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

08-22-2023 15:46 UTC+2

Rebai Felted with Aces vs Kings

Ben Weiss

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Mehdi Rebai got it all in on a flop of 4♥6♠3♣. Jean-Pierre Tseng snap-called and showed K♠K♦, while Rebai turned over pocket aces.

The turn fell a K♥ and the table took a collective gasp as Tseng sucked out.

The Q♥ river offered no salvation for Rebai, who busted out of the tournament in dramatic fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Pierre Tseng	65,000 65,000	65,000
Mehdi Rebai	Busted

Tags: Jean-Pierre Tseng Mehdi Rebai

08-22-2023 17:02 UTC+2

Polstra's Rockets Go Down in Flames

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

After a series of preflop raises, Artem Sugak found himself all in with a covering stack against both Kevin Polstra and Matthias Schlarb who was short-stacked.

Matthias Schlarb: 4♠4♥
Kevin Polstra: A♣A♠
Artem Sugak: A♦K♠

Polstra was a massive favorite to take the pot, but was drawing close to dead when Sugak hit trips on the K♣K♥J♥ flop. Sugak remained ahead on the 7♠ turn and J♦ river to take down a huge pot while eliminating two opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Sugak	79,500 79,500	79,500
Kevin Polstra	Busted
Matthias Schlarb	Busted

Tags: Artem Sugak Kevin Polstra Matthias Schlarb

08-22-2023 17:42 UTC+2

Nasrollahzadeh Flips for Tournament Life

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Babak Nasrollahzadeh moved all in from middle position for approximately 10,000 and Jerome Chuchla moved all in from the button for his last 11,100. All other players got out of the way leaving Nasrollahzadeh all in and at risk against Chuchla.

Babak Nasrollahzadeh: K♠Q♦
Jerome Chuchla: 10♥10♣

Nasrollahzadeh caught the best of the K♣3♣Q♣ flop with top two pair, but still had to fade a Chuchla's flush draw. He did just that when the board ran out 2♥4♥, securing a much-needed double up and extending his tournament life.

Chuchla was left with crumbs and busted out a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Babak Nasrollahzadeh	22,000 22,000	22,000
Jerome Chuchla	Busted

Tags: Babak Nasrollahzadeh Jerome Chuchla

08-22-2023 17:57 UTC+2

Abecassis Flops Pires to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

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

The under-the-gun player raised to 3,500 and Julien Pires in middle position moved all in for approximately 8,000. Kevin Abecassis in the hijack four-bet to 12,500 and the original raiser folded.

Julien Pires: A♠10♠
Kevin Abecassis: 9♦9♥

The flop came down 5♣2♣9♣. Pires shook his head and got ready to depart. The 7♦ turn and K♥ river couldn't save Pires and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Abecassis	61,000 61,000	61,000
Julien Pires	Busted

Tags: Julien Pires Kevin Abecassis

08-22-2023 18:04 UTC+2

Cai Strikes Out

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Connor Richards

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

A player in early position opened to 2,200 and Ruoquin Cai three-bet shoved a stack of 12,800 from the hijack before Istvan Varga shoved a bigger stack in the big blind to get things heads up.

Ruoquin Cai: A♥9♠
Istvan Varga: K♣K♦

Cai couldn't crack kings as the board ran out 3♠10♠8♠2♥Q♥ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Istvan Varga	45,000 45,000	45,000
Ruoquin Cai	Busted

Tags: Istvan Varga Rouquin Cai

08-22-2023 18:10 UTC+2

Kovac Sends Gomes to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

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

Danilo Gomes raised under the gun to 2,000, Fikret Kovac, on his left, called, as did a player in middle position. The button squeezed to 9,500. In response, Gomes moved all in for approximately 33,000. Kovac moved all in himself and both the middle-position player and the button elected to fold.

Danilo Gomes: 10♠10♣
Fikret Kovac: J♣J♥

The board ran out 8♠3♦8♦5♠2♣. Kovac's dominating hand remained that way and Gomes was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fikret Kovac	130,000 130,000	130,000
Danilo Gomes	Busted

Tags: Danilo Costa Gomes Fikret Kovac

08-22-2023 18:37 UTC+2

Tamasauskas Building a Stack

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Vladas Tamasauskas opened to 3,000 from middle position and Emilio Vidarte Rebolo moved all in for his last 6,500. Action folded back to Tamasauskas who quickly called to put Rebolo at risk.

Emilio Vidarte Rebolo: A♦Q♣
Vladas Tamasauskas: 5♠5♥

Rebolo was unable to improve on the 4♣10♥7♣2♣9♠ run out, resulting in his elimination while Tamasauskas collected the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Tamasauskas	115,500 115,500	115,500
Emilio Vidarte Rebolo	Busted

Tags: Emilio Vidarte Rebolo Vladas Tamasauskas

08-22-2023 19:01 UTC+2

Landa Wakes Up with a Hand

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Juan Repetto raised under the gun to 2,400 and Lili Tang in middle position called. Lucas Landa in the big blind moved all in, covering both players by a healthy margin. Repetto folded and Tang made the call.

Lili Tang: 10♠10♥
Lucas Landa: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out J♣6♠K♦8♥Q♠. A set of queens for Landa ensured the exit of Tang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Landa	150,000 150,000	150,000
Juan Repetto	26,000 26,000	26,000
Lili Tang	Busted

Tags: Juan Ignacio Repetto Lili Tang Lucas Landa

08-22-2023 19:14 UTC+2

Bekim Busts Fabrizio

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a heads-up pot on a flop of 3♠8♦Q♣, Orolomo Fabrizio bet 6,500 from the big blind and Murtezi Bekim called on the button.

Fabrizio then checked on the J♥ turn and Bekim bet 17,000. Fabrizio called. Fabrizio checked again on the 6♣ river and Bekim moved all in with Fabrizio covered. Fabrizio quickly called.

Bekim tabled A♦A♠ for an overpair as Fabrizio was forced to show 10♦10♥ before hitting the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murtezi Bekim	130,000 130,000	130,000
Orolomo Fabrizio	Busted

08-22-2023 19:15 UTC+2

Maekelberg Eliminates Carabali

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Victoria Carabali was all in preflop for approximately 12,000 against Karim Maekelberg who had a covering stack.

Victoria Carabali: A♠10♣
Karim Maekelberg: Q♣Q♦

Carabali was in bad shape against Maekelberg's queens and found no improvement on the 9♣2♣9♦6♣4♦ runout, resulting in her elimination while Maekelberg took down a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Maekelberg	33,500 33,500	33,500
Victoria Carabali	Busted

Tags: Karim Maekelberg Victoria Carabali