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

09-02-2024 22:20 UTC+1

Saliba Takes From Karmatckii

Tim Baker

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

With roughly 6,000 in the pot on a flop of 10♠6♦7♦, Arsenii Karmatckii checked out of the big blind and Justin Saliba checked back from middle position.

Karmatckii led out for 7,200 on the 2♥ turn and Saliba called.

Both players checked the A♥ river. Karmatckii showed J♥9♦ for just jack-high and Saliba took down the pot with 6♥5♥ for a pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	105,000 105,000	105,000
Justin Saliba	52,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Justin Saliba

09-02-2024 22:22 UTC+1

Nagygyorgy Makes a Set of Jacks to Survive; Wins the Following Hand

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Tyler Foran

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

Tibor Nagygyorgy was all in before the flop for 15,900 against Henrik Juncker on his left and both hands face-up on the felt.

Tibor Nagygyorgy: J♠J♥ All in
Henrik Juncker: A♣K♠

They were off to the races, but Nagygyorgy pulled way ahead on the J♦9♥3♠ flop. The 6♦ turn meant Juncker was drawing dead and the 7♠ river was just a formality as the dealer pushed the pot to Nagygyorgy.

The following hand, Nagygyorgy opened in early position and won the blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Juncker	47,500 47,500	47,500
Tibor Nagygyorgy	37,800 37,800	37,800

Tags: Henrik Juncker Tibor Nagygyorgy

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-02-2024 22:30 UTC+1

Quads For Kosk

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Tim Baker

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

Tzimas Konstantinos opened from the hijack to 2,400 and Ermo Kosk shoved for 17,300 out of the big blind. Konstantinos called to to put Kosk at risk.

Ermo Kosk: A♣K♣ All in
Tzimas Konstantinos: A♦J♥

Kosk was ahead with Big Slick and stayed ahead on the K♠K♥Q♥ flop, hitting trip kings. However, the 10♦ turn gave Konstantinos a Broadway straight to take the lead. However, the K♦ river improved Kosk to quads and secured him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzimas Konstantinos	45,000 45,000	45,000
Ermo Kosk	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Ermo Kosk Tzimas Konstantinos

09-02-2024 22:31 UTC+1

Eliminations Throughout the Day

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Rubiralta	Busted
Franck Makaci	Busted
Josep De Ramon	Busted
Mateus Mendes	Busted
Jan Krahulik	Busted
Frankie Cucchiara	Busted
Lukas Trzcinski	Busted
Israel Amoyal	Busted
Jordan Cutter	Busted
Mutlu Vedat	Busted
Raj Vohra	Busted
Vadim Rozin	Busted
Poseidon Ho	Busted
Fernando Canaparo	Busted
Manuel Neiva	Busted
Quan Zhou	Busted
Mihails Nikitins	Busted
Slobodan Ruzicic	Busted
Fabio D'Annolfo	Busted
Fabio Peluso	Busted
Juan Vecino	Busted
Florian Bordet	Busted
Jareth East	Busted
Amerigo Santoro	Busted
Andras Jakabfi	Busted

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09-02-2024 22:33 UTC+1

Bain’s Tens Fail to Crack Aces

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Tyler Foran

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

Tristan Bain was all in from middle position for roughly 30,000 against Claudio Baldini on the button and both hands were tossed on their backs.

Tristan Bain: 10♦10♠ All in
Claudio Baldini: A♥A♣

Bain ran into the best hand in the game and failed to pull ahead on the K♥Q♣8♣7♥K♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Baldini	83,500 63,500	63,500
Tristan Bain	Busted

Tags: Claudio Baldini Tristan Bain

09-02-2024 22:37 UTC+1

Abdulzahra's Fives Hold to Double

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Tyler Foran

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

Ali Abdulzahra jammed 12,100 under the gun and Mounir Tajiou called next to act.

Ali Abdulzahra: 5♣5♥ All in
Mounir Tajiou: K♠Q♥

They were off to the races and the 9♣2♥2♣ flop looked promising for Abdulzahra. The 7♦ turn and 4♣ river were bricks, sending the double his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mounir Tajiou	183,500 17,500	17,500
Ali Abdulzahra	27,200 16,800	16,800

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Mounir Tajiou

09-02-2024 22:37 UTC+1

Pardo's River Shove Gets a Fold From Andrejevic

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Tim Baker

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

Anjelko Andrejevic opened to 2,500 from early position with only Rafael Pardo making the call from middle position.

Andrejevic put out a continuation-bet of 2,200 on the 3♠A♦5♦ flop and Pardo called.

The 6♦ turn saw Andrejevic fire 5,000 into the middle. Once again, Pardo called.

Andrejevic bet 5,000 on the 5♣ river, leaving just 8,000 behind. Pardo raised to put Andrejevic all in and Andrejevic didn't take long to fold his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Pardo	220,000 181,200	181,200
Andjelko Andrejevic	8,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Rafael Pardo

09-02-2024 22:42 UTC+1

Baranski Bust Takasugi With Aces

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Laura Fryer

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

With some initial action missed, Akira Takasugi raised from the cutoff to 20,000 and Marcin Baranski moved all in from the button. Akira Takasugi made the call and the player flipped their cards.

Akira Takasugi: A♥K♥ All in
Marcin Baranski A♠A♣

Takasugi was looking to the board for improvement but missed on the 4♥Q♠9♠A♦8♥ runout. Takasugi shook Baranski's hand and left the table after being eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcin Baranski	196,000 110,500	110,500
Akira Takasugi	Busted

Tags: Akira Takasugi Marcin Baranski

09-02-2024 22:44 UTC+1

Kosk Sends Kassouf to the Rail

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Tim Baker

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

When it folded to Ermo Kosk in the small blind he shoved with only Will Kassouf to get through in the big blind. Kassouf only had around 10,000 in his stack, and after looking at his cards, put them all into the middle to indicate a call.

Will Kassouf: A♠6♦ All in
Ermo Kosk: A♥9♣

The runout of 4♦J♥Q♠J♠2♠ meant Kosk's ace-nine high was the best hand and Kassouf was sent to the showers.