€550 Estrellas Cup | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-31-2024 19:48 UTC+2

Nico Diperna Eliminated in 12th Place (€9,220)

Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nico Diperna moved all in from the hijack for 1,800,000. Mohamed Aissaoui sat in the cutoff and reshoved his stack of 2,800,000. The rest of the table folded and the cards were tabled.

Nico Diperna: A♦9♣ All in
Mohamed Aissaoui: 7♠7♣

Aissaoui won the flip when the board missed Diperna with 10♥2♣10♦K♥8♥. Diperna said his goodbyes in 12th while Aissaoui chipped up to a near-average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Aissaoui	5,225,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Nico Diperna	Busted

Tags: Mohamed Aissaoui Nico Diperna

08-31-2024 20:01 UTC+2

Ariel Faskowicz Eliminated in 11th Place (€11,070)

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Sava Krink

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Ariel Faskowicz went all in from under the gun, and Joao Sydenstricker in the small blind and Nils Veipans in the big blind both called.

The flop came Q♣4♦A♠, and both players checked.

On the K♠ turn, Sydenstricker bet 500,000, and Veipans called.

Sydenstricker fired another bet of 500,000 on the 3♥ river, prompting Veipans to fold. Sydenstricker claimed the side pot, and it was time for a showdown.

Sydenstricker revealed K♣J♥ for a pair of kings, while Faskowicz showed K♥6♣. Sydenstricker’s better kicker sent Faskowicz to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Sydenstricker	10,625,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Nils Veipans	3,300,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Ariel Faskowicz	Busted

Tags: Ariel Faskowicz Joao Sydenstricker Nils Veipans

08-31-2024 20:34 UTC+2

Nils Veipans Eliminated in 10th Place (€11,070)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Nils Veipans opened under the gun, then Carlos Egea shoved all in with the covering stack on the button. The action folded back to Veipans, who made the call for his stack of 4,900,000.

Nils Veipans: 8♠8♦ All in
Carlos Egea: A♣Q♦

Veipans was flipping for his tournament life and when the flop came 4♦9♣Q♠, Egea took a big lead. The 5♦9♦ runout did not save Veipans, who said his goodbyes in tenth place.

After the hand, the last nine players were moved across the room to converge onto one final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Egea	11,450,000 4,550,000	4,550,000
Nils Veipans	Busted

Tags: Carlos Egea Nils Veipans

08-31-2024 22:13 UTC+2

Piotr Druzba Eliminated in 9th Place (€14,390)

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Richard Hayes

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Short-stack Piotr Druzba moved all in from middle position for 1,100,000, and was met with a three-bet to 1,800,000 by Diego Beirigo in the cutoff, forcing out the rest of the table.

Piotr Druzba: J♠7♠ All in
Diego Beirigo: 10♠10♦

Druzba needed some help from the board to survive, but he whiffed the A♦9♥6♥Q♣4♥ runout, Beirigo's pocket tens were good enough to take the pot and make Druzba the first player to depart the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Beirigo	22,000,000 5,300,000	5,300,000
Piotr Druzba	Busted

Tags: Diego Beirigo Piotr Druzba

08-31-2024 22:21 UTC+2

Jorge Pereira Eliminated in 8th Place (€18,700)

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Mohamed Aissaoui open-jammed his button for 6,150,000. Diego Beirigo quickly folded the small blind, but Jorge Pereira spent a few minutes tanking in the big blind.

"Let's gamble," he eventually announced as he called off his stack of 1,875,000 to put himself at risk.

Jorge Pereira: K♦Q♥ All in
Mohamed Aissaoui: A♣3♣

Aissaoui's ace was ahead, and Pereira's outs were diminished as the 2♥5♣8♣ flop gave his opponent a flush draw. The 6♦ turn did little for either player, but the Q♣ river saw Aissaoui hit his flush.

Aissaoui knocked out Pereira from the final table while he chipped up to a near-average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Aissaoui	8,775,000 4,975,000	4,975,000
Jorge Pereira	Busted

Tags: Diego Beirigo Jorge Pereira Mohamed Aissaoui

08-31-2024 22:33 UTC+2

Ahmed Ibrahimi Eliminated in 7th Place (€24,300)

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Mohamed Aissaoui raised to 1,200,000 under the gun, after which the action folded to Ahmed Ibrahimi in the small blind.

He jammed all in for 4,150,000 and got snapped off once the action was back to Aissaoui.

Ahmed Ibrahimi: A♥K♥ All in
Mohamed Aissaoui: A♦A♣

"Watch out, I run good," Ibrahimi warned Aissaoui.

However, the 5♣Q♦Q♣10♠4♣ runout left Ibrahimi with ace-high, bested by the pocket aces of his opponent.

He left the tournament area in seventh place, picking up his cash of nearly 50 buy-ins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Aissaoui	13,200,000 4,425,000	4,425,000
Ahmed Ibrahimi	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Ibrahimi Mohamed Aissaoui

08-31-2024 22:42 UTC+2

Joao Sydenstricker Eliminated in 6th Place (€31,590)

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Richard Hayes

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

After being left short in the previous hand, Joao Sydenstricker moved all in for 725,000 and was looked up by Jacob Witt in the big blind.

Joao Sydenstricker: 3♦3♣ All in
Jacob Witt: K♠3♠

Sydenstricker looked in good shape to prolong his stay at the final table versus a single overcard, but the K♥K♦10♠ flop left him drawing dead to the A♥J♣ turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Witt	5,000,000 300,000	300,000
Joao Sydenstricker	Busted

Tags: Jacob Witt Joao Sydenstricker

08-31-2024 22:46 UTC+2

Samy Khaled Eliminated in 5th Place (€41,070)

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Diego Beirigo open-jammed from the cutoff, covering the rest of the table. Samy Khaled quickly called off his 3,800,000 chips in the big blind and the cards were flipped over.

Samy Khaled: K♦J♣ All in
Diego Beirigo: A♦9♣

Beirigo paired his ace on the 4♥A♣4♠ flop, and the 7♦ turn left Khaled drawing dead. The 3♦ river did not matter anymore as Khaled said his goodbyes in fifth place.

Beirigo raked in the pot and ended up with more than half the chips on the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Beirigo	33,000,000 11,000,000	11,000,000
Samy Khaled	Busted

Tags: Diego Beirigo Samy Khaled

08-31-2024 23:20 UTC+2

Carlos Egea Eliminated in 4th Place (€53,390)

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Frank Visser

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Diego Beirigo raised his button to 1,600,000. Jacob Witt quickly folded the small blind before Carlos Egea almost instantly piled in his stack of 6,050,000.

Beirigo asked for a count, thought about it for a bit, and then made the call.

Carlos Egea: Q♣9♠ All in
Diego Beirigo: K♣5♣

Beirigo was the only one to pair up on the 8♥4♠A♦6♠5♦ board. He was awarded the pot and consequently eliminated the final Spanish player in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Beirigo	37,500,000 13,100,000	13,100,000
Carlos Egea	Busted

Tags: Carlos Egea Diego Beirigo Jacob Witt

08-31-2024 23:41 UTC+2

Mohamed Aissaoui Eliminated in 3rd Place (€69,410)

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Frank Visser

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Mohamed Aissaoui raised to 1,900,000 in the small blind and Diego Beirigo called in the big blind. Aissaoui continued for 2,500,000 on the 2♣3♥7♦ flop, quickly being put all in by Beirigo.

Aissaoui snap-called his 8,500,000 stack as both players tabled their holdings.

Mohamed Aissaoui: 10♠10♥ All in
Diego Beirigo: 9♦3♦

Aissaoui's overpair had a big lead, but the 5♦ turn brought a flush draw for Beirigo. It came in on the A♦ river, much to the dismay of Aissaoui and his French rail.

He shook the hands of Beirigo and Jacob Witt, and left the tournament area to leave the other two to battle it out heads up.