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

Aug 30, 2023

Plante Makes The Right Call to Extend Chip Lead

Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Umberto Ruggeri opened to 18,000 on the button and was called by Santiago Plante in the big blind.

Plante checked to Ruggeri on the 2♦2♥Q♥ flop and he bet 16,000. Plante then check-raised to 48,000 and, undeterred, Ruggeri made it 109,000 to go. Plante called.

Both players checked on the 10♣ turn and Plante checked again on the A♣ river. Ruggeri wasn't finished and bet 154,000 — sending Plante deep into the tank.

After using two time extensions, Plante announced a call and Ruggeri turned over 7♥7♦. Plante had it beat and tabled Q♦9♠ to claim the massive pot.

Tags: Santiago Plante Umberto Ruggeri

Aug 30, 2023

Labat Flips Out Astedt

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Josh Noy

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Niklas Astedt committed 30,000 of his 74,000 chip stack from the hijack and the action folded around to Antoine Labat in the big blind. Labat raised enough to put Astedt all in and the call was made.

Niklas Astedt: Q♦J♠
Antoine Labat: 4♣4♦

Astedt was flipping but found no help on the A♥7♣6♥5♣9♠ runout, sending the last of his chips to Labat.

Tags: Antoine Labat Niklas Astedt

Aug 30, 2023

Berdah Doubles Through Lau

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ka Kwan Lau opened to 20,000 in early position and Steve Berdah three-bet jammed a stack of around 60,000 from the cutoff. Lau called with a bigger stack.

Steve Berdah: 4♥4♦
Ka Kwan Lau: A♣Q♦

Berdah's fours held up as the board ran out 6♣3♦J♠K♥6♥ to earn him a double.

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau Steve Berdah

Aug 30, 2023

Chaoui Takes From Pastor

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After an open by Ido Aboudi under the gun to 16,000, Mehdi Chaoui seated on his left and Daniel Pastor in the big blind called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 8♥7♥9♣, which Pastor and Aboudi checked. Next to act, Chaoui bet 14,000. He was called only by Pastor.

A second eight came on the turn 8♠, and Chaoui fired a second barrel. Pastor looked at his cards again, and check-folded.

Tags: Ido Aboudi Mehdi Chaoui Daniel Pastor

Aug 30, 2023

Jurcuta Squeezes Out a Win

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alessio Di Cesare opened to 16,000 from early position and was called by Hubert Matuszewski on the button. Paul Jurcuta then shoved for 309,000 total from the big blind, which got two prompt folds from Cesare and Matuszewski.

The PokerStars Power Path Gold Pass winner has chipped down a bit in the past level, but still has a healthy stack of about 350,000.

Tags: Alessio Di Cesare Hubert Matuszewski Paul Jurcuta

Aug 30, 2023

Viva Las Vegas! The PokerStars NAPT Returns on November 4

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Matt Hansen

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is returning after a 12-year hiatus, and where better to get the show on the road than fabulous Las Vegas? November 4-12 are the dates to highlight in your diaries because that is when NAPT Las Vegas heads to Resorts World in "Sin City."

The 2023 NAPT Las Vegas takes place just one week before the most anticipated Formula 1 Grand Prix in history, which takes place through the streets of Las Vegas. PokerStars will be there, Oracle Red Bull Racing will be there, will you?

Double Up For Kourka

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After an open, Ignacio Sagra in the small blind went all in for 190,000 chips. In the big blind, Vlantouts Kourka seemed to have a hand, but utilized a few time banks because of the pay jump. He eventually called.

Vlantouts Kourka: J♦J♣
Ignacio Sagra: K♣4♠

A four came on the flop A♦4♦6♠ to give a pair to Sagra, but it wasn't enough. Kourka doubled up after the turn A♥ and the river Q♦. Sagra has a slightly bigger stack, so he is down to two blinds.

Tags: Ignacio Sagra Vlantouts Kourka

Aug 30, 2023

Adios to the Latest Round of Eliminations

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Matt Hansen

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Aug 30, 2023

Boutaleb Calls Ramos Light

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Djamal Boutaleb raised to 17,000 from under the gun and was called by Dennys Ramos in the hijack for a heads-up pot.

Boutaleb continued for 10,000 on the 3♠J♣K♣ flop and Ramos called.

The 7♥ fell on the turn and Boutaleb bet once more — this time for 31,000. Ramos again called.

Boutaleb slowed down and checked on the 3♣ river and Ramos slid a hefty 115,000 bet into the middle. Boutaleb thought a while before calling and Ramos turned over A♣Q♣ for a flush.

Boutaleb showed he held 4♦4♠, seemingly unaware Ramos had made a flush until it was pointed out to him, and Ramos was sent the pot.

Tags: Dennys Ramos Djamal Boutaleb

Aug 30, 2023

Cavalieri Doubles With Rockets

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Maksim Vaskresenski opened to 17,000 in the hijack and Michael Uguccioni three-bet to 50,000 from the cutoff before Pedro Cavalieri four-bet to 100,000 on the button.

Vaskresenski folded and Uguccioni five-bet to 250,000, leading Cavalieri to six-bet jam a stack of around 300,000. Uguccioni called with a bigger stack.

Pedro Cavalieri: A♥A♣
Michael Uguccioni: J♠J♣

Uguccioni had run into aces and there would be no suck-out as the board ran out 7♥6♦4♣3♥7♦ to earn him the double.