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

09-03-2024 17:36 UTC+1

Weber Changes His Tournament Trajectory

Calum Grant

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

Siow Choon Tong opened to 6,000 from under the gun before Simon Lofberg moved all in for 57,500 from the hijack. Wolf Weber rejammed for 87,000 from the button and after getting a count of both stacks, Tong called.

Simon Lofberg: 9♣9♠ All in
Wolf Weber: J♦J♣ All in
Siow Choon Tong: A♦K♠

Weber was the favorite and remained ahead after the 7♠6♥2♠ flop. The J♠ turn confirmed his double and change ahead of the inconsequential K♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wolf Weber	238,500 118,000	118,000
Siow Choon Tong	83,000 72,000	72,000
Simon Lofberg	Busted

Tags: Simon Lofberg Siow Choon Tong Wolf Weber

09-03-2024 17:39 UTC+1

Schwippert Flips Thorsteinsson to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 6,000 under the gun before Egill Thorsteinsson moved all in for 35,000 in early position. Jan Eric Schwippert reraised to 72,000 in the big blind and Di Giacomo got out of the way.

Egill Thorsteinsson: 3♣3♠ All in
Jan Eric Schwippert: A♠K♥

The K♦ fell right in the window, while the rest of the board came Q♠4♥7♠4♦ to send Thorsteinsson to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	440,000 14,000	14,000
Jan Eric Schwippert	230,000 85,000	85,000
Egill Thorsteinsson	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Egill Thorsteinsson Jan Eric Schwippert

09-03-2024 17:45 UTC+1

Hollak Doubles With Pocket Rockets

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Tim Baker

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

With the flop showing 10♥9♠5♦, Day 1a chip leader Joost Hollak bet 16,000 with Shakhabiddin Muradov making the call.

Hollak fired a bet of 50,000 upon seeing the 6♥ hit the turn. Muradov shoved for Hollak's remaining 75,000 and Hollak called.

Joost Hollak: A♠A♦ All in
Shakhabiddin Muradov: Q♦10♦

Hollak was ahead with his overpair but had to fade a queen or a ten on the river to stay alive. The blank 2♣ river was exactly what Hollak was looking for as he doubled up with pocket aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joost Hollak	300,000 124,000	124,000

Shakhabiddin Muradov	160,000

Tags: Joost Hollak Shakhabiddin Muradov

09-03-2024 17:45 UTC+1

Yokosawa Hanging On as Krzesinski Applies the Pressure

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Mike Patrick

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

Tomasz Krzesinski raised to 6,000 from under the gun and picked up calls from Ian Hunter in the small blind and Masato Yokosawa in the big blind.

The flop came J♥7♣2♦ and action checked to Krzesinski, who bet 7,000. Both opponents called to see the 10♥ turn.

Again the blinds checked to Krzesinski, who upped the bet to 20,000. Hunter called, but Yokosawa folded, both holding approximately 70,000 remaining chips.

On the river 5♥, Hunter checked a final time and then faced a bet of 30,000 from Krzesinski.

After taking stock of his remaining chips, the Brit folded to send the pot to Krzesinski, who has one of the healthier stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Krzesinski	328,000 8,000	8,000
Ian Hunter	72,000 58,000	58,000
Masato Yokosawa	69,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Ian Hunter Masato Yokosawa Tomasz Krzesinski

09-03-2024 17:48 UTC+1

Lin A Short-Stack Master

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David Salituro

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

"No snap-call, please," Ren Lin said as he moved all in for 10,000 from the hijack. Action folded to Oliver Weis who called in the big blind.

Ren Lin: 10♥10♣ All in
Oliver Weis: 9♠6♥

"Gamble too much," Lin said when Weis turned over his cards. The Q♥9♣7♠ flop gave Weis a pair, but he improved no further on the 4♦ turn and 8♣ river as Lin doubled up.

"Three big blind, I'm number one in the world. Three big blind I know how to play. One more double up, back to average. One more double and we're in the money," Lin said as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Weis	80,000 2,500	2,500

Ren Lin	20,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Oliver Weis Ren Lin

09-03-2024 17:50 UTC+1

Banicevic Hits Set

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Matt Warburton

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

Andreas Antoniou raised to 6,000 from early position with J♥J♣, Vlado Banicevic called in the next seat across with 8♠8♣, and Erlend Melsom three-bet to 25,000 from the button. Both other players called.

The flop came 10♣6♣8♦ and all three players checked. The turn was the Q♠ and Antoniou checked. Banicevic bet 45,000 with his set of eights and both other players managed to find a folds to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erlend Melsom	224,500 59,500	59,500
Vlado Banicevic	195,500 91,500	91,500
Andreas Antoniou	168,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Andreas Antoniou Erlend Melsom Vlado Banicevic

09-03-2024 17:54 UTC+1

Sagra Falls to Gordon

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David Salituro

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

Action folded to Claudio Gordon in the small blind who moved all in, and Ignacio Sagra called for his last 65,000 in the big blind.

Ignacio Sagra: A♣6♠ All in
Claudio Gordon: 3♠3♣

Sagra was flipping for his tournament life near the money bubble but couldn't connect with the 8♥2♣J♣7♥8♠ board as Gordon took the pot to send Sagra to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Gordon	170,000 55,000	55,000
Ignacio Sagra	Busted

Tags: Claudio Gordon Ignacio Sagra

09-03-2024 18:05 UTC+1

Time Runs Out for Murthy

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Calum Grant

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

There was roughly 65,000 in the pot on the K♠9♠Q♣6♥J♥ completed board, with Neel Murthy and Beka Iordanishvili heads up.

Murthy checked in the big blind, and Iordanishvilli put around a pot-sized bet out in front of him. Murthy clicked it 126,000 and was met with a snap-jam for 242,000 by his opponent.

"Don't know why I had to be so greedy," exclaimed Murthy as he entered the tank.

His thought process lasted for several minutes and he continuously beat himself up over the spot.

"I really thought it was less than that," he groaned. "You didn't even think about it."

The clock was called by Manesh Rashidi, which Murthy had no objections to. The count began and Murthy could not make up his mind and threw his 10♣9x into the muck.

Nick Palma implored Iordanishvilli to show a bluff, but the latter's cards remained face down.

"I think it was a chop," continued Murthy as the dealer began the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beka Iordanishvili	430,000 400,000	400,000
Neel Murthy	155,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Beka Iordanishvili Manesh Rashidi Neel Murthy Nick Palma

09-03-2024 18:07 UTC+1

Caizzi Took an Unusual Road to the End of Day 2

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David Salituro

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

Andrea Caizzi is hanging on with around 20,000 near the end of the night, but his journey today nearly didn't happen.

Caizzi explained he won a satellite into the Main Event yesterday and went out to celebrate with some friends. While at a club, he got into some trouble with the bouncers and wound up in jail for the night.

"I showed up for this tournament on Level 12 with 8,000," he said. "If I go on to win, it would be a story."

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Caizzi	20,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Andrea Caizzi

09-03-2024 18:07 UTC+1

Pocket Kings for Melsom

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Matt Warburton

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

Erlend Melsom raised to 6,000 from then hijack with K♦K♣, Pablo Almeida called in the small blind with J♥J♦, and the big blind also called.

The flop came 2♦8♣10♣ and it checked to Melsom, who bet 10,000. Almeida called and the big blind folded. The turn was the Q♠ and Almeida checked again. Melsom fired a bet of 23,000 and Almeida called.

On the 4♠ river, Almeida checked and Melsom bet 50,000 with his kings. Almeida went into the tank and then made the call with his jacks, giving Melsom a big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erlend Melsom	316,500 92,000	92,000
Pablo Almeida	74,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Erlend Melsom Pablo Almeida