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

08-26-2024 18:47 UTC+1

Olsen Lightens the Field

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 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 18:29 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 18:27 UTC+1

Riedl Sends Out Coppoolse

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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 18:09 UTC+1

Nadal Moves Up the Leaderboard

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jose Manuel Nadal bet 3,000 on the flop of 10♦2♠5♣ and was check-raised all in by Serge Didisheim for roughly 24,000. Nadal made the call and Didisheim was at risk of elimination.

Serge Didisheim: 4♠3♣ All in
Jose Manuel Nadal: J♣10♣

The 8♠ on the turn and 8♣ river didn't improve Didsheim and Nadal's flopped pair of tens were enough to eliminate him from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Manuel Nadal	124,000 124,000	124,000
Serge Didisheim	Busted

Tags: Jose Manuel Nadal Serge Didisheim

08-26-2024 17:55 UTC+1

Sanchez Busts Rosales

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a board of 5♦Q♥4♠3♣, Jose Cano Sanchez bet 12,000 into a pot of roughly 20,000. Francisco Rosales moved all in for 17,000 and after a bit of deliberation, Sanchez made the call to put Rosales at risk.

Francisco Rosales: Q♠J♦ All in
Jose Cano Sanchez: A♥J♣

The 2♣ hit the river giving Sanchez a straight to send Rosales to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Cano Sanchez	64,000 63,945	63,945
Francisco Rosales	Busted

Tags: Francisco Rosales Jose Cano Sanchez

08-26-2024 17:54 UTC+1

Ace on the River Sends Compte Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Uri Netanel opened to 2,700 from under the gun and was called by Sebastien Compte from directly behind. Joel Casanovas squeezed to 9,500 from the small blind, which got a fold from Netanel and a shove from Compte for his remaining stack. Casanovas called to put Compte at risk and Compte called.

Sebastien Compte: J♥J♦ All in
Joel Casanovas: A♥K♣

It was a race, but the 10♠9♥5♥4♥A♣ runout paired Casanovas's ace on the river to eliminate Compte.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joel Casanovas	150,000 22,100	22,100
Uri Netanel	24,000 1,500	1,500
Sebastien Compte	Busted

Tags: Joel Casanovas Sebastien Compte

08-26-2024 16:24 UTC+1

Rahal Heads to the Rail

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Roman Volkov opened to 2,100 from under the gun before Antoine Rahal three-bet to 5,000 on his direct left. Action folded back to Volkov, who put Rahal all-in for his stack of around 20,000. Rahal called for his tournament life and the cards were turned over.

Antoine Rahal: AxQx All in
Roman Volkov: A♦K♣

Volkov's Big Slick paired up on the K♥10♠6♥ flop while Rahal had outs to Broadway. The 5♠ turn was a brick and the K♦ river improved Volkov to trip kings to secure the bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Volkov	65,000
Antoine Rahal	Busted

Tags: Antoine Rahal Roman Volkov

08-26-2024 16:14 UTC+1

Granjon's Aces Bust Zidonis

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Marius Zidonis raised to 2,100 from middle position. Jean Granjon three-bet to 5,000 from the big blind and Zidonis called.

Both players checked the 5♣5♥3♥ flop to see the 10♦ come on the turn. Granjon bet around 9,000, which was enough to put Zidonis all-in. Zidonis snap-called and the cards were revealed.

Marius Zidonis: K♣10♠ All in
Jean Granjon: A♠A♦

Zidonis couldn't find any help on the river as the Q♠ fell. Granjon's pocket aces would be enough to send Zidonis home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Granjon	72,000
Marius Zidonis	Busted

Tags: Jean Granjon Marius Zidonis

08-26-2024 15:22 UTC+1

Truong's Jacks Go Down to Aslan's Big Slick

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Toan Chan Truong and Yalcin Aslan got all in preflop with Truong being the player at risk of elimination.

Toan Chan Truong: J♦J♣ All in
Yalcin Aslan: A♦K♦

The flop came 8♣Q♦9♦, giving Aslan a lot more outs to win the pot. The A♠ on the turn propelled him into the lead with top pair. The K♥ came on the river and Truong was sent to the rail at the hands of Aslan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yalcin Aslan	45,000 45,000	45,000
Toan Chan Truong	Busted

Tags: Toan Chan Truong Yalcin Aslan