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

08-21-2023 22:22 UTC+1

Mamouni Triples Up in Three Way All-In

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Cesar Valqui open limped from early position and Oleksii Haievskyi raised it up to 3,000. Mohamed Mamouni moved all for not much more and then Valqui shoved over the top. Haievskyi called to make it a three-way all in, with both Mamouni and Valqui at risk.

Mohamed Mamouni: A♦10♠
Cesar Valqui: A♠9♠
Oleksii Haievskyi: 8♣8♠

The board ran out 9♥6♣10♦Q♦K♠. Mamouni made a pair of tens and had the best hand. He won the main pot and tripled up.

Valqui hit a pair of nines to scoop a side pot against the bigger stacked Haievskyi, who took a hit to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Haievskyi	41,000 41,000	41,000
Cesar Valqui	32,000 6,000	6,000
Mohamed Mamouni	24,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Cesar Valqui Mohamed Mamouni Oleksii Haievskyi

08-21-2023 22:22 UTC+1

Ceranic Doubles Through Arduini

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

David Ceranic was already all in for his last 16,300 from the big blind and was called by Loreno Arduini in the hijack to be put at risk.

David Ceranic: J♥J♠
Lorenzo Arduini: 7♠7♣

Ceranic was in good shape with his jacks and the 2♦4♥3♦A♦Q♣ kept him in front for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Ceranic	33,000 33,000	33,000
Lorenzo Arduini	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: David Ceranic Lorenzo Arduini

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

08-21-2023 22:42 UTC+1

Two Barrels Take it For Joyce

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Philip Joyce opened to 1,600 from the hijack and was called by Jerome Dumayet in the big blind.

Dumayet check-called a 900 bet from Joyce on the Q♠A♦2♦ flop, but then check-folded after Joyce sized up for a 3,500 bet on the 5♦ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Joyce	45,000 45,000	45,000
Jerome Dumayet	24,500 24,500	24,500

Tags: Jerome Dumayet Philip Joyce

08-21-2023 22:45 UTC+1

Marin Outkicks Vozian

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Rojas Marin raised from middle position and Victor Vozian called in the small blind. The flop came K♥A♣K♥ and both players checked back.

The turn was the 9♣ and this time Vozian led out 1,600. Marin made the call. The river fell the K♣. Vozian check-called when Marin bet 2,000.

Vozian showed A♥9♠ for two pair, aces and kings. Marin showed A♠J♣ for two pair, but his jack kicker played to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Vozian	55,000 55,000	55,000
Rojas Marin	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Rojas Marin Victor Vozian

08-21-2023 22:50 UTC+1

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

08-21-2023 22:52 UTC+1

Heimiller Calls Hocquaux's Bluff

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dan Heimiller limped first-to-act and Jan van der Stroom called from the small blind. Alexandre Hocquaux checked his option from the big blind.

Action checked to Heimiller on the J♣10♥9♠ flop and he bet 2,000. Both van der Stroom and Hocquaux called.

Action checked through on the 2♥ turn; however, Hocquaux fired 6,000 into the middle after being checked to on the 4♠ river. Heimiller tossed in a call and van der Stroom folded.

Hocquaux showed Q♣3♦ for a bluff and Heimiller turned over 9♦8♣ for a pair of nines to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	45,000 15,000	15,000
Alexandre Hocquaux	43,000 1,000	1,000
Jan Van Der Stroom	27,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Alexandre Hocquaux Dan Heimiller Jan van der Stroom

08-21-2023 22:53 UTC+1

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players in the field are on another 15-minute break.

So far, 138 players have registered for Day 1b.

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-21-2023 23:20 UTC+1

Mediati Doubles Through Sanchez

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Dan O'Hair

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

Malek Mediati shoved for his last 12,400 from the hijack and was called by Julio Sanchez in the big blind to be put at risk.

Malek Mediati: A♣Q♥
Julio Sanchez: A♥K♣

Sanchez had Mediati dominated and the 8♥J♣4♣ flop looked grim for Mediati. However, the Q♠ turn drilled Mediati's queen to pull him into the lead and the 3♦ river secured his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malek Mediati	27,500 27,500	27,500
Julio Sanchez	23,500 23,500	23,500

Tags: Julio Sanchez Malek Mediati