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

08-26-2023 16:58 UTC+2

Cunha Forces Song to Fold

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Ollie Garland

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

Pedro Paulo Lopes Cunha raised from middle position to 2,300, receiving one call from Daewoong Song, in the big blind.

Heads up to a flop that came A♦2♦9♦. Song check-called a bet of 2,100 from Cunha.

The K♠ turned and Song checked again. Cunha sized up to 3,600 and Song was forced to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Paulo Lopes Cunha	62,000 62,000	62,000
Daewoong Song	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Daewoong Song Pedro Paulo Lopes Cunha

08-26-2023 16:44 UTC+2

Mokrani Chips Up to Over 200K

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Matt Warburton

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

Ryan Yu raised to 2,000 from late position and was called by Mohamed Mokrani in the small blind, as well as the player in the big blind.

The flop came A♥9♦J♦. Action checked to Yu, who bet 2,000. Mokrani made the call and the big blind folded. The turn was the 10♣. Mokrani checked and Yu bet, this time for 9,000. Mokrani called again.

The river was the Q♦ and Mokrani checked a third street. Yu checked it back. Mokrani showed A♠Q♣ for two pair, aces and queens. Yu mucked his hand and Mokrani won the pot to chip up to over 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Mokrani	220,000 220,000	220,000
Ryan Yu	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Mohamed Mokrani Ryan Yu

08-26-2023 16:42 UTC+2

Park Gets There to Send Cate to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

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

Yeonha Park opened from early position to 2,200. Jonas Ten Cate moved all in for 14,500 from the small blind and Park went into the tank. After receiving a count, Park decided to make the call.

Yeonha Park: K♣Q♦
Jonas Ten Cate: A♣Q♠

The board ran out J♥K♠4♠4♦2♠. A flopped king saw Park take the lead, ultimately sending Cate to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yeonha Park	49,500 -8,500	-8,500
Jonas Ten Cate	Busted

Tags: Jonas Ten Cate Yeonha Park

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-26-2023 16:31 UTC+2

Orhan Wins Flip to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jordie Horstman raised from middle position and Egemen Orhan moved all in for 12,700 from late position. Horstman asked for the count before making the call. Players flipped their cards, with Orhan at risk.

Egemen Orhan: A♥Q♣
Jordie Horstman: 7♣7♦

Horstman had pocket sevens and Orhan had ace queen. The board ran out 6♠A♦4♣10♠2♠ to give Orhan a pair of aces on the flop. He held and doubled up, leaving Horstman short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Egemen Orhan	28,000 4,000	4,000
Jordie Horstman	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Egemen Orhan

08-26-2023 16:25 UTC+2

Melo Wagers It All

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With the pot already standing at 9,500, two players had arrived at a flop of 6♦A♦3♥. Luis Antonio Silva Constantino de Melo was under the gun and checked the action to Azzedine Boukrouma, who was on his direct left.

Boukrouma took a stab for 3,700, to which Melo responded by moving all in for 27,500. Boukrouma was forced to relinquish his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azzedine Boukrouma	72,200 72,200	72,200
Luis Antonio Silva Constantino de Melo	40,700 40,700	40,700

Tags: Azzedine Boukrouma Luis Antonio Silva Constantino de Melo

08-26-2023 16:17 UTC+2

Bottom Pair is Good for Roberto

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Yeonha Park raised to 2,000 from middle position. Federico Emiliano Roberto, in the big blind, defended.

Roberto check-called a bet of 1,900 from Park on a flop of K♠3♦7♣.

The 4♣ turn checked through to the J♠ on the river. Roberto checked once more and Park waved the white flag. Roberto tabled 5♣3♣ for just bottom pair; good enough to see Park's cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yeonha Park	58,000 58,000	58,000
Federico Emiliano Roberto	24,500 24,500	24,500

Tags: Federico Emiliano Roberto Yeonha Park

08-26-2023 16:15 UTC+2

Haiche Takes it Down With River Raise

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Emad Zarghami raised to 2,200 from middle position and picked up calls from Kalle Parkkinen, Idir Haiche in late position and Mohamed Samri in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦7♠6♦. Action checked to Haiche, who bet out for 4,200. Samri called and so did Parkkinen. The turn came the Q♠ and all three players checked.

The river was the 3♦. Samri bet 8,200, around a third of his stack. Haiche then moved all in and Samri chucked his hand into the muck to give Haiche the pot.