€25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-23-2023 16:26 UTC+1

Seidel Spikes the River on Ghojehvand

David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Quan Zhou raised to 6,000 from the hijack before Erik Seidel three-bet to 16,500 in the cutoff. Armin Ghojehvand, on the button, then moved all in for 65,000. Zhou folded, but Seidel called to put him at risk.

Armin Ghojehvand: J♥J♠
Erik Seidel: K♣7♣

Ghojehvand remained in front through the turn on a board of 9♦10♥3♦8♥, but the J♦ on the river gave Ghojehvand a set but Seidel a straight as Ghojehvand was sent to the rail in cruel fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	245,000 110,000	110,000

Armin Ghojehvand	Busted

Tags: Armin Ghojehvand Erik Seidel

08-23-2023 16:20 UTC+1

A Cautious Orbit With Table 2

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Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Showdowns have been hard to find after the break at Table 2, where Timothy Adams holds a small lead.

Hand 1: Quan Zhou raised to 6,000 from early position and Erik Seidel called from the cutoff before Conor Beresford came along from the big blind. The flop was 5♣5♠10♠ and a 6,500 bet from Beresford was enough to take it down.

Hand 2: Ottomar Ladva raised to 5,500 from the button and Adams called from the big blind. The flop was 8♣8♦5♦ and Adams checked. Ladva bet 3,500 but Adams check-raised to 12,000 to take the pot with Ladva's fold.

Hand 3: Armin Ghojehvand raised to 5,500 from middle position and Beresford raised to 15,000. That was too much for Ghojehvand and he gave it up.

Hand 4: Timothy Adams raised to 6,000 and the rest of the table folded.

Hand 5: Erik Seidel limped in and Ghojehvand checked. The flop was 6♥9♠7♥ and Seidel bet to take the pot.

Hand 6: Beresford raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Ladva called from the big blind. The flop was A♦Q♣10♠ and Ladva check-folded to a 9,000 bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	230,000 -10,000	-10,000
Quan Zhou	228,000 -2,000	-2,000
Ottomar Ladva	190,000 5,000	5,000
Conor Beresford	136,000 31,000	31,000
Erik Seidel	135,000 -35,000	-35,000

Armin Ghojehvand	71,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Armin Ghojehvand Conor Beresford Erik Seidel Ottomar Ladva Quan Zhou Timothy Adams

08-23-2023 16:15 UTC+1

Small Ball Prevails

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Eduard Barsegyan raised to 5,500 from early position and was called by Seyed Dezfooli on the button and Kayhan Mokri in the big blind.

Action checked to Dezfooli on the 7♥Q♦A♠ flop and he bet 5,000. Mokri quickly folded, but Barsegyan called to the 5♣ turn. Dezfooli then bet another 10,000 and Barsegyan mucked.

The next hand, Mokri limped in, then called when Felipe Ketzer raised to 8,000. Both players checked to the river on a board of Q♣7♠4♠J♠3♠ when Mokri led out for 6,000.

Ketzer burned a time bank card before he called. Mokri then turned over 7♣3♣ for two pair.

"No bluffing Brazilians," he said as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	320,000 -20,000	-20,000
Eduard Barsegyan	290,000 -20,000	-20,000
Kayhan Mokri	190,000 10,000	10,000
Seyed Dezfooli	110,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Eduard Barsegyan Felipe Ketzer Kayhan Mokri Seyed Dezfooli

08-23-2023 16:04 UTC+1

PN Podcast: New Host Joins the Show; Guest Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson Giving Away $10K WPT Seat

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards welcome Matt Hansen as a new co-host of the show. Matt has been doing a lot of work behind the scenes for PokerNews, and now we're putting a microphone in front of him to draw on his deep knowledge of the industry and get some of his hot takes.
That included his thoughts on the WSOP Paradise schedule, a poker player's yacht burning in the Mediterranean, and Ben Mintz returning to BarStool after Dave Portnoy bought back the company.

Chad then chats with this week's guest, Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson, the new PokerNews Online Poker Ambassador. He talks about playing 1,000 hours of poker in 100 days, playing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event alongside his father, and how listeners can have a chance at a $10,000 seat in December's World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn thanks to a special promotion in conjunction with WPT Global.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

08-23-2023 15:55 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	340,000
Eduard Barsegyan	310,000
Timothy Adams	240,000 -70,000	-70,000
Quan Zhou	230,000 50,000	50,000
Ottomar Ladva	185,000 35,000	35,000
Kayhan Mokri	180,000 15,000	15,000
Erik Seidel	170,000 105,000	105,000

Thomas Eychenne	115,000 10,000	10,000
Seyed Dezfooli	113,000 57,000	57,000
Conor Beresford	105,000 55,000	55,000
Lei Yu	100,000 36,500	36,500
Armin Ghojehvand	96,000 -4,000	-4,000

08-23-2023 15:50 UTC+1

Qualify for the PokerStars Summer Series on PokerStars PA

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

If you're looking to play a big live tournament in Pennsylvania without putting up the four-figure buy-in, there are plenty of opportunities to qualify into tournaments on PokerStars Pennsylvania. PokerStars PA is currently running Summer Series Qualfiers and awarding seats to the first-ever PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Philadelphia later this month.

The PokerStars Summer Series features $1 million in guarantees and will take place Aug. 24-Sept. 10. In the final week of August, there will be plenty of opportunities for players to satellite into the $300,000 guaranteed $1,100 NLH event and the $500,000 guaranteed $2,200 NLH event.

08-23-2023 15:43 UTC+1

Time for a Break

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Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The final 12 players have stepped out for a 15-minute break.

08-23-2023 15:43 UTC+1

Eychenne Heroes Ketzer For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The remaining players had already headed off on break as Felipe Ketzer and Thomas Eychenne were heads-up on a board of K♥10♦A♠8♥J♣ and already 50,000 in the middle.

Ketzer, in the small blind, used a time bank before he bet enough to put Eychenne all in. It was then Eychenne's turn to tank before he called for his last 28,000.

Ketzer showed J♥9♥ for a pair of jacks, but Eychenne had K♦4♣ for kings to win the pot.

"The jack was the worst card. I had to bluff that combo. It was so good," Ketzer said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	340,000 1,000	1,000
Thomas Eychenne	105,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Thomas Eychenne

08-23-2023 15:42 UTC+1

Mokri Catches Kerber Bluffing

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♣K♣6♦, Kelvin Kerber bet 10,000 from the small blind and Kayhan Mokri called in the cutoff.

The turn came the 5♥ and Kerber pushed his last 35,000 in the middle. Mokri practically beat him into the pot and turned over A♣A♦, while Kerber showed J♦8♦ for a straight draw.

The 5♣ river missed Kerber as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	165,000 43,000	43,000
Kelvin Kerber	Busted

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Kelvin Kerber