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

Sep 04, 2024

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."

Tags: Jack Kiriakus Riccardo Saraniero

Sep 04, 2024

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.

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

Sep 04, 2024

Gillingham Shoves into Schrijvers

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Laura Fryer

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

Matthew Gillingham opened A♦A♣ from under the gun to 16,000 and Dennis Schrijvers three-bet the small blind to 65,000 with A♠K♣. Gillingham called, and the players went heads-up to the flop.

Schrijvers bet 40,000 on the 5♦7♣Q♦ flop and Gillingham called.

The 7♥ came on the turn and Schrijvers used a time bank before betting 125,000. Gillingham moved all in for 228,000 and put the pressure on Schrijvers who eventually folded. Gillingham showed his pocket aces to the table and took the pot.

Tags: Dennis Schrijvers Matthew Gillingham

Sep 04, 2024

Karakousis Makes Boat and Busts Escote

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Matthew 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.

Tags: Georgios Karakousis Sergi Escote

Sep 04, 2024

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.

Tags: Daniyar Aubakirov Jeremy Palvini Simon Wiciak

Sep 04, 2024

Kosk Busts to De Moura

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Matthew 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.

Tags: Ermo Kosk Gabriel De Moura Jelle Moene

Sep 04, 2024

Nasreddine Building a Stack

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Laura Fryer

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

Rania Nasreddine raised with K♥J♣ to 16,000 from the hijack and got a single call from Dennis Schrijvers from the big blind with Q♦5♥.

Both players checked the Q♣8♦3♣ flop.

The K♣ was turned and Schrijvers checked, with Nasreddine betting 20,000. Schrijvers made the call.

Both were quick to make a check on the J♠ river, giving Nasreddine two pair and a chip-up early after the dinner break on the second feature table.

Tags: Dennis Schrijvers Rania Nasreddine

Sep 04, 2024

Suutari Gets a Warning From the Floor, Then Busts to Hansen

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David Salituro

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

Juho Suutari and Sindre Hansen saw a flop of A♠8♠3♣ when Suutari bet 90,000 from middle position, leaving just one 5,000 chip behind.

The floor was called over and they ruled Suutari would only be given 15 seconds on his next decision and would be unable to use any time banks. Hansen then moved all in from the hijack and Suutari tossed in his last chip.

Juho Suutari: Q♥10♥ All in
Sindre Hansen: 9♥9♦

Suutaro needed to improve against Hansen's nines but missed the 2♦ turn and 4♠ river as he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Juho Suutari Sindre Hansen

Sep 04, 2024

Hulme Leads the River

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Kai Cocklin

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

With 70,000 chips already in the middle on a board of 10♥A♠4♦7♦, Andrew Hulme checked it over to Carlos Jurado, who bet 56,000. After some contemplating, Hulme elected to call.

When the 5♣ fell on the river, Hulme led out with a bet of 70,000, and Jurado eventually folded.

Tags: Andrew Hulme Carlos Jurado

Sep 04, 2024

Yantsevich Jams on Avanesyan

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Frank Visser

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

Arriving on a turn of 8♣2♥3♠7♣, Valery Yantsevich checked out of the small blind to Yanis Avanesyan in middle position. Avanesyan made a bet of 82,000 into the pot of 200,000, slightly less than half of his stack.

Yantsevich then jammed all in with the covering stack, getting an instant and frustrated fold from his opponent.

Avanesyan flung his cards to the dealer while talking to himself in his native language, exposing the A♥ in the progress. Meanwhile, the pot was shipped to Yantsevich, who crossed the half-million mark.

Tags: Valery Yantsevich Yanis Avanesyan