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

09-02-2024 14:45 UTC+1

Abdulzahra's Small River Bet Takes Down the Pot

Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a flop of 2♦2♣5♣, Ricard Gonzalez bet 1,100 from the cutoff and Ram Vaswani called on the button. Ali Abdulzahra then raised to 3,500 from the big blind. Only Gonzalez called.

Abdulzahra led out for 4,000 on the K♣ turn, which Gonzalez called.

The river came the A♦ and after some thinking, Abdulzahra led out for just 3,500. Gonzalez also thought about his decision but ultimately let go of his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Abdulzahra	44,000
Ricard Gonzalez	41,000
Ram Vaswani	37,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Ricard Gonzalez Ram Vaswani Ali Abdulzahra

09-02-2024 14:47 UTC+1

Aissaoui Paid for Aces Full

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mateus Mendes raised from late position and Mohamed Aissaoui three-bet to 3,500 from the big blind, which Mendes called.

The flop ran out J♣5♣10♦ and Aissaoui continued for 2,500, which Mendes called. The turn was the A♣ and Aissaoui switched to a check. Mendes picked up the betting, putting 6,500 in the middle and Aissaoui called.

The river came the J♥ and Aissaoui led out for 10,000. Mendes called and Aissaoui showed A♥A♦ for a full house, aces full of jacks. Mendes mucked and Aissaoui scooped up a significant pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Aissaoui	68,000 68,000	68,000
Mateus Mendes	7,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Mateus Mendes Mohamed Aissaoui

09-02-2024 14:51 UTC+1

Updated Counts and Bust Outs

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Cortes	109,800 109,800	109,800
John Duthie	80,400 38,000	38,000
Nicholas Marchington	68,200 15,800	15,800
Stephen Song	58,800 3,800	3,800

Ramon Colillas	52,500 23,000	23,000
Patrick Kallas	51,000 27,500	27,500
Maria Konnikova	44,500 11,800	11,800

Jen Shahade	42,000 12,000	12,000
Olga Iermolcheva	39,500 8,300	8,300
Christian Harder	29,000 29,000	29,000

Dorian Dizy	24,000 15,900	15,900
Ankit Ahuja	22,400 13,600	13,600
Leo Margets	18,000 14,400	14,400

Masato Yokosawa	11,600 11,600	11,600
Ermanno Di Nicola	Busted
Barny Boatman	Busted

Niall Farrell	Busted

09-02-2024 14:53 UTC+1

Morales Doubles With Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 16,000 in the pot on a flop of 2♦7♥2♥, Gianluca Cedolia check-called a bet of 3,000 from Gustavo Morales.

Both players checked the 7♦ turn for the 8♣ to come on the river. Cedolia checked and Morales shoved for 18,500. Cedolia thought it over for quite some time. Eventually, he reluctantly called.

Morales flipped over A♠A♣ for a pair of aces, which won him the pot as Cedolia turned over 10♥10♠ for a lower overpair to the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo Morales	58,000 58,000	58,000
Gianluca Cedolia	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Gianluca Cedolia Gustavo Morales

09-02-2024 15:00 UTC+1

Top Non-Poker Things to Do at EPT Barcelona

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Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With stunning architecture, rich cultural history and millions of annual visitors, it's no surprise that Barcelona is one of the top tourist attractions in the world.

It's also no surprise that the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona festival is the biggest EPT stop of them all, drawing thousands of players and generating millions tens of millions in prize money. And while EPT Barcelona is mainly about the poker, its prime location at Casino Barcelona puts it within minutes of some of the city's top attractions.

Here are some of the top activities to do in Barcelona off the felt, all within a few miles of EPT Barcelona.

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09-02-2024 15:05 UTC+1

Epparla Takes From Neiva

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Manuel Neiva bet 2,600 on the 5♥10♣7♦ flop and Ramana Epparla called.

Neiva led out for 1,900 when the A♥ appeared on the turn and once again, Epparla called.

The 9♠ river caused Neiva to slow down and check. Epparla bet 3,300, which forced a fold from Neiva.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramana Epparla	48,000
Manuel Neiva	13,000

Tags: Ramana Epparla Manuel Neiva

09-02-2024 15:06 UTC+1

Wozniak Shoves the Turn

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With 3,000 chips in the middle on a board of 9♠K♣3♣, Mateusz Wozniak had 3,500 chips in front of him which Slobodan Ruzicic had called. Roberto Romanello then made it 8,000 and both Wozniak & Ruzicic called.

An A♣ fell on the turn where Romanello checked and Wozniak shoved for around 8,000. Both Ruzicic and Romanello quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	45,000 10,000	10,000

Mateusz Wozniak	34,000 34,000	34,000
Slobodan Ruzicic	16,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Mateusz Wozniak Roberto Romanello Slobodan Ruzicic

09-02-2024 15:06 UTC+1

Kiriakus Runs Into Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Bjorn Kozenkai raised from the button and Ibrahim Kiriakus moved all in from the big blind for 9,500. Kozenkai called and had his opponent covered as players flipped their cards.

Ibrahim Kiriakus: A♦2♠ All in
Bjorn Kozenkai: A♣A♠

The board ran out 8♥8♦7♥6♠4♦ and Kozenkai held with his pocket aces to win the pot, sending Kiriakus to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bjorn Kozenkai	37,000
ibrahim Kiriakus	Busted

Tags: Bjorn Kozenkai Ibrahim Kiriakus

09-02-2024 15:07 UTC+1

Navarro Goes for it All

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With 2,500 in the middle the flop read J♦6♦5♣, and Lucia Navarro checked from under the gun to Diego Beirigo on the button who fired 900. Navarro responded with a check-raise to 4,000, and Beirigo made the call.

When the 3♣ hit the turn, Navarro continued for 8,000. Beirigo eyed Navarro's remaining stack for a moment and made the call.

The 8♥ completed the board on the river and Navarro didn't slow down, jamming for 16,900. Beirigo went into the tank for about a minute before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Beirigo	48,000
Lucia Navarro	43,400 12,900	12,900

Tags: Diego Beirigo Lucia Navarro

09-02-2024 15:11 UTC+1

Cantos Check-Shoves the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jordan Cutter opened from middle position to 900 and was called by Simon Wiciak, Olga Iermolcheva from the button, and Jorge Cantos out of the big blind.

All four players checked the 6♦8♦8♠ flop to see the J♠ come on the turn. Once the action checked to Iermolcheva, she bet 2,800 and was met by an immediate check-raise shove for 13,800 by Cantos. All three of Cantos' opponents folded and the pot was awarded to him.