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

07-12-2024 23:41 UTC+2

Ivanov Turns Higher Set to Double Stack

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was on the flop and two players were enthusiastically stacking off on a board of 7♦5♠3♠.

By the time the raising battle was over, Hristofor Ivanov was all in for 67,300 against Hasmukh Khodiyara, who had him slightly covered as players flipped their cards.

Hristofor Ivanov: 9♥9♦
Hasmukh Khodiyara: 7♥7♠

Ivanov had an overpair to the board with his pocket nines and Khodiyara had a set of sevens.

It looked like Khodiyara would take win the huge pot, but the turn was the 9♣, which gave Ivanov a higher set with his nines.

The river was a blank, the 6♣ and Ivanov held to double his stack, much to his delight. He is now one of the top three chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hristofor Ivanov	140,000 40,000	40,000
Hasmukh Khodiyara	6,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Hasmukh Khodiyara Hristofor Ivanov

07-12-2024 23:25 UTC+2

Escriba Prevails With Set Versus Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 9♠4♠6♣J♥. Jordi Escriba stacked off for around 60,000 against Patrick Gaonach, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Jordi Escriba: J♦J♠ All in
Patrick Gaonach: 6♠6♥

Both players had a set, Gaonach with sixes and Escriba with the higher set, pocket jacks.

The river came the 10♦. Escriba won the pot and doubled up his stack.

"Cooler," said Escriba as he scooped the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordi Escriba	130,000 44,000	44,000
Patrick Gaonach	54,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Jordi Escriba Patrick Gaonach

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

07-12-2024 23:07 UTC+2

Veldhuis Doubles Up

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Matt Warburton

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

After losing a few small pots, Lex Veldhuis got his money in the middle and came out on top. Ronald Dominguez checked the flop and Veldhuis pushed all in for 13,300 into a pot of around 12,000 on a board of 2♦5♦6♠. Dominguez made the call with the bigger stack and it was off to the races.

Lex Veldhuis: J♦10♦
Ronald Dominguez: A♥5♥

Dominguez had a pair of fives and Lex had a flush draw with overcards. The turn came a blank, the 4♠. The river was the 10♦, which gave Veldhuis a pair of tens. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Dominguez	50,000 21,000	21,000
Lex Veldhuis	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Lex Veldhuis Ronald Dominguez

07-12-2024 22:55 UTC+2

Lex Joins the Main Event

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Matt Warburton

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

Lex Veldhuis has just late regged Day 1b of the Main Event. The poker pro and streamer has a little under starting stack and will need to spin it up to bag a decent stack for Day 2.

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07-12-2024 22:35 UTC+2

$4 Million Guaranteed MicroMillions Returns to PokerStars

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Matt Warburton

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

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-12-2024 21:43 UTC+2

Players Heading for 45-Minute Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

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

Players in Day 1b of the Lex Live Main Event are heading for a 45-minute dinner break. There are now 81 entries to the flight and 41 players remaining. The average stack is around 55,000 chips.

Action will resume at approximately 22:25 p.m. local time.

07-12-2024 21:40 UTC+2

Ivanov Doubles With Loose Shove

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Matt Warburton

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

Hristofor Ivanov open raised to 2,500 from middle position, the button called and Damiano Aloi, known online as Dammo_23, three-bet to 7,000. Marco Sposito flat called in the big blind, then Ivanov four-bet all in for 48,000. The button and small blind folded, leaving just Sposito in the pot, who eventually made the call.

"No, don't call!", said Ivanov, "I am very not strong."

Players flipped over their cards, with Ivanov at risk.

Hristofor Ivanov: 9♣8♦
Marco Sposito: 5♥5♠

"What the fuck?", said Aloi, who had already folded his hand.

The board ran out 10♣10♥J♦3♠7♦. Ivanov picked up a straight draw on the flop and the river completed his straight. He won the pot and doubled up. The pair laughed across the table as the chips moved to Ivanov.

Aloi gestured that he had folded pocket sevens, which means he would have made a full house. In any case, Ivanov brought his stack up to around 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hristofor Ivanov	100,000 5,000	5,000
Damiano Aloi	68,000 68,000	68,000
Marco Sposito	21,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Damiano Aloi Hristofor Ivanov Marco Sposito

07-12-2024 21:21 UTC+2

Escriba Check Raise Bluffs River

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the flop in a three-bet pot on a board of 8♣9♦A♦. Jordi Escriba checked, Patrick Gaonach bet 4,000 and Escriba called.

Both players checked on the A♣ turn. The river came the Q♠. Escriba checked and Gaonach bet 8,000. Escriba responded with a raise to 24,000, which sent Gaonach into the tank.

Gaonach eventually folded his hand, and showed J♥J♦.

"It's a bluff, it's a bluff," said Escriba as he showed 10♥9♥, tabling the worst hand as he scooped the pot.