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

08-27-2024 10:39 UTC+1

Fiore Becomes First Bust Out of the Day

Calum Grant

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Pedro Gines opened to 300 from under the gun before Gaetano Fiore three-bet to 1,200 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and then Gines reraised to 3,300. Fiore thought for a few moments before calling.

Gines continued for 2,100 on the A♠K♣J♣ flop and was called. Gines then slowed down with a check on the 10♠ turn. Fiore fired out 4,500, sending Gines into the tank. The Spaniard took his time before reaching for his chips, he then steadied himself and continued to mull over his options. Gines finally settled on a raise, making it 13,000, and he snap-called for the 12,600 more he had behind after Fiore three-bet jammed as the slightly bigger stack.

Pedro Gines: Q♣Q♥ All in
Gaetano Fiore: A♥10♣

Gines had Broadway, while Fiore's two pair needed to improve to a full house. The K♠ paired the board, but not in the way Fiore required and he was reduced to fumes.

A few hands later, Fiore was all-in and at risk to Matthias Huebl.

Gaetano Fiore: K♦8♦ All in
Matthias Huebl: A♦Q♦

Huebl paired up on the A♥10♦2♠ flop and improved to a boat after the Q♠ turn and Q♣ river to secure the first elimination of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Gines	60,000
Matthias Huebl	32,000
Gaetano Fiore	Busted

Tags: Gaetano Fiore Matthias Huebl Pedro Gines

08-27-2024 11:02 UTC+1

Smbatyan Jams into the Nuts

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Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was caught on the turn, with around 9,000 in the pot on the 10♥9♣2♦6♦ board. Artyom Smbatyan bet 3,500 from the big blind and was called by Michal Schuh from under the gun. Andrii Shestakov made it 12,000 from the next seat over, which folded out Adrian Andritz in the hijack.

Smbatyan moved all in for a few thousand more, forcing Schuh to release his hand. Shestakov put in the extra calling chips and the hands were tabled.

Artyom Smbatyan: Jx9x All in
Andrii Shestakov: 8♥7♥

Smbatyan, who didn't have a flush draw, was drawing dead ahead of the 3♥ river, completing the runout. Shestakov took in the pot and sent Smbatyan to the reentry desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrii Shestakov	59,000
Artyom Smbatyan	Busted

Tags: Adrian Andritz Andrii Shestakov Artyom Smbatyan Michal Schuh

08-27-2024 11:15 UTC+1

Rasmussen On the Right End of a Cooler

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Joao Sydenstricker raised to 600 from the cutoff. Hans Rasmussen called on the button before Jörg Schneegaß squeezed out of the big blind to 3,500. Sydenstricker called, but Rasmussen back-raised to 14,500. Schneegaß shoved for roughly 30,000 which only Rasmussen called.

Hans Rasmussen: K♣K♠ All in
Jörg Schneegaß: Q♠Q♦

The flop of 10♦K♥9♠ kept Rasmussen ahead with top set, but it did provide Schneegaß with a straight draw. The 4♣ turn and 9♣ river improved Rasmussen to a full house, earning him a double up. Schneegaß was left with just 500 chips and was eliminated in the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Rasmussen	64,000 64,000	64,000
Joao Sydenstricker	26,000 26,000	26,000
Jörg Schneegaß	Busted

Tags: Hans Rasmussen Joao Sydenstricker Jörg Schneegaß

08-27-2024 11:52 UTC+1

Hovhannisyan Fades Iervasi's Outs

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Erico Iervasi opened under the gun to 1,200 and was called by three players before Emanvel Hovhannisyan squeezed out of the big blind to 5,500. Iervasi made the call but the other players folded.

The two players saw a flop of Q♦J♣10♦. Hovhannisyan bet out for 5,500 and Iervasi immediately shoved all in for 21,000. Hovhannisyan put in the call and the cards were revealed.

Erico Iervasi: 8♦7♦ All in
Emanvel Hovhannisyan: A♣Q♥

Iervasi couldn't hit any of the outs he needed to win as the 2♥ came on the turn, followed by the 10♠ on the river. Hovhannisyan's pair of queens would win the pot and eliminate Iervasi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emanvel Hovhannisyan	59,000 59,000	59,000
Erico Iervasi	Busted

Tags: Emanvel Hovhannisyan Erico Iervasi

08-27-2024 13:13 UTC+1

Ampelikiotis Ejected After Blind on Blind Collision

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action folded to Paolo Santagati in the small blind, and he raised to 2,200. Theodoros Ampelikiotis three-bet to 6,600 from the big blind and called off his stack of around 35,000 when Santagati four-bet jammed as the bigger stack.

Theodoros Ampelikiotis: QxQx All in
Paolo Santagati: AxAx

Santagati's aces remained best and he scooped in the pot after the board ran out with the 7♣5♣7♠4♦4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paolo Santagati	75,000 75,000	75,000
Theodoros Ampelikiotis	Busted

Tags: Paolo Santagati Theodoros Ampelikiotis

08-27-2024 13:26 UTC+1

Polack Has Kicker Problems

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With roughly 15,000 in the pot, Samuel Polack bet 3,000 from the big blind on a flop of A♥8♣3♥. Nhat Truong called him from the button.

Polack checked the 7♦ turn and Truong fired out 6,000. Polack then check-raised all in for 12,000 which Truong called.

Samuel Polack: A♣J♦ All in
Nhat Truong : A♠Q♥

Truong was ahead as his queen-kicker played. Polack couldn't find a miracle jack on the river as the K♦ fell and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nhat Truong	46,500
Samuel Polack	Busted

Tags: Samuel Polack Nhat Truong

08-27-2024 13:31 UTC+1

Rauhe Continues Comeback

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Thomas Rauhe was one of the shorter stacks before the first break, falling to around 11,000 but he'd managed to spin up his stack to around the initial 30,000.

Three-ways to the 10x7xXx flop, Paolo Bonfanti led out for 4,300 into a pot of around 5,000 from the big blind. Carlos Sanchez clicked it to 10,300 from the hijack before Rauhe moved all in for 26,400 from the button. Bonfanti quickly folded while Sanchez called as the slightly bigger stack.

Thomas Rauhe: 7x7x All in
Carlos Sanchez: Ax10x

Sanchez had top-pair-top-kicker, while Rauhe was in great shape with his set of sevens. The Q♦ turn gave Rauhe the checkmark ahead of the 8♥ river.

Sanchez was left with just a few chips, and he was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Rauhe	60,000 44,000	44,000
Carlos Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Carlos Sanchez Paolo Bonfanti Thomas Rahue

08-27-2024 13:46 UTC+1

Gurevich Runs Kings into Aces

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Angelo Marrone opened to 1,000 from under the gun and Paolo Santagati called from one seat over. Gaston Gurevich three-bet to 4,200 from middle position before Betanzos Guerrero made it 17,000 from the hijack. The action folded back the Gurevich, who moved all in for 25,700. Guerrero quickly called and the cards went on their backs.

Gaston Gurevich: K♥K♦ All in
Betanzos Guerrero: A♥A♣

Gurevich was in rough shape and found no help on the 10♠9♦4♠ flop, however, the J♦ turn gave him a gutshot straight draw. The 6♠ river confirmed his exit instead and Guerrero collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Betanzos Guerrero	55,000 55,000	55,000
Gaston Gurevich	Busted

Tags: Angelo Marrone Betanzos Guerrero Gaston Gurevich Paolo Santagati

08-27-2024 14:21 UTC+1

Basile Books a Double KO

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Pierre Basile opened to 1,200 from middle position before Nabil Sabahi three-bet to 5,300 from the cutoff. Alf-Inge Olsen cold-called from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way to put the action back on Basile, who moved all in as the bigger stack. Sabahi called off his stack of around 22,000 and Olsen made it a three-way encounter after he called off for his tournament life, having around 17,000 total.

Alf-Inge Olsen: K♥5♥ All in
Nabil Sabahi: K♦J♣ All in
Pierre Basile: J♥J♠

Basile was surprised at his opponents hole cards and he shot up the chip leaderboard after remaining best on the A♠8♣6♦A♣10♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Basile	85,000 85,000	85,000
Alf-Inge Olsen	Busted
Nabil Sabahi	Busted

Tags: Alf-Inge Olsen Nabil Sabahi Pierre Basile

08-27-2024 14:28 UTC+1

Adinolfo Five-Bet Jams Jack-Nine Offsuit

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Marcus Hallabro opened to 1,400 from the button and was called by Gianluca Bernardini from the small blind. Alessandro Adinolfo made it 5,600 from the big blind, putting the action on Hallabro. The latter then four-bet to 14,000, folding out Bernardini. Adinolfo quickly moved all in and Hallbaro called off his stack of 52,200 and was the player at risk.

Marcus Hallabro: A♣K♦ All in
Alessandro Adfinolfo: J♥9♦

Hallabro paired up on the K♠7♥6♥ to strengthen his grip on the hand, which was sealed after the A♦ turn. The 3♠ completed the board and Hallabro moved over the 100,000 mark.

The following hand, Stefan Olofsson limped in from early position. Adinolfo put in his last 3,300 from the small blind and saw Peter Kaspar call from the big blind. Olofsson then jammed for 29,1000 and folded out Kaspar.

Alessandro Adfinolfo: A♣J♥ All in
Stefan Olofsson: K♠K♣

Olofsson's pocket pair held out following the Q♣10♥7♣4♦2♥ runout to end Adinolfo's day prematurely.