€550 Estrellas Cup | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-31-2024 12:36 UTC+2

Quads for Faskowicz

Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Svetlana Aubakirova opened to 40,000 from middle position, and received calls from Ariel Faskowicz and Day 1 chip leader Edgar Ishida in the blinds.

On the 9♠8♥8♣ flop, action was checked to Aubakirova, who fired out a bet of 35,000. Both of his opponents called.

The 2♦ turn was checked through by all players.

On the 5♠ river, Faskowicz led out with a bet of 115,000, leading to swift folds from both of his opponents. Faskowicz let out a yelp of disappointment as his opponents' cards hit the muck, flipping 8♠8♦ for quad eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edgar Ishida	781,000 -107,000	-107,000

Ariel Faskowicz	400,000 337,000	337,000
Svetlana Aubakirova	200,000 -136,000	-136,000

Tags: Ariel Faskowicz Edgar Ishida Svetlana Aubakirova

08-31-2024 12:34 UTC+2

Runner-Runner Flush

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Sava Krink

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Theodore Cochin, sitting on the button, decided to go all in with around 250,000. Davide Muccini, in the small blind, took his time but ultimately called with a slightly larger stack.

Theodore Cochin: A♥10♦ All in
Davide Muccini: K♣Q♠

The board looked promising for Cochin, revealing 5♣5♠10♠ and giving him two pair. However, the 2♠ turn and 8♠ river completed a flush for Muccini, eliminating Cochin from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davide Muccini	480,000 277,000	277,000
Theodore Cochin	Busted

Tags: Davide Muccini Theodore Cochin

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

08-31-2024 12:32 UTC+2

Orsi Stacks Vicente in Big Cooler

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The action was caught on the tail end of a hand between Alessandro Orsi in the small blind and Ruben Vicente in the cutoff.

The completed board of 4♠2♦A♦7♦4♥ was on the table along with a pot of 200,000, and Orsi had put Vicente all-in for his final 250,000.

Vicente spent some time in the tank before making the call for his tournament life. He tabled A♠7♣ for two pair, but was beaten by the 7♥4♣ of Orsi, who had rivered a full house.

Orsi was awarded the big pot while Vicente was forced to head to the payout desk to collect his cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Orsi	860,000 540,000	540,000
Ruben Vicente	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Orsi Ruben Vicente

08-31-2024 12:20 UTC+2

Saracoglu Busts Loveless with Flopped Straight

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Sava Krink

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Alexandra Loveless was down to just 32,000 chips when she was moved to the table, taking a fortunate seat in the cutoff. Despite going an entire orbit without a hand worth going all in on, she eventually found herself facing the big blind with just 8,000 chips remaining.

Atilla Saracoglu, sitting under the gun, shoved all but 1,000 of his chips into the middle. With no other takers, Loveless called blind, leading to a showdown.

Alexandra Loveless: 10♥4♥ All in
Atilla Saracoglu: A♣K♦

Loveless was briefly excited to see a ten on the flop, but quickly realized Saracoglu had flopped a straight with 10♣J♣Q♥. The 6♦ turn and A♦ river completed the board, and Loveless was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atilla Saracoglu	184,000 16,000	16,000
Alexandra Loveless	Busted

Tags: Alexandra Loveless Atilla Saracoglu

08-31-2024 12:17 UTC+2

Mounic Busts Koch

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Yannick Koch open-jammed from early position for 103,000, and Pierre Mounic rejammed from the cutoff with a covering stack, forcing folds from the rest of the table.

Yannick Koch: 7♣7♦ All in
Pierre Mounic: J♣J♦

Mounic had his opponent dominated with an overpair, and the A♠K♠5♦8♦5♣ runout did not provide an unlikely escape for Koch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Mounic	920,000 480,000	480,000
Yannick Koch	Busted

Tags: Pierre Mounic Yannick Koch

08-31-2024 12:17 UTC+2

Hallaert Holds for Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert pushed all in from the cutoff for his final 120,000 and was looked up by Thijs Osentjuk on the button.

Kenny Hallaert: A♦8♠ All in
Thijs Osentjuk: A♣7♦

Hallaert's kicker remained ahead on the 9♣4♣3♦K♥ runout, and the 8♥ river gave him a pair to secure the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thijs Osentjuk	650,000 -150,000	-150,000
Kenny Hallaert	280,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Thijs Osentjuk

08-31-2024 12:12 UTC+2

Putz Puts It In Good

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Thomas Syversen in early position and Andreas Putz in the cutoff had put in all their chips preflop, with Syversen's stack of roughly 350,000 being the one at risk.

Thomas Syversen: 10x10x All in
Andreas Putz: Q♠Q♦

Both players flopped a set on Q♣K♠10♠. The J♦ turn brought some chop outs, but Syversen did not hit quads or a straight on the 7♠ river, sending him home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Putz	820,000 538,000	538,000
Thomas Syversen	Busted

Tags: Andreas Putz Thomas Syversen

08-31-2024 12:08 UTC+2

Further Eliminations (€950)

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Pannunzi	Busted
Alexandra Loveless	Busted
Aitor Roman	Busted
Louis-Philippe Jeannin	Busted
Jack Kingsnorth	Busted
Hassan Sleiman	Busted
Peter Baars	Busted
Federico Sturzenegger	Busted
Pablo Zipitria	Busted
David Egea	Busted
Alexandre Fitoussi	Busted
Georges Jurado	Busted
Walid Belmessaoud	Busted
Bosko Novovic	Busted
Bixi Yao	Busted
Marc Oller	Busted
Kamel El Bouzidi	Busted
Marti Roca de Torres	Busted
Xiacheng Chen	Busted
Robert Ashelm	Busted
Tommaso Marangi	Busted
Leandro Cardoso	Busted
Andrea Roner	Busted
David Oezmen	Busted
Antonio Asaro	Busted

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08-31-2024 12:07 UTC+2

Mat Busts Sleiman

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Sava Krink

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Just a few hands earlier, Rusen Mat had open-folded 7x7x after facing an all-in from Alberto Sepranzoni.

This time, he found himself up against Hassan Sleiman, who shoved all in with 7♠7♥ from early position. Josep Ruiz called, but Mat had different plans and moved all in as well. Ruiz folded, leaving Sleiman and Mat to face off in a showdown.

Hassan Sleiman: 7♠7♥ All in
Rusen Mat: A♦K♠

The board ran out K♣8♦Q♦6♥A♠, giving Mat a clean win, allowing him to add a small portion to his stack while Sleiman was sent to the rail.