€550 Estrellas Cup | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-31-2024 11:05 UTC+2

Bos Busts In Not So Nice Fashion

Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Deepak Wadhwani open-raised to 16,000 in early position and Evert Bos jammed in his stack of 69,000 from the hijack. Wadhwani deliberated for a few moments until he flung in a calling chip.

Evert Bos: A♠J♠ All in
Deepak Wadhwani: A♦9♦

Bos dominated Wadhwani, but the latter made a flush on the 3♦10♦4♥2♦8♣ board to lock up the pot and send Bos back to breakfast.

Player	Chips	Progress
Deepak Wadhwani	254,000 89,000	89,000
Evert Bos	Busted

Tags: Deepak Wadhwani Evert Bos

08-31-2024 11:18 UTC+2

Nigro Runs Into Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Gabriele Nigro in middle position had gone all in for 100,000 over an earlier open. Michael de Jonge also jammed on the button with a slightly larger stack, causing the initial raiser to fold.

Gabriele Nigro: K♦Q♠ All in
Michael de Jonge: A♥A♦

Nigro stood no chance against De Jonge's rockets on the 8♥8♣J♥7♦2♠, as he was left drawing dead after the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael De Jonge	268,000 166,000	166,000
Gabriele Nigro	Busted

Tags: Michael de Jonge Gabriele Nigro

08-31-2024 11:26 UTC+2

Syversen's Dream Start Continues

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jessi Fioravante moved all in from early position for 80,000 and was looked up by Thomas Syversen in the hijack.

Jessi Fioravante: A♠8♠ All in
Thomas Syversen: A♥Q♣

Syversen dominated his opponent's hand and made a flush on the 6♣10♣3♣6♠5♣ runout to secure the elimination.

Winning this pot meant that Syversen had tripled his stack from start of play today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Syversen	350,000 227,000	227,000
Jessi Fioravante	Busted

Tags: Jessi Fioravante Thomas Syversen

08-31-2024 11:33 UTC+2

Asaro No Longer on Crumbs

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Antonio Asaro open-jammed 85,000 under the gun and was called by Pascal Bohler in the hijack.

Antonio Asaro: K♦J♦ All in
Pascal Bohler: A♠Q♥

Neither player hit the board when 4♠5♦9♣9♠3♣ hit the felt, meaning Bohler's ace-high was good enough to eliminate Asaro.

Asaro was one of the shortest stacks at the start of the day, but ended the hand with a stack of 20 big blinds, slightly below the average.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Asaro	260,000 204,000	204,000
Pascal Bohler	Busted

Tags: Antonio Asaro Pascal Bohler

08-31-2024 11:49 UTC+2

Pereira Pounces on Costiuc

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Frank Visser

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

Kamel El Bouzidi got his stack of 130,000 in from middle position against Jorge Pereira in the hijack.

Kamel El Bouzidi : K♦8♥ All in
Jorge Pereira: Q♥Q♣

El Bouzidi hit the wrong hole card on the 2♠4♣2♥8♦3♠ board, and he was eliminated by Pereira, who started the day with less than ten big blinds.

Meanwhile, Mihai Costiuc was one of the top ten stacks at the start of Day 2 and had added a few more chips to his stack at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Costiuc	700,000 138,000	138,000
Jorge Pereira	485,000 420,000	420,000
Kamel El Bouzidi	Busted

Tags: Jorge Pereira Kamel El Bouzidi Mihai Costiuc

08-31-2024 11:59 UTC+2

Veipans Plays Seven Figures

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Frank Visser

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

Peter Baars had gone all in for 140,000 and was looked up by Nils Veipans.

Peter Baars: A♠Q♥ All in
Nils Veipans: J♥J♦

Veipans won the flip when Baars failed to pair his hole cards on the 10♠8♣3♥10♦4♦ board, and he added some more chips to his massive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Veipans	1,000,000 417,000	417,000
Peter Baars	Busted

Tags: Nils Veipans Peter Baars

08-31-2024 12:03 UTC+2

Kingsnorth Sent Home

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Frank Visser

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

Diogo da Silva had opened for 25,000 in middle position and was called by Giuseppe Tarsia in the cutoff. Jack Kingsnorth then went all in on the button for 149,000.

After a short while, da Silva rejammed. Tarsia was covered by his opponent, and he quickly let go of his cards before the other two showed down.

Jack Kingsnorth: 9♦9♣ All in
Diogo da Silva: Q♦Q♣

Kingsnorth was in bad shape with his underpair, and the K♦A♣5♠4♠6♦ runout sealed his fate as the next elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo da Silva	690,000 169,000	169,000
Giuseppe Tarsia	215,000 45,000	45,000
Jack Kingsnorth	Busted

Tags: Diogo da Silva Giuseppe Tarsia Jack Kingsnorth

08-31-2024 12:07 UTC+2

Mat Busts Sleiman

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Sava Krink

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

Just a few hands earlier, Rusen Mat had open-folded 7x7x after facing an all-in from Alberto Sepranzoni.

This time, he found himself up against Hassan Sleiman, who shoved all in with 7♠7♥ from early position. Josep Ruiz called, but Mat had different plans and moved all in as well. Ruiz folded, leaving Sleiman and Mat to face off in a showdown.

Hassan Sleiman: 7♠7♥ All in
Rusen Mat: A♦K♠

The board ran out K♣8♦Q♦6♥A♠, giving Mat a clean win, allowing him to add a small portion to his stack while Sleiman was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rusen Mat	437,000 216,000	216,000
Josep Ruiz	184,000 382,000	382,000
Hassan Sleiman	Busted

Tags: Alberto Sepranzoni Hassan Sleiman Josep Ruiz Rusen Mat

08-31-2024 12:12 UTC+2

Putz Puts It In Good

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Frank Visser

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

Thomas Syversen in early position and Andreas Putz in the cutoff had put in all their chips preflop, with Syversen's stack of roughly 350,000 being the one at risk.

Thomas Syversen: 10x10x All in
Andreas Putz: Q♠Q♦

Both players flopped a set on Q♣K♠10♠. The J♦ turn brought some chop outs, but Syversen did not hit quads or a straight on the 7♠ river, sending him home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Putz	820,000 538,000	538,000
Thomas Syversen	Busted

Tags: Andreas Putz Thomas Syversen

08-31-2024 12:17 UTC+2

Mounic Busts Koch

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Richard Hayes

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

Yannick Koch open-jammed from early position for 103,000, and Pierre Mounic rejammed from the cutoff with a covering stack, forcing folds from the rest of the table.

Yannick Koch: 7♣7♦ All in
Pierre Mounic: J♣J♦

Mounic had his opponent dominated with an overpair, and the A♠K♠5♦8♦5♣ runout did not provide an unlikely escape for Koch.