€440 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 Lex Live Barcelona

07-11-2024 21:26 UTC+2

Belvedere Pairs Ace to Double

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kaan Aybey raised from middle position and Carmine Kevin Belvedere moved all in with a short stack. Aybey called to put Belvedere at risk and players flipped their cards.

Carmine Kevin Belvedere: A♦5♦ All in
Kaan Aybey: K♥J♦

The board ran out 4♠K♣6♠2♥A♣. Aybey paired his king on the flop, but Belvedere hit an ace on the river to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaan Aybey	93,000 93,000	93,000
Carmine Kevin Belvedere	13,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Carmine Kevin Belvedere Kaan Aybey

07-11-2024 21:11 UTC+2

$4 Million Guaranteed MicroMillions Returns to PokerStars

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Online poker's most prestigious low-stakes tournament series is returning to PokerStars from July and bringing with it $4 million in guaranteed prize pools. The 2024 edition of the ever-popular MicroMillions sees 208 affordable events take place between July 7-21 in what will be a fortnight of incredible poker action.

Where many poker tournament festivals focus on high-stakes events, often with tournaments commanding four, five, or six-figure buy-ins, the MicroMillions events start from only $1.10 and top out at a still affordable $55.

However, just because MicroMillions tournaments don't cost the earth to enter doesn't mean there isn't plenty of money to play for. The smallest guaranteed prize pool offered during the series is $1,500, and there are five events with six-figure guarantees, including the $500,000 guaranteed MicroMillions Main Event.

Read full details here

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

07-11-2024 20:59 UTC+2

Rahaus Doubles With Queens

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Carlos Egea Hernandez raised to 2,000 from early position and Sebastian Rahaus moved all in for 10,100. Hernandez called with the bigger stack and players turned their cards.

Sebastian Rahaus: Q♠Q♣ All in
Carlos Egea Hernandez: A♥10♥

The board ran out 4♦2♠9♠8♣5♠.

"Not even any hearts!", said Hernandez as he was left looking for his ace. The ace never came and Rahaus doubled up his stack with pocket queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Egea Hernandez	45,000 8,000	8,000
Sebastian Rahaus	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Carlos Egea Hernandez Sebastian Rahaus

07-11-2024 20:55 UTC+2

Lokerse Runs Into Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Sean Lokerse moved all in from middle position for 9,000 and was called by Josef Rowbottom in the small blind, who had him well covered as players turned their cards.

Sean Lokerse: A♠8♦ All in
Josef Rowbottom: K♠K♥

The board ran out 5♥Q♣10♥3♠J♣.

Lokerse was left drawing thin on the flop. Rowbottom held with his pocket kings and Lokerse was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josef Rowbottom	110,000 110,000	110,000
Sean Lokerse	Busted

Tags: Josef Rowbottom Sean Lokerse

07-11-2024 20:33 UTC+2

Saranovic Shoves River

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Petrus Johannes raised to 1,600, Bakir Saranovic called on the button and Alexander Delgado Martin called in the big blind.

The flop came J♥3♣A♥ and all three players checked. The turn came the 4♦. Martin led for 1,000, which Van Den Dam and Saranovic both called.

The river was the 7♠. Action checked to Saranovic, who pushed all in with a short stack of around 10,000. The rest of the table folded and Saranovic won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petrus Johannes	29,000 7,000	7,000
Alexander Delgado Martin	28,000 28,000	28,000
Bakir Saranovic	22,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Alexander Delgado Martin Bakir Saranovic Petrus Johannes

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

07-11-2024 20:19 UTC+2

Persson Pairs Turn to Eliminate Garcia

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Following an early position raise and call, Simon Hesserud Persson reraised to 4,200 from the button and Julio Cesar Herrera Garcia moved all in from the small blind with around half a starting stack. Only Persson made the call and players flipped their cards.

Julio Cesar Herrera Garcia: 9♠9♥ All in
Simon Hesserud Persson: A♠K♦

It was a classic poker race. The board ran out 8♥Q♥8♦K♣4♠. Persson paired his king on the turn to get ahead and held to win the pot, eliminating Garcia from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Hesserud Persson	85,000 30,000	30,000
Julio Cesar Herrera Garcia	Busted

Tags: Simon Hesserud Persson

07-11-2024 20:12 UTC+2

Soumi Busts to Olive

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michael Soumi was all in preflop against Oscar Penella Olive, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Michael Soumi: 10♠10♥ All in
Oscar Penella Olive: K♥K♠

The board ran out 9♥7♣Q♥7♦4♣. Olive held with his pocket kings to bust Soumi from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Penella Olive	143,000 21,000	21,000
Michael Soumi	Busted

Tags: Michael Soumi Oscar Penella Olive

07-11-2024 20:03 UTC+2

Olive Adds to Burgeoning Stack

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Carlos Egea Hernandez raised from middle position and Oscar Penella Olive reraised from late position, which Hernandez called.

The flop came J♣7♥K♦. Hernandez checked, Olive continued for 2,500 and Hernandez called. The turn was the 5♥. Hernandez checked again and Olive made it 15,000 to go. Hernandez folded and Olive added the pot to his already burgeoning stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Penella Olive	122,000 122,000	122,000
Carlos Egea Hernandez	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Carlos Egea Hernandez Oscar Penella Olive