€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-08-2024 14:50 UTC+1

Ko Puts a Beat on Barsegyan to Burst the Money Bubble

Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dongwoo Ko opened to 40,000 from early position and Eduard Barsegyan shoved for his last 300,000 from the hijack. Action folded back around to Ko, who quickly stuck in a call to put Barsegyan at risk.

Eduard Barsegyan: A♣K♣ All in
Dongwoo Ko: A♠Q♠

Barsegyan was in great shape to double up with big slick, but the 5♠Q♣7♠ flop left Barsegyan reverse-dominated and drawing thin.

The 3♣ turn and A♦ river changed nothing and Barsegyan was eliminated on the stone money bubble.

The seven remaining players are now guaranteed a payday of at least €24,400.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwoo Ko	1,600,000 350,000	350,000
Eduard Barsegyan	Busted

Tags: Dongwoo Ko Eduard Barsegyan

09-08-2024 14:46 UTC+1

Ko Aware of Stack Sizes

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

James Collopy opened to 40,000 on the button and Dongwoo Ko three-bet to 115,000 out of the small blind. Collopy called.

On the J♦7♥3♥ flop, Ko bet 90,000, and Collopy snap-folded .

"Did you think you covered me that hand?" Collopy asked.

"I was aware you covered me," replied Ko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwoo Ko	1,250,000 150,000	150,000
James Collopy	1,000,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Dongwoo Ko James Collopy

09-08-2024 14:44 UTC+1

Ko Flushes Tamasauskas Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Vladas Tamasauskas shoved for a bit under 300,000 from the small blind. Dongwoo Ko quickly called from the big blind and hands were revealed.

Vladas Tamasauskas: K♠J♦ All in
Dongwoo Ko: A♦7♦

The 3♦K♥7♠ flop put Tamasauskas into the lead with a pair of kings and the K♦ turn further improved Tamasauskas to trips while also gaving Ko a flush draw.

The 6♦ river improved Ko for a runner-runner flush and Tamasauskas was eliminated to set up the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwoo Ko	1,100,000 250,000	250,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	Busted

Tags: Dongwoo Ko Vladas Tamasauskas

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

09-08-2024 14:37 UTC+1

Collopy Extends Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jeremie Zouari opened to 30,000 from the cutoff and James Collopy defended from the big blind.

They both saw a flop of Q♠2♣9♣ which Collopy checked, Zouari bet 15,000, Collopy raised to 50,000, and Zouari called.

The turn brought a J♣ and Collopy fired 65,000, which Zouari called.

When the 9♠ completed the board, Collopy shoved, which put Zouari to the test for his remaining stack of around 230,000. After using three time bank chips, Zouari decided to fold and flashed the Q♥ to the table as he did so.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Collopy	1,200,000 215,000	215,000
Jeremie Zouari	230,000 -155,000	-155,000

Tags: James Collopy Jeremie Zouari

09-08-2024 14:32 UTC+1

Ko Raises the River

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Dongwoo Ko opened to 30,000 from middle position and Zachary Habayeb defended his big blind.

Both players checked on the 8♦7♦J♥ flop and then Ko called a 35,00 bet from Habayeb after the 2♥ fell on the turn.

The 8♣ completed the board and Habayeb bet 70,000. Ko announced a raise to 170,000 and Habayeb laid his hand down to send the pot Ko's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwoo Ko	850,000 225,000	225,000
Zachary Habayeb	550,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Dongwoo Ko Zachary Habayeb

09-08-2024 14:27 UTC+1

Habayeb Comes to the Right Decision

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Zachary Habayeb opened to 35,000 from early position and Jeremie Zouari defended his big blind.

On the flop of 6♦5♥A♦, Zouari check-called a bet of 35,000 from Habayeb.

The J♥ turn was checked through to the A♠ river where Zouari shoved. Habayeb had around 265,00 remaining in his stack and used four time bank cards before he eventually tossed in the call.

Zouari showed K♦9♦ for a busted flush draw, and Habayeb tabled K♥J♦ for a pair of jacks and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Habayeb	750,000 410,000	410,000
Jeremie Zouari	385,000 -365,000	-365,000

Tags: Jeremie Zouari Zachary Habayeb

09-08-2024 14:11 UTC+1

Short Break

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The nine finalists have agreed to a short break before the final table gets underway.

09-08-2024 14:10 UTC+1

Final Table Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Collopy	985,000 35,000	35,000
Jeremie Zouari	750,000 -50,000	-50,000
Dongwoo Ko	625,000 125,000	125,000
Erik Bauer	600,000 -50,000	-50,000
Samuel Ju	420,000
Aram Zobian	400,000 -3,000	-3,000
Zachary Habayeb	340,000 -85,000	-85,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	325,000 -3,000	-3,000
Eduard Barsegyan	275,000 275,000	275,000

09-08-2024 14:07 UTC+1

Collopy Collects the Rest of Lin's Chips

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Erik Bauer opened to 30,000 first to act and James Collopy three-bet to 95,000 on the button. Yi Lin then shoved for approximately 350,000 from the big blind, which got a fold from Bauer and a snap-call from Collopy to put Lin at risk.

Yi Lin: 10♦10♥ All in
James Collopy: K♣K♥

The Q♠3♣5♠A♠4♠ runout kept Collopy best with his cowboys and Lin was eliminated just shy of the final table.