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

Aug 27, 2024

Torrents Survives a Flip

Ryan Lashmar

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

Mario Niciforo opened from the button only for Manuel Torrents to three-bet shove for his remaining stack of 18,500 from the small blind. Henrique Rodrigues shoved for a little more from the big blind and Niciforo got out of the way leaving Torrents at risk against Rodrigues.

Manuel Torrents: 5♦5♥ All in
Henrique Rodrigues: A♦Q♦

The board ran out K♥2♦3♠6♠J♦. Torrents pocket fives held up and he collected a full double up while Rodrigues was left very short-stacked and busted out shortly afterwards.

Tags: Henrique Rodrigues Manuel Torrents Mario Niciforo

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Aug 27, 2024

Perez Hits 100,000 Chips

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Kai Cocklin

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

A full board of A♦2♠3♣8♥Q♣ was on the table with around 45,000 chips in the middle when Joan Perez shoved his stack into the pot. Yurii Zabrodotskyi had over 40,000 chips remaining and needed to put them all into the middle if he wanted to see the hole cards of his opponent. Zabrodotskyi kept probing Perez with questions but the Spaniard remained unphased and didn't give off any reaction. Eventually, Zabrodotskyi decided to fold, and Perez scooped in the pot which brought his stack to around 100,000 chips.

Tags: Joan Perez Yurii Zabrodotskyi

Aug 27, 2024

Elhombre Falls to Stein

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board of Q♥K♣K♠4♣ and roughly 60,000 in the middle Jorge Elhombre checked from the big blind and Laurence Stein moved all in from under the gun, covering Elhombre who had about 25,000 behind. Elhombre made the call and was at risk.

Jorge Elhombre: Q♦9♦
Laurence Stein: A♠K♥

Elhombre was drawing dead with two pair against Stein's trip kings and after the 5♠ river was dealt he made his exit from the tournament area while Stein continued to add chips to his stack.

Tags: Jorge Elhombre Laurence Stein

Aug 27, 2024

Torrents Finds a Double

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Ryan Lashmar

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

In a preflop confrontation Manuel Torrents was all in for his remaining stack of 17,000 and up against Mario Niciforo who covered him.

Manuel Torrents: A♥7♦ All in
Mario Niciforo: K♣J♥

Torrents was a slight favorite with an ace and remained ahead on the 9♦6♣6♦5♦5♥ runout to score a full double up through Niciforo.

Tags: Manuel Torrents Mario Niciforo

Aug 27, 2024

Obili Backdoors a Flush

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Kai Cocklin

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

With the board reading Q♦2♣6♥7♥ and over 10,000 chips in the pot, Dalibor Mijic checked it over to Raviteja Obili, who fired a bet of 8,500. Mijic called.

An A♥ fell on the river and Mijic checked again, then Obili tossed in a bet of 15,000. Mijic didn't like what he saw but eventually made what seemed to a reluctant called.

Obili then flipped Q♥J♥ for a backdoored flush, and Mijic tossed his cards into the muck.

Tags: Dalibor Mijic Raviteja Obili

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Aug 27, 2024

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

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

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Aug 27, 2024

Dovzhenko Folds to Madhariwar's River Shove

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Kai Cocklin

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

A full board of A♥2♠2♣J♥J♦ was on the table with around 13,000 chips in the pot when Vladimir Dovzhenko bet 4,000 into India's Krishna Madhariwar. After thinking it over, Madhariwar shoved for around 25,000, which left Dovzhenko with a difficult decision. It took a while but eventually Dovzhenko laid his hand down, and was left none the wiser when Madhariwar showed the 3♦ as he raked in the pot.