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

08-24-2023 12:37 UTC+1

Smintanca-Januszewski Busts First Bullet with Aces

Ben Weiss

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Marcos Exterkotter opened in the cutoff to 1,200, before Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski raised it to 3,200 from the big blind. Exterkotter called and it was heads up to the flop.

It came Q♦J♥9♦, and Exterkotter just called Smintanca-Januszewski bet of 3,500.

The action intensified on the 5♦ turn, with Smintanca-Januszewski leading out for 5,000. Exterkotter raised it to 12,000, before Smintanca-Januszewski made a shove that was quickly called.

Smintanca-Januszewski: A♠A♣
Marcos Exterkotter: K♦7♦

The Brazilian showed the second-nut flush and had Smintanca-Januszewski, who was left frustrated as he was sent to the rail, drawing dead on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcos Exterkotter	52,000 52,000	52,000
Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski	Busted

Tags: Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski Marcos Exterkotter

08-24-2023 11:22 UTC+1

Dias Scores Double Elimination

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Ben Weiss

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Yucheng Liu opened to 900 from middle position, before Saymon Dias in the cutoff made it 3,200. Marius Lussi called from the small blind, and so too did Liu as it went three ways to the flop.

It came 2♥3♣3♥. Both Lussi and Liu checked, prompting Dias to make it 3,500. Lussi called, but Liu chose to raise to 10,000. Dias, the original raiser, then shoved all in. It didn't take long for Lussi and Liu to make the call for all of their remaining chips, with Dias having them both covered, and it was a three-way showdown with the turn and river to come.

Marius Lussi: A♠3♠
Yucheng Liu: A♥K♥
Saymon Dias: 10♦10♣

A stunned gasp was heard from the table, as the 10♥ turn completed Liu's flush draw, but in the process gave Dias a full house. Lussi was then drawing completely dead and Liu had to hit the last remaining three in the deck to survive.

It didn't come, as the 8♣ landed on the river, sending both Lussi and Liu to the rail in dramatic fashion and seeing Dias emerge as one of the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saymon Dias	82,000 82,000	82,000
Yucheng Liu	Busted
Marius Lussi	Busted

Tags: Marius Lussi Saymon Dias Yucheng Liu

08-24-2023 11:20 UTC+1

Mosca Comes From Behind to Bust Pineda Sanchez

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Francisco Pineda Sanchez was all in for his last 14,000 from the button and was up against Enrico Mosca in the cutoff.

Francisco Pineda Sanchez: A♥Q♠
Enrico Mosca: Q♣J♣

Pineda Sanchez had Mosca dominated heading to the 4♥6♣10♦ flop. The turn, though, brought the J♦ and Mosca jumped into the lead with a pair of jacks.

The Q♦ river improved Mosca to two pair and sent Pineda Sanchez crashing to the rail, while Mosca built up an early big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Mosca	80,000
Francisco Pineda Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Francisco Pineda Sanchez Enrico Mosca

08-24-2023 10:51 UTC+1

Lipnitskii Picks Off a Bluff

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Vladimir Lipnitskii and Martins Sulte were heads-up on a completed board of 4♥3♥7♠9♦6♦ and around 20,000 in the pot when Sulte, in the hijack, moved all in for 17,000.

Lipnitskii tanked for around a minute before he called as Sulte showed J♥10♥ for a missed straight draw. Lipnitskii turned over A♥9♠ for a pair of nines and sent Sulte to the rail early on Day 1g.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Lipnitskii	60,000 33,000	33,000
Martins Sulte	Busted

Tags: Martins Sulte Vladimir Lipnitskii