€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-03-2024 17:13 UTC+1

Two-Time EPT Champ Watson Among Latest Bustouts

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vilius Augutis	Busted
Jose Valls	Busted
Vladas Tamasauskas	Busted
Jerry Odeen	Busted
Konstantyn Holskyi	Busted
Badr Douch	Busted
Cristinel Sandu	Busted
Mathieu Di Meglio	Busted
Konstantinos Ioannidis	Busted
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Rafael Moraes	Busted

Patrik Jaros	Busted
Gediminas Uselis	Busted
Gabriel Martini Nobrega	Busted
Arsenii Karmatckii	Busted
Calvin Tan	Busted
Marius Kudzmanas	Busted
Tanupat Punjarojanakul	Busted
Stephane Benadiba	Busted
Robin Zagorski	Busted
Shiina Okamoto	Busted
Lin Zhou	Busted
Rene Baranek	Busted
Jong Hyun Kim	Busted
Umberto Zaffagnini	Busted

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09-03-2024 17:15 UTC+1

Stok Finds Fold With Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 6♠K♥4♦5♦ and Sven Stok checked with 2♠2♦. Rania Nasreddine checked with A♣3♣.

The river was the 2♥, which gave Stok a set of deuces and Nasreddine a straight. Stok led for 10,000 and Nasreddine raised to 25,000, putting Stok to the test.

Stok managed to find the fold with his set and Nasreddine scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	638,500 69,000	69,000

Sven Stok	193,000 28,500	28,500

Tags: Rania Nasreddine Sven Stok

09-03-2024 17:16 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Why HCL Boss Ryan Feldman Was Kicked Out of the WSOP Main Event

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Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ryan Feldman, co-owner of Hustler Casino Live, revealed on PokerNews' Life Outside Poker podcast that he was kicked out of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event over a conflict of interest stemming from his employment at ESPN.

In the 16th episode of the podcast, host Connor Richards speaks with the producer/founder of the most popular livestream in poker history about why he was booted from poker's biggest tournament, along with numerous other topics such as sports journalism, interviewing star athletes, leaving ESPN to start a poker stream, founding HCL and putting together some of the most entertaining lineups in poker history.

This interview was filmed in July at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ryan Feldman by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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09-03-2024 17:18 UTC+1

Rojano Springs His Trap

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Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Martin Paap opened to 6,000 from early position and was called by Rafael Rojano from one seat over. Luuk Gieles then three-bet to 19,500 from the hijack. The action folded back to Paap, who released his hand. Rojano back-jammed for 143,500 and saw Gieles snap-call to set up the near 100 big blind pot.

Rafael Rojano: A♦A♥ All in
Luuk Gieles: Q♣Q♠

Rojano's sneaky trap had been sprung, and he leapt out of his chair and eagerly watched as the dealer started the runout.

Rojano remained standing after the 7♦7♣6♥ flop and 3♠ turn. The 9♣ river saw Rojano retake his seat as he collected the sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Rojano Ramos	295,000 251,500	251,500
Luuk Gieles	87,500 90,500	90,500

Tags: Luuk Gieles Martin Paap Rafael Rojano

09-03-2024 17:20 UTC+1

Kolev Takes From Oikonomou

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Boris Kolev opened from early position to 6,000 with Panagiotis Oikonomou being the only caller from the cutoff.

The two players checked the flop of 3♣K♣6♦ to see the K♦ come on the turn. Kolev was first to act and led out for 18,000. Oikonomou thought it over for a few moments before he elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	110,000 6,500	6,500
Panagiotis Oikonomou	90,000 54,500	54,500

Tags: Panagiotis Oikonomou Boris Kolev

09-03-2024 17:22 UTC+1

Talbot Topped by Scire

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Mike Patrick

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

It's been a rough day for many PokerStars ambassadors with Kenny Hallaert and Rafael Moraes among the latest eliminations. Parker Talbot is trying to hang in as best as possible late in Day 2.

After his preflop raise was called by Nicola Scire in the small blind, Scire check-called a 5,000 chip bet from Talbot on the A♠7♦3♥ flop.

On the 9♦ turn, the players checked to the 4♥ river where Scire bet 15,000. Talbot tossed his cards back to the dealer and the pot was pushed to Scire.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Scire	160,000 30,000	30,000
Parker Talbot	65,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Nicola Scire Parker Talbot Rafael Moraes

09-03-2024 17:29 UTC+1

Murthy Leads the River as Clock Called on Rashidi

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of Q♦Q♥8♣, Manesh Rashidi bet 21,000 from the cutoff and Neel Murthy called in the big blind.

Rashidi bet another 12,000 on the 8♦ turn and Murthy again called. The river was the Q♣ and Murthy this time led out for 47,000.

Rashidi tanked for several minutes until the clock was called. The countdown had nearly reached zero when he folded as Murthy took the pot.

"I think I folded a queen," tablemate Panagiotis Mavritsakis said.

"I had a queen, too," Nick Palma added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neel Murthy	250,000 25,500	25,500
Manesh Rashidi	140,000 74,500	74,500

Tags: Manesh Rashidi Neel Murthy

09-03-2024 17:30 UTC+1

Reard Doubles With Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ramon Colillas raised from the cutoff and Alexandre Reard moved all in from the big blind with a short stack of 35,500. Colillas called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Alexandre Reard: K♠K♣ All in
Ramon Colillas: A♠4♣

The board ran out J♦Q♣7♠9♣8♥ and Reard held with his pocket kings to win the pot, doubling up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	225,000 44,000	44,000
Alexandre Reard	35,500 64,500	64,500

Tags: Alexandre Reard Ramon Colillas

09-03-2024 17:35 UTC+1

Flopped Nut Flush Survives Against Two Flopped Sets

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Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A massive cooler took place at Table 10 with PokerNews picking up the action on the turn.

In a three-way pot on a board of 9♠5♠10♠K♥, Bekim Murtezi checked before a hefty bet from Carlos Jurado. Evgenii Sboev called and Murtezi got out of the way.

Jurado then bet 185,000 on the 3♣ river and Sboev went deep in the tank before landing on a call. Jurado showed A♠3♠ for the nut flush, while Sboev mucked a no-good set with 10♦10♣.

Murtezi then revealed that he got away from a flopped set of his own holding 5x5x.