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

09-04-2024 17:24 UTC+1

Jeschka Doubles Before Dinner

Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Pablo Brito raised and Hannes Jeschka shoved from the button for 51,000. Brito called and players flipped their cards, with Jeschka at risk.

Hannes Jeschka: K♦Q♠ All in
Pablo Brito: K♠J♥

The board ran out 4♦7♥6♣K♥6♠ and both players paired their king. Jeschka had the higher kicker to win the pot and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hannes Jeschka	115,000 25,000	25,000
Pablo Brito	105,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Hannes Jeschka Pablo Brito

09-04-2024 17:26 UTC+1

Kiani Battles with Savenkov

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Laura Fryer

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

After loosing a stack against Savenkov in a blind versus blind pot when Kiana hit a pair but Savenkov made a straight on the river, Kiani found himself in a battle with Savenkov again in the next hand.

Kiani had limped from the button with 8♦8♣ and Savenkov raised A♥5♦ from the small blind, making it 21,000. Kiani called and the players went to the flop.

Savenkov bet 7,000 on the 7♦6♣9♦ flop, Kiani raised to 17,000, and Savenkov called.

The 10♠ turn prompted Savenkov to check-fold after Kiani bet 50,000, giving Kiani back some of the chips he had lost in the previous hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kian Kiani	917,000 70,000	70,000

Aleksei Savenkov	652,000 103,000	103,000

Tags: Aleksei Savenkov Kian Kiani

09-04-2024 17:29 UTC+1

Harry Hero Calls the River

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Laura Fryer

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Harry Lodge opened the button with 6♥6♦ to 12,000 and Nolan Madene called from the button with Q♣7♣.

The flop came 9♦3♠10♣ and both players checked.

Madene bet the 8♥ river for 22,000 and Lodge made the call.

The 5♥ completed the board, with Lodge still ahead with pocket sixes. Madene moved 60,000 into the pot and action was on Lodge who found the hero call to take the pot from Madene.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nolan Madene	602,000 57,000	57,000
Harry Lodge	302,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Harry Lodge Nolan Madene

09-04-2024 17:29 UTC+1

Orchide Stuns Lopez on the River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Carlos Lopez moved all in for 230,000 from middle position as Matteo Orchide put him at risk from the big blind.

Carlos Lopez: K♠K♦ All in
Matteo Orchide: A♠K♣

Lopez was ahead with his kings as the flop came 2♠7♠8♠ to give Orchide a flush draw. The 9♣ turn was safe for Lopez, who was one card away from a double up, but Orchide caught the J♠ on the river to make his flush and send Lopez to the rail.

At another table, Thomas Eychenne eliminated Hans Erlandsson by winning a race with K♠10♠ against Erlandsson's pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Orchide	600,000 15,000	15,000
Thomas Eychenne	600,000 168,000	168,000

Hans Erlandsson	Busted
Carlos Lopez	Busted

Tags: Carlos Lopez Hans Erlandsson Matteo Orchide Thomas Eychenne

09-04-2024 17:30 UTC+1

Last Bustouts Before Dinner

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Weiran Pu	Busted
Cameron Couch	Busted
Aram Zobian	Busted
Ondrej Goetz	Busted
Sergii Baranov	Busted
Claudio Gordon	Busted
Krasimir Yankov	Busted
Ryan Mandara	Busted
Robert Heidorn	Busted
Sven Stok	Busted
Paul Jurcuta	Busted
Malcolm Franchi	Busted
Siow Choon Tong	Busted
Marc Macdonnell	Busted

09-04-2024 17:30 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Players are on a 75-minute dinner break and return at around 7:45 p.m.

09-04-2024 18:10 UTC+1

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

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 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.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

09-04-2024 18:31 UTC+1

Dinner Break Chip Counts (full)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	1,205,000 155,000	155,000
Pablo Beltran	1,150,000 576,000	576,000
Bo Jin	1,100,000 50,000	50,000
Oscar Mas	966,000 84,000	84,000
David Coleman	935,000 15,000	15,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	896,000 492,000	492,000
Kian Kiani	889,000 28,000	28,000

Luka Sorainen	870,000 120,000	120,000
Javey Timmer	870,000 169,000	169,000
Scott Margereson	860,000 70,000	70,000
Gabriel Cunha	858,000 42,000	42,000
Stephen Song	810,000 187,000	187,000

Eero Rantala	803,000 97,000	97,000
Haoran Cai	794,000 5,000	5,000
Dennis Schrijvers	781,000 601,000	601,000
Rania Nasreddine	777,000 462,000	462,000

Joost Hollak	760,000 90,000	90,000

Jonathan Elfa Sanvicens	743,000 397,000	397,000
Timothy Chung	693,000 132,000	132,000

Nolan Madene	659,000 57,000	57,000
Ivan Zhechev	652,000 88,000	88,000
Fabiano Kovalski	650,000 50,000	50,000
Jelle Moene	642,000 142,000	142,000
Carlos Serrano	640,000 233,000	233,000
Darius Neagoe	639,000 119,000	119,000