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

08-27-2024 23:03 UTC+1

Norden Leaves Ahuja on Fumes

Ryan Lashmar

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

Alexander Norden opened to 2,500 from under the gun and received calls from Ankit Ahuja in the small blind and Sylvain Mazza in the big blind.

The flop came 7♣7♠9♥ and action checked around to Norden who fired a 3,000 continuation bet. Ahuja check-raised to 8,000, Mazza got out of the way and Norden made the call.

Ahuja bet 5,000 on the 9♣ turn and was once again called by Norden. On the 5♥ river Ahuja shoved for a bit over 20,000 and after taking a couple minutes to weigh his options Norden made the call.

Ahuja could only show 4♥4♠ for a counterfeited pocket pair turned into a bluff. Norden tabled 8♠8♥ for two pair, nines and eights and scored a full double up while Ahuja was left with just over a single big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Norden	61,300 61,300	61,300
Sylvain Mazza	57,000 57,000	57,000
Ankit Ahuja	1,500 35,000	35,000

Tags: Alexander Norden Ankit Ahuja Sylvain Mazza

08-27-2024 23:04 UTC+1

Jalife Makes the Right Call

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Kai Cocklin

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

With 40,000 chips already in the middle of the table and the board reading 3♠K♦8♥4♣, both Dawid Kasprzyk & Nicholas Jalife checked.

The river brought a 6♥ and Kasprzyk wasted no time in shoving, which put Jalife to the test for his remaining stack of around 20,000. After some time thinking, Jalife decided to put himself at risk and made the call.

Kasprzyk turned over 3♥2♥ for a pair of threes, and Jalife showed he had made the right call with 9♥9♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Jalife	80,000
Dawid Kasprzyk	40,000

Tags: Dawid Kasprzyk Nicholas Jalife

08-27-2024 23:07 UTC+1

Mellanen Doubles Through Skiscim

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jacek Skiscim opened to 2,500 from under the gun and Kasper Mellanen three-bet to 13,700 from the cutoff. Skiscim made the call with a covering stack to put Mellanen at risk.

Kasper Mellanen: A♠Q♣ All in
Jacek Skiscim: A♦J♠

Mellanen was in great shape with a bigger ace and remained ahead on the 10♠9♦10♣K♣2♣ runout to score a full double up through his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kasper Mellanen	30,300 30,300	30,300
Jacek Skiscim	19,500

Tags: Jacek Skiscim Kasper Mellanen

08-27-2024 23:09 UTC+1

Allatta Backdoors a Flush

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Kai Cocklin

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

With 8,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 6♠8♥7♠, both Salvatore Allatta and Lucas Rocha Silva checked to Mohamed Barre, who fired a bet of 3,000. Both Allatta and Silva called.

The 4♥ turn was checked through to the 7♥ river where Allatta led out for 5,000. Silva called, and Barre folded.

Allatta showed K♥6♥ for a rivered flush, and Silva mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salvatore Allatta	70,000
Lucas Rocha Silva	35,000
Mohamed Barre	30,000

Tags: Lucas Rocha Silva Mohamed Barre Salvatore Allatta

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-27-2024 23:23 UTC+1

Grosso Eliminated With the Nut Flush

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Kai Cocklin

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

The pot already had 15,000 chips in it on the turn with the board reading 9♠3♠J♦J♠ when Giovanni Grosso checked, Tobias Kirby-Hogarty bet 8,500, and Grosso shoved for around 32,000. Kirby-Hogarty snap-called.

Giovanni Grosso: A♠5♠ All in
Tobias Kirby-Hogarty: 9♥9♦

Despite turning the nut flush, Grosso was drawing dead as Kirby-Hogarty had an unbeatable full house. A J♥ came on the river and Grosso got up out of his seat as the pot was pushed to Kirby-Hogarty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Kirby-Hogarty	80,000 60,000	60,000
Giovanni Grosso	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Grosso Tobias Kirby-Hogarty

08-27-2024 23:24 UTC+1

Casalnuovo Cracks Top Set to Double

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a board reading 7♥9♥K♣J♣ and about 12,500 in the middle, Domenico Casalnuovo checked from the big blind and Yi Ang Lin bet 14,200 from the cutoff. Casalnuovo shoved for 14,200 and Lin called with a covering stack to put Casalnuovo at risk.

Domenico Casalnuovo: 10♣8♣ All in
Yi Ang Lin: K♦K♥

Lin had flopped the nuts with top set only for Casalnuovo to pull ahead on the turn with the second-nut straight. The board did not pair on the 3♣ turn after which Casalnuovo dragged in a full double up at Lin's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Domenico Casalnuovo	41,000 69,000	69,000
Yi Ang Lin	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Domenico Casalnuovo Yi Ang Lin

08-27-2024 23:34 UTC+1

Farias Gets Chips From A Stone

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Kai Cocklin

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

Ignacio Sanz min-raised to 2,400 from under the gun and Diego Beirigo called from the next seat. Herbert Farias then squeezed to 9,000 before Jacob Stone four-bet to 25,600 from the small blind. Sanz and Beirigo both folded, and Farias shoved. Stone had around 6,000 chips behind and put them all into the pot which left him at risk.

Jacob Stone: A♦K♦ All in
Herbert Farias: A♣A♠

Unfortunate timing for Stone as his Big Slick was a big underdog against the pocket aces of Farias. Despite pairing his king on the K♣Q♠7♣ flop, Stone couldn't improve further as neither the 4♥ turn nor 3♦ river could keep his tournament life alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Beirigo	120,000
Ignacio Sanz	110,000 7,000	7,000
Herbert Farias	100,000
Jacob Stone	Busted

Tags: Diego Beirigo Herbert Farias Ignacio Sanz Jacob Stone

08-27-2024 23:34 UTC+1

Moya Folds After Committing Majority of Stack

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jose Tarazona opened to 2,600 from middle position and was called by Juan Moya in the cutoff before Antonello Ferraiuolo squeezed to 10,800 from the big blind. Tarazona folded while Moya made the call, leaving just 6,500 behind.

The flop came 6♣5♥7♥. Ferraiuolo shoved and took the pot after Moya folded.

Jesse Lonis recently sat down at this table and is off to a good start with just under four starting stacks.