€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-06-2024 14:10 UTC+1

Thorel Flops Two Pair

Brett Slezak

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Vladimir Korzinin opened to 1,000 from under the gun and received calls from Dzmitry Urbanovich in middle position, Derk van Luijk in the small blind, and Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind.

On the A♣Q♠7♦ flop, Korzinin continued for 1,600, Urbanovich raised to 4,500, and Van Luijk folded. In the big blind, Thorel raised to 10,000, Korzinin called, and Urbanovich used a time bank before he folded.

The 9♣ turn and 4♣ river both checked through.

Jean-Noel Thorel: A♦7♠
Vladimir Korzinin: A♠3♠

Thorel flopped two pair and got some value on the flop as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	73,000 17,800	17,800
Dzmitry Urbanovich	44,000 6,800	6,800

Vladimir Korzinin	22,000 10,900	10,900

Tags: Derk van Luijk Dzmitry Urbanovich Jean-Noel Thorel Vladimir Korzinin

09-06-2024 14:08 UTC+1

Ivanov Leads the River in Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Toni Kaukua raised to 1,000 in early position and Kiryl Asaulenka called in the hijack. Konstantin Ivanov then three-bet to 4,000 in the big blind and both opponents called.

Action checked to Asaulenka on the K♠8♠3♠ flop and he bet 2,500. Ivanov called, while Kaukua got out of the way. Both players then checked the 7♥ turn.

Ivanov led out for 5,500 on the 10♣ river and Asaulenka quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	110,000
Konstantin Ivanov	60,000
Kiryl Asaulenka	35,000 3,100	3,100

Tags: Kiryl Asaulenka Konstantin Ivanov Toni Kaukua

09-06-2024 14:00 UTC+1

Lyall Pays Off Tian

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a board of 2♥10♠8♣8♦, Mengshi Tian bet 4,200 from the cutoff and Dean Lyall called in the hijack.

The river was the 5♠ and Tian bet another 8,000. Lyall again called and Tian turned over K♦10♥ for two pair. Lyall mucked and Tian took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	40,000 10,000	10,000
Dean Lyall	38,000 8,300	8,300

Tags: Dean Lyall Mengshi Tian

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

09-06-2024 13:51 UTC+1

NAPT Las Vegas Schedule Released, $3M GTD Main Event Headlines Series

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Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The fourth season of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) run by PokerStars is well underway and the action only continues to heat up with the recent schedule release for its marquee stop in Las Vegas. Running from Friday November 1st through Sunday November 10th at Resorts World Las Vegas, the series is not one to miss as it features a whopping 36 tournaments in the span of a week and a half.

Buy-ins range from just $250 all the way up to $25,000 so there are plenty of options for those who want to enjoy some live tournament action without breaking the bank while also providing an opportunity for high stakes regulars to satisfy their desire to play for eye watering sums of money. The high volume means the series comes with a healthy $4,000,000 in total guarantees, including a sizable $3,000,000 set aside for the $5,300 Main Event.

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09-06-2024 13:47 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Tokatlyan	127,000 127,000	127,000
Evgenii Fidchuk	105,000 105,000	105,000
Aram Zobian	101,000 42,000	42,000
Thomas Haverstad	91,500 91,500	91,500
Mounir Tajiou	90,000 25,000	25,000
Zaki Hamani	86,000 20,000	20,000
Lucas Silva Rocha	84,400 84,400	84,400
Saymon Dias	82,500 7,500	7,500
Tom Middleton	79,700 20,700	20,700
Boris Angelov	78,000 28,000	28,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	78,000 38,000	38,000
Eduard Barsegyan	77,000 77,000	77,000
Ludvig Sterner	77,000 77,000	77,000
Artyom Smbatyan	76,000 16,000	16,000
Samuel Ju	75,000 25,000	25,000
Juha Helppi	74,300 4,300	4,300
Carlos Ribeiro	73,000 3,000	3,000
Jason Wheeler	72,000 22,000	22,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	63,900 13,900	13,900
Richard Dubini	63,300 63,300	63,300
Raoul Kanme	60,000 60,000	60,000
Victoria Livschitz	57,600 12,400	12,400
Derk van Luijk	56,300 13,700	13,700

Grzegorz Kozieja	55,900 5,900	5,900
Jean-Noel Thorel	55,200 5,200	5,200

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09-06-2024 13:40 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Why HCL Boss Ryan Feldman Was Kicked Out of the WSOP Main Event

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Ryan Feldman, co-owner of Hustler Casino Live, revealed on PokerNews' Life Outside Poker podcast that he was kicked out of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event over a conflict of interest stemming from his employment at ESPN.

In the 16th episode of the podcast, host Connor Richards speaks with the producer/founder of the most popular livestream in poker history about why he was booted from poker's biggest tournament, along with numerous other topics such as sports journalism, interviewing star athletes, leaving ESPN to start a poker stream, founding HCL and putting together some of the most entertaining lineups in poker history.

This interview was filmed in July at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ryan Feldman by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Ryan Feldman

09-06-2024 13:35 UTC+1

Break Time

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Players are on their first 20-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 179 entrants of which 172 players remain.

09-06-2024 13:34 UTC+1

Sow Runs Into The Nuts as Muradov Scores a Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Kalidou Sow bet 3,500 from the button on a flop of A♥A♦J♦ and Shakhabiddin Muradov called in the hijack.

The turn was the 8♦ and Sow bet 10,000. Muradov used a time bank before moving all in as Sow tossed in all his time banks, taking more than a minute until he called for his last 30,000.

Sow showed 3♦2♦ for a flush, but Muradov had A♠J♠ for the flopped full house. Sow was already drawing dead as the K♣ fell on the river to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shakhabiddin Muradov	80,000 27,000	27,000
Kalidou Sow	Busted

Tags: Kalidou Sow Shakhabiddin Muradov

09-06-2024 13:32 UTC+1

Mustafov Puts Frankland to the Test

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With two players seeing a board of K♣9♠8♣ and around 8,000 in the middle, Matthew Frankland bet 5,000 from the small blind and Fahredin Mustafov called from the cutoff.

On the 7♦ turn, Frankland checked and Mustafov bet 5,700. Frankland made the call.

The river was the 6♠. Frankland checked and Mustafov shoved for around 25,500. Frankland opted to fold and Mustafov took the pot without showdown.