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

09-02-2024 20:13 UTC+1

Roberts Flipped Out by Song

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jonathan Roberts shoved from early position for 12,900 and Stephen Song reshoved behind.

Jonathan Roberts: K♣Q♠ All in
Stephen Song: 7♠7♥

The board stayed low coming 3♥6♠9♥5♠2♥ which meant Roberts was eliminated, and Song added some new chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	65,000 30,000	30,000

Stephen Song	45,000 29,000	29,000

Jonathan Roberts	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Roberts Stephen Song

09-02-2024 20:27 UTC+1

Allen Out in Two

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Laura Fryer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players were already on a 7♦10♦9♣ flop when Yassine Baqal raised from the cutoff and Michael Allen moved all in for around 35,000 from the big blind. Baqal called and the players flipped their cards.

Yassine Baqal: 9♠10♠ All in
Michael Allen: Q♣Q♦

Baqal had flopped two pair and Allen was looking to improve. The K♠ gave some hope for Allen, but he missed the straight draw when the 5♣ was placed on the river.

He was left with around 600 chips and was nearly forced all in on the next hand, being in the small blind.

Michael Allen: 10♦3♦
Opponent: J♦J♠

Allen quickly stood after seeing the J♣8♠8♣ flop, and was seen leaving the tournament as the 10♥ turn and 8♥ river were placed on the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yassine Baqal	71,000 71,000	71,000
Michael Allen	Busted

Tags: Michael Allen Yassine Baqal

09-02-2024 20:38 UTC+1

Three-Way Cooler Favors Moene

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Tyler Foran

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Vedat Mutlu opened 2,200 under the gun, and Jelle Moene three-bet to 5,500 from a couple of spots to his left. Jan Zeuschner was in the small blind and jammed for about 12,000 before Mutlu announced all in as well, and Moene called off his stack of 42,700.

Jan Zeuschner: K♠K♥ All in
Jelle Moene: A♠A♦ All in
Vedat Mutlu: Q♠Q♥

It was the ultimate preflop cooler, and the 8♣7♦7♠2♦2♥ runout meant Moene's aces were good, sending Zeuschner to the rail and doubing through Mutlu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jelle Moene	97,000 97,000	97,000
Vedat Mutlu	11,000 11,000	11,000
Jan Zeuschner	Busted

Tags: Jan Zeuschner Jelle Moene Vedat Mutlu

09-02-2024 20:46 UTC+1

Sposato's Boat Buries Berry

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Gaspare Sposato opened for 2,000 and Hector Berry shoved for his last 17,000 out of the big blind. Sposato called to put Berry at risk.

Hector Berry: J♣J♠ All in
Gaspare Sposato: A♠10♦

Berry just had to fade an ace or running straight or flush cards to stay in the tournament. However, the flop of A♥10♣Q♠ propelled Sposato into the lead with top and bottom pair. The 4♦ turn and 10♠ river improved Sposato to a full house, sending Berry to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	100,000 100,000	100,000
Hector Berry	Busted

Tags: Gaspare Sposato Hector Berry

09-02-2024 20:49 UTC+1

Alvarez's Mood Goes From Delight to Dismay as Bastida Scoops Three-Way All In

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A three-way all in pot played out between Cristian Alvarez, Nicola Spallanzani, and Juan Bastida with two of the players sharing the same hand.

Juan Bastida: A♠K♠ All in
Cristian Alvarez: Q♥Q♣ All in
Nicola Spallanzani: A♣K♦

It was a dream scenario for Alvarez, who only needed to win a flip to almost triple up. Spallanzani had the biggest stack, but it seemed unlikely that he could scoop the pot unless the board brought some surprises.

A flop of 3♠6♦J♠ was safe for Alvarez, but Bastida did pick up the nut flush draw. An A♦ on the turn sunk Alvarez as he was drawing to just one out, but left Bastida delighted as he was freerolling for the main pot. Bastida spiked his flush on the 6♠ river and thumped the table in celebration, as Alvarez was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Bastida	100,000 100,000	100,000
Nicola Spallanzani	90,000 57,000	57,000
Cristian Alvarez	Busted

Tags: Cristian Alvarez Juan Bastida Nicola Spallanzani

09-02-2024 20:54 UTC+1

Farrell Falls

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Laura Fryer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was followed from the river with a board of J♠Q♣9♥Q♠5♥. Malcolm Franchi bet 25,000 on the flop from the big blind, into at pot of around 18,000. The action was on Niall Farrell to make the call for his remaining stack.

Farrell folded and was left with around 15,000 chips. He moved all in on the next hand against a middle position open and was called.

Niall Farrell: A♦9♦ All in
Middle position: A♣K♠

Farrell didn't improve on the Q♦3♥7♣8♠4♥ board, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	384,000 384,000	384,000
Niall Farrell	Busted

Tags: Malcolm Franchi Niall Farrell

09-02-2024 21:24 UTC+1

Updated Counts; Grafton Eliminated

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Zachmanidis	312,100
Malcolm Franchi	258,100 125,900	125,900
Jeremie Zouari	256,000 256,000	256,000

Kimmo Fagerholm	233,700 13,700	13,700
Rania Nasreddine	227,000 22,000	22,000

Kiryl Asaulenka	226,000 68,000	68,000
Yves Bianchetti	207,000 207,000	207,000
Amirouche Zekhmi	198,500 48,500	48,500
Daniyar Aubakirov	195,000 94,000	94,000
Krishna Madhariwar	178,000 88,000	88,000
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco	173,000 173,000	173,000
Sondre Stormyr	171,500 171,500	171,500
David Coleman	171,000 14,000	14,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	170,000 170,000	170,000
Antoine Saout	169,500 99,500	99,500
Mounir Tajiou	166,000 95,400	95,400
Stephen Song	95,000 50,000	50,000

Brandon Sheils	81,000 32,600	32,600
Ren Lin	65,800 800	800

Olga Iermolcheva	62,800 27,800	27,800
Gediminas Uselis	62,300 2,100	2,100
Maria Konnikova	59,000 24,000	24,000

Vladas Tamasauskas	53,000 18,000	18,000
Joao Sydenstricker	49,000 1,000	1,000
Andrew Chen	41,300 37,300	37,300

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09-02-2024 22:02 UTC+1

Dogan Sends Grigoryan Home Via the Backdoor

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a flop of 5♠Q♠J♦, Hrayr Grigoryan committed the last of his stack to the pot and Deniz Dogan made the call.

Hrayr Grigoryan: A♠4♠ All in
Deniz Dogan: 8♠7♠

Both players had flush draws which was great for Grigoryan, but not so much for Dogan. A 10♥ on the turn did add a few extra outs for Dogan as he picked up a gutshot, and he spiked it on the 9♥ river as he completed a backdoor straight. Grigoryan couldn't believe it and took a picture of the board before he left the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ridvan Sare	45,000 45,000	45,000
Deniz Dogan	45,000 45,000	45,000
Bixi Yao	30,000 6,200	6,200
Hrayr Grigoryan	Busted

Tags: Deniz Dogan Hrayr Grigoryan

09-02-2024 22:10 UTC+1

Konnikova's Superior Two Pair Topples Lasouski

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three players went to the A♠K♥4♣ flop, and Davidi Kitai checked from the big blind to Artsiom Lasouski who fired 1,800 from under the gun. Maria Konnikova was on the button and put in a raise to 6,000, forcing Kitai out of the pot and Lasouski made the call.

The J♠ fell on the turn and Lasouski checked to Konnikova as she continued for 15,000. Lasouski only took a couple of seconds before jamming for roughly 17,000 and Konnikova snap-called.

Artsiom Lasouski: K♦J♥ All in
Maria Konnikova: A♦4♦

Lasouski turned two pair but Konnikova had flopped aces up and the 2♠ river changed nothing, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	136,600 77,600	77,600

Davidi Kitai	30,900 15,400	15,400

Artsiom Lasouski	Busted

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Davidi Kitai Maria Konnikova

09-02-2024 22:19 UTC+1

Nasreddine Busts Navarro

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Laura Fryer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Aaron Olechnowicz opened from the hijack and Rania Nasreddine called from the small blind. Lucia Navarro jammed from the big blind and only Nasreddine made the call.

Lucia Navarro: A♦J♥ All in
Rania Nasreddine: J♦J♠

Navarro was at risk of elimination and needed to improve to stay alive.

The 8♦4♠4♥ flop didn't help Navarro and neither did the 2♣ 5♣ runout.