€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2023 21:30 UTC+2

Song Can't Call

Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ezequiel Waigel opened to 30,000 first-to-act and was called by Stephen Song in the big blind.

Song check-called an 18,000 bet from Waigel on the A♣3♣5♣ flop and then both players checked on the 4♠ turn.

Song checked again when the 10♣ completed the board and Waigel bet 105,000, which was nearly enough to put Song all in.

Song used up a time extension pondering his decision but eventually decided to lay his hand down.

"It would have been an ambitious call," Song said as Waigel collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ezequiel Waigel	1,450,000 50,000	50,000
Stephen Song	110,000 -115,000	-115,000

Tags: Ezequiel Waigel Stephen Song

08-30-2023 21:29 UTC+2

Lebor Leads Into Boivin

Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Thomas Boivin opened from under the gun and Brandon Mifsud and Benjamin Lebor defended in the blinds.

Mifsud checked on the flop of 10♥7♦K♠ and Lebor led out for 21,000. Boivin raised to 101,000 and Mifsud folded before Lebor followed suit.

"I don't like that," commented Lebor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	900,000 -50,000	-50,000
Benjamin Lebor	820,000 480,000	480,000
Brandon Mifsud	625,000 477,000	477,000

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Brandon Mifsud Thomas Boivin

08-30-2023 21:16 UTC+2

State Takes From Shaw

Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Carl Shaw opened to 35,000 on the button and found one caller in Adrian State in the big blind.

State check-called a 25,000 bet from Shaw on the 7♣J♣A♠ flop and then both players checked on the 5♥ turn.

The 10♠ completed the board and State put a modest 30,000 into the middle. Shaw wanted no part of it and let his hand go — awarding State with a few more chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	2,200,000 296,000	296,000
Adrian State	580,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Adrian State Carl Shaw

08-30-2023 21:15 UTC+2

Terrible River For Peleckis

Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In the cutoff, Lukas Peleckis moved all in for 122,000 chips. The button and the small blind folded, but Daniel Smiljkovic in the big blind called.

Lukas Peleckis: 2♣2♥
Daniel Smiljkovic: A♠9♣

Peleckis' deuces held on the flop 7♥5♠5♥ and the turn 5♣. But the A♦ landed on the river to give a full house to Smiljkovic, and eliminate Peleckis in 86th place for €20,550.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic	770,000 73,000	73,000
Lukas Peleckis	Busted

Tags: Daniel Smiljkovic Lukas Peleckis

08-30-2023 21:01 UTC+2

Fournier Check-Raises Jurcuta

Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Samuel Fournier opened to 25,000 from the hijack and Paul Jurcuta called in the cutoff as Alan Ferraro defended the big blind.

Ferraro and Fournier checked on the flop of Q♠9♠Q♥ and Jurcuta bet 22,000. Ferraro folded and Fournier check-raised to 82,000 to bring a quick fold from Jurcuta.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Fournier	1,300,000 -55,000	-55,000
Alan Ferraro	1,000,000 500,000	500,000
Paul Jurcuta	800,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Alan Ferraro Paul Jurcuta Samuel Fournier

08-30-2023 21:00 UTC+2

Cesare Doubles With Crumbs

Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds and Gustavo Oliveira shoved from the small blind to put Alessio Di Cesare in for his last 34,000. Cesare called and hands were revealed.

Alessio Di Cesare: A♣3♣
Gustavo Oliveira: 9♣4♦

Cesare would need to fade two live cards to avoid elimination, and he did just that on the 7♠8♥J♠A♦9♥ — leaving him best with a pair of aces for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo Oliveira	800,000 30,000	30,000
Alessio Di Cesare	80,000 -270,000	-270,000

Tags: Alessio Di Cesare Gustavo Oliveira

08-30-2023 20:48 UTC+2

Kourka Keeps Fighting

Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Vlantouts Kourka moved all in, but nobody called him. A few hands later, he was in the big blind when Mihai Niste under the gun opened to 25,000. Gustavo Oliveira on the button called, and Kourka did as well.

On the flop 9♥J♦8♦, Kourka checked. Niste decided to check too, but not Oliveira who bet 25,000. Next to act, Kourka opted for a check-raise all in for 180,000 chips. Niste and Oliveira quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo Oliveira	770,000 -80,000	-80,000
Mihai Niste	295,000 -172,000	-172,000
Vlantouts Kourka	270,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Gustavo Oliveira Mihai Niste Vlantouts Kourka

08-30-2023 20:47 UTC+2

Josanu Runs Into Rockets

Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ionut Josanu was all in for a short stack against Yisha Chen.

Ionut Josanu: A♠9♠
Yisha Chen: A♦A♥

Josanu had run into aces and was eliminated after the board ran out 10♠8♣6♣Q♥6♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yisha Chen	500,000 180,000	180,000
Ionut Josanu	Busted

Tags: Ionut Josanu Yisha Chen

08-30-2023 20:43 UTC+2

Peleckis Puts it in

Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Lukas Peleckis opened to 25,000 from early position and was called by Ramin Hajiyev in the big blind.

Hajiyev check-called a 25,000 bet from Peleckis on the A♠7♦4♠ flop, but check-folded facing a shove for 64,000 from Peleckis on the Q♥ turn to give Peleckis some much-needed chips.