€25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-23-2023 16:00 UTC+2

Barsegyan Pays Off Ladva

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 8♣J♣7♠9♠, Ottomar Ladva bet 6,000 from the big blind and Eduard Barsegyan called under the gun.

The river came the K♠ and Ladva led out for another 15,000. Barsegyan tanked for a moment before tossing in the chips to call.

Ladva turned over J♠10♦ for a straight and Barsegyan mucked.

Armin Ghojehvand is the latest player to join the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard Barsegyan	200,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ottomar Ladva	150,000 30,000	30,000
Armin Ghojehvand	100,000

Tags: Eduard Barsegyan Ottomar Ladva

08-23-2023 16:04 UTC+2

Kerber Enters, Lehr Leaves

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kelvin Kerber had only just taken his seat in the tournament when he opened to 4,000 from the cutoff. Eduard Barsegyan called in the small blind before Keith Lehr moved his last 90,000 into the middle out of the big blind. Kerber folded, but Barsegyan snap-called.

Keith Lehr: A♥Q♦
Eduard Barsegyan: A♦A♣

Barsegyan had gotten tricky with aces and had Lehr at serious risk of elimination heading to the 6♥3♥3♠9♠8♠ board. Lehr couldn't find any miracles and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard Barsegyan	310,000 110,000	110,000
Kelvin Kerber	95,000
Keith Lehr	Busted

Tags: Eduard Barsegyan Keith Lehr Kelvin Kerber

08-23-2023 16:13 UTC+2

Dezfooli Shows Ketzer Aces

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer bet 2,000 from the button on a flop of 3♥4♣10♣ before Seyed Dezfooli moved all in for 23,000 in the big blind. Ketzer called to put him at risk.

Seyed Dezfooli: A♠A♦
Felipe Ketzer: K♦4♦

"Just aces," Ketzer said as he was looking to improve on his pair of fours to earn the knockout. He instead missed the 8♦ turn and 10♠ river as Dezfooli doubled his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	265,000 -15,000	-15,000
Seyed Dezfooli	50,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Seyed Dezfooli

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

08-23-2023 16:23 UTC+2

Silva Bounces Back With a Small Double

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Pablo Brito Silva was all in for around 25,000 and Seyed Dezfooli was the one to put him at risk. The cards were already turned up and the dealer was ready to go.

Pablo Brito Silva: K♠Q♠
Seyed Dezfooli: K♥2♣

The board ran out 7♦10♥7♥8♣A♠ and Silva held on with king-queen to secure the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seyed Dezfooli	56,000 6,000	6,000
Pablo Brito Silva	50,500 -89,500	-89,500

Tags: Pablo Brito Silva Seyed Dezfooli

08-23-2023 16:25 UTC+2

Orpaz Busts For a Third Time

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tom Orpaz bet 15,000 on a flop of 9♠Q♠Q♥ and Quan Zhou called in the big blind.

The turn came the 7♥ and Zhou bet enough to put Orpaz all in. Orpaz snap-called for around 20,000 and showed A♣A♥, but Zhou had outflopped him holding Q♦8♦ for trips.

The river brought the 5♠ and Orpaz headed for the rail again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	180,000 20,000	20,000
Tom Orpaz	Busted

Tags: Quan Zhou Tom Orpaz

08-23-2023 16:27 UTC+2

Silva is a Hard Target

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Pablo Brito Silva fell behind again before he got his last 14,000 in against Lei Yu. The cards were already turned up.

Pablo Brito Silva: K♠7♠
Lei Yu: Q♥10♦

The board ran out 6♣K♦K♥8♣3♣ and Silva flopped trip kings to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lei Yu	63,500 -56,500	-56,500
Pablo Brito Silva	32,000 -18,500	-18,500

Tags: Lei Yu Pablo Brito Silva

08-23-2023 16:30 UTC+2

Adams Raises the River

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Timothy Adams and Jonathan Bensadoun were heads-up on a completed board of 5♣5♠K♣2♦4♥ when Bensadoun, in the big blind, led out for 15,000.

Adams then raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and Bensadoun called. Adams showed K♥10♦ for two pair and Bensadoun flashed him a thumbs up, indicating he was good before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	310,000 20,000	20,000
Jonathan Bensadoun	25,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Jonathan Bensadoun Timothy Adams

08-23-2023 16:32 UTC+2

Silva Runs Out of Room

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Pablo Brito Silva got it in again, this time for 26,500 from the small blind, and it was Felipe Ketzer that put him at risk from the next seat over.

Pablo Brito Silva: K♦6♦
Felipe Ketzer: Q♦9♠

The board ran out 2♣J♣8♠9♦4♦ and the turned pair of nines for Ketzer was good enough to send Silva to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	382,000 117,000	117,000
Pablo Brito Silva	Busted

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Pablo Brito Silva

08-23-2023 16:37 UTC+2

Eychenne Doubles Through Ketzer

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Moments after knocking out Pablo Brito Silva, Felipe Ketzer looked down at his cards from the small blind and asked Thomas Eychenne for a count in the big blind. It was 42,500 and Ketzer went all in. Eychenne called quickly and the cards were turned up.

Thomas Eychenne: A♥J♦
Felipe Ketzer: K♥4♠

The board ran out 5♦9♣2♦2♥6♠ and Eychenne held on with ace-jack to double up.