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

09-01-2023 15:22 UTC+1

Early Eliminations

Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gao	Busted
Adrian Chiforescu	Busted
William Kassouf	Busted
Daniel Smiljkovic	Busted
Ren Lin	Busted
Christopher Chaudey	Busted
Tsugunari Toma	Busted
Daisuke Ogita	Busted
Tom Orpaz	Busted

09-01-2023 15:30 UTC+1

Nasty Run Out Eliminates Boivin

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With about 20,000 in the middle on the 10♦6♠4♥ flop, Thomas Boivin had a bet of 5,000 in front of him on the button and was faced with a raise of 11,300 from Arthur Conan. He eventually made the call.

The 5♠ fell on the turn, and Conan quickly check-called Boivin's all-in of 21,500, and both players revealed their cards.

Thomas Boivin: K♥K♣
Arthur Conan: A♠10♠

Boivin was in the lead with his pair of kings, but Conan had picked up a flush draw to go along with his pair of tens and the 7♠ river completed the flush. Boivin stood up and respectfully said good game while telling the table to have fun.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Conan	112,000 112,000	112,000
Thomas Boivin	Busted

Tags: Arthur Conan Thomas Boivin

09-01-2023 15:35 UTC+1

Nguyen Takes The Lead

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action was caught on a J♣8♥2♣4♦ board, with already a big pot and Thi Nguyen betting 23,300 from early position. In front of her, Roelof Pepping went deep in the tank on the button, but eventually called.

The 2♠ came on the river. After a few seconds, Nguyen moved all in for approximately 80,000. In the tank again, Roelof Pepping struggled to make a decision. He eventually folded.

Thanks to this hand, Nguyen became the chip leader with 190,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thi Nguyen	190,000 124,000	124,000
Roelof Pepping	51,500 51,500	51,500

Tags: Roelof Pepping Thi Nguyen

09-01-2023 15:49 UTC+1

Adams Queens Improve to a Set for the Double

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Marton Czuczor opened 1,200 under the gun and both Sirzat Hissou and Alexandre Vuilleumier made the call before Timothy Adams three-bet to 5,300. The action folded back to Czuczor who put in a four-bet to 13,200. Both Hissou and Vuilleumier got out of the way and Adams jammed for 29,500. Czuczor wasted no time making the call.

Timothy Adams: Q♦Q♣
Marton Czuczor: A♦K♥

The Q♥10♥3♣ flop gave Adams a set of queens, while Czuczoz flopped a gutshot straight draw. The 7♥ turn gave Czuczor more outs as he picked up a flush draw but the 9♦ river was a brick, sending the double to Adams.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	62,600 30,600	30,600
Sirzat Hissou	49,500 24,500	24,500
Marton Czuczor	44,900 28,100	28,100
Alexandre Vuilleumier	31,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Alexandre Vuilleumier Marton Czuczor Sirzat Hissou Timothy Adams

09-01-2023 15:57 UTC+1

Andrian And Marques Both Miss The Flush

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Moments after Gerard Pique was eliminated, Simone Andrian opened to 1,100 from early position, and was called by Edilson Marques in the small blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of J♣7♦J♥ that both players checked. Then on the turn 4♦, Marques took the lead and bet 5,500. Andrian made the call to find the 6♣ on the river.

This time, Marques checked, and Andrian decided to check-back with A♦9♦ for a missed flush draw. But Marques also missed the flush with K♦5♦, so Andrian took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Andrian	83,000 83,000	83,000
Edilson Marques	25,000 25,000	25,000
Gerard Pique	Busted

Tags: Edilson Marques Gerard Pique Simone Andrian

09-01-2023 15:59 UTC+1

Reard Turns a Higher Set to Eliminate Bonanata

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Alexandre Reard opened 1,200 in middle position and Marcelo Bonanata three-bet 3,700 from the small blind. Reard made the call.

When the K♣9♦3♥ flop hit the felt, Bonanata continued for 3,000 and Reard made the call.

The 10♠ landed on the turn, and Bonanata slowed down, check-calling a bet of 5,500.

When the 5♥ completed the board, Bonanata checked once again before Reard announced all-in. Bonanata snap-called his remaining stack of 31,500 while showing 9♣9♠ for a set of nines. Unfortunately for him though, Reard tabled 10♥10♣, turning a higher set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	115,000 115,000	115,000
Marcelo Bonanata	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Marcelo Bonanata

09-01-2023 16:00 UTC+1

New Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

There are 260 left out of 312 entrants at the end of Level 4 of the €10,300 EPT High Roller. They are on a 20-minute break.

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

09-01-2023 16:29 UTC+1

Seidel Left on Fumes

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Erik Seidel opened 1,300 in the cutoff and Ovidiu Chirieac defended the big blind.

When the K♥10♠5♥ flop hit the felt, Chirieac check-called a bet of 1,400 from Seidel.

The J♥ turn was checked through to see the 6♣ river. Chirieac checked once more before Seidel dropped a 5,000 chip across the line. Chirieac raised to 18,000 and Seidel tank-called, leaving just 2,000 behind. Chirieac tabled Q♥8♥, turning a flush and Seidel mucked his hand.