€550 Estrellas Cup Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2024 18:01 UTC+2

Assorted Counts

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Veloson	165,000 165,000	165,000
Juan Escrig	164,400 164,400	164,400
Carlos Egea	160,000 160,000	160,000
Erich Tedeschi	155,000 155,000	155,000
Michael Bartov	152,500 152,500	152,500
Younes Hammouchi	150,800 150,800	150,800
Teddy Tuil	150,000 40,000	40,000
Karim Alleg	148,000 148,000	148,000
Loris Corbelli	148,000 8,000	8,000
Denis Kashirin	145,000 145,000	145,000
Mhamed Lakhal	145,000 145,000	145,000
Osman Aksu	140,600 44,600	44,600
Joao Sydenstricker	140,000 47,000	47,000
Felix Vu	127,000 53,600	53,600
Juan Lopez	122,000 122,000	122,000
Franck Jacquot	91,000 11,000	11,000
Nabil Name	78,200 15,200	15,200
Vladyslav Sidikhin	67,500 27,500	27,500
Eddie Vervoux	61,500 43,400	43,400
Vladimir Kirev	60,500 20,500	20,500
Hans Erlandsson	60,300 12,300	12,300
Valerio Sorrentino	57,000 5,700	5,700
Bernard De Breyne	56,500 24,700	24,700
Lasse Jagd Lauritsen	51,000 51,000	51,000
Antoine Vranken	43,500 4,500	4,500

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Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-30-2024 17:34 UTC+2

Ludwig Regrets Working with Unregulated Poker Site; Super High Roller Bowl Winners | PokerNews Podcast #854

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In the 854th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by WPT Global, Chad Holloway, Kyna England and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about Ludwig's recent admission that he regrets working with an unregulated online poker site, which in turn caused fallout involving other influencers, Scott Ball and Endgame Talent, and Phil Nagy.

The crew also recaps the recently completed Super High Roller Bowl, which Seth Davies won, and winners from the Super High Roller Series including Adrian Mateos, Maksim Vashrensenski, and Joni Jouhkimainen. Speaking of winners, hear about those who found success at the WSOP Circuit Graton stop and the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship.

Also, see footage of a player in Texas laying down top set of aces on a dry board in a hand that had the poker community talking. Finally, learn about EPT Barcelona, which just got underway and is celebrating its 20th anniversary! Those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast.

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08-30-2024 17:30 UTC+2

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining 999 players have been sent on another 25-minute break.

08-30-2024 17:30 UTC+2

Three Players Flop Two Pair

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Edoardo Lauri in the small blind, Jeff Damit in the big blind, and Karim Benamrouche in the cutoff decided to get all their chips in on the 3♣9♠A♣ flop.

Damit was at risk for his stack of 28,500, while Benamrouche played 30,000 and Lauri covered them both.

Jeff Damit: A♠3♥ All in
Karim Benamrouche: A♦9♣ All in
Edoardo Lauri: A♥3♠

All players had two pair but Benamrouche had a gigantic lead with aces and nines. The last three in the deck did not appear on the 10♥2♥ runout, knocking out Damit while tripling up Benamrouche.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Benamrouche	98,000 98,000	98,000
Edoardo Lauri	14,000 14,000	14,000
Jeff Damit	Busted

Tags: Edoardo Lauri Jeff Damit Karim Benamrouche

08-30-2024 17:30 UTC+2

Tekle Busts Manoury

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Michel Manoury was just getting up from the table, after his A♣7♣ was bested by Yonas Tekle's 7♥7♦ on a board of A♥4♠7♠3♣3♥, the stacks having gone in on the river, in a top two pair versus full house cooler.

Tekle informed PokerNews that his opponent had about 27,000 at the start of the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yonas Tekle	125,000 74,000	74,000
Michel Manoury	Busted

Tags: Michel Manoury Yonas Tekle

08-30-2024 17:29 UTC+2

Garcia Cracks Kings on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The pot had grown to approximately 30,000 with two players looking at a full board of 5♣9♣3♥A♥2♥.

Sergio Fernandez, in the big blind checked the action to Cordon Garcia, on the button, who elected to check back.

Fernandez tabled K♣K♥, while Garcia's showed 4♣4♦ for a rivered straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cordon Garcia	90,000 90,000	90,000
Sergio Fernandez	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Cordon Garcia Sergio Fernandez

08-30-2024 17:20 UTC+2

Bagnall Doubles via Naranja

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Agustin Naranja opened to 2,000 from middle position and was faced with a three-bet jam to 16,600 by Calum Bagnall in the cutoff. Action folded back to Naranja who made a relatively quick call.

Calum Bagnall: A♣K♣ All in
Agustin Naranja: K♦Q♥

Bagnall had his opponent dominated and his double-up was confirmed by the A♦J♠2♦9♥4♦ runout, Bagnall flopping a pair of aces and dodging Naranja's straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Agustin Naranja	40,500 19,500	19,500
Calum Bagnall	35,700 35,700	35,700

Tags: Agustin Naranja Calum Bagnall

08-30-2024 17:19 UTC+2

Sarro Finds Rockets on Short Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Richard Bruno had open-raised from early position before Alessandro Sarro three-bet all-in for 8,200 in middle position. A quick call followed from Bruno, leading to a showdown.

Alessandro Sarro: A♠A♦ All in
Richard Bruno: A♣8♣

Bruno flopped an eight on 8♥9♦3♥, but no further help arrived on the 7♠Q♦ runout to double up his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bruno	21,000 21,000	21,000
Alessandro Sarro	18,900 18,900	18,900

Tags: Alessandro Sarro Richard Bruno

08-30-2024 17:18 UTC+2

Boson Holds to Leave Kiviharju Short

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Corrado Boson raised from the button, Visa Kiviharju three-bet to 6,500 from the small blind and Boson four-bet jammed for 14,100. Kiviharju made a reluctant called.

Corrado Boson: A♦K♥ All in
Visa Kiviharju: A♥10♦

The board ran out 8♥A♠J♥Q♦2♠; Boson's holding was superior from start to finish, doubling him up and leaving Kiviharju short.