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

09-04-2024 19:16 UTC+1

Kiriakus Happy to Be Wrong

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 19:16 UTC+1

Torelli Snap-Folds to Kils River Shove

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Kai Cocklin

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

Fabiano Kovalski opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Michael Kil called from the next seat. Alec Torelli was in the big blind and also called.

On the 8♠10♠4♥ flop, Torelli checked then Kovalski bet 18,000. Both Kil and Torelli called.

A J♠ on the turn brought in the front door flush draw and Torelli, with one second left of his 30-second countdown, announced a bet of 55,000. Kovalski folded, and Kil called.

The 4♣ completed the board and Torelli thought for a while before he checked. Kil used some extra time before he announced that he was all in, which put Torelli to the test for his remaining stack of around 135,000. However, the test took less than a second as Torelli quickly slid his cards into the middle of the table and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabiano Kovalski	620,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Kil	475,000 115,000	115,000
Daniel Efeturk	250,000 25,000	25,000
Alec Torelli	135,000 168,000	168,000

Tags: Alec Torelli Fabiano Kovalski Michael Kil

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 19:30 UTC+1

Savenkov Picks up with a Four-Bet

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Laura Fryer

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

Aleksei Savenkov opened to 16,000 from the cutoff with A♣10♣. Marcin Baranski called with 7♠6♠ from the button.

Haoran Cai three-bet to 84,000 with A♥4♥ from the small blind and Savenkov four-bet to 170,000. Both Baranski and Cai folded, leaving Savenkov to pick up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haoran Cai	758,000 36,000	36,000
Marcin Baranski	574,000 64,000	64,000
Aleksei Savenkov	567,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Aleksei Savenkov Haoran Cai Marcin Baranski

09-04-2024 19:32 UTC+1

Varonen Gets Three Streets From Sinclair

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Kai Cocklin

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

Lauri Varonen limped in from the small blind and Jack Sinclair checked his option in the big blind.

A flop of K♦10♥3♣ saw Varonen bet 10,000, which Sinclair called.

The 5♥ turn drew another bet from Varonen, this time with a sizing of 30,000. Once again, Sinclair called.

On the 6♣ river, Varonen gathered chips from his stack and put a bet of 82,000 into the pot, which sent Sinclair into the tank. After using a time extension, Sinclair tossed a chip into the pot to signify a call.

Varonen flipped K♠2♣ for a pair of kings, and Sinclair mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lauri Varonen	625,000 373,000	373,000
Kyosuke Nagami	300,000 8,000	8,000
Jack Sinclair	250,000 320,000	320,000
Marle Spragg	70,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Jack Sinclair Lauri Varonen

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Kiriakus	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	320,000
Alexander Seibt	200,000 20,000	20,000
Allan Barnes	Busted
Marle Spragg	Busted

Tags: Alexander Seibt Allan Barnes Boris Kuzmanovic Jack Kiriakus Marle Spragg

09-04-2024 19:40 UTC+1

Schwippert Cracks Savenkov's Aces

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Laura Fryer

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

Jan Eric Schwippert opened to 16,000 with A♥K♥ from under the gun and Aleksei Savenkov three-bet to 52,000 with A♦A♣. Schwippert called.

The 6♦10♣5♥ flop got a check from both players, taking them to a 3♥ turn, which brought a flush draw for Schwippert. Both players checked again, and the river was the 4♥, which completed the flush for Schwippert.

Schwippert bet 27,000 and Savenkov called. Savenkov quickly mucked his aces after seeing Schwippert had gotten there with the flush.