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

08-31-2024 11:13 UTC+1

Trip Kings for Spekman

Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With around 10,000 chips in the pot on a board of Q♦3♦K♥K♦. Denzel Spekman had bet 2,800 and Ammar Shamsuddin min-raised to 5,600. Eduardo De Mello Schneider folded, then Spekman eventually called.

A 4♠ fell on the river and Spekman checked, then Shamsuddin checked back.

Spekman flipped K♠9♦ for trips, and Shamsuddin quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denzel Spekman	35,000
Ammar Shamsuddin	18,000

Tags: Ammar Shamsuddin Denzel Spekman

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-31-2024 11:29 UTC+1

Albiges Bets Out Garcia on the Turn

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Carlos Antunes opened to 600 and Benoit Albiges called before Fabien Garcia three-bet to 1,700 out of the blinds. Antunes folded, but Albiges called.

On the 5♠K♠4♥ flop, both checked to see the 10♠ fall on the turn. Garcia checked, Albiges fired 2,000, and Garcia quicky folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabien Garcia	35,000 35,000	35,000
Benoit Albiges	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Benoit Albiges Carlos Antunes Fabien Garcia

08-31-2024 11:34 UTC+1

Dudka Doubles After Torgeman Misses Flush Draw

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

David Torgeman was seen counting out a chunk of his chips and sliding them to his table neighbor after losing a pot to Sergiy Dudka.

All of the chips were already in the middle on a board of 2♠8♣A♠7♥6♦ with Torgeman having missed his flush draw with K♠J♠. Dudka had A♥Q♥ for a pair of aces and earned himself a double-up to around 45,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergiy Dudka	45,000
David Torgeman	25,000

Tags: David Torgeman Sergiy Dudka

08-31-2024 11:47 UTC+1

Nagami Shoves the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 4,000 chips in the pot on a board of J♦7♣6♣3♣, Andrija Cvetkovic bet 3,000 on the turn, and Kyosuke Nagami raised to 7,000. Cvetkovic called.

An 8♠ came on the river and without too much time elapsing, Nagami shoved for around 22,000. Cvetkovic had about 19,000 in his stack and after thinking for a while, he elected to preserve them and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyosuke Nagami	40,000 40,000	40,000
Andrija Cvetkovic	19,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Andrija Cvetkovic Kyosuke Nagami

08-31-2024 11:56 UTC+1

Baldini Flops a Jack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Julien Sitbon raised the button to 1,000 and both Paawan Bansal & Claudio Baldini called from the blinds.

On the J♦3♦2♥ flop, the action checked to Sitbon, who continued for 1,200. Bansal and Baldini called.

A 9♠ fell on the turn and once again it was checked to Sitbon, who made another bet of 3,500. Bansal got out of the way but Baldini made the call.

When the 4♦ landed on the river, Baldini checked and Sitbon thought for some time before he checked back.

Baldini showd J♥10♥ for a pair of jacks, and Sitbon mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Baldini	55,000
Julien Sitbon	35,000

Paawan Bansal	22,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Claudio Baldini Julien Sitbon Paawan Bansal

08-31-2024 11:59 UTC+1

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players are on a 25-minute break.

08-31-2024 12:05 UTC+1

Top Non-Poker Things to Do at EPT Barcelona

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Sandra Barbour

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With stunning architecture, rich cultural history and millions of annual visitors, it's no surprise that Barcelona is one of the top tourist attractions in the world.

It's also no surprise that the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona festival is the biggest EPT stop of them all, drawing thousands of players and generating millions tens of millions in prize money. And while EPT Barcelona is mainly about the poker, its prime location at Casino Barcelona puts it within minutes of some of the city's top attractions.

Here are some of the top activities to do in Barcelona off the felt, all within a few miles of EPT Barcelona.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

08-31-2024 12:28 UTC+1

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Laasonen	118,000 118,000	118,000
Petar Andreev	90,000
Georgios Karakousis	90,000 90,000	90,000
Gary Fisher	82,000 82,000	82,000
Aleksei Savenkov	80,000 80,000	80,000
Razvan Scutaru	80,000 80,000	80,000
Vasileios Panagiotidis	78,000 78,000	78,000
Nedyo Georgiev	75,000 75,000	75,000
Vladimir Erceg	75,000 75,000	75,000
Antoine Rahal	70,000 70,000	70,000
Samuel Sellam	70,000 70,000	70,000
Samir Boudeliou	58,500 58,500	58,500
Vincent Skolin	58,000 18,000	18,000
Olivier Paris	57,300 57,300	57,300
Gerard Rubiralta	56,500 56,500	56,500
Samy Dubonnet	56,000 56,000	56,000
Victoria Livschitz	32,000 32,000	32,000
Ankit Ahuja	30,000 30,000	30,000
Victor Chong	10,000 20,000	20,000