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

08-24-2023 21:36 UTC+1

Three Short Stacks Push All In

Matt Warburton

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

Action folded around to Alexander Krasuntsev, who moved all in from late position for 13,000. Ivan Gajic moved all in from the small blind for 16,000 and Viktors Vorobjovs called in the big blind with the shortest stack. Players flipped their cards.

Viktors Vorobjovs: J♠4♠
Ivan Gajic: 5♦4♦
Alexander Krasuntsev: A♣9♣

The board ran out 8♣6♥10♥7♦2♥. Krasuntsev won the main pot with a straight and Gajic won the side pot with a lower straight. Vorobjovs was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Krasuntsev	33,000
Ivan Gajic	12,500
Viktors Vorobjovs	Busted

Tags: Alexander Krasuntsev Ivan Gajic Viktors Vorobjovs

08-24-2023 21:19 UTC+1

Lakhdari Wins Race to Send Buckley Out

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Dan O'Hair

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

Mark Buckley opened to 3,000 from early position and was three-bet to 8,500 by Omar Lakhdari from middle position. Action folded back around to Buckley and he went all in for around 35,000 total. Lakhdari called to put Buckley at risk and hands were revealed.

Mark Buckley: A♥Q♥
Omar Lakhdari: 10♣10♦

It was a fair fight, but the 8♠5♠2♠5♥8♣ runout kept Lakhdari best with his tens and Buckley was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Lakhdari	100,000 100,000	100,000
Mark Buckley	Busted

Tags: Mark Buckley Omar Lakhdari

08-24-2023 20:39 UTC+1

Grisa Flips Zuczkowski to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Xavier Zuczkowski got his last 15,000 in the pot from middle position and Luigi Grisa in the cutoff had him covered and at risk.

Xavier Zuczkowski: A♥J♠
Luigi Grisa: 6♦6♠

Zuczkowski was racing for his tournament life as the flop came 3♦5♥2♥, giving Grisa a straight draw to go with his pair. Zuczkowski picked up a flush draw on the 9♥ turn, but the Q♦ river ensured he was sent to the rail as Grisa scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Grisa	90,000 90,000	90,000
Xavier Zuczkowski	Busted

Tags: Luigi Grisa Xavier Zuczkowski

08-24-2023 20:25 UTC+1

Maestrati Hits the River in Four-Way All In

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David Salituro

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

John Hanaphy was all in for 24,400 from the small blind, Toni Bosch had his last 19,000 in the middle from early position, while Sebastien Maestrati was also all in for around 40,000 from the big blind as Giovanni Grosso had everyone covered and at risk.

Toni Bosch: 7♥7♦
John Hanaphy: Q♥Q♣
Sebastien Maestrati: A♣K♠
Giovanni Grosso: Q♠Q♦

Hanaphy and Grosso both showed down queens, while Maestrati was racing for his tournament life. The J♦3♦8♠6♠ board was safe for Hanaphy and Grosso, but Maestrati spiked the K♦ on the river as he slammed the table with his hand in celebration.

Bosch and Hanaphy were sent to the rail, while Maestrati earned a massive double up off Grosso.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Maestrati	130,000 130,000	130,000
Giovanni Grosso	70,000 70,000	70,000
John Hanaphy	Busted
Toni Bosch	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Grosso John Hanaphy Sebastien Maestrati Toni Bosch

08-24-2023 20:06 UTC+1

Christmas Gift Turns Sour as Lin Makes Flush

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Matt Warburton

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

Ren Lin raised from early position and Didrik Mantor moved all in for over 20,000. Lin made the call.

"Merry Christmas," said Lin. But his opponent was not so sure. "What, you have nothing too?" asked Lin as they flipped their cards.

Didrik Mantor: A♦K♣
Ren Lin: 8♣6♣

A spectator came over to cheer on the hand as the board ran out A♣K♠7♣J♥4♣. The river brought Lin a flush to win the hand. Lin laughed and got up to give Mantor a hug as he left the table.

"Somebody's got a gambling problem," said Lin, referring to himself.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	64,000 43,000	43,000
Didrik Mantor	Busted

Tags: Didrik Mantor Ren Lin

08-24-2023 20:00 UTC+1

Double Elimination as Josanu Cracks Set With Runner-Runner Straight

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Matt Warburton

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

Ionut Josanu raised to 2,200 from middle position and Peter Phanmaha called. Jonathan Vignone then moved all in from late position for 19,500. Both Josanu and Phanmaha called. Three players flipped their cards, with both Vignone and Phanmaha at risk.

Jonathan Vignone: 8♦8♥
Peter Phanmaha: A♠J♣
Ionut Josanu: A♥K♣

The board ran out 7♦Q♠8♣10♦J♠. Vignone made a set of eights on the flop and it looked like the pot was his to win. That was until Josanu made the nuts with a runner-runner straight on the river. He scooped a huge pot that brought him up to over 130,000 chips.

Both Phanmaha and Vignone were eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ionut Josanu	137,000 66,000	66,000
Peter Phanmaha	Busted
Jonathan Vignone	Busted

Tags: Ionut Josanu Jonathan Vignone Peter Phanmaha

08-24-2023 19:44 UTC+1

Flutur Outpaired and Busts to Mariani

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Marco Molon raised to 2,000 from late position and Mircea-Alexandru Flutur moved all in from the button for 6,600. Julien Mariani then shoved all in over the top from the small blind for 27,000. Molon folded and two players flipped their cards, with Flutur at risk.

Mircea-Alexandru Flutur: 9♣9♠
Julien Mariani: 10♣10♥

Flutur had pocket nines, but he was in trouble against Mariani's pocket tens. The board ran out Q♠3♦K♣6♥5♦. Mariani held and Flutur was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	41,000 41,000	41,000
Mircea-Alexandru Flutur	Busted

Tags: Julien Mariani Marco Molon Mircea-Alexandru Flutur

08-24-2023 19:17 UTC+1

Josanu Makes Full House in Three Way All In

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Oleksii Ievchenko raised to 2,000 from middle position and picked up three callers before Florens Feenstra moved all in from the big blind for 25,600. Ievchenko called with a little less and Ionut Josanu also made the call with a similar stack size. Three players flipped their cards.

Oleksii Ievchenko: 9♦9♠
Ionut Josanu: 7♠5♠
Florens Feenstra: A♣Q♥

Ievchenko had pocket nines and Feenstra had ace queen. Josanu had called with a suited one-gap connector.

The board ran out 6♣4♦7♦7♣6♦. Josanu made a full house with sevens full of sixes to win the pot and triple up. Ievchenko was eliminated from the tournament and Feenstra was left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ionut Josanu	71,000 71,000	71,000
Rens Feenstra	16,000 16,000	16,000
Oleksii Ievchenko	Busted

Tags: Florens Feenstra Ionut Josanu Oleksii Ievchenko

08-24-2023 18:17 UTC+1

"Did You Expect to Win That One?"

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Martin Lee raised from early position and picked up four callers before Aren Bezhanyan reraised to 5,500 from the big blind. Lee called the reraise, as did Roberto Corbelli and Gael Dirig.

The flop came 4♣10♦Q♥ and Bezhanyan bet 6,200. Only Lee made the call and the rest of the table folded.

The turn was the 8♦ and Bezhanyan moved all in for 22,000. Lee made the call and players flipped their cards. Lee showed A♥J♦ for ace high and Bezhanyan showed 7♠7♣ for pocket sevens.

The river came the 2♦. Bezhanyan won the pot and Lee was eliminated from the tournament.

"Did you expect to win that one when he called?" asked a neutral player. Bezhanyan shook his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aren Bezhanyan	53,000 -2,000	-2,000
Martin Lee	Busted

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Gael Dirig Martin Lee Roberto Corbelli

08-24-2023 17:57 UTC+1

Zeng Wins Huge Three Way Flop All In

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 10♠8♠3♠ and three players were all in, with Nima Bigdeli the shortest stack and Zhiping Zeng covered by Ruben Moreno.

Nima Bigdeli: J♣10♣
Zhiping Zeng: K♠7♣
Ruben Moreno: A♠5♣

Bigdeli had a pair of tens, Zeng had a useless king-high flush draw as Moreno had the ace-high flush draw.

The turn came the K♣ and the river was the 9♦. Zeng managed to pair up his king on the turn and held on the river to win the pot and triple up his stack. Bigdeli was eliminated from the tournament and Moreno was left with just 5,500 behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhiping Zeng	82,000 82,000	82,000
Ruben Moreno	5,500 5,500	5,500
Nima Bigdeli	Busted

Tags: Nima Bigdeli Ruben Moreno Zhiping Zeng