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

08-26-2024 23:09 UTC+1

Vallinas Shoves the River

Kai Cocklin

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

On a board of 3♣10♦5♣A♦, Dalibor Mijic fired a bet of 4,000 into the pot of around 8,000, which Jon Ander Vallinas called.

A flush-completing 8♣ landed on the river and Mijic thought for a while before he checked. Vallinas then announced a bet of 18,000, which was all of the chips in his stack, and Mijic quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dalibor Mijic	150,000 18,000	18,000
Michele Fornaro	105,000
Jon Ander Vallinas	35,000
Kasper Mellanen	35,000

Tags: Dalibor Mijic Jon Ander Vallinas

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-26-2024 23:16 UTC+1

Stein Takes from Korn

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Henok Tekle opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by Laurence Stein in the hijack and Andres Korn on the button.

The flop came 9♣7♣5♦ and action checked around to Korn who bet 4,000. Only Stein called.

Both remaining players then checked the 10♦ turn and 7♥ river. Stein tabled a full house with 10♥10♣ and Korn quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurence Stein	103,000 28,000	28,000
Andres Korn	51,000 9,800	9,800
Henok Tekle	25,500

Tags: Andres Korn Henok Tekle Laurence Stein

08-26-2024 23:26 UTC+1

Chauvassagne Stays Alive With Pocket Fives

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Kai Cocklin

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

Romain Chauvassagne was all in for his last 6,400 and was put at risk by Spain's Betanzos Guerrero.

Romain Chauvassagne: 5♦5♠ All in
Betanzos Guerrero: 4♦4♣

Chauvassagne's pocket fives remained in the lead throughout the hand after the dealer ran a board of 9♣7♦6♥10♦2♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Haddouche	65,000
Meddi Ferrah	60,000
Betanzos Guerrero	50,000
Romain Chauvassagne	15,000

Tags: Romain Chauvassagne Betanzos Guerrero

08-26-2024 23:29 UTC+1

Niciforo Accumulating Chips

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Youness Barakat opened to 2,700 from the button and received calls from Mario Niciforo in the small blind and Manuel Torrents in the big blind.

All three players checked the J♥8♠5♥ flop leading to the 6♦ turn. Niciforo bet 4,000, Torrents folded and Barakat called.

Niciforo fired another bet of 8,000 on the 2♣ river and was once again called by Barakat. Niciforo showed J♦8♦ for top-two pair which was enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Niciforo	102,000 102,000	102,000
Manuel Torrents	24,500 500	500
Youness Barakat	13,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Manuel Torrents Mario Niciforo Youness Barakat

08-26-2024 23:34 UTC+1

Helin Makes the Right Call

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Kym Nguyen opened to 3,000 from early position and Joonas Helin called from middle position.

The flop came 8♥9♥6♠ and Nguyen check-called a 1,500 bet from Helin.

Both players checked the 7♠ turn leading to the 6♥ river. Nguyen bet 4,000 and Helin called.

Nguyen could only show A♥J♠ for a bluff while Helin turned over A♠9♠ for two pair and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joonas Helin	51,000 51,000	51,000
Kym Nguyen	37,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Joonas Makes Kym Nguyen

08-26-2024 23:40 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ariel Faskowicz	75,000 14,000	14,000
Krishna Madhariwar	42,000 15,000	15,000
Jacky Wong	30,000 10,000	10,000
Vladimir Dovzhenko	23,000

Tags: Krishna Madhariwar Vladimir Dovzhenko

08-26-2024 23:44 UTC+1

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

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

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

08-27-2024 00:11 UTC+1

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.