Main Event Day 3 | 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-30-2018 21:38 UTC+2

Cherrati Busts Er

Will Shillibier

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

Zorlu Er at the 2016 EPT Barcelona Main Event Final Table

A player opened to 25,000 and Zorlu Er moved all in for 150,000 from the button. Salem Cherrati cold four-bet jammed for 240,000 and the original raiser folded.

Zorlu Er:
Salem Cherrati:

The board ran out and Cherrati sent Er, who finished 5th in the Main Event for €431,550 two years ago, to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salem Cherrati	400,000 -102,000	-102,000
Zorlu Er	Busted

Tags: Salem Cherrati Zorlu Er

08-30-2018 21:35 UTC+2

Massive Pot for Buckley, Extends the Lead

Gaelle Jaudon

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

On a flop in a three-way hand, the pot was already containing over 300,000 when Yi Ang Lin fired 245,000 from the big blind. Danny Tang folded and Mark Buckley eventually called on the button after using one time bank card.

A came on the turn and after some though, Lin announced all-in for a stack worth 967,000, putting Buckley into a difficult decision. After using up one more time bank card, Buckley tossed one chip for the call and tabled for a set of deuces.

Lin, holding , found no split out help on the river and got eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Buckley	2,800,000 450,000	450,000

Danny Tang	520,000 -155,000	-155,000

Yi Ang Lin	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Mark Buckley

08-30-2018 21:26 UTC+2

Conan Doubles Through Sitbon; Juanda Would Have Had Trips

Will Shillibier

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

Marius Conan was all in and at risk for 387,000 with against the of Julien Sitbon.

"I folded an ace," said tablemate John Juanda as the flop came .

"You would have had trips," said Jiri Horak.

The turn was the giving Conan a full house. The river was the and Conan doubled

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	1,300,000 -300,000	-300,000
Marius Conan	800,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Jiri Horak John Juanda Julien Sitbon Marius Conan

08-30-2018 21:19 UTC+2

Palevic Wins Battle of the Trips

Will Shillibier

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

On a board Matthias Tikerpe check-called a bet of 150,000 and quickly turned over for trips.

Opponent Rifat Palevic quickly showed for trip sixes with a better kicker, and Tikerpe mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Tikerpe	1,250,000 -70,000	-70,000
Rifat Palevic	860,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Matthias Tikerpe Rifat Palevic

08-30-2018 21:18 UTC+2

Some Updated Chipcounts

Gaelle Jaudon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	1,600,000 120,000	120,000
Tom Alner	1,250,000 -50,000	-50,000
Luke Haward	780,000 -110,000	-110,000
Aleksei Gortikov	760,000 -130,000	-130,000
Teun Mulder	710,000 -590,000	-590,000
Johan Storakers	640,000 -180,000	-180,000
Mark Radoja	535,000 65,000	65,000
Marius Conan	410,000 -130,000	-130,000
Upeshka De Silva	230,000 -20,000	-20,000

08-30-2018 21:12 UTC+2

Liperis Eliminated by Nurzynski

Will Shillibier

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

Yiannis Liperis was all in and at risk for his last 400,000 chips with but he had been looked up by the of Piotr Nurzynski.

The board ran out and with neither player holding a diamond to make a flush, Nurzynski's queens held to eliminate Liperis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Piotr Nurzynski	1,100,000 480,000	480,000

Yiannis Liperis	Busted

Tags: Piotr Nurzynski Yiannis Liperis

08-30-2018 21:08 UTC+2

Updated Big Stacks

Will Shillibier

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabiano Kovalski	2,540,000 40,000	40,000
Mark Buckley	2,350,000 -65,000	-65,000

Ognyan Dimov	2,050,000 40,000	40,000

Renato Kaneoya	1,770,000 220,000	220,000
Victor Chong	1,720,000 -80,000	-80,000
Tom Alner	1,300,000 -60,000	-60,000

08-30-2018 21:07 UTC+2

Lavallee Out

Gaelle Jaudon

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

After a raise from Jamie O'Connor on the button, Aleksei Gortikov called in the small blind and Jason Lavallee moved all his for a remaining stack around 330,000. O'Connor instantly called and Gortikov considered it for a minute before folding his hand reluctantly.

It was a typical flip situation, Lavallee holding and O'Connor, but a board gave O'Connor a pair of kings on the turn to eliminate the Canadian player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie O'Connor	950,000 100,000	100,000
Aleksei Gortikov	890,000 -10,000	-10,000
Jason Lavallee	Busted

Tags: Jamie O'Connor Jason Lavallee

08-30-2018 21:03 UTC+2

Siddique Eliminated by De Rosa

Will Shillibier

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

On a flop Enrico De Rosa checked and Usman Siddique moved all in. De Rosa called.

Enrico De Rosa:
Usman Siddique:

Siddique had shoved his overcards into the top set of De Rosa. The turn gave his opponent a house and he was eliminated. The river sealed his elimination.