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

08-22-2023 23:33 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Garcia Leon	305,000 277,500	277,500
Florian Duta	Busted

Tags: Florian Duta Sergio Garcia Leon

08-22-2023 23:47 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derk van Luijk	210,000

Artem Sugak	160,000 80,500	80,500

Tags: Artem Sugak Derk van Luijk

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

08-23-2023 00:06 UTC+1

Some Big Stacks As Day 1c Winds Down

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Connor Richards

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauricio Sanches	500,000 15,000	15,000
Jose Rodriguez	460,000
Danut Chisu	380,000
Maxime Moreno	375,000
Giedrius Breive	350,000
Yasuhiro Waki	300,000

08-23-2023 00:06 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:421]	270,000 270,000	270,000
Bartlomiej Peplowski	60,000 60,000	60,000

08-23-2023 00:28 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Benveniste	230,000 230,000	230,000
Rafael Mello	220,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Bruno Benveniste Rafael Mello

08-23-2023 00:31 UTC+1

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

08-23-2023 01:00 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Rubiralta	200,000 200,000	200,000
Michele Fornaro	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Gerard Rubiralta Michele Fornaro

08-23-2023 01:05 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martynas Brszdzionis	319,000 319,000	319,000
Uri Reichenstein	280,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Martynas Brszdzionis Uri Reichenstein