€560 Main Event Day 1bc | 2024 EAPT Madrid

02-16-2024 22:41 UTC+2

Civai Survives with Top Pair

Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A player on the button opened to 6,000 and David Civai three-bet to 17,000 from the small blind. The button moved all in, covering Civai who had started the hand with roughly 55,000. Civai made the call and was at risk.

David Civai: K♥Q♦
Button: A♣9♥

Civai was behind until the Q♣7♠2♠ gave him a pair of queens to take the lead. He remained ahead on the 9♣ turn and 6♦ river to secure an important double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Civai	115,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: David Civai

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

02-16-2024 22:20 UTC+2

Gayko Fires Three Barrels

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Oscar Gironella opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and Oliver Gayko defended from the big blind.

The flop came 7♣4♦2♣ and Gayko led out with a bet of 5,000. which was called by Gironella.

Gayko bet again for 10,000 on the Q♥ turn and was once again called.

On the 6♥ river Gayko bet 15,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from Gironella.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Gayko	77,000 77,000	77,000
Oscar Gironella	76,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Oliver Gayko Oscar Gironella

02-16-2024 22:08 UTC+2

PokerNews Podcast: 2024 WSOP Schedule is Out, Perry Loses $1M & Guest Jonathan Little

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Chad Holloway

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

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02-16-2024 22:03 UTC+2

Romero Delivers the Ultimate Cooler to Take Chip Lead

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Dario Bagattini opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Walid Igalla on the button before a player in the small blind three-bet to 32,500. Javier Romero then four-bet to 88,000, forcing Bagattini and Igalla out of the pot. The small blind moved all in for slightly more and Romero snap-called with a covering stack.

Small Blind: K♥K♦
Javier Romero: A♦A♠

The small blind had the second-best possible starting hand but was crushed facing Romero's pocket-aces. Romero held on the Q♠4♣8♥5♥4♥ runout to win the biggest pot of the night so far and take a commanding chip lead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Romero	394,000 165,000	165,000
Dario Bagattini	209,500 57,500	57,500

Walid Igalla	76,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Dario Bagattini Javier Romero Walid Igalla

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

02-16-2024 21:49 UTC+2

Romero Sends Lipe to the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of Q♥7♦Q♣5♣ and roughly 30,000 already in the middle, Adrian Lipe was on the button and had gotten into a raising war with Javier Romero in the hijack, resulting in Lipe being all in and at risk for his remaining stack of roughly 50,000.

Adrian Lipe: Q♦9♦
Javier Romero: 7♥7♠

In a brutal cooler Lipe had flopped trip queens only for Romero to flop a full house. Lipe couldn't catch up on the 3♣ river and was sent to the rail while Romero continued to accumulate chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Romero	229,000 72,000	72,000
Adrian Lipe	Busted

Tags: Adrian Lipe Javier Romero

02-16-2024 21:38 UTC+2

Romero Shows Down Top Pair

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Walid Igalla opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and Javier Romero defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the A♥K♣3♦ flop leading to the 2♦ turn. Romero checked, Igalla bet 5,500 and Romero quickly called.

Both players checked the 10♥ river. Romero showed A♦7♠ for a pair of aces and Igalla's hand hit the muck.

Elsewhere in the tournament area, Marian Dicu was also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Romero	157,000 23,000	23,000
Walid Igalla	123,000 4,000	4,000
Marian Dicu	Busted

Tags: Javier Romero Walid Igalla

02-16-2024 21:28 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts After Second Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gorka Echevarria	286,000 200,500	200,500
Dario Bagattini	152,000 79,500	79,500

Javier Romero	134,000 50,600	50,600
Walid Igalla	119,000 2,500	2,500
Evgeniy Bukharkov	91,000 800	800
Oscar Gironella	86,000 16,900	16,900
Adrian Lipe	83,000 1,000	1,000
Jonatan Caluino	71,500 6,600	6,600
Adam Sanchez	70,000 70,000	70,000
Ruben Vara	65,000 13,500	13,500
Marian Dicu	35,000 150,000	150,000
Sergi Perez	Busted
Friciu Claudiu	Busted
Chadi Akremi	Busted

Constantin Scrob	Busted
Julian Nieto	Busted

02-16-2024 21:20 UTC+2

Late Registration Over

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Late registration has come to a close for Day 1b of the EAPT Main Event. The second starting flight attracted 51 entrants of which 19 players currently remain.

The day will play until 8 players remain at which point all remaining players will advance to Day 2 and be in the money.