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

08-29-2024 21:08 UTC+1

Some Updated Chip Counts; Chen Rises to the Top

Tyler Foran

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Chen	920,000 815,000	815,000

Gerardo Rodriguez Ulloa	829,000 829,000	829,000
Paul Kraemer	634,000 69,000	69,000
Stefan Olofsson	624,000 263,000	263,000
Enriko Perleka	580,000 580,000	580,000
Ricardo Acquila	480,000 287,000	287,000
Lily Kiletto	226,000 151,000	151,000
Carlos Acevedo	122,000 123,000	123,000

08-29-2024 20:45 UTC+1

"You Can Still Fold"

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Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Samy Salah opened 16,000 in early position and Antonio Crocetta pushed a stack of blues across the line for a raise of 85,000 on the button. Salah piled his chips and four-bet all in for his entire stack. Crocetta asked for a count and the dealer informed him it was 149,000. As Crocetta deliberated, Salah added, "You can still fold." Without responding, Crocetta made the call.

Samy Salah: Q♣Q♦ All in
Antonio Crocetta: J♥J♣

Salah hit his set as the K♥Q♠9♣ flop hit the felt, but he hadn't received the checkmark quite yet as Crocetta flopped a gutshot straight draw. The 2♥ turn and the 6♥ river changed nothing, however, sending Salah the double nearing the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samy Salah	318,000 318,000	318,000
Antonio Crocetta	84,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Antonio Crocetta Samy Salah

08-29-2024 19:20 UTC+1

Lindsay Left with Crumbs after Losing Flip

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Tyler Foran

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Katie Lindsay and Bart Lybaert were seen with their cards on their backs as Lybaert was at risk for 132,000.

Bart Lybaert: J♠J♥ All in
Katie Lindsay: A♣Q♠

It was a race but Lindsay was unable to connect on the 8♠7♠4♣4♦K♦ runout, leaving her with less than two big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bart Lybaert	274,000 139,000	139,000
Katie Lindsay	7,000 198,000	198,000

Tags: Bart Lybaert Katie Lindsay

08-29-2024 19:04 UTC+1

Cohen's Value-Bet Masterclass

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With roughly 60,000 in the middle, the board read 4♠5♠J♠K♠9♣. Lucien Cohen bet 12,000 into Andrea Giuseppe. After thinking for a few moments, Giuseppe made the call.

Cohen tabled A♣K♣ for just a pair of kings, which won him the pot as Giuseppe slid his cards face down to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucien Cohen	180,000 108,000	108,000

Andrea Giuseppe	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Andrea Giuseppe Papa Lucien Cohen

08-29-2024 18:10 UTC+1

Linsday Sends Bojavic to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bart Lybaert raised to 6,000 from the cutoff. Katie Lindsay three-bet to 16,000 from the button and Luka Bojavic four-bet shoved for 34,000 from the small blind. Lybaert got out the way but Lindsay reluctantly made the call.

Luka Bojavic: J♥J♠ All in
Katie Lindsay: K♦10♦

Bojavic was ahead with his jacks, but the flop of K♥5♠2♣ propelled Lindsay into the lead with a pair of kings. The 3♣ turn and 7♠ river didn't improve Bojavic, and he was sent to the rail at the hands of Lindsay.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Lindsay	300,000 42,000	42,000
Bart Lybaert	70,000 70,000	70,000
Luka Bojavic	Busted

Tags: Bart Lybaert Katie Lindsay Luka Bojavic

08-29-2024 18:04 UTC+1

Presterud Spikes River to Claim Double Knockout in Cooler

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Paul Leckey opened to 5,000 in early position and was faced with a three-bet jam by Lorenc Boci in the small blind to 39,500.

Eirik Lund Presterud was in the big blind and moved all in with a stack covering both players. Leckey thought things through momentarily, before moving his stack totaling around 60,000 into the middle.

Lorenc Boci: Q♥Q♠ All in
Paul Leckey: K♣K♠ All in
Eirik Lund Presterud: A♣K♦

Leckey was in great shape with his pocket kings, while Boci looked pretty disgusted with the spot he found himself in.

The 7♦5♥4♦ flop didn't alter matters, but the 6♦ turn gave Lund Presterud the diamond draw and also brought chop possibilities to reduce Leckey's equity.

As the players waited for the river, Lund Presterud rubbed his king of diamonds, almost pointing out to his opponents that he'd picked up the draw.

The A♠ then rolled off on the river, sending Lund Presterud the pot with his pair of aces and sending his two unfortunate opponents to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eirik Lund Presterud	235,000 235,000	235,000
Paul Leckey	Busted
Lorenc Boci	Busted

Tags: Eirik Lund Presterud Lorenc Boci Paul Leckey

08-29-2024 17:45 UTC+1

EPT Cyprus Champ Bows Out

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Calum Grant

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Dare2Stream and 2023 EPT Cyprus Main Event winner Gilles Simon moved all in for 18,000 from middle position and was called by Ryhor Karapanau from the cutoff.

Gilles Simon: A♦9♠ All in
Ryhor Karapanau: 10♥10♦

Simon had three outs and picked up more equity after the 5♦4♣2♥ flop gave him a gutshot to the wheel. The 2♦ turn paired the board, offering no help to Simon. The Q♦ river confirmed his exit and Simon wished the table good luck before heading out.

After EPT Barcelona, the EPT will be returning to Cyprus after the massive success of the inaugural event in 2023.

The 2024 version will be the same, hosted at the mesmerizing five-star Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa from October 9-20.

Relive EPT Cyprus Here

Tags: Gilles Simon Ryhor Karapanau

08-29-2024 17:27 UTC+1

Suck and Re-Suck as Moser Rivers Top Set

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Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was a major suck and re-suck at Table 4 as Andreas Moser opened to 5,000 and a player called before Vittorio Pellegrino three-bet to 21,000. Moser responded by four-betting to 500,000 and the player in between folded as Pellegrino called.

Moser pushed in his remaining 45,000 on the flop of 7♥8♥K♠ and Pellegrino quickly called with slightly more.

Andreas Moser: A♥A♠ All in
Vittorio Pellegrino: K♥K♦

Moser had been painfully out-flopped and was drawing to just two outs before the 2♥ turn gave him additional equity with a flush draw. But it was the A♣ river that gave him the winning hand as he improved to a better set to put a tough beat on Pellegrino, who was left with crumbs and eliminated during a four-way all in the very next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Moser	200,000 200,000	200,000
Vittorio Pellegrino	Busted

Tags: Andreas Moser Vittorio Pellegrino

08-29-2024 17:03 UTC+1

Cappiello Runs into Kings

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Calum Grant

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

In the last hand of the previous level, Candido Cappiello opened to 3,000 from middle position before Kevin Muders three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to Cappiello, and the Italian jammed for around 70,000. Muders quickly called off his stack of 45,000 and the cards were tabled.

Kevin Muders: K♥K♣ All in
Candido Cappiello: 7♠7♣

Muders doubled up after the A♦8♥10♠A♥9♥ runout to leave Cappiello short. A few hands later, Cappiello was seen leaving his seat and exiting the tournament room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Muders	94,000 94,000	94,000
Candido Cappiello	Busted

Tags: Candido Cappiello Kevin Muders

08-29-2024 16:48 UTC+1

Wang Can't Win the Flip

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Tyler Foran

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

Michael Wang was seen all-in from the cutoff for roughly 22,000 against Adam Wagner in middle position, and both players revealed their hands.

Michael Wang: J♣J♦ All in
Adam Wagner: A♦K♣

The K♦8♠4♣ flop paired Wagner's king as Wang stood up from his seat. The Q♣ turn and K♥ river further improved Wagner to trip kings, sending Wang out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Wagner	89,000
Michael Wang	Busted

Tags: Adam Wagner Michael Wang