€560 Main Event Day 1bc | 2024 EAPT Madrid

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

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

02-16-2024 15:14 UTC+1

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.

02-16-2024 15:10 UTC+1

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

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 14:39 UTC+1

Scrob Shows Down Ace-High

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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

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

02-16-2024 14:18 UTC+1

Romero Wins Big Pot with Small Pair

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A player in the hijack opened to 700 only for a player in the cutoff to three-bet to 2,500. Marian Dicu called in the small blind, Javier Romero called in the big blind and the original raiser called as well.

All four players checked the 9♠5♦3♦ flop leading to the J♣ turn. Dicu bet 2,500 and received calls from Romero and the hijack while the cutoff folded.

The three remaining players checked the A♥ river. Dicu was the first to turn over 8♣7♥ for a missed straight draw. After a moment, Romero mentioned that he had a three, turning over 4♥3♥ for bottom pair. The hijack mucked and Romero took down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marian Dicu	77,000 52,500	52,500
Javier Romero	59,500 59,500	59,500

Tags: Javier Romero Marian Dicu

02-16-2024 14:03 UTC+1

Akremi Forces a Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A player in middle position limped in before Chadi Akremi raised to 900 from the hijack, receiving calls from players in the cutoff and small blind as well as the initial limper.

Action checked around to Akremi who bet 2,100 on the K♦10♥8♦ flop. The cutoff folded, the small blind called and the initial limper folded.

Both remaining players checked the 7♥ turn leading to the 9♦ river. The small blind checked and Akremi sized up with a bet of 10,000 into the pot which was approximately 8,000. The small blind declared that he had two pair and went into the tank. After about two minutes he folded 9♥8♠ face up and Akremi took down a healthy pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chadi Akremi	51,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300