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

09-08-2024 16:15 UTC+1

Song Gets It in With Three Outs and Doubles

Connor Richards

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

Stephen Song opened to 800,000 from under the gun and Andrew Hulme defended in the big blind.

Hulme checked on the flop of 2♣J♣5♥ and Song continued for 400,000. Hulme raised to 1,600,000 and Song re-raised all in for 5,450,000 to bring a quick call from Hulme.

Stephen Song: A♣K♥ All in
Andrew Hulme: K♦J♥

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Song had been out-flopped and needed an ace or running clubs to stay alive. Lucky for him, the board finished out 3♦A♥ to earn him an unlikely double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	28,575,000 -2,355,000	-2,355,000
Stephen Song	13,100,000 3,050,000	3,050,000

Marius-Catalin Pertea	11,050,000 4,050,000	4,050,000
Rania Nasreddine	6,800,000 -5,650,000	-5,650,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Stephen Song

09-08-2024 16:07 UTC+1

Pertea Folds Out Nasreddine

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Connor Richards

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

Rania Nasreddine opened to 800,000 from under the gun with A♣10♦ and Marius-Catalin Pertea defended his big blind with 5♣2♥.

Pertea checked on the 2♣7♦4♣ flop and Nasreddine checked back. The 5♦ turn also checked through and Pertea bet 4,700,000 on the J♦ river. Nasreddine laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	12,450,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Marius-Catalin Pertea	7,000,000 -3,300,000	-3,300,000

Tags: Marius-Catalin Pertea Rania Nasreddine

09-08-2024 15:59 UTC+1

An Orbit with the Final Four

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Calum Grant

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

Stephen Song A♠K♦ raised to 850,000 from under the gun and folded out the table.

Rania Nasreddine A♥K♥ opened to 800,000 first to act and Marius-Catalin Pertea J♦7♣ called from the big blind. The A♦Q♥2♠ flop checked through to the 2♥ turn, and Pertea check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000.

Andrew Hulme A♦6♠ made it 800,000 from under the gun, and Nasreddine K♣Q♦ defended her big blind. The action was checked to showdown, and Hulme's ace was best on the 8♥7♠3♠8♦4♣ board.

Hulme 10♦4♦ received a walk in the big blind to round out an orbit of hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	30,930,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Rania Nasreddine	11,250,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Stephen Song	10,050,000 35,000	35,000

09-08-2024 15:43 UTC+1

Hulme Folds a Flush

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Connor Richards

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

Stephen Song opened to 850,000 as the first player to act with A♦10♥ and Andrew Hulme defended out of the big blind with A♣8♥.

Hulme checked on the flop of 2♥5♥Q♥ and Song continued for 400,000. Hulme called. Hulme checked again on the J♥ turn and Song checked back.

Hulme checked once more on the 5♦ river and Song bet 1,500,000. Hulme found a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	29,030,000 -950,000	-950,000
Stephen Song	10,015,000 3,315,000	3,315,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Stephen Song

09-08-2024 15:36 UTC+1

Song Gets Away

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Connor Richards

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

Andrew Hulme opened to 1,000,000 on the button with Q♠8♥ and Stephen Song defended his big blind with J♣5♣.

Song checked on the flop of 5♦4♠Q♥ and Hulme continued for 750,000. Song called. Song checked again on the 10♥ turn and Hulme checked back.

Song checked once more on the 7♠ river and Hulme bet 2,300,000. Song laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	29,980,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Stephen Song	6,700,000 -2,150,000	-2,150,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Stephen Song

09-08-2024 15:28 UTC+1

David Coleman Eliminated in 5th Place (€398,950)

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Calum Grant

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

Andrew Hulme, in the small blind, raised to 1,100,000 and David Coleman called from the big blind.

Coleman called a bet of 750,000 on the J♠3♠3♣ flop, which brought in the 2♦ turn. Hulme sized up to 1,450,000, good for a third of Coleman's 4,450,000 stack. The American called to bring the pot to 7,000,000.

The A♠ completed the board, and Hulme jammed as the bigger stack. Coleman called for his tournament life, and the cards were tabled.

Hulme tabled Q♠Q♥ for queens and threes, and it was good for knockout as Coleman had J♣9♠.

Following the bust out, the final four have locked up a minimum payout of €518,600.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	27,830,000 6,700,000	6,700,000
Rania Nasreddine	12,250,000

Marius-Catalin Pertea	10,300,000 -200,000	-200,000
Stephen Song	8,850,000

David Coleman	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme David Coleman

09-08-2024 15:25 UTC+1

Nasreddine Takes from Chip Leader

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Connor Richards

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

In a limped pot between the blinds to the A♥9♣A♣ flop, Rania Nasreddine 10♥9♠ and Andrew Hulme 10♠8♣ checked to bring in the 8♥ turn.

Nasreddine led out for 600,000 with her superior two pair and Hulme called. The J♥ river checked through to showdown, and Nasreddine took some chips from the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	21,130,000 -400,000	-400,000
Rania Nasreddine	12,250,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Rania Nasreddine

09-08-2024 15:18 UTC+1

Hulme Takes Two as Song Drops Two

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Calum Grant

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

Marius-Catalin Pertea A♣9♠ opened to 900,000 from the cutoff. Andrew Hulme A♥Q♦ moved all in as the chip leader from the small blind. David Coleman folded in the big blind, and Pertea also returned his cards to the dealer.

Hulme J♦10♠ made it 800,000 from the button and Stephen Song 9♦8♠ defended the big blind. Hulme took in consecutive pots after Song check-folded to a bet of 775,000 on the J♣6♦5♣ flop.

Song 7♠5♥ limped in from the small blind and dropped another pot after Pertea A♥J♠ raised to 1,400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	21,530,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Marius-Catalin Pertea	10,500,000 -500,000	-500,000
Stephen Song	8,850,000 7,800,000	7,800,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme David Coleman Marius-Catalin Pertea Stephen Song

09-08-2024 15:12 UTC+1

Song Flops a Set for Another Double

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Connor Richards

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

Stephen Song raised to 2,300,000 in the cutoff and called off for 2,450,000 after a three-bet from Marius-Catalin Pertea in the cutoff.

Stephen Song: 5♠5♥ All in
Marius-Catalin Pertea: A♥Q♥

The flop landed 7♣9♥5♦ to give Song a near lock on the hand as the board finished out A♣Q♠ to earn him a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius-Catalin Pertea	11,000,000 -4,750,000	-4,750,000
Stephen Song	10,500,000 5,750,000	5,750,000

Tags: Marius-Catalin Pertea Stephen Song

09-08-2024 15:09 UTC+1

Another Pot for Nasreddine

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Calum Grant

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

In a limped pot between the blinds, Marius-Catalin Pertea 10♠9♦ and Rania Nasreddine 4♦3♣ checked to river for the final board to read A♠4♥6♣5♠K♠. Pertea led out for 550,000 and Nasreddine called with her bottom pair to drag in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	19,180,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Marius-Catalin Pertea	15,750,000 -950,000	-950,000
Rania Nasreddine	11,850,000 950,000	950,000

David Coleman	7,700,000 -200,000	-200,000
Stephen Song	4,750,000