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

08-26-2024 15:06 UTC+1

Guirao Sends Torelles Packing

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Antonio Gonzalez raised to 1,200 from early position. Adria Torrelles shoved from the seat next to him for 8,500. Antonio Guirao then four-bet to 23,000 out of the big blind. Gonzalez folded and the cards were revealed.

Adria Torrelles: A♥8♥ All in
Antonio Guirao: A♦Q♣

The runout of 9♦7♥3♣2♠4♦ didn't help Torrelles, as Guirao's ace-queen high was enough to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Guirao	39,000 39,000	39,000
Antonio Gonzalez	22,000 22,000	22,000
Adria Torrelles	Busted

Tags: Adria Torrelles Antonio Gonzalez Antonio Guirao

08-26-2024 15:08 UTC+1

Welcome to EPT Barcelona

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Milko van Winden

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

08-26-2024 15:12 UTC+1

Leenen Hits the River to Survive

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Stefan Leenen moved all in for 6,500 from the cutoff and was called by Spanish poker veteran Abraham Serrano from the big blind.

Stefan Leenen: Qx10x All in
Abraham Serrano: AxQx

Leenen was dominated but had an open-ended straight draw following the J♦9♣2♦ flop to increase his number of outs. The Q♥ turn gave both players a pair of queens, but Serrano had the better kicker. The 10♥ appeared on the river to give Leened two pair for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Serrano	125,000
Stefan Leenen	13,900

Tags: Abraham Serrano Stefan Leenen

08-26-2024 15:15 UTC+1

Ostreni's Stack Collected by Pacini

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Despite being among the chip leaders a couple of levels ago, Elton Ostreni was all in for his last 17,000 from the button. He was at risk against Marco Pacini, who had the bigger stack.

Elton Ostreni: AxJx All in
Marco Pacini: AxQx

Pacini made trips to remain the favorite following the Q♥Q♠2♠ flop but Ostreni turned outs to Broadway after the K♦ came into play. The A♥ completed the board to give Pacini a boat and the bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Pacini	50,000 20,000	20,000
Elton Ostreni	Busted

Tags: Elton Ostreni Marco Pacini

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

08-26-2024 15:23 UTC+1

Break Time

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The field has grown to 289, and just 200 players remain. They've been sent on another 30-minute break.

Late registration is open until the start of Level 11, which will be around 8:55 p.m. local time.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

08-26-2024 15:54 UTC+1

PokerStars' Konnikova and Boatman Leading the Field

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Afshar	102,000
Maria Konnikova	100,300

Barny Boatman	99,200

Diego Fernandez	96,000
Joel Casanovas	95,200
Bogdan Petrascu	90,700
Ramiro Garcia	89,000
Massimo Remondino	85,000
Christophe Kissel	84,000
Liutauras Armanavicius	82,500

08-26-2024 16:00 UTC+1

Kenny Hallaert Looks to Protect Recreational Players in New PokerStars Role

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a recent episode of the Poker in the Ears podcast, Belgian poker pro and PokerStars Ambassador Kenny Hallaert joined James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton for a chat about his new and innovative role for the Spadie brand.

Hallaert highlighted some of the key issues he's eager to address in his new role, where he looks to make live poker a safer ground for new and recreational poker players.

Hallaert also took to X earlier today, and shared some rule changes that will come into play at EPT Barcelona.

https://twitter.com/SpaceyFCB/status/1828043227192025548

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08-26-2024 16:14 UTC+1

No Showdown for Petrascu

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Nicolo Turchi opened 3,000 in early position and both [Removed:507] in the cutoff and Bogdan Petrascu in the big blind made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of J♣7♣7♥, and once checked to, Turchi continued for 10,000. Dumea quickly got out of the way, but Petrascu stuck around with a call.

The 2♦ turn received checks from both players and when the Q♣ hit the river, Petrascu tanked for about 30 seconds before sliding a stack across the line, putting Turchi to the test for his remaining stack. After only a couple of seconds, Turchi mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Petrascu	114,000 23,300	23,300
[Removed:507]	42,000
Nicolo Turchi	28,400

Tags: Bogdan Petrascu Nicolo Turchi