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

09-02-2024 21:46 UTC+2

Sposato's Boat Buries Berry

Tim Baker

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

Gaspare Sposato opened for 2,000 and Hector Berry shoved for his last 17,000 out of the big blind. Sposato called to put Berry at risk.

Hector Berry: J♣J♠ All in
Gaspare Sposato: A♠10♦

Berry just had to fade an ace or running straight or flush cards to stay in the tournament. However, the flop of A♥10♣Q♠ propelled Sposato into the lead with top and bottom pair. The 4♦ turn and 10♠ river improved Sposato to a full house, sending Berry to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	100,000 100,000	100,000
Hector Berry	Busted

Tags: Gaspare Sposato Hector Berry

09-02-2024 21:38 UTC+2

Three-Way Cooler Favors Moene

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Tyler Foran

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

Vedat Mutlu opened 2,200 under the gun, and Jelle Moene three-bet to 5,500 from a couple of spots to his left. Jan Zeuschner was in the small blind and jammed for about 12,000 before Mutlu announced all in as well, and Moene called off his stack of 42,700.

Jan Zeuschner: K♠K♥ All in
Jelle Moene: A♠A♦ All in
Vedat Mutlu: Q♠Q♥

It was the ultimate preflop cooler, and the 8♣7♦7♠2♦2♥ runout meant Moene's aces were good, sending Zeuschner to the rail and doubing through Mutlu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jelle Moene	97,000 97,000	97,000
Vedat Mutlu	11,000 11,000	11,000
Jan Zeuschner	Busted

Tags: Jan Zeuschner Jelle Moene Vedat Mutlu

09-02-2024 21:27 UTC+2

Allen Out in Two

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Laura Fryer

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

Players were already on a 7♦10♦9♣ flop when Yassine Baqal raised from the cutoff and Michael Allen moved all in for around 35,000 from the big blind. Baqal called and the players flipped their cards.

Yassine Baqal: 9♠10♠ All in
Michael Allen: Q♣Q♦

Baqal had flopped two pair and Allen was looking to improve. The K♠ gave some hope for Allen, but he missed the straight draw when the 5♣ was placed on the river.

He was left with around 600 chips and was nearly forced all in on the next hand, being in the small blind.

Michael Allen: 10♦3♦
Opponent: J♦J♠

Allen quickly stood after seeing the J♣8♠8♣ flop, and was seen leaving the tournament as the 10♥ turn and 8♥ river were placed on the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yassine Baqal	71,000 71,000	71,000
Michael Allen	Busted

Tags: Michael Allen Yassine Baqal

09-02-2024 21:13 UTC+2

Roberts Flipped Out by Song

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Kai Cocklin

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

Jonathan Roberts shoved from early position for 12,900 and Stephen Song reshoved behind.

Jonathan Roberts: K♣Q♠ All in
Stephen Song: 7♠7♥

The board stayed low coming 3♥6♠9♥5♠2♥ which meant Roberts was eliminated, and Song added some new chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	65,000 30,000	30,000

Stephen Song	45,000 29,000	29,000

Jonathan Roberts	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Roberts Stephen Song

09-02-2024 20:43 UTC+2

No Ace from Space for Dizy

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dizy shoved for his last 6,300 from middle position and only Aneris Adomkevicius made the call next to act.

Dorian Dizy: A♦6♣ All in
Aneris Adomkevicius: Q♣Q♦

Dizy ran into a monster and was unable to find an ace as the board ran out 8♥3♥2♦9♥5♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aneris Adomkevicius	51,000
Dorian Dizy	Busted

Tags: Aneris Adomkevicius Dorian Dizy

09-02-2024 20:42 UTC+2

Boi Takes Out Turych

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Laura Fryer

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Oleksandr Turych was already up from the table after being all in and at risk from the button against Paolo Boi in the big blind. Their cards were face-up and the dealer was placing the board.

Oleksandr Turych: A♠7♠ All in
Paolo Boi: A♥J♥

Turych lost hope of stealing the pot when the J♦6♠9♥ was placed as he grabbed his bag from his seat.

His elimination was sealed after the dealer placed the 9♦ turn and J♣ river, leaving Boi to take the pot, having made a boat by the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paolo Boi	37,200 37,200	37,200
Oleksandr Turych	Busted

Tags: Oleksandr Turych Paolo Boi

09-02-2024 20:19 UTC+2

More Counts & Bust Outs

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Marchington	167,300
Brandon Sheils	113,600 87,600	87,600
Ziv Caspi	87,000 55,000	55,000
Alexandru Brumaru	84,500 58,500	58,500
Antoine Saout	70,000 40,000	40,000
Cheng Zhao	70,000 25,000	25,000
Harry Lodge	63,100 33,100	33,100
Niall Farrell	58,000 58,000	58,000

Joao Sydenstricker	55,000 25,000	25,000
Robin Ylitalo	54,000 24,000	24,000

Ali Shamaee	52,400 15,400	15,400
Sandor Hadnagy	50,000 27,000	27,000
Vittorio Maugini	47,300 11,300	11,300
Dan Djorno	47,000 -20,000	-20,000
Jean-Louis Perez	44,300 15,300	15,300
Robert Bull	39,000 9,000	9,000
Siebe Den Hartog	36,500 2,500	2,500
Vladas Tamasauskas	35,000 5,000	5,000
Maria Konnikova	35,000 -5,000	-5,000

Robin Berggren	34,000 4,000	4,000
Ivan Conti	32,500 -1,500	-1,500
Nick Palma	32,000 2,000	2,000
Michael Wang	30,000
Julien Sitbon	30,000 10,000	10,000

Sam Grafton	27,000 27,000	27,000

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09-02-2024 20:19 UTC+2

Amirouche Takes Out Sanchez

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Laura Fryer

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The cards were already flipped, and the chips were being counted out when the action was caught.

Mauricio Sanchez:A♥Q♦ All in
Zekhmi Amirouche: A♠K♣

Players were looking at a A♣Q♠K♥5♣4♦ board, and Sanchez was eliminated after Amirouche sat with top two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zekhmi Amirouche	53,000 53,000	53,000
Mauricio Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Mauricio Sanchez Zekhmi Amirouche

09-02-2024 20:15 UTC+2

Pocket Jacks Fail for Colillas

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and Ramon Colillas was at risk for about 24,000 from the big blind against Stefano Terziani in the cutoff and both hands were on their backs.

Ramon Colillas: J♦J♣ All in
Stefano Terziani: A♠K♣

They were off to the races as the dealer fanned the K♦5♣2♣ flop, pairing Terziani's king to take the lead. Colillas couldn't find one of the remaining jacks to stay alive as the 3♦ rolled off on the turn, and the 8♦ completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefano Terziani	156,000 156,000	156,000
Ramon Colillas	Busted

Tags: Ramon Colillas Stefano Terziani

09-02-2024 18:20 UTC+2

Kassouf and Douch Bust as Couch Scoops Huge Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Badr Douch raised from under the gun and Cameron Couch three-bet to 9,500 from the small blind. Will Kassouf called in the big blind and Douch called.

The flop came 9♠10♠Q♦ and Couch checked. Kassouf fired out a large bet of 21,000, around half of his stack, and Badr Douch moved all in for 45,000. Couch moved all in over the top for 61,500.

"There's no f*cking way I'm folding this," said Kassouf as he pushed the rest of his chips in the middle and players flipped their cards.

Badr Douch: 10♦9♦ All in
Will Kassouf: Q♠Q♥ All in
Cameron Couch: K♠J♠

Douch had two pair, Kassouf a set, but Couch had flopped the world with the nut straight and flush redraw. Kassouf shouted out for a queen or ten, his outs for a full house, but the turn was the J♣ and river the 3♦.

"So sick, wow!", said Kassouf.

Couch held with his straight to win the pot, nearly tripling his stack and eliminating both Douch and Kassouf from the tournament.