€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-01-2024 16:58 UTC+1

Van de Steeg Straigthens Out Ferhaoui to Double

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Kenny Hallaert raised to 1,300 in early position and Sabry Ferhaoui called in middle position. Gijsbertina van de Steeg then moved all in for 7,400 in the big blind, Hallaert folded, while Ferhaoui called to put her at risk.

Gijsbertina van de Steeg: A♦J♣ All in
Sabry Ferhaoui: K♥Q♣

Van de Steeg hit top pair on the 9♥10♠A♥ flop, then improved to a straight as the K♦ turn and Q♠ river left Ferhaoui with a no-good two pair to force him to hand over the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	60,000 15,000	15,000

Gijsbertina Van De Steeg	16,000 17,500	17,500
Sabry Ferhaoui	10,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Gijsbertina Van De Steeg Kenny Hallaert Sabry Ferhaoui

09-01-2024 17:00 UTC+1

Fernandez Takes From Alilovic

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Luis Miguel Gutierrez checked from the big blind on the 9♦9♠J♦. Ramon Fernandez bet 1,100 in middle position. Miroslav Alilovic called in the cutoff. Gutierrez folded and Fernandez went to muck his cards before realising Alilovic made the call.

He then bet 3,000 on the 7♥ turn, which Alilovic called. The 3♥ river was checked down and Fernandez showed K♦J♥ for top two pair which won him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Alilovic	55,000
Ramon Fernandez	45,000
Luis Miguel Gutierrez	32,000

Tags: Ramon Fernandez Miroslav Alilovic Luis Miguel Gutierrez

09-01-2024 17:01 UTC+1

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Boyaciyan	Busted
Ian Bradley	Busted
Toan Chan Truong	Busted
Nam Le	Busted
Mohamed Mokrani	Busted
Masato Yokosawa	Busted
Andrea Dato	Busted
Haris Rizvanovic	Busted
Kristian Dahl	Busted
Maximilian Silz	Busted
Timur Margolin	Busted

09-01-2024 17:02 UTC+1

Ivacson Into Six Figures After Picking off Margolin Bluff

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Mike Patrick

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Picking up action on a flop of 8♠5♠2♥, Timur Margolin checked his big blind to Attila Ivacson in the cutoff who bet 1,200.

Margolin came back with a check-raise to 4,300, which was called by Ivacson.

On the 6♠ turn, Margolin fired again, this time for 5,800. Ivacson called and the A♣ completed the board.

Margolin loaded up a bet of 15,000 and slid it forward, which gave Ivacson some momentary pause, but he made the call.

Margolin showed 10♥7♥ for a missed straight draw on the turn. Ivacson showed that he actually had the straight, turning over 9♦7♦ to take the sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Attila Ivacson	101,000 101,000	101,000
Timur Margolin	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Attila Ivacson Timur Margolin

09-01-2024 17:02 UTC+1

Szopinski Gives Lin a Tricky Decision

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

David Coleman opened to 1,300 from the hijack and Ren Lin made a small three-bet to 2,500 in the hijack. Dawid Szopinski then four-bet from the big blind to 5,600, and only Lin called.

The flop fell 5♦2♥10♥ and Szopinski continued for 4,200, which Lin called.

An 8♣ on the turn saw Szopinski quickly move all in for 13,400, then Lin started to think out loud.

"This will be a very tight laydown, very tight," were just some of the words Lin spoke out loud. Eventually, Lin decided to fold and Szopinski raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	40,000 40,000	40,000
Dawid Szopinski	34,000 34,000	34,000
Ren Lin	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Ren Lin Dawid Szopinski David Coleman

09-01-2024 17:05 UTC+1

Zaks Takes on the Flop

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Rajesh Vohra opened to 1,500 from early position. Action folded around to Kostya Zaks who reraised to 4,500. Vohra made the call.

He checked the J♠K♥7♠ flop to Zaks, who opted to fire a bet of 3,100. Vohra tanked for a moment before releasing his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kostya Zaks	120,000 88,000	88,000
Rajesh Vohra	25,000

Tags: Rajesh Vohra Kostya Zaks

09-01-2024 17:05 UTC+1

Buonanno Wins At Showdown

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Antonio Buonanno raised to 1,500 from middle position, Antoine Vranken called and Sergio Perez three-bet to 4,000. Both other players called and action went to the flop, which came 7♥9♠6♦. All three players checked it back.

The turn was the 4♣ and action checked to Vranken, who bet 5,000. Perez folded and Buonanno called.

The river was the 4♠ and both players checked to showdown. Buonanno flipped 8♦8♣ and Vranken mucked to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Buonanno	44,000 16,000	16,000

Antoine Vranken	17,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Antoine Vranken Sergio Perez Antonio Buonanno

09-01-2024 17:07 UTC+1

Lagan Doubles With Queens

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Paul Lagan was all in preflop with a short stack against Lucas Silva Rocha, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Paul Lagan: Q♣Q♥ All in
Lucas Silva Rocha: 8♠8♦

The board ran out J♥A♦3♠4♦3♥ and Lagan held with his pocket queens to double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Silva Rocha	50,000
Paul Lagan	22,000

Tags: Lucas Silva Rocha Paul Lagan

09-01-2024 17:14 UTC+1

Martini Wins a Flip On Wantman

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Matthew Wantman raised to 1,200 on the button, Gabriel Martini moved all in for 15,300 in the small blind, and Wantman called.

Gabriel Martini: A♣10♥ All in
Matthew Wantman: 9♥9♣

Wantman remained in the lead on the 5♦7♥8♥ flop, but Martini caught the 10♦ on the turn to make a pair of tens. The river was the 3♠ and Martini doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Martini	32,000
Matthew Wantman	15,000

Tags: Gabriel Martini Matthew Wantman

09-01-2024 17:17 UTC+1

Altman Calls Off With Ace-High to Hardcastle

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jack Hardcastle three-bet to 4,200 in the hijack and Brian Altman called in early position.

The flop came Q♥5♦4♦ and Hardcastle bet 2,500. Altman then raised to 8,500 and Hardcastle called.

Altman bet another 10,000 on the 5♠ turn and Hardcastle again called. The river was the 9♣ and Altman slowed down and checked. Hardcastle then moved all in for 39,900 and Altman tanked for a minute before calling for around 30,000.

Hardcastle turned over K♥K♦ and Altman tossed A♦K♣ into the muck on his way to the exit while the massive pot was pushed to Hardcastle.