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

07-11-2024 18:19 UTC+2

Berman Wins With Full House

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Petr Novotny raised to 1,200 from under the gun, Kevin J Berman called in middle position, and two other players came along.

The flop came 2♣9♠5♣. Action checked to Novotny, who continued for 2,000. Berman reraised to 5,000 and only Novotny made the call.

The turn was the 5♥. Novotny checked and Berman moved all in. Novotny asked for the count and called for 11,600. Novotny had K♣K♠ and the K♥ river further improved his hand to full house to give him a big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Berman	46,000 46,000	46,000
Petr Novotny	7,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Kevin J Berman Petr Novotny

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

07-11-2024 17:59 UTC+2

Homs Survives With Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Joan Morgo Homs raised to 600 from middle position and picked up three callers before the big blind raised to 1,600. Homs called and Juuso Edvard Makkonen moved all in his for his remaining 2,400 chips. Homs was the only player to make the call and players flipped their cards.

Joan Morgo Homs: A♦K♥ All in
Juuso Edvard Makkonen: A♥K♦

No flushes came and so the two players split the pot, Homs chipping up slightly to survive the battle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joan Morgo Homs	41,000 41,000	41,000
Juuso Edvard Makkonen	4,500 4,500	4,500

Tags: Joan Morgo Homs Juuso Edvard Makkonen

07-11-2024 17:54 UTC+2

Small Pot for GJ Reggie

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Georgina James, known online as GJ Reggie, raised to 700 from under the gun and picked up a call from Markus Borel on the button.

The flop came K♥3♦J♦ and both players checked. The turn wa the 9♥ and James announced her check again, commenting on how friendly the game is as Borel checked behind.

The river was the 8♥ and James bet 900. Borel shrugged and made the call. James turned over A♠J♣ for a pair of jacks to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgina James	35,000 35,000	35,000

Markus Borel	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Georgina James Markus Borel

07-11-2024 17:41 UTC+2

Persson Paid for Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Carmine Kevin Belvedere raised from early position and Simon Hesserud Persson reraised to 1,700 from middle position, which Belvedere called.

The flop came 8♦3♠5♦. Belvedere checked, Persson continued for 1,000 and Belvedere snap called. The turn was the 3♥. Belvedere checked again and Persson made it 4,500 to go. Belvedere once again quickly made the call.

The river was the 2♥. Belvedere checked a third street, Persson made it 2,700 and Belvedere went into the tank before eventually making the call.

Persson showed A♣A♠ for a pair of aces to win the pot with two pair and Belvedere tapped the table as he mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Hesserud Persson	55,000 55,000	55,000
Carmine Kevin Belvedere	7,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Carmine Kevin Belvedere Simon Hesserud Persson

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

07-11-2024 17:01 UTC+2

Players Heading on First Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Players in the Main Event have gone for their first break of the day.

07-11-2024 17:00 UTC+2

High Roller Chip Counts

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The High Roller is about to restart. Here are the top ten chip counts as play resumes. PokerNews will update you on the results of that one later on as the lone reporter focuses on the Main Event.

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Rens Buijs	Belgium	296500
2	Eugenio Bastos	Portugal	152000
3	Bert Stevens	Belgium	118500
4	Ramon Casassas Garcia	Spain	114000
5	Ronald Dominguez		105000
6	Juri Mereu		78000
7	Stefan Craatz	Germany	64000
8	Abtin Heiratiasbagh	Germany	63000
9	Carlos Mendez	USA	60000
10	Damiano Aloi	Austrlia	39500

The man himself, Lex Veldhuis, is also in the High Roller tournament with a below average stack.

Tags: Abtin Heiratiasbagh Bert Stevens Carlos Mendez Damiano Aloi Eugenio Bastos Juri Mereu Lex Veldhuis Ramon Casassas Garcia Rens Buijs Ronald Dominguez Stefan Craatz

07-11-2024 16:51 UTC+2

Johannes Makes Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Petrus Johannes raised from late position and Bakir Saranovic reraised from the button, which Johannes called.

The flop came J♦3♠9♠ and both players checked. The turn was the K♠. Johannes led for 1,200 and Saranovic called.

The river was the 10♣. Johannes led out again for 2,500 and Saranovic folded his A♥K♥ face up. It turned out to be the correct fold, as Johannes flipped over K♣J♣ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petrus Johannes	36,000 36,000	36,000
Bakir Saranovic	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Bakir Saranovic Petrus Johannes

07-11-2024 16:48 UTC+2

Gadzhiev Gets Through With Squeeze

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Following an early position raise to 500, Dmitriy Chuckhray called in the small blind, then Etibar Gadzhiev raised to 2,000 from the big blind. Both of his opponents folded and Gadzhiev took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Etibar Gadzhiev	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Etibar Gadzhiev Dmitriy Chuckhray