because the third-place finisher. O’Dwyer now occupies the Thirty first-place spot within the POY rankings with 10 remaining tables and greater than $4.7 million in to-date POY earnings.

Jean-Noel Thorel took house $509,762 because the runner-up. Yjos got here just some weeks after a second-place exhibiting within the $125,000 most important occasion at Triton London for a career-best $2.8 million payday. The Frenchman has climbed into forty first place on the POY leaderboard on account of his success to date in 2023.

Here is a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on this occasion:

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