€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 22:19 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	305,000 55,000	55,000

Aaron Olechnowicz	110,000 65,000	65,000
Lucia Navarro	Busted

Tags: Aaron Olechnowicz Lucia Navarro Rania Nasreddine

09-02-2024 22:16 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	120,000 42,600	42,600

Marius-Catalin Pertea	95,000 57,000	57,000
Oliver Weis	80,000 40,000	40,000

Ahmed Karrim	75,000 75,000	75,000
Alvaro Gonzalez	75,000 75,000	75,000
Victor Chong	65,000 65,000	65,000
Oscar Alache	65,000 65,000	65,000
Anton Kraous	50,000 50,000	50,000
Soraya Estrada	45,000 45,000	45,000
Angel Insua	45,000 28,300	28,300
Olga Iermolcheva	40,000 15,200	15,200
Sergi Escote	30,000 29,800	29,800
Manuel Fritz	30,000 30,000	30,000
Gianluca Bernardini	20,000
Matthew Wantman	18,000 3,000	3,000

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 22:04 UTC+1

Hajjoubi Can't Shake Off Sidhu

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Laura Fryer

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

Kuljinder Sidhu opened from an early position to 2,500 and got a call from Ren Lin in the cutoff and Nabil Hajjoubi in the big blind.

The players went three-ways to the 8♥2♦6♦ flop. Hajjoubi bet 4,000 and got a single call from Sidhu.

The 8♣ was turned and Hajjoubi bet 6,200. Sidhu called and they both checked down the 6♥ river.

Hajjoubi showed 7♦2♥ and Sidhu flipped over J♦9♦, taking the pot with his jack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nabil Hajjoubi	103,500 103,500	103,500
Kuljinder Sidhu	95,500 95,500	95,500

Tags: Kuljinder Sidhu Nabil Hajjoubi

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 21:58 UTC+1

Ievchenko's Double Barrel Gets Kassouf to Fold

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Tim Baker

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

The flop showed 7♥6♦3♥ and Oleksii Ievchenko bet 6,500 from the small blind. Will Kassouf called from the button.

The J♣ on the turn didn't slow Ievchenko down as he fired a second barrel, this time for 17,200. Kassouf thought it over for a few moments before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Ievchenko	75,000 75,000	75,000
Will Kassouf	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Oleksii Ievchenko Will Kassouf

09-02-2024 21:55 UTC+1

Nasreddine's Value Bet Gets Paid

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Tim Baker

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

Rania Nasreddine raised to 2,400 from early position. Aaron Olechnowicz and Georgios Zachmanidis called from the blinds.

All three players checked to the river on the Q♠J♦6♠7♦A♠ board. After Olechnowicz and Zachmanidis checked, Nasreddine bet 3,000, which only Zachmanidis called. Nasreddine turned over A♦10♠ for a pair of aces to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Zachmanidis	330,000 17,900	17,900
Rania Nasreddine	250,000 23,000	23,000

Aaron Olechnowicz	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Aaron Olechnowicz Georgios Zachmanidis Rania Nasreddine

09-02-2024 21:50 UTC+1

Travnik Starts to Chip Up

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Tim Baker

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

Miha Travnik raised to 2,400 under the gun. José Criado called in the seat next to Travnik and Daniel Pastor defended from the big blind.

After Pastor checked the A♦Q♠10♠ flop, Travnik bet 4,000 and only Criado called.

Upon seeing the 5♦ on the turn, Travnik fired a bet of 17,000 and got a quick fold from Criado.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miha Travnik	92,000
José Criado	75,000
Daniel Pastor	41,000

Tags: Miha Travnik José Criado Daniel Pastor

09-02-2024 21:47 UTC+1

Goetz Three-Bet Jams the Flop

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Tyler Foran

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

Ondrej Goetz opened 2,500 in early position and Daniel Rezaei called on the button before Eric Sfez defended the big blind.

The K♠J♣5♣ flop hit the felt, and Sfez checked to Goetz who continued for 2,500. Rezaei raised to 8,500, forcing Sfez to quickly muck his hand and Goetz wasted little time jamming for 22,500. Rezaei's cards shot face down toward the dealer.