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

09-03-2024 11:42 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Der Megreditchian	Busted
Max Buschmann	Busted
Yuriy Boyko	Busted
Turbo Nguyen	Busted
Endrit Geci	Busted
Eduard Simonyan	Busted
Mohamad El Rais	Busted

Ridvan Sare	Busted
Yehonatan Levy	Busted
Valentino Konakchiev	Busted
Aitor Fuente	Busted
Sandor Hadnagy	Busted
Lukas van Eeden	Busted
Dimitrios Angelakos	Busted
Fabrizio Ortolomo	Busted
Herbert De Marathaoan	Busted
Noah Boeken	Busted

Laurence Stein	Busted
Isidoro Barrena	Busted
Karl Skolin	Busted
Benny Kneepkens	Busted
Herve Mary	Busted
Liam Melis	Busted
Gustav Martensson	Busted
Akshay Bharadwaj	Busted

Yaghmai Downs Two

Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Nariman Yaghmai opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and was called by Tristan Bain from the button. Patrick Gaonach moved all in for 27,000 from the big blind. Yaghmai dropped a stack of T-5,000 chips into the middle to signify a raise and Bain called off his stack of around 50,000.

Patrick Gaonach: A♠8♥ All in
Tristan Bain: 10♠10♦ All in
Nariman Yaghmai: Q♠Q♣

Yaghmai's queens were never troubled as the 9♠4♣3♠4♥J♣ runout provided no drama.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nariman Yaghmai	192,000 106,000	106,000
Tristan Bain	Busted
Patrick Gaonach	Busted

Tags: Nariman Yaghmai Patrick Gaonach Tristan Bain

09-03-2024 11:42 UTC+1

Wiciak Gets Four-Bet Through

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ghassan Bitar raised to 3,000 from the button with A♦Q♠, Dara O'Kearney three-bet to 10,500 from the small blind with A♣10♥ and Simon Wiciak, covering both of his opponents, four-bet all in from the big blind with J♦J♣.

Bitar folded and O'Kearney was also forced to fold his hand, leaving himself just 33,000 left to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	228,500 16,500	16,500

Dara O'Kearney	33,000 5,500	5,500

Tags: Dara O'Kearney Ghassan Bitar Simon Wiciak

09-03-2024 11:47 UTC+1

Pashev Spikes the River to Bust Brink

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Frederik Brink raised to 3,000 in early position before Venelin Pashev three-bet to 8,500 in the cutoff. Brink then moved all in for 35,000 and Pashev snap-called.

Frederik Brink: 10♣10♠ All in
Venelin Pashev: A♣K♣

Brink remained in the lead with his tens as the board came 2♠2♥4♠7♦, but Pashev hit the K♠ on the river to make two pair and send Brink to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Venelin Pashev	150,000 22,500	22,500
Frederik Brink	Busted

Tags: Frederik Brink Venelin Pashev

09-03-2024 11:47 UTC+1

Ruggeri Eliminates Akkari

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Mike Patrick

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

PokerStars Ambassador Andre Akkari moved all in from the small blind for 17,000 following a limp by Umberto Ruggeri on the button. Ruggeri called to put the Brazilian star at risk.

Andre Akkari: A♥7♣ All in
Umberto Ruggeri: A♣Q♦

The board came K♥J♣5♥10♥10♣ as Ruggeri's Broadway straight sent Akkari to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Ruggeri	165,000 89,000	89,000
Andre Akkari	Busted

Tags: Andre Akkari Umberto Ruggeri

09-03-2024 11:53 UTC+1

Big Slick Helps Douch to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Badr Douch got his 25,000 into the middle with Niklas Astedt being the one to try and eliminate him.

Badr Douch: A♣K♥ All in
Niklas Astedt: A♦Q♥

Douch was way ahead with ace-king and just needed a clean runout to stay alive. The board came K♠9♥J♠Q♠7♣ and Douch's pair of kings earned him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	65,000 35,000	35,000
Badr Douch	54,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Badr Douch Niklas Astedt

09-03-2024 11:53 UTC+1

Vaeza Baque Puts a Dent in the Chip Leader's Stack

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With around 30,000 in the pot on a flop of 10♣4♣5♠, Adolfo Vaeza Baque bet 40,000 from the button and Jeremie Zouari called in the small blind.

The turn was the 2♣ and Vaeza Baque moved all in for 32,000. Zouari snap-called with K♠K♦, but Vaeza Baque had A♠A♥ and took the pot once the Q♦ completed the board on the river, earning a double up off the start-of-day chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	290,000 112,500	112,500

Adolfo Vaeza Baque	190,000 106,500	106,500

Tags: Adolfo Vaeza Baque Jeremie Zouari

09-03-2024 11:55 UTC+1

Middleton Rivers Trips

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ryan Mandara raised to 3,000 from the hijack with Q♦Q♣ and Tom Middleton called in the big blind with A♦5♦.

The flop came 8♠5♥3♥ and Middleton checked. Mandara bet 5,500 and Middleton called. The turn was the 7♦ and Middleton led for 6,500, which Mandara called.

The 5♣ river gave Middleton trips and brought him ahead. He moved all in for 40,500 and Mandara got the count and then made the call.

Middleton got the double up with his trips and took a huge chunk out of Mandara's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Middleton	113,500
Ryan Mandara	41,000

Tags: Ryan Mandara Tom Middleton

09-03-2024 11:59 UTC+1

Di Giacomo's Aces Get Cracked by Schwaederle

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

From the big blind, Claudio Di Giacomo three-bet to 11,000 over a Cedric Schwaederle raise from under the gun. Schwaederle called to see a flop.

Di Giacomo's bet of 14,000 on the 8♣7♠5♣ flop was called by Schwaederle.

The 4♥ came on the turn and Di Giacomo opted to check-call a bet of 15,000 from Schwaederle.

On the 9♦ river, Di Giacomo checked, Schwaederle shoved for 52,500, and Di Giacomo went deep into the tank. After thinking for over two minutes, Di Giacomo reluctantly made the call.

Schwaederle turned over 6♠6♦ for a straight, which was good as Di Giacomo flipped over pocket aces with A♣A♦.