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

08-30-2023 22:25 UTC+1

Ibrahimi Comes Out on Top in Three-Way Showdown

Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ahmed Ibrahimi raised to 3,000 in early position. Both Gabriel Nobrega on the button and Nazar Buhaiov in the big blind called.

On a flop of 6♥3♣7♣, Buhaiov elected to lead for 3,000. Both his opponents made the call.

The 10♦ turn checked through to the 5♥ on the river. All three players checked to a showdown. Buhaiov tabled 8♦6♦; good enough to lay claim to this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Nobrega	183,000 183,000	183,000
Nazar Buhaiov	120,000 60,000	60,000
Ahmed Ibrahimi	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ahmed Ibrahimi Gabriel Nobrega Nazar Buhaiov

08-30-2023 22:26 UTC+1

Calderone Doesn't Want to Give Present

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Eros Calderone raised to 3,000 from early position and Taran Palmar called. Jesse Cesar Fonseca reraised to 10,000 from the hijack and both Calderone and Parmar called.

The flop came 9♠A♦5♥. Action checked to Fonseca, who made it 7,000 to go. Calderone raised to 20,000 and Parmar moved all in for 84,000. Fonseca folded.

"You have two pair?", asked Calderone. "Ace, five?", he said before folding.

"I don't give you present if you play ace five."

Player	Chips	Progress
Taran Parmar	155,000
Eros Calderone	105,000

Tags: Eros Calderone Jesse Cesar Fonseca Taran Palmar

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-30-2023 22:40 UTC+1

Gutyi Loses a Flip to be Sent to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Cecile Ticherfatine opened to 4,000 from middle position, Nikita Kalinin called to her direct left and Mykhailo Gutyi moved all in for 23,500.

Kalinin remained in the tank for so long, the clock was called, eventually prompting her to fold. Gutyi called.

Nikita Kalinin: K♥Q♦
Mykhailo Gutyi: 5♦5♥

The board ran out 3♦4♥A♦6♠4♠. Gutyi's pocket pair held to eliminate Kalinin. Ticherfatine was seemingly frustrated as he announced to the table she'd folded pocket sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kalinin	230,000 230,000	230,000
Mykhailo Gutyi	Busted

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Mykhailo Gutyi Nikita Kalinin

08-30-2023 22:43 UTC+1

Holmberg Gets Late Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nitin Gandhi raised from under the gun, [Removed:533] called and Vitalijs Korhs called. Alexander Holmberg then reraised to 13,500. Gandhi folded and La [Removed:534] moved all in for around 85,000. Korhs folded and Holmberg made the call. Two players flipped their cards, with Holmberg at risk.

Alexander Holmberg: Q♣J♣
[Removed:533]: 8♦8♥

The board ran out Q♠4♥6♦5♠9♥. Holmberg hit a pair of queens on the flop to win the flip and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Holmberg	105,000 58,000	58,000
[Removed:533]	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Alexander Holmberg Nitin Gandhi Vitalijs Korhs

08-30-2023 22:51 UTC+1

Gandhi Bombs the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Luigi Serafin raised under the gun to 4,500, receiving one call from Nitin Gandhi, to his direct left.

Serafin check-called a bet of 4,000 from Gandhi on a flop of Q♣3♠3♦.

The 2♦ turn checked through to the 4♦ on the river. Serafin checked again and Gandhi emptied the clip with a bet of 32,000. Serafin made the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nitin Gandhi	98,000 98,000	98,000
Luigi Serafin	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Luigi Serafin Nitin Gandhi

08-30-2023 22:58 UTC+1

Garza and Gulseven Show One Each

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Erdal Gulseven raised to 4,000 from middle position and Leonel Guerra Garza reraised to 15,000. Gulseven made the call.

The flop came Q♦7♥7♦. Gulseven checked and Garza bet 12,000, which Gulseven called. The turn was the 2♦. Gulseven checked again and Garza bet 15,000.

Gulseven found the fold and showed the Q♠. Garza tapped the table and showed the K♦. He scooped the pot late on in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonel Guerra Garza	185,000 67,000	67,000
Erdal Gulseven	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Erdal Gulseven Leonel Guerra Garza

08-30-2023 22:59 UTC+1

Four More Hands

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The tournament floor has paused the clock and announced four more hands will be dealt before players bag and tag for the night.

08-30-2023 23:09 UTC+1

Corion Eliminated at End of Day 1

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Salah Amran raised to 5,000 from early position and picked up a call before Phillip Corion moved all in from the button for 51,500. Amran moved all in over the top for 80,000 and the other player folded. Players flipped their cards.

Phillip Corion: A♦4♠
Salah Amran: A♣J♣

The board ran out 8♠6♦5♣K♥2♥. Neither player improved and so Amran held with his ace jack high. Corion was sent to the rail in one of the last hands of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salah Amran	140,000 97,000	97,000
Phillip Corion	Busted

Tags: Phillip Corion Salah Amran

08-30-2023 23:10 UTC+1

Play Has Concluded for Today

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With 1,178 entries, the remaining 303 players are bagging and tagging for the night, ready for the Day 2 restart tomorrow. A full tournament recap of today's play will follow shortly.