€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 6 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-07-2024 15:54 UTC+1

Lin Triple Barrels

Ollie Garland

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jianwei Lin raised to 250,000 from under the gun, David Coleman called in the cutoff and Marius-Catalin Pertea came along from the small blind.

The action checked to Lin, who continued for 250,000 on the 3♠A♦A♣ flop. Only Coleman called.

The 7♣ turn saw Lin size up to 600,000 and Coleman refused to back down.

The Q♥ river saw Lin fire one last time, betting 1,000,000. Coleman pitched his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	7,500,000 600,000	600,000
Jianwei Lin	5,800,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Marius-Catalin Pertea	1,550,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: David Coleman Jianwei Lin Marius-Catalin Pertea

09-07-2024 15:57 UTC+1

Fournier and Kovalski Play a Big One

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Mike Patrick

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

On a Q♣9♣J♦ flop with 660,000 in the middle, Alexandre Fournier bet 220,000 from under the gun with K♠10♠ for a flopped straight.

Fabiano Kovalski held K♣5♣ and check-raised to 700,000 from the big blind.

Fournier used a time bank before making it 1,350,000. With his flush draw and gutshot to a chop, Kovalski called after using a time bank of his own.

The turn brought the 2♥ and Kovalski checked. Fournier shipped in his remaining 2,920,000 and Kovalski folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Fournier	6,280,000 1,230,000	1,230,000
Fabiano Kovalski	6,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tags: Alexandre Fournier Fabiano Kovalski

09-07-2024 15:57 UTC+1

Hulme Shows Down Jacks

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Andrew Hulme opened to 240,000 from the button and David Coleman defended his big blind.

The A♥9♣4♠ flop checked through to the 6♠ turn. Coleman check-called for 240,000 ahead of the 8♠ river checking through to showdown.

Coleman revealed his Q♣9♠, for a pair of nines. Hulme then flipped over J♣J♠ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	7,300,000 625,000	625,000
Andrew Hulme	4,000,000 1,010,000	1,010,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme David Coleman

09-07-2024 16:03 UTC+1

Fournier Gets Tricky With Queens

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Mike Patrick

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Boris Kuzmanovic opened to 240,000 in the cutoff with A♣4♠ and Rania Nasreddine flatted the button with 8♠8♥. Alexandre Fournier also just called in the big blind with Q♠Q♥.

The flop came 6♠6♦5♦ and Fournier checked. Kuzmanovic checked as well and Nasreddine bet 275,000. Fournier just called and Kuzmanovic folded.

On the 5♥ turn, the players both checked leading to the river 3♥.

Fournier led for 800,000. Nasreddine thought for a bit and then called, losing the hand to Fournier's queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	8,750,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Alexandre Fournier	7,900,000 1,620,000	1,620,000

Tags: Alexandre Fournier Boris Kuzmanovic Rania Nasreddine

09-07-2024 16:11 UTC+1

Fournier Keeps Building at the Feature Table

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Mike Patrick

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Alexandre Fournier raised A♠9♦ from the cutoff to 240,000 and was called by Rania Nasreddine in the big blind with K♦6♣.

The players checked the Q♣J♥2♣ flop to see the 4♣ turn. They checked again to the 8♥ river.

After Nasreddine checked, Fournier bet 350,000 and Nasreddine folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Fournier	8,400,000 500,000	500,000
Rania Nasreddine	8,060,000 690,000	690,000

Tags: Alexandre Fournier Rania Nasreddine

09-07-2024 16:12 UTC+1

Coleman Gets Empirical on Hulme

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Ollie Garland

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

David Coleman raised to 240,000 from the cutoff and Andrew Hulme called in the big blind.

Hulme check-called a bet of 165,000 from Coleman on the J♠6♣5♥ flop.

The 4♣ turn prompted another check from Hulme. Coleman sized up to 500,000 and Hulme surrendered his holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	7,700,000 400,000	400,000
Andrew Hulme	3,800,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme David Coleman

09-07-2024 16:16 UTC+1

Song Jams on Kuzmanovic

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Mike Patrick

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Stephen Song raised K♥Q♥ to 250,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 780,000 by Boris Kuzmanovic with Q♣10♣ in the cutoff.

Back on Song, he used a time bank before moving all in for just under 6,000,000 which got a fold from Kuzmanovic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kuzmanovic	9,400,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Stephen Song	6,300,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Boris Kuzmanovic Stephen Song

09-07-2024 16:21 UTC+1

Song Keeps Stacking

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Mike Patrick

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Fabiano Kovalski raised Q♦3♦ to 250,000 in the cutoff and was three-bet to 900,000 by Stephen Song in the small blind with K♣7♣.

Kovalski folded as Song won the latest in a string of pots to build his stack back over 7,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	7,600,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Fabiano Kovalski	6,300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Fabiano Kovalski Stephen Song

09-07-2024 16:21 UTC+1

Lin Puts on His Cape and Holds Firm Against Coleman

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jianwei Lin opened to 250,000 from the cutoff, and David Coleman called from the button.

Lin check-called bets of 260,000 and 440,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read 9♣6♣3♦5♥7♦.

Any eight or four made a straight, and Lin checked for a third time. Coleman used up a time bank before firing a third barrel of 1,450,000.

Lin immediately threw in his stack of time bank cards, with several being used until he flicked in a T-5,000 to call the large river bet.

Coleman tabled K♥J♥ for king-high, while Lin showed down J♠9♠ and took in the pot with just a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianwei Lin	8,500,000 3,750,000	3,750,000
David Coleman	5,100,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Tags: David Coleman Jianwei Lin

09-07-2024 16:27 UTC+1

Kovalski Takes a Huge One from Nasreddine

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Mike Patrick

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

With 1,000,000 in the pot already on a turn board of K♠9♦2♣8♠, Rania Nasreddine checked 10♥9♥ to Fabiano Kovalski who bet 700,000 from under-the-gun with K♥Q♠.