€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-26-2024 18:27 UTC+1

Riedl Sends Out Coppoolse

Tyler Foran

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was a raise to 2,500 from early position and a call before Christiaan Coppoolse jammed for roughly 40,000 in the cutoff. Armin Riedl was in the small blind and pushed a stack of blues across the line as he announced all in as well, forcing the rest of the table to quickly get out of the way.

Christiaan Coppoolse: A♣9♣ All in
Armin Riedl: A♥K♠

Riedl had Coppoolse dominated and managed to hold as the board ran out J♣6♥5♦10♣4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Riedl	314,700 314,700	314,700
Christiaan Coppoolse	Busted

Tags: Armin Riedl Christiaan Coppoolse

08-26-2024 18:29 UTC+1

Schulze Busts Before Dinner

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Massimo Remondino opened to 4,000 from the hijack and called when Sebastian Schulze moved all in for just north of 20,000 from the button.

Sebastian Schulze: K♥10♥ All in
Massimo Remondino: J♠J♦

Remondino's jacks remained best following the 3♦3♠2♠7♠9♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Massimo Remondino	80,000 5,000	5,000
Sebastian Schulze	Busted

Tags: Massimo Remondino Sebastian Schulze

08-26-2024 18:35 UTC+1

Boatman Downs Ferrer and Frustrates Volkov

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Roman Volkov opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by Carles Ferrer from the cutoff. Barny Boatman three-bet to 8,000 from the button and was called by both opponents.

Action checked to the PokerStars ambassador on the 9♠8♦2♦ flop, and Boatman fired out 8,000. Volkov made it 18,000 before Ferrer moved all in for 18,200. Boatman reraised to 43,200 and after some thinking, Volkov called.

The K♠ turn saw Volkov check. Boatman moved all in as the slightly bigger stack. Volkov had around 45,000 behind and went deep into the tank before open-folding his 10♦9♦. With that, Ferrer and Boatman tabled their cards.

Carles Ferrer: 10♣9♣ All in
Barny Boatman: A♣K♦

Boatman was ahead with top pair, top kicker and sealed the pot after the 4♦ river.

Volkov fumed when he saw that his flush draw came in and began questioning Boatman's play.

"I have my reasons," replied Boatman, who continued to hear Volkov's frustrations long after the hand had finished.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	165,000 50,500	50,500

Roman Volkov	45,000 20,000	20,000
Carles Ferrer	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Carles Ferrer Roman Volkov

08-26-2024 18:47 UTC+1

Olsen Lightens the Field

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Marco Pacini opened to 2,500 first-to-act and was called by Maria Konnikova from directly behind. Walid Boudjedra called from middle position and Alf-Inge Olsen squeezed to 13,000 on the button.

Pacini shoved for a bit more, which got a fold from Konnikova and Boudjerdra, but a call from Olsen to put Pacini at risk.

Marco Pacini: 8♣8♦ All in
Alf-Inge Olsen: J♥J♦

Pacini needed some help with his pocket eights, but the 6♦9♠3♥K♥A♠ runout came clean for Olsen and Pacini was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alf-Inge Olsen	135,000 48,500	48,500
Maria Konnikova	95,000 11,000	11,000

Walid Boudjedra	60,000 60,000	60,000
Marco Pacini	Busted

Tags: Alf-Inge Olsen Marco Pacini Maria Konnikova Walid Boudjedra

08-26-2024 20:38 UTC+1

De Sousa's Cowboys Eliminate Rodriguez

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Juan Diego Rodriguez raised to 3,500 from early position. Domenico Paparo called him in the cutoff and Liutauras Armanavicius called out of the small blind. Manuel De Sousa then three-bet to 14,500 from the big blind. After some thought, Rodriguez four-bet-shoved for roughly 68,000. Paparo and Armanavicius folded, but De Sousa made the call.

Juan Diego Rodriguez: Q♠Q♦ All in
Manuel De Sousa: K♠K♦

The flop of Q♥10♦J♠ catapulted Rodriguez into the lead with a set of queens. However, the K♣ came on the turn to give De Sousa a higher set and take back the lead. The 5♣ on the river cemented Rodriguez's elimination from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel De Sousa	165,500 165,500	165,500
Liutauras Armanavicius	145,000 14,000	14,000
Domenico Paparo	96,000 4,500	4,500
Juan Diego Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Domenico Paparo Juan Rodriguez Liutauras Armanavicius Manuel De Sousa

08-26-2024 21:10 UTC+1

Nadal on the Right Side of Preflop Cooler

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Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

[Removed:507] was seen deep in the tank with 23,000 already across the line from the small blind. Jason Rocha was all in for 37,500, while Jose Manuel Nadal shoved for 135,500. After giving it some serious thought, Dumea pitched his cards into the muck.

Jason Rocha: J♥J♦ All in
Jose Nadal: Q♣Q♥

Rocha ran into a bigger pair and couldn't catch one of the remaining jacks as the board ran out 9♠4♣2♥5♦A♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Nadal	199,500 199,500	199,500

[Removed:507]	190,000 91,000	91,000
Jason Rocha	Busted

Tags: Jason Rocha Jose Nadal

08-26-2024 21:18 UTC+1

Konnikova Straightens Out Volkov

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Roman Volkov opened to 4,500 from early position and was called by Barny Boatman on the button and Maria Konnikova in the big blind.

Konnikova checked to Volkov, who continued for 4,000 on the J♦A♠7♣ flop. Boatman folded, but Konnikova called.

The 8♦ fell on the turn and Konnikova again check-called, this time for a 13,500 bet from Volkov.

Konnikova checked a final time on the 5♣ river.

"Do you have two pair?" Volkov asked before announcing he was all in for his last 55,000. Konnikova immediately called, having Volkov covered, and tabled 10♦9♦ for a turned straight.

Volkov showed he held 5♠5♥ for a rivered set and the rest of his chips were sent over to Konnikova.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	190,000 4,000	4,000

Maria Konnikova	150,000 53,000	53,000

Roman Volkov	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Maria Konnikova Roman Volkov

08-26-2024 21:32 UTC+1

Iglesias Turns Off Ponce's Light

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Calum Grant

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Eric Iglesias opened to 4,500 from early position and was called by Ian Bradley and Giuseppe Zarbo from the button and blinds. Antonio Ponce jammed for 40,000 from the big blind and Iglesias was the only player to look him up.

Antonio Ponce: 7♣7♠ All in
Eric Iglesias: A♥A♦

Ponce had run into aces and he was bounced out of Day 1a after failing to improve on the K♦3♣2♥3♦Q♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Bradley	115,000 115,000	115,000
Eric Iglesias	100,000 100,000	100,000
Antonio Ponce	Busted

Tags: Antonio Ponce Eric Iglesias Giuseppe Zarbo Ian Bradley

08-26-2024 21:38 UTC+1

Rollercoaster of Emotions as Izquierdo Busts Cuesta

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mikael Darwich opened 5,000 in the cutoff before Francisco Izquierdo three-bet 17,000 from the small blind. Ignacio Cuesta jammed for roughly 60,000 from the big blind, putting Darwich in the tank. After giving it some thought, he tossed his cards into the muck and Izquierdo made the call.

Ignacio Cuesta: A♣K♦ All in
Francisco Izquierdo: J♠J♣

It was the classic race as the dealer spread the flop of J♦10♠2♦, giving Izquierdo a set of jacks. The Q♥ fell on the turn, improving Cuesta to Broadway as he gained the lead but the J♥ river gave Izquierdo quads, sending Cuesta to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Izquierdo	140,000 140,000	140,000
Mikael Darwich	88,000 27,500	27,500
Ignacio Cuesta	Busted

Tags: Francisco Izquierdo Ignacio Cuesta Mikael Darwich

08-26-2024 21:44 UTC+1

Afshar Triples Up With Two Pair

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ali Afshar and Jose Serra committed the last of their chips preflop with Yalcin Aslan making the call to put them both at risk.

Ali Afshar: Q♦10♦ All in
Jose Serra: A♠Q♠ All in
Yalcin Aslan: K♣K♠

The flop came 7♠5♦10♠ to give Afshar and Serra some extra outs to stay alive. The Q♥ on the turn put Afshar ahead with two pair. The J♦ hit the river, meaning Afshar would triple up with two pair, queens and tens, while Serra was sent to the rail as he lost the side pot to Aslan's pocket kings

Player	Chips	Progress
Yalcin Aslan	125,000 37,000	37,000
Ali Afshar	60,000 10,000	10,000
Jose Serra	Busted

Tags: Ali Afshar Jose Serra Yalcin Aslan