€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-29-2023 14:02 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Changjae Lee	95,000 2,000	2,000
Gustavo Oliveira	63,000 145,000	145,000

Glaser and Grafton Join the Latest Elimination Update

Matt Hansen

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	Busted
Sam Grafton	Busted

Ankit Ahuja	Busted
Vadim Kalev	Busted
Iliodoros Kamatakis	Busted
Rehman Kassam	Busted
Frances Gordillo Ares	Busted
Goran Mandic	Busted
Artan Dedusha	Busted
Vitezslav Cech	Busted
Yunsheng Sun	Busted
Henok Tekle	Busted
Gerard Pique	Busted
David Tous Rosich	Busted
Nick Marchington	Busted
Igor Pihela	Busted
Francesco Delfoco	Busted
Antonio Buonanno	Busted

Gabriele Re	Busted
Valeriano Toledano Moreno	Busted
Ting-Yi Tsai	Busted
Vitor Da Silva	Busted
Mateusz Wozniak	Busted
Fabrice Bigot	Busted
Lucas Seire	Busted

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08-29-2023 14:03 UTC+1

No Slowing Down for Graells

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Tyler Foran

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

Gaetan Balleur opened 4,000 under the gun and was immediately three-bet to 12,000 by Ricardo Graells on his left. The action folded back to Balleaur who took a few moments before making the call.

On the 8♥6♠5♠ flop, Balleaur check-called a bet of 10,000.

When the Q♠ hit the turn, Balleaur checked once more before Graells continued with aggression, putting 17,500 across the line, Balleur eventually tossed his cards into the muck, surrendering the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Graells	227,000 132,000	132,000
Gaetan Balleur	92,000 25,500	25,500

Tags: Gaetan Balleur Ricardo Graells

08-29-2023 14:07 UTC+1

Lafontaine Spikes An Ace to Triple

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Connor Richards

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

Luc Lafontaine was all in preflop against Fulvio Ferrero and Alexandru Alman, both of whom had him covered.

Ferrero and Alman checked on the 4♦8♠9♣ flop and both players checked again on the 4♥ turn. The A♠ river also checked through and Lafontaine proudly tabled A♥7♦ for a pair of aces. It was good as Ferrero showed 3♣3♦ and Alman showed Q♦10♥ as Lafontaine earned the triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Alman	270,000 50,000	50,000
Luc Lafontaine	65,000 94,000	94,000
Fulvio Ferrero	55,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Alexandru Alman Fulvio Ferrero Luc Lafontaine

08-29-2023 14:18 UTC+1

Cracked Aces End Khan's Day

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Dan O'Hair

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

Dominik Panka opened to 4,000 from early position and was called by Umar Khan in the cutoff, Sokratis Linaras on the button, and Recep Aydemir in the big blind.

Action checked to Khan on the K♠2♥5♣ flop and he bet 8,000. Only Linaras called.

Umar shoved for approximately 20,000 on the 4♥ turn and Linaras called to put him at risk.

Umar Khan: A♥A♣
Sokratis Linaras: K♣K♥

Both players had slowplayed their hands preflop, but Linaras ended up with a commanding lead with a set of kings.

The 7♠ river failed to improve Khan and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Panka	350,000 128,500	128,500

Recep Aydemir	150,000 34,000	34,000
Sokratis Linaras	120,000 120,000	120,000
Umar Khan	Busted

08-29-2023 14:18 UTC+1

Lipauka Finds Unlikely Double

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Matt Hansen

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

Vadzim Lipauka got his last 22,000 into the pot and Majid Nadeem looked him up from the big blind.

Vadzim Lipauka: 10♦9♦
Majid Nadeem: A♦Q♦

The board ran out J♥5♣2♥7♠10♠ and Lipauka picked up a pair of tens on the river to beat ace-queen for a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Majid Nadeem	122,000 62,000	62,000
Vadzim Lipauka	47,500 116,000	116,000

Tags: Majid Nadeem Vadzim Lipauka

08-29-2023 14:23 UTC+1

Lau on Right Side of Preflop Cooler

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Tyler Foran

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

Miroslav Alilovic raised 4,500 in early position and Ka Kwan Lau three-bet 13,500 next to act. The action folded to Lars Tungel on the button and he dropped a stack of blues across the line for a raise to 85,000. The blinds and Alilovic quickly got out of the way and Lau paused for a few moments before calling off his stack of 65,500.

Ka Kwan Lau: J♣J♦
Lars Tungel: 10♣10♠

Lau had Tungel dominated and the J♥8♠3♥ flop improved him to a set of jacks. The Q♦ turn meant Tungel wasn't drawing dead as he picked up a gutshot straight draw, but the 5♠ river was a brick for Lau to collect the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	140,500 4,500	4,500
Miroslav Alilovic	67,000 24,500	24,500
Lars Tungel	21,500 88,000	88,000

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau Lars Tungel Miroslav Alilovic

08-29-2023 14:31 UTC+1

Turn Raise Takes it For Panagiotou

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Dan O'Hair

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

Jimmy Torres Velasquez raised to 4,000 from the hijack and was called by Vasileios Panagiotou in the big blind.

Panagiotou check-called a 3,000 bet from Velasquez on the 3♦4♥A♣ flop, but then check-raised a 5,500 bet from Velasquez on the 6♥ turn to 15,500.

Velasquez pondered a bit, but thought better of it and laid his hand down — sending the pot Panagiotou's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasileios Panagiotou	77,000 27,000	27,000
Jimmy Torres Velasquez	42,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Jimmy Torres Velasquez Vasileios Panagiotou

08-29-2023 14:33 UTC+1

Cappiello Wins Without Showdown

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Connor Richards

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

Thi Nguyen was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against Candido Cappiello on the button on a board of 6♥J♥A♠6♠.

Nguyen bet 16,000 on the turn and Cappiello called. The 2♣ river completed the board and Nguyen bet a sizable 47,000. Cappiello went in the tank for over a minute and then called.

Nguyen mucked her hand in defeat and Cappiello also mucked before raking in the pot without having to show the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	155,000 25,000	25,000
Thi Nguyen	60,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Candido Cappiello Thi Nguyen

08-29-2023 14:37 UTC+1

Mokri and Nadeem Chop a Big One

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Tyler Foran

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

Kayhan Mokri opened 4,500 and was called by Majid Nadeem in the hijack and Jorge Cantos in the cutoff.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♠9♣3♣, and the action checked to Cantos who fired a bet of 6,500. Both Mokri and Cantos made the call.

When the A♥ fell on the turn, Mokri checked but Nadeem took the lead, putting 14,500 across the line. Cantos folded and Mokri check-raised to 74,000. Nadeem tank-called.

The 3♦ paired the board on the river, and Mokri announced all-in. Nadeem hesitated for a few seconds before splashing in a few chips to call off his stack of about 70,000. Mokri tabled A♠9♥ making aces and nines, and Nadeem showed the same hand with A♦9♦ to chop the pot.