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

Aug 23, 2023

Spraggy Pushing the Pace After Dinner

Ben Weiss

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

Benjamin 'Spraggy' Spragg opened the action from middle position, and was called by both Wuai-Cheng Tsang in the cutoff and Ricardo Silva in the big blind.

The flop of Q♣6♣10♠ was checked by all players.

Action began on the Q♠ turn. Silva checked, and Spraggy bet 6,500, which was called by Tsang but Silva let his hand go.

On the river, the 4♣ hit, prompting Spraggy to fire once more. This time it was for 13,500, and Tsang eventually called after some deliberation. He mucked his hand after he saw the bad news, as the PokerStars Pro tabled A♠10♦.

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Ricardo Silva Wuai-Cheng Tsang

Aug 23, 2023

Registration is Closed

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Ollie Garland

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

Registration is now closed for Day 1e. There has been a total of 1,467 entries with 650 players remaining.

The days' play will end when 15% of the player pool has been reached. That means 220 players will progess to Day 2, all of which will be in the money.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Aug 23, 2023

Qualify for the PokerStars Summer Series on PokerStars PA

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Kaelaine Minton

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

Aug 23, 2023

Dinner Break

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Ollie Garland

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

Day 1e has amassed 1,598 entries so far with late registration closing at the start of Level 11.

The remaining 626 players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break with play recommencing at approximately 8:05 p.m. local time.

At this time, the gray 100 chips will be raced off.

Aug 23, 2023

Kachlisivi Doubles With a Wheel

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Connor Richards

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

Giorgi Kachlisivi was in position in a heads-up pot with the board reading 2♦7♣4♠10♣5♠.

The opponent bet 7,500 on the river and Kachlisivi sat still before raising all in for 30,300. The opponent called with a bigger stack.

Kachlisivi tabled A♥3♥ for a wheel to win the pot as his opponent was forced to show a no-good two pair with 5♦2♥.

Tags: Giorgi Kachlisivi

Aug 23, 2023

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.

Tags: Maciej Gut Pedro Cavalieri

Aug 23, 2023

Cesaro Puts Colillas in a Tough Spot

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot stood at approximately 10,000 with two players looking at a board that read 10♠2♣A♣10♦. Ramon Colillas, in the big blind, bet out 6,500. Alessio Di Cesaro, in middle position, called.

The river fell the 6♥ and Colillas bet again, this time for 16,000. Cesaro moved all in for 45,500 and Colillas went into the tank.

Colillas eventually chose to fold. Cesaro won this pot without a showdown.

Tags: Alessio Di Cesaro Ramon Colillas

Aug 23, 2023

Tiersonnier Takes from Lolli

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With the board reading 2♥6♣10♣5♥A♦ and about 25,000 in the pot, Stefano Lolli checked from the big blind and was faced with a 21,000 bet from Thibault Tiersonnier on the button.

After about a minute of thought Lolli called and Tiersonnier tabled A♠6♦ for a rivered two pair. Lolli's hand hit the muck and Tiersonnier collected a sizable pot.

Tags: Stefano Lolli Thibault Tiersonnier

Aug 23, 2023

El Mechraa Gets River Shove Through

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Ben Weiss

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

Hamed El Mechraa opened to 3,000 from the hijack. Seated next to him in the cutoff was Andreas Berggren, who raised it to 9,000 and got called.

The flop came 9♣8♠4♥, and El Mechraa check-called a 6,300 bet from Berggren.

It was the Moroccan who then took the initiative in the hand as he led out for 12,000 on a 6♣ turn. Berggren called.

The river was the 10♣. El Mechraa thought for a minute before announcing that he was all in. After staring El Mechraa down a few times, Berggren made the fold.

Tags: Andreas Berggren Hamed El Mechraa