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

08-27-2023 15:40 UTC+2

Grieco Wins Without a Showdown

Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

A player in middle posiiton raised to 40,000, Candido Cappiello called in the cutoff and Nicola Grieco, three-bet on the button to 150,000. The original raiser folded and Cappiello made the call.

Cappiello checked and then folded 10x10x face up, to a bet of 200,000 from Grieco on a flop of J♥Q♣4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	2,000,000 1,511,000	1,511,000
Nicola Grieco	1,100,000 448,000	448,000

Tags: Candido Cappiello Nicola Grieco

08-27-2023 15:30 UTC+2

Zhao Shoves Wide and Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded around to Cheng Zhao, who moved all in from the small blind with a short stack. He was called by Jesse Cesar Fonseca in the big blind.

Cheng Zhao: 8♠4♦
Jesse Cesar Fonseca: A♥9♣

Zhao was clearly shoving a wide range of any two cards. The board ran out 8♥A♠2♠6♥10♦. Zhao paired his eights, but Fonseca made a pair of aces on the flop to send Zhao to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Cesar Fonseca	1,050,000 775,000	775,000
Cheng Zhao	Busted

Tags: Cheng Zhao Jesse Cesar Fonseca Zhao Shoves Wide

08-27-2023 15:27 UTC+2

Al Fakih Sets the Trap

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sal Al Fakih limped in from under the gun and received a call from Justin Boyle on the button while Jose Gonzalez Sanchez checked from the big blind.

The flop came 10♥9♠8♦. Sanchez checked and Al Fakih moved all in for 240,000. Boyle got out of the way while Sanchez made the call with a covering stack.

Sal Al Fakih: A♣A♥
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: Q♣10♦

Sanchez had flopped top pair but was in rough shape against Al Fakih's aces, which held on the 4♦6♥ runout to secure a full double up for Al Fakih.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	1,950,000 1,620,000	1,620,000
Justin Boyle	940,000 823,000	823,000
Claudio Coelho	765,000 98,000	98,000
Gino Fedele	685,000 -36,000	-36,000
Sal Al Fakih	570,000 281,000	281,000

Tags: Jose Gonzalez Sanchez Justin Boyle Sal Al Fakih

08-27-2023 15:25 UTC+2

Janardhan's Suck Out Leaves D'Alterio Short

Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Bharath Janardhan, in the cutoff, open jammed for his last 160,000. Janardhan was looked up by Luigi D'Alterio on the button and the hand went to a showdown.

Bharath Janardhan: 9♠9♦
Luigi D'Alterio: 10♠10♦

The flop didn't bring much for Janardhan as it fell 6♣7♣A♣, however, the 8♠ turn gave him some hope. The river landed the 5♥ and Janardhan made a straight to save his tournament life.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bharath Janardhan	370,000 253,000	253,000
Luigi D'Alterio	60,000 -98,000	-98,000

Tags: Bharat Janardhan Luigi D'Alterio

08-27-2023 15:25 UTC+2

Sun is Rising

Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Carlo Savinelli raised from the hijack and Yunsheng Sun moved all in from the small blind for less than 150,000 chips. Savinelli made the call to put Sun at risk.

Yunsheng Sun: 5♣5♠
Carlo Savinelli: J♣10♦

The board ran out 5♦6♥Q♥4♥9♠ to give Sun a set of fives. He doubled his short stack to stay in the game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlo Savinelli	550,000 209,000	209,000
Yunsheng Sun	300,000 208,000	208,000

Tags: Carlo Savinelli Yunsheng Sun

08-27-2023 15:16 UTC+2

Tekle Finds the Double

Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Henok Tekle open jammed from the small blind for his last 50,000. Ange Besnainou in the big blind made a quick call.

Henok Tekle: K♥3♥
Ange Besnainou: A♦10♣

The board ran out 10♠K♦10♦4♥3♦. Tekle's flopped trips ensured him the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ange Besnainou	350,000 194,000	194,000
Henok Tekle	120,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Ange Besnainou Henok Tekle

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

08-27-2023 15:09 UTC+2

Moolhuizen Doubles Up Through Wang

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Michael Wang raised from middle position and Mateusz Moolhuizen reraised from the big blind for most of his short stack, which Wang called.

The flop came 3♦3♠7♠. Moolhuizen pushed the rest of his chips in the middle and Wang called. Players flipped their cards.

Mateusz Moolhuizen: 10♠10♥
Michael Wang: A♦8♠

The turn came the 6♣ and the river was the 4♣. Moolhuizen had two pair with his pocket tens and threes on board. He won the pot to double up.

"Okay, time for Day 3", joked Moolhuizen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	250,000 -241,000	-241,000

Mateusz Moolhuizen	240,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Mateusz Moolhuizen Michael Wang

08-27-2023 15:02 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts and Eliminations

Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Del Pino	1,325,000 -25,000	-25,000
Arlie Shaban	1,240,000 1,175,000	1,175,000

Marcos Skerl	1,150,000 407,000	407,000
Bart Lybaert	855,000 -53,000	-53,000

Vlad Darie	790,000 285,000	285,000
Antoine Labat	705,000 60,000	60,000
Giovanny Reyes	635,000 -253,000	-253,000
Petar Kalev	540,000 -136,000	-136,000
Orestis Kanakopoulos	Busted
Benny Glaser	Busted

Fintan Hand	Busted

Stephen Song	Busted

Benjamin Spragg	Busted

08-27-2023 15:01 UTC+2

Xu Loses Flip and Stack

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded around to Aigou Xu, who moved all in from the button for around 90,000. Jimmy Guerrero called in the big blind and had Xu covered as players flipped their cards.

Aigou Xu: 6♠6♥
Jimmy Guerrero: A♥Q♠

The board ran out A♦5♥K♦2♥2♠. Guerrero paired his ace on the flop and made two pair with the deuces on board. He won the pot and Xu was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Guerrero	610,000 410,000	410,000
Aigou Xu	Busted

Tags: Jimmy Guerrero