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

08-31-2024 15:02 UTC+1

Barer Wins With Small Pair

Ryan Lashmar

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

With three players seeing a board of 7♣4♦3♥ and about 10,000 in the middle, Mehdi Rabah checked from middle position and Ami Barer checked from the hijack. Felix Weis bet 3,000 from the cutoff and only Barer called.

Both remaining players then checked the A♠ turn and 2♦ river. Weis turned 6♦6♣ which was enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	48,000 48,000	48,000
Felix Weis	28,100 28,100	28,100
Mehdi Rabah	27,500 27,500	27,500

Tags: Ami Barer Felix Weis Mehdi Rabah

08-31-2024 15:08 UTC+1

Munafo Bets Out Sitbon on the River

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Kai Cocklin

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

With 6,000 chips in the pot on a flop of J♦A♣5♠, Julien Sitbon bet 2,200 and Franco Munafo called.

The J♥ on the turn was checked through to the K♠ river. Munafo led out for 6,100, and Sitbon eventually folded.

On the same table, Samuel Ju was just eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	130,000 4,000	4,000

Franco Munafo	30,000
Samuel Ju	Busted

Tags: Franco Munafo Julien Sitbon

08-31-2024 15:10 UTC+1

Xanthopoulos' Big Slick Holds Up

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Tim Baker

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

Tarmo Tammel raised to 2,200 from the hijack and was three-bet to 10,000 by Pavlos Xanthopoulos in the cutoff. Sidi Tourad committed his last 10,400 into the middle, but Tammel folded and the cards were revealed.

Sidi Tourad : A♠Q♥ All in
Pavlos Xanthopoulos : A♦K♥

Tourad needed to find a queen if he was stay alive in the tournament. However, the K♣A♥6♣ flop meant that only running cards would keep Tourad in his seat. That didn't happen though as the rest of the board came 3♥2♥ and Xanthopoulos's top two pair would eliminate Tourad.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tarmo Tammel	95,000 5,000	5,000
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	40,000 40,000	40,000
Sidi Tourad	Busted

Tags: Pavlos Xanthopoulos Sidi Tourad Tarmo Tammel

08-31-2024 15:11 UTC+1

Gomez Cracks Queens to Double

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Ryan Lashmar

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

In a preflop confrontation Roberto Gomez was all in for around 15,000 from middle position and was called by Zachary Habayeb who covered him from the hijack.

Roberto Gomez: 9♠9♦ All in
Zachary Habayeb: Q♥Q♦

The board ran out A♥7♦J♥10♣8♦. Gomez had made a running straight on the river to score the double up through Habayeb.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Gomez	34,000 34,000	34,000
Zachary Habayeb	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Roberto Gomez Zachary Habayeb

08-31-2024 15:16 UTC+1

Bukharkov Flops the Nuts

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Kai Cocklin

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

With around 7,000 chips already in the pot on a flop of Q♣8♠10♥, there were 7,500 chips in front of Yannis Berrandou, which Thome had called. Bukharkov then moved all in for 15,400, and Berrandou called. Thome then shoved for around 70,000 and after some thought, Berrandou chose to fold with 50,000 behind.

Evgenii Bukharkov: J♠9♦ All in
Julien Thome: 8♥8♦

A great situation for Bukharkov who was on the brink of tripling up, and would so do if the board didn't pair. Thome needed to improve in order to eliminate his opponent but no help arrived on neither the 4♦ turn nor 5♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Thome	55,000 5,000	5,000
Evgenii Bukharkov	50,000
Yannis Berrandou	50,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Evgenii Bukharkov Julien Thome Yannis Berrandou

08-31-2024 15:17 UTC+1

Some Chip Updates

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	70,000 70,000	70,000
Pascal Dabrion	69,000 69,000	69,000
Matiss Celmins	54,000 54,000	54,000
Kyota Henzan	47,000 47,000	47,000
Bryan Paris	45,000 45,000	45,000

Lucas Sfez	44,500 44,500	44,500
Norberto Korn	41,000 41,000	41,000
Valery Yantsevich	37,000 29,000	29,000
Brock Wilson	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tommi Lankinen	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sean Jazayeri	30,000 4,000	4,000
Elias Fisz	29,000 29,000	29,000
Francis Hatchikian	26,000 26,000	26,000
Clement Michaud	25,000 7,500	7,500
Boris Angelov	18,000 18,000	18,000
Dylan Herklots	18,000 18,000	18,000

08-31-2024 15:28 UTC+1

Savov Falls to Weis

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Felix Weis opened to 2,000 from the hijack and Nikolay Savov three-bet shoved for 10,000 from the button. Weis called with a covering stack to put Savov at risk.

Nikolay Savov: A♣10♣ All in
Felix Weis: 6♠6♥

Savov took a huge lead with top pair on the 10♠8♣5♥ flop leaving Weis drawing to just two outs. Weis drilled his set on the 6♣ turn leaving Savov suddenly drawing dead and after the 10♦ river Savov made his exit from the tournament area while Weis claimed the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Weis	51,000 22,900	22,900
Nikolay Savov	Busted

Tags: Felix Weis Nikolay Savov

08-31-2024 15:28 UTC+1

Both Players Overlook Flush as Obili Wins with Aces

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Sava Krink

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

After Zoltan Farkas bet 3,600 on the 9♦K♦Q♣ flop, Raviteja Obili was the only caller with three players involved in the hand.

Both players checked the Q♦ turn.

When the 3♦ river arrived, Obili checked and Farkas bet 15,000. Obili called, and although Farkas had two pair with 9♣7♣ (nines and queens), Obili revealed A♠A♣ for two pair—aces and queens—securing the pot.