€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Day 1b | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-22-2023 04:16 UTC+1

Anh Do Busts on the Bubble

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 8♥7♥4♦9♦. Anh Do was all in against Johny Mendes. Chip stacks were near even, but Anh Do had a few more, meaning Mendes was at risk of busting the bubble. Players flipped their cards.

Johny Mendes: 6♣5♠
Anh Do: Q♥10♥

Mendes had a straight and Do had a flush draw and straight draw. The tournament director gave the instruction for the rest of the hand to be dealt. The dealer turned the river card, which was the 8♣.

Mendes held up and Do was reduced to just a single big blind.

The next hand, Do was in the big blind with his chips in the middle. Omer Smidt raised to 13,000 from middle position and all other players folded. Do was already all in and so players flipped their cards.

Anh Do: J♥2♣
Omar Smidt: A♦J♦

The board ran out A♥9♣K♦4♠6♥. Smidt hit a pair of aces on the flop and held up while Do was eliminated on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johny Mendes	300,000
Omer Smidt	120,000 103,000	103,000
Anh Do	Busted

Tags: Anh Do Omer Smidt Johny Mendes

08-22-2023 03:52 UTC+1

Samuelsson's Sent to Rail as Queens Cracked

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Iliodoros Kamatakis open raised from late position and Andreas Samuelsson reraised from the button. Kamatakis responded by moving all in for the rest of his opponent's stack and Samuelsson made the call.

Andreas Samuelsson: Q♣Q♠
Iliodoros Kamatakis: J♦J♣

Kamatakis had pocket jacks and Samuelsson had pocket queens. The board ran out Q♥K♠A♠9♥10♦. Samuelsson made trip queens on the flop and Kamatakis picked up a backdoor straight draw.

The river completed Kamtakis' straight to send Samuelsson to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iliodoros Kamatakis	400,000 140,000	140,000
Andreas Samuelsson	Busted

Tags: Andreas Samuelsson Iliodoros Kamatakis

08-22-2023 03:07 UTC+1

Do's Cowboys Eliminate Zhelev

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Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Danail Zhelev shoved for around 50,000 from early position and was called by Anh Do in the hijack. Everyone else folded and hands were tabled.

Danail Zhelev: 2♥2♦
Anh Do: K♠K♦

Zhelev was in rough shape and the J♣9♥9♠K♣8♠ runout needlessly improved Do to a full house — eliminating Zhelev as we approach the Day 2 bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anh Do	260,000 260,000	260,000
Danail Zhelev	Busted

Tags: Anh Do Danail Zhelev

08-22-2023 03:03 UTC+1

Poncio Improves to Bust Rutigliano

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Following an open raise, Antonio Poncio reraised to 25,000 and Antonio Rutigliano moved all in for 34,500. The original raiser folded and Poncio made the call. Two players flipped their cards, with Rutigliano at risk.

Antonio Rutigliano: A♠Q♥
Antonio Poncio: A♣J♠

Rutigliano was well ahead until the board ran out J♦K♦3♥9♥9♣ to give Poncio a pair of jacks. He added to his stack and Rutigliano was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Poncio	230,000 100,000	100,000
Antonio Rutigliano	Busted

Tags: Antonio Poncio Antonio Rutigliano

08-22-2023 02:45 UTC+1

Kamatakis Holds to Bust Hocquaux

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded around to Alexandre Hocquaux, who moved all in from late position for 32,500. Iliodoros Kamatakis shoved over the top for over 200,000 and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Hocquaux at risk.

Alexandre Hocquaux: K♥8♥
Iliodoros Kamatakis: A♠K♣

Hocquaux was well behind to Kamatakis' ace king. The board ran out 3♠Q♣7♥K♦4♣. Kamatakis further improved to a pair of kings and scooped the pot. Hocquaux was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iliodoros Kamatakis	260,000 55,000	55,000
Alexandre Hocquaux	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Hocquaux Iliodoros Kamatakis

08-22-2023 02:12 UTC+1

Samuelsson Prevails in Three Way All-In

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Salah Amran limped for 2,500 and Andreas Samuelsson raised to 7,500. The player in the small blind moved all in for 15,000 and Amran shoved over the top for around 54,000. Samuelsson made the call and three players turned their cards, with both Amran and the small blind at risk.

Salah Amran: A♣K♦
Small blind: A♥Q♦
Andreas Samuelsson: 8♣8♦

The board ran out 7♥3♠J♦4♣2♠ and so neither Amran or the small blind improved. Samuelsson held with his pocket eights to bust both players and climb up to around 135,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Samuelsson	135,000 81,000	81,000
Salah Amran	Busted

Tags: Andreas Samuelsson Salah Amran

08-22-2023 01:50 UTC+1

Benoni Busts to Atush's Pocket Jacks

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Henri Benoni pushed all in from under the gun with a short stack. He was called by Ekrem Atush on the button. Players flipped their cards, with Benoni at risk.

Henri Benoni: 3♥3♠
Ekrem Atush: J♣J♥

Atush was way out in front with pocket jacks against Benoni's pocket threes.

The board ran out 8♥K♥6♦A♥9♠ and Atush held with his jacks. Benoni was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ekrem Atush	110,000 40,000	40,000
Henri Benoni	Busted

Tags: Ekrem Atush Henri Benoni

08-22-2023 01:42 UTC+1

Ortolomo Triples up; Morin Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alexandre Mitjavila opened to 5,000 from early position and action folded around to Pierre Morin in the small blind, who shoved for his last 47,000. Fabrizio Ortolomo also shoved for 44,000 from the big blind and Mitjavila called to put both players at risk.

Fabrizio Ortolomo: A♥A♠
Pierre Morin: K♦Q♦
Alexandre Mitjavila: 9♠9♣

The board ran out J♥6♦10♣7♥7♠ — keeping Ortolomo's aces best for the triple up and giving Mitjavila a small side pot to eliminate Morin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Ortolomo	135,000 135,000	135,000
Alexandre Mitjavila	49,000 38,800	38,800
Pierre Morin	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Mitjavila Fabrizio Ortolomo Pierre Morin

08-22-2023 01:07 UTC+1

Ballesteros Rivers Flush to Eliminate Jaros

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Manuel Ballesteros moved all in and was was called by Patrik Jaros, who had the shorter stack. Players flipped their cards.

Patrik Jaros: A♣K♥
Manuel Ballesteros: A♥Q♦

Jaros was well ahead and had Ballesteros dominated with his ace king. The board ran out K♦9♦7♦3♥6♦. Jaros paired up his king and the flop, but Ballesteros made his flush on the river to win the pot.

Jaros was eliminated from the tournament.