€550 Womens | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-07-2024 13:40 UTC+1

Iermolcheva Finds a King to Double Through Ho Yin

Tim Baker

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

Olga Iermolcheva committed her last 200,000 into the middle from the cutoff with Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin making the put her at risk from the big blind.

Olga Iermolcheva: K♠J♣ All in
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: A♦10♦

The board came K♦9♠Q♠6♠9♥ to give Iermolcheva the best hand with two pair, king and nines, earning her the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin	580,000 580,000	580,000
Olga Iermolcheva	420,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin Olga Iermolcheva

09-07-2024 13:36 UTC+1

Joy Waldau Eliminated in 8th Place (€1,570)

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Laura Fryer

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

Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin moved all in for around 500,000 from the hijack and Joy Waldau shoved for her remaining 150,000 chips from the button. The blinds folded, and the players flipped their hands.

Joy Waldau: A♥J♥ All in
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: 8♣8♦

The 6♥8♥10♦ flop came Ho Yin's way as she flopped a set of eights, although Waldau has some heart flush draw outs.

The 4♦ turn and J♦ river didn't save Waldau and she was eliminated from the tournament in 8th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin	700,000 700,000	700,000
Joy Waldau	Busted

Tags: Joy Waldau Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin

09-07-2024 13:26 UTC+1

Chien-Chih Weng Eliminated in 9th Place (€1,260)

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Tim Baker

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

Chien-Chih Weng moved all in for her last 25,000 from early position with Olga Iermolcheva moving all in herself for 240,000 from the cutoff. After the rest of the table folded the cards were flipped over.

Chien-Chih Weng: K♣9♣ All in
Olga Iermolcheva: 4♣4♥

Weng couldn't find a king, a four, or any clubs on the 2♣2♥8♠J♥10♥ runout and she was the first elimination at this final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olga Iermolcheva	285,000 25,000	25,000
Chien-Chih Weng	Busted

Tags: Chien-Chih Weng Olga Iermolcheva

09-07-2024 13:23 UTC+1

Weng Left Very Short

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Tim Baker

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

Chien-Chih Weng shoved for 150,000 from early position and Maria Ortiz made the call with her last 125,000 from the button. After the blinds folded the cards were revealed with Ortiz at risk.

Maria Ortiz: A♥Q♣ All in
Chien-Chih Weng: A♦J♠

Ortiz needed to avoid a jack to stay in the tournament. The runout of 7♠3♣K♠4♦10♠ didn't improve either player, and Ortiz had doubled up, while Weng was left with just one big blind

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ortiz	300,000 130,000	130,000
Chien-Chih Weng	25,000 -115,000	-115,000

Tags: Chien-Chih Weng Maria Ortiz

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

09-07-2024 13:09 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Farah Galfond Goes from Days of Our Lives to High-Stakes Poker

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Connor Richards

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

Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker.

For the first episode, Connor Richards spoke with soap opera actress and high-stakes poker player Farah Fath Galfond, who talked about her acting career spanning more than a decade, first discovering poker in Atlantic City and balancing poker with raising a family.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the hourlong interview with Farah Galfond by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Find Out More About Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Connor Richards Farah Galfond

09-07-2024 13:08 UTC+1

Lampropulos Doubles Through Ortiz

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Laura Fryer

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

Maria Ortiz opened from an early position to 30,000 and Maria Lampropulos defended the big blind.

The 6♥J♥8♥ flop was jammed by Lampropulos for around 30,000 and Ortiz made the call.

Maria Lampropulos: 6♠8♣ All in
Maria Ortiz: A♣J♠

Lampropulos had flopped two pair and was ahead of Ortiz with top pair.

The 7♠10♥ runout didn't change anything, and Lampropulos doubled her stack. She folded from the small blind next hand, taking her back down to around five big blinds with the level increase.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ortiz	170,000 -40,000	-40,000
Maria Lampropulos	100,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Maria Lampropulos Maria Ortiz

09-07-2024 12:56 UTC+1

Final Table

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Tim Baker

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

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Anna Gulevich	Netherlands	360,000	24
2	Joy Waldau	Germany	160,000	11
3	Chien-Chih Weng	Taiwan	140,000	9
4	Maria Lampropulos	Argentina	70,000	5
5	Olga Iermolcheva	Ukraine	260,000	17
6	Maria Ortiz	Spain	210,000	14
7	Soraya Estrada	Spain	505,000	34
8	Paula Arreba	Spain	160,000	11
9	Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin	Hong Kong	660,000	44

Player	Chips	Progress
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin	660,000 660,000	660,000
Soraya Estrada	500,000
Anna Gulevich	360,000 50,000	50,000

Olga Iermolcheva	260,000 -30,000	-30,000
Maria Ortiz	210,000
Joy Waldau	160,000 10,000	10,000
Paula Arreba	160,000 -90,000	-90,000
Chien-Chih Weng	140,000 -60,000	-60,000
Maria Lampropulos	70,000 -10,000	-10,000

09-07-2024 12:45 UTC+1

Break Time Before the Final Table

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Tim Baker

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

There will now be a 20-minute break before the start of the final table. The players will come back with three minutes remaining of blind level 21.

09-07-2024 12:41 UTC+1

Mariona Canals Eliminated in 10th Place (€1,010)

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Laura Fryer

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

Soraya Estrada opened from under the gun to 30,000 and Mariona Canals defended the big blind.

The A♥2♦K♥ flop was checked by Canals and Estrada bet 30,000. Canals tanked before calling.

The 2♥ was turned and Canals checked. Estrada raised, essentially putting Canals all in and Canals called.

Mariona Canals: 7♥10♥ All in
Soraya Estrada: A♦J♣

Canals was sitting with a flush, which she had made on the turn, and both players awaited the river card.

The A♠ completed the board, giving Estrada a boat, leaving Canals eliminated from the tournament in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soraya Estrada	500,000 250,000	250,000
Mariona Canals	Busted

Tags: Mariona Canals Soraya Estrada