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

Sep 01, 2023

El Rais Wins With Flop Bet; Mifsud Makes Queens

Matt Hansen

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ezequiel Waigel raised to 135,000 with A♠7♠ and Mohamad El Rais called from the button with K♦Q♥. Simon Wiciak tossed in the chips to call from the big blind and action was three ways.

The flop was 8♦2♦8♥ and Wiciak and Waigel both checked. El Rais bet 160,000 and both players gave it up.

Brandon Mifsud raised to 125,000 from middle position with A♦Q♥ and Jose Rodriguez Zurita called from late position before Simon Wiciak came along from the small blind with A♠3♣.

The flop was 3♥K♠6♣ and all three players checked to see Q♠ on the turn.

Wiciak checked again before Mifsud put out 260,000. Zurita called and Wiciak got out of the way before 7♥ fell on the river.

Both players checked and Mifsud showed the pair of queens to take the pot.

Tags: Brandon Mifsud Ezequiel Waigel Jose Rodriguez Zurita Mohamad El Rais Simon Wiciak

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Sep 01, 2023

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sep 01, 2023

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining 24 players are on another 20-minute break.

Sep 01, 2023

El Rais Pips Ylitalo

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mohamed El Rais opened to 105,000 with A♦J♦ from under the gun and Robin Ylitalo called from early position with Q♥J♥.

Both players checked the J♠9♠6♠ flop leading to the 6♥ turn. El Rais bet 225,000 and Ylitalo called.

The river came the 2♠ and both players checked. El Rais was good at showdown with a bigger jack to take the pot.

Tags: Mohamed el Rais Robin Ylitalo

Sep 01, 2023

Lopes Doubles Through Waigel After Big Tank

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Pedro Lopes opened to 100,000 from under the gun and Ezequiel Waigel three-bet to 275,000. Lopes four-bet to 860,000, leaving only 120,000 behind. Waigel moved all in with a covering stack, sending Lopes deep into the tank.

With a pay jump coming up after the next elimination, Lopes used seven time extension chips before putting in the call to put himself at risk.

Pedro Lopes: K♣Q♣
Ezequiel Waigel: J♠J♦

It was a classic flip preflop, however, Waigel was left drawing close to dead when Lopes hit a flush on the 10♣5♣4♣ flop. Waigel picked up some outs when the board paired on the 5♦ turn but the 2♠ river was a blank and Lopes received a full double up at Waigel's expense.

Tags: Ezequiel Waigel Pedro Lopes

Sep 01, 2023

Hadnagy Finds a Call

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Connor Richards

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was heads up with 500,000 in the middle and K♦3♠J♣A♥3♣ on the board when Daniyar Aubakirov bet 800,000 to send Sandor Hadnagy into the tank.

After a few moments of thought, Hadnagy tossed in the chips to call and turned over K♥4♣ for a pair of kings. Aubakirov showed a dusty 6♠5♠ and tossed it in the muck.

Tags: Daniyar Aubakirov Sandor Hadnagy

Sep 01, 2023

Nebezhev Gets There on the River For Massive Double

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Khazret Nebezhev raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Joao Sydenstricker called in the big blind.

The flop came Q♠4♦7♠ and Nebezhev continued for 100,000. Sydenstricker then raised to 325,000 and Nebezhev quickly called.

Sydenstricker led out for 240,000 on the 5♦ turn and Nebezhev again called. The river came the J♦ and Sydenstricker, nearly covering his entire face with the collar of his red sweater, used three time bank cards before betting 1,500,000.

Nebezhev called all in for his last 1,195,000 and Sydenstricker was forced to show K♦6♠ for a bluff. Nebezhev turned over A♦8♦ for a rivered flush as he doubled up.

"I told you never bluff," Nebezhev told Sydenstricker.

Tags: Joao Sydenstricker Khazret Nebezhev

Sep 01, 2023

Tens Hold For El Rais Double

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Connor Richards

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jose Rodriguez Zurita opened to 100,000 from under the gun and Mohamad El Rais called before Ezequiel Waigel three-bet jammed on the button with both players covered. Zurita folded and El Rais tanked before eventually calling off with a stack of around 1,100,000.

Mohamad El Rais: 10♥10♣
Ezequiel Waigel: A♠K♠

Tens held up for El Rais to double as the board ran out 6♣4♣4♦7♥4♠ to improve him to a full house.