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

09-05-2024 13:04 UTC+1

Bar Rivers Lin

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Gal Bar raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Jianwei Lin defended in the big blind.

The 10♠8♦K♦ flop saw Bar continue for 14,000 and Lin check-call. The 3♠ turn was then checked through before Lin led out for 40,000 on the 7♦ river.

Bar called and tabled 8♥7♥ for two pair, besting the 10♣5♣ of Lin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianwei Lin	740,000 90,000	90,000
Gal Bar	360,000 96,000	96,000

Tags: Gal Bar Jianwei Lin

09-05-2024 13:08 UTC+1

Ramos Busts to Hulme

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Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andrew Hulme raised to 24,000 from middle position and picked up a call before Rafael Rojano Ramos moved all in for 156,000. Hulme was the only caller, with the bigger stack, and players flipped their cards.

Rafael Rojano Ramos: Q♦J♦ All in
Andrew Hulme: A♠Q♠

The board ran out 8♣9♠2♠K♥5♣ and Hulme held with his ace queen high to win the pot, sending Ramos to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	910,000 10,000	10,000
Rafael Rojano Ramos	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Rafael Rojano Ramos

09-05-2024 13:11 UTC+1

Jin's Jacks Juice Up His Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bo Jin opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Boris Kuzmanovic three-bet from the small blind to 105,000. Once it got back to Jin, he called.

On the 8♥5♠3♣ flop, Kuzmanovic made a continuation-bet of 60,000, and Jin called.

The action then slowed up as both players checked to showdown on the 3♠ turn and 6♦ river. Kuzmanovic flipped A♥K♠, but Jin had J♦J♣ for a pair of jacks and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Chung	1,250,000 321,000	321,000

Boris Kuzmanovic	925,000 655,000	655,000
Bo Jin	750,000 499,000	499,000
Erik Bauer	220,000 52,000	52,000
Manuel Goncalves	170,000 134,000	134,000

Tags: Bo Jin Boris Kuzmanovic

09-05-2024 13:14 UTC+1

Kiriakus Has the Goods on the River

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 9♦4♥3♠, Pablo Ubierna bet 25,000 from the button and Jack Kiriakus called under the gun.

Both players checked the 10♠ turn and the A♥ fell on the river. Ubierna then bet another 25,000 and Kiriakus raised to 78,000.

Ubierna used a time bank before calling as Kiriakus showed A♣A♦ for top set to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Kiriakus	1,200,000 50,000	50,000
Pablo Ubierna	220,000 134,000	134,000

Tags: Jack Kiriakus Pablo Ubierna

09-05-2024 13:18 UTC+1

Eychenne Drills the River to Bust Bauer

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Erik Bauer moved all in for 205,000 from the big blind and Thomas Eychenne put him at risk on the button.

Erik Bauer: 9♣9♠ All in
Thomas Eychenne: A♦5♣

Bauer's pocket pair remained in the lead as the board came J♠2♥Q♥8♥, but Eychenne spiked the A♣ on the river to make a pair of aces and send Bauer to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	950,000 434,000	434,000

Erik Bauer	Busted

Tags: Erik Bauer Thomas Eychenne

09-05-2024 13:20 UTC+1

Pertea Doubles Through Karrim

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Mike Patrick

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Following an early position raise to 25,000 from Sriharsha Doddapaneni, Ahmed Karrim called in the cutoff. Marius-Catalin Pertea then three-bet to 90,000 from the button.

Doddapaneni folded, but after a bit of thought, Karrim moved all in, covering Pertea's remaining 267,000. The Romanian happily called and rolled over the good end of a cooler.

Marius-Catalin Pertea: A♦A♥ All in
Ahmed Karrim: A♠K♠

The board came 7♦6♣2♠10♣4♠ bringing no help to Karrim as Pertea earned a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Karrim	744,000 257,000	257,000
Marius-Catalin Pertea	589,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Marius-Catalin Pertea Sriharsha Doddapaneni Ahmed Karrim

09-05-2024 13:23 UTC+1

Kaverman Busts to Mas

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Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Byron Kaverman moved most of his chips into the middle, leaving just 1,000 behind. Ahmed Karrim called for 67,000, then Oscar Mas reraised to 225,000. Kaverman put his last 1,000 in the pot and Karrim folded. Players flipped their cards, with Kaverman at risk.

Byron Kaverman: J♥10♥ All in
Oscar Mas: A♦K♣

The board ran out 8♦6♥2♣7♦7♠ and neither player hit. Mas held with his ace king high and then pair of sevens on board. He won the pot and Kaverman was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Mas	1,250,000 385,000	385,000
Byron Kaverman	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Byron Kaverman Oscar Mas

09-05-2024 13:25 UTC+1

Lin Flops Trips Three-Way

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Shakhabiddin Muradov raised to 25,000 in middle position with A♥K♦. Rania Nasreddine looked at K♠5♠ in the small blind and tossed in a call, as did Jianwei Lin in the big blind with J♣2♣.

The J♦J♠3♦ flop was checked to Muradov, who bet 20,000. Nasreddine then raised to 40,000 and Lin called. Muradov had seen enough and folded his ace-high, after which Nasreddine and Lin checked through the 3♣ turn.

On the 2♦ river, Nasreddine checked again and Lin made a bet of 100,000 with his full house. Nasreddine quickly decided to fold her king-high and the pot was shipped to Lin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	1,390,000 84,000	84,000

Shakhabiddin Muradov	929,000 9,000	9,000
Jianwei Lin	870,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Jianwei Lin Rania Nasreddine Shakhabiddin Muradov

09-05-2024 13:26 UTC+1

Kenny Hallaert Looks to Protect Recreational Players in New PokerStars Role

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Sandra Barbour

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a recent episode of the Poker in the Ears podcast, Belgian poker pro and PokerStars Ambassador Kenny Hallaert joined James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton for a chat about his new and innovative role for the Spadie brand.

Hallaert highlighted some of the key issues he's eager to address in his new role, where he looks to make live poker a safer ground for new and recreational poker players

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09-05-2024 13:26 UTC+1

Moraru Wins a Flip to Survive

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a blind-on-blind encounter, Piero Alioto and Catalin Moraru had committed their stacks preflop with the latter at risk for his 96,000.

Catalin Moraru: K♦Q♠ All in
Piero Alioto: 8♥8♣

Moraru improved to two pair on the K♣Q♣A♠ flop and retained his lead as the runout of 4♥4♣ earned him a much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Cunha	875,000 15,000	15,000
Piero Alioto	850,000 296,000	296,000
Mateusz Wozniak	750,000 220,000	220,000
Yunkyu Song	270,000 67,000	67,000
Catalin Moraru	200,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Catalin Moraru Piero Alioto