€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-07-2024 12:49 UTC+1

Watson Picks Up Kings Again

David Salituro

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

Christophe Pommier moved all in for around 40,000 from under the gun and Mike Watson put him at risk in early position.

Christophe Pommier: Q♣Q♠ All in
Mike Watson: K♠K♣

Watson was once again in the lead with a pair of kings as the board ran out 7♥5♥10♥A♠5♣ to send Pommier to the rail.

"Mike Watson, what a life," tablemate Nacho Barbero said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	680,000 60,000	60,000

Christophe Pommier	Busted

Tags: Christophe Pommier Mike Watson

09-07-2024 12:55 UTC+1

Karrim Doubles Through Lin After Roller Coaster Runout

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Ahmed Karrim shoved from the hijack for 17,000 and Ren Lin called from the cutoff with a covering stack to put Karrim at risk.

Ahmed Karrim: A♣9♦ All in
Ren Lin: A♦8♠

Karrim was in good shape to double up with the bigger ace although the K♠K♣7♣ flop increased the likelihood of a chop. That all changed when Lin took the lead on the 8♣ turn although Karrim picked up the nut-flush draw. The flush came right in on the 2♣ river and Karrim scored the double up through Lin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	197,000 197,000	197,000

Ahmed Karrim	39,000 151,000	151,000

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Ren Lin

09-07-2024 12:56 UTC+1

Colillas Among the Recent Bust Outs

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Tyler Foran

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Maskill	Busted
Andrea Bensaid	Busted
Natan Chauskin	Busted
Jack Kiriakus	Busted
Jamil Wakil	Busted
Imad Derwiche	Busted
Max Buschmann	Busted
Richard Harris	Busted
Nicolas Coppini	Busted
Ramon Colillas	Busted
Jon Vallinas	Busted
David Miscikowski	Busted
Christopher Dowling	Busted
Akinobu Maeda	Busted
Matthew Wantman	Busted
Jiaming Zhao	Busted
Konstantin Ivanov	Busted
Dean Lyall	Busted
Kyosuke Nagami	Busted
Konstantyn Holskyi	Busted

09-07-2024 12:59 UTC+1

Chong Raises Angelov on the River

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David Salituro

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

Boris Angelov bet 20,000 from the cutoff on a flop of A♦A♠10♥ and Victor Chong called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 6♠ turn and the 7♥ fell on the river. Angelov then bet 40,500. Chong came back with a raise to 92,000 and Angelov quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	250,000 83,500	83,500
Victor Chong	200,000 55,500	55,500

Tags: Boris Angelov Victor Chong

09-07-2024 12:59 UTC+1

Lonis Wins Battle of the Blinds Versus Grafton

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Jesse Lonis limped in from the small blind and Sam Grafton checked from the big blind.

The flop came 10♥9♠3♣ and Lonis check-called a 3,000 bet from Grafton.

Both players checked the 10♠ turn leading to the 4♠ river. Lonis bet 12,000 and Grafton called.

Lonis turned over the second-nut flush with K♠3♠ and Grafton mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	235,000 23,500	23,500

Jesse Lonis	120,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Sam Grafton

09-07-2024 13:04 UTC+1

Lee Three-Bets the Turn

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Brett Slezak

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

Action was picked up on the turn with 60,000 already in the middle in a hand between Enrico Coppola from the hijack and Hon Cheong Lee from the small blind.

On a board reading Q♣J♠7♦3♦, Lee led for 35,000 only to be be min-raised by Coppola to 70,000. In response, Lee three-bet jammed for 155,000, much to the distaste of Coppola who was left with a difficult decision.

After using two time banks, Coppola opted to fold, conceding a massive pot in the direction of Lee without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hon Cheong Lee	310,000 310,000	310,000
Enrico Coppola	105,000 33,700	33,700

Tags: Enrico Coppola Hon Cheong Lee

09-07-2024 13:06 UTC+1

Yokosawa Doubles His Short Stack

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David Salituro

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

Masato Yokosawa moved all in for 19,000 from under the gun and Sam Grafton called in the big blind.

Masato Yokosawa: A♠9♥ All in
Sam Grafton: 7♣7♦

Yokosawa's camera crew sprung into high alert as he found himself in a coin flip for his tournament life. The flop came 8♥A♥3♥ and Yokosawa took the lead with top pair, while also picking up a flush draw.

The rest of the board ran out 8♦K♠ and Yokosawa doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	205,000 30,000	30,000

Masato Yokosawa	40,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Sam Grafton Masato Yokosawa

09-07-2024 13:07 UTC+1

Margereson Earns a Double with Aces

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Tyler Foran

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

Scott Margereson already had 7,000 across the line from the hijack and was faced with a raise of 25,000 from Paul Runcan in the big blind. Margereson put in another raise, putting his entire stack of 72,500 across the line and Runcan made the call.

Scott Margereson: A♠A♣ All in
Paul Runcan: A♥K♠

Margereson had the best hand in the game and had very little to sweat as the board ran out J♠9♠7♦4♣10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	306,000 40,500	40,500
Liu Chun Keat	206,000 156,000	156,000
Scott Margereson	148,000 98,000	98,000
Samy Dubonnet	146,500 27,500	27,500
Ludovic Periaux	106,000 2,000	2,000
Eduard Barsegian	105,000 110,500	110,500
Kian Kiani	70,000 31,000	31,000
Kyle Julius	22,500 48,500	48,500

Tags: Paul Runcan Scott Margereson

09-07-2024 13:10 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 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 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

09-07-2024 13:11 UTC+1

Corrigan Cracks Kreft's Aces

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With around 40,000 in the middle on a board reading J♣5♦4♠2♦ Marcin Kreft was all in for around 45,000 and up against Jack Corrigan who covered him.

Marcin Kreft: A♠A♥ All in
Jack Corrigan: K♠J♥

Kreft was in great shape to double with the best possible starting hand but the K♥ river improved Corrigan to two pair and he took the pot while Kreft was sent to the rail in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Corrigan	280,000 140,000	140,000
Marcin Kreft	Busted

Tags: Jack Corrigan Marcin Kreft