€10,300 EPT High Roller Giorno 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

2024-09-06 21:49 UTC+1

Yaghmai Shoves on Lococo

Livello 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nariman Yaghmai raised to 2,500 in middle position, Alejandro Lococo three-bet to 8,000 on the button, and Yaghmai called.

The flop came J♣8♥4♣ and Lococo continued for 6,500. Yaghmai called and the K♣ fell on the turn. Lococo then bet another 21,000.

Yaghmai quickly grabbed a stack of blue 5,000 chips and slid it into the middle, a raise totaling 100,000, and Lococo snap-folded.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nariman Yaghmai	150,000 37,000	37,000
Alejandro Lococo	50,000 -32,000	-32,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Nariman Yaghmai

Livello: 9

Bui: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

2024-09-06 21:44 UTC+1

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Sam Greenwood	291,900 -49,100	-49,100

Saymon Dias	286,800 162,800	162,800
Tom-Aksel Bedell	235,000 106,000	106,000
Juho Suutari	235,000 84,000	84,000
Candido Cappiello	227,000 17,000	17,000
Paul Runcan	227,000 187,000	187,000
Mounir Tajiou	220,000 20,000	20,000
Fahad El Mechraa	212,100 147,100	147,100
Roberto Musu	207,800 -17,200	-17,200
Leonard Maue	205,800 155,800	155,800
Hannes Jeschka	203,000
Thomas Santerne	196,800 88,400	88,400
Teun Mulder	195,500 145,500	145,500
Toni Kaukua	195,000 -15,000	-15,000
Benjamin Spragg	193,000 60,800	60,800
Eduard Barsegyan	185,000 108,000	108,000
Brock Wilson	181,800 14,300	14,300
Tom Middleton	175,000 79,000	79,000

Simeon Naydenov	175,000 43,400	43,400
Dzmitry Urbanovich	169,000 47,900	47,900

Herbert De Marathaoan	165,800 125,800	125,800
Shiina Okamoto	163,000 113,000	113,000
Enrico Camosci	160,000 106,000	106,000
Mike Watson	158,000 3,500	3,500

Sam Grafton	157,000 11,000	11,000

Final Break of Day 1

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the day.

When they return, two more levels of 60 minutes are scheduled before the survivors bag for Day 2.

2024-09-06 21:25 UTC+1

Sagra Doubles Up Through Kreft's Bluff

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ignacio Sagra raised to 2,000 under the gun and was called by Marcin Kreft and Wouter Beltz in the blinds.

The 7♥8♠2♠ flop was checked to Sagra, who continued for 3,000. Kreft called and Beltz folded. The 2♦ turn saw Sagra size up to 5,600, however, Kreft check-raised to 15,500.

Sagra tossed in a call before the J♠ river completed the board. Kreft decided to go all in, covering Sagra's stack of 20,800. Sagra tanked for a while but ultimately made the call for his tournament life.

Kreft tabled K♠Q♥ for a bluff with king-high, no good against the K♦8♦ of Sagra, who played two pair.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Wouter Beltz	100,000 -16,800	-16,800
Ignacio Sagra	89,600 4,600	4,600
Marcin Kreft	39,200 -8,800	-8,800

Tags: Ignacio Sagra Marcin Kreft Wouter Beltz

2024-09-06 21:24 UTC+1

Grafton Knocks Out Fata

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Antoine Labat opened to 2,000 from under the gun and was called by Sam Grafton in the hijack and Antoine Labat in the big blind.

The flop came Q♦4♦5♥ and action checked around to Grafton who bet 1,500. Fata raised to 5,000, Labat called and Grafton moved all in, covering both players. Labat got out of the way while Fata, who had around 30,000 behind, made the call and was at risk.

Mario Fata: 5♦4♥ All in
Sam Grafton: K♣Q♥

Fata was in great shape to double up with two pair against Grafton's top pair. That all changed when the rest of the board ran out 3♠3♦ giving Grafton queens-up to take the pot while Fata made his exit from the tournament area.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Sam Grafton	146,000 63,500	63,500
Antoine Labat	30,000 9,000	9,000
Mario Fata	Eliminato

Tags: Antoine Labat Mario Fata Sam Grafton

2024-09-06 21:23 UTC+1

Men “The Master” Nguyen Robbed After WSOP | PokerNews Podcast #855

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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2024-09-06 21:22 UTC+1

Pustina Dodges the River to Bust Ho

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Brian Kaufman led out for 2,000 on a flop of J♦8♦2♠ from the small blind and Vlastimil Pustina then raised to 10,000 in the big blind. Poseidon Ho called in early position, while Kaufman got out of the way.

Pustina checked the 5♠ turn and Ho bet 10,000. Pustina then moved all in and Ho called for his last 30,000. Pustina had J♣5♣ for two pair, while Ho was on a flush draw holding K♦7♦.

The K♠ river gave Ho a pair, but it wasn't enough to avoid handing over the rest of his chips to Pustina as he headed for the exit.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Vlastimil Pustina	110,000 -46,000	-46,000
Brian Kaufman	100,000 -9,600	-9,600
Poseidon Ho	Eliminato

Tags: Vlastimil Pustina Poseidon Ho Brian Kaufman

2024-09-06 21:20 UTC+1

Zhou Eliminated in Set Over Set

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river with just 8,000 in the middle in a pot between Nichan Khorchidian from under the gun and Quan Zhou from the button.

On a completed board of 9♦6♣2♥K♥4♥, Khorchidian led for 4,300. Zhou responded with a large raise to 20,300, leaving himself 25,000 behind. Khorchidian then three-bet jammed to put Zhou at risk. Zhou went deep into the tank and used four time banks before he finally put in the call.

Quan Zhou: 4♦4♣ All in
Nichan Khorchidian: 9♠9♥

It was a cooler scenario in which Khorchidian held the higher set as Zhou hit the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nichan Khorchidian	165,000 26,200	26,200
Quan Zhou	Eliminato

Tags: Nichan Khorchidian Quan Zhou

2024-09-06 21:12 UTC+1

Ruggeri Sets Up Ho on the River

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Umberto Ruggeri and Maria Ho built a pot of around 20,000 as they went heads up to the turn with the board showing K♣9♠6♠3♣. Ruggeri then bet 14,000 from the big blind and Ho called in the hijack.

The river was the 9♣ and Ruggeri slid forward a tower of chips, enough to put Ho all in. Ho burned through multiple time banks and eventually called for around 50,000.

Ruggeri turned over 6♥6♦ for a full house and Ho flashed the K♥ as she made her exit.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Umberto Ruggeri	240,000 180,000	180,000
Maria Ho	Eliminato

Tags: Maria Ho Umberto Ruggeri