€550 Estrellas Cup Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2024 21:20 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathijs Mulder	Busted
Fritz Nygren	Busted
Teddy Merienne	Busted
Alberto Rojas	Busted
Nasserdine Nafaa	Busted
Yassine Roudine	Busted
Corrado Boson	Busted
Visa Kiviharju	Busted
Cordon Garcia	Busted
Yonas Tekle	Busted
Edoardo Lauri	Busted

Runcan Snap Folds the Turn

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Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Paul Runcan raised to 6,000 from the cutoff, Rayane Kali three-bet to 19,000 on the button and Runcan called.

The Q♠A♦2♥ flop saw Runcan check-call a bet of 14,500 from Kali.

Runcan played in flow on the 8♣ turn. Kali emptied the clip, moving all in for 15,000, earning a snap-fold from Runcan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	105,000 105,000	105,000
Rayane Kali	95,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Rayane Kali

08-30-2024 21:28 UTC+1

Curcio Wins Flip Against Big Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Cory Curcio pushed in 21,500 for an all-in bet and was called by Sehmus Akcay.

Cory Curcio: 9♦9♣ All in
Sehmus Akcay: A♦K♥

No ace or king appeared on the 7♠Q♦6♦Q♠10♠ runout, resulting in a double-up for Curcio. Akcay, however, was still left with a healthy stack of double the average.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sehmus Akcay	200,000
Cory Curcio	50,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Cory Curcio Sehmus Akcay

08-30-2024 21:28 UTC+1

Day 1 to Conclude at 327 Players

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With the tournament attracting a total of 2,175 entries, play will conclude in Day 1 when the field is whittled down to 327 players, with 670 currently seated.

Details of the payouts will follow shortly.

08-30-2024 21:30 UTC+1

Moutoussamy Doubles via Iche

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Frederic Moutoussamy moved all in for 21,500 from early position, and Mohamed Iche rejammed for around 70,000 in the next seat, forcing out the rest of the table.

Frederic Moutoussamy: K♥K♣ All in
Mohamed Iche: J♣J♦

Moutoussamy was in great shape for the double-up with his overpair kings, and it was confirmed by the 8♠6♦5♥10♥Q♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Moutoussamy	50,500
Mohamed Iche	45,000

Tags: Frederic Moutoussamy Mohamed Iche

08-30-2024 21:32 UTC+1

Straight Over Straight Sends Brahimi to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 22,500 with three players looking at a flop of J♦K♣Q♥.

Augustin Brahimi, in the small blind, moved all in for a sizable wager of approximately 42,000. The big blind folded and Giovanni Gallo, in the cutoff, snap-called.

Augustin Brahimi: 10♦9♠ All in
Giovanni Gallo: A♥10♥

Both players had flopped a straight, with Gallo holding the superior of the two hands. The 8♠ turn and 9♠ river changed nothing and Brahimi was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Gallo	85,000 80,000	80,000
Augustin Brahimi	Busted

Tags: Augustin Brahimi Giovanni Gallo

08-30-2024 21:35 UTC+1

Last Hurrah For Huttunen, Busts to Benoliel

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Onni Huttunen was all in for 35,000 from the hijack and was looked up by Sam Benoliel on the button.

Onni Huttunen: K♥J♦ All in
Sam Benoliel: A♥Q♦

Both players flopped a pair on A♠5♥J♥, but Benoliel's pair remained higher on the 9♠2♣ runout to secure the knock-out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Benoliel	250,000 250,000	250,000
Onni Huttunen	Busted

Tags: Onni Huttunen Sam Benoliel

08-30-2024 21:43 UTC+1

Maris Makes a Reluctant Call

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Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Andriy Berezyak moved all in for 24,000 in early position. Calin Maris, in the big blind, thought for a considerable amount of time before finally making the call.

Andriy Berezyak: 2♦2♥ All in
Calin Maris: A♦J♣

The 2♣ in the window was a promising sign for Berezyak, but the 4♣3♦ that followed gave Maris a straight draw. The 6♦ turn gave outs to a chop, but the 10♠ river saw Berezyak's set best and he doubled up.