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

08-27-2024 16:00 UTC+1

Maunders Moves Up the Leaderboard

Tim Baker

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

The action was picked up on a board of Q♠4♥A♦2♦ with Giuseppe Tarsia having bet 2,000 from the button. Elias Sibgatova called from the big blind before Daniel Maunders check-raised to 8,000 from early position. Both Tarsia and Sibgatovea called.

Sibgatova checked on the 7♠ river. Maunders fired out a bet of 12,000, which only Tarsia called. Maunders turned over Q♣Q♥ for a flopped set of queens to win the pot. Tarsia turned over AxJx for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Maunders	130,000 130,000	130,000
Giuseppe Tarsia	72,000 72,000	72,000
Elias Sibgatova	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Daniel Maunders Elias Sibgatova

08-27-2024 16:09 UTC+1

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

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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 16:10 UTC+1

Charuf Cracks Kings to Stay Alive

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Tim Baker

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

Norberto Damian Charuf committed his last 14,500 chips preflop with Yossi Fixman making the call to put him at risk.

Norberto Damian Charuf: J♥J♣ All in
Yossi Fixman : K♣K♠

The flop of J♠9♠A♥ propelled Charuf into the lead with a set of jacks. The A♣ turn and 10♣ river didn't improve Fixman, and he had to send around a third of his chips over to Charuf.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yossi Fixman	35,000 35,000	35,000
Norberto Damian Charuf	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Norberto Damian Charuf Yossi Fixman

08-27-2024 16:16 UTC+1

"I'm Not Going to Fold Anymore"

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Tyler Foran

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

With 14,500 in the middle, the turn read J♣7♦4♣9♦, and Alf-Inge Olsen was in the tank with a bet of 5,000 across the line as he was faced with an all-in jam from Aneris Adomkevicius.

After several minutes of thinking, the clock was called by a tablemate, and he dropped his stack of 29,000 across the line.

Alf-Inge Olsen: Q♠J♠ All in
Aneris Adomkevicius: 8♣7♣

Olsen was ahead with his top pair, and was able to fade the straight and flush draw of Adomkevicius as the 5♥ completed the board on the river.

"I'm not going to fold anymore! Be careful," yelled an excited Olsen as he pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alf-Inge Olsen	72,500 72,500	72,500
Aneris Adomkevicius	2,800 2,800	2,800

Tags: Alf-Inge Olsen Aneris Adomkevicius

08-27-2024 16:17 UTC+1

Break Time

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Calum Grant

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

The 437 remaining players are on a 20-minute break. This flight has seen 806 entries thus far.

They will play two more levels when the field returns before being sent for dinner, and once the dinner break is over, late registration will close.

08-27-2024 16:28 UTC+1

Break Time Bonus: Dive into the All In ShootOuts!

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Connor Richards

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

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

For more information about the All In ShootOuts, head to pokerstars.uk/poker/learn/news/ept-barcelona-coverage.

08-27-2024 16:28 UTC+1

Prestige and Tradition Key for Spraggy as WCOOP Schedule Released

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Sandra Barbour

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

PokerStars have revealed details of this year's World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) festival, the 23rd installment of the historic flagship series.
With over $80 million in guaranteed prize pools, the festival sees 379 tournaments spread across the traditional three separate tiers: Low, Medium, and High. Buy-ins range from $5.50 to $25,000, and 12 World Championship events offer players a chance at further glory in various disciplines.
There's also more than ever to look forward to with the introduction of the WCOOP League, Silver and Gold Power Path bundles, and added prizes for Women's events. Read on to find out more!

See the Full Schedule Here

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-27-2024 16:48 UTC+1

A Round of Counts

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Tyler Foran

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ladislao Dalfo	310,000 310,000	310,000
Pierre Basile	230,000 145,000	145,000
Ivan Karatayeu	217,000 27,000	27,000
Gabriel Podovei	192,000 192,000	192,000
Joaquin Blanco	189,000
Santiago Capitan	167,600 52,100	52,100
Lucia Martinez	151,200 151,200	151,200
Yann Perron	150,000 40,000	40,000
Johannes Kaspar	149,000 149,000	149,000
Sondre Lunde	149,000 51,000	51,000
Ankit Ahuja	122,000 92,000	92,000
Alf-Inge Olsen	55,500 17,000	17,000