€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1b | 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-16-2022 20:12 UTC+2

Mokhi Shoves River on Reard, Cruising on Day 1b

blaisebourgeois

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 25,000 in the middle and the board reading , Kayhan Mokri, sitting under the gun, put Alexandre Reard all in for his last 33,100.

Reard would take well over a minute to make a decision but, eventually, the Frenchman would lay his hand down.

Mokri is having a field day on Day 1b and is currently has over 200 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	165,000	165,000
Alexandre Reard	33,100	-23,900

Tags: Alexandre Reard Kayhan Mokri

08-16-2022 20:06 UTC+2

Lemos Soars into Six Figures With Big Pot

Mike Patrick

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

After Riza Kerim raised to 1,600 in the hijack and was called by Gary Thompson in the cutoff and Sander Berndsen on the button, Andrei Lemos three-bet squeezed to 9,400 in the small blind.

Kerim and Thompson called, while Berndsen folded.

The flop came and Lemos continued for 8,400. Kerim then raised to 19,000. Thompson folded, but Lemos then moved all in with Kerim only holding about 15,000 behind.

Despite that much in the pot, Kerim went into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally letting his hand go and saving that final 15,000, while Lemos dragged a big pot to boost his stack well over the 100,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Lemos	126,000	126,000
Gary Thompson	94,000	94,000
Sander Berndsen	81,400	34,000
Riza Kerim	15,000	15,000

Tags: Andrei Albuquerque Gary Thompson Riza Kerim Sander Berndsen

08-16-2022 20:05 UTC+2

Tsang Hits Quad Nines All In vs. Barbero's Aces

blaisebourgeois

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Wozniak Mateusz opened for 1,600 from under the gun and Anson Tsang moved all in for his last 18,400 from early position. It folded around to Jose Barbero on the button, who grabbed a huge stack of blue chips worth roughly 80,000 and put them in front of him. Action folded back to Mateusz, who folded.

Anson Tsang:
Jose Barbero:

Barbero had Tsang on the ropes but the flop came to put Tsang out in the lead but gave Barbero a flush draw.

The turn was the and Tsang was one card away from a full double up.

The river was the , giving Tsang quad nines and Barbero was anything but happy with the outcome. "I can't win with aces today. Had aces vs. jacks, lose there. Now this. Unbelievable."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Barbero	80,000	46,500
Anson Tsang	40,600	40,600

Tags: Anson Tsang Jose Barbero

08-16-2022 20:04 UTC+2

Tsukamoto Sends Reventlow to Rail

Kirk Brown

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Thiago Tsukamoto opened to 1,600 in early position and was called by three players before the action got around to Camilla Reventlow, who shoved all in for her last 16,000.

Tsukamoto then re-shoved for more to isolate, and the 2 exposed their cards, with Reventlow at risk.

Camilla Reventlow:
Thiago Tsukamoto:

Reventlow was ahead with her tens, but a queen was right in the window of the flop. The board completed with the and Reventlow was eliminated as Tsukamoto was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago Tsukamoto	56,000
Camilla Reventlow	Busted

Tags: Camilla Reventlow Thiago Tsukamoto

08-16-2022 19:54 UTC+2

Madani Climbing Higher

Sandra Barbour

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jean-Michel Dupre raised to 1,800 from early position and Hossein Madani called from the small blind along with Ferran Canela in the big blind.

Players saw a flop of that was checked through to the turn. Madani bet 2,200 and Canela folded but Dupre raised to 6,500. Madani added the remainder to call.

The filled up the board and Madani checked. Dupre fired a bet of 11,000 that Madani quickly called.

Dupre turned over and Madani showed to win the pot with queens and deuces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Madani	107,000	102,500
Jean-Michel Dupre	13,500

Tags: Ferran Canela Hossein Madani Jean-Michel Dupre

08-16-2022 19:48 UTC+2

Bremond Holds WIth the Ladies

Kirk Brown

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of , Kosumosu Yamanaka in late position checked to his heads-up opponent on the button, Cyril Bremond, who then bet 10,000.

Yamanaka then immediately raised all in, covering Bremond. Bremond snap-called and the cards were exposed.

Cyril Bremond:
Kosumosu Yamanaka:

Bremond was ahead with his queens, but any spade, king, or ace would give Yamanaka the lead. Unfortunately for him, the runout of did not do it and Bremond scored a big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cyril Bremond	53,000	53,000
Kosumosu Yamanaka	17,000	17,000

Tags: Cyril Bremond Kosumosu Yamanaka

08-16-2022 19:41 UTC+2

Watson Faced With Big River Decision

Mike Patrick

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

EPT Barcelona €50,000 Single-Day High Roller champion Mike Watson opened to 1,800 from early position and was called by Tamer Kamel in the cutoff.

On the flop, both players checked to see the on the turn. Watson now bet 16,00 and was called by Kamel.

The river brought the and Watson bet again, this time for 4,500. Kamel responded with a raise to 18,700 which represented over a third of Watson's remaining stack.

Watson deliberated for a bit before opting to fold his hand and send the pot across the table to Kamel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamer Kamel	75,000	42,000
Mike Watson	38,500	-5,600

Tags: Mike Watson Tamer Kamel

08-16-2022 19:37 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

blaisebourgeois

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dario Sammartino has busted twice and will not be heading to Day 2.

Pedro Marques and Ghattas Kortas have bought back in for their second bullets after busting.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	30,000	30,000
Ghattas Kortas	30,000	30,000
John Juanda	Busted
Blaz Zerjav	Busted
Michael Cano	Busted
Boris Kolev	Busted
Danut Chisu	Busted
Dario Sammartino	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Ghattas Kortas Pedro Marques

08-16-2022 19:34 UTC+2

Cessy Doubles Through Lee

Sandra Barbour

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Markus Hausberger raised from the hijack and Ho Yin Lee three-bet to 5,000 from the cutoff. Laurent Cessy four-bet shoved for 13,500 and Hausberger folded but Lee made the call.

Laurent Cessy:
Ho Yin Lee: