€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-05-2024 16:01 UTC+1

Mangroe Shoves the River on Wiciak

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Marc Foggin raised to 30,000 in the cutoff before Firoz Mangroe three-bet to 75,000 on the button. Simon Wiciak then four-bet to 180,000 in the big blind and only Mangroe called.

Wiciak continued for 75,000 on the 9♦3♦2♦ flop and Mangroe called. Both players then checked the J♥ turn.

The river was the 8♦ and Wiciak checked again. Mangroe then shoved for 600,000 and Wiciak snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	1,400,000 280,000	280,000

Firoz Mangroe	1,100,000 223,000	223,000

Tags: Firoz Mangroe Simon Wiciak

09-05-2024 16:06 UTC+1

Orchide Left Short After Hero Call

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Fabiano Kovalski raised his K♠9♠ to 30,000 under the gun and was called by Matteo Orchide in the seat next to him, who had A♦Q♠.

Both players checked the 5♣8♥7♠ flop before Kovalski bet 105,000 on the 3♠ turn. Orchide called to the 6♣ river. Kovaslki sized up to 240,000 with his straight, sending Orchide in the tank.

Eventually, he decided to call with ace-high, but quickly saw the bad news and sent his cards into the muck. The pot was shipped to Kovalski while Orchide was left with around 12 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabiano Kovalski	1,620,000 320,000	320,000
Matteo Orchide	175,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Fabiano Kovalski Matteo Orchide

09-05-2024 16:10 UTC+1

Julien Flattened by Barbosa, Eliminated by Zabrodotskyi

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Mike Patrick

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jose Barbosa was all-in for about 200,000 from the cutoff versus Nicolas Julien in the big blind.

Jose Barbosa: K♣10♠ All in
Nicolas Julien: K♥Q♥

The 8♦6♠5♥ flop was clean for Julien, but the 10♦ fell on the turn to give Barbosa the lead.

The 5♦ completed the board and Barbosa doubled through Julien, leaving him short.

Julien would be eliminated just a couple of hands later by Yurii Zabrodotskyi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yurii Zabrodotskyi	1,675,000 350,000	350,000
Jose Barbosa	480,000 50,000	50,000
Nicolas Julien	Busted

Tags: Jose Barbosa Nicolas Julien Yurii Zabrodotskyi

09-05-2024 16:11 UTC+1

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Sandra Barbour

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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09-05-2024 16:12 UTC+1

Orchide Doubles With Big Blind Special

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Matteo Orchide led out for 25,000 from the big blind on a flop of 5♠6♥2♣ and Stephen Song called under the gun.

The turn fell the K♥ and saw Orchide push in the rest of his 145,000 chips. Song gauged the number and quickly called.

Matteo Orchide: 5♦2♠ All in
Stephen Song: J♥J♣

Orchide's two pair was transformed into a full house on the 2♥ river, securing him the pot and a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	2,400,000 240,000	240,000

Matteo Orchide	445,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Matteo Orchide Stephen Song

09-05-2024 16:17 UTC+1

Cai Loses Back-to-Back Pots

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Haoran Cai hasn't enjoyed the last few moments over at his table as the Chinese player had just lost back-to-back pots.

First, Simon Wiciak raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and Evgenii Sboev called from the small blind. Cai then squeezed to 115,000 out of the big blind, which got Wiciak to fold. Sboev then backraised all in for around 700,000, and Cai folded.

In the next hand, Wiciak opened to 30,000 from the hijack and Cai called from the small blind.

On the 8♦J♥2♠ flop, both players checked to the 6♣ turn. Cai led out for 25,000, Wiciak raised to 75,000, and Cai called.

An 8♠ fell on the river and after Cai checked, Wiciak bet 100,000. Cai used some extra time but eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	1,500,000 100,000	100,000

Evgenii Sboev	850,000 50,000	50,000
Haoran Cai	460,000 265,000	265,000

Tags: Evgenii Sboev Haoran Cai Simon Wiciak

09-05-2024 16:17 UTC+1

Schwippert Scores a Big Double Through Cunha

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Mike Patrick

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With about 100,000 in the middle on a monotone turn board of J♣5♣2♣K♣, Jan Eric Schwippert checked in late position to Gabriel Cunha to his immediate left. Cunha bet 35,000 and Schwippert called.

The river K♠ paired the board and again Schwippert checked. This time Cunha bet 125,000. Schwippert responded with a check-raise to 400,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind.

Cunha used some of his allotted time and then called to see Schwippert's J♥J♠ for a full house. Cunha mucked and then sent a sizeable portion of his stack to his neighbor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Cunha	1,325,000 980,000	980,000
Jan Eric Schwippert	900,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Gabriel Cunha Jan Eric Schwippert

09-05-2024 16:17 UTC+1

Bar Rivers Flush

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Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jianwei Lin raised from under the gun and was called by Gal Bar on the button and Rania Nasreddine in the big blind.

The flop came 5♠8♠2♦ and Nasreddine checked. Lin bet 30,000 and only Bar called. The turn was the 10♦ and both players checked.

The river came the 3♦ and Lin checked but Bar bet 150,000. Lin made the call and showed K♥K♦ for pocket kings. Bar flipped over A♦6♦ for a rivered flush to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianwei Lin	980,000 220,000	220,000
Gal Bar	750,000 337,000	337,000

Tags: Gal Bar Jianwei Lin Rania Nasreddine

09-05-2024 16:22 UTC+1

Varonen, Cai Get Paid on the River

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Around 400,000 was already in the pot as Lauri Varonen and Pablo Ubierna went to the river on a board of A♥9♣J♣K♦8♠. Varonen then bet 275,000 from the button.

Ubierna used several time banks until eventually calling in early position as Varonen turned over 9♦9♠ for a set to win the pot, knocking Ubierna down to an extreme short stack.

At the same time at another table, Haoran Cai had moved all in for 270,000 from the button on a board of 10♠Q♠8♣2♦3♣ and Firoz Mangroe called under the gun. Cai showed 2♠2♣ for a set of deuces and Mangroe mucked 10♣9♣ as Cai doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lauri Varonen	1,300,000 205,000	205,000
Haoran Cai	800,000 340,000	340,000
Firoz Mangroe	700,000 400,000	400,000
Pablo Ubierna	40,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Haoran Cai Firoz Mangroe Lauri Varonen Pablo Ubierna

09-05-2024 16:23 UTC+1

Palma Doubles With Higher Full House

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Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nick Palma was all-in preflop from early position for around 260,000 and was called by Ivan Zhechev in the big blind, who had the bigger stack as players flipped their cards.

Nick Palma: 8♠8♣ All in
Ivan Zhechev: 6♣6♦

The board ran out 2♠2♣2♦A♦10♦ and both players flopped a full house. Palma had the higher full house, deuces full of eights to win the pot and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Zhechev	1,150,000 300,000	300,000
Nick Palma	560,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Ivan Zhechev Nick Palma