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

08-30-2023 19:27 UTC+1

Garza Puts Reverdito in a Tough Spot

Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The pot stood at 7,800 with two players looking at a board that read 7♥J♠5♣.

Thibault Reverdito, in the big blind, checked the action to Leonel Guerra Garza, who was under the gun. Garza bet out 5,500 and Reverdito called.

The 3♣ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Garza sizing up to 11,000.

The 4♣ landed on the river and Reverdito checked again. Garza bet enough to put Reverdito all in for his last 18,000, sending him deep into the tank. After several minutes of thinking, Reverdito pitched his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonel Guerra Garza	118,000 118,000	118,000
Thibault Reverdito	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Leonel Guerra Garza Thibault Reverdito

08-30-2023 19:31 UTC+1

Pilkington-Lewis Makes Trip Queens to Survive

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Damien Pilkington-Lewis moved all in for 6,000 and was called by Fabrizio Ortolomo in the small blind with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards.

Damien Pilkington-Lewis: K♣Q♠
Fabrizio Ortolomo: AxKx

The board ran out 2♣Q♣A♦Q♣10♦. Ortolomo paired his aces on the flop and Pilkington-Lewis paired his queen. A queen on the turn gave Pilkington-Lewis trip queens. He doubled up his stack and survives to see another hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Ortolomo	77,000
Damien Pilkington-Lewis	12,500

Tags: Damien Pilkington-Lewis Fabrizio Ortolomo

08-30-2023 19:37 UTC+1

Lee Doubles With Set; Busts Oliviera

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Gyuhyuk Lee moved all in with a short stack and was called by Guilherme Oliviera, who was even shorter. Players flipped their cards.

Guilherme Oliviera: K♥Q♦
Gyuhyuk Lee: 6♣6♥

The board ran out 10♠6♠7♥A♠K♣. Lee hit a set of sixes on the flop and Oliviera stood up to leave the table. Lee held to double up close to the starting stack. Oliviera was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gyuhyuk Lee	24,000 24,000	24,000
Guilherme Oliviera	Busted

Tags: Guilherme Oliviera Gyuhyuk Lee

08-30-2023 19:38 UTC+1

Villaman Almost Folds a Flush

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The pot stood at 39,500 with two players looking at a board that read 9♦8♠6♠4♠.

Ray Villaman, in early position, checked the action over to Yu Ryan, in the cutoff. Ryan bet enough to put Villaman all in for his remaining 47,800, overbetting the size of the pot.

Villaman went deep into the tank for several minutes before calling.

Ray Villaman: 9♠7♠
Ryan Yu: 10♦7♦

Yu had a straight, but he was drawing dead against the flush of Villaman. The river fell the A♠ and Villaman found the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Villaman	135,100 135,100	135,100
Ryan Yu	47,800 87,200	87,200

Tags: Ray Villaman Yu Ryan

08-30-2023 19:49 UTC+1

Postflop Aggression from Breton

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Roberto Forestiero raised from middle position, Frederic Breton called in the small blind and the player in the big blind came along.

The flop was 2♠J♠9♠. Action checked to Forestiero, who bet 4,500. Breton reraised to 8,500 and Forestiero called.

The turn was the 5♦. Breton pushed a stack of blues into the middle, putting his opponent all in for 42,000 effective. Forestiero made the fold and Breton scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Breton	180,000 10,000	10,000
Roberto Forestiero	42,000

Tags: Frederic Breton Roberto Forestiero

08-30-2023 19:51 UTC+1

Lehto Busts Mattsson

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Simon Mattsson pushed all in from early position for 11,500. He was called by Kai Lehto, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Simon Mattsson: Q♣10♣
Kai Lehto: K♥J♥

The board ran out 8♠7♠J♦8♣4♥. Lehto hit a pair of jacks on the flop and held to win the pot. Mattsson was eliminated just moments before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Lehto	135,000
Simon Mattsson	Busted

Tags: Kai Lehto Simon Mattsson

08-30-2023 19:52 UTC+1

Ohulchanskyi Plays Out of Flow

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mykhailo Gutyi raised to 3,500 from the hijack, receiving calls from both Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi in the small blind and the big blind.

The action was checked to Gutyi, who bet out for 8,000 on a flop of A♦5♥3♦. Only Ohulchanskyi called.

The 4♥ turn saw Ohulchanskyi check-call another bet from Gutyi; this time for 13,000.

The river fell the Q♣ and Ohulchanskyi, played out of flow, moving all in and putting Gutyi to the test for his approximate effective stack of 85,000. Gutyi thought for some time but eventually decided to fold. Ohulchanskyi won this pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi	142,000 142,000	142,000
Mykhailo Gutyi	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Mykhailo Gutyi Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi

08-30-2023 19:52 UTC+1

Players Heading for 75-Minute Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are heading for a 75-minute dinner break. There are now 1,066 entries and 431 players remain.

08-30-2023 20:22 UTC+1

PN Podcast: Guest Billy Baxter Talks Hall of Fame, Doyle Brunson & Battling the IRS

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come to you from different parts of the world. Chad is back home in Wisconsin, while Connor and Matt are over at the EPT Barcelona. They discuss Daniel Weinman's signing with Poker Royalty, Zach Gruneberg's cat missing for 43 days, and the largest WPT Prime to date. They also talk about both Allen Kessler and Daniel Lowery capturing WSOP Circuit gold rings, as well as the PokerStars Summer Series kicking off in Philadelphia.

As for a guest, this week Chad managed to get Poker Hall of Famer and sports betting legend Billy Baxter on the show. He talks about his recent induction into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame, what it was like to make a deep run in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Seniors Event (he finished as runner-up), and remembers how Doyle Brunson fared as a sports bettor. Baxter is a master storyteller, so you don't want to miss this chance to hear from the living legend.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500