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

09-02-2024 21:01 UTC+1

Lin Cracks Ioannidis Aces

Tim Baker

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

Ren Lin raised to 2,000 from the hijack and Konstantinos Ioannidis three-bet to 6,200 from the cutoff. After the rest of the table folded, Lin called.

Lin checked the 5♥10♦3♣ flop, Ioannidis bet 4,800 and Lin check-shoved for 26,600. Ioannidis snap-called to put Lin at risk.

Ren Lin: 6♠4♠ All in
Konstantinos Ioannidis: A♠A♥

Ioannidis was ahead with aces, but Lin had a straight draw. Lin received instant service on the 2♣ turn, giving him the nuts and leaving Ioannidis drawing dead as an inconsequential 8♣ came on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	65,000 54,000	54,000

Konstantinos Ioannidis	27,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Konstantinos Ioannidis Ren Lin

09-02-2024 21:03 UTC+1

Zachmanidis Folds to Navarro

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Laura Fryer

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

On the table's final hand before the break, Georgios Zachmanidis opened the cutoff to 2,200 and Lucia Navarro defended the big blind.

They saw a 4♣8♥K♦ flop and Navarro checked. Zachmanidis bet 1,500 and Navarro made the call.

Both players checked the 6♥ turn, to get to the 10♣ river.

Navarro bet 10,000 and Zachmanidis folded, allowing Navarro to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Zachmanidis	312,100 127,100	127,100
Lucia Navarro	27,200 17,600	17,600

Tags: Georgios Zachmanidis Lucia Navarro

09-02-2024 21:03 UTC+1

Ace-High Good for Erlandsson

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Tyler Foran

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

Davidi Kitai limped in the cutoff, and did Ziv Caspi on the button, and Artsiom Lasouski in the small blind before Daniel Erlandsson put in a squeeze to 7,000 from the big blind. Kitai and Caspi quickly folded, but Lasouski stuck around with a call.

The dealer spread a flop of 7♠5♥5♣, and Lasouski check-called a bet of 3,500.

The 3♦ turn and 7♣ river received no bets, and Lasouski tabled J♦10♣ before seeing the A♥Q♦ of Erlandsson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Erlandsson	153,000 153,000	153,000
Ziv Caspi	30,800 56,200	56,200
Artsiom Lasouski	18,400 21,100	21,100
Davidi Kitai	15,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Daniel Erlandsson Davidi Kitai Ziv Caspi

09-02-2024 21:04 UTC+1

Break Time

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Tim Baker

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

The remaining players are now on their last 20-minute break of the day.

09-02-2024 21:15 UTC+1

PokerStars Team Pro Sam Grafton Praises EPT as Tour Celebrates 20th Anniversary

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Kaelaine Minton

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

Over the years, countless players have experienced all that the European Poker Tour has to offer. Sam Grafton is no exception.

So, as the EPT Barcelona festival gets underway today — marking the tour's 20th anniversary — we spoke with the PokerStars Ambassador about his EPT memories and the impact it has had on his life.

It's easy to understate Grafton's poker career. With over $15 million in career earnings and now a member of PokerStars Team Pro, he's played on countless tours in countless venues and has seen the industry continue to change and evolve.

"Poker is a super dynamic industry," said Grafton. "A lot of companies and tours have come and gone over the course of my career. Then, there are other ones that have become plinths in the poker calendar of most players.

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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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 21:30 UTC+1

Cucchiara Finds a Chop

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Laura Fryer

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

Frank Cucchiara was already all in and at risk from under the gun against Jelle Moene in the cutoff.

Frank Cucchiara: A♥7♠ All in
Jelle Moene: A♦10♦

Moene had the lead but the double paired 2♦J♦K♣K♥J♣ board ended the hand in a chop.

Cucchiara said he was 'happy with a chop', after seeing he was behind pre-flop.

On the next hand on the same table, Bradley Harwood raised the button to 2,400 and Diego Lopez defended the big blind.

Both players checked the 3♠9♦6♠ flop, to see the 2♥ turn.

Harwood put 2,500 into the middle and Lopez called. Taking them to the Q♥ river.

Action was checked and Harwood showed 8♥6♥ which was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jelle Moene	198,000 101,000	101,000
Diego Lopez	88,000 88,000	88,000
Bradley Harwood	35,000 85,200	85,200
Frank Cucchiara	8,000 8,000	8,000

09-02-2024 21:32 UTC+1

Iermolcheva Surrenders to Escote's Second Barrel

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Tyler Foran

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

Sergi Escote opened 2,400 in the hijack and Olga Iermolcheva defended the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♦10♥10♣, and Iermolcheva check-called a continuation bet of 2,500.

When the A♥ hit the turn Iermolcheva checked once again and Escote flung 6,700 into the middle. Iermolcheva thought about it for a few moments and tossed her hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergi Escote	59,800 59,800	59,800
Olga Iermolcheva	55,200 7,600	7,600

Tags: Sergi Escote Olga Iermolcheva

09-02-2024 21:37 UTC+1

Abdellatif Nearing 100,000 Chips

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Kai Cocklin

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

On a board of 10♥3♣2♠3♦, there were around 18,000 chips in the pot when Jonathan Abdellatif checked and Juan Vecino bet a small amount of 3,200. Abdellatif called.

A 2♦ hit the river and Abdellatif wasted no time in shoving, which put Vecino to the test for his remaining stack of 16,500. Not much time passed before Vecino decided to give it up, which left him with a stack of around 13 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Spallanzani	110,000 20,000	20,000
Jonathan Abdellatif	90,000
Juan Bastida	90,000 10,000	10,000
Juan Vecino	16,500

Tags: Jonathan Abdellatif Juan Vecino