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

08-28-2023 12:28 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Jones	40,000 10,000	10,000

Cosmin-Aurel Rusu	35,000 10,000	10,000
Dean Hutchison	35,000
Michael Wang	31,000 1,000	1,000
Aylar Lie	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tyler Patterson	30,000
Ran Koller	27,500 2,500	2,500
Viorel Gavrila	27,000
Jason Wheeler	27,000 3,000	3,000
Mathias Duarte	26,000
Matthew Wantman	25,000
Mark Teltscher	23,000 5,000	5,000

Anthony Zinno	22,500 7,500	7,500
Paul Tedeschi	20,000 10,000	10,000

Diaz Makes Esposito Fold

Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Kamali Azad opened from under the gun, but Gilbert Diaz in early position raised to 1,200. Fraser Bellamy and Maurizio Esposito called from the blinds, and Azad called too.

On the flop 7♦J♦9♥, all four of them checked. But on the turn Q♦, Diaz bet 1,700. Esposito was the only one to check-call.

The A♠ landed on the river, and Diaz quickly bet 4,000. After a few seconds, Esposito eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamali Azad	49,000 49,000	49,000
Gilbert Diaz	33,000 33,000	33,000
Fraser Bellamy	30,000 30,000	30,000
Maurizio Esposito	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Fraser Bellamy Gilbert Diaz Kamali Azad Maurizio Esposito

08-28-2023 12:31 UTC+1

Bradley Shows a Bluff

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ian Bradley opened to 500 from under the gun and was called by Philip Joyce in the hijack and Milos Lazic in the big blind.

Lazic checked to Bradley on the A♠A♥6♥ flop and he bet 600. Joyce then raised to 1,600. Lazic folded, but Bradley called.

The 4♣ fell on the turn and Bradley opted to lead out for a 2,700 bet. Joyce folded after a bit of thought and Bradley turned over Q♠J♣ as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Bradley	36,000 36,000	36,000
Philip Joyce	29,000 29,000	29,000
Ivan Raich	26,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Ian Bradley Milos Lazic Philip Joyce

08-28-2023 12:40 UTC+1

Zuczkowski Shoves on Gavrila

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Viorel Gavrila and Xavier Zuczkowski were heads-up on a board of 6♥9♦K♥7♠5♦ when Gavrila led out for 10,000 in the small blind.

Zuczkowski, in the cutoff, then shoved all in for around 15,000. Gavrila's cards instantly hit the muck as he took a big hit to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Zuczkowski	40,000
Viorel Gavrila	10,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Viorel Gavrila Xavier Zuczkowski

08-28-2023 12:43 UTC+1

Kyte Takes From O'Dwyer

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jon Kyte opened to 700 from the small blind and Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind.

Kyte continued for 1,100 on the flop of J♥Q♠A♠ and O'Dwyer quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	31,000
Steve O'Dwyer	29,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Jon Kyte

08-28-2023 12:44 UTC+1

Sim Runs into Sterner's Straight

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ludvig Sterner opened to 500 on the button and found one caller in Jae Kyung Sim in the big blind.

Sim check-called a 900 bet from Sterner on the 9♥5♦K♦ flop and then Sim led out for 1,200 on the Q♦ turn. Sterner called.

The 4♠ completed the board and Sim bet 2,500. Sterner called and Sim revealed K♠5♥ for flopped two pair. They were no good, however, against Sterner's J♠10♦ for a turned straight and Sim dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludvig Sterner	32,000 32,000	32,000
Jae Kyung Sim	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Jae Kyung Sim Ludvig Sterner

08-28-2023 12:48 UTC+1

Faces Recognized In The Field

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	44,000 44,000	44,000
Fabrice Bigot	30,000 30,000	30,000
Naryman Yaghmaie	30,000 30,000	30,000
Virgile Turchi	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alexandre Reard	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kenny Hallaert	30,000 30,000	30,000

Hala Karam	30,000 30,000	30,000
Leo Margets	26,000 26,000	26,000
Peter Kvisthammar	22,000 22,000	22,000
Antonio Scalzi	15,000 15,000	15,000

08-28-2023 12:51 UTC+1

Kozenkai Puts in a Big Shove on Sagra

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 2♥7♠10♦, Ignacio Sagra bet 2,200 from under the gun and Bjorn Kozenkai called in early position.

Both players checked the 3♠ turn and Sagra also checked the 3♥ turn. Kozenaki then moved the rest of his stack forward, a stack of around 17,000.

Sagra, with nearly the same amount remaining, lifted his cards off the felt and took one last peek at them before throwing them back to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bjorn Kozenkai	27,000
Ignacio Sagra	16,000

Tags: Bjorn Kozenkai Ignacio Sagra

08-28-2023 12:52 UTC+1

Gomes Gets Three Streets with Aces

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Tyler Foran

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Danilo Gomes raised 600 in early position and was called by Raffaele Battaglioni on his left and Matias Tagliani in the cutoff.

The dealer spread a flop of 8♦6♠2♣, and Gomes continued for 1,000. Only Battaglioni called.

The 6♦ paired the board on the turn and Gomes fired another shell of 2,500 and Battaglioni stuck around, putting in a call.

When the 8♠ completed the board, Gomes continued with aggression putting 3,500 across the line. Battaglioni took only a few seconds before making the call. Gomes tabled A♦A♣ and Battaglioni mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Gomes	43,600
Matias Tagliani	28,500
Raffaele Battaglioni	18,100

Tags: Danilo Gomes Matias Tagliani Raffaele Battaglioni

08-28-2023 12:59 UTC+1

Two Pairs For Hernandez

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

After an open by Ricardo Hernandez on the button to 600, Frederic Van der Mersch defended from the big blind.

The dealer revealed a flop of Q♥Q♦10♠ where Hernandez c-bet 600. He was called once again, then both players checked on the river J♠.

Van der Mersch checked a third time, and went into the tank when Hernandez bet 1,200 chips. Van der Mersch eventually called but lost the hand against Hernandez's A♣J♥.