€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-26-2023 18:07 UTC+2

Margereson Sends Folescu to the Rail

Ollie Garland

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

Scott Margereson raised under the gun to 2,700, receiving calls from the cutoff and button. Andrei-Cristian Folescu moved all in from the big blind for 10,200, Margereson isolated the raise with a four-bet jam himself and both other players folded.

Andrei-Cristian Folescu: 7♠7♥
Scott Margereson: A♠Q♥

The board ran out Q♣2♥3♠10♠2♣. The flopped queen sent Folescu to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	115,000 115,000	115,000
Andrei-Cristian Folescu	Busted

Tags: Andrei-Cristian Folescu Scott Margereson

08-26-2023 18:00 UTC+2

Cristea Gets Value on the River

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Ollie Garland

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

Krystian Lisowski raised on the button to 2,500, receiving calls from the the small blind and Valentin Cristea in the big blind.

Action checked to Lisowski who continued for 1,500 on a flop of 8♥K♠4♠. Only Cristea called.

The 2♣ turn checked through to the 10♥ on the river. Cristea took the lead betting out for 7,100, leaving himself just 5,000 behind.

Lisowski went into the tank but ultimately made the call. Cristea tabled K♥9♣, winning himself the pot with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krystian Lisowski	42,000 42,000	42,000
Valentin Cristea	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Krystian Lisowski Valentin Cristea

08-26-2023 17:53 UTC+2

Yildiz Triple Barrels All In

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Matt Warburton

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

Emrah Yildiz raised to 2,600 from under the gun. He was called by Jesus Garcia and Ricardo Maio in the big blind.

The flop came A♦5♦7♥. Maio checked and Yildiz bet 2,100. Garcia folded and Maio called. The turn was the 8♠. Maio checked again and Yildiz bet 8,000, which Maio called.

The river was the K♣. Maio checked and Yildiz moved all in for 16,500. Maio made the fold and Yildiz scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emrah Yildiz	45,000 45,000	45,000
Ricardo Maio	19,500 19,500	19,500

Tags: Emrah Yildiz Jesus Garcia Ricardo Maio

08-26-2023 17:45 UTC+2

Fatehi Goes For Bullet Number Three

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Ollie Garland

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

The hijack opened to 2,500, Ali Reza Fatehi moved all in from the small blind for 15,300 and Roberto Olsen four-bet jammed from the big blind, covering both players. The original raiser folded.

Ali Reza Fatehi: A♦J♥
Roberto Olsen: J♦J♣

The board ran out Q♠4♠7♦7♠2♥. Olsen's jacks held to send Fatehi to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Olsen	137,000
Ali Reza Fatehi	Busted

Tags: Ahane Olsen Ali Reza Fatehi

08-26-2023 17:39 UTC+2

Patur Makes Straight and Klein Busts

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Matt Warburton

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

Jun Beum Chun raised to 2,500 from early position and picked up calls from Balakrishna Patur, Asad Klein, and the player in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥9♠J♦. Action checked to Klein, who threw in his last 2,500 chips. Both Chun and Patur called.

The turn came the 4♦ and both players checked. The river was the 7♥. Chun checked and Patur fired out a bet of 10,000. Chun folded.

Klein showed A♦4♥ and Patur turned over 8♠8♦ for a rivered straight. He won the pot and Klein was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Beum Chun	120,000
Balakrishna Patur	45,000
Asad Klein	Busted

Tags: Asad Klein Balakrishna Patur Jun Beum Chun

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-26-2023 17:20 UTC+2

PN Podcast: Guest Billy Baxter Talks Hall of Fame, Doyle Brunson & Battling the IRS

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Kaelaine Minton

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

On the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come to you from different parts of the world. Chad is back home in Wisconsin, while Connor and Matt are over at the EPT Barcelona. They discuss Daniel Weinman's signing with Poker Royalty, Zach Gruneberg's cat missing for 43 days, and the largest WPT Prime to date. They also talk about both Allen Kessler and Daniel Lowery capturing WSOP Circuit gold rings, as well as the PokerStars Summer Series kicking off in Philadelphia.

As for a guest, this week Chad managed to get Poker Hall of Famer and sports betting legend Billy Baxter on the show. He talks about his recent induction into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame, what it was like to make a deep run in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Seniors Event (he finished as runner-up), and remembers how Doyle Brunson fared as a sports bettor. Baxter is a master storyteller, so you don't want to miss this chance to hear from the living legend.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

08-26-2023 17:11 UTC+2

Players Heading for 20-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

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

Players are heading for 20-minute break. There are now 1,472 entries and 770 players remaining.

08-26-2023 17:11 UTC+2

Yuma Snap Calls the River

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Ollie Garland

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

In a blind versus blind confrontation, the pot stood at 6,000 as the board read 4♣8♥7♦2♣.

Joyce Philip Yuma, in the small blind, check-called a bet of 3,800 from Jorge Enrique Ramella Piriz in the big.

The Q♠ fell on the river and Yuma now elected to lead for 2,600. Piriz raised to 16,200 and Yuma snap-called.

Piriz tabled 10♦6♣ while Yuma held the winner with Q♦4♠, for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Enrique Ramella Piriz	71,000 71,000	71,000
Joyce Philip Yuma	70,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Jorge Enrique Ramella Piriz Joyce Philip Yuma

08-26-2023 17:01 UTC+2

Khachaturyan Shoves and Busts

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Matt Warburton

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

Action folded around to Stepan Khachaturyan, who pushed all in from late position for 11,700. Santiago Varela Gonzales made the call and had Khachaturyan covered.

Stepan Khachaturyan: A♥4♣
Santiago Varela Gonzales: 9♦9♥

The board ran out 5♦J♠3♣3♦Q♠. Gonzales held with his pocket nines to win the pot and eliminate Khachaturyan.