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

08-30-2023 16:02 UTC+2

Sanches Finds the Perfect Turn

Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Nick Yunis raised from middle position to 900, Giovanni Bellini called on the button and Mauricio Sanches defended in the big blind.

The flop of 6♥8♠7♥ checked through to the 4♥ on the turn. Sanches bet out for 1,500 and only Bellini called.

The J♠ on the river saw an additional bet of 2,500 from Sanches. Bellini made a quick call. Sanches tabled 5♥5♠ for a straight, prompting Bellini to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Yunis	23,500 23,500	23,500
Mauricio Sanches	22,500 22,500	22,500
Giovanni Bellini	17,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Giovanni Bellini Mauricio Salazar Sanches Nick Yunis

08-30-2023 16:02 UTC+2

Le Dantec Shows Set

Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Following an early position raise, Romain Le Dantec called, as did Cyrus Mohadjer and the player in the big blind.

The flop came A♦6♦3♥. Action checked to Mohadjer, who bet 2,100. Only Le Dantec made the call.

The turn was the 8♠. Le Dantec checked and Mohadjer bet 3,500. Le Dantec then put in a raise to 8,000 and Mohadjer folded his hand. Le Dantec tabled 3♠3♣ for a set of threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Le Dantec	42,000
Cyrus Mohadjer	21,000

Tags: Cyrus Mohadjer Romain Le Dantec

08-30-2023 15:53 UTC+2

Miniucchi Has Better Two Pair

Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 10♦A♠J♦9♦. Natan Chauskin pushed all in for around 23,500 and Marcello Miniucchi made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Miniucchi at risk.

Marcello Miniucchi: A♦J♣
Natan Chauskin: A♣10♠

The river came the 2♣. Chauskin had two pair, aces and tens. Miniucchi had two pair with aces and jacks. He won the pot and chipped up, leaving Chauskin short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcello Miniucchi	43,000 14,000	14,000
Natan Chauskin	6,500 6,500	6,500

Tags: Marcello Miniucchi Natan Chauskin

08-30-2023 15:50 UTC+2

Loosli Gets Aggressive

Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The pot was heads up with 9,000 already in the middle.

Sylvain Loosli bet out 4,500 on a flop of Q♠A♣7♠. Alan Raymundo, in the hijack, made the call.

The 10♦ on the turn saw Loosli slow down with a check. Raymundo took the lead for 3,400 and Loosli raised to 12,000. Raymundo relinquished his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylvain Loosli	40,000 40,000	40,000

Alan Raymundo	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Alan Raymundo Sylvain Loosli

08-30-2023 15:43 UTC+2

Iaculli Raises the River

Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Gianfranco Iaculli raised to 800 from late position, Vitalijs Korhs reraised to 2,500 and Iaculli called.

The flop came 2♣4♣10♦. Iaculli checked and Korhs bet out 2,500, which Iaculli called. The turn came the J♦ and both players checked.

The river was the Q♣. Iaculli checked and Korhs bet 4,500. Iaculli raised to 11,100 and Korhs folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	70,000 70,000	70,000
Vitalijs Korhs	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Gianfranco Iaculli Vitalijs Korhs

08-30-2023 15:40 UTC+2

Oleh Takes It on the Flop

Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The hijack raised to 700, Enzo Vito called in the cutoff and Okhotskyi Oleh squeezed from the small blind to 3,500. Only Oleh called.

Oleh continued for 3,800 on a flop of A♠9♦7♠ and Vito made a very swift fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enzo Vito	27,000 27,000	27,000
Okhotskyi Oleh	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Enzo Vito Okhotskyi Oleh

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-30-2023 15:22 UTC+2

Yu Cracks Palvini's Kings

Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Ryan Yu raised from middle position and Jeremy Palvini reraised to 2,200, which Yu called.

The flop came 8♠8♣10♣. Yu checked and Palvini bet 1,500. Yu responded with a raise to 6,000 and Palvini called. The turn came the Q♦. Yu shoved all in and Palvini quickly called. Players flipped over their cards.

Palvini showed K♦K♥ for two pair with pocket kings and the eights on board. Yu showed J♦8♦ for trip eights.

The river came the 7♥ and Yu held to win the pot and eliminate Palvini.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Yu	64,000 64,000	64,000
Jeremy Palvini	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Palvini Ryan Yu

08-30-2023 15:20 UTC+2

Tagliani Gets Value on the River

Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The pot stood at 11,200 with two players looking at a flop of 7♠7♥3♦.

The action was checked to Lars Tungel on the button, who bet out for 6,400. Matias Tagliani, in the big blind, called.

The A♠ turn checked through to the K♠ on the river. Matias Tagliani took the lead with a bet of 6,800 and Tungel almost beat him into the pot with a call. Tagliani tabled A♣3♣, good enough to see Tungel's cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matias Tagliani	49,000 49,000	49,000
Lars Tungel	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Lars Tungel Matias Tagliani

08-30-2023 15:10 UTC+2

Early Bustouts

Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

There have now been 455 entries, with 429 players remaining.

There have been quite a few early bustouts in the Mystery Bounty, although with unlimited reentries and late registration open until Day 2, there's every chance these players could fire a second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Zerbib	Busted
Tristan Forge	Busted
Mohamed Aissani	Busted
Cristian Castro Martinez	Busted
Igor Pihela	Busted
Salvatore Camarda	Busted
Charles-Henri Garnero	Busted
Steven Watts	Busted
Jason Wheatley	Busted
Xavier Zuczkowski	Busted
Orhan Ates	Busted
Illia Korobkin	Busted
Selahaddin Bedir	Busted