€1,100 EPT National Day 2 | 2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona

08-23-2019 21:16 UTC+2

Song Adds to his Stack

Sandra Barbour

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Stephen Song limped from the button and Ruben Garcia Blancas checked from the big blind.

The flop fell and Blancas checked. Song bet 220,000 and Blancas took a minute of reflection before check-raising to 475,000. Song stuck around with a call.

The turn came the and Blancas checked. Song thew in a bet of 700,000 and Blancas gave it some thought, then opted to let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Garcia Blancas	3,500,000 -500,000	-500,000
Stephen Song	3,000,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Ruben Garcia Blancas Stephen Song

08-23-2019 21:19 UTC+2

Aguirre Azcoitia Finds his Nemesis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Martin Paap doubled twice in quick succession against Inaki Aguirre Azcoitia to leave the Spaniard short, who then lost the remainder of his stack to Simeon Naydenov.

In the first hand, Paap doubled for 475,000 with versus on a board of . He then picked up jacks when Aguirre Azcoitia had tens to make it two in a row.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Paap	2,000,000 1,720,000	1,720,000
Inaki Aguirre Azcoitia	Busted

Tags: Inaki Aguirre Azcoitia Martin Paap Simeon Naydenov

08-23-2019 21:21 UTC+2

Pimentel Doubles Through Lopez

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On the turn of a board , Jose Pimentel called the shove of Mario Lopez and tabled for top pair and the nut flush draw. Lopez only had for an inferior flushdraw and gutshot, and the river was a blank to let Pimentel double for 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Lopez	1,800,000 -150,000	-150,000

Jose Quintas	1,730,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Jose Pimentel Mario Lopez

08-23-2019 21:22 UTC+2

Dinner Break With 76 Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The remaining 76 players have been sent into a 75-minute dinner break and will return to action at approximately 10.35 p.m. local time. Another two levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled for tonight.

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

08-23-2019 22:42 UTC+2

Small Pot for Popugaev

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Soon after coming back from the dinner break, Andrei Popugaev took on big stack Ruben Garcia Blancas and bet the river for 235,000. Garcia Blancas gave it some thought but ended up folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Garcia Blancas	3,100,000 -400,000	-400,000
Stephen Song	2,750,000 -250,000	-250,000

Jean Leste	2,200,000 2,013,000	2,013,000
Gregory Armand	2,200,000 600,000	600,000
Andrei Popugaev	1,800,000 1,247,000	1,247,000
Sorin Flutur	1,500,000 500,000	500,000
Pablo Alonso	850,000 693,000	693,000
Antoine Saout	325,000 -650,000	-650,000

Tags: Andrei Popugaev Ruben Garcia Blancas

08-23-2019 22:43 UTC+2

Grzegorzek Doubles Through Kastle

Shirley Ang

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jakub Grzegorzek shoved from the hijack for 585,000 and was called by Casey Kastle in the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.

Jakub Grzegorzek:
Casey Kastle:

The board ran out for Grzegorzek to hit a set on the flop and improve to a full house on the turn to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Chen	4,575,000 -625,000	-625,000
Ali Chaieb	3,890,000 540,000	540,000
Maxime Chilaud	3,700,000
Jai Saha	1,820,000 170,000	170,000
Jakub Grzegorzek	1,295,000 -1,055,000	-1,055,000
Gabriel Wolszczak	1,125,000 794,000	794,000
Casey Kastle	1,115,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Casey Kastle Jakub Grzegorzek

08-23-2019 22:48 UTC+2

2015 Champion Lopez Eliminated by Pimentel

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jose Pimentel defended out of the big blind and check-called two barrels by Mario Lopez on the board. Pimentel then check-shoved the river into a third barrel by Lopez, who made the call and was shown by Pimentel.

Lopez only held and his hopes of a second EPT National title in Barcelona vanished.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Quintas	3,800,000 2,070,000	2,070,000
Mario Lopez	Busted

Tags: Jose Pimentel Mario Lopez

08-23-2019 22:53 UTC+2

Chen Busts Kastle

Sandra Barbour

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Pete Chen opened to 100,000 on the button and Casey Kastle called from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of that was checked through to the turn. Kastle bet 100,000 and Chen called.

The completed the board and Kastle checked. Chen fired about 1,000,000 and Kastle, made the call with his last 650,000. Chen turned over for tens full of aces and Kastle showed for tens full of kings before heading to the exit.