2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

€10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Alexander Petersen
Winning Hand
aa44
Prize
€213,400
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€776,000
Entries
80
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

More for Sotiriadis

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel limped in and called the raise of Panagiotis Sotiriadis on the button. They checked the {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts} flop and Thorel bet the {10-Hearts} turn for 35,000, Sotiriadis called. On the {10-Spades} river, Thorel checked and folded when facing a bet of 30,000.

Player Chips Progress
Panagiotis Sotiriadis gr
Panagiotis Sotiriadis
280,000
60,000
60,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
195,000
-45,000
-45,000

Tags: Panagiotis SotiriadisJean-Noel Thorel

Thorel Gets Shorter; Tsang Chips Up

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Laszlo Bujtas doubled his short stack and Murad Akhundov won a small pot against Samuli Sipila with quad jacks, then Jean-Noel Thorel lost a bigger pot to Alexander Petersen.

Petersen bet the {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} turn for 46,000 and Thorel called. After the {4-Hearts} river, Petersen bet 60,000 and Thorel folded.

Last but not least, Anson Tsang chipped up through Niko Soininen. Tsang raised to 9,000 first to act and was called by Soininen in the cutoff and Cord Garcia on the button. The {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop was checked to Soininen, who bet 11,000. Garcia folded and Tsang called. Both checked the {7-Spades} turn and Tsang check-called a bet of 15,000 on the river.

Soininen showed the {K-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{X-} and Tsang won the pot with {A-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
450,000
50,000
50,000
Niko Soininen fi
Niko Soininen
215,000
-29,000
-29,000
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
190,000
60,000
60,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
130,000
55,000
55,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
100,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Alexander PetersenAnson TsangCord GarciaJean-Noel ThorelLaszlo BujtasMurad AkhundovNiko SoininenSamuli Sipila

Garcia and Satubayev Double

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Cord Garcia
Cord Garcia

In a multi-way limped pot the flop showed {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and action checked to Cord Garcia, who bet 20,000. Seamus Cahill raised it up to 80,000 and that forced out Felix Stephensen. Garcia moved all in for 149,500 and Cahill called.

Cord Garcia: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}{J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Seamus Cahill: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The board completed with the {9-Hearts} turn and {5-Diamonds} river, allowing Garcia to double.

Shyngis Satubayev also doubled, for the second time in quick succession. On a flop of {J-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, Samuli Sipila raised the pot when Satubayev had bet 10,000 and Satubayev called all in for 69,000.

Shyngis Satubaev: {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Samuli Sipila: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The {Q-Hearts} turn and {10-Hearts} river gave Satubayev a runner runner flush and he also doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Seamus Cahill ie
Seamus Cahill
340,000
-135,000
-135,000
Cord Garcia us
Cord Garcia
330,000
158,000
158,000
Samuli Sipila fi
Samuli Sipila
170,000
-150,000
-150,000
Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
160,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Cord GarciaFelix StephensenSamuli SipilaSeamus CahillShyngis Satubayev

Akhundov Gets Value From Shak

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

On the river of a board {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, Dan Shak bet 20,000 into a pot of around 50,000 and Murad Akhundov raised it up to 55,000. Shak was taken aback and said in table chat "why don't you want to get more value?" He didn't get an answer and eventually called.

Akhundov showed {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for a flush and Shak mucked {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}.

Furthermore, Felix Stephensen doubled his short stack to remain in contention over on table three.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
245,000
-65,000
-65,000
Murad Akhundov az
Murad Akhundov
205,000
75,000
75,000
Felix Stephensen no
Felix Stephensen
95,000
44,000
44,000

Tags: Dan ShakFelix StephensenMurad Akhundov

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 0

Riess Eliminated

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

The cards were already rushed away and the seat that was formerly occupied by Ryan Riess showed empty. Cord Garcia and Seamus Cahill confirmed what had happened.

Riess got his short stack in with pocket kings and a suit to face the {A-}{10-}{8-}{7-} of Cahill, who flopped an ace on the turn to eliminate Riess.

Player Chips Progress
Seamus Cahill ie
Seamus Cahill
385,000
45,000
45,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
Busted

Tags: Cord GarciaRyan RiessSeamus Cahill

Capitan Eliminated by Thorel

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Bogdan Capitan
Bogdan Capitan

Bogdan Capitan had raised small from under the gun and Cary Katz had a bet of 17,500 in front. Jean-Noel Thorel raised it up to 30,000 and Capitan moved all in, which forced out Katz and resulted in a snap-call by Thorel.

Bogdan Capitan: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

The board came {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{A-Spades}{3-Spades} and Capitan was drawing dead on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
190,000
90,000
90,000
Bogdan Capitan ro
Bogdan Capitan
Busted

Tags: Bogdan CapitanCary KatzJean-Noel Thorel

Dowling Chips Up with a Straight

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Picking up the action on the {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{8-Spades} turn, Chris Dowling checked in the big blind and Alexander Petersen bet 43,500 from under the gun. Dowling gave it some thought and called. The {J-Spades} on the river was checked and Dowling announced a straight, then showed {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}.

Petersen mucked and Dowling claimed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
306,000
-144,000
-144,000
Chris Dowling ie
Chris Dowling
290,000
115,000
115,000
Day 1 Chip Leader

Tags: Alexander PetersenChris Dowling

Thorel Busts to Dowling

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

With the turn showing {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}, Jean-Noel Thorel bet the pot for 44,500 in the big blind and Chris Dowling in the cutoff raised the pot. Thorel moved all in and Dowling snap-called.

"They have the same hand, who has the freeroll?" Cary Katz asked in table chat.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{2-Spades}
Chris Dowling: {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}

Both had redraws to a flush and Dowling was the one that got there thanks to the {8-Clubs} on the river, sending Thorel to the rail in cruel fashion.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Dowling ie
Chris Dowling
503,000
213,000
213,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Cary KatzChris DowlingJean-Noel Thorel