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

08-31-2024 23:25 UTC+1

Janusz Doubles Through Tamrazov

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Cards were on their backs preflop after a raising war saw Pawel Janusz commit his final 60,000 or so chips from the big blind versus Sergii Tamrazov on the button.

Pawel Janusz: 9♣9♥ All in
Sergii Tamrazov: A♠Q♥

The board ran out 6♥5♦4♦8♣J♦ as Janusz's nines held to score the much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Janusz	130,000 64,000	64,000
Sergii Tamrazov	35,000

Tags: Pawel Janusz Sergii Tamrazov

08-31-2024 23:21 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferreno Roca	Busted
Ramiz Selimovic	Busted
Fabian Rolli	Busted
Samy Khaled	Busted
Artyom Smbatyan	Busted
Georges Sultanem	Busted
Marco Regonaschi	Busted
Eddy Maksoud	Busted

Yalciner Takes Out Two

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Laura Fryer

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was followed after players had flipped their cards and were in a three-way pot.

Sandro Pitzanti:AxQx All in
Selim Zegour:Ax6x All in
Metin Yalciner:10x10x

The 4x10x3x2x8x runout secured Yalciner the pot whilst eliminating both Pitzanti, and Zegour, who was to his direct left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Metin Yalciner	168,000 103,000	103,000
Sandro Pitzanti	Busted
Selim Zegour	Busted

Tags: Metin Yalciner Sandro Pitzanti Selim Zehour

08-31-2024 23:12 UTC+1

The Field is Thinning Quickly

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Mike Patrick

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Since the last break, almost 100 players have already busted, leaving 232 remaining in the field at the start of Level 14.

Play will continue until 98 players remain with those survivors all in the money and on to Day 2.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

08-31-2024 23:05 UTC+1

Kassouf Goes Out with Nine High Like a Boss

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Mike Patrick

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

About 55,000 was in the middle on a turn board of 8♦6♣2♠A♠ and Marte Sandberg had checked her big blind to Will Kassouf on the button.

Kassouf moved all in for his last 39,000, sending Sandberg into the tank. After over a minute of thought, she made the call, only to hear the words Kassouf made famous.

"Nine high like a boss," he proudly declared as he revealed that he indeed had his trademark hand and would need help.

Will Kassouf: 9♠5♠ All in
Marte Sandberg: K♥K♦

Kassouf's nine-high (like a boss) needed another spade or a seven to come on the river to avoid elimination, but the 10♦ fell instead, sending the pot to Sandberg and ending Kassouf's day in the tournament.

After the hand, Kassouf joked with the PokerNews live reporting team, "I need to quit doing that. It's getting me in trouble."

Player	Chips	Progress
Marte Sandberg	172,000 172,000	172,000
Will Kassouf	Busted

Tags: Marte Sandberg Will Kassouf

08-31-2024 23:03 UTC+1

Some Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The bustouts are happening thick and fast during this turbo Day 1b. Of the 654 players that entered this flight, only 248 remain to battle it out to make it to try and make it to day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marton Czuczor	Busted
Jani Vilmunen	Busted
Sergey Mirzoyan	Busted
Oleksii Natoptanyi	Busted
Benny Glaser	Busted
Guy Goossens	Busted
Sebastian Mortensen	Busted

08-31-2024 22:52 UTC+1

Czuczor Busts a Pair

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Mike Patrick

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a three-way pot on the river with the big blind, Maksim Shornikau, already all in with a nub and a side pot of about 40,000 between Ami Barer under the gun and Marton Czuczor on the button, the board read J♦8♣5♦K♣10♥.

After Barer checked, Czuzcor moved all in, covering Barer's remaining 30,000 chips. Barer thought for a couple of minutes and then called.

Czuczor showed 5♠5♣ for a flopped set of fives, which sent Shornikau's queen-high quickly to the muck as he left, with Barer following right after with Q♥J♠ for a losing pair of jacks. Czuczor scooped both pots.