€560 Main Event Day 1bc | 2024 EAPT Madrid

02-16-2024 14:39 UTC+1

Scrob Shows Down Ace-High

Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player in middle position opened to 700 and received calls from a player in the cutoff, Constantin Scrob in the small blind and a player in the big blind.

All four players checked the Q♣6♥3♣ flop leading to the Q♥ turn. Action then checked around to the cutoff who bet 1,600. Scrob called while the other two players got out of the way.

Scrob checked again on the K♠ river and the cutoff bet 3,500. Scrob snap-called.

The cutoff could only show 8♦7♥ for a bluff while Scrob turned over A♠J♥ for ace-high to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantin Scrob	101,500 101,500	101,500

Tags: Constantin Scrob

02-16-2024 14:55 UTC+1

Bukharkov Gets Paid with Wheel

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player in middle position opened to 800 and received calls from Dario Bagattini in the cutoff and Evgeniy Bukharkov in the big blind.

The flop came A♦4♣3♦ and action checked around the original raiser wh ofired a 1,700 continuation bet. Both Bagattini and Bukharkov made the call.

All three players checked the 3♠ turn leading to the 2♥ river. Bukharkov bet 3,500 and received a call from the middle position player while Bagattini got out of the way.

Bukharkov showed down K♥5♥ for a wheel straight to take down a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evgeniy Bukharkov	90,200 90,200	90,200
Dario Bagattini	30,600 -9,400	-9,400

Tags: Dario Bagattini Evgeniy Bukharkov

02-16-2024 15:10 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Nieto	67,800 67,800	67,800

Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players are now on a 30-minute break. The field has grown to 33 entrants of which 27 players remain.

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

02-16-2024 15:56 UTC+1

Romero Gets Two Streets

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player in middle position opened to 1,300 and received a call from Javier Romero in the cutoff.

The flop came K♥10♦6♣ and the original raiser check-called a 1,500 bet from Romero.

Romero bet again when checked to on the 6♥ turn, this time for 3,500. Once again his opponent made the call.

Both players checked the 8♦ river. The original raiser turned over A♣Q♦ for ace-high after missing his gutshot straight draw. Romero showed down K♠J♦ for a flopped top pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Romero	83,400 23,900	23,900

Tags: Javier Romero

02-16-2024 16:13 UTC+1

Max Pressure from Lipe

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 8♣6♠4♥ and roughly 5,500 in the middle, Adrian Lipe checked from under the gun and a player from the next seat over bet 3,600. Lipe put in a check-raise to 12,000 and his opponent made the call.

Lipe moved all in on the 7♥ turn, covering his opponent who had roughly 25,000 behind. His opponent went deep into the tank but after just over two minutes decided to fold allowing Lipe to scoop a decent pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Lipe	117,200 117,200	117,200

Tags: Adrian Lipe

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-16-2024 16:34 UTC+1

Scrob Picks Off a Bluff

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Constantin Scrob opened to 1,300 from the button and received calls from Julian Nieto in the small blind and a player in the big blind.

The flop came Q♣3♦2♥ and action checked around to Scrob who fired a 2,500 continuation bet. Nieto called while the big blind got out of the way.

Both players checked the J♣ turn leading to the 8♥ river. Nieto bet 5,000 and Scrob snap-called.

Nieto could only show 6♠5♥ for a missed straight draw turned into a bluff while Scrob showed down A♠3♥ for just a pair of threes to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantin Scrob	88,000 -13,500	-13,500
Julian Nieto	57,000 -10,800	-10,800

Tags: Constantin Scrob Julian Nieto

02-16-2024 16:50 UTC+1

Echevarria Doubles with Rockets

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player on the button opened to 1,300 and Gorka Echevarria three-bet to 4,000 from the big blind. The button put in a four-bet to 8,000 and Echevarria moved all in for 25,500. The button quickly called with a covering stack to put Echevarria at risk.

Gorka Echevarria: A♠A♦
Opponent: Q♠Q♣

Echevarria had his opponent's pocket-queens crushed and remained ahead on the A♣6♣4♣9♠7♠ runout to secure a full double up.