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

Aug 24, 2023

Kamel Gives Fasan's Aces the Hump

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Ben Weiss

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

Tamer Kamel was short and shoved from the hijack. He got called by Tiziano Fasan and it went to a heads-up showdown.

Tamer Kamel: Q♦10♦
Tiziano Fasan: A♥A♣

After shoving into aces, Kamel looked to be heading to the rail as with the flop landed 8♣3♥J♣.

However, the Englishman hit the 9♠ on the turn, making him a straight and leaving a shocked Fasan with no outs.

The inconsequential river was a 9♦, and Fasan remained in disbelief at his aces being cracked.

Tags: Tamer Kamel Tiziano Fasan

Aug 24, 2023

Minolfi Sends Neagu to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

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

Mihai Neagu raised under the gun to 11,000. Both the hijack and Luigi Minolfi on the button made the call.

Neagu continued for 16,000 on a board of 6♣2♠A♥. Only Minolfi called.

The 8♥ turned and Neagu bet again, this time for 30,000. Minolfi raised to 75,000; enough to put Neagu all in. Neagu made the call.

Mihai Neagu: A♦K♣
Luigi Minolfi: A♠6♠

The river fell an inconsequential 5♥ and Neagu was sent to the rail.

Tags: Luigi Minolfi Mihai Neagu

Aug 24, 2023

Almeida Flipped Out By Costache

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Connor Richards

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

Ezequiel Almeida was all in and at risk against Tudorel Costache, who had Almeida covered with a stack of 46,000.

Ezequiel Almeida: 5♣5♠
Tudorel Costache: K♦J♠

Almeida couldn't survive the flip as the flop of K♣4♦8♠ gave Costache the lead before the runout of J♥9♦ improved Costache to two pair to confirm Almeida's elimination.

Tags: Ezequiel Almeida Tudorel Costache

Aug 24, 2023

Lost and Found: Poker Player Tries for 43 Days to Locate Missing Cat - What Happened?

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Kaelaine Minton

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

Zach Gruneberg, a poker player from Pennsylvania with more than $2.2 million in lifetime tournament earnings, recently lost one of his cats, who escaped from his home while he was out in Las Vegas. What ensued was a frantic search-and-rescue effort that spanned a month and a half.

More specifically, it was a 43-day affair “through hell and back” according to Gruneberg, a five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring winner, including back-to-back wins in the WSOP PA Online Series at the end of July.
Gruneberg, who is nine years clean and sober, is on Twitter as @HustlerGrune where it states he is both an anime addict and cat dad.

One of those cats is a sleek gray feline named “Nook.” “Nook is the only cat I've had since he was a kitten,” Gruneberg told PokerNews. “He is a super friendly high energy guy that loves to jump up into high places and play more so than any of my other cats.”

So, what’s the story behind Nook’s disappearance?

Chait & Connolly Chop a Five-Bet Pot

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Connor Richards

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

There was a lot of preflop action at Table 12 as Andrea Benelli opened to 12,000 from the cutoff before Ruben Cabrerizo three-bet to 30,000 from the button.

Martin Connolly then four-bet jammed a stack of around 80,000 from the small blind and Craig Chait took some time in the big blind before five-bet jamming a stack of around 130,000. Benelli and Cabrerizo got out of the way.

Martin Connolly: A♦K♠
Craig Chait: A♣K♦

Unexcitedly, both players held an offsuit ace-king and chopped the pot after the runout of 2♦K♥8♣10♣5♥.

Tags: Andrea Benelli Craig Chait Martin Connolly Ruben Cabrerizo

Aug 24, 2023

Silva Makes Huge Hero Call

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Ollie Garland

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

With the pot stood at 100,000 and the full board dealt 3♣7♥5♣2♥3♦, Timo Laasonen in the small blind checked the action to Marcelo De Medeiros Silva in middle position.

Silva bet out 50,000, which prompted Laasonen to move all in for approximately 110,000. Silva went deep into the tank, thinking for so long that the clock was eventually called.

In the last seconds of Silva's countdown, he made the call. Laasonen tabled A♦K♦ while Silva showed 4♥4♦ for the winner.