€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-27-2023 14:57 UTC+1

Angulo Ousts Fattahi

Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jose Angulo opened to 800 in the hijack and Ashkan Fattahi three-bet jammed a stack of 13,800 from the button. Angulo called with a bigger stack.

Ashkan Fattahi: A♦4♦
Jose Angulo: 8♣8♠

Fattahi flopped a wheel draw on the flop of 10♠2♥5♠ but couldn't improve as the board ran out 9♠7♣ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Angulo	45,000 45,000	45,000
Ashkan Fattahi	Busted

Tags: Ashkan Fattahi Jose Angulo

08-27-2023 14:56 UTC+1

Battaglia Binks The River to Bust Nadeem

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Majid Nadeem had already raised from the hijack and was facing a three-bet to 11,600 from the big blind. Nadeem shoved for around 35,000 total and Battaglia asked for a count before deciding to call and put Nadeem at risk.

Majid Nadeem: A♣Q♣
Antonio Battaglia: A♠K♥

Battaglia had Nadeem dominated, but the 7♦Q♠8♠ flop vaulted Nadeem into the lead after pairing his queen.

The 3♥ turn changed nothing, but the dealer brought the K♦ on the river — putting Battaglia back on top with a pair of kings and eliminating Nadeem from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Battaglia	75,000 75,000	75,000
Majid Nadeem	Busted

Tags: Antonio Battaglia Majid Nadeem

08-27-2023 14:56 UTC+1

Small Stack For Belea

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Xavier Cortazar opened from under the gun to 1,000, and was called only once, but Razvan Belea in the small blind.

The 2023 EPT Paris winner checked on the flop 8♥A♣J♣, and Cortazar checked back. So they moved on to the turn 8♣, where Belea took the lead and bet 1,200. But in front of him, Cortazar raised to 3,400. Belea eventually called.

The 10♦ landed on the river, and Cortazar moved all in. Belea, who checked, quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Cortazar	43,000
Razvan Belea	7,800

Tags: Razvan Belea Xavier Cortazar

08-27-2023 14:49 UTC+1

Boyko Folds Out Reard

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Alexandre Reard completed in the small blind and called a raise from Yuriy Boyko in the big blind.

Reard checked on the flop of 5♣7♦Q♦ and Boyko continued for 1,000. Reard called. Reard checked again on the 10♣ turn and Boyko sized up to 3,500. Reard laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	20,200
Yuriy Boyko	16,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Yuriy Boyko

08-27-2023 14:39 UTC+1

Big Pot For Ho

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a hand that lasted more than 10 minutes, Igor Pihela Jr opened to 800 from under the gun, and was called by Gab Yong Kim in middle position. In the cutoff, Maria Ho chose to three-bet to 2,800. But Markkos Ladev on the button wasn't done yet, and he four-bet to 5,600. Pihela and Kim folded at this point, while Ho made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of A♣4♠J♥, Ho checked and saw Ladev bet 2,500. She called, then check-called again when Ladev fired a second barrel of 4,500 on the turn A♥.

The 4♥ landed on the river, and Ho checked a third time. But after Ladev bet 6,000, she raised to 13,000. Ladev took a few seconds to think about it, but eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	58,000 21,000	21,000
Gab Yong Kim	49,000 49,000	49,000
Igor Pihela Jr	19,500 19,500	19,500
Markkos Ladev	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Igor Pihela Jr Mario Ho Markkos Ladev

08-27-2023 14:36 UTC+1

El-Rais Makes the Right Call

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Vitor Martini opened in early position and got three callers to see a flop four ways.

The flop of 6♦2♥7♠ checked through and Martini bet 2,100 when checked to on the Q♣ turn. Only Mohamad El-Rais called out of the small blind.

El-Rais checked again on the 9♠ turn and Martini fired a bet of 5,800. El-Rais called and showed A♥Q♠ for a pair of queens, which would good against the underpair of Maritni with 5♣5♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamad El-Rais	45,000
Vitor Martini	20,000

Tags: Vitor Martini El-Rais Makes

08-27-2023 14:32 UTC+1

Recent Counts From The Field

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	46,000 18,000	18,000

Andre Akkari	39,000 39,000	39,000

Maria Ho	37,000 6,500	6,500
Anton Wigg	34,500 4,500	4,500

Juha Helppi	30,500 500	500
John Juanda	25,000 1,000	1,000

Erik Seidel	24,500 13,500	13,500

Samantha Abernathy	20,000 10,000	10,000
Masato Yokosawa	11,000 18,000	18,000
Kitty Kuo	9,500 40,500	40,500
Daniel Rezaei	Busted

08-27-2023 14:30 UTC+1

Odds On! Spraggy Talks Last Longer Betting

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Liam Black

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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Tags: Benjamin Spragg Parker Talbot

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-27-2023 14:20 UTC+1

Nakdali Gets Oral

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Ismet Oral was out of position in a heads-up pot against Yaman Nakdali on a board of A♠6♥Q♦7♣.

Oral bet 7,000 on the turn and Nakdali called. Oral then checked on the 2♣ river and Nakdali checked back. Oral showed K♥6♦ for a pair of sixes, but it was no good against the pair of queens of his opponent with K♣Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaman Nakdali	49,000 49,000	49,000
Ismet Oral	11,200 11,200	11,200

Tags: Ismet Oral Yaman Nakdali