€1,100 EPT National Day 1a | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-22-2018 20:50 UTC+2

Big Stack May Chops It Up

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Heidi May is sitting on a stack in excess of 230,000 as we approach the end of Day 1a of the EPT National.

May raised to 3,500 and got two calls. The three players all checked the board and the river was the . The first player checked and the second bet 4,000. May min-raised to 8,000 and the initial player folded. The other called and the pair chopped the pot, with May holding and the other giving them both the nut straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heidi May	240,000	160,000

Tags: Heidi May

08-22-2018 20:46 UTC+2

Milne Loses Out to Levi

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a flop Henry Levi bet 5,000 and Richard Milne raised in position to 13,000. Levi called.

The pair checked the turn and river. Levi turned over for top pair and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry Levi	95,000
Richard Milne	30,000	19,100

Tags: Richard Milne Henry Levi

08-22-2018 20:45 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	75,000	-10,000
Federico Butteroni	65,000	35,000
Maria Lampropulos	34,000	4,000
Andrea Dato	25,000	25,000
Walter Treccarichi	23,000	-4,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

08-22-2018 20:18 UTC+2

Engel Progressing

AaronMcBride

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ari Engel has continued his good momentum after the dinner break and is currently sat on 175,000. In his most recent hand, the action folded to Engel in the cutoff, and he raised to 3,200 with only the player in the big blind making the call.

The flop came down , and Engel's continuation bet was enough to take down the pot after the action was checked to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	175,000	90,000

Tags: Ari Engel

08-22-2018 20:13 UTC+2

Le Clainche Storms Out of the Break

Yori Epskamp

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Whatever Daniel Le Clainche had during dinner paid, as the Frenchman eliminated three players in a row to stack himself up to 145,000 just ten minutes into the tenth level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Le Clainche	145,000

Tags: Daniel Le Clainche

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-22-2018 18:41 UTC+2

Dinner Break

AaronMcBride

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The players have gone on their 75-minute dinner break.

08-22-2018 18:32 UTC+2

Lin Doubles Through De Silva

Yori Epskamp

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Upeshka De Silva opened the action to 2,200 from early position and the small blind called. Daguang Lin three-bet to 9,000 from the big blind, De Silva called and the third player folded.

On the flop, Lin checked after fifteen seconds. De Silva shoved and Lin snap-called all in for 30,100.

Daguang Lin:
Upeshka De Silva:

Lin was ahead with his kings but had to dodge straight and flush outs from the American pro. The turn and river remained safe for Lin and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	85,000	-70,000
Daguang Lin	81,000	81,000

Tags: Daguang Lin Upeshka De Silva

08-22-2018 18:27 UTC+2

Delgado Going Along Well

AaronMcBride

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Vicente Delgado has managed to move his starting 30,000 stack up to the 160,000 mark and was recently helped by pocket kings.

With the board down , Delgado and his opponent both checked to a showdown. Delgado's opponent revealed two pair with , but the Spaniard took the pot with a better two pair after he flipped over .

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicente Delgado	160,000

Tags: Vicente Delgado