The PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) continues today at Casino Barcelona as �2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller plays to its conclusion. The event is scheduled to kick off this afternoon as the final ten players get whittled down to a champion.
Coming into Day 3 with the overall chip lead is Conor Beresford, who managed to accumulate 16,075,000 by the conclusion of play last night. Beresford already has $2,389,071 in live tournament earnings but is looking to add �629,990 with a win today, his biggest lifetime score.
In addition, no stranger to tournament success is Antoine Labat, who is starting the day second in chips, as he managed to bag and tag 11,075,000 by the end of play; the only other player of the remaining 10 to secure a seven-figure stack. Labat has an equally impressive poker resume with $2,520,172 in live tournament earnings. If Labat took home the trophy today, it would be the first major live tournament win of his poker career.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Raffaele Castro | Italy | 1,400,000 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 1 | 3 | Antoine Labat | France | 11,075,000 | 44 |
| 1 | 4 | Yunsheng Sun | China | 3,500,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 5 | Goran Mandic | Croatia | 8,550,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | 7 | | | | |
| 1 | 8 | Rodrigo Noceda | Mexico | 4,825,000 | 19 |
| | | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | Edilson Marques | Brazil | 3,250,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 3 | Thomas Saminadin | France | 4,225,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | 5 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | 5,800,000 | 23 |
| 2 | 6 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 8,225,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 7 | | | | |
| 2 | 8 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 16,075,000 | 64 |
The remaining ten players have all secured a minimum cash of �45,060. Those who are lucky enough to reach the top six will guarantee themselves a six-figure payday, but it is the �629,990 that each player will eagerly have their eyes on.
| Place | Prize Money |
| 1 | � 629,990 |
| 2 | � 393,630 |
| 3 | � 280,600 |
| 4 | � 215,390 |
| 5 | � 165,230 |
| 6 | � 126,630 |
| 7 | � 96,960 |
| 8 | � 74,130 |
| 9 | � 58,580 |
| 10 | � 45,060 |
Day 3 is scheduled to commence at 12 p.m. local time today will play down until just one player remains. Play will start on Level 33 with blinds at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante. The players will play through 40-minute levels, but the clock will be reduced to 30 minutes when the tournament reaches three players.
Stay tuned with PokerNews as we cover this event down to its winner, alongside the remaining tournaments happening here in Barcelona.
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Antoine LabatBart LybaertCandido CappielloConor BeresfordEdilson MarquesGoran MandicRaffaele CastroRodrigo NocedaThomas SaminadinYunsheng Sun
