€550 Estrellas Cup Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2024 22:43 UTC+1

Wang Holds to Double

Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Wang moved all in from the hijack for 37,000. Fotios Panagopoulos, in the big blind, went deep into the tank. Panagopoulos thought for so long that Wang called the clock, eventually prompting him to make the call.

Michael Wang: A♥8♥ All in
Fotios Panagopoulos: A♠7♦

The board ran out K♣4♠4♦5♦3♣; although the flop brought the potential for a chop, Panagopoulos was out-kicked to double up Wang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	81,000 8,000	8,000
Fotios Panagopoulos	65,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Fotios Panagopoulos Michael Wang

08-30-2024 22:43 UTC+1

Beirgo Picks Up Huge Pot on Turn

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was caught on a flop of 9♥6♦Q♠, with over 100,000 chips already in the pot. Diego Beirigo made a bet of 38,000 from the hijack and was called by Artem Logvin on the button.

The turn fell the 9♣ and saw Beirigo size down to 25,000, around half of Logvin's remaining stack. It was enough to let Logvin let go of his hand, and the pile of chips was shipped to Beirigo

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Beirigo	265,000 265,000	265,000
Artem Logvin	56,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Artem Logvin Diego Beirigo

08-30-2024 22:51 UTC+1

Hoedemaker Finds a Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The pot stood at 79,000 with two players looking at a board dealt to the turn as it read 2♠K♣6♥4♣.

Francisco Cruz, in the big blind, checked the action to Micha Hoedemaker, in the hijack, who moved all in for 46,000. Cruz called.

Micha Hoedemaker: A♦K♦ All in
Francisco Cruz: K♥J♣

The river landed the 5♦ and Cruz was left with dust as Hoedemaker doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Micha Hoedemaker	217,000 217,000	217,000
Francisco Cruz	5,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Francisco Cruz Micha Hoedemaker

08-30-2024 22:54 UTC+1

Gonzalez Goes for Monster Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was picked up on a turn of 3♠7♦A♦2♣, with 60,000 chips in the pot. Malik Mayeux made a bet of 28,000 from the big blind and was called by Juan Gonzalez under the gun.

Mayeux sized up to 48,000 on the K♣ river, after which Gonzalez shoved all in for 144,000. Mayeux did not have to think long before making the call and revealed K♥7♣ for two pair.

Gonzalez also had two pair with A♣K♦ and his two pair was superior and he was thus awarded the pot worth over 80 big blinds. Mayeux, meanwhile, was left with only five big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Gonzalez	409,000 409,000	409,000
Malik Mayeux	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Juan Gonzalez Malik Mayeux

08-30-2024 22:56 UTC+1

Puchol Doubles via Mendes

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Richard Hayes

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Antonio Puchol all in for 43,000 and at risk versus Mateus Mendes.

Antonio Puchol: 3♦3♣ All in
Mateus Mendes: A♦2♦

Puchol's pocket threes were in good shape versus a single overcard and his double-up was confirmed by the K♥J♠5♣4♣8♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateus Mendes	148,000 148,000	148,000
Antonio Puchol	98,000 98,000	98,000

Tags: Antonio Puchol Mateus Mendes

08-30-2024 23:03 UTC+1

Krattiger Sends Johansen to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Marius Johansen moved all in for 42,000 from the hijack and Dominic Krattiger called from the small blind.

Marius Johansen: A♣9♠ All in
Dominic Krattiger: A♥J♣

The board ran out 5♠A♦K♠3♦6♦; Krattiger's kicker was best and Johansen was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominic Krattiger	259,000 259,000	259,000
Marius Johansen	Busted

Tags: Dominic Krattiger Marius Johansen

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-30-2024 23:14 UTC+1

Larag Gets Skiscim Off the Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mhamed Larag raised 12,000 from middle position. Jacek Skiscim, in the big blind, thought for some time before warning Larag "If you go all in, I'll snap-call you" before putting in a raise to 43,000. Larag called.

The K♥5♠8♠ flop slowed down Skiscim with a check. Larag quickly moved all in for Skiscim's effective stack of approximately 90,000. Skiscim thought for some time before electing to fold J♣J♠ face up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mhamed Larag	295,000 295,000	295,000
Jacek Skiscim	90,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Jacek Skiscim Mhamed Larag

08-30-2024 23:14 UTC+1

Rad Correctly Folds Rockets on River

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A sizeable pot of around 125,000 had already developed on a completed board of K♥9♦3♥5♦10♦, in a hand between Robert Rad in middle position and Selim Aghar in the cutoff.

Rad checked to his opponent, who moved all in for around 200,000, sending Rad deep into the tank. After a few minutes had passed, the clock was called.

As time was ticking down, Rad tapped the table to his opponent, and open-folded A♦A♥. Amghar looked surprised and showed K♦J♦ for flopped top pair kings that improved to a rivered king-high flush.

Rad stepped away from the table and thumped his chest in celebration, as the rest of the table congratulated him on a quality fold.