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

08-26-2024 21:48 UTC+1

Kent Sees Off Romo

Calum Grant

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

Joel Casanovas opened to 5,000 from the hijack before Francisco Martin Romo moved all in for 31,000 from the cutoff. Action was on Kevin Kent in the small blind, but Casanovas had a lapse in concentration and folded out of turn. With that, Kent called, and Casanovas folded his hand when it was his turn to act.

Romo had A♦Q♦ and was flipping against 9♣9♦. The board ran out with the 7♥5♥4♠8♦7♠ and Romo was ejected.

Casanovas was then given a two-hand penalty for his error, but he had no complaints and the next hand got underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Kent	125,000 79,000	79,000
Francisco Martin Romo	Busted

Tags: Francisco Martin Romo Joel Casanovas Kevin Kent

08-26-2024 21:54 UTC+1

Paparo Falls to Irish Open Main Event Champ

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Calum Grant

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

Domenico Paparo opened to 5,000 from early position and was called by Manuel De Sousa from the hijack. The 2024 Irish Open Main Event Champion, Tero Laurila, three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff, which folded out the button and the blinds. Paparo called ahead of De Sousa returning his cards to the dealer.

On the A♦J♣8♦ flop, Paparo check-raised to 30,000 over a bet of 15,000. Laurila quickly moved all in as the bigger stack, and Paparo called off the 40,000 more he had behind.

Domenico Paparo: A♥K♣ All in
Tero Laurila: J♠8♠

Paparo had top pair, top kicker, but was behind Laurila's two pair. The 9♣ turn was no help to Paparo, who departed after Laurila improved to a full house on the J♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tero Laurila	250,000 190,000	190,000
Domenico Paparo	Busted

Tags: Domenico Paparo Manuel De Sousa Tero Laurila

08-26-2024 22:01 UTC+1

Battistone Turns a Flush to Bust Mustafa

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Tim Baker

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

On a flop of A♥6♦6♥, Brian Battistone bet 2,500 from early position and was met by a raise to 15,000 from Alan Mustafa on the button. Battistone then raised enough to put Mustafa all in. Mustafa snap-called and the cards were revealed.

Alan Mustafa: A♠9♥ All in
Brian Battistone: K♥Q♥

Battistone found the help he needed on the 8♥ turn, improving to a flush. There was no miracle on the river for Mustafa as the 2♠ came and he was sent to rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Battistone	290,000 123,000	123,000
Alan Mustafa	Busted

Tags: Alan Mustafa Brian Battistone

08-26-2024 22:38 UTC+1

Classic Cooler Sends Granjon Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jean Granjon opened to 7,000 first to act and was three-bet to 18,000 by Kevin Kent, who was in middle position. Action folded back around to Granjon, who made it 55,000 to go. Kent shoved and Granjon quickly called all in for his last 130,000.

Jean Granjon: K♠K♥ All in
Kevin Kent: A♠A♥

It was a nightmare scenario for Granjon and the 8♠4♦J♥4♣8♣ runout kept Kent best with his aces to eliminate Granjon late in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Kent	275,000 149,000	149,000
Jean Granjon	Busted

Tags: Jean Granjon Kevin Kent

08-26-2024 22:40 UTC+1

Casanovas Gets Out-Flopped as he Hits the Rail

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Tyler Foran

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Joel Casanovas shoved his last 29,500 on the button, and Thierry Navarro quickly made the call in the big blind.

Joel Casanovas: 4♦4♣ All in
Thierry Navarro: A♦J♥

Casanovas seemed enthusiastic when he saw it was a flip, but that quickly changed as the dealer fanned the J♦9♠7♠ flop. Casanovas tapped the table and stood up, and the dealer completed the board with the 9♣ turn and the 2♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Navarro	178,000 178,000	178,000
Joel Casanovas	Busted

Tags: Joel Casanovas Thierry Navarro

08-26-2024 23:33 UTC+1

Zapsa's Five-Bet Jam Saves His Tournament as He Eliminates Armanavicius

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Tyler Foran

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tudor Zapsa raised 8,000 in the cutoff and Walid Boudjedra three-bet to 17,000 next to act. Liutauras Armanavicius was in the small blind and moved all-in for 129,500. Zapsa responded by sending the rest of his 230,000 across the line as well. Boudjedra thought about it for about a minute before folding A♣Q♣ face-up.

Liutauras Armanavicius: Q♦Q♠ All in
Tudor Zapsa: K♦K♠

Armanavicius only had one queen to hit as he saw one had already been mucked. The A♠8♦5♦ missed both players, but Boudjedra sighed in disappointment as he saw he would have out-flopped both players. The 7♣ turn and 6♥ river were no help for Armanavicius as he exited the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tudor Zapsa	385,000 225,000	225,000
Walid Boudjedra	246,000 4,000	4,000
Liutauras Armanavicius	Busted

Tags: Liutauras Armanavicius Tudor Zapsa Walid Boudjedra

08-26-2024 23:35 UTC+1

Kovalevskiy Flushes Kissel Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Christophe Kissel opened to 9,000 from the hijack and found one caller in Serafim Kovalevskiy in the big blind.

Kovalevskiy checked to Kissel, who bet 16,000 on the 9♦Q♦9♠ flop. Kovalevskiy thought a while before check-raising to 40,000, which was met with an immediate all in from Kissel for a bit over 100,000. Kovalevskiy called to put Kissel at risk and hands were revealed.

Christophe Kissel: Q♣10♣ All in
Serfim Kovalevskiy: J♦10♦

Kissel was technically ahead with his queen, but would need to fade a load of outs against Kovalevskiy's open-ended straight draw and flush draw.

The 4♦ turn filled Kovalevskiy's flush and the 3♥ river bricked out for Kissel — eliminating him from contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serafim Kovalevskiy	280,000 150,500	150,500
Christophe Kissel	Busted

Tags: Christophe Kissel Serafim Kovalevskiy

08-26-2024 23:40 UTC+1

Tamasauskas Claims the Rest of Berbigier's Stack

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Tyler Foran

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Aurelien Berbigier jammed for about 68,000 in early position and Vladas Tamasauskas announced all-in from a couple of spots to his left, forcing the rest of the table out of the pot.

Aurelien Berbigier: A♥8♥ All in
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♠Q♣

Tamasauskas had Berbigier dominated and the K♠J♠J♦7♣Q♥ board gave him two pair, sending Berbigier to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Tamasauskas	177,000 87,000	87,000
Aurelien Berbigier	Busted

Tags: Aurelien Berbigier Vladas Tamasauskas

08-26-2024 23:50 UTC+1

Clary Hits the Rail

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Tyler Foran

Level 16 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Thomas Clary was all-in from the big blind for about 15,000 against Kimon Fountoukidis in the hijack and both players already hand their hands face-up.

Thomas Clary: A♣3♥ All in
Kimon Fountoukidis: A♥9♦

Clary was dominated and was unable to pull ahead as the board ran out K♣J♦J♣5♠7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kimon Fountoukidis	102,500
Thomas Clary	Busted

Tags: Thomas Clary Kimon Fountoukidis

08-27-2024 00:00 UTC+1

Konakchiev More Than Doubles in Massive Pot

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sylvester Kubiak opened to 10,000 from the hijack and was three-bet to 25,000 by Valentino Konachiev in the cutoff. Jose Nadal four-bet to 65,000 from the small blind and Kubiak called all in for approximately 50,000 total. Konachiev shoved for 262,500 and Nadal called to put both players at risk.

Sylvester Kubiak: Q♣10♣ All in
Valentino Konachiev: K♠K♥ All in
Jose Nadal: J♦J♥

Konachiev was well ahead with his cowboys, and the 3♥3♣10♦6♥3♦ runout kept him best to send the monster pot his way and eliminate Kubiak as the Day-2 bubble nears.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentino Konakchiev	580,000
Jose Nadal	420,000 10,000	10,000

Sylvester Kubiak	Busted

Tags: Jose Nadal Sylvester Kubiak Valentino Konachiev