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

08-30-2023 14:25 UTC+2

Csecsetka's Queens Send Ho Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Maria Ho was all in preflop and at risk for around 140,000 from middle position against Peter Csecsetka, who was on the button.

Maria Ho: 8♠8♣
Peter Csecsetka: Q♣Q♦

Ho would need some help to keep her deep run alive, but the Q♠K♥5♠5♣J♠ runout needlessly improved Csecsetka to a full house and Ho was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Csecsetka	450,000 321,000	321,000
Maria Ho	Busted

Tags: Maria Ho Peter Csecsetka

08-30-2023 14:29 UTC+2

Lee Eliminated By Duarte

Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Matheus De Sousa opened to 13,000 from early position and Changjae Lee called on the button before Mathias Duarte three-bet to 42,000 in the big blind. De Sousa folded and Lee four-bet jammed for around 90,000 as Duarte quickly called.

Changjae Lee: Q♥10♥
Mathias Duarte: A♣J♦

Lee couldn't improve as the board ran out 5♠3♦2♦6♥6♣ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Duarte	1,220,000 420,000	420,000
Matheus De Sousa	300,000 -21,000	-21,000
Changjae Lee	Busted

Tags: Matheus De Sousa Mathias Duarte Changjae Lee

08-30-2023 14:39 UTC+2

Shylkou Tries It With Big Slick

Matt Hansen

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Stanislau Shylkou was all in for 131,000 and Diogo Ferreira looked him up from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up with Shylkou at risk.

Stanislau Shylkou: A♥Q♣
Diogo Ferreira: K♥K♣

The board ran out 9♥4♣A♣A♦6♠ and Shylkou picked up three aces to double through Ferreira.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo Ferreira	214,000 63,000	63,000
Stanislau Shylkou	174,000 -52,000	-52,000

Tags: Diogo Ferreira Stanislau Shylkou

08-30-2023 14:42 UTC+2

PokerStars Power Path Gold Pass Winner Making a Deep Run

Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Hubert Matuszewski called from the small blind and Paul Jurcuta checked his option from the big blind.

Matuszewski check-called a 6,000 bet from Jurcuta on the 10♥5♦J♠ flop, but check-folded facing a 23,000 barrel from Jurcuta on the 3♦ turn.

Jurcuta, who entered the Main Event by way of a PokerStars Power Path Gold Pass, has chipped up nicely on Day 3 and currently sits with around 515,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Jurcuta	515,000 180,000	180,000

Hubert Matuszewski	130,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Hubert Matuszewski Paul Jurcuta

08-30-2023 14:48 UTC+2

Jensen's Quest Ends

Matt Hansen

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Viktor Jensen shoved his last 51,000 from under the gun before Ricardo Graells shoved from middle position with 58,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Jensen at risk.

Viktor Jensen: A♣8♥
Ricardo Graells: 8♦8♠

The board ran out 2♣7♦10♦3♦6♥ and Graells held on with pocket eights to send Jensen to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Graells	118,000 35,000	35,000
Viktor Jensen	Busted

Tags: Viktor Jensen Ricardo Graells

08-30-2023 14:48 UTC+2

Germano Eliminated And Mariani Doubles Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Robert Kaggerud opened from the hijack to 12,000 and was called by Gary Miller in the cutoff. From the small blind, Felipe Germano took a few seconds and shoved for 121,000 chips. In the big blind, Vlado Banicevic went into the tank and raised all in for 160,000 chips. Kaggerud and Miller quickly folded.

Felipe Germano: K♣J♣
Vlado Banicevic: 9♣9♠

Germano found a flush draw on the flop 2♣10♠4♣. However, it wasn't completed with the turn 3♠ nor the river A♥, and Germano was eliminated.

On the very next hand, Miller raised from the hijack to 12,000. In the cutoff, Julien Mariani, one of the shortest stack of the field, jammed for 45,000 chips. Miller eventually called.

Julien Mariani: K♥K♣
Gary Miller: 10♥8♥

A ten came on the flop 10♣A♠J♥ to give a pair to Miller. But Mariani's kings held on the turn 5♣ and the river 2♦, so he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	310,000 117,000	117,000
Robert Kaggerud	130,000 90,000	90,000
Julien Mariani	108,000 66,000	66,000
Gary Miller	75,000 -113,000	-113,000
Felipe Germano	Busted

Tags: Felipe Germano Gary Miller Robert Kaggerud Vlado Banicevic

08-30-2023 14:50 UTC+2

Beltz Leads Into Mokri

Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 13,000 in middle position and Wouter Beltz defended out of the big blind.

Beltz checked on the flop of 8♠4♥A♣ and Mokri continued for 11,000. Beltz called. Beltz then led out with a bet on the 4♦ turn to fold out the rising poker star and €100,000 EPT Super High Roller winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wouter Beltz	320,000 33,000	33,000
Kayhan Mokri	170,000 -329,000	-329,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Wouter Beltz

08-30-2023 14:54 UTC+2

Tough Seat for Antonius(?)

Liam Black

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

https://twitter.com/EasyWithAces/status/1696860071295172944?s=20

Tags: Rory Jennings Fintan Hand Patrik Antonius

08-30-2023 14:55 UTC+2

Another Round of Ex-Participants

Matt Hansen

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanny Reyes	Busted
Matti Sahinoja	Busted
Nicolaj Nielsen	Busted
Lukasz Cygan	Busted
Adrian Dan	Busted
Walid Salamoun Marwan	Busted
Sammy Berrehail	Busted
Athanasios Tavlas	Busted
Jose Garcia	Busted
James Mendoza	Busted
Motokatsu Uhara	Busted
Saymon Dias	Busted
Kader Slila	Busted
Umberto Zaffagnini	Busted
Dylan Cechowski	Busted
Nikolai Mamut	Busted
Leonel Guerra Garza	Busted
Nicholas Palma	Busted
Cristian Espineira Larrosa	Busted

08-30-2023 14:59 UTC+2

Friberg Gets Three Folds

Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ramin Hajiyev opened to 13,000 first-to-act and was called by Yisha Chen in the hijack, Erik Frieberg on the button, and Magnus Persson in the big blind.

Persson checked to Hajiyev on the 9♣9♠5♣ flop and he bet 21,000. Chen called and then Friberg squeezed to 65,000. Everyone folded in turn and Friberg dragged the pot uncontested.

"I folded tens," Chen said. "Were they good?"

"No comment," Friberg responded.