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

08-21-2023 22:02 UTC+2

Callol Busts Haddouche

Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The very next hand on the same table, Robert Sanchez Callol raised from the button and was met with a reshove all in from short stacked Mehdi Haddouche in the big blind. Players flipped their cards, with Haddouche at risk.

Mehdi Haddouche: 7♦3♣
Robert Sanchez Callol: 5♥5♣

Haddouche had shoved on a bluff and Callol made the call with pocket fives.

The board ran out 4♠5♠A♦3♦7♥ and Callol improved his hand when he made a set of fives on the flop. Haddouche was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Sanchez Callol	61,000 22,000	22,000
Mehdi Haddouche	Busted

Tags: Mehdi Haddouche Robert Sanchez Callol

08-21-2023 23:50 UTC+2

Haievskyi Shoves and Busts to Poncio's Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded around to Oleksii Haievskyi, who shoved all in from the hijack with a short stack. He was called by Antonio Poncio in the small blind. Players flipped their cards, with Haievskyi at risk.

Oleksii Haievskyi: 10♦8♦
Antonio Poncio: A♠A♦

The board ran out 8♥K♥3♣J♣2♦. Haievskyi did manage to improve to a pair on the flop, but Poncio held with his pocket aces.

Haievskyi was eliminated from the tournament and Poncio chipped up to around 135,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Poncio	135,000 135,000	135,000
Oleksii Haievskyi	Busted

Tags: Antonio Poncio Oleksii Haievskyi

08-22-2023 00:22 UTC+2

Ibrahimi Eliminated as Callol Turns Trips

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Matt Warburton

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

Ahmed Ibrahimi raised to 6,000 from early position, which was most of his stack. He was called by Robert Sanchez Callol. Ibrahimi then pushed his remaining 1,100 into the middle before the flop was dealt.

The flop came J♣A♦8♥ and Callol called the flop bet. The turn came the Q♣ and the river was the 9♠.

Callol showed Q♦Q♠ for trip queens and scooped the pot. Ibrahimi was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Sanchez Callol	52,000 9,000	9,000
Ahmed Ibrahimi	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Ibrahimi Robert Sanchez Callol

08-22-2023 01:09 UTC+2

Moya Falls to Callol's Jacks

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Juan Gomez Moya was all in from the big blind for his last 14,500 against Robert Sanchez Callol, who was on the button and had Moya covered.

Juan Gomez Moya: A♠J♦
Robert Sanchez Callol: J♣J♠

The 9♥7♥4♦10♣K♠ runout failed to improve Moya and he was eliminated late in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Sanchez Callol	52,000
Juan Gomez Moya	Busted

Tags: Juan Gomez Moya Robert Sanchez Callol

08-22-2023 02:07 UTC+2

Ballesteros Rivers Flush to Eliminate Jaros

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Manuel Ballesteros moved all in and was was called by Patrik Jaros, who had the shorter stack. Players flipped their cards.

Patrik Jaros: A♣K♥
Manuel Ballesteros: A♥Q♦

Jaros was well ahead and had Ballesteros dominated with his ace king. The board ran out K♦9♦7♦3♥6♦. Jaros paired up his king and the flop, but Ballesteros made his flush on the river to win the pot.

Jaros was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ballesteros	200,000 200,000	200,000
Patrik Jaros	Busted

Tags: Manuel Ballesteros Patrik Jaros

08-22-2023 02:42 UTC+2

Ortolomo Triples up; Morin Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alexandre Mitjavila opened to 5,000 from early position and action folded around to Pierre Morin in the small blind, who shoved for his last 47,000. Fabrizio Ortolomo also shoved for 44,000 from the big blind and Mitjavila called to put both players at risk.

Fabrizio Ortolomo: A♥A♠
Pierre Morin: K♦Q♦
Alexandre Mitjavila: 9♠9♣

The board ran out J♥6♦10♣7♥7♠ — keeping Ortolomo's aces best for the triple up and giving Mitjavila a small side pot to eliminate Morin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Ortolomo	135,000 135,000	135,000
Alexandre Mitjavila	49,000 38,800	38,800
Pierre Morin	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Mitjavila Fabrizio Ortolomo Pierre Morin

08-22-2023 02:50 UTC+2

Benoni Busts to Atush's Pocket Jacks

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Henri Benoni pushed all in from under the gun with a short stack. He was called by Ekrem Atush on the button. Players flipped their cards, with Benoni at risk.

Henri Benoni: 3♥3♠
Ekrem Atush: J♣J♥

Atush was way out in front with pocket jacks against Benoni's pocket threes.

The board ran out 8♥K♥6♦A♥9♠ and Atush held with his jacks. Benoni was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ekrem Atush	110,000 40,000	40,000
Henri Benoni	Busted

Tags: Ekrem Atush Henri Benoni

08-22-2023 03:12 UTC+2

Samuelsson Prevails in Three Way All-In

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Salah Amran limped for 2,500 and Andreas Samuelsson raised to 7,500. The player in the small blind moved all in for 15,000 and Amran shoved over the top for around 54,000. Samuelsson made the call and three players turned their cards, with both Amran and the small blind at risk.

Salah Amran: A♣K♦
Small blind: A♥Q♦
Andreas Samuelsson: 8♣8♦

The board ran out 7♥3♠J♦4♣2♠ and so neither Amran or the small blind improved. Samuelsson held with his pocket eights to bust both players and climb up to around 135,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Samuelsson	135,000 81,000	81,000
Salah Amran	Busted

Tags: Andreas Samuelsson Salah Amran

08-22-2023 03:45 UTC+2

Kamatakis Holds to Bust Hocquaux

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded around to Alexandre Hocquaux, who moved all in from late position for 32,500. Iliodoros Kamatakis shoved over the top for over 200,000 and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Hocquaux at risk.

Alexandre Hocquaux: K♥8♥
Iliodoros Kamatakis: A♠K♣

Hocquaux was well behind to Kamatakis' ace king. The board ran out 3♠Q♣7♥K♦4♣. Kamatakis further improved to a pair of kings and scooped the pot. Hocquaux was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iliodoros Kamatakis	260,000 55,000	55,000
Alexandre Hocquaux	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Hocquaux Iliodoros Kamatakis

08-22-2023 04:03 UTC+2

Poncio Improves to Bust Rutigliano

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Following an open raise, Antonio Poncio reraised to 25,000 and Antonio Rutigliano moved all in for 34,500. The original raiser folded and Poncio made the call. Two players flipped their cards, with Rutigliano at risk.

Antonio Rutigliano: A♠Q♥
Antonio Poncio: A♣J♠

Rutigliano was well ahead until the board ran out J♦K♦3♥9♥9♣ to give Poncio a pair of jacks. He added to his stack and Rutigliano was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Poncio	230,000 100,000	100,000
Antonio Rutigliano	Busted

Tags: Antonio Poncio Antonio Rutigliano