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

08-30-2023 14:37 UTC+1

Two Pair Takes it For Ferreira

Dan O'Hair

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

Majid Nadeem opened to 12,000 from middle position and was called by Diogo Ferreira in the big blind.

Ferreira check-called a 10,000 bet from Nadeem on the 9♥8♣7♠ flop and then both players checked on the J♣ turn.

Ferreira led out for 12,00 on the Q♦ turn and Nadeem looked him up. Ferreira turned over 9♣7♦ for two pair, which got a "That's good" from Nadeem as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo Ferreira	220,000 6,000	6,000
Majid Nadeem	140,000 193,000	193,000

Tags: Diogo Ferreira Majid Nadeem

08-30-2023 14:36 UTC+1

Kaukua Bluffs Into Broadway

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Connor Richards

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

Day 1a chip leader Toni Kaukua got moved to Table 16 and wasted no time putting an opponent to the test.

In a heads-up pot on a board of K♦10♠A♦A♥, Kim De Sousa checked on the turn and Kaukua bet 60,000. De Sousa called. De Sousa checked again on the 3♠ river and Kaukua moved all in. De Sousa called with a stack of 182,000.

Kaukua tabled a bluff with J♠9♠ as De Sousa showed Q♥J♣ to double up with Broadway as the Finn was left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kim De Sousa	500,000 390,000	390,000
Toni Kaukua	90,000 268,000	268,000

Tags: Kim De Sousa Toni Kaukua

08-30-2023 14:26 UTC+1

Recently Chipless

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Matt Hansen

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tarmo Tammel	Busted
Thibault Reverdito	Busted
Anton Wigg	Busted

Anton Yakuba	Busted
Julien Mariani	Busted
Bruno Volkmann	Busted
Lucas Silva Rocha	Busted
Robert Kaggerud	Busted
Gerard Carbo	Busted
Gary Miller	Busted
Jon Sataoen	Busted
Fahd Boudaouine	Busted
Mihai Manole	Busted
Arjel Daci	Busted
Roope Tarmi	Busted
Denys Fedorenko	Busted
Henrik Juncker	Busted
Ilija Savevski	Busted

Silius Moll	Busted

08-30-2023 14:23 UTC+1

Three Barrels For Matus

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Maxime Taldir

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

Toni Kaukua opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and saw Illia Matus call in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 4♠5♠3♣, where Matus took the lead and bet 11,000. Kaukua wasn't impressed and raised to 33,000.

Matus eventually called, then opted for an unusual line on the turn 7♦ as he took the lead again and bet 32,000. Kaukua quickly called to find the K♠ on the river.

Matus didn't back down and fired a third barrel of 125,000. Kaukua didn't seem very happy and decided to fold. A few hands later, the table broke

Player	Chips	Progress
Illia Matus	380,000 65,000	65,000
Toni Kaukua	358,000 137,000	137,000

Tags: Illia Matus Toni Kaukua

08-30-2023 14:14 UTC+1

Friberg Raises Chen

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Connor Richards

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

Yisha Chen opened to 11,000 in middle position and Erik Friberg called in the cutoff to get things heads up.

Chen continued for 8,000 on the flop of 8♠J♣A♥ and Friberg raised to 30,000. Chen folded without a fight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Friberg	480,000 130,000	130,000
Yisha Chen	320,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Yisha Chen Erik Friberg

08-30-2023 14:12 UTC+1

Smiljkovic Sends Kerber to The Rail

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Dan O'Hair

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

Kelvin Kerber shoved for his last 37,000 from the hijack and action folded to Daniel Smiljkovic in the big blind, who asked for a count and called to put Kerber at risk.

Kelvin Kerber: 7♦6♦
Daniel Smiljkovic: A♠3♣

The Q♣2♥6♥ flop put Kerber in the lead with a pair of sixes, but the A♦ turn left him drawing slim after Smiljkovic paired his ace.

The A♥ river improved Smiljkovic to trip aces and Kerber wished his tablemates good luck as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic	750,000 400,000	400,000
Kelvin Kerber	Busted

Tags: Daniel Smiljkovic Kelvin Kerber

08-30-2023 13:59 UTC+1

Winsor Doesn't Abdicate

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Maxime Taldir

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

Gonzalo Almeida opened from the cutoff to 12,000, then received a three-bet all in by Benjamin Winsor for 71,000 chips. The big blind folded, and Almeida called.

Benjamin Winsor: A♣8♥
Gonzalo Almeida: A♦10♠

Winsor needed an eight, and it came on the flop of the 6♦4♥8♠Q♠9♣ runout. Thanks to this pair, he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gonzalo Almeida	170,000 50,000	50,000
Benjamin Winsor	154,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Benjamin Winsor Gonzalo Almeida

08-30-2023 13:59 UTC+1

Friberg Gets Three Folds

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramin Hajiyev	425,000 5,000	5,000
Erik Friberg	350,000 33,000	33,000
Magnus Persson	315,000 89,000	89,000
Yisha Chen	240,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Erik Frieberg Magnus Persson Ramin Hajiyev Yisha Chen

08-30-2023 13:55 UTC+1

Another Round of Ex-Participants

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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