€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-01-2023 14:22 UTC+1

Two Pair for Chiforescu

Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Hanseok Ko checked on the 9♥5♠2♥ flop and Adrian Chiforescu fired a bet of 3,100 into the middle. Ko made the call.

When the 8♠ fell on the turn, Ko check-called another bet, this time Chiforescu pushed 6,000 across the line.

When the 4♠ completed the board, Ko checked once more, and Chiforescu checked-back, while tabling 9♣5♣. Ko mucked his hand as the dealer pushed the pot to Chiforescu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hanseok Ko	44,000
Adrian Chiforescu	44,000

Tags: Adrian Chiforescu Hanseok Ko

09-01-2023 14:28 UTC+1

Klein Gets Active

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After an open by Rehman Kassam in early position to 800, Morten Klein in middle position three-bet to 1,600. But in the big blind, Martin Stausholm four-bet to 4,000. Kassam folded, and Klein called. However, on the flop 8♣4♣4♥, Klein folded after Stausholm made a continuation bet.

In the next hand, Klein was the one who opened to 900 in early position. Again, Stausholm in the small blind raised to 3,600. Klein called but, once again, he folded on the flop Q♣A♦K♥ when Stausholm bet 2,000.

Seconds later, in the next hand, Klein raised again under the gun to 900. But this time, it is Gilbert Diaz in the hijack who three-bet to 2,700. Klein called to see a third flop in a row. But here, he called a bet of 3,000 on 7♠6♣8♦.

The turn was the A♦, where Diaz bet 3,000 again. Klein raised to 10,000 to make Diaz fold and claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morten Klein	66,000
Gilbert Diaz	46,000
Martin Stausholm	45,000

Tags: Gilbert Diaz Martin Stausholm Morten Klein Rehman Kassam

09-01-2023 14:33 UTC+1

Xue Drags it on the Turn

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Viktor Daniliuk raised 900 under the gun before Ramon Colillas three-bet 2,500 from a couple of spots to his left. Song Xue cold called in the big blind and Daniliuk made the call as well.

When the A♥J♦2♠ flop hit the felt, all three players checked to see the 3♥ turn. Xue led out for 3,800 and that was enough to earn the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	97,000 47,000	47,000
Song Xue	55,000
Viktor Daniliuk	42,600

Tags: Ramon Colillas Song Xue Viktor Daniliuk

09-01-2023 14:42 UTC+1

Five-Deuce Is Good For Lin

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Daniel Ghionoiu opened to 1,100 from the hijack and was called by Erik Seidel in the cutoff. Ren Lin defended his big blind, and a 2♥3♥7♠ flop landed on the table.

Ghionoiu made a continuation bet of 2,100, and Seidel folded. Lin looked at his chips and check-called.

"What do you want? A deuce?" asked Lin. "Yes," said Ghionoiu. But it's the 8♥ that came on the turn. Ghionoiu asked for 4,000 chips more, and once again, Lin, talkative as always, called.

The river card was the 9♥, and Lin quickly moved all in for 10,100 chips. Ghionoiu folded, and Lin revealed 5♠2♦ for a simple pair of deuces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Ghionoiu	116,000 116,000	116,000
Erik Seidel	47,000 47,000	47,000

Ren Lin	26,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Daniel Ghionoiu Erik Seidel Ren Lin

09-01-2023 14:50 UTC+1

Some Current Chip Counts

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Meng Guo	106,000
Kitty Kuo	63,500 6,000	6,000
Peter Jorgne	60,600 10,600	10,600
Viet Vo	59,000
Thomas Boivin	51,000 1,000	1,000
Leo Margets	50,000
David Yan	50,000
Daniel Rezaei	42,000

09-01-2023 14:56 UTC+1

Kassouf Pays the Max

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The turn read 6♣6♠5♠10♣ and George Chiriac bet 12,000 into the pot of about 21,000. William Kassouf was the only other player in the pot and made the call.

When the Q♣ hit the river, Chiriac shoved for his last 23,900, putting Kassouf in the tank.

"It's aces or nothing," said Kassouf, as he thought out the hand. "I was going to raise the flop, you shove, I call."

After using three time banks, Kassouf eventually splashed in a call to see Chiriac's K♥K♦.

"Yep, that makes sense," Kassouf concluded as he paid off the bet and tabled K♠Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Chiriac	92,800 92,800	92,800
William Kassouf	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: George Chiriac William Kassouf

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

09-01-2023 15:06 UTC+1

Adams Makes His Opponents Fold On The Turn

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : 200/500, 500 ante

In early position, Marton Czuczor opened to 1,000 and was called by Sirzat Hissou in the hijack. But in the cutoff, Timothy Adams three-bet to 3,900. However, Czuczor and Hissou made the call.

On the flop 2♣A♥9♥, the two first players to act checked and let Adams bet 1,800. His two opponents called again, so he sized up to 5,800 on the turn 6♥. And this time, both Czuczor and Hissou folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	74,000
Marton Czuczor	73,000
Timothy Adams	32,000

Tags: Timothy Adams Sirzat Hissou Marton Czuczor

09-01-2023 15:08 UTC+1

Nasreddine Forces Fold from Teltcher

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : 200/500, 500 ante

With about 3,500 in the middle on the A♦J♦10♦ flop, Mark Teltscher checked to Rania Nasreddine who fired a bet of 1,600. Teltscher called.

The 3♠ fell on the turn and Teltcher checked to Nasreddine as she continued for 4,000. Teltcher thought about it for a little more than 30 seconds as he used a time bank but ultimately decided to let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	50,200 21,200	21,200
Mark Teltscher	29,500 20,500	20,500

Tags: Mark Teltscher Rania Nasreddine

09-01-2023 15:19 UTC+1

Rodin's Double Pair Earns the Double

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : 200/500, 500 ante

Grigorii Rodin and Cristian David both put 4,600 in the middle and the flop came K♣6♥3♦.

Rodin check-called a bet of 4,500, and the 5♥ fell on the turn. Rodin checked once more before David dropped 40,000 across the line. Rodin thought about it for about 10 seconds before calling off his stack of 11,400.

Grigorii Rodin: K♠J♠
Cristian David: A♣Q♣

Rodin was way ahead with his top pair and was able to fade the ace as the 6♣ competed the board on the river.

At the same table, Evgenii Fidchuk is spinning up a stack.