€10,300 EPT High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-03-2023 17:38 UTC+1

Vlad Darie Elininated in 14th Place (€51,450)

Tyler Foran

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ka Kwan Lau opened 100,000 in the hijack and Alexandre Reard called on the button. Vlad Darie was in the big blind and eyed up Reard's stack before jamming for 1,125,000. Lau folded, but Reard made the call.

Vlad Darie: 5♠5♦
Alexandre Reard: A♠J♦

It was a classic race and the A♦Q♣7♠ flop gave Reard the best hand with a pair of aces. Darie was unable to find one of the remaining fives as the board completed with the 10♥ on the turn and the 4♣ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	5,250,000 130,000	130,000
Alexandre Reard	3,100,000 1,430,000	1,430,000
Vlad Darie	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Ka Kwan Lau Vlad Darie

09-03-2023 17:43 UTC+1

Huang Wei Eliminated in 13th Place (€59,200)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Huang Wei opened to 300,000 from the hijack, committing almost his entire stack. Maher Nouira moved all in from the button for 725,000 and Francesco Pilato moved all in on top, covering both players. Wei made the call.

Huang Wei: 10♠9♠
Maher Nouira: A♣Q♦
Francesco Pilato: K♣K♦

Pilato seemed poised for a double knockout but Nouira took the lead with top pair on the A♦J♣8♣ flop. Wei then hit a straight on the 7♣ turn, but the triple up was not meant to be as the river came the 9♣, giving Nouira the nut-flush to secure nearly a full triple up while Wei was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Nouira	1,840,000 810,000	810,000
Francesco Pilato	1,350,000 210,000	210,000
Huang Wei	Busted

Tags: Francesco Pilato Huang Wei Maher Nouira

09-03-2023 17:55 UTC+1

Igor Yaroshevskyy Eliminated In 12th Place (€59,200)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In the small blind, Igor Yaroshevskyy limped, then went all in for 960,000 chips after Alexandre Reard in the big blind raised to 150,000. Reard snap-called.

Igor Yaroshevskyy: K♠Q♥
Alexandre Reard: A♠A♣

Yaroshevskyy quickly knew he was going to be eliminated, as he found no help on the flop 7♠4♦J♣ and the turn 7♥. After the river 8♦, he left the tournament area, finishing in 12th place for €59,200.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	3,800,000 700,000	700,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Igor Yaroshevskyy

09-03-2023 18:14 UTC+1

Vinicius Pinheiro Eliminated In 11th Place (€71,050)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Down to 240,000 chips, Vinicius Pinheiro shoved from the cutoff. In the big blind, [Removed:432] was unhappy to call, but it seemed like he had no choice but to do so.

Vinicius Pinheiro: 6♥6♠
[Removed:432]: Q♦7♥

[Removed:433]'s smile quickly came back when he hit a pair of queens on the flop 4♠Q♠A♦. After the turn J♦ and the river 3♦, Pinheiro was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:432]	1,275,000 25,000	25,000
Vinicius Pinheiro	Busted

Tags: Vinicius Pinheiro

09-03-2023 19:46 UTC+1

Nicholas Palma Eliminated in 10th Place (€71,050)

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Tyler Foran

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Nicholas Palma raised 655,000 in the small blind and Vladas Tamasauskas raised all-in from the big blind. Palma had 25,000 behind and made the call.

Nicholas Palma: A♥8♥
Vladas Tamasauskas: 6♦6♠

It was a coin flip but the 6♥5♥5♣ flop didn't leave much of a sweat as Tamasauskas flopped a full house. The board completed with the 2♣ on the turn and the A♣ on the river as Palma exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Tamasauskas	5,250,000 850,000	850,000
Nicholas Palma	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Palma Vladas Tamasauskas

09-03-2023 22:20 UTC+1

Francesco Pilato Eliminated in 9th Place (€85,250)

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Tyler Foran

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Francesco Pilato jammed for 490,000 under the gun and Vladas Tamasauskas made the call from a couple of spots to his left.

Francesco Pilato: K♥10♠
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♥J♥

Both of Pilato's cards were live but the 9♠8♠4♣6♥Q♦ flop was no help as he was sent to the payout desk in 9th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Tamasauskas	6,520,000 480,000	480,000
Francesco Pilato	Busted

Tags: Francesco Pilato Vladas Tamasauskas

09-03-2023 22:32 UTC+1

Toby Joyce Eliminated In 8th Place (€109,450)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On the button, Vladas Tamasauskas raised to 215,000. Then in the small blind, Toby Joyce three-bet all in for 755,000 chips. In the big blind, Eric Sfez went in the tank and eventually called. Tamasauskas called too.

Sfez and Tamasauskas checked all the way through leading to a board of 9♦K♠9♥4♥7♠, even if Sfez hesitated to bet on the turn.

Toby Joyce: A♥6♣
Eric Sfez: A♦J♠
Vladas Tamasauskas: 10♦8♦

Joyce flipped his cards first and was in the lead when Tamasauskas revealed his cards. But Sfez showed the winning hand and sent Joyce to the rail. "Rico! Rico!" sang the rail and some players to celebrate Sfez's win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Tamasauskas	5,400,000 1,120,000	1,120,000
Eric Sfez	4,150,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Toby Joyce	Busted

Tags: Eric Sfez Toby Joyce Vladas Tamasauskas

09-04-2023 00:01 UTC+1

Aleksandr Shevliakov Eliminated in 7th Place (€142,300)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Aleksandr Shevliakov moved all in from the small blind for approximately 800,000 and Ka Kwan Lau called in the big blind with a covering stack.

Aleksandr Shevliakov: J♦3♥
Ka Kwan Lau: K♣10♣

The board ran out Q♣9♠4♦2♣10♥. Lau's pair of tens was good for the winner and Shevliakov was sent to the rail while Lau continued to add more chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	8,075,000 850,000	850,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Ka Kwan Lau

09-04-2023 00:20 UTC+1

Alexandre Reard Eliminated In 6th Place (€184,950)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Down to 1,500,000 chips, Alexandre Reard raised to 700,000 from the cutoff. Seated on his left, Ka Kwan Lau three-bet all in, and Reard called with the rest of his chips.

Alexandre Reard: Q♠10♠
Ka Kwan Lau: A♦Q♦

Lau hit a pair of aces on the flop K♣4♣A♥ to secure the win. And after the turn 8♣ and the river 7♦, Reard left the tournament area in 6th place for €184,950.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	11,800,000 3,725,000	3,725,000
Alexandre Reard	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Ka Kwan Lau

09-04-2023 00:35 UTC+1

Maher Nouira Eliminated in 5th Place (€240,400)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Ka Kwan Lau moved all in from the button, covering both players in the blinds. Maher Nouira, who had just doubled up off of Lau the hand before, made the call from the small blind to put himself at risk.

Maher Nouira: Q♦Q♥
Ka Kwan Lau: 3♣3♦

Nouira was in great shape to double up again through Lau and remained ahead on the 8♠10♠K♠ flop. That all changed on the 3♠ turn, giving Lau a set and leaving Nouira drawing to just two outs to win the pot outright (while any spade would chop the pot). The 10♦ river changed nothing and Nouira's deep run came to an end while Lau continued to pull away from the rest of his competitors.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	13,600,000 3,525,000	3,525,000
Maher Nouira	Busted

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau Maher Nouira