€5,200 8-Game | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-02-2024 21:51 UTC+1

Ko Makes Quads

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2.500 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dongwoo Ko raised his small blind and was called by Jyri Merivirta in the big blind. Ko bet the 10♦10♠A♦ flop and 10♣ turn, being called by Merivirta both times.

The A♣ river was then checked down and Ko showed 10♥8♥6♠6♣ for four of a kind.

"Nice check," Merivirta told Ko.

"Thank you," the latter replied as he stacked up the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwoo Ko	235,000 40,000	40,000
Jyri Merivirta	140,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Dongwoo Ko Jyri Merivirta

09-02-2024 21:48 UTC+1

Merivirta Takes from Ko

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Brett Slezak

Level 14 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2.500 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Jyri Merivirta raised from under the gun and Dongwoo Ko defended his big blind.

On the A♦8♦4♦ flop, Ko check-raised a bet from Merivirta who called.

Ko led again on the 6♦ turn and Merivirta stuck around.

The board paired on the 4♠ river. Ko led once again and Merivirta raised. Ko shrugged as he called it off. Merivirta revealed A♥A♣8♠3♥ for aces full as the river saved him.

"I had the nut flush and a full house," bemoaned Ko after conceding a sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwoo Ko	195,000 -85,000	-85,000
Jyri Merivirta	180,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Dongwoo Ko Jyri Merivirta

09-02-2024 21:29 UTC+1

Bartoletti Busts

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2.500 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

In the final hand of the previous level, Mike Watson raised to 6,500 as first to act. Ivo Bartoletti made it 15,000 to go on the button before the action folded back to Watson.

Watson inquired about Bartoletti's stack before putting him all in for 75,000. Bartoletti immediately called and a showdown was ordered.

Ivo Bartoletti: A♦K♥ All in
Mike Watson: J♠J♥

Bartoletti turned some extra outs on 4♣10♦2♣3♦, but neither the wheel nor his pair outs came in on the Q♣ river.

He was the first to be eliminated from the final table, leaving the field two away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	265,000 130,000	130,000

Ivo Bartoletti	Busted

Tags: Ivo Bartoletti Mike Watson

Level: 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2.500 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

09-02-2024 21:18 UTC+1

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds	Big Bets
1	Jyri Merivirta	Finland	137,000	46	11
2	Ivo Bartoletti	Italy	84,000	28	7
3	Andres Korn	Argentina	66,000	22	6
4	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	45,000	15	4
5	Mike Watson	Canada	135,000	45	11
6	Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Russia	153,000	51	13
7	Dongwoo Ko	Canada	280,000	93	23

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwoo Ko	280,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	153,000 23,000	23,000
Jyri Merivirta	137,000 2,000	2,000
Mike Watson	135,000 60,000	60,000

Ivo Bartoletti	84,000 -15,000	-15,000
Andres Korn	66,000 -19,000	-19,000
Benny Glaser	45,000 -10,500	-10,500

Zhao's Rollercoaster Comes to a Halt

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2.000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Benny Glaser raised to 10,500 in the cutoff and Jiaming Zhao tossed in his final 18,000 chips in the big blind. A quick call followed and the cards were tabled.

Jiaming Zhao: K♣Q♣J♦7♣ All in
Benny Glaser: A♣5♥5♣2♥

Glaser flopped a set on 9♠5♦J♣, but Zhao turned some outs with the K♠.

The Q♠ river was no good, however, and the Chinese player, who started today only knowing no-limit hold'em, graciously said his goodbyes as the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	55,500 10,500	10,500
Jiaming Zhao	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Jiaming Zhao

09-02-2024 21:10 UTC+1

Ko Takes Out Pollak

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Brett Slezak

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2.000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

After Dongwoo Ko made a flush to cripple Pollak on the previous hand, he was all in for his last 500 as the bring-in. Andres Korn completed, Ko raised, and Korn called.

Benjamin Pollak: 5♠2♠ / 4♦A♥Q♠6♠ / 10♦ All in
Andres Korn: K♥8♣5♣ / K♣6♣9♦3♠
Dongwoo Ko: 7♠7♦ / 7♣A♦2♦J♣ / Xx

Ko led on fourth, Korn raised, and Ko called. Ko check-called on fifth and the action checked through on sixth and seventh.

Ko revealed his trip sevens which were good against the kings of Korn as Pollak hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwoo Ko	280,000 195,000	195,000
Andres Korn	85,000 -50,000	-50,000
Benjamin Pollak	Busted

Tags: Andres Korn Benjamin Pollak Dongwoo Ko

09-02-2024 21:06 UTC+1

Glaser Triples Up

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2.000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Benny Glaser raised to 10,500 in the cutoff. Vladimir Troyanovskiy called in the small blind before Jyri Merivirta three-bet to 42,000 in the big blind. Glaser committed the rest of his 10,000 chips before Troyanovskiy got out of the way.

Benny Glaser: K♣J♦9♥9♣ All in
Jyri Merivirta: A♥A♣Q♣10♥

Glaser was up against the aces of Merivirta, but the Q♦6♥9♠2♣10♠ board saw him make the nut straight to crack them and triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jyri Merivirta	135,000 -15,000	-15,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	130,000 -10,000	-10,000
Benny Glaser	60,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Jyri Merivirta Vladimir Troyanovskiy

09-02-2024 21:00 UTC+1

Troyanovskiy Takes From Zhao; Glaser Got Short

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2.000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

Razz

Benny Glaser: XxXx/Kx - folded third street
Mike Watson: XxXx/10xQx - folded fourth street
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: XxXx/10x5x2xQx/Xx
Jiaming Zhao: XxXx/Jx6x3x8x/Xx

The short-stacked Benny Glaser brought in and Mike Watson called. Vladimir Troyanovskiy also came along before Zhao completed the bet.

Glaser folded after some thought while Watson and Troyanovskiy tossed in a call.

Troyanovskiy took the lead on fourth street and bet. Zhao called and Watson folded. Another bet and call followed on fifth street, after which both players checked sixth street.

On seventh street, Zhao bet and Troyanovskiy quickly called. Zhao showed Jx6x4x for a bluff with two pair. Troyanovskiy showed 7x6x3x for a comfortable seven-low and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	140,000
Jiaming Zhao	80,000
Mike Watson	75,000

Benny Glaser	20,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Jiaming Zhao Mike Watson Vladimir Troyanovskiy

09-02-2024 20:51 UTC+1

Korn Harvests From Ko

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Limits 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2.000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

The action was picked up on the second draw. Dongwoo Ko drew one in the small blind and Andres Korn stood pat in the cutoff. Korn then bet and Ko check-called.

After the same drawing action on the final draw, Ko check-folded to another bet and left himself with seven big bets