€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-01-2024 18:44 UTC+2

Hamani Cracks Korhs Aces

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Vitalijs Korhs was in the cutoff and got his last 18,000 in the middle on a flop of 7♦4♥9♦ against Zaki Hamani in the hijack.

Vitalijs Korhs: A♣A♠ All in
Zaki Hamani: A♦3♦

Korhs was ahead with his aces, while Hamani was on the nut flush draw. The 4♦ fell on the turn to give Hamani his flush and Korhs was already drawing dead by the 6♠ river and on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zaki Hamani	90,000 15,000	15,000
Vitalijs Korhs	Busted

Tags: Vitalijs Korhs Zaki Hamani

09-01-2024 18:17 UTC+2

Altman Calls Off With Ace-High to Hardcastle

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jack Hardcastle three-bet to 4,200 in the hijack and Brian Altman called in early position.

The flop came Q♥5♦4♦ and Hardcastle bet 2,500. Altman then raised to 8,500 and Hardcastle called.

Altman bet another 10,000 on the 5♠ turn and Hardcastle again called. The river was the 9♣ and Altman slowed down and checked. Hardcastle then moved all in for 39,900 and Altman tanked for a minute before calling for around 30,000.

Hardcastle turned over K♥K♦ and Altman tossed A♦K♣ into the muck on his way to the exit while the massive pot was pushed to Hardcastle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Hardcastle	115,000 68,000	68,000
Brian Altman	Busted

Tags: Brian Altman Jack Hardcastle

09-01-2024 18:01 UTC+2

Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Boyaciyan	Busted
Ian Bradley	Busted
Toan Chan Truong	Busted
Nam Le	Busted
Mohamed Mokrani	Busted
Masato Yokosawa	Busted
Andrea Dato	Busted
Haris Rizvanovic	Busted
Kristian Dahl	Busted
Maximilian Silz	Busted
Timur Margolin	Busted

09-01-2024 17:43 UTC+2

Ace-High Flush No Good For Iermolcheva Against Sanchez

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Olga Iermolcheva was down to her last 6,000 and moved all in from the button as Samuel Sanchez put her at risk in early position.

Olga Iermolcheva: A♦10♦ All in
Samuel Sanchez: 6♦5♦

The 9♦K♣8♦ flop gave both players a flush draw. The 7♦ fell on the turn to give Iermolcheva the ace-high flush, but she was already drawing dead as Sanchez made a straight flush to a round of "oohs" from the other players at the table. The river was the 5♣ and Iermolcheva was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Sanchez	40,000 40,000	40,000
Olga Iermolcheva	Busted

Tags: Olga Iermolcheva Samuel Sanchez

09-01-2024 17:24 UTC+2

Van Der Swaluw Takes From Schiano, Schiano Busts Shortly After

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Stefano Schiano opened from the cutoff to 1,000. Alexander Van Der Swaluw called on the button and Edvard Sivuk defended the big blind.

Sivuk checked the 10♣8♦4♥ flop to Schiano, who bet 1,800. Van Der Swaluw tanked for a moment before making it 4,800. Sivuk snap-folded and in his haste revealed the K♥7♦. He apologised to the table as he did not mean to expose his hand as he mucked. Schiano called.

Schiano checked the 8♣ before Van Der Swaluw bet 5,500. Schiano took a moment before folding.

Schiano busted shortly after the hand and couldn't spin up his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander van der Swaluw	26,500 -33,500	-33,500
Edvard Sivuk	15,000 15,000	15,000
Stefano Schiano	Busted

Tags: Alexander van der Swaluw Stefano Schiano Alexander Van Der Swaluw

09-01-2024 17:22 UTC+2

Syversen Takes From Ho, Busts Shortly After

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action folded around to Thomas Syversen on the button who opened for 1,000. Shiina Okamoto called in the small blind and Maria Ho defended the big blind.

Both blinds checked the monotone flop of 9♦K♦8♦ to Syversen who bet 1,000. Okamoto folded and Ho called. She then checked the 4♥ turn, prompting Syversen to continue for 3,000. After a moment's thought, Ho slid her cards into the muck.

Syversen had half a starting stack after the pot, but he could not spin it up and busted shortly afterwards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	65,000 -5,000	-5,000
Shiina Okamoto	12,500 -2,500	-2,500
Thomas Syversen	Busted

Tags: Maria Ho Shiina Okamoto Thomas Syversen

09-01-2024 17:15 UTC+2

Sborz Falls Victim to a Misclick

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Gabriel Sborz raised to 1,000 in early position before Kristian Dahl three-bet to 3,200 in middle position. Dimitrios Angelakos then four-bet to 8,000.

Sborz didn't notice Angelakos had reraised and attempted to just call Dahl's bet. The dealer forced him to put in the 8,000, while Dahl quickly got out of the way.

The flop came 10♥7♣2♠ and Angelakos moved all in. Sborz snap-called for his last 21,000.

Gabriel Sborz: 10♣9♣ All in
Dimitrios Angelakos: A♣K♥

Sborz was ahead with top pair, but Angelakos spiked the A♦ on the turn to take the lead. The river was the 5♦ and Sborz was eliminated.

"I didn't see," Sborz said on his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitrios Angelakos	70,000 70,000	70,000
Kristian Dahl	10,000 10,000	10,000
Gabriel Sborz	Busted

Tags: Dimitrios Angelakos Gabriel Sborz Kristian Dahl

09-01-2024 17:05 UTC+2

Mamouni Comes From Behind to Bust Watson

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Mohamed Mamouni raised to 1,100 under the gun and received three callers before Mike Watson moved all in for 12,500 in the small blind. Mamouni reshoved and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Mike Watson: A♣K♣ All in
Mohamed Mamouni: K♠J♠

Watson had Mamouni dominated and was poised for a double up as the flop came Q♠7♦7♠, giving Mamouni a flush draw. The turn was the 10♠ and Mamouni completed his flush to leave Watson drawing dead by the K♥ river, sending the two-time EPT champion to the rail.

Simon Wiciak was also eliminated shortly after coming back from break and will need to rely on his second bullet in hopes of defending his title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Mamouni	55,000
Mike Watson	Busted

Simon Wiciak	Busted

Tags: Mike Watson Mohamed Mamouni Simon Wiciak

09-01-2024 17:02 UTC+2

Kumar Calls Alilovic's Bluff

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Christian Alilovic raised to 1,000 from early position, Nishant Kumar three-bet to 3,000 from the button and Alilovic called.

The flop came 6♦3♥2♥ and Alilovic checked. Kumar bet 1,600 and Alilovic check-raised to 4,500, which Kumar called. The turn was the Q♦ and Alilovic led for 7,000, which Kumar called.

The river came the 6♥ and Alilovic pushed all in for 14,500. Kumar called the shove and Alilovic flipped over 9♣7♣ for a bluff. Kumar showed A♠Q♥ for a pair of queens to win the pot, eliminating Alilovic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nishant Kumar	58,000 58,000	58,000
Christian Alilovic	Busted

Tags: Christian Alilovic Nishant Kumar

09-01-2024 16:24 UTC+2

Ivarsson Busts After Flip

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was caught with cards on their backs. Alexander Ivarsson was all-in and at risk for his last 10,000 and was up against Luc Lafontaine.

Alexander Ivarsson: Q♣Q♦ All in
Luc Lafontaine: A♦K♣

The K♥ was in the window and followed by the 9♠A♥ to give Lafontaine two pair. The 2♣ turn and 6♥ river failed to improve Ivarsson and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luc Lafontaine	39,000 39,000	39,000
Alexander Ivarsson	Busted

Tags: Alexander Ivarsson Luc Lafontaine