€5,300 EPT Main Event | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-08-2024 17:09 UTC+1

Aces for Pertea

Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Stephen Song 10♠8♠ limped in from the small blind and called when Marius-Catalin Pertea A♦A♣ made it 1,500,000 from the big blind.

Song check-called for another 1,500,000 on the 9♥9♣2♠ flop, bringing in the K♣ turn. Song check-folded to a bet of 3,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius-Catalin Pertea	18,950,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Stephen Song	12,500,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Tags: Marius-Catalin Pertea Stephen Song

09-08-2024 17:07 UTC+1

Pertea Bets & Takes

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Connor Richards

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Marius-Catalin Pertea opened to 1,200,000 with Q♥10♦ as the first player to act and Stephen Song defended his big blind with J♦8♦.

Song checked on the flop of 5♥9♠K♣ and Pertea continued for 750,000. Song laid it down without a fight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius-Catalin Pertea	15,950,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Stephen Song	15,500,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Marius-Catalin Pertea Stephen Song

09-08-2024 17:04 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	18,780,000
Stephen Song	17,200,000 -2,050,000	-2,050,000

Marius-Catalin Pertea	14,000,000 3,050,000	3,050,000
Rania Nasreddine	9,550,000 -1,250,000	-1,250,000

Song and Hulme Pull Away

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Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Stephen Song A♥4♠ raised to 1,400,000 from the small blind and Marius-Catalin Pertea 2♥2♦ defended the big blind. Song's bet of 1,500,000 was enough to fold out the better hand on the 8♦6♥5♥ flop.

Andrew Hulme A♦3♦ made it 1,000,000 from under the gun and Rania Nasreddine 10♠8♠ called from the big blind. On the K♠K♥6♦ Nasreddine check-folded to a bet of 550,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	19,250,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

Andrew Hulme	18,780,000 -500,000	-500,000
Marius-Catalin Pertea	10,950,000 -2,150,000	-2,150,000
Rania Nasreddine	10,800,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Marius-Catalin Pertea Rania Nasreddine Stephen Song

09-08-2024 16:50 UTC+1

Song Continues to Frustrate Hulme

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Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Andrew Hulme shoved from the small blind and Stephen Song snap-called off his 7,300,000 stack from the big blind.

Stephen Song: 9♠9♥ All in
Andrew Hulme: Q♠10♣

It was a flip but the percentages further shifted in Song's favor after the 8♣6♠5♠ flop and 4♣ turn. The J♥ river confirmed another double up for Song.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	19,280,000 -8,300,000	-8,300,000
Stephen Song	15,100,000 7,300,000	7,300,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Stephen Song

09-08-2024 16:45 UTC+1

Pertea Doubles Through Song Despite Cheeky Flop

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Connor Richards

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Stephen Song open-jammed in the small blind and Marius-Catalin Pertea called off in the big blind to be at risk.

Marius-Catalin Pertea: 8♦8♣ All in
Stephen Song: 7♠5♠

Pertea was far in front but the flop landed 6♦5♣4♥ to give Song plenty of life. However, the board finished out 2♥2♣ and Pertea stayed ahead to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius-Catalin Pertea	13,100,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Stephen Song	7,800,000 -6,300,000	-6,300,000

Tags: Marius-Catalin Pertea Stephen Song

09-08-2024 16:44 UTC+1

Song Finds Another River

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Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

In a limped pot between the blinds, Andrew Hulme 10♥6♥ and Stephen Song J♥3♣ checked the 6♠Q♦4♥ flop through to the 7♦ turn. Hulme check-called for 500,000 with his sixes, bringing in the J♣ river. Song sealed the checkmark with a pair of jacks, and he sized up to 1,800,000. Hulme made another astute fold, and the dealer prepped the deck for the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	27,580,000 -995,000	-995,000
Stephen Song	14,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Stephen Song

Level: 36

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

09-08-2024 16:21 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Nate Silver Says Don't Be a Nit in Life

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Connor Richards

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 15th episode, Connor speaks with statistician Nate Silver about his new book On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything, election forecasting, founding and leaving FiveThirtyEight, his bad beats at feature tables, and co-hosting the Risky Business podcast with Maria Konnikova.

Silver also discusses the upcoming US presidential election, sports analytics, Limit Hold'em, his Silver Bulletin newsletter and why no one should be a nit in life.

This interview was filmed on June 8.

Tags: Connor Richards Maria Konnikova Nate Silver

09-08-2024 16:16 UTC+1

Second Break

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Calum Grant

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

With another level of play wrapped up, the players are taking another 20-minute reprieve from the table. Check out what's happened over the last 90 minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	28,575,000
Stephen Song	13,100,000

Rania Nasreddine	11,050,000 4,250,000	4,250,000

Marius-Catalin Pertea	6,800,000 -4,250,000	-4,250,000