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

09-03-2024 15:13 UTC+1

Felsen Fades an Eight to Stay Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Gabor Felsen got his last 30,000 into the middle with Angelo Marrone making the call to put him at risk.

Gabor Felsen: 10♠10♦ All in
Angelo Marrone: 8♠8♣

Felsen was in great shape and just had to avoid an eight to survive. The runout of 2♦4♥5♦7♠9♠ kept Felsen ahead with his pocket tens, earning him the much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Marrone	210,000 133,500	133,500
Gabor Felsen	65,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Gabor Felsen Angelo Marrone

09-03-2024 15:13 UTC+1

Camosci Folds Out Vranken

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Calum Grant

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Antoine Vranken opened to 5,000 from under the gun and then entered the tank after Enrico Camosci three-bet to 15,000 from middle positon. After some thinking time, Vranken called but then check-folded to a bet of 10,000 on the K♦4♣4♦ flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Camosci	204,000 29,000	29,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	165,000 23,500	23,500
Antoine Vranken	65,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Antoine Vranken Enrico Camosci

09-03-2024 15:11 UTC+1

Can Saout Outflop Queens?

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Calum Grant

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Antoine Saout opened to 5,500 from middle position before Jose Barbosa three-bet to 17,500 from the hijack. Saout responded with a four-bet to 46,500 and called as the bigger stack when Barbosa jammed for 149,500.

Jose Barbosa: Q♣Q♠ All in
Antoine Saout: A♠K♣

The A♣ appeared on the flop but so did the Q♦5♥, improving Barbosa to a set of queens to stay in front. Barbosa relaxed after the 3♣ turn as Saout was drawing dead ahead of the 2♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Barbosa	306,000 169,500	169,500
Antoine Saout	110,000 144,000	144,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Jose Barbosa

09-03-2024 15:10 UTC+1

Efeturk Fires With Kings

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Daniel Efeturk three-bet to 12,000 on the button and Anthony Cruz called in the hijack.

The flop came 5♦4♣3♦ and Efeturk continued for 10,000. Cruz called and the Q♣ fell on the turn. Efeturk then bet 45,000 and Cruz again called.

Both players checked the 8♠ river and Cruz showed A♣6♣ for missed straight and flush draws. Efeturk turned over K♥K♠ as he took the pot.

Parker Talbot, Ermanno Di Nicola, and Sergii Baranov are also at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Cruz	220,000 63,500	63,500
Daniel Efeturk	200,000 98,500	98,500
Sergii Baranov	160,000 28,000	28,000
Parker Talbot	120,000 10,000	10,000

Ermanno Di Nicola	110,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Anthony Cruz Daniel Efeturk

09-03-2024 15:09 UTC+1

Meli Holds to Double

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Calum Grant

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Lauri Varonen opened to 4,000 from the button and called when Vincent Meli moved all in for around 25,000 from the small blind.

Varonen had 10♣9♣ and was behind Meli's 10♥10♦.

The Q♥7♥6♦ flop have Varonen a gutshot but it failed to appear after the 6♠ turn and 2♠ river, allowing Meli to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lauri Varonen	180,000 40,500	40,500
Vincent Meli	50,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Lauri Varonen Vincent Meli

09-03-2024 15:06 UTC+1

Seidel Knows How to Win With Jacks

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Allan Barnes raised to 5,500 from late position. Erik Seidel called from the button and Alex Keating defended his big blind.

The action checked to Seidel on the 7♥5♥8♠ flop and he bet 8,000. Keating folded, but Barnes called.

Barnes check-called another bet from Seidel on the 8♥ turn, this time for 15,000.

Both players checked the 5♠ river and Barnes turned over A♥9♦. Seidel had that beat with J♦J♠ for a pair of jacks and took down the pot

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	160,000 29,500	29,500

Allan Barnes	90,000 10,000	10,000
Alex Keating	65,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Alex Keating Allan Barnes Erik Seidel

09-03-2024 15:02 UTC+1

Stankov Picks Off Ivacson

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Mike Patrick

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

About 75,000 was in the middle with a completed board of 5♥5♠3♥8♠A♣. Attila Ivacson bet 21,000 from the small blind into Ivan Stankov in early position.

Stankov thought briefly and then made the call. Ivacson showed Q♥J♥ for queen-high with a missed flush draw. Stankov tabled K♠K♣ for kings and fives to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Stankov	147,000 104,500	104,500
Attila Ivacson	72,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Attila Ivacson Ivan Stankov

09-03-2024 14:57 UTC+1

McConachie Wakes Up With Aces to Bust Brumaru

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tzimas Konstantinos raised to 5,500 in early position Alexandru Brumaru moved all in for 41,500 in the cutoff. David McConachie reshoved on the button and Konstantinos got out of the way.

Alexandru Brumaru: K♣K♠ All in
David McConachie: A♥A♠

Brumaru had run his kings into McConachie's aces and couldn't catch up on the 9♥2♠6♠3♦9♣ board as he was sent to the rail in a massive cooler.

Player	Chips	Progress
David McConachie	220,000 30,000	30,000
Tzimas Konstantinos	160,000 160,000	160,000
Alexandru Brumaru	Busted

Tags: David McConachie Tzimas Konstantinos Alexandru Brumaru

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

09-03-2024 14:45 UTC+1

Big Stacks at Break

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Miscikowski	528,500 58,500	58,500
Kian Kiani	525,000 25,000	25,000

Malcolm Franchi	521,500 41,500	41,500
Nicolas Julien	452,000 152,000	152,000
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco	445,000 99,500	99,500
Joost Hollak	445,000 83,000	83,000

Stephen Song	420,000 60,000	60,000

Claudio Di Giacomo	419,500 244,500	244,500
Mark Teltscher	388,500 133,500	133,500

Yuan Li	380,000 93,500	93,500
Rania Nasreddine	374,500 29,500	29,500

Raoul Kanme	374,000 51,000	51,000
Gabriel Cunha	363,500 91,000	91,000
Giovanni Giudice	360,000 115,000	115,000
Brock Wilson	344,000 144,000	144,000
Haoran Cai	317,000 100,500	100,500
Pablo Ubierna	317,000 95,000	95,000
Viktor Jensen	307,000 177,000	177,000
Andrew Hulme	292,000 17,000	17,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	285,000 196,000	196,000
Ramon Colillas	281,500 38,500	38,500
Martin Stausholm	281,000 40,000	40,000
Scott Margereson	279,500 92,500	92,500
Pablo Brito Silva	275,000 275,000	275,000
Ram Sanati	272,000 16,000	16,000

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