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

09-06-2024 11:23 UTC+1

Sboev Pays Off Hulme's River Bet

Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Simon Wiciak opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Andrew Hulme called on the button. Evgenii Sboev also called from the big blind.

It checked to Hulme on the 7♥10♠5♣ flop, who fired out a bet of 60,000. Sboev called, and Wiciak folded.

A 6♠ landed on the turn which was checked through to the K♥ river. Sboev checked, Hulme bet 215,000, and Sboev called after using some extra time.

Hulme tabled K♣J♣ for a rivered pair of kings, and Sboev mucked his J♥7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	1,130,000 350,000	350,000
Simon Wiciak	975,000 325,000	325,000

Evgenii Sboev	235,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Evgenii Sboev Simon Wiciak

09-06-2024 11:27 UTC+1

Chung One of Several to Take from Song

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Mike Patrick

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Start of day chip leader Stephen Song is being attacked early in the day as he's faced plenty of raises in front of him and a couple of three-bets as well.

In a recent pot after he raised to 50,000, Timothy Chung three-bet to 250,000 from the small blind. Song called to see a flop of K♣9♠7♣.

Chung continued for 125,000 and Song released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	3,500,000 630,000	630,000

Timothy Chung	3,040,000 515,000	515,000

Tags: Stephen Song Timothy Chung

09-06-2024 11:29 UTC+1

Metaal Gives Up Big Slick to a Flop Raise

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Govert Metaal opened to 90,000 with A♣K♠ from the small blind and Alexandre Fournier called from the big blind holding 6♦6♣.

On the 10♥3♥10♣ flop, Metaal made a continuation-bet of 65,000, and Fournier raised to 160,000. Metaal laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	1,650,000 55,000	55,000
Alexandre Fournier	1,000,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Alexandre Fournier Govert Metaal

09-06-2024 11:32 UTC+1

Zabrodotskyi Eliminates Nagami

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Andrew Hulme opened from the hijack and Kyosuke Nagami shoved for 145,000 out of the small blind. Yurii Zabrodotskyi then four-bet to 310,000 from the big blind, and Hulme laid it down.

Kyosuke Nagami: 7♥7♦ All in
Yurii Zabrodotskyi: A♥K♠

The board ran out 10♦9♥K♦3♠4♥ which saw Zabrodotskyi pair his king, and sent Nagami to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yurii Zabrodotskyi	3,000,000 365,000	365,000
Andrew Hulme	1,080,000 50,000	50,000
Kyosuke Nagami	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Kyosuke Nagami Yurii Zabrodotskyi

09-06-2024 11:35 UTC+1

Bar Gets Kiriakus Off a Flush

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Ollie Garland

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action was caught with 125,000 in the middle in a blind versus blind battle with the full board reading Q♠8♦A♦10♦7♦.

Jack Kiriakus, in the small blind, placed a small bet of 25,000. Gal Bar, in the big blind, responded with a raise to 75,000 and Kiriakus chose to fold the 5♦, having rivered a small flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Kiriakus	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Gal Bar	1,350,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Gal Bar Jack Kiriakus

09-06-2024 11:36 UTC+1

Sinclair Folds the Best Hand

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jose Barbosa raised to 50,000 from the hijack with A♦K♣, and Jack Sinclair called in the big blind holding K♥Q♦.

On the 7♠9♥Q♥ flop, Sinclair checked, Barbosa bet 40,000, Sinclair check-raised to 125,000, then Barbosa three-bet the flop to 250,000. After using some extra time, Sinclair folded his pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	1,340,000 235,000	235,000
Jose Barbosa	860,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Jack Sinclair Jose Barbosa

09-06-2024 11:42 UTC+1

Alioto Fails to Find a Two-Outer, Gets Eliminated

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alexandre Fournier raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Piero Alioto three-bet the cutoff to 150,000. Rania Nasreddine then four-bet from the small blind to 500,000. Fournier folded, and Alioto committed his stack of 445,000 to the pot which left him at risk.

Piero Alioto: 9♠9♣ All in
Rania Nasreddine: J♦J♣

The flop of A♥Q♦K♦ changed nothing, and neither did the 6♥ turn as Alioto was down to his last chance of survival. No help arrived on the 4♥ river which meant Alioto was eliminated with the rest of his chips being added to Nasreddine's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	2,500,000 495,000	495,000

Alexandre Fournier	1,310,000 310,000	310,000
Piero Alioto	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Fournier Piero Alioto Rania Nasreddine

09-06-2024 11:45 UTC+1

Kiriakus Brings the Cold Four

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Mike Patrick

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Yunkyu Song opened to 50,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 130,000 by Aliaksandr Shylko in the hijack. Jack Kiriakus then came in with a cold four-bet to 325,000 from the cutoff.

Song quickly folded but Shylko went into the tank.

"This is it dog," commented Kiriakus as Shylko began his deliberation.

After using five time banks, Shylko decided that it wasn't actually 'it' and folded his hand.

With the PokerStars TV crew surrounding the table, Kiriakus teased showing his hand, but then sent it to the muck as the pot was pushed his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Kiriakus	2,300,000 400,000	400,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	865,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Jack Kiriakus Yunkyu Song

09-06-2024 11:46 UTC+1

Defending Champion Gets Rivered

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Defending champion Simon Wiciak was all-in and at risk for around 900,000 against Andrew Hulme.

Simon Wiciak: A♥K♣ All in
Andrew Hulme: Q♣Q♥

Wiciak took a big lead on the flop of 8♦2♦A♣ and the 4♣ turn didn't change anything. But the dealer then put down the Q♠ river and those at the table groaned as Hulme improved to put a tough beat on the Frenchman.