€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-04-2024 19:09 UTC+1

Kosk Busts to De Moura

Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ermo Kosk raised from the button and Gabriel De Moura three-bet to 80,000 from the small blind. Jelle Moene called in the big blind and when action came back around to Kosk he pushed all in for 134,000. Only De Moura called and players flipped their cards, with Kosk at risk.

Ermo Kosk: 6♠6♣ All in
Gabriel De Moura: 10♥10♠

The board ran out 3♣5♦9♠5♥8♣ and Moura held with his pocket tens to win the pot, sending Kosk to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel De Moura	420,000 420,000	420,000
Ermo Kosk	Busted

Tags: Ermo Kosk Gabriel De Moura Jelle Moene

09-04-2024 19:09 UTC+1

Defending Champ Busts Another One

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Daniyar Aubakirov raised to 24,000, leaving only 10,000 behind. Jeremy Palvini called in the seat next to him before PokerStars Ambassador Simon Wiciak moved in, covering both opponents.

Aubakirov quickly called before Palvani mucked his cards.

Daniyar Aubakirov: Q♠J♦ All in
Simon Wiciak: Q♥Q♦

The A♦4♥8♥2♠10♠ runout brought no surprises, eliminating Aubakirov on the turn and adding some chips to the 2023 EPT Barcelona winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	525,000 72,000	72,000

Jeremy Palvini	155,000 69,000	69,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	Busted

Tags: Daniyar Aubakirov Jeremy Palvini Simon Wiciak

09-04-2024 19:12 UTC+1

Karakousis Makes Boat and Busts Escote

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sergi Escote was all in preflop for around 300,000 against Georgios Karakousis who had him just covered as players flipped their cards.

Sergi Escote: 10♦10♣ All in
Georgios Karakousis: J♠J♣

The board ran out K♥Q♣J♥4♦Q♦ to give Karakousis a set of jacks on the flop and a full house on the river, jacks full of queens. He near-doubled his stack and eliminated Escote from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Karakousis	680,000 267,000	267,000
Sergi Escote	Busted

Tags: Georgios Karakousis Sergi Escote

09-04-2024 19:15 UTC+1

Barer Shoves Into Jin's Aces; Middleton Falls to Artiga-Pacheco

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gabriel Cunha raised to 17,000 in middle position before Ami Barer moved all in for 171,000 in the hijack. Bo Jin called on the button, while Cunha got out of the way.

Ami Barer: 7♠7♣ All in
Bo Jin: A♥A♦

Barer had run into Jin's races and found no help on the 5♠3♥3♣K♠J♦ board as the EPT Paris finalist was sent to the rail.

At the same time at another table, 2013 EPT Barcelona champion Tom Middleton busted to Jorge Artiga-Pacheco. According to Artiga-Pacheco, Middleton jammed with ace-five and he woke up with ace-king in the blinds. The board provided no help and Middleton was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bo Jin	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Gabriel Cunha	880,000 22,000	22,000
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco	350,000 72,000	72,000
Tom Middleton	Busted
Ami Barer	Busted

Tags: Ami Barer Bo Jin Gabriel Cunha Jorge Artiga-Pacheco Tom Middleton

09-04-2024 19:16 UTC+1

Kiriakus Happy to Be Wrong

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Riccardo Saraniero had opened under the gun when Jack Kiriakus put him all in for roughly 100,000 chips. Saraniero snap-called to put his tournament life at risk.

Riccardo Saraniero: J♠J♥ All in
Jack Kiriakus: 10♠9♠

"I think this time you win," Kiriakus told Saraniero.

However, the deck had other ideas when it ran out 10♥4♥3♠10♦6♣ to give Kiriakus trips.

Saraniero frustratedly left the table while Kirakus claimed, "I'm not proud, but I'm happy."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Kiriakus	800,000 186,000	186,000
Riccardo Saraniero	Busted

Tags: Jack Kiriakus Riccardo Saraniero

09-04-2024 19:20 UTC+1

Chung Busts Dehli with Queens

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Laura Fryer

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kian Kiani opened to 16,000 from an early position with A♦8♥ and Aleksei Savenkov raised to 26,000 from a middle position with K♠J♣. Marcin Baranski called A♣J♠ from the hijack and Nicklas Dehli moved all in for 256,000 with A♠Q♠ from the cutoff. Timothy Chung woke up with Q♦Q♣ in the small blind and called Dehli's jam, with all other players getting out of the way.

Nicklas Dehli: A♠Q♠ All in
Timothy Chung: Q♦Q♣

Dehli was looking to improve to stay alive but the 7♠Q♥2♣3♠5♣ runout wasn't enough to save him. Chung came out of the hand with more than a million chips and became the table chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Chung	1,012,000 319,000	319,000

Kian Kiani	885,000 4,000	4,000

Aleksei Savenkov	541,000 41,000	41,000
Marcin Baranski	510,000 47,000	47,000
Nicklas Dehli	Busted

Tags: Aleksei Savenkov Kian Kiani Marcin Baranski Nicklas Dehli Timothy Chung

09-04-2024 19:22 UTC+1

Post-Dinner Busts

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Stausholm	Busted
Vicenc Gonzalez	Busted
Nicklas Dehli	Busted
Mhamed Lakhal	Busted
Amirouche Zekhmi	Busted
Nicola Scire	Busted
Fabrice Maltez	Busted
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	Busted

09-04-2024 19:25 UTC+1

Kiriakus In It to Win It

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jack Kiriakus raised to 16,000 in middle position before Valeriano Toledano moved all in for 140,000 in the hijack. Kiriakus stood up from his seat and leaned over the table as he considered the decision. "If you don't get in, you can't win," he said as he eventually called.

Valeriano Toledano: 4♦4♥ All in
Jack Kiriakus: A♥Q♥

"This guy came to win a tournament. No min-cashing for him," tablemate Alexander Seibt said about Kiriakus when the cards were revealed. Toledano remained in the lead through the turn on a board of 7♣5♦7♠J♠, but Kiriakus spiked the A♠ on the river to win the pot and send Toledano to the rail.

"You're stealing the show. You have no idea how good this is for poker. If you had your own YouTube show," Seibt told him.

"You'll probably be the thumbnail tomorrow," another tablemate added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Kiriakus	1,000,000 200,000	200,000
Valeriano Toledano	Busted

Tags: Jack Kiriakus Valeriano Toledano

09-04-2024 19:35 UTC+1

Signoriello Shows Colomina

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a blind-on-blind pot, Adria Colomina checked to Alessandro Signoriello on a flop of 8♣9♣9♠. Signoriello then made a bet of 16,000 into the pot of 50,000. Colomina raised to 50,000 and Signoriello called.

The 5♣ fell on the turn and saw Colomina revert to a check. Signoriello put in 35,000 chips, leading to a quick fold from Colomina.

Singoriello raked in the pot and showed Q♦7♣. "That's nearly a straight flush," Eero Rantala dryly remarked.

Not much later, Colomina was seen exiting the tournament area as he had lost the rest of his chips as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eero Rantala	800,000 3,000	3,000
Alessandro Signoriello	300,000 10,000	10,000
Adria Colomina	Busted

Tags: Adria Colomina Alessandro Signoriello Eero Rantala

09-04-2024 19:40 UTC+1

Mistake Proves Fatal For Spragg

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marle Spragg's table just broke and she was moved to Alexander Seibt and Jack Kiriakus' table, taking Seat 1.

"Welcome to the California hotel," Kiriakus said to her.

Spragg was in the big blind the first hand and defended when button Boris Kuzmanovic raised to 19,000. Kuzmanovic continued for 10,000 on the A♦10♣8♣ flop and Spragg quickly folded.

Darius Neagoe then arrived at the table and said he was supposed to be in Seat 1. Spragg then noticed she was actually in Seat 3, and the tournament floor ruled she had to move and pay the big blind again the next hand.

"Are you the same lady as before?" Kiriakus asked.

"Were you not just listening to anything that just happened?" Seibt replied.

Action then folded to Seibt who moved all in from the small blind as Spragg called for her last 35,000.

Marle Spragg: Q♠3♠ All in
Alexander Seibt: 8♦7♦

The 5♠4♦3♦ flop gave Seibt straight and flush draws, and he hit his flush on the J♦ turn to leave Spragg drawing dead before the 2♦ river and on her way to the payout desk.

"I take my lessons from Jack," Seibt said after the hand.

Allan Barnes was also recently eliminated from this table, while Kiriakus is up to 1,300,000.