€10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-29-2018 16:45 UTC+2

Magott Leaves Silver Short

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Picking up the action on the flop, Krzysztof Magott checked and Max Silver bet 6,000, which Magott called. On the turn, the second barrel of Silver was for 15,000 and again Magott check-called.

The fell on the river and Magott checked for the third time. Silver now took some time to consider the next move and then bet 30,000 for most of his stack. Magott eventually called and Silver showed , which Magott had beat with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Krzysztof Magott	160,000 60,000	60,000
Max Silver	11,800 -46,200	-46,200

Tags: Krzysztof Magott Max Silver

08-29-2018 16:53 UTC+2

Astedt First Player to Bust Twice

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Niklas Astedt was already all in and awaiting his fate while Mohamed Benih Benmetir and Dany Chidiac were still to act. Ultimately, the river of a board was checked through and Chidiac showed . Benmetir held for a full house and Astedt mucked.

As per all in showdown rule, his were exposed and the Swede became the first player to bust twice in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dany Chidiac	260,000 65,000	65,000
Mohamed Benih Benmetir	130,000 -20,000	-20,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Dany Chidiac Mohamed Benih Benmetir Niklas Astedt

08-29-2018 16:57 UTC+2

Second Break of the Day

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

The remaining 50 players out of a field of 66 entries have been sent into their second break of 20 minutes and the registration remains open for another two levels when they return to their seats.

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

08-29-2018 17:20 UTC+2

Updated Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Jacob Ramussen and Saman Nakhjavani have re-entered, and the former almost tripled his stack already.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Rasmussen	145,000 145,000	145,000
Ronald Keijzer	75,000 9,000	9,000
Bogdan Capitan	70,000 21,000	21,000
Wai Leong Chan	60,000 10,000	10,000
Dan Shak	55,000 5,000	5,000
Anson Tsang	50,000
Saman Nakhjavani	43,000 43,000	43,000
Andjelko Andrejevic	35,000 18,000	18,000
Sylvain Loosli	35,000 -15,000	-15,000
Dominik Pfeiffer	27,000 -23,000	-23,000
Norbert Szécsi	17,000 -38,000	-38,000
Max Silver	8,000 -3,800	-3,800

08-29-2018 17:26 UTC+2

Loosli Busts on First Bullet

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Cord Garcia raised on the button and Sylvain Loosli three-bet the pot for a decent portion of his stack, which Garcia called. On the flop, Loosli moved all in for around 25,000 and Garcia called.

Sylvain Loosli:
Cord Garcia:

The turn gave Garcia some more outs and he got there with the on the river to eliminate Loosli on his first bullet. Max Silver was also eliminated shortly after on a different table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cord Garcia	83,000 33,000	33,000
Sylvain Loosli	Busted
Max Silver	Busted

Tags: Cord Garcia Max Silver Sylvain Loosli

08-29-2018 17:30 UTC+2

Dowling Busts Andrejevic

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Andjelko Andrejevic was all in and at risk preflop for 13,500 with the and Chris Dowling looked him up with the .

The flop gave Dowling top set and the turn and river run out failed to improve Andrejevic.

In the meanwhile, both Sylvain Loosli and Max Silver have re-entered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Dowling	175,000 42,000	42,000

Max Silver	50,000 50,000	50,000
Sylvain Loosli	50,000 50,000	50,000
Andjelko Andrejevic	Busted

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Chris Dowling Max Silver Sylvain Loosli

08-29-2018 17:38 UTC+2

Sipila Scores a Double Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Kazuhiko Yotsushika was among the latest players to jump into the tournament, yet he was just spotted all in and at risk while Mohamed Benih Benmetir and Samuli Sipila were playing for a bigger main pot.

Benmetir check-raised the flop to 37,500 and Sipila called. On the turn, Benmetir checked and Sipila pushed all in for more than 105,000. Benmetir was covered by that and eventually called as well to put two players at risk.

Kazuhiko Yotsushika:
Mohamed Benih Benmetir:
Samuli Sipila:

The on the river secured the double knockout and Sipila jumped into the top spot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuli Sipila	295,000 185,000	185,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Busted
Mohamed Benih Benmetir	Busted

Tags: Kazuhiko Yotsushika Mohamed Benih Benmetir Samuli Sipila

08-29-2018 17:45 UTC+2

Silver Chips Up on Second Bullet

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

On a flop of , Johan Espholm and Max Silver invested 11,000 each to see the turn. Espholm bet 7,500 and Silver called. Both checked the river and Espholm mucked to forfeit the pot.

"Would you have called a bet?" Espholm asked and Silver shook his head.

Ivan Leow has been eliminated on his second bullet, new entries include Vladimir Troyanovskiy and Hon Cheong Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Silver	85,000 35,000	35,000
Laszlo Bujtas	75,000 25,000	25,000
Johan Espholm	67,000 -20,000	-20,000
Hon Cheong Lee	50,000 50,000	50,000
Denis Strebkov	50,000 50,000	50,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ivan Leow	Busted

Tags: Hon Cheong Lee Ivan Leow Johan Espholm Max Silver Vladimir Troyanovskiy

08-29-2018 17:52 UTC+2

Petersen Scores Big Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

The flop showed and action checked to Cary Katz, who bet 16,000 for the size of the pot. Ming Juen Teoh raised it up to 65,000 and Alexander Petersen moved all in for 72,700. Katz folded and the following cards were turned over.

Alexander Petersen:
Ming Juen Teoh:

"I have the nuts," Petersen said while Katz patted himself on the back and said he had folded a set of fours. The turn and river run out gave Petersen a straight and a big double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Petersen	175,000 125,000	125,000
Cary Katz	95,000 35,000	35,000
Ming Juen Teoh	27,000 -28,000	-28,000

Tags: Alexander Petersen Cary Katz Ming Juen Teoh