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

Aug 22, 2023

Kamatakis Doubles Through Le Touche to Change Dynamic

Matthew Warburton

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

Action was on the flop on a board of 10♥4♦9♥. Philippe Le Touche had moved all in, applying maximum pressure to his opponent Iliodoros Kamatakis. Kamatakis made the call and players flipped their cards.

Iliodoros Kamatakis: 10♣9♣
Philippe Le Touche: Q♥6♥

Kamatakis had two pair, tens and nines. Le Touche was semi-bluffing with a flush draw. The turn came the 8♣ and the river was the 8♠.

Le Touche didn't manage to make his flush and so Kamatakis held to double up in a huge pot that put a serious dent in the chip leader's stack.

Tags: Iliodoros Kamatakis Philippe Le Touche

Aug 22, 2023

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.

Tags: Alexandre Mitjavila Fabrizio Ortolomo Pierre Morin

Aug 22, 2023

Benoni Busts to Atush's Pocket Jacks

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Matthew 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.

Tags: Ekrem Atush Henri Benoni

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Aug 22, 2023

Sanchez Doubles Through Massesson

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Dan O'Hair

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

Oskar Massesson opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Julio Sanchez shoved for his last 47,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Massesson, who verified Sanchez's chip count before sticking in a call.

Julio Sanchez: A♠Q♠
Oskar Massesson: 9♥9♠

It was a race, but the 3♠2♠6♣A♦K♠ runout left Sanchez with a flush and he doubled up through Massesson.

Tags: Julio Sanchez Oskar Massesson

Aug 22, 2023

Samuelsson Prevails in Three Way All-In

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Matthew 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.

Tags: Andreas Samuelsson Salah Amran

Aug 22, 2023

Boukhalfa Doubles Through Johansen

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Dan O'Hair

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

Kamel Boukhalfa had 6,000 in front of him from the hijack and was faced with an all-in from Frederik Johansen in the big blind, who had Boukhalfa covered.

Boukhalfa tanked and counted his stack before deciding to make the call for his remaining 76,000.

Kamel Boukhalfa: Q♣Q♠
Frederik Johansen: 8♠8♦

Boukhalfa held a commanding lead with his queens, and the 7♠10♥7♣K♦3♥ runout kept him best for the double up.

Tags: Frederik Johansen Kamel Boukhalfa

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Aug 22, 2023

Pertile Doubles With Pocket Kings

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Matthew Warburton

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

Following an early position raise and call, Oskar Massesson reraised to 17,500 and Victor Pertile moved all in for 56,000. Massesson made the call and two players flipped their cards, with with Pertile at risk.

Victor Pertile: K♠K♦
Oskar Massesson: A♠J♥

The board ran out 8♥4♥2♥3♦10♠. Massesson was looking for an ace, but it never came. Pertile held with his pocket kings to double up late in the day.

Tags: Oskar Massesson Victor Pertile

Aug 22, 2023

State of Play

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Matthew Warburton

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

There are now just 37 players remaining in the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event. Blinds are 1,500/3,000 and the average stack is 125,676.

The flight will play down to 15 percent of entrants, which will leave 23 players who make it through to Day 2. That means just 14 more players will be eliminated before the day draws to a close.