€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2023 19:33 UTC+1

Boianovsky Takes From Lau; Lau Takes It Out On De Sousa

Matt Hansen

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was heads up with around 100,000 in the middle and 3♥2♦10♥4♦ on the board when Felipe Boianovsky check-called a 108,000 bet from Kim Kawn Lau. Both players checked the 6♣ river and Boianovsky turned over 5♠3♦ to take the pot with a straight. Lau mucked the losing hand.

On the next hand, Kim De Sousa shoved 325,000 and Lau looked him up.

Kim De Sousa: K♦J♦
Ka Kawn Lau: A♦K♣

The board ran out 10♣8♠5♠8♥3♠ and Big Slick held to send De Sousa to the rail in the last level of the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	1,870,000 430,000	430,000
Felipe Boianovsky	571,000 229,000	229,000
Kim De Sousa	Busted

Tags: Felipe Boianovsky Ka Kawn Lau Kim De Sousa Kim Kawn Lau

08-30-2023 19:30 UTC+1

Bartolacci's Ace-High Best

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Luca Bartolacci called from the small blind and Maksim Vaskresenski checked his option from the big blind.

Vaskresenski called a 13,000 bet from Bartolacci on the J♥J♠5♣ flop and then both players checked down on the 7♦ turn and 6♠ river.

Bartolacci turned over a slow played A♦Q♠ and Vaskresenski mucked — sending the small pot Bartolacci's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Vaskresenski	930,000 300,000	300,000
Luca Bartolacci	630,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Luca Bartolacci Maksim Vaskresenski

08-30-2023 19:28 UTC+1

Saaskilahti Makes the Right Call

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Lauri Saaskilahti faced a decision for his tournament life in a heads-up pot against Alejandro Arnold on a board of 2♠8♦A♦7♦3♠.

With over 200,000 already in the middle, Arnold bet all in as Saaskilahti used his time banks and considered calling off for his remaining 165,000. Eventually, he found the call.

Arnold meekly tabled 7♣6♣ for a pair of sevens and Saaskilahti showed A♥10♣ to win the pot with top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lauri Saaskilahti	450,000 292,000	292,000
Alejandro Arnold	400,000 680,000	680,000

Tags: Alejandro Arnold Lauri Saaskilahti

08-30-2023 19:18 UTC+1

All Players Above One Million Chips At The Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Duarte	2,800,000 1,129,000	1,129,000
Santiago Plante	2,340,000 348,000	348,000

Carl Shaw	1,904,000 96,000	96,000
Jose Rodriguez Zurita	1,691,000 140,000	140,000
Ka Kwan Lau	1,624,000 184,000	184,000
Benjamin Gros	1,433,000 67,000	67,000
Curtis Knight	1,406,000 973,000	973,000
Ezequiel Waigel	1,400,000 100,000	100,000
Samuel Fournier	1,355,000 45,000	45,000
Mircea Flutur	1,260,000 240,000	240,000
Robin Ylitalo	1,240,000 380,000	380,000

Wouter Beltz	1,175,000 823,000	823,000
Julio Chia Cabrera	1,110,000 135,000	135,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	1,100,000 700,000	700,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	1,025,000 205,000	205,000
Alejandro Arnold	1,020,000 60,000	60,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

08-30-2023 18:40 UTC+1

Last Break of the Night

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Matt Hansen

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The players have stepped out for the final 30-minute break of the evening. There are now 98 players remaining in the tournament.

08-30-2023 18:37 UTC+1

Crazy Elimination at EPT Barcelona 2023

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Matt Hansen

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

08-30-2023 18:34 UTC+1

A Sad State of Affairs

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Dan O'Hair

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Adrian State opened to 24,000 from the cutoff and found one caller in Benjamin Gros from the big blind.

Gros checked to State on the 2♦8♦K♥ flop and he bet 14,000. Gros then check-raised to 42,000 and State threw his hand away — conceding the pot to Gros.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Gros	1,500,000 349,000	349,000
Adrian State	340,000 311,000	311,000

Tags: Adrian State Benjamin Gros

08-30-2023 18:29 UTC+1

Ace From Space Saves Song

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Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Stephen Song was all in for around 100,000 against the bigger-stacked Oshri Lahmani to his right.

Stephen Song: A♥9♥
Oshri Lahmani: K♦Q♥

Lahmani took the lead on the flop of 8♦Q♣4♣ and Song was ready to leave after the 5♣ turn before the A♣ landed on the river to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oshri Lahmani	1,000,000 55,000	55,000
Stephen Song	225,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Oshri Lahmani Stephen Song

08-30-2023 18:29 UTC+1

Valls Will Not Take Barcelona

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Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kim De Sousa opened to 20,000 from early position. In the cutoff, Jose Valls decided to three-bet all in for 140,000 chips. The button and the blinds folded, and De Sousa called.

Jose Valls: 7♦7♣
Kim De Sousa: J♠J♣

Valls couldn't do anything against the bigger pair. After the board 10♥4♦K♠2♦A♥, he was eliminated in 102nd place for €17,900.

Just before him, last year's runner-up Jimmy Guerrero was eliminated too. Moments later, it was the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller winner, Kayhan Mokri, who left the tournament as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kim De Sousa	420,000 80,000	80,000
Jose Valls	Busted
Jimmy Guerrero	Busted
Kayhan Mokri	Busted

Tags: Jimmy Guerrero Jose Valls Kayhan Mokri Kim De Sousa