2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Sandro Pitzanti min-raised from under the gun and Joao Marcos Dall Astra called from early position. Joshua Hopkins also called from the big blind.
On the 7♥6♠J♥ flop, both Hopkins and Pitzanti checked, then Astra shoved for around 60,000. Both Hopkins and Pitzanti quickly folded.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
With two players seeing a board of 9♥J♦9♠2♦ and a sizable pot of roughly 140,000 already in the middle, Ivan Stankov checked and Joshua Hopkins bet 50,000 in position. Stankov made the call.
Stankov checked again on the 3♠ river and Hopkins moved all in for about 80,000. Stankov, who held a covering stack, opted to fold and Hopkins dragged in a massive pot without having to go to showdown.
Hendrik Ricken shoved from under the gun for 51,000 and Pedro De Alencar moved all in from the next seat for almost 90,000.
Hendrik Ricken: 5♠5♥
Pedro De Alencar: A♣10♣
The flip went the way of Brazil's Alencar as he hit two pair on the 10♦7♣8♣A♠K♦ runout, which eliminated Ricken.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Peter Bergman shoved for exactly 40,000 from early position and Samir Boudeliou made the call from the big blind.
Peter Bergman: 9♦9♠
Samir Boudeliou: A♥K♠
Both players picked up straight draws on the J♥10♣8♠ flop but it was Bergman's pocket nines that remained in the lead. That lead was eradicated when the Q♥ landed on the turn as Boudeliou improved to Broadway, which left Bergman drawing dead. A 9♣ on the river put a straight on board, but it was no use to Bergman who was eliminated as the bubble looms closer.