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

09-02-2024 23:44 UTC+2

Kosk Sends Kassouf to the Rail

Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

When it folded to Ermo Kosk in the small blind he shoved with only Will Kassouf to get through in the big blind. Kassouf only had around 10,000 in his stack, and after looking at his cards, put them all into the middle to indicate a call.

Will Kassouf: A♠6♦ All in
Ermo Kosk: A♥9♣

The runout of 4♦J♥Q♠J♠2♠ meant Kosk's ace-nine high was the best hand and Kassouf was sent to the showers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermo Kosk	65,000 28,000	28,000
Will Kassouf	Busted

Tags: Ermo Kosk Will Kassouf

09-02-2024 23:42 UTC+2

Baranski Bust Takasugi With Aces

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Laura Fryer

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With some initial action missed, Akira Takasugi raised from the cutoff to 20,000 and Marcin Baranski moved all in from the button. Akira Takasugi made the call and the player flipped their cards.

Akira Takasugi: A♥K♥ All in
Marcin Baranski A♠A♣

Takasugi was looking to the board for improvement but missed on the 4♥Q♠9♠A♦8♥ runout. Takasugi shook Baranski's hand and left the table after being eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcin Baranski	196,000 110,500	110,500
Akira Takasugi	Busted

Tags: Akira Takasugi Marcin Baranski

09-02-2024 23:33 UTC+2

Bain’s Tens Fail to Crack Aces

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Tyler Foran

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tristan Bain was all in from middle position for roughly 30,000 against Claudio Baldini on the button and both hands were tossed on their backs.

Tristan Bain: 10♦10♠ All in
Claudio Baldini: A♥A♣

Bain ran into the best hand in the game and failed to pull ahead on the K♥Q♣8♣7♥K♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Baldini	83,500 63,500	63,500
Tristan Bain	Busted

Tags: Claudio Baldini Tristan Bain

09-02-2024 23:31 UTC+2

Eliminations Throughout the Day

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Rubiralta	Busted
Franck Makaci	Busted
Josep De Ramon	Busted
Mateus Mendes	Busted
Jan Krahulik	Busted
Frankie Cucchiara	Busted
Lukas Trzcinski	Busted
Israel Amoyal	Busted
Jordan Cutter	Busted
Mutlu Vedat	Busted
Raj Vohra	Busted
Vadim Rozin	Busted
Poseidon Ho	Busted
Fernando Canaparo	Busted
Manuel Neiva	Busted
Quan Zhou	Busted
Mihails Nikitins	Busted
Slobodan Ruzicic	Busted
Fabio D'Annolfo	Busted
Fabio Peluso	Busted
Juan Vecino	Busted
Florian Bordet	Busted
Jareth East	Busted
Amerigo Santoro	Busted
Andras Jakabfi	Busted

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09-02-2024 23:19 UTC+2

Nasreddine Busts Navarro

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Laura Fryer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Aaron Olechnowicz opened from the hijack and Rania Nasreddine called from the small blind. Lucia Navarro jammed from the big blind and only Nasreddine made the call.

Lucia Navarro: A♦J♥ All in
Rania Nasreddine: J♦J♠

Navarro was at risk of elimination and needed to improve to stay alive.

The 8♦4♠4♥ flop didn't help Navarro and neither did the 2♣ 5♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	305,000 55,000	55,000

Aaron Olechnowicz	110,000 65,000	65,000
Lucia Navarro	Busted

Tags: Aaron Olechnowicz Lucia Navarro Rania Nasreddine

09-02-2024 23:10 UTC+2

Konnikova's Superior Two Pair Topples Lasouski

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three players went to the A♠K♥4♣ flop, and Davidi Kitai checked from the big blind to Artsiom Lasouski who fired 1,800 from under the gun. Maria Konnikova was on the button and put in a raise to 6,000, forcing Kitai out of the pot and Lasouski made the call.

The J♠ fell on the turn and Lasouski checked to Konnikova as she continued for 15,000. Lasouski only took a couple of seconds before jamming for roughly 17,000 and Konnikova snap-called.

Artsiom Lasouski: K♦J♥ All in
Maria Konnikova: A♦4♦

Lasouski turned two pair but Konnikova had flopped aces up and the 2♠ river changed nothing, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	136,600 77,600	77,600

Davidi Kitai	30,900 15,400	15,400

Artsiom Lasouski	Busted

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Davidi Kitai Maria Konnikova

09-02-2024 23:02 UTC+2

Dogan Sends Grigoryan Home Via the Backdoor

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a flop of 5♠Q♠J♦, Hrayr Grigoryan committed the last of his stack to the pot and Deniz Dogan made the call.

Hrayr Grigoryan: A♠4♠ All in
Deniz Dogan: 8♠7♠

Both players had flush draws which was great for Grigoryan, but not so much for Dogan. A 10♥ on the turn did add a few extra outs for Dogan as he picked up a gutshot, and he spiked it on the 9♥ river as he completed a backdoor straight. Grigoryan couldn't believe it and took a picture of the board before he left the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ridvan Sare	45,000 45,000	45,000
Deniz Dogan	45,000 45,000	45,000
Bixi Yao	30,000 6,200	6,200
Hrayr Grigoryan	Busted

Tags: Deniz Dogan Hrayr Grigoryan

09-02-2024 22:24 UTC+2

Updated Counts; Grafton Eliminated

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Zachmanidis	312,100
Malcolm Franchi	258,100 -125,900	-125,900
Jeremie Zouari	256,000 256,000	256,000

Kimmo Fagerholm	233,700 13,700	13,700
Rania Nasreddine	227,000 22,000	22,000

Kiryl Asaulenka	226,000 68,000	68,000
Yves Bianchetti	207,000 207,000	207,000
Amirouche Zekhmi	198,500 48,500	48,500
Daniyar Aubakirov	195,000 94,000	94,000
Krishna Madhariwar	178,000 88,000	88,000
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco	173,000 173,000	173,000
Sondre Stormyr	171,500 171,500	171,500
David Coleman	171,000 -14,000	-14,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	170,000 170,000	170,000
Antoine Saout	169,500 99,500	99,500
Mounir Tajiou	166,000 95,400	95,400
Stephen Song	95,000 50,000	50,000

Brandon Sheils	81,000 -32,600	-32,600
Ren Lin	65,800 800	800

Olga Iermolcheva	62,800 27,800	27,800
Gediminas Uselis	62,300 2,100	2,100
Maria Konnikova	59,000 24,000	24,000

Vladas Tamasauskas	53,000 18,000	18,000
Joao Sydenstricker	49,000 -1,000	-1,000
Andrew Chen	41,300 -37,300	-37,300

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09-02-2024 21:54 UTC+2

Farrell Falls

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Laura Fryer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was followed from the river with a board of J♠Q♣9♥Q♠5♥. Malcolm Franchi bet 25,000 on the flop from the big blind, into at pot of around 18,000. The action was on Niall Farrell to make the call for his remaining stack.

Farrell folded and was left with around 15,000 chips. He moved all in on the next hand against a middle position open and was called.

Niall Farrell: A♦9♦ All in
Middle position: A♣K♠

Farrell didn't improve on the Q♦3♥7♣8♠4♥ board, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	384,000 384,000	384,000
Niall Farrell	Busted

Tags: Malcolm Franchi Niall Farrell

09-02-2024 21:49 UTC+2

Alvarez's Mood Goes From Delight to Dismay as Bastida Scoops Three-Way All In

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A three-way all in pot played out between Cristian Alvarez, Nicola Spallanzani, and Juan Bastida with two of the players sharing the same hand.

Juan Bastida: A♠K♠ All in
Cristian Alvarez: Q♥Q♣ All in
Nicola Spallanzani: A♣K♦

It was a dream scenario for Alvarez, who only needed to win a flip to almost triple up. Spallanzani had the biggest stack, but it seemed unlikely that he could scoop the pot unless the board brought some surprises.

A flop of 3♠6♦J♠ was safe for Alvarez, but Bastida did pick up the nut flush draw. An A♦ on the turn sunk Alvarez as he was drawing to just one out, but left Bastida delighted as he was freerolling for the main pot. Bastida spiked his flush on the 6♠ river and thumped the table in celebration, as Alvarez was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Bastida	100,000 100,000	100,000
Nicola Spallanzani	90,000 -57,000	-57,000
Cristian Alvarez	Busted

Tags: Cristian Alvarez Juan Bastida Nicola Spallanzani