€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-21-2023 19:46 UTC+1

Necco Wagers It All

Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The pot stood at 5,800 with two players looking at a board that read K♥J♣2♣.

Babak Nasrollahzadeh, in the big blind, checked the action to Junior Necco in the cutoff. Necco bet out for 1,700 and Nasrollahzadeh check-raised to 6,800. Necco was undeterred.

The 5♥ turn saw Nasrollahzadeh slow down with a check. Necco moved all in for his last 9,400, forcing Nasrollahzadeh to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Babak Nasrollahzadeh	74,000 54,000	54,000
Junior Necco	28,800 28,800	28,800

Tags: Babak Nasrollahzadeh Junior Necco

08-21-2023 19:52 UTC+1

Kyte Chops With Lehoussine

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Karim Lehoussine opened to 2,500 in early position and the button called before Jon Kyte three-bet to 15,000 in the small blind. Lehoussine four-bet jammed and the button folded before Kyte called off for around 20,000 total.

Jon Kyte: A♦K♥
Karim Lehoussine: A♥K♣

Both players had Big Slick and chopped the pot as the board ran out 10♠A♠5♦4♥5♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Lehoussine	41,000
Jon Kyte	20,000

Tags: Karim Lehoussine Jon Kyte

08-21-2023 20:02 UTC+1

Sejer Shows An Ace

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dan Heimiller opened to 2,700 in the cutoff and Martin Sejer three-bet to 12,000 on the button. Heimiller quickly folded and Sejer revealed the A♣ before taking the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Sejer	115,000 29,000	29,000
Dan Heimiller	75,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Dan Heimiller Martin Sejer

08-21-2023 20:03 UTC+1

Fournier's Shove Leaves Kaisinov Low

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Ben Weiss

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With a large stack to play with, Samuel Fournier raised to 2,000 in the cutoff. Tamerlan Kaisinov called on the button, as did Lukas Zaskodny.

The flop came 5♠Q♦10♠ and Fournier continuation bets to 3,000. It was reraised by Kaisinov to 6,000, and Fournier made the call.

Fournier slowed down on the turn, as he checked with the 2♠ hitting the felt. Kaisinov thought for a while before raising to 10,200. Fournier shoved over the top, which covered Kaisinov, who thought for a while before folding his hand, showing clear frustration at how it played out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Fournier	110,000 110,000	110,000
Lukas Zaskodny	44,500 44,500	44,500
Tamerlan Kaisinov	6,200 72,900	72,900

Tags: Lukas Zaskodny Samuel Fournier Tamerlan Kaisinov

08-21-2023 20:05 UTC+1

Schuh Shoves All In

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

PokerNews caught up with a blind versus blind confrontation as the pot had already swelled to 23,000 on a board that read 8♦2♥2♠.

Andrea Dato in the small blind checked the action to Michal Schuh in the big, who checked back.

The 10♠ turn saw Dato lead out for 11,500. After a considerable amount of time in the tank, Schuh elected to move all in for what looked to be approximately 30,000. Dato folded instantaneously.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Dato	76,000 76,000	76,000
Michal Schuh	64,500 64,500	64,500

Tags: Andrea Dato Michal Schuh

08-21-2023 20:05 UTC+1

Trofim Scores a Knockout

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dennis Holmstrom opened to 2,500 from the button and Eduardo Arias three-bet to 8,500 from the small blind. Mihai Trofin moved all in for slightly more from the big blind, forcing Holmstrom out of the hand while Trofim opted to call, putting Arias at risk.

Eduardo Arias: 8♥8♠
Mihai Trofim: 10♣10♠

Arias failed to find an eight or any other form of improvement on the 7♥4♠9♦4♣Q♠ runout and was sent to the rail while Trofim collected a respectable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Holmstrom	133,000 111,200	111,200
Mihai Trofim	55,000 55,000	55,000
Eduardo Arias	Busted

08-21-2023 20:09 UTC+1

Kyte Flies Away

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jon Kyte is no longer in the tournament as the talkative Norwegian was seen leaving the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	Busted

Tags: Jon Kyte

08-21-2023 20:13 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break with the clocks showing 175 players remaining. Action will pick back up at approximately 10:28 p.m. local time.

08-21-2023 20:28 UTC+1

Qualify for the PokerStars Summer Series on PokerStars PA

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

If you're looking to play a big live tournament in Pennsylvania without putting up the four-figure buy-in, there are plenty of opportunities to qualify into tournaments on PokerStars Pennsylvania. PokerStars PA is currently running Summer Series Qualfiers and awarding seats to the first-ever PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Philadelphia later this month.

The PokerStars Summer Series features $1 million in guarantees and will take place Aug. 24-Sept. 10. In the final week of August, there will be plenty of opportunities for players to satellite into the $300,000 guaranteed $1,100 NLH event and the $500,000 guaranteed $2,200 NLH event.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200