€1,100 EPT National Day 1a | 2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-22-2019 01:07 UTC+2

Roca-Cusachs Falls to Martini

Sandra Barbour

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Julien Martini opened to 11,000 from the cutoff and Francesc Roca-Cusachs three-bet shoved for about 87,000 from the small blind. Martini made the call.

Francesc Roca-Cusachs:
Julien Martini:

The board came and Roca-Cusachs couldn't hit and headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	325,000 180,000	180,000

Francesc Roca-Cusachs	Busted

Tags: Julien Martini Francesc Roca-Cusachs

08-22-2019 01:14 UTC+2

Brandt Caught Bluffing

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Hubert Baran Osinski defended his big blind against a raise by Patrice Brandt and check-called a bet worth 8,000 on the flop. On the turn both players checked and Osinski checked the river, then snap-called a bet of 45,000 by Brandt.

Brandt turned over for a bluff and Osinski won the pot with for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hubert Baran Osinski	160,000 160,000	160,000
Patrice Brandt	75,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Hubert Baran Osinski Patrice Brandt

08-22-2019 01:17 UTC+2

Kervella Busts Tripier

Sandra Barbour

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jean Tripier was all in for about 70,000 from middle position against Jean Kervella on the button.

Jean Tripier:
Jean Kervella:

The runout was and Kervella took down the pot with aces and queens, sending Tripier to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Kervella	390,000 390,000	390,000
Jean Tripier	Busted

Tags: Jean Kervella Jean Tripier

08-22-2019 01:23 UTC+2

Keski Opas Busts Rodriguez Cabanillas

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Pete Chen opened to 10,000 and Kalle Keski Opas three-bet the button to 31,000. Enrique Rodriguez Cabanillas four-bet all in for around 100,000 and Chen folded, Opas quickly called.

Enrique Rodriguez Cabanillas:
Kalle Keski Opas:

The board ran out and the superior pocket pair held up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalle Keski Opas	350,000 350,000	350,000
Pete Chen	90,000 58,000	58,000
Enrique Rodriguez Cabanillas	Busted

Tags: Enrique Rodriguez Cabanillas Kalle Keski Opas Pete Chen

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-22-2019 01:36 UTC+2

Reard Doubles Through Kamaras

Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Aurelie Reard moved all in for 83,000 from middle position and Peter Kamaras reshoved for about 160,000 from the button.

Aurelie Reard:
Peter Kamaras:

The board ran and Reard doubled up with her set of kings.

"It's always exciting when I go all-in , I'm always drawing dead on the flop," commeted Kamaras jokingly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurelie Reard	170,000 147,000	147,000
Peter Kamaras	75,000 -115,000	-115,000

Tags: Aurelie Reard Peter Kamaras

08-22-2019 01:45 UTC+2

Biri Out Before the Money

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Not Long ago, Balazs Biri had a decent stack but the Hungarian has since vanished. Peter Kamaras headed over to the table to inquire what happened and was told that Biri had gotten it in preflop for a lot of big blinds with ace-ten and ran into the pocket aces of Alen Alencar.

With a stack of more than 700,000, Alencar is among the biggest stacks right now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alen Alencar	740,000 740,000	740,000
Balazs Biri	Busted

Tags: Alen Alencar Balazs Biri Peter Kamaras

08-22-2019 01:50 UTC+2

Coah Busts Leite Da Rocha

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Walter Coan is experiencing a roller coaster ride to his stack late on Day 1a as he lost half of it only to send Aberivaldo Leite Da Rocha to the rail to get back to where he was.

It all went in after the flop and both tabled a flush draw.

Aberivaldo Leite Da Rocha:
Walter Coan:

The turn and river bricked off and ace-high won the pot for Coan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Coan	190,000 5,000	5,000
Aberivaldo Leite Da Rocha	Busted

Tags: Aberivaldo Leite Da Rocha Walter Coan

08-22-2019 01:53 UTC+2

Some Updated Counts

Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Jakovljevic	920,000 340,000	340,000

Alen Alencar	660,000 -80,000	-80,000
Raffaele Sorrentino	530,000 280,000	280,000
Damian Siewert	415,000 272,000	272,000
Renato Ribeiro	350,000 140,000	140,000
Luis Perez	340,000 75,000	75,000
Walter Coan	100,000 -85,000	-85,000
Sam Bantock	40,000 40,000	40,000
Maria Konnikova	Busted

Walter Treccarichi	Busted

08-22-2019 02:05 UTC+2

Grecu and Pinter Bubble Day 1a

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There were two all in and call at the same time when the dealers were instructed to halt the action. The hand-for-hand on the money bubble didn't kick off though, as two players were all in.

First up it was Virgil Grecu in a battle of the blinds for 51,000 and he faced Adrian Echave Samu.

Virgil Grecu:
Adrian Echave Samu:

The flop changed nothing as Pinter had the diamonds covered. The turn brought some chop outs but the river improved Echave Samu.

Gergo Pinter ended up all in for 129,000 as he called the push of Joao Lopes De Oliveira and had the best of it heading into the showdown.

Gergo Pinter:
Joao Lopes De Oliveira:

The flop spelled trouble for Pinter and he suddenly needed a deuce or king as soon as the turn improved Lopes De Oliveira to a flush. A blank came on the river and Pinter also missed out on the money. Since the players have to make Day 2 to receive a portion of the prize pool, both Grecu and Pinter came up short and will have to try again.