€550 Estrellas Cup Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2024 18:01 UTC+1

Oliva Secures Double

Richard Hayes

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Around 12,000 was in the middle already on a flop of J♠J♦9♥, with Artyom Smbatyan and Juan Oliva checking to David Foucault.

Foucault slid out a bet a bet of 6,000 and Smbatyan called. Oliva, however, reached for chips and produced a check-raise to 19,000.

Foucault folded, but Smbatyan asked to see Oliva's remaining stack, then moved all in with the covering stack. Oliva snap-called.

Juan Oliva: A♠J♥ All in
Artyom Smbatyan: 10♦8♦

Oliva was in great shape with trip jacks versus Smbatyan's up-and-down draw and the 8♠5♠ turn and river confirmed the pot was heading his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Oliva	65,000 65,000	65,000
David Foucault	55,000 55,000	55,000
Artyom Smbatyan	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Artyom Smbatyan David Foucault Juan Oliva

08-30-2024 18:03 UTC+1

Amri Eliminates Cahill

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Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Naim Amri raised to 2,600 and was called before John Cahill moved all in for about 18,000. Amri called and the remaining player folded.

John Cahill: 4♣4♦ All in
Naim Amri: A♠4♠

The board came A♥8♥6♠3♠8♠ as Amri first paired his ace then ran out the nut flush to send Cahill to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naim Amri	79,500 79,500	79,500
John Cahill	Busted

Tags: John Cahill Naim Amri

08-30-2024 18:06 UTC+1

Eriksson Wakes Up with a Premium

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ivan Raich limped in from under the gun, a player in early position raised to 4,000 and the button called. Emil Eriksson, in the big blind, put in a raise to 20,000. Raich called off the bet for his effective stack and both remaining opponents elected to muck their cards.

Ivan Raich: A♠10♦ All in
Emil Eriksson: K♥K♠

Raich ran into the kings of Eriksson and the 6♦6♠6♣9♣3♠ runout couldn't save him, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Eriksson	140,000
Ivan Raich	Busted

Tags: Ivan Raich Emil Eriksson

08-30-2024 18:10 UTC+1

Kontiza Still in the Game

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ionna Kontiza got her final 6,500 chips in from middle position against Murat Aras in early position.

Ionna Kontiza: A♦J♣ All in
Murat Aras: K♠Q♣

Both players paired up on the 8♦2♣A♥Q♠7♦ runout, with Kontiza's pair of aces taking down the pot after all was said and done.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murat Aras	92,000
Ionna Kontiza	16,000

Tags: Murat Aras Ionna Kontiza

08-30-2024 18:13 UTC+1

Scutara Doubles via Labat

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Richard Hayes

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to Razvan Scutaru in the hijack, who opened to 2,500, with Thierry Labat defending his big blind.

On the A♥9♥4♠ flop, Labat check-raised to 10,000 versus a continuation-bet of 3,000 from Scutaru. Scutaru called.

The 10♦ rolled off on the turn and Labat fired out a bet of 15,000. Scutaru quickly moved all in for 21,900 and Labat called.

Razvan Scutaru: 4♥4♦ All in
Thierry Labat: A♣7♣

Scutartu had Labat drawing dead with his set of fours and the A♠ river improved him further to a full house. Labat actually thought the ace river had sent him the hand and briefly celebrated before realizing his trip aces were no good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Scutaru	76,000 76,000	76,000
Thierry Labat	8,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Razvan Scutaru Thierry Labat

08-30-2024 18:14 UTC+1

Costiuc Felts Van Den Berg

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Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Roland Van Den Berg was all in from under the gun for just over 20,000 versus Mihai Costiuc on the button.

Roland Van Den Berg: A♥4♠ All in
Mihai Costiuc: K♣K♦

The board ran out 8♦6♦6♠10♠J♥ and the kings held for Costiuc to score an elimination and a healthy pot before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Costiuc	162,000 162,000	162,000
Roland Van Den Berg	Busted

Tags: Mihai Costiuc Roland Van Den Berg

08-30-2024 18:19 UTC+1

Karpati Gets Paid

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Arriving on a completed board of Q♠9♥A♠10♦J♦, Imre Karpati in the small blind made an all-in bet of 13,100 into the pot of 22,000.

Argyrios Mitakidis sat in the tank on the button but ultimately made the call with the covering stack.

Karpati showed K♠8♠ for the nut straight, taking down the pot when Mitakidis was forced to turn up his 9♦8♣ for the lower straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imre Karpati	48,200
Argyrios Mitakidis	40,000

Tags: Imre Karpati Argyrios Mitakidis

08-30-2024 18:20 UTC+1

Malgioglio Busts Joita

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Richard Hayes

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mihai Joita opened to 3,000 from early position and was called by Karim Kaladjou in the next seat. Action folded to Filippo Malgioglio in middle position, who three-bet to 10,500.

Action folded back to Joita, who moved all in for around 17,000. Kaladjou got out of the way but Malgioglio made the call.

Mihai Joita: A♣K♣ All in
Filippo Malgioglio: A♥A♦

Joita had run Big Slick into his opponent's rockets, and the Q♦10♥6♠7♣8♣ runout confirmed his departure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filippo Malgioglio	92,000 92,000	92,000
Karim Kaladjou	26,000 26,000	26,000
Mihai Joita	Busted

Tags: Filippo Malgioglio Karim Kaladjou Mihai Joita

08-30-2024 18:21 UTC+1

Boubli Triples Up with Ace-High

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Gregory Scattone raised to 2,400 from middle position and Frederic Blehaut called from the cutoff. Yoan Boubli three-bet jammed for 14,500 from the button and both players called.

With action still on the side, three players headed to a flop of K♥4♣9♥. Scattone moved all in for his last 25,000, which was near enough what Blehaut had behind. Blehaut elected to fold.

Yoan Boubli: A♣8♦ All in
Gregory Scattone: Q♥J♥

Boubli was ahead with ace-high but needed to fade some outs to win the pot. The 6♠ turn and 3♦ river confirmed his triple-up. Blehaut erupted in frustration, implying he would have won the pot had he made the call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoan Boubli	49,000 49,000	49,000
Gregory Scattone	25,000 25,000	25,000
Frederic Blehaut	25,000 25,000	25,000

08-30-2024 18:24 UTC+1

Cohen Eliminates Wang

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Mike Patrick

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Daniel Cohen raised on the button and was jammed on by Michael Wang's short stack in the small blind.

Cohen called off for roughly 6,000 total and put Wang at risk.

Michael Wang: K♦8♣ All in
Daniel Cohen: Q♠J♣

The flop came K♠9♥6♦ pairing Wang's king, but also giving Cohen a gutshot draw to win. That draw came right in with the 10♠ on the turn as the irrelevant 3♣ completed the board and sent Wang to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Cohen	40,000
Michael Wang	Busted

Tags: Daniel Cohen Michael Wang