€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-26-2023 11:39 UTC+1

Veloson Plays Out of Flow

Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

[Removed:436] raised from the hijack to 1,000. Peterson Machado, in the cutoff, three-bet to 5,000 and Veloson called.

The flop came down 2♣5♠6♦. Veloson elected to move all in, putting Machado to the test for his remaining 13,500. Machado didn't look best pleased as he made a swift fold.

Velson tabled the 5♣ as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:436]	57,000 57,000	57,000
Peterson Machado	13,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Peterson Machado

08-26-2023 11:41 UTC+1

Zouari Doubles With Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Vicent Ramon open raised to 900 from middle position and Juho Suutari reraised. Jeremie Zouari called in the big blind and Ramon folded.

The flop came Q♥8♠10♥. Zouari checked and Suutari bet 2,000. Zouari put in the check-raise to 6,200 and Suutari called.

The turn was the 2♦ and both players checked. The river came the 4♠ and Zouari pushed all in for 18,500. Suutari gathered his chips and made the call.

Zouari showed A♠A♥ for a pocket pair of aces and Suutari mucked his hand. Zouari got the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	51,000 51,000	51,000
Juho Suutari	16,500 16,500	16,500

Tags: Jeremie Zouari Juho Suutari Vicent Ramon

08-26-2023 11:54 UTC+1

Wang Makes a Big Fold

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Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The pot stood at approximately 17,000 with two players looking at a flop that read 4♦2♦10♦.

Jan Madsen, in middle position, placed a bet of 3,800 which was called by Michael Wang in the hijack.

The J♦ turn checked through to the 3♠ on the river. Madsen elected to move all in for around 21,000. Wang was quick to fold face up as he showed QxQx, conceding the pot to Madsen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Madsen	45,600 45,600	45,600
Michael Wang	39,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Jan Madsen Michael Wang

08-26-2023 12:00 UTC+1

Garcia Catches Bluff to Chip Up Over 100K

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Tiziano Di Romualdo raised to 1,000 and was called by Jesus Garcia on the button and Goran Mandic in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥K♥7♦ and action checked to Garcia, who bet 1,700. Only Mandic made the call. The turn was the 10♦ and both players checked.

The river came the 5♠. Mandic bet 6,500 and Garcia called. Mandic showed 3♥2♥ for a busted flush draw and Garcia showed K♣J♥ for a pair of kings. He scooped the pot and added to his stack, which now stood at over 100,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesus Garcia	105,000 105,000	105,000
Goran Mandic	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Goran Mandic Jesus Garcia Tiziano Di Romualdo

08-26-2023 12:02 UTC+1

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The players have been sent on their first 25-minute break of the day. There are now 914 entries registered and 832 players remaining.

08-26-2023 12:06 UTC+1

Qualify for the PokerStars Summer Series on PokerStars PA

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

If you're looking to play a big live tournament in Pennsylvania without putting up the four-figure buy-in, there are plenty of opportunities to qualify into tournaments on PokerStars Pennsylvania. PokerStars PA is currently running Summer Series Qualfiers and awarding seats to the first-ever PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Philadelphia later this month.

The PokerStars Summer Series features $1 million in guarantees and will take place Aug. 24-Sept. 10. In the final week of August, there will be plenty of opportunities for players to satellite into the $300,000 guaranteed $1,100 NLH event and the $500,000 guaranteed $2,200 NLH event.

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

08-26-2023 12:39 UTC+1

Adinolfi Takes It on the Flop

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Silius Moll raised in middle position to 1,200. Mario Adinolfi three-bet to 3,700 and Moll made the call.

Moll checked the action to Adinolfi, who bet out 4,500 on a flop of 8♥6♦2♠. Moll chose to toss his cards into the muck.

Adinolfi flashed the 8♠ as he lay claim to the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Adinolfi	36,000 36,000	36,000
Silius Moll	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Mario Adinolfi Silius Moll

08-26-2023 12:46 UTC+1

Agnoletto Wins With River Bet

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

[Removed:435] open raised from middle position and was called by Andrea Agnoletto and Yannick Gautschi in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦J♠2♠ and all three players checked. The turn came the Q♠. Gautschi bet 5,800 and Agnolleto called.

The river was the J♣. Gautschi checked and Agnoletto bet 8,000. Gautschi went into the tank and players called the floor for time. Gautschi folded and Agnolleto scooped the pot.

A debate then ensued about whether time should have been called, and continued well into the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Agnoletto	48,000
Yannick Gautschi	28,000

Tags: Andrea Agnoletto Yannick Gautschi

08-26-2023 12:50 UTC+1

Flush Over Flush Doubles Up Cesaro

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The pot stood at approximately 12,000 with two players looking at a board that read J♦8♥Q♦9♥2♥.

Alessio Di Cesaro, in the big blind, bet out for 2,400. Xia Lin on the button responded with a raise to 10,000. Cesaro retaliated with a three-bet jam to 19,800, sending Lin into the tank.

After some time, Lin elected to make the call. Cesaro tabled K♥4♥ for the second nut flush while Lin mucked his cards face up, showing 10♥3♥.