€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-28-2023 15:33 UTC+1

Antoine Labat Eliminated in 2nd Place (€500,000)

Matt Warburton

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

With the deal sealed, players continued to flip all in blind for the trophy. Just Goran Mandic and Antoine Labat remained.

Hand 3:

Antoine Labat: Q♦8♠
Goran Mandic: 4♦2♦

The board ran out 4♥9♥5♦7♥2♣. That gave Mandic two pair with his fours and deuces and he won the pot to double his stack. Labat still had chips and so the all-in blinds continued.

Hand 4:

Antoine Labat: K♥J♥
Goran Mandic: Q♥8♦

The board ran out A♠3♣4♠2♥Q♠. Mandic paired up his queen on the river to win the pot.

Labat was eliminated from the tournament in second place, although he takes home the most prize money following the ICM deal, €500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Goran Mandic	66,420,000 47,920,000	47,920,000
Antoine Labat	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Goran Mandic

08-28-2023 15:26 UTC+1

Yunsheng Sun Eliminated in 3rd Place (€385,240)

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Matt Warburton

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Once the numbers had been worked out and a deal had been made, players decided to flip all in blind for the trophy.

Hand 1:

Antoine Labat: 7♦3♦
Goran Mandic: 4♣2♣
Yunsheng Sun: 6♣5♣

The board ran out J♣Q♠A♠Q♣9♦. The cards on the board played and so the hand resulted in a three way chop.

Hand 2:

Antoine Labat: J♣7♣
Goran Mandic: 9♠7♠
Yunsheng Sun: 6♣5♣

The board ran out Q♠7♦3♣A♠A♦. Labat and Mandic both paired their sevens for two pair with the aces on board. That resulted in a chopped pot between the two.

Yunsheng Sun was eliminated from the tournament in third place. He took €385,240 from the deal.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunsheng Sun	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Goran Mandic Yunsheng Sun

08-28-2023 14:35 UTC+1

Thomas Saminadin Eliminated in 4th Place (€215,390)

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Ollie Garland

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Goran Mandic raised from the button, a virtual all-in, leaving himself only a stack of 100,000 chips behind. Thomas Saminadin called off the bet in the big blind for his last 7,100,000 and tournament life.

Thomas Saminadin: K♦5♥
Goran Mandic: Q♠J♥

The board ran out 4♥Q♦3♠2♦7♥. A flopped queen ended Saminadin's deep run and he departed in 4th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Goran Mandic	18,500,000 13,900,000	13,900,000
Thomas Saminadin	Busted

Tags: Goran Mandic Thomas Saminadin

08-28-2023 13:59 UTC+1

Conor Beresford Eliminated in 5th place (€165,230)

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Matt Warburton

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Antoine Labat raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and Conor Beresford moved all in from the big blind for around 6,000,000 chips. Labat didn't hesitate before making the call and he had Beresford covered as players flipped their cards.

Conor Beresford: K♥Q♣
Antoine Labat: A♣K♠

The board ran out 2♥A♥2♠10♠10♦. Labat had Beresford dominated and he hit an ace on the flop to seal the deal. Labat chipped up to close to 30,000,000, putting him well out in front as chip lead.

Beresford was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for €165,230.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	29,500,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Conor Beresford	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Conor Beresford

08-28-2023 13:43 UTC+1

Rodrigo Noceda Eliminated in 6th Place (€126,630)

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Ollie Garland

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Rodrigo Noceda moved all in for 3,670,000 from under the gun. Thomas Saminadin called on the button.

Rodrigo Noceda: A♣3♥
Thomas Saminadin: A♠J♦

The board ran out 8♣Q♠Q♥6♦2♣, sending Noceda to the pay out desk in 6th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Saminadin	13,850,000 3,450,000	3,450,000
Rodrigo Noceda	Busted

Tags: Rodrigo Noceda Thomas Saminadin

08-28-2023 13:01 UTC+1

Candido Cappiello Eliminated in 7th Place (€96,960)

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Matt Warburton

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Thomas Saminadin opened the action with a raise to 800,000 from late position. Candido Cappiello shoved all in from late position for 5,600,000. Saminadin made the call and players flipped their cards, with Cappiello at risk.

Candido Cappiello: A♥7♥
Thomas Saminadin: A♦Q♥

Saminadin had Cappiello dominated and the board ran out Q♦2♥6♠3♦4♣. That gave Saminadin a pair of queens on the flop. He held up and won the pot. Cappiello was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place for €96,960.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Saminadin	26,200,000 7,500,000	7,500,000
Candido Cappiello	Busted

Tags: Candido Cappiello Thomas Saminadin

08-28-2023 11:45 UTC+1

Bart Lybaert Eliminated in 8th Place (€74,130)

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Ollie Garland

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Bart Lybaert open jammed from the cutoff for 3,100,000. Candido Cappiello on the button received a count and remained in the tank for some time before moving all in himself, for approximately 5,200,000.

Bart Lybaert: J♠9♠
Candido Cappiello: A♦J♥

Lybaert was dominated and it remained that way as the board ran out 7♦Q♥8♣J♣5♠. Lybaert departed in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	8,925,000 3,625,000	3,625,000
Bart Lybaert	Busted

Tags: Bart Lybaert Candido Cappiello

08-28-2023 11:39 UTC+1

Edilson Marques Eliminated in 9th place (€58,580)

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Matt Warburton

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Just moments after the final table commenced, action folded around to Edilson Marques, who pushed all in from the small blind for around 1,400,000. Thomas Saminadin called in the big blind. Players flipped their cards, with Marques at risk.

Edilson Marques: K♥Q♥
Thomas Saminadin: A♣4♣

The board ran out J♠6♠2♠3♦10♠. Neither player improved their hand and so Saminadin held with ace-high to win the pot. Marques was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for €58,580.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Saminadin	9,600,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Edilson Marques	Busted

Tags: Edilson Marques Thomas Saminadin

08-28-2023 11:24 UTC+1

Raffaele Castro Eliminated in 10th place (€45,060)

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Matt Warburton

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Action folded around to Rodrigo Noceda, who pushed all in from the small blind. Raffaele Castro called in the big blind for around 1,200,000. Players flipped their cards, with Castro the player at risk.

Raffaele Castro: A♦9♥
Rodrigo Noceda: Q♥7♦

The board ran out K♥10♣J♦10♥7♣. The flop brought Noceda a straight draw and on the river he paired his sevens to win the pot. Castro was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for €45,060.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodrigo Noceda	9,600,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Raffaele Castro	Busted

Tags: Raffaele Castro Rodrigo Noceda