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

08-23-2023 14:33 UTC+2

Margolin Holds to Score a Double Knockout

Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of K♦10♦5♥, Timur Margolin checked from the small blind and Deddi Or-Paz checked in middle position.

Eugen Pop moved all in for 6,000. Margolin called before Or-Paz raised to 15,100, with Margolin calling.

Margolin checked on the Q♥ turn and snap-called as Or-Paz moved all in.

Eugen Pop: A♦6♦
Deddi Or-Paz: K♣Q♠
Timur Margolin: A♥J♣

Margolin had the nuts but both of his opponents had full house outs with two pair and the other player had the nut flush draw. Margolin's Broadway held up as the 7♣ bricked off on the river to earn him a big pot and eliminate two opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	110,000 110,000	110,000
Deddi Or-Paz	Busted
Eugen Popa	Busted

Tags: Deddi Or-Paz Timur Margolin

08-23-2023 14:40 UTC+2

Lukacs Sends Olsvik to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Ruoqin Cai opened from the hijack to 1,300, Marius Olsvik in the cutoff three-bet to 4,500 and Bulcsu Lukacs in the big blind four-bet to 10,100. Cai got out of the way and Olsvik moved all in. Lukacs called.

Marius Olsvik: A♦K♠
Bulcsu Lukacs: Q♥Q♠

The board ran out 6♠10♠J♣9♥2♦. Olsvik landed on the wrong side of the coin toss and was sent to the rail by Lukacs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bulcsu Lukacs	57,000 57,000	57,000
Ruoqin Cai	52,000 52,000	52,000
Marius Olsvik	Busted

Tags: Bulcsu Lukacs Marius Olsvik Ruoqin Cai

08-23-2023 15:09 UTC+2

Weinberg Wins the Battle of the Blinds

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Cedric Weinberg limped in from the small blind and Abel Martinez checked his option in the big.

Heads up to a flop that came A♠K♠4♣. Weinberg took the lead for 600 and Martinez made the call.

The Q♥ turned and Weinberg continued for an additional 1,400. Martinez was undeterred.

The 10♣ fell on the river and Weinberg bet 7,000, enough to put Martinez all in. Martinez remained in the tank for some time before calling off the bet for his tournament life.

Weinberg tabled J♣3♦ for the nut straight while Martinez was sent to the rail as he held A♣7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Weinberg	36,000 36,000	36,000
Abel Martinez	Busted

Tags: Abel Martinez Cedric Weinberg

08-23-2023 16:14 UTC+2

Romuald Flips Out Maino

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dante Maino opened to 1,600 in early position and a player called before Satine Romuald three-bet to 10,000 in the cutoff. Maino responded with a four-bet jam and the player in between folded before Romuald called with a bigger stack.

Dante Maino: 9♥9♣
Satine Romuald: A♣Q♣

Romuald took a big lead on the flop of 8♠Q♥2♥ and Maino couldn't pull ahead as the board finished out J♠8♦ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Satine Romuald	45,000 45,000	45,000
Dante Maino	Busted

Tags: Dante Maino

08-23-2023 17:03 UTC+2

Osha Eliminates Erriques

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Ollie Garland

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

Paolo Erriques open jammed from under the gun for his last 13,100. Manuel Osha in the cutoff called the bet and the hand went to a showdown.

Paolo Erriques: A♥10♣
Manuel Osha: 9♣9♥

The board ran out 2♥Q♠8♦2♦K♣. There was no danger for Osha's nines and he eliminated Erriques.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Osha	69,600 69,600	69,600
Paolo Erriques	Busted

Tags: Manuel Osha Paolo Erriques

08-23-2023 17:07 UTC+2

Flush For Schwaederle

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Connor Richards

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

There was a three-way all in at Table 66 between Cedric Schwaederle, Dodi Yacine El Ghers and Roberto Lanero. Lanero was the shortest stack and Schwaederle was the next shortest with 30,900.

Roberto Lanero: 9♦9♠
Cedric Schwaederle: K♠10♠
Dodi Yacine El Ghers: A♥Q♦

Lanero's nines were still ahead after the flop of 2♠4♥6♠, but the Q♠ had him and El Ghers drawing dead as Schwaederle had made a flush. Lanero was eliminated while a big side pot went to Schwaederle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Schwaederle	70,000 70,000	70,000
Dodi Yacine El Ghers	22,000 23,000	23,000
Roberto Lanero	Busted

Tags: Dodi Yacine El Ghers Roberto Lanero Cedric Schwaederle

08-23-2023 18:50 UTC+2

Cavalieri Reduces Gut

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pedro Cavalieri moved all in from the button for his last 8,500 and Maciej Gut, who covered Cavalieri very slightly, made the call.

Pedro Cavalieri: 10♥7♥
Maciej Gut: A♥2♣

The board ran out 8♥10♣7♣J♥5♣. Cavalieri had flopped two pair and by the turn Gut was drawing dead, resulting in him being reduced to exactly one big blind while Cavalieri received a crucial double up.

Gut would be eliminated in a preflop confrontation the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Cavalieri	20,300 20,300	20,300
Maciej Gut	Busted

Tags: Maciej Gut Pedro Cavalieri

08-23-2023 20:31 UTC+2

Mikalauskas Eliminated By Agirba

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Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The hijack opened to 3,500 and Aivaras Mikalauskas three-bet jammed a stack of 15,500 from the button before Nika Agirba re-shoved a bigger stack from the big blind to get things heads-up.

Aivaras Mikalauskas: A♦J♥
Nika Agirba: A♠7♠

Mikalauskas was in good shape to double up until the flop landed Q♠Q♣7♥ to pair Agirba's seven before the runout of 2♦3♦ confirmed Mikalauskas' elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nika Agirba	200,000 173,000	173,000
Aivaras Mikalauskas	Busted

Tags: Aivaras Mikalauskas Nika Agirba

08-23-2023 20:49 UTC+2

Reverdito Calls Off Monbrun-Massot's Bluff

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Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The pot stood at approximately 45,000 with two players looking at a board that read 7♥5♠4♥3♥4♠.

Thibault Reverdito, in the big blind, checked the action to Cyril Monbrun-Massot, who was under the gun. Monbrun-Massot moved all in for 41,000, putting Reverdito to the test for his remaining 38,000.

Reverdito spent some time in the tank before flicking in the call. Reverdito's 9♥6♥ was way out in front of the A♠Q♠ of Monbrun-Massot.

Left with just 3,000, Monbrun-Massot busted the very next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thibault Reverdito	121,000 121,000	121,000
Cyril Monbrun-Massot	Busted

Tags: Cyril Monbrun-Massot Thibault Reverdito

08-23-2023 21:11 UTC+2

Nigro Sends Bergman to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

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

Gilles Nigro opened under the gun to 4,500, the player to his direct left called and Peter Bergman in middle position moved all in for his last 26,000. Nigro moved all in himself and the remaining player got out of the way.

Peter Bergman: A♥J♣
Gilles Nigro: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 2♥K♣9♣8♥8♣. Nigro's dominating hand remained that way and Bergman was sent to the rail.