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

08-24-2023 13:48 UTC+1

Mor Spikes the Turn in Massive Three-Way All In

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Alon Mor, Manuel Barco, and Andrii Vakaliuk went to the flop on a board of Q♠5♣8♠ when Barco moved all in for 15,000 in the small blind. Mor called in middle position before Vakaliuk reshoved in the cutoff. Mor snap-called for his last 43,000.

Manuel Barco: Q♣J♣
Alon Mor: 8♥5♥
Andrii Vakaliuk: Q♦8♦

Vakaliuk was ahead of both opponents with his two pair, but the 5♠ fell on the turn to improve Mor to a full house as a collective gasp arose from the table.

The J♥ fell on the river and Barco was sent to the rail, while Mor earned a massive double up off Vakaliuk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alon Mor	130,000
Andrii Vakaliuk	20,000 20,000	20,000
Manuel Barco	Busted

Tags: Alon Mor Andrii Vakaliuk Manuel Barco

08-24-2023 13:53 UTC+1

Franchi Rivers Full House Before the Break

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Ben Weiss

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was picked up postflop, with the board running 10♦8♦6♥.

Malcolm Franchi in the big blind and Josef Schusteritsch both checked as the Q♦ turn hit. Billy Carr bet out 7,000, making Schusteritsch fold but Franchi chose to stick around and put in a call.

Franchi checked immediately as the 10♥ landed on the river and the Englishman, although tanking for a minute, checked it back as well.

Carr showed A♦Q♠, with his two pair crushed by Franchi's full house, holding 10♠6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	63,500
Josef Schusteritsch	59,300
Billy Carr	21,500

Tags: Billy Carr Josef Schusteritsch Malcolm Franchi

08-24-2023 13:55 UTC+1

Big Swings for Kassouf

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The player in middle position opened to 1,800, Cillian O'Donnell on the button moved all in for 3,500, Maxim Weingardt shoved all in for his remaining 8,000 from the small blind and Will Kassouf moved all in from the big blind for his last 30,000. The original raiser folded.

Cillian O'Donnell: A♦J♥
Maxim Weingardt: A♣J♠
Will Kassouf: 9♣9♦

Kassouf was in good shape until the flop landed Q♥A♠5♦. The turn and river came the 4♥ and 7♦ respectively and Kassouf had to pay off both his opponents.

The very next hand O'Donnell moved all in from the cutoff for his last 6,100. Kassouf called the bet in the small blind and the hand went to a showdown.

Cillian O'Donnell: 7♠7♥
Will Kassouf: A♥A♦

Kassouf preemptively called that a seven was coming on the flop, and he wasn't wrong; the dealer spread 7♣6♥10♦.

The 10♥ turned and Kassouf sarcastically announced "Go on! 7♦ on the river!". However, the dealer placed the A♠, and Kassouf sent O'Donnell to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	30,200 30,200	30,200
Maxim Weingardt	16,300 16,300	16,300
Cillian O'Donnell	Busted

Tags: Big Swings Maxim Weingardt Will Kassouf

08-24-2023 13:56 UTC+1

Castejon, Kozlovskis Both Crack Aces in Four-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Allan Dyrstad was already all in from the small blind with a short stack as Juan Castejon, Dmitrijs Kozlovskis, and Zoran Mitic went to a flop of 7♣6♣K♥.

Castejon then moved all in for 20,000 in the hijack, Kozlovskis got his last 25,000 in from the cutoff, and Mitic slammed in the chips to call on the button, putting all three opponents at risk.

Allan Dyrstad: Q♦4♠
Juan Castejon: 7♥6♥
Dmitrijs Kozlovskis: 7♠6♠
Zoran Mitic: A♠A♣

Mitic began pleading for a king as the dealer turned over the 8♠ turn, followed by the 3♠ river. Castejon and Kozlovskis split the pot with their two pair, while Dyrstad was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrijs Kozlovskis	55,000 55,000	55,000
Juan Castejon	50,000 50,000	50,000
Zoran Mitic	7,000 7,000	7,000
Allan Dyrstad	Busted

Tags: Allan Dyrstad Dmitrijs Kozlovskis Juan Castejon Zoran Mitic

08-24-2023 13:58 UTC+1

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players are now on the second 25-minute break of the day.

08-24-2023 14:10 UTC+1

¡Vamos, Vegas! Sergio Perez Races Down the Strip in Red Bull F1 Promo

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The Oracle Red Bull Formula One racing team released a promotional video ahead of November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix and it's an action-packed preview of what F1 has to offer when it invades the Strip this fall.

Readers might remember hearing about the race car tearing through the Wynn Las Vegas last November. It appears that was part of the production for Red Bull's epic race through Las Vegas.

Check out the video here!

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-24-2023 14:27 UTC+1

Boat For Pichierri

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Connor Richards

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

Alessandro Pichierri opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and David Tubiana three-bet jammed a stack of 28,000 from the small blind. Pichierri called with a bigger stack.

David Tubiana: K♠J♥
Alessandro Pichierri: 7♣7♥

Tubiana couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out 10♣10♥5♦3♠7♠ to improve Pichierri to a full house and mark Tubiana's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Pichierri	135,000 102,000	102,000
David Tubiana	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri David Tubiana

08-24-2023 14:30 UTC+1

Devesa Puts Harwood in Trouble

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Ben Weiss

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

Daniel Harwood made it 2,000 from early position, and got a call from Jose Devesa in middle position.

The flop came 8♣8♦5♠, and Harwood led out for 2,300. Devesa called again and the action went to a turn.

Harwood slowed down, this time checking the 7♠ turn. A small bet of 1,800 from Devesa got the job done as the Englishman folded with a little over 10,000 left in his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Devesa	34,200
Daniel Harwood	10,500

Tags: Daniel Harwood Jose Devesa

08-24-2023 14:31 UTC+1

Gamboni Finds Queens to Double His Short Stack

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David Salituro

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

Sergio Grosso raised to 2,100 from early position before Olivier Gamboni shoved on the button for 13,000. The rest of the table, including big blind Adrian State, folded back to Grosso who called.

Olivier Gamboni: Q♦Q♠
Sergio Grosso: K♥Q♣

Grosso was looking for a king to send Gamboni out, but none arrived on the A♥4♠7♠J♣9♥ board as Gamboni doubled up.