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

08-22-2023 19:01 UTC+2

Landa Wakes Up with a Hand

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 18:56 UTC+2

Bergstrom Clashes with Salamov

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Anton Bergstrom opened to 3,000 from early position and Adam Salamov three-bet to 8,000 from middle position. Action folded back around to Bergstrom who put in a four-bet to 21,500. Salamov made the call.

The flop came A♣6♥5♦. Bergstrom bet 7,000 and Salamov flicked in the chips to call.

Both players checked the J♥ turn, leading to the Q♥ river. Bergstrom bet 16,000 and Salamov folded K♠K♦ face up, allowing Bergstrom to scoop a healthy pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Bergstrom	112,800 112,800	112,800

Adam Salamov	97,500 97,500	97,500

Tags: Adam Salamov Anton Bergstrom

08-22-2023 18:56 UTC+2

Theodoros Making Steady Gains

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Ben Weiss

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

Harwood Bradlew raised to 3,500 on the 9♣9♠Q♥ flop, which was called by Ampelikiotis Theodoros.

Bradlew slowed down on the turn, as the 4♥ hit the felt. He checked it to Theodoros, who took down the pot with a bet of 12,000 and added to his above-average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ampelikiotis Theodoros	78,000 78,000	78,000
Harwood Bradlew	34,500 34,500	34,500

Tags: Ampelikiotis Theodoros Harwood Bradlew

08-22-2023 18:53 UTC+2

Mariani Goes With His Gut

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Connor Richards

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

Julien Mariani opened to 2,400 in middle position before Maciej Gut three-bet to 6,500 from the hijack. Mariani called.

Mariani checked on the flop of 4♣K♠8♠ and Gut continued for 7,500. Mariani called. Mariani check-called again as Gut sized up to 19,000 on the 9♥ turn.

Mariani checked once more on the 8♥ river and Gut quickly checked back. Mariani could only show jack-high and a missed flush draw with J♠7♠, while Gut turned over 10♠10♥ to win the pot with a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maciej Gut	130,000 130,000	130,000
Julien Mariani	25,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Julien Mariani Maciej Gut

08-22-2023 18:49 UTC+2

Eskes Puts Mariani in a Tough Spot

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Ollie Garland

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

Julien Mariani opened from middle position to 2,500. Tjenno Eskes in the hijack three-bet to 7,500 and Mariani called.

The flop came down K♥6♥5♥. Mariani check-called a bet of 2,500 from Eskes.

The turned 3♠ checked through to the 2♠ on the river. Mariani checked again and Eskes bet out for 7,000. Mariani remained in the tank for nearly two minutes before deciding to make the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tjenno Eskes	92,000 92,000	92,000
Julien Mariani	52,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Julien Mariani Tjenno Eskes

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

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-22-2023 18:30 UTC+2

Qualify for the PokerStars Summer Series on PokerStars PA

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Kaelaine Minton

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

If you're looking to play a big live tournament in Pennsylvania without putting up the four-figure buy-in, there are plenty of opportunities to qualify into tournaments on PokerStars Pennsylvania. PokerStars PA is currently running Summer Series Qualfiers and awarding seats to the first-ever PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Philadelphia later this month.

The PokerStars Summer Series features $1 million in guarantees and will take place Aug. 24-Sept. 10. In the final week of August, there will be plenty of opportunities for players to satellite into the $300,000 guaranteed $1,100 NLH event and the $500,000 guaranteed $2,200 NLH event.

08-22-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Break Time

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Ben Weiss

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

It's time for the third break of the day, which will last 25 minutes. So far, there have been 943 entries into Day 1c and of those, 522 remain.

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.