€550 Estrellas Cup Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2024 15:39 UTC+1

Wiss Trades Stacks With Palo

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Lilit Sargsyan had limped in from early position, after which Federico Palo raised to an unknown amount in the seat next to her. Emmanuel Wiss then jammed in his stack of 11,000, which only Palo called.

Emmanuel Wiss: 10♠10♦ All in
Federico Palo: 8♠8♥

Wiss' overpair faced no danger on the A♣5♦Q♥4♦6♣ runout, and he raked in the double-up while Sargsyan audibly lamented her fold with queen-five.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lilit Sargsyan	63,500 63,500	63,500
Emmanuel Wiss	25,600 25,600	25,600
Federico Palo	13,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Emmanuel Wiss Federico Palo Lilit Sargsyan

08-30-2024 15:39 UTC+1

Alilovic Gets Caught Speeding

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Christian Alilovic raised from early position, receiving calls from the button and both the blinds.

The action checked to Alilovic, who continued for 3,600 on the 10♠8♣K♠ flop. The button folded while Rami Awad and Giovanni Gallo, in the respective blinds, made the call.

The J♥ turn saw both the blinds play in flow. Alilovic moved all in for 20,000, Awad folded while Gallo called off the bet for his effective stack of 15,400.

Giovanni Gallo: K♣J♦ All in
Christian Alilovic: A♣8♥

The 3♠ river saw Gallo's two pair best, winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Gallo	42,000 42,000	42,000
Rami Awad	20,500 20,500	20,500

Christian Alilovic	5,600 5,600	5,600

Tags: Christian Alilovic Giovanni Gallo Rami Awad

08-30-2024 15:50 UTC+1

Ruiz Takes from Rojas, Malvisi into Six Figures

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Mike Patrick

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A bit over 10,000 was in the middle on a completed board of J♣9♠6♥7♠2♦ as Daniel Ruiz bet 5,200 from the big blind.

Alberto Rojas was in early position and made the call.

A deep-stacked Yuri Malvisi was also still in the pot and had a decision in the cutoff. After some thought he elected to fold leaving the two Spaniards to determine the pot.

Ruiz showed A♣J♠ for a flopped top pair, top kicker which was good as Rojas mucked his cards to send the pot along the table to his countryman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Malvisi	113,000 113,000	113,000
Daniel Ruiz	43,000 43,000	43,000
Alberto Rojas	17,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Alberto Rojas Daniel Ruiz Yuri Malvisi

08-30-2024 15:50 UTC+1

Tekle Spikes the Turn to Eliminate Di Giampietro

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Yonas Tekle raised to 1,600 from early position, Fabio Di Giampietro three-bet jammed for 8,300 from the button and Tekle elected to make the call.

Fabio Di Giampietro: J♦J♥ All in
Yonas Tekle: A♦9♦

Tekle was behind, but the 9♣10♠3♦ brought a sweat for Di Giampietro. The 9♠ turn propelled Tekle into the lead and the 10♣ river saw his full house send Di Giampietro to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yonas Tekle	51,000 51,000	51,000
Fabio Di Giampietro	Busted

Tags: Fabio Di Giampietro Yonas Tekle

08-30-2024 15:53 UTC+1

Jacquot Wins Three-Way All-In

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Simon Ghillain had already gone all in prior to the turn of K♠8♥9♥5♠. In a side pot of several thousand chips, Carlos Mari bet 6,000 before Franck Jacquot put his opponent all-in for 14,500 in total.

Mari made the call and all three players tabled their cards.

Simon Ghillain: Q♥Q♦ All in
Carlos Mari: A♦J♣ All in
Franck Jacquot: K♣J♥

Jacquot's top pair had little left to fear, and the 7♣ river brought no surprises as he knocked out both players from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franck Jacquot	80,000
Simon Ghillain	Busted
Carlos Mari	Busted

Tags: Carlos Mari Franck Jacquot Simon Ghillain

08-30-2024 15:53 UTC+1

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Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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08-30-2024 15:59 UTC+1

Viret Surrenders Last Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a pot of 20,000, Patrick Viret's final chips were put in on a turn of 9♥6♥K♠Q♣ against Rodrigo Cardoso.

Patrick Viret: Qx10x All in
Rodrigo Cardoso: A♠Q♠

Viret had kicker problems and the 8♥ river did nothing to resolve them, resulting in his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodrigo Cardoso	71,500 71,500	71,500
Patrick Viret	Busted

Tags: Patrick Viret Rodrigo Cardoso

08-30-2024 16:00 UTC+1

Huttunen Holds in a Dramatic Runout

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was caught as Onni Huttunen, in the big blind, was all-in and at risk for his effective stack of 12,700 against Maurizio Longobardi, in early position.

Onni Huttunen: Q♣Q♦ All in
Maurizio Longobardi: A♥J♥

The J♣4♦J♦ flop propelled Longobardi into the lead, however, the Q♠ quickly put Huttunen back out in front. The 5♦ river confirmed his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurizio Longobardi	55,000 55,000	55,000
Onni Huttunen	26,200 26,200	26,200

Tags: Maurizio Longobardi Onni Huttunen

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-30-2024 16:09 UTC+1

Caizzi Races with Bogdan

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Ollie Garland

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

The action was caught when Bogdan Zdrafcovici, in middle position, was all-in and at risk for his effective stack of 25,700 against Andrea Caizzi, on the button.

Bogdan Zdrafcovici: A♠K♠ All in
Andrea Caizzi: Q♣Q♠

The classic tournament flip fell in the favour of Zdrafcovici as the flop landed 2♦A♥9♦, pairing his ace. The J♦ turn and 8♠ river changed nothing and Caizzi's queens were cracked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Zdrafcovici	51,400
Andrea Caizzi	2,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Andrea Caizzi Bogdan Zdrafcovici