In case you missed it, the Main Event of the 2014 European Poker Tour Barcelona kicked off last Thursday and saw a field of approximately 470 players battle it out for eight 75-minute levels of play. Believe it or not but over 1000 players showed up for Day 1B and made the tournament the biggest EPT event on European soil ever! After three day of intensive play there are now 102 of the original 1,[...] Read more » EPT Barcelona: Satellite Winner Leads The Main Event!
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 56 (M)
Posts: 7371
Not many recognisable names on this list and it will be interesting to see who eventually comes out on top in this massive field and whoever wins, will have deserved every penny
Joined: Mar '12
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 46 (F)
Posts: 2261
He may have won a satellite to get to the main event but he is obviously a good and somewhat experienced. He is guaranteed a 10k win already so a massive profit and being the chip leader he must have masses of confidence and nothing to lose.
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 45 (M)
Posts: 4829
No sign of The Grinder on this list, i don't know if he's still in the game, but i know he's not amongst the first ones. As for the leader, it's good to know that a satelite can in fact lead a player to a good result. The truth is sometimes we tend to disconsider satelites as they are already difficult to play, but if we happen to win one, we can turn that online game into a very nice live experience, as this guy is actually having now. But knowing his wins also shows he knows what he's doing at the tables.
