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

Aug 23, 2023

Duta Eliminated in Brutal Fashion

Ollie Garland

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

Florian Duta raised from middle position to 10,000, Sergio Garcia Leon in the cutoff three-bet to 27,000 and Duta made the call.

The flop came J♠10♠K♠. Duta checked and Leon continued for 15,000. Duta thought about his decision for some time before moving all in; Leon snap-called.

Florian Duta: A♣Q♣
Sergio Garcia Leon: A♦Q♠

Both players had flopped the nut straight, but Leon had a redraw to a flush. The turn came the 6♥ and the river landed the 3♠. Leon avoided the chop by improving to a flush and eliminated Duta in the process.

Tags: Florian Duta Sergio Garcia Leon

Aug 23, 2023

Van Luijk Takes From Sugak

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Connor Richards

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

Derk van Luijk opened to 12,000 from early position and Artem Sugak defended out of the big blind.

Sugak checked on the flop of 5♥J♦A♣ and van Luijk continued for 14,000. Sugak folded without a fight.

Tags: Artem Sugak Derk van Luijk

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Aug 23, 2023

Some Big Stacks As Day 1c Winds Down

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aug 23, 2023

Murtezi Shows the Bluff

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The pot stood at 69,500 with two players looking at a board that read 7♠2♣6♣9♣.

Bartlomiej Peplowski was in early position and bet out for 25,000. [Removed:421] sat two spots to his left and made the call.

The river fell the 3♣ and Peplowski committed an additional 40,000 to the middle. Murtezi moved all in for 110,500 and Peplowski went into the tank.

After several minutes of thinking about his decision, Peplowski elected to fold. Murtezi proudly displayed 8♠8♦ as he raked in the pot.

Aug 23, 2023

Benveniste Check-Raises Mello

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bruno Benveniste raised to 11,000 from the small blind and Rafael Mello three-bet to 25,000 in the big blind. Benveniste called.

Benveniste checked on the flop of K♦K♥8♦ and Mello continued for 30,000. Benveniste check-raised to 75,000 and Mello went in the tank for several minutes before announcing a fold.

Tags: Bruno Benveniste Rafael Mello

Aug 23, 2023

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 154 players are now on, what is likely to be, their last 20-minute break of the day. The red 500 chips will be raced off on this break.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Aug 23, 2023

Rubiralta Folds Out Fornaro

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gerard Rubiralta opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Michele Fornaro defended out of the big blind.

Fornaro checked on the flop of 2♦K♣8♠ and Rubiralta continued for 8,000. Fornaro called. Fornaro checked again on the 7♥ turn and Rubiralta sized up to 16,000. Fornaro thought for about a minute and folded.

Tags: Gerard Rubiralta Michele Fornaro

Aug 23, 2023

Brszdzionis Bests Reichenstein on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a blind versus blind confrontation, the pot stood at approximately 81,000 as the board read 4♠5♠Q♦A♥.

Uri Reichenstein, in the small blind, checked the action over to Martynas Brszdzionis in the big. Brszdzionis elected to check back.

The Q♣ fell on the river. Reichenstein checked once more and Brszdzionis bet 64,000. Reichenstein went deep into the tank before eventually deciding to make the call. Brszdzionis tabled Q♠9♠ and Reichenstein launched his cards into the muck.

Tags: Martynas Brszdzionis Uri Reichenstein