€550 Estrellas Cup | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-31-2024 14:21 UTC+1

Rasmussen Flips Higgins Home

Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Neil Higgins went all in for 230,000 in the hijack and was called once the action had folded to Hans Rasmussen in the big blind.

Neil Higgins: 6♥6♦ All in
Hans Rasmussen: Q♦J♠

Rasmussen took the lead on the 3♠4♦Q♥ flop, but Higgins turned a straight draw with the 5♦ and sat back down.

However, he stood back up as the river fell the 4♣, and left the tournament area to pick up his cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Rasmussen	1,650,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Neil Higgins	Busted

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08-31-2024 14:13 UTC+1

Cassin Casts Out Maquerre

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matteo Cassin had shoved all in for 445,000 in early position and Nicolas Maquerre called in the seat next to him for 285,000. The rest of the table folded before the players showed down.

Nicolas Maquerre: A♠Q♦ All in
Matteo Cassin: 9♠9♣

No ace or queen arrived on the 6♦2♠3♠8♦J♠ board. Maquerre was picked up for his payout while Cassin chipped back up to an average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Cassin	855,000 440,000	440,000
Nicolas Maquerre	Busted

Tags: Matteo Cassin Nicolas Maquerre

08-31-2024 14:13 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Thijs Osentjuk	Busted
Nicolas Maquerre	Busted
Damien Bette	Busted
Mohamed Rahioui	Busted
Donato De Bonis	Busted
Jonathan Reitin	Busted
Thierry Bertolino	Busted
Niculina Grasu	Busted
Gabriel Cunha	Busted
Scott Margereson	Busted
Micha Hoedemaker	Busted
Gilles Lucchesi	Busted
Josep Ruiz	Busted
Imre Karpati	Busted
Jose Herrera	Busted
Pierre Mounic	Busted
Koen Roelink	Busted
Uladzimir Luchkou	Busted
Habib Rachedi	Busted
Sehmus Akcay	Busted
Fahad El Mechraa	Busted
Meddi Ferrah	Busted
Giuseppe Tarsia	Busted
Jiaze Li	Busted

Rahioui Runs Into Pereira

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mohamed Rahioui was down to his last 200,000, which he got in from the big blind against Jorge Pereira on the button.

Mohamed Rahioui: A♦Q♦ All in
Jorge Pereira: K♥6♥

Rahioui had the better hand, but the 2♣4♦K♦ flop reversed the situation. The 4♣ turn did nothing to help him, and the 7♠ river remained ace-free as well.

Meanwhile, Carlos Egea had been building his stack steadily and was seen with more than two million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Egea	2,100,000 325,000	325,000
Jorge Pereira	1,700,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Mohamed Rahioui	Busted

Tags: Jorge Pereira Mohamed Rahioui

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

08-31-2024 13:57 UTC+1

Erkmen Busts Cunha

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Richard Hayes

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gabriel Cunha opened to 80,000 from early position, before he was faced with a three-bet to 190,000 by Murat Erkmen in the next seat.

Action folded back to Cunha, who quickly four-bet jammed for 580,000, with Erkmen making the snap-call.

Gabriel Cunha: Q♣J♣ All in
Murat Erkmen: A♠K♦

Cunha needed some help from the board, and although he flopped an up and down straight draw on 10♣9♦2♥, the 10♦3♦ turn and river were bricks to send Erkmen a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murat Erkmen	2,250,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Gabriel Cunha	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Cunha Murat Erkmen

08-31-2024 13:56 UTC+1

Margereson Meets the End

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Scott Margereson pushed his 300,000 chips in as first to act and was looked up by Valerio Sorrentino in the big blind.

Scott Margereson: A♥8♣ All in
Valerio Sorrentino: K♠J♠

Margereson had a marginal lead, but it disappeared when the flop came J♥10♠3♦. Sorentino's pair of jacks won the pot after the Q♥ turn and 7♠ river completed the board, knocking Margereson out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valerio Sorrentino	670,000 455,000	455,000
Scott Margereson	Busted

Tags: Scott Margereson Valerio Sorrentino

08-31-2024 13:53 UTC+1

Flashback: Simon Wiciak Dominates 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event To Win €1,134,375

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Sandra Barbour

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.

Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.

The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.

2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Simon Wiciak	France	€1,134,375*
2	João Sydenstricker	Brazil	€1,048,550*
3	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	€901,070*
4	Santiago Plante	Canada	€511,300
5	Andre Akkari	Brazil	€393,300
6	Ezequiel Waigel	Argentina	€302,500
7	Curtis Knight	Canada	€232,700
8	Robin Ylitalo	Sweden	€179,000

_{*Denotes three-way deal}

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08-31-2024 13:49 UTC+1

Pavanic Wins Battle of Blinds to Bust Roelink

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Richard Hayes

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded to Koen Roelink in the small blind, who moved all in for around 240,000, with Tomislav Pavanic making the call in the big blind after some deliberation.

Koen Roelink: Q♦6♥ All in
Tomislav Pavanic: J♥4♥

Roelink was ahead but the flop came J♦6♠3♣ to give Pavanic a pair of jacks versus Roelink's sixes, and the 7♠2♥ turn and river were bricks, to send Roelink to the exits.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomislav Pavanic	865,000 355,000	355,000
Koen Roelink	Busted

Tags: Koen Roelink Tomislav Pavanic

08-31-2024 13:47 UTC+1

Druzba Doubles, Akcay Out

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Piotr Druzba moved in for 240,000 in the small blind. Sehmus Akcay weighed his options in the big blind before eventually making the call.

Piotr Druzba: K♠9♣ All in
Sehmus Akcay: Q♦10♠

Akcay took the lead on the 10♥J♥9♥ flop and made a straight on the 8♠ turn. Druzba rivered the higher straight on the Q♠ river, however, and was awarded the double-up.

Akcay was left with four big blinds, which he lost soon after the hand was completed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Piotr Druzba	530,000 205,000	205,000
Sehmus Akcay	Busted

Tags: Piotr Druzba Sehmus Akcay