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

09-06-2024 14:19 UTC+1

Vallinas Has the Bigger Pair Against Muradov

David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 6♠5♠4♦, Jon Vallinas bet 4,000 from the hijack and Shakhabiddin Muradov called in middle position.

The turn was the 10♦ and Vallinas bet 10,000. Muradov again called and checked the K♥ river, and this time Vallinas checked back.

Muradov turned over 7♥7♠, but Vallinas had 9♠9♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Vallinas	85,000
Shakhabiddin Muradov	60,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Jon Vallinas Shakhabiddin Muradov

09-06-2024 14:20 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	97,500 25,500	25,500
Enrico Coppola	81,000 81,000	81,000
Raoul Kanme	72,500 12,500	12,500
Ryan Mandara	54,000 1,000	1,000
Ronit Chamani	51,000 51,000	51,000
Said Haho	47,500 47,500	47,500
Alec Torelli	45,000 9,200	9,200

Ivo Bartoletti	45,000 45,000	45,000
Quan Zhou	44,000
Duco ten Haven	35,500 17,500	17,500

Herbert Wins on Turn

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A pot of 9,000 had already been gathered preflop when Castero Herbert made a bet of 3,000 in the big blind. Luke Cain called on the button, after which the A♥ turn was dealt.

Herbert sized up slightly with a bet of 3,600. Cain mulled it over but ended up letting go of his hand.

Thomas Haverstad was also seated at this table, playing more than double the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Haverstad	118,000 26,500	26,500
Castero Herbert	65,000 65,000	65,000
Luke Cain	33,500 33,500	33,500

Tags: Castero Herbert Luke Cain

09-06-2024 14:31 UTC+1

Ho Shoves on Pertile

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Catching the action on a turn of 7♦9♣K♠9♠, Poseidon Ho and Victor Pertile had already created a pot of 20,000. Ho then bet 10,000 under the gun and Pertile called in the seat next to him.

The 3♠ river saw Ho quickly shove all in. Pertile tossed in two of his time banks but eventually decided to fold and grant Ho the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Poseidon Ho	67,000 12,000	12,000
Victor Pertile	35,500

Tags: Poseidon Ho Victor Pertile

09-06-2024 14:32 UTC+1

Juanda Bets Out Eychenne

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

John Juanda bet 1,200 from the cutoff on a flop of 8♦6♦4♣ and Thomas Eychenne called in early position.

The turn was the Q♥ and Juanda continued for 3,000. Eychenne again called and the K♣ fell on the river. Juanda then bet 10,000.

Eychenne used up two of his time bank cards before eventually surrendering the pot to the Poker Hall of Famer.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	45,000 2,000	2,000
Thomas Eychenne	45,000

Tags: John Juanda Thomas Eychenne

09-06-2024 14:34 UTC+1

Wilson Gets Paid with Boat

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Brett Slezak

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Brock Wilson opened to 1,000 from early position and received calls from Farid Jattin in the cutoff, Giorgio Tonin in the small blind, and Andre Akkari in the big blind.

On the K♣5♥4♥ flop, the action checked to Jattin who bet 2,300. Tonin quickly folded while Akkari deliberated for some time before folding. With the action back on Wilson, he put in a check-raise to 7,500 and Jattin called.

The 8♠ turn checked through to the 5♣ river which saw Wilson use a time bank before he put out a bet of 13,000. Jattin quickly called and he got the bad news as Wilson tabled 4♠4♦ for a full house as he dragged a large pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brock Wilson	90,000 90,000	90,000
Andre Akkari	47,000 47,000	47,000

Farid Jattin	15,000 40,100	40,100

Tags: Andre Akkari Brock Wilson Farid Jattin Giorgio Tonin

09-06-2024 14:34 UTC+1

First Round of Knockouts

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Peter Jorgne has already burned through both of his allowed bullets within the first three levels of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	Busted
Peter Jorgne	Busted
Ian Bradley	Busted
Mengshi Tian	Busted
Maher Achour	Busted
Cedric Schwaederle	Busted
Sean Jazayeri	Busted

09-06-2024 14:43 UTC+1

Mustafov Gives Up

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Fahredin Mustafov and Thomas Eychenne were battling blind-on-blind on a flop of 10♦5♠4♥. Eychenne had put in a bet from the big blind, which Mustafov raised to 4,200.

Eychenne called to the 3♠ turn, where Mustafov bet 9,000 more. Eychenne called again, after which the A♥ river went check-check.

Mustafov could only table 8♣6♣ for eight-high, while Eychenne took down the pot with his 7♥4♠ for a pair of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	58,000 13,000	13,000

Fahredin Mustafov	20,000 37,500	37,500

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Thomas Eychenne

09-06-2024 14:43 UTC+1

Zobian Hero Calls Niederreiter

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With two players seeing a board of 5♦10♠6♠8♥ and just under 40,000 in the middle, Aram Zobian checked from the small blind and Fabian Niederreiter shoved from the button for roughly the same amount that was in the pot. Zobian called with a covering stack to put Niederreiter at risk.

Fabian Niederreiter: A♠7♠ All in
Aram Zobian: A♣K♠

Zobian had hero called with just ace-king high but was ahead of Niederreiter's open-ender and nut flush draw. The K♥ river improved Zobian to top pair and he took down a massive early pot while Niederreiter made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	155,000 54,000	54,000
Fabian Niederreiter	Busted

Tags: Aram Zobian Fabian Niederreiter

09-06-2024 14:45 UTC+1

Ten Haven Doesn't Fall For Chamani's Trap

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three players went to the turn on a board of K♦6♣10♠J♠ when Duco ten Haven bet 8,200 from the button. Martin Stausholm folded under the gun, while Ronit Chamani called in the cutoff.

Chamani checked to Ten Haven on the K♣ river, and the Dutchman used up a time bank and tanked for a minute until checking behind. Chamani turned over K♥J♥ for a full house and Ten Haven mucked.