€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2023 18:16 UTC+1

Suarez Avoids Disaster

Ollie Garland

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

The pot stood at 17,500 with two players looking at a board that read Q♣2♦Q♠5♣.

Ramon Fernandez Munoz, in the big blind, bet out for 3,500 and Anton Suarez on the button raised to 8,000. Munoz called.

Munoz checked on the K♥ and Suarez chose to check back.

"I win," announced Munoz as he tabled Q♦Q♥ for flopped quad-queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Munoz	169,000 169,000	169,000
Anton Suarez	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Anton Suarez Ramon Fernandez Munoz

08-30-2023 18:25 UTC+1

Jordon Busts to Yu

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Matt Warburton

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

Ray Villaman raised to 2,100 from middle position and was called by Terence Jordon. Ryan Yu three-bet to 8,500 from the button, Villaman folded and Jordon called.

The flop came 8♣9♣10♠. Jordon moved all in for 16,000. Yu checked the stack size and then made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Jordon at risk.

Terence Jordon: K♣J♦
Ryan Yu: 9♦7♦

Jordon had a straight draw with overcards and Yu had a pair of nines and lower straight draw. The turn came the 6♦ and the river was the 2♦. Yu compelted his straight on the turn, felting Jordon in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Yu	135,000 5,000	5,000
Terence Jordon	Busted

Tags: Ray Villaman Ryan Yu Terence Jordon

08-30-2023 18:28 UTC+1

Beresford Shows the Bluff

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ollie Garland

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

The pot stood at 7,500 with two players looking at a board that read Q♠6♦6♠.

The action checked to Romain Le Dantec, on the button, who bet out for 2,200. The big blind folded, while Conor Beresford, in early position, called.

The 5♥ turn saw Beresford check-call a bet of 7,000 from Le Dantec.

The J♥ fell on the river and Beresford checked again. Le Dantec bet out for 11,000 and Beresford moved all in for 18,800. Le Dantec snap-folded. Beresford started to laugh as he tabled K♠7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Le Dantec	69,000 27,000	27,000
Conor Beresford	43,400 43,400	43,400

Tags: Conor Beresford Romain Le Dantec

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-30-2023 18:40 UTC+1

Straight Flush Cracks Ace-High Flush

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Antoine Vranken raised to 2,000 from late position and was called by Phillipe Barouk on the button. Jose Luis Garcia Devesa then reraised to 7,500 from the big blind. Both Vranken and Barouk called.

The flop came 5♣K♣J♣. Devesa moved all in for around 52,000, Vranken folded and Barouk called. Players flipped their cards, with Barouk at risk.

Phillipe Barouk: Q♣10♣
Jose Luis Garcia Devesa: A♣6♥

Barouk had a made flush and Devesa had the ace-high flush draw. The turn came the 9♣ and the river was the 2♠.

The turn completed Devesa's ace-high flush, but it also brought Barouk a straight flush to give him the pot. Players took out their phones to take photos of what was a rare moment in poker. Barouk was in disbelief as he scooped up his chips for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phillipe Barouk	85,000 41,000	41,000
Jose Luis Garcia Devesa	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Antoine Vranken Phillipe Barouk

08-30-2023 18:49 UTC+1

Naddaf Keeps Barrelling

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ollie Garland

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mohamed Naddaf raised to 2,500 in the hijack, receiving calls from the cutoff, small blind and Mikael Guenni, in the big blind.

The action was checked to Naddaf, who continued for 4,200 on a flop of 5♦J♦9♠. Only Guenni called.

The 5♠ saw Guenni check again. Naddaf moved all in, putting Guenni to the test for his remaining 16,000. After some time in the tank, Guenni elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Naddaf	60,400 60,400	60,400
Mikael Guenni	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Mikael Guenni Mohamed Naddaf

08-30-2023 18:58 UTC+1

Boika Doubles Up With Aces

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Following an under the gun raise, Aliaksei Boika called and then Marcelo Bonanata Manfredini reraised to 10,000. The original raiser folded and Boika moved all in for 23,000. Bonanata called and players flipped their cards, with Boika at risk.

Aliaksei Boika: A♦A♣
Marcelo Bonanata Manfredini: J♥J♣

The board ran out 7♦4♠4♥2♥9♥. Manfredini had pocket jacks. Boika held with his pocket aces to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	54,000 54,000	54,000

Marcelo Bonanata Manfredini	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Marcelo Bonanata Manfredini

08-30-2023 19:06 UTC+1

Haiche Wins Flip to Double Up

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Frederic Breton raised from under the gun and Georgi Sandev called. [Removed:482] pushed all in from the small blind for 19,100 and Breton made the call with more chips. Players turned their cards.

[Removed:482]: J♠J♣
Frederic Breton: A♥K♦

The board ran out 6♥3♠9♥9♦5♥. Breton couldn't find any help on the board and so Haiche held with his pocket jacks. "Oui! Oui!", he shouted out, happy to have won a flip.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Breton	170,000
[Removed:482]	43,000

Tags: Frederic Breton Georgi Sandev

08-30-2023 19:08 UTC+1

Chaudey Bluffs with the Best Hand

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ollie Garland

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Christopher Chaudey raised to 2,700 in the cutoff, receiving a call from Guido Pieraccini in the big blind.

Pieraccini check-called a bet of 2,500 from Chaudey on a flop of K♠3♦5♦.

The 10♣ turn saw a repeat of the action; this time Chaudey sizing up to 6,300.

Pieraccini checked again on the 7♥ river. Chaudey bet 12,500 and Pieraccini made the call. Chaudey reluctantly tabled J♠7♣, slamming the cards on their backs in defeat. Much to his surprise, Pieraccini mucked and he won this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Chaudey	154,000 128,700	128,700
Guido Pieraccini	50,300 5,700	5,700

Tags: Christopher Chaudey Guido Pieraccini

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200