€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1c | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-22-2023 23:41 UTC+2

Semeghini Sends Home Naumov

Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Rodrigo De Barros Semeghini, in the small blind, eyed up the short stack of Vladislav Naumov in the big. Semeghini elected to move all in and Naumov made a quick call.

Vladislav Naumov: 7♣7♠
Rodrigo De Barros Semeghini: Q♥4♥

The board ran out Q♣2♠J♠3♠Q♦. Semeghini's rivered trips were more than enough to send Naumov to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodrigo De Barros Semeghini	158,000 158,000	158,000
Vladislav Naumov	Busted

Tags: Rodrigo De Barros Semeghini Vladislav Naumov

08-22-2023 22:23 UTC+2

Nut Flush For Volos

Connor Richards

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alex Robles was all in for around 35,000 from the small blind against Ioannis Volos in the big blind, who had him covered.

Alex Robles: K♦Q♥
Ioannis Volos: A♠K♠

Robles was dominated and got no help from the flop of 9♠2♠5♥. The 4♠ turn then gave Volos a flush to have Robles drawing dead before the 5♠ river to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Volos	130,000 130,000	130,000
Alex Robles	Busted

Tags: Alex Robles Ioannis Volos

08-22-2023 22:13 UTC+2

Dja Daouadji Takes Out Hand

Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Fintan Hand opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Belmehel Dja Daouadji three-bet to 9,000. Hand made the call.

The flop came 5♦4♦3♣. Dja Daouadji checked and Hand bet 6,500.

"Not enough" Dja Daouadji joked as he put in a check-raise to 20,000. Hand responded by moving all for approximately 50,000. Dja Daouadji quickly made the call to put Hand at risk.

"Let's flip" Hand told his opponent, who he had been having a friendly banter with for the last several minutes, as the cards were tabled.

Fintan Hand: 6♠5♣
Belmehel Dja Daouadji: 3♥3♦

"That's not a fair flip!" Hand joked upon seeing Dja Daouadji had flopped bottom set. Hand still had outs to a straight but they did not materalize on the 8♥ turn or J♦ river, resulting in his elimination while Dja Daouadji took down a major pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Belmehel Dja Daouadji	160,000 160,000	160,000
Fintan Hand	Busted

Tags: Belmehel Dja Daouadji Fintan Hand

08-22-2023 22:02 UTC+2

Cheb Hits The Rail

Connor Richards

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jorge Cheb was all in for a short stack from the big blind against Petr Khromov in the small blind.

Jorge Cheb: 9♣3♣
Petr Khromov: A♥9♥

Cheb was dominated and got no help as the board ran out 2♠6♠Q♦10♥Q♠ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petr Khromov	70,000
Jorge Cheb	Busted

Tags: Petr Khromov Jorge Cheb

08-22-2023 21:50 UTC+2

Keating Eliminated By Carreras

Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alex Keating was in a heads-up pot against Bernat Carreras and faced a decision for his tournament life on a board of 2♦4♣8♣J♦.

With around 75,000 already in the pot, Carreras bet a stack of 5,000 chips to put Keating all in for his final 60,000 or so.

"My ace-high might be good. It would be crazy," Keating said. "You're about to have a lot of chips after this hand."

Someone at the table called the clock and Keating eventually called as his 30 seconds wound down. "Don't report this," Keating told PokerNews.

Alex Keating: A♦K♣
Bernat Carreras: 9♥9♣

Carreras was ahead with a pair of nines but Keating had overcard outs before the 8♠ bricked off on the river to mark the American's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernat Carreras	200,000 200,000	200,000
Alex Keating	Busted

Tags: Alex Keating Bernat Carreras

08-22-2023 19:15 UTC+2

Maekelberg Eliminates Carabali

Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Victoria Carabali was all in preflop for approximately 12,000 against Karim Maekelberg who had a covering stack.

Victoria Carabali: A♠10♣
Karim Maekelberg: Q♣Q♦

Carabali was in bad shape against Maekelberg's queens and found no improvement on the 9♣2♣9♦6♣4♦ runout, resulting in her elimination while Maekelberg took down a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Maekelberg	33,500 33,500	33,500
Victoria Carabali	Busted

Tags: Karim Maekelberg Victoria Carabali

08-22-2023 19:14 UTC+2

Bekim Busts Fabrizio

Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a heads-up pot on a flop of 3♠8♦Q♣, Orolomo Fabrizio bet 6,500 from the big blind and Murtezi Bekim called on the button.

Fabrizio then checked on the J♥ turn and Bekim bet 17,000. Fabrizio called. Fabrizio checked again on the 6♣ river and Bekim moved all in with Fabrizio covered. Fabrizio quickly called.

Bekim tabled A♦A♠ for an overpair as Fabrizio was forced to show 10♦10♥ before hitting the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murtezi Bekim	130,000 130,000	130,000
Orolomo Fabrizio	Busted

08-22-2023 19:01 UTC+2

Landa Wakes Up with a Hand

Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Juan Repetto raised under the gun to 2,400 and Lili Tang in middle position called. Lucas Landa in the big blind moved all in, covering both players by a healthy margin. Repetto folded and Tang made the call.

Lili Tang: 10♠10♥
Lucas Landa: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out J♣6♠K♦8♥Q♠. A set of queens for Landa ensured the exit of Tang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Landa	150,000 150,000	150,000
Juan Repetto	26,000 26,000	26,000
Lili Tang	Busted

Tags: Juan Ignacio Repetto Lili Tang Lucas Landa

08-22-2023 18:37 UTC+2

Tamasauskas Building a Stack

Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Vladas Tamasauskas opened to 3,000 from middle position and Emilio Vidarte Rebolo moved all in for his last 6,500. Action folded back to Tamasauskas who quickly called to put Rebolo at risk.

Emilio Vidarte Rebolo: A♦Q♣
Vladas Tamasauskas: 5♠5♥

Rebolo was unable to improve on the 4♣10♥7♣2♣9♠ run out, resulting in his elimination while Tamasauskas collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Tamasauskas	115,500 115,500	115,500
Emilio Vidarte Rebolo	Busted

Tags: Emilio Vidarte Rebolo Vladas Tamasauskas

08-22-2023 18:10 UTC+2

Kovac Sends Gomes to the Rail

Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Danilo Gomes raised under the gun to 2,000, Fikret Kovac, on his left, called, as did a player in middle position. The button squeezed to 9,500. In response, Gomes moved all in for approximately 33,000. Kovac moved all in himself and both the middle-position player and the button elected to fold.

Danilo Gomes: 10♠10♣
Fikret Kovac: J♣J♥

The board ran out 8♠3♦8♦5♠2♣. Kovac's dominating hand remained that way and Gomes was sent to the rail.