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

08-27-2024 16:09 UTC+1

Is Pyzara Piecing Together Another Deep Run in a PokerStars Regional Main Event?

Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kacper Pyzara opened to 2,100 from under the gun and was called by Betanzos Guerrero, Edgar Almeida and Yangyang Zhang. Michael Uguccioni then moved all in for around 27,000 from the big blind. Pyzara rejammed for a few thousand more, and folded out the rest of the table.

Michael Uguccioni: Q♥Q♣ All in
Kacper Pyzara: K♥K♠

Pyzara had Uguccioni dominated and he flushed the Italian out of the tournament following the J♥5♥4♥5♣6♥ runout.

Back at EPT Paris, Pyzara made a deep run in the French Poker Series Main Event, finishing in fifth place for a career-best score of €124,390 ($133,662). Can the Polish poker player with more than $1.2 million in live earnings replicate his performance in the French capital?

Player	Chips	Progress
Kacper Pyzara	65,000
Michael Uguccioni	Busted

Tags: Betanzos Guerrero Edgar Almeida Kacper Pyzara Michael Uguccioni

08-27-2024 17:05 UTC+1

Rubiralta Cracks Palma's Queens

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Tyler Foran

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

With over 40,000 in the middle Gerard Rubiralta, who was in the big blind was seen smoke-betting 2,500 as the 9♦6♦4♦J♠ turn hit the felt. Nick Palma began the hand from under the gun and was Rubiralta's only opponent. He pushed his last 2,000 chips across the line, putting himself at risk, and both players revealed their hands.

Nick Palma: Q♣Q♥ All in
Gerard Rubiralta: 10♦7♦

Rubiralta had flopped a flush against the over pair of Palma, leaving him drawing dead as the dealer completed the board with the 7♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Rubiralta	82,000 82,000	82,000
Nick Palma	Busted

Tags: Gerard Rubiralta Nicolas Palma

08-27-2024 17:31 UTC+1

Abid Can't Triple Up

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Calum Grant

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

David Hochheim opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by Feras Abid from two seats over. Roman Stoica then three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack. Hochheim called before Abid moved all in for 12,600. Both players called for Abid to potentially earn a triple up.

Hoccheim bet 8,000 on the 10♠7♦3♦ flop and folded out Stoica. The cards then went on their backs.

Feras Abid: Q♣J♠ All in
David Hochheim: 9♥9♠

Hoccheim's nines were ahead, and they held out to scoop the pot after the 5♠ turn and 10♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hochheim	80,000 80,000	80,000
Roman Stoica	70,000 70,000	70,000
Feras Abid	Busted

Tags: David Hochheim Feras Abid Roman Stoica

08-27-2024 17:42 UTC+1

Azadeh is Sent Packing

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Tim Baker

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

Nima Azadeh chose to move all in for his last 15,000 from the cutoff with Micha Hoedemaker making call from the big blind to put him at risk.

Nima Azadeh: K♣Q♣ All in
Micha Hoedemaker: K♦K♥

Hoedemaker's kings held up on the board of K♠J♣7♠Q♠4♠, giving him top set and sending Azadeh to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Micha Hoedemaker	58,000
Nima Azadeh	Busted

Tags: Nima Azadeh Micha Hoedemaker

08-27-2024 17:49 UTC+1

Fernandez Nearly Triples up With Cowboys

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Dan O'Hair

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

Marcos Fernandez opened to 2,500 from middle position and Rodrigo Colon shoved for his last 17,200 from directly behind. Maoz Tenenbaum made it 100,000 to go and action folded back around to Fernandez, who shoved for 30,000 total for a three-way showdown.

Rodrigo Colon: 9♥9♠ All in
Marcos Fernandez: K♠K♣ All in
Maoz Tenenbaum: Q♥Q♠

The 7♣4♦3♣8♣6♣ runout needlessly improved Fernandez to a king-high flush and he dragged the large pot while also eliminating Colon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maoz Tenenbaum	165,000 128,000	128,000
Marcos Fernandez	80,000 80,000	80,000
Rodrigo Colon	Busted

Tags: Maoz Tenenbaum Marcos Fernandez Rodrigo Colon

08-27-2024 19:27 UTC+1

Queens Hold for Ufano

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Tyler Foran

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

All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and Harald Petschnig was at risk for 20,500 against Jorge Ufano.

Harald Petschnig: A♥7♥ All in
Jorge Ufano: Q♣Q♠

Ufano was in great shape with pocket queens and was able to fade the ace as the board ran out K♦9♠6♣3♣9♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ufano	84,000 10,000	10,000
Harald Petschnig	Busted

Tags: Harald Petschnig Jorge Ufano

08-27-2024 19:28 UTC+1

Rabl Shoves into Hallaert's Kings

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Dan O'Hair

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

Action folded around to the blinds, where Eric Rabl shoved for approximately 20,000 from the small blind. Kenny Hallaert snap-called from the big blind having Rabl covered.

Eric Rabl: Q♦3♣ All in
Kenny Halaert: K♣K♠

Rabl's timing was unfortunate and the 10♥4♠8♥A♦5♦ runout was of no help — awarding the PokerStars ambassador the knockout and nearly doubling his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	57,000 27,000	27,000

Eric Rabl	Busted

Tags: Eric Rabl Kenny Hallaert

08-27-2024 19:31 UTC+1

Talbot Exits the Tournament

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Tim Baker

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

The action was caught on a board of K♣10♦A♠8♣Q♠ with roughly 20,000 in the pot. Parker Talbot bet 2,000 and was met with an instant shove by Habib Kamel. Talbot only had 10,500 left in his stack and after a few moments he tossed his cards into the muck.

A few hands later, Bryan Araujo raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and called the 8,000 shove of Talbot out of the big blind.

Parker Talbot: A♠8♣ All in
Bryan Araujo: K♣10♦

The runout of 7♣Q♠4♦10♥K♠ gave Araujo the winner with two pair and sent Talbot to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Araujo	142,000 142,000	142,000
[Removed:497]	39,000 39,000	39,000
Parker Talbot	Busted

Tags: Bryan Araujo Habib Kamel Parker Talbot

08-27-2024 19:53 UTC+1

Zabrodotskyi Takes the Rest of Mao's Chips

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Dan O'Hair

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

Renji Mao was already all in and at risk for approximately 10,000 from early position against Yurii Zabrodotskyi, who was under the gun.

Renji Mao: A♣K♠ All in
Yurii Zabrodotskyi: Q♣Q♠

It was a classic race, but the 9♥9♦Q♦ flop left Mao all but drawing dead.

The 10♣ turn secured Mao's elimination and a meaningless 8♥ completed the board to send the rest of Mao's chips Zabrodotskyi's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yurii Zabrodotskyi	210,000 16,000	16,000
Renji Mao	Busted

Tags: Renji Mao Yurii Zabrodotskyi

08-27-2024 20:00 UTC+1

Le Touche Keeps Stacking

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Tyler Foran

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

After a series of raises, Ahmad Abdullah was seen all in for roughly 30,000 against Philippe Le Touche and both hands were on their backs.

Ahmad Abdullah: J♣J♦ All in
Philippe Le Touche: Q♣Q♥

Abdullah was unable to find one of the remaining jacks as the board ran out 10♣6♥4♠6♣9♥, adding more to Le Touche's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe Le Touche	260,000 34,000	34,000
Ahmad Abdullah	Busted

Tags: Ahmad Abdullah Philippe Le Touche