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

08-27-2023 19:39 UTC+1

Mangroe Runs Into Kings

Matt Warburton

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

Mikko Ylamaki raised from middle position and Firoz Mangroe moved all in from the big blind for 615,000. Ylamaki made the call and players flipped their cards, with Mangroe at risk.

Firoz Mangroe: 10♠10♥
Mikko Ylamaki: K♠K♣

The board ran out 4♥K♥2♠J♠2♣. Ylamaki made a set of kings on the flop and held to eliminate Mangroe from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikko Ylamaki	2,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Firoz Mangroe	Busted

Tags: Firoz Mangroe Mikko Ylamaki

08-27-2023 19:42 UTC+1

Bonnant Pairs Flop to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

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

Candido Cappiello raised from late position and Clement Bonnant moved all in from the big blind. Cappiello made the call and players flipped their cards, with Bonnant at risk.

Clement Bonnant: A♦5♦
Candido Cappiello: A♥8♣

Cappiello had Bonnant dominated, but the board ran out K♥5♣7♠J♦6♠ to give Bonnant a pair of fives on the flop. He held and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	4,700,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Clement Bonnant	1,500,000 515,000	515,000

Tags: Candido Cappiello Clement Bonnant

08-27-2023 19:45 UTC+1

Grieco Outkicked by Cappiello

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Matt Warburton

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

Candido Cappiello raised to 120,000 and Nicola Grieco moved all in. Cappiello made the call and players flipped their cards, with Grieco at risk.

Nicola Grieco: A♠J♣
Candido Cappiello: A♣K♥

The board ran out A♦8♥3♠7♦4♠. Both players paired their ace, but Cappiello had the king kicker to take the pot. Grieco was eliminated from the tournament. Cappiello chipped up to well over five million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	5,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Nicola Grieco	Busted

Tags: Candido Cappiello Nicola Grieco

08-27-2023 19:54 UTC+1

Labat Shows Dominguez the Exit

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jose Ruiz Dominguez moved all in for his last 90,000 from middle position and Antoine Labat raised to 210,000 from the small blind. Ignacio Barcenas Romera made the call in the big blind.

Both Labat and Romera checked the Q♠5♠2♦ flop leading to the 5♦ on the turn. Labat bet 150,000 and Romera folded, leaving Dominguez at risk against Labat.

Jose Ruiz Dominguez: 9♠8♥
Antoine Labat: Q♣Q♦

Dominguez was drawing dead against Labat's turned full house. The 10♠ river was inconsequential and Dominguez was sent to the rail while Labat took down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	3,300,000 2,595,000	2,595,000
Ignacio Barcenas Romera	625,000 155,000	155,000
Jose Ruiz Dominguez	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Ignacio Barcenas Romera Jose Ruiz Dominguez

08-27-2023 19:57 UTC+1

Tournament Delayed

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Matt Warburton

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

The Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller has moved to the main room. There is also a 10-minute delay. Play will resume at 9:10 p.m. local time.

08-27-2023 20:12 UTC+1

Play Resumes

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Matt Warburton

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

Play has now resumed.

08-27-2023 20:25 UTC+1

Exit Stage Left

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Coelho	Busted
Ben Warrington	Busted
Georgios Vrakas	Busted
Santiago Varela	Busted
Denys Fedorenko	Busted
Luca Grazioli	Busted
Marcos Skerl	Busted
Valentino Konakchiev	Busted
Omar Del Pino	Busted
Adam Benabou	Busted
Ovidiu Chirieac	Busted
Tsugunari Toma	Busted

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

08-27-2023 20:27 UTC+1

Marques Applies Pressure With Big Stack

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Ollie Garland

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Imad Derwiche raised from the button to 210,000. Edilson Marques in the small blind moved all in for over 3,000,000, covering both Derwiche and the big blind by a huge margin.

Derwiche went into the tank for some time before eventually tossing his cards into the muck, flashing the K♥ as he did so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edilson Marques	3,900,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Imad Derwiche	1,520,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Edilson Marques Imad Derwiche

08-27-2023 20:28 UTC+1

Al Fakih Cracks Aces to Stay in Tournament

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Matt Warburton

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sal Al Fakih shoved all in from early position, shouting "Vamos!" as he moved his chips into the middle. Jesse Cesar Fonseca made the call and had Al Fakih covered as players turned their cards face up.

Sal Al Fakih: 9♠8♠
Jesse Cesar Fonseca: A♥A♣

The board ran out 6♣7♥5♦K♠Q♠. Al Fakih had stood up, finishing his wine, when the flop brought him a straight. He celebrated and sat back down with double the stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sal Al Fakih	1,200,000 70,000	70,000
Jesse Cesar Fonseca	1,200,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Jesse Cesar Fonseca Sal Al Fakih