€2,200 Estrellas High Roller Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-31-2024 23:10 UTC+1

Spragg Runs into Rockets

Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Benjamin Spragg opened to 10,500 from middle position and Henok Tekle three-bet to 23,000 from the hijack. Spragg, who covered Tekle slightly, four-bet shoved for around 90,000 and Tekle called, putting himself at risk.

Henok Tekle: A♠A♦ All in
Benjamin Spragg: K♥Q♠

Spragg failed to crack the aces on the 4♣7♣6♦Q♥4♠ runout and was left with just 9,000 chips while Tekle scored a full double up. Spragg managed to double up his short stack at least once but it was not enough and he was sent to the rail shortly afterwards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henok Tekle	180,000 100,000	100,000
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Henok Tekle

08-31-2024 23:12 UTC+1

Rahmouni Flops an Ace to Stay Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Fabiano Kovalski was all-in from early position for 33,000 and Ali Rahmouni had shoved over the top for 81,000. Cagdas Ersoy had them both covered and called to try and get the double knockout.

Fabiano Kovalski: 3♦3♠ All in
Ali Rahmouni: A♣Q♦ All in
Cagdas Ersoy: K♠K♣

Ersoy was ahead with kings, but the J♣A♠8♠ flop gave Rahmouni top pair and catapulted him into the lead. The 7♣ turn and 6♦ river didn't change anything, and Rahmouni won the pot, while Kovalski busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Rahmouni	210,000 210,000	210,000
Cagdas Ersoy	90,000 90,000	90,000
Fabiano Kovalski	Busted

Tags: Ali Rahmouni Cagdas Ersoy Fabiano Kovalski

08-31-2024 23:16 UTC+1

Frankland's Check-Raise Forces Fisher Out

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Slade Fisher opened from the cutoff to 10,000 and Mathew Frankland defended from the big blind.

After Frankland checked the J♦10♦4♦ flop, Fisher bet 14,000 and was met with a check-raise to 42,000 from Frankland. Fisher thought it over for a few moments before folding his hand and forfeiting the pot to Frankland.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathew Frankland	375,000 15,000	15,000
Slade Fisher	170,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Mathew Frankland Slade Fisher

08-31-2024 23:19 UTC+1

Grossi's Four-Bet Gets the Job Done.

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ivan Zhechev opened from the hijack to 10,000 and Eric Sfez three-bet from the button to 37,500. Next to act in the small blind was Renato Grossi, who four-bet to 91,000. Zhechev went deep into the tank, thinking for around a minute before eventually folding his cards. Sfez didn't take too much time to let go of his holding and the pot was pushed to Grossi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Grossi	497,000 202,500	202,500
Eric Sfez	235,000 105,000	105,000
Ivan Zhechev	170,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Eric Sfez Ivan Zhechev Renato Grossi

08-31-2024 23:20 UTC+1

Assorted Chip Counts

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Davide Schianchi	583,000 113,000	113,000
Henadzi Deilik	342,000 42,000	42,000
Ermo Kosk	330,000 148,000	148,000
Cherish Andrews	312,000 37,000	37,000
Ali Rahmouni	293,000 83,000	83,000
Krishna Madhariwar	266,500 266,500	266,500
Lukas Hafner	245,000 245,000	245,000
Michael Wang	182,000 182,000	182,000
Gary Fisher	175,500 12,000	12,000
Borja Reimondez	153,000 148,000	148,000
Fabrice Bigot	112,500 112,500	112,500
Oscar Alache	99,000 49,000	49,000
Cagdas Ersoy	92,000 2,000	2,000
Darius Gadeikis	77,000 77,000	77,000
John Mooney	65,000 135,000	135,000
Johann Petursson	29,000 29,000	29,000

08-31-2024 23:25 UTC+1

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 220 players are now on a 20-minute break.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-31-2024 23:48 UTC+1

Top Stacks as the Bubble Approaches

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Kvisthammar	735,000 425,000	425,000

Robbie Bull	590,000 233,000	233,000
Davide Schianchi	568,000 15,000	15,000
Bernat Carreras	525,000 525,000	525,000
Matthew Frankland	525,000 475,000	475,000
Leo Margets	496,000 196,000	196,000

Renato Grossi	455,000 42,000	42,000
Eric Sfez	450,000 215,000	215,000
Andreas Moser	440,000 440,000	440,000
Ermo Kosk	430,000 100,000	100,000
Claudio Baldini	420,000 276,000	276,000
Henadzi Deilik	405,000 63,000	63,000
Nima Mousavianpour	400,000 146,000	146,000
Abdullah Turan	399,000 399,000	399,000
Harpreet Gill	395,000 395,000	395,000

08-31-2024 23:55 UTC+1

Maeda Doubles

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

When it folded to Jeremy Palvini in the small blind he shoved all in for Akinobu Maeda's 40,000 stack in the big blind. Maeda called and the cards were revealed.

Akinobu Maeda: A♣9♣ All in
Jeremy Palvini: K♠9♦

Maeda was in great shape to double up near to the money bubble. The runout of 4♠5♦7♦5♥3♥ kept Maeda's ace-high in front and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Palvini	290,000 286,000	286,000
Akinobu Maeda	95,000

Tags: Jeremy Palvini Akinobu Maeda

09-01-2024 00:01 UTC+1

Larrosa's Big Slick Busts Deveson

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Max Deveson got his last 95,000 into the middle preflop with Cristian Espineira Larrosa being the player to try and eliminate him.

Max Deveson: A♥Q♣ All in
Cristian Espineira Larrosa: A♣K♥

Deveson needed to find a queen if he was to remain in the tournament. However, the J♥5♦9♦5♣6♣ runout didn't improve either player and Larrosa's ace-king high had sent Deveson to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian Espineira Larrosa	375,000
Max Deveson	Busted

Tags: Max Deveson Cristian Espineira Larrosa