€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event Dia 1g | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

2023-08-24 21:35 UTC+2

Bonnet Shows Kings

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Nível 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alessandro Saracino opened to 17,000 from middle position and Kodor Issa called behind him before Mathieu Bonnet three-bet jammed a stack of around 230,000 from the button.

Saracino went deep in the tank and someone called the clock before he folded, leading Issa to fold 10x10x face-up. It was the right move as Bonnet showed KxKx before moving on to the next hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kodor Issa	400,000 400,000	400,000
Mathieu Bonnet	270,000 270,000	270,000
Alessandro Saracino	210,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Alessandro Saracino Kodor Issa Mathieu Bonnet

Nível: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

2023-08-24 21:26 UTC+2

Lang Lays It Down

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Nível 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alon Mor raised in early position to 12,000, receiving two calls from a player in middle position and Alon Lang in the big blind.

The action checked to Mor who continued for 15,000 on a flop of 5♠A♠10♣. Only Lang chose to see a turn.

The 3♦ fell. Lang checked and then folded to a bet of 42,000 from Mor.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alon Mor	570,000 440,000	440,000
Alon Lang	220,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Alon Lang Alon Mor

2023-08-24 21:10 UTC+2

Leitch Finds a Much Needed Double

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Nível 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kevin Quillere raised to 13,000 in early position. Ryan Leitch, to Quillere's direct left, moved all in for 90,000. Quillere made the call.

Ryan Leitch: A♠K♣
Kevin Quillere: A♣J♠

The board ran out 3♦4♦7♦7♠10♠. Leitch's dominating hand stayed that way to the river and he doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kevin Quillere	230,000 230,000	230,000
Ryan Leitch	195,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Kevin Quillere Ryan Leitch

2023-08-24 21:10 UTC+2

Big Stacks As the Night Winds Down

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Nível 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jose Beziau	500,000
Azedine Bendjilali	470,000 286,000	286,000
Xavier Servais	470,000

Nível: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

2023-08-24 20:55 UTC+2

Silva Makes Huge Hero Call

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Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With the pot stood at 100,000 and the full board dealt 3♣7♥5♣2♥3♦, Timo Laasonen in the small blind checked the action to Marcelo De Medeiros Silva in middle position.

Silva bet out 50,000, which prompted Laasonen to move all in for approximately 110,000. Silva went deep into the tank, thinking for so long that the clock was eventually called.

In the last seconds of Silva's countdown, he made the call. Laasonen tabled A♦K♦ while Silva showed 4♥4♦ for the winner.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Marcelo De Medeiros Silva	500,000 500,000	500,000
Timo Laasonen	Eliminado

Tags: Marcelo De Medeiros Silva Timo Laasonen

2023-08-24 20:51 UTC+2

Chait & Connolly Chop a Five-Bet Pot

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Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

There was a lot of preflop action at Table 12 as Andrea Benelli opened to 12,000 from the cutoff before Ruben Cabrerizo three-bet to 30,000 from the button.

Martin Connolly then four-bet jammed a stack of around 80,000 from the small blind and Craig Chait took some time in the big blind before five-bet jamming a stack of around 130,000. Benelli and Cabrerizo got out of the way.

Martin Connolly: A♦K♠
Craig Chait: A♣K♦

Unexcitedly, both players held an offsuit ace-king and chopped the pot after the runout of 2♦K♥8♣10♣5♥.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ruben Cabrerizo	210,000 65,000	65,000
Craig Chait	140,000 140,000	140,000
Martin Connolly	105,000 105,000	105,000
Andrea Benelli	85,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Andrea Benelli Craig Chait Martin Connolly Ruben Cabrerizo

2023-08-24 20:50 UTC+2

Lost and Found: Poker Player Tries for 43 Days to Locate Missing Cat - What Happened?

Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Zach Gruneberg, a poker player from Pennsylvania with more than $2.2 million in lifetime tournament earnings, recently lost one of his cats, who escaped from his home while he was out in Las Vegas. What ensued was a frantic search-and-rescue effort that spanned a month and a half.

More specifically, it was a 43-day affair “through hell and back” according to Gruneberg, a five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring winner, including back-to-back wins in the WSOP PA Online Series at the end of July.
Gruneberg, who is nine years clean and sober, is on Twitter as @HustlerGrune where it states he is both an anime addict and cat dad.

One of those cats is a sleek gray feline named “Nook.” “Nook is the only cat I've had since he was a kitten,” Gruneberg told PokerNews. “He is a super friendly high energy guy that loves to jump up into high places and play more so than any of my other cats.”

So, what’s the story behind Nook’s disappearance?

Almeida Flipped Out By Costache

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Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ezequiel Almeida was all in and at risk against Tudorel Costache, who had Almeida covered with a stack of 46,000.

Ezequiel Almeida: 5♣5♠
Tudorel Costache: K♦J♠

Almeida couldn't survive the flip as the flop of K♣4♦8♠ gave Costache the lead before the runout of J♥9♦ improved Costache to two pair to confirm Almeida's elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tudorel Costache	150,000 150,000	150,000
Ezequiel Almeida	Eliminado

Tags: Ezequiel Almeida Tudorel Costache