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

08-28-2024 17:45 UTC+1

Castresana's Snowmen Send Pahl to the Rail

Tim Baker

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

Martin Pahl stuck his last 6,200 into the middle from early position. Agustín Castresana moved all in himself for roughly 15,000 from the seat next to Pahl. After the rest of the table folded, the cards were revealed.

Martin Pahl: Q♥7♥ All in
Agustín Castresana: 8♥8♠

The flop of 7♣A♥3♥ gave Pahl a pair and flush draw and a lot of outs to stay alive. However, the board ran out 5♦9♣ and Castresana's pair of eights sent Pahl out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Agustín Castresana	24,000 24,000	24,000
Martin Pahl	Busted

Tags: Agustín Castresana Martin Pahl

08-28-2024 17:51 UTC+1

Berthelot Falls to Kings

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Connor Richards

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

Robert Berthelot was all in and at risk against the bigger-stacked Eduardo Niciforo to his right.

Robert Berthelot: A♣4♣ All in
Eduardo Niciforo: K♣K♠

Berthelot couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out 2♦7♠2♠Q♥J♦ to mark his elimination ahead of dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduardo Niciforo	155,000 155,000	155,000
Robert Berthelot	Busted

Tags: Eduardo Niciforo Robert Berthelot

08-28-2024 19:10 UTC+1

Lesta Wins a Race to Bust Dijoux

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Tim Baker

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

Jean-Marc Dijoux got his last 15,000 in the middle with Jose Elicio Lesta making the call to put him at risk.

Jean-Marc Dijoux: 6♥6♠ All in
Jose Elicio Lesta: Q♦J♦

The flop of 10♥K♠2♣ provided Lesta with a lot of outs to send Dijous to the rail. The 8♥turn didn't help Lesta, but the Q♥ on the river improved his hand to a pair of queens and sent Dijoux packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Elicio Lesta	52,000
Jean-Marc Dijoux	Busted

Tags: Jose Elicio Lesta Jean-Marc Dijoux

08-28-2024 19:11 UTC+1

Haraldstad Eliminated

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Connor Richards

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

Dennis van der Meer opened to 5,000 in the hijack and Joachim Haraldstad three-bet jammed a stack of around 20,000 from the button. Van der Meer called with a bigger stack.

Joachim Haraldstad: A♣8♥ All in
Dennis van der Meer: K♦Q♦

The flop of J♦4♦Q♠ gave Van der Meer a massive lead in the hand and the board finished out 10♣10♠ to mark Haraldstad's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis van der Meer	55,000 55,000	55,000
Joachim Haraldstad	Busted

Tags: Dennis van der Meer Joachim Haraldstad

08-28-2024 19:20 UTC+1

Beudou Sends Spragg Out With Cowboys

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Dan O'Hair

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

Benjamin Spragg opened to 2,500 from the hijack and was three-bet to 6,000 by Cyril Beudou on the button. Action folded back to Spragg, who moved all in for approximately 25,000 total. Beudou called to put Spragg at risk and hands were revealed.

Benjamin Spragg: A♦K♠ All in
Cyril Beudou: K♥K♦

It was a cooler for Spragg, and the 2♠4♣2♦4♥9♦ runout provided no help to the PokerStars ambassador — sending him to the rail late in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cyril Beudou	74,000 11,000	11,000
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Cyril Beudou

08-28-2024 19:21 UTC+1

Double KO for Di Pietro

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Brett Slezak

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

Kirill Vodinskiy open-jammed for 25,000 from early position. In middle position, Luca Di Pietro rejammed for 95,000 and Michael Bartov called all in from the big blind for around 11,000.

Kirill Vodinskiy: K♠K♦ All in
Michael Bartov: J♦10♥ All in
Luca Di Pietro: A♠Q♦

Vodinskiy was in good shape with his kings until the flop came A♥9♥6♠ to vault Di Pietro into the lead. It stayed that way as the board ran out 9♣9♦ and he scored the double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Di Pietro	125,000 125,000	125,000
Kirill Vodinskiy	Busted
Michael Bartov	Busted

Tags: Kirill Vodinskiy Luca Di Pietro Michael Bartov

08-28-2024 19:23 UTC+1

Lin Doubles With Big Slick

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Tim Baker

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

Ren Lin was all-in for 30,000 from the blinds with Mark Roovers making the call to try and bust him.

Ren Lin: A♣K♣ All in
Mark Roovers: AxQx

Neither player improved on the 9♠8♦5♠9♣7♠ runout and Lin's ace-king high earned him the full double.

The defending champion Lucien Cohen was eliminated on a nearby table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Roovers	115,000 115,000	115,000
Ren Lin	62,000 62,000	62,000

Lucien Cohen	Busted

Tags: Lucien Cohen Mark Roovers Ren Lin

08-28-2024 19:38 UTC+1

Big Slick Does the Trick For Rezaei

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Dan O'Hair

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

Daniel Rezaei opened to 3,000 from middle position and was called by Fernando Banda in the small blind and Helge Bjorlow in the big blind.

Banda checked to Bjorlow on the Q♥4♠J♠ flop and he went all in for his remaining 5,500. Both Rezaei and Banda called.

Banda check-called a 7,500 bet from Rezaei on the A♦ turn, but check-folded after a lengthy tank facing an 11,000 bet from Rezaei on the 8♥ river.

Bjorlow turned over J♦5♣ for a flopped pair of jacks, but it was no good against Rezaei's A♣K♥ for a turned pair of aces — eliminating Bjorlow from contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Rezaei	135,000 135,000	135,000
Fernando Banda	40,000 40,000	40,000
Helge Bjorlow	Busted

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Fernando Banda Helge Bjorlow

08-28-2024 19:58 UTC+1

Schiano Dispatches Lococo

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Brett Slezak

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

Yanis Avanesyan opened to 4,500 from under the gun and Stefano Schiano called from middle position. In the big blind, Alejandro Lococo jammed for 48,000. Avanesyan quickly got out of the way while Schiano confirmed the count and put in the call.

Alejandro Lococo: 8♠8♣ All in
Stefano Schiano: A♣Q♠

Lococo found himself in a flip scenario for his tournament life and he immediately fell behind on the K♣Q♦7♥ flop. Nothing changed on the A♠9♦ runout and Lococo hit the exit as Schiano won a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefano Schiano	115,000 115,000	115,000
Alejandro Lococo	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Stefano Schiano Yanis Avanesyan

08-28-2024 20:03 UTC+1

Lyall Cracks Queens for the Triple; Tan Eliminated

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Tyler Foran

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

All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and Dean Lyall was at risk for 22,500 in middle position, while Xiaohui Tan had her stack of about 28,000 across the line on the button and Lars-Magne Johansen was looking for the double knockout.

Dean Lyall: K♥J♠ All in
Xiaohui Tan: 10♠10♥ All in
Lars-Magne Johansen: Q♦Q♣

The J♣6♥2♣ flop gave Lyall a pair of jacks but he was going to need to improve as Johansen was still in the lead with a pair of queens. The 8♣ fell on the turn changing nothing but the J♦ river improved Lyall to trip jacks for the main pot, and Johansen took the side with his pair of queens as Tan exited the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lars-Magne Johansen	105,000 55,000	55,000
Dean Lyall	72,500 72,500	72,500
Xiaohui Tan	Busted

Tags: Dean Lyall Lars-Magne Johansen Xiaohui Tan