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

09-01-2024 22:34 UTC+1

Larag Doubles Through Ganivet

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mhamed Larag was all in preflop for 44,600 from middle position against Alejandro Ganivet in the small blind, who had him covered as players turned their cards.

Mhamed Larag: A♦Q♥ All in
Alejandro Ganivet: 10♠10♣

The board ran out 6♦8♦Q♠K♥7♣ and Larag jumped up in celebration as he paired his queen on the flop to get ahead. He held and doubled his stack, leaving Ganivet short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mhamed Larag	90,000 90,000	90,000
Alejandro Ganivet	12,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Mhamed Larag Alejandro Ganivet

09-01-2024 22:34 UTC+1

Anatski Avoids Disaster With Kings

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ilya Anatski bet 5,000 from the cutoff on a board of 3♦9♣2♦10♦ before Florens Feenstra moved all in from middle position. Anatski quickly called for 35,000.

Anatski showed K♦K♥, but he was trailing Feenstra's 10♥9♥ for two pair until the river brought the 6♦ to give Anatski a flush and secure him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florens Feenstra	100,000
Ilya Anatski	80,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Florens Feenstra Ilya Anatski

09-01-2024 22:35 UTC+1

Lipnitskii Puts Pautrot in the Blender

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded around to Vladimir Lipnitskii who called in the small blind. Klaus Pautrot made it 3,800. Lipnitskii called.

Lipnitskii check-called a bet of 3,000 on the K♠4♣8♠ flop before both players checked the 8♥ river. Lipnitskii led 11,000 on the 9♥ river. Pautrot went into the tank. "I don't know" he said as he pondered his decision. He apologised to his table mates for taking his time.

Eventually he called and was shown K♥J♦ for top pair and Pautrot mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Klaus Pautrot	65,000 65,000	65,000
Vladimir Lipnitskii	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Klaus Pautrot Vladimir Lipnitskii

09-01-2024 22:35 UTC+1

Bansal Battles Zobian and Greenwood

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Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Paawan Bansal raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and was called by Aram Zobian in the small blind and Sam Greenwood in the big blind.

On the A♣9♣4♥ flop, the two high stakes crushers checked to Bansal who continued for 2,100.

Only Greenwood called to see the 10♥ come on the turn. He then checked again.

Bansal, who is no slouch himself with nearly a million dollars in tournament earnings according to the HendonMob, loaded up a bigger bet of 13,000 which got a quick fold from Greenwood.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	105,000 68,000	68,000
Aram Zobian	75,000 7,000	7,000
Sam Greenwood	50,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Aram Zobian Paawan Bansal Sam Greenwood

09-01-2024 22:43 UTC+1

Mangroe Takes From Conniff

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Asher Conniff opened from the button to 2,500. Firoz Mangroe raised to 9,500 from the big blind. Conniff called.

Mangroe led the A♥5♠A♦ flop for 3,500. Conniff called. He sized up on the 8♠ turn to 11,500. Conniff took a moment before making the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Firoz Mangroe	120,000 120,000	120,000
Asher Conniff	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Asher Conniff Firoz Mangroe

09-01-2024 22:49 UTC+1

Zhou Coolers Buhaiov For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads up on a flop of K♠7♦K♦, Lin Zhou bet 2,000 from under the gun before Nazar Buhaiov raised to 7,200 in the big blind. Zhou called and the 2♠ fell on the turn.

Buhaiov then bet 8,500 and Zhou moved all in for 31,900. Buhaiov snap-called with K♥Q♣ for trips, but Zhou had A♦K♣ and took the pot with his ace-kicker once the 9♠ completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lin Zhou	85,000 85,000	85,000
Nazar Buhaiov	65,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Lin Zhou Nazar Buhaiov

09-01-2024 22:53 UTC+1

Some Notables No Longer in the Field

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Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Brian Green	Busted
Sebastian Huber	Busted

Lucia Navarro	Busted

Fintan Hand	Busted
Matthew Wantman	Busted
Alex Difelice	Busted
Tyler Patterson	Busted

09-01-2024 23:02 UTC+1

Bauer's Queens Hold Up on Scary Board

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Matthew Gillingham bet 6,000 from early position on a flop of Q♠J♣7♣, Erik Bauer raised to 20,000 in the big blind, and Gillingham called.

The turn was the K♥ and Bauer bet 30,000. Gillingham quickly called once more and both players checked down the 10♠ river.

Gillingham showed Q♣J♠ for two pair, but Bauer had Q♥Q♦ for a set to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Bauer	160,000
Matthew Gillingham	50,000

Tags: Erik Bauer Matthew Gillingham

09-01-2024 23:03 UTC+1

Szopinski Steals on the Turn

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Fabrizio Ortolomo opened to 2,400 from the hijack. Dawid Szopinski called on the button and Mohamed Lakhal defended the big blind.

The Q♦5♣3♠ flop was checked around. Both Ortolomo and Lakhal checked again on the 2♥ turn. Szopinski bet 3,400 and got two quick folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Szopinski	85,000 51,000	51,000
Fabrizio Ortolomo	45,000 15,000	15,000
Mhamed Lakhal	40,000

Tags: Dawid Szopinski Fabrizio Ortolomo Mohamed Lakhal

09-01-2024 23:04 UTC+1

Spragg Can't Bet Out Cvetkovic

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J♣8♥8♣, Marle Spragg bet 4,500 from the cutoff and Andrija Cvetkovic called under the gun.

The turn was the 6♠ and Spragg bet another 8,000. Cvetkovic called once more and checked over to Spragg on the 5♠ river, and this time she checked back.

Cvetkovic then turned over Q♠J♠ for two pair and Spragg mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marle Spragg	50,000 42,000	42,000

Andrija Cvetkovic	45,000

Tags: Andrija Cvetkovic Marle Spragg