During the second break of the day in all ESPT Main Event starting flights, players can dive into some extra poker action with the All In ShootOut events, courtesy of PokerStars.
These events are free to enter, but players must link their PokerStars Live Card to their online PokerStars account to participate. This can be done through the PokerStars Live App or the Sign-Up Desk.
Players must ensure their accounts are linked and meet their country's regulatory requirements to be eligible for the prize.
All In ShootOut winners will receive an envelope containing a mystery Power Path prize. Each flight guarantees at least two Silver Bundles, with prizes that include:
$2,500 WCOOP Silver Bundle or €2,300 Galactic Series Silver Bundle
$109 WCOOP Bronze Bundle or €100 Galactic Series Bronze Bundle
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♥
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.
Ladislao Dalfo opened 4,500 in early position and received calls from Philippe Le Touche and Alf-Inge Olsen before Raviteja Obili jammed 31,500 on the button. All three players stuck around with a call.
When the 9♣9♥6♥ flop hit the felt, Dalfo led for 20,500. Both Le Touche and Olsen made the call.
The 3♠ fell on the turn and Dalfo continued for 30,000. Le Touche took a few seconds while piling up a raise of 80,000 and sliding it across the line. Olsen and Dalfo both tossed their cards into the muck.
Raviteja Obili: K♣Q♣
Philippe Le Touche: Q♠J♣
Olsen let out a cry as he saw the hands, announcing that his six was good.
The board completed with the 8♥ on the river and Obili pulled in the quadruple-up with king-high.
"‘You're so f***ing lucky," Olsen muttered as Obili raked in his chips
"Say thank you,’" Le Touche added with a laugh while gathering the side pot.
Nazar Buhaiov opened 7,000 in the cutoff and Richard Fisher put in a three-bet to 22,000 on the button. Buhaiov four-bet jammed, and Fisher wasted no time calling off his stack of about 75,000.
Richard Fisher: J♠J♦
Nazar Buhaiov: A♦3♦
Fisher was in great shape but the 9♠5♦4♦ gave Buhaiov a straight flush draw to go along with his overcard. The 6♠ turn gave Buhaiov some extra outs, and the A♠ landed on the river, sending Fisher to the rail.
Mathias Siljander opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 17,000 by Philippe Le Touche on the button. Action folded back around to Siljander, who called.
Siljander proceeded to check-call bets from Le Touche on every street. First for 13,000 on the 5♣J♥2♦ flop, then for 33,000 on the J♦ turn and finally for Siljander's remaining 46,000 on the 10♣ river after a lengthy tank.
"You're good," Le Touche announced, prompting Siljander to turn over A♥Q♠.
Le Touche revealed he held 8♦7♠ and Siljander was awarded the double-up.
Ankit Ahuja opened 6,500 on the button and Masato Yokosawa called before Alvaro Recio jammed for about 160,000. Ahuja snap-called his stack of 50,000, putting the action back on Yokosawa. He laughed as he eyed his remaining 7,000, and tossed his 13,500 total across the line.
Yokosawa was already cheering when he saw both his opponents had the same hand. The 9♣7♥3♥ flop hit the felt, giving Yokosawa an open-ended straight draw to go along with his two live cards, and the 4♦ turn, and 5♦ river improved him to a straight as he tripled up.
After a series of preflop raises, Alexandre Reard and Kenny Hallaert got all of their chips in the middle and Reard was at risk for a little over 200,000.
Alexandre Reard: AxAx
Kenny Hallaert: QxQx
The 6♠2♥2♣A♦3♥ runout gave Reard aces-full, sending him near the top of the chips counts, while Hallaert was left on fumes.
Ivan Kuziv opened 10,000 under the gun before Fernando Canaparo three-bet 35,000 in the hijack. Robert Bull put in a four-bet to 85,000 from the big blind, forcing Kuziv to muck while Canaparo made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of 10♦7♦6♠, and after thinking for about 45 seconds, Bull dropped 45,000 across the line. Canaparo tank-called.
When the K♠ hit the turn, Bull took about a minute and announced a bet of 70,000. Canaparo stuck around once again with a call.
The 4♠ competed the board on the river, and Bull announced all-in.
Canaparo went deep into the tank, asking for a count. The dealer let him know it was 148,000, covering his 128,000. After a full ten minutes, well into the break, he smashed a chip across the line to make the call.
Bull rolled A♣A♦, and Canaparo sighed as he stood up from the table as his Q♣Q♦ was turned face-up.
The PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) Main Event at Casino Barcelona continued today with another impressive Day 1 flight; By the time registration closed there were a total of 865 new entries amassed; up 527 entries from the Day 1a flight yesterday. It took 14 hours of play for the final 130 players to bag and tag, adding to the 81 from the first two flights.
As the dust settled, it was Latvia's Maksims Uskovs who bagged the chip lead in Day 1c, taking through 853,000 for the Day 2 restart, only behind Day 1a's chip leader Jose Nadal who captured a total of 882,000. United Kingdom's Robert Bull claimed the second-highest stack of this flight, finishing with an impressive 724,000, followed by Poland's Kacper Pyzara (605,000) to round the top three.
Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
*Rank
Name
Country
Chip Count
1
Maksims Uskovs
Latvia
853,000
2
Robert Bull
United Kingdom
724,000
3
Kacper Pyzara
Poland
605,000
4
Erik Marasco
Brazil
597,000
5
Jakup Breckmann
Denmark
540,000
6
Emmanouel Lianopoulos
Greece
517,000
7
Ivan Karatayeu
Belarus
514,000
8
Marle Spragg
United States
488,000
9
Mathias Siljander
Finland
482,000
10
Alexandre Reard
France
432,000
Many familiar faces joined Day 1c, including PokerStars Team ProMarle Spragg , who boasts nearly $400,000 in live earnings. Spragg finished the day with 488,000 chips, securing eighth place among the Top 10 stacks.
PokerStars Team ProKenny Hallaert entered the day at the dinner break, and it didn't take him long to catch some fire, nearly getting a full double-up within just minutes when his pocket kings held to eliminate Eric Rabl. Although he continued to build his stack, reaching more than 200,000 chips, Alexandre Reard cooled him off when he ran his pocket queens into Reard's aces, leaving him with fumes and was eliminated shortly after.
Robert Bull
Bull likely played the tournament's longest hand, holding aces in a four-bet pot. His opponent, Fernando Canaparo, tanked for 10 minutes on the river with pocket queens before ultimately calling, ending his tournament life and catapulting Bull near the top of the chip counts.
Other familiar faces to find a bag at the end of the day include, Nazar Buhaiov (317,000), Fabio Peluso (303,000), Wouter Beltz (244,000), and Masato Yokosawa (98,000).
However, not all were as fortunate to advance including PokerStars Team Pro's Parker Talbot,Benjamin Spragg, and Ramon Colillas,
as well as Nick Palma, Viktor Jensen, Lucia Navarro, and Gaelle Baumann.
Although all players who busted still have plenty of chances to advance, with four more flights across two days and one re-entry allowed per player. Day 2 begins at 11 a.m. on Friday where all eight flights will be combined.
Keep it with PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action as the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event continues.
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