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

08-31-2024 14:06 UTC+1

Van Der Swaluw Virtually Triples

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The exact action was unclear, but upon arriving at the table Dimitrios Angelakos and Alexander Van Der Swaluw were all-in and at risk with Francesco Delfoco making the call to try and bust them both.

Dimitrios Angelakos: K♠8♣ All in
Alexander Van Der Swaluw: Q♦Q♣ All in
Francesco Delfoco: A♥Q♠

Van Der Swaluw had the chance to virtually triple up if his queens could hold. The runout of 10♦J♥3♥8♦6♦ kept Van Der Swaluw's ahead until the end and he won the pot, while Angelakos was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Van Der Swaluw	54,000 54,000	54,000
Francesco Delfoco	14,000 14,000	14,000
Dimitrios Angelakos	Busted

Tags: Alexander Van Der Swaluw Dimitrios Angelakos Francesco Delfoco

08-31-2024 14:07 UTC+1

Trzcinki Outflops Derwiche

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There were 5,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 7♠8♦K♣ when Imad Derwiche had bet, and Lucas Trzcinski shoved for 17,200. Derwiche didn't need to think for too long before he called.

Lukas Trzcinski: 8♣7♦ All in
Imad Derwiche: A♣K♥

Trzcinski had flopped two pair and managed to hold on after Derwiche couldn't improve on either the J♣ turn nor 4♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Derwiche	55,000 25,000	25,000
Lukas Trzcinski	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Imad Derwiche Lukas Trzcinski

08-31-2024 14:14 UTC+1

Assorted Chip Counts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	76,100 76,100	76,100
Federico Cirillo	75,000 75,000	75,000
Ian Hunter	71,000 71,000	71,000
Eduard Barsegyan	69,000 69,000	69,000
Johan Storaakers	62,000 62,000	62,000
Liviu Bartha	57,200 57,200	57,200
Nima Mousavianpour	49,500 49,500	49,500
Oleksandr Filipchuk	47,000 47,000	47,000
Jose Zurita	44,500 44,500	44,500
Haoran Cai	38,800 38,800	38,800
Tristan Bain	31,200 31,200	31,200
Luigi Pignataro	29,500 29,500	29,500
Jeff Kirsch	28,300 28,300	28,300
Antonio Menga	27,300 27,300	27,300
Sylvain Loosli	22,300 22,300	22,300

Sergio Somma	12,500 12,500	12,500

08-31-2024 14:20 UTC+1

Johansen Spikes an Eight to Stay Alive

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Per Johansen was all-in for his last 4,400, with Chun Keat Liu making the call. Daniel Falus then raised enough to put Liu all in. Liu thought it over for a few moments before folding.

Per Johansen: A♠8♣ All in
Daniel Falus: A♥J♥

Johansen had the chance to triple up if he could find a way to win. The board ran out 3♠8♦Q♣2♣K♠, giving Johansen the winner with a pair of eights and keeping him alive in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Falus	58,000 58,000	58,000
Chun Keat Liu	20,000 20,000	20,000
Per Johansen	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Chun Keat Liu Daniel Falus Per Johansen

08-31-2024 14:23 UTC+1

Stepanian’s Flopped Full House Doubles Up Against Seire’s Flush

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

It began with a modest raise to 1,800 from Marius Kudzmanas in middle position. Wladimir Stepanian called in the hijack, as did Casimir Seire in the big blind.

All three players checked the 4♣3♠3♥ flop.

On the Q♣ turn, Seire bet 4,500. Kudzmanas folded, but Stepanian called.

The 8♣ river brought another bet of 5,500 from Seire. After thinking it over, Stepanian shoved all in for 21,500. Seire quickly called after checking his cards, showing 10♣7♣ for a flush. However, Stepanian revealed 4♦4♥ for a flopped full house, securing both the double-up and a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wladimir Stepanian	63,000 63,000	63,000
Marius Kudzmanas	27,200 27,200	27,200
Casimir Seire	9,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Marius Kudzmanas Wladimir Stepanian

08-31-2024 14:24 UTC+1

Break Time

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players are on a 25-minute break.

08-31-2024 14:35 UTC+1

Kenny Hallaert Looks to Protect Recreational Players in New PokerStars Role

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a recent episode of the Poker in the Ears podcast, Belgian poker pro and PokerStars Ambassador Kenny Hallaert joined James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton for a chat about his new and innovative role for the Spadie brand.

Hallaert highlighted some of the key issues he's eager to address in his new role, where he looks to make live poker a safer ground for new and recreational poker players

Read the Full Article

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-31-2024 14:52 UTC+1

Some Updated Chip Counts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Pascucci	202,000 202,000	202,000
Alan Mustafa	163,000 163,000	163,000
Antoine Saout	150,000 150,000	150,000
Gary Fisher	140,000 58,000	58,000
Samy Dubonnet	137,000 81,000	81,000
Julien Sitbon	134,000 99,000	99,000

Wouter Beltz	132,000 132,000	132,000
Fredrik Andersson	131,000 131,000	131,000
Miroslav Rizov	130,000 130,000	130,000
Matteo Zanardi	125,000 114,000	114,000
Fouad Rabahie	124,000 124,000	124,000
Timo Laasonen	118,000
Luca Moschitta	118,000 118,000	118,000
Aram Sargsyan	115,000 115,000	115,000
Razvan Scutaru	115,000 35,000	35,000
Claudio Baldini	113,500 21,500	21,500
Aleksei Savenkov	113,000 33,000	33,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	113,000 113,000	113,000
Gaspar Perasovic	100,000 10,000	10,000
Georgios Zachmanidis	100,000 100,000	100,000
Tarmo Tammel	100,000 100,000	100,000
Georgios Karakousis	96,000 6,000	6,000
Olivier Paris	93,000 35,700	35,700
Peter Da	87,000 67,000	67,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	87,000 67,000	67,000

Read full

08-31-2024 15:01 UTC+1

Wiciak Wins a Small Pot Against Ho

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action was caught on a board of 6♥6♠9♦2♣ with around 13,000 in the pot. Simon Wiciak started the hand in early position and bet 6,600. His opponent in the hand was Maria Ho, who thought it over for a few moments before opting to let go of her hand and forfeit the pot to Wiciak.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	38,000 3,000	3,000

Maria Ho	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Maria Ho Simon Wiciak