€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller Dia 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

2023-08-26 09:56 UTC+2

Record Breaking Field Anticipated for Event #21: €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller

OllieGarland

The PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour (ESPT) continues today at Casino Barcelona with the first starting flight of €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller. The event is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. local time and is expected to attract high numbers after this year's ESPT Main Event broke its own record for being the biggest live event in PokerStars history, with 7,389 entries.

In 2022 Miroslav Alilovic bested a field of 2,173 to claim the trophy and title, alongside €512,650. Alilovic has already had an impressive summer here in Spain with a deep run in this year's ESPT Main Event where he finished in 190th place just yesterday.

2022 €2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Miroslav Alilovic	France	€512,650*
2	Ian Bradley	United Kingdom	€500,000*
3	Aliaksandr Hirs	Belarus	€277,370
4	Emil Mattsson	Sweden	€213,360
5	Jorge Diego Garcia	Spain	€164,130
6	Agatino Spitaleri	France	€126,250
7	Xavier Mouysset	France	€97,130
8	Isidoro Barrena	Spain	€74,720
9	Andre Akkari	Brazil	€57,490

*denotes a heads-up deal

The ESPT High Roller starts at Level 1 with blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Those who enter will receive a stack of 30,000 chips and play through levels of 40 minutes, with a 20-minute break every three levels. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 10 when late registration will be closed. Players are allowed unlimited reentries.

Day 1 of this three-day event will play down to the money. The bubble will burst once approximately 15% of the field remains, all those to progress to Day 2 will have secured a min-cash.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for the coverage of this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on the 28th of August.

Tags: Agatino Spitaleri Aliaksandr Hirs Andre Akkari Emil Mattsson Ian Bradley Isidoro Barrena Jorge Diego Garcia Miroslav Alilovic Xavier Mouysset

2023-08-26 11:32 UTC+2

Liparulo Hits Set to Double Up

Mwarburton

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Matteo Liparulo raised to 500 from late position and Tim Gucher reraised to 1,700. Liparulo called. The flop came 8♥A♥J♦. Liparulo checked and Gucher bet 1,500, which Liparulo called.

The turn was the 2♦. Liparulo checked again and Gucher bet 4,000. Liparulo responded with a check-raise all in for 13,700. Gucher quickly tossed a chip in the middle to signify a call. Players flipped their cards, with Liparulo at risk.

Matteo Liparulo: 8♣8♦
Tim Gucher: A♣K♣

Gucher had a pair of aces with king kicker. Liparulo, however, had flopped a set of eights. The river came the Q♥ and Liparulo won the pot to double up his stack early on. He had lost some chips in the previous hands and so pulled it back to above a starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matteo Liparulo	36,000 36,000	36,000
Tim Gucher	21,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Matteo Liparulo Tim Gucher

2023-08-26 11:51 UTC+2

Nemer Bests Teltscher

OllieGarland

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The pot stood at 4,800 in a blind versus blind confrontation.

Mark Teltscher, in the small blind, bet out for 2,700 on a flop of Q♣8♥3♥. Achmed Nemer, in the big blind, called.

The 8♣ saw Teltscher barrel once more, this time for 6,200. Nemer didn't back down.

The 4♦ river checked to a showdown. Teltscher reluctantly tabled 4♥2♥ while Nemer held the winner with K♦K♣.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Achmed Nemer	51,000 51,000	51,000
Mark Teltscher	16,800 16,800	16,800

Tags: Achmed Nemer Mark Teltscher

2023-08-26 12:41 UTC+2

Zouari Doubles With Aces

Mwarburton

Nível 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Vicent Ramon open raised to 900 from middle position and Juho Suutari reraised. Jeremie Zouari called in the big blind and Ramon folded.

The flop came Q♥8♠10♥. Zouari checked and Suutari bet 2,000. Zouari put in the check-raise to 6,200 and Suutari called.

The turn was the 2♦ and both players checked. The river came the 4♠ and Zouari pushed all in for 18,500. Suutari gathered his chips and made the call.

Zouari showed A♠A♥ for a pocket pair of aces and Suutari mucked his hand. Zouari got the double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jeremie Zouari	51,000 51,000	51,000
Juho Suutari	16,500 16,500	16,500

Tags: Jeremie Zouari Juho Suutari Vicent Ramon

2023-08-26 14:02 UTC+2

Simonelli Looks Up Waki on the River

OllieGarland

Nível 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The cutoff limped in, Yasuhiro Waki completed in the small blind and Giuseppe Simonelli checked his option in the big.

Waki led out for 700 on a flop of 3♣4♣6♠. Only Simonelli continued.

The 3♠ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Waki sized up to 2,200.

The river fell the 6♦ and Waki emptied the clip with a bet of 8,500, sending Simonelli into the tank.

Simonelli thought for some time before making the call for a good proportion of his own stack. Waki instantly mucked his cards face down while Simonelli proudly slammed A♠J♠ on the table for just ace high.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Yasuhiro Waki	68,000 68,000	68,000
Giuseppe Simonelli	42,500 42,500	42,500

Tags: Giuseppe Simonelli Yasuhiro Waki

2023-08-26 14:39 UTC+2

Schneiders Chips Up

OllieGarland

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The pot stood at 12,000 with two players looking at a board that read Q♥A♠10♠7♣J♠. Anders Bisgaard, in the cutoff, bet out for 8,500.

"It's always you!" Felix Schneiders, on the button, announced as he went into the tank, perhaps referring to an earlier confrontation the same two players had.

This time Schneiders made the call. Bisgaard tabled A♣10♣ for two pair, however, Schneiders claimed this pot with K♥J♥.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Felix Schneiders	47,000 28,900	28,900

Anders Bisgaard	38,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Anders Bisgaard Felix Schneiders

2023-08-26 15:22 UTC+2

Amiel Takes All Gao's Chips With Pocket Kings

Mwarburton

Nível 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded around to Mike Gao, who raised to 9,200 from middle position. Alexandre Amiel called on the button and all other players folded. Players flipped their cards, with Gao at risk.

Mike Gao: 7♦7♠
Alexandre Amiel: K♣K♠

The board ran out 2♠8♣5♠2♣8♥. Amiel held with his pocket kings to take all of Gao's chips shortly before break.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alexandre Amiel	74,000 74,000	74,000
Mike Gao	Eliminado

Tags: Alexandre Amiel Mike Gao

2023-08-26 15:59 UTC+2

Manole Picks Up Aces; Busts Zheleznyak Blind Versus Blind

Mwarburton

Nível 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded around to Ruslan Zheleznyak, who shoved all in from the small blind. Mihai Manole called in the big blind and had Zheleznyak covered.

Ruslan Zheleznyak: K♥Q♣
Mihai Manole: A♠A♥

The board ran out 9♦K♣4♠7♠3♣. Zheleznyak paired his king on the flop, but Manole held with his pocket aces to scoop the pot and bust Zheleznyak.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mihai Manole	41,000 -20,000	-20,000
Ruslan Zheleznyak	Eliminado

Tags: Mihai Manole Ruslan Zhelezniak

2023-08-26 16:44 UTC+2

Mokrani Chips Up to Over 200K

Mwarburton

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

Ryan Yu raised to 2,000 from late position and was called by Mohamed Mokrani in the small blind, as well as the player in the big blind.

The flop came A♥9♦J♦. Action checked to Yu, who bet 2,000. Mokrani made the call and the big blind folded. The turn was the 10♣. Mokrani checked and Yu bet, this time for 9,000. Mokrani called again.

The river was the Q♦ and Mokrani checked a third street. Yu checked it back. Mokrani showed A♠Q♣ for two pair, aces and queens. Yu mucked his hand and Mokrani won the pot to chip up to over 200,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mohamed Mokrani	220,000 220,000	220,000
Ryan Yu	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Mohamed Mokrani Ryan Yu

2023-08-26 17:45 UTC+2

Fatehi Goes For Bullet Number Three

OllieGarland

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The hijack opened to 2,500, Ali Reza Fatehi moved all in from the small blind for 15,300 and Roberto Olsen four-bet jammed from the big blind, covering both players. The original raiser folded.

Ali Reza Fatehi: A♦J♥
Roberto Olsen: J♦J♣

The board ran out Q♠4♠7♦7♠2♥. Olsen's jacks held to send Fatehi to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Roberto Olsen	137,000
Ali Reza Fatehi	Eliminado

Tags: Ahane Olsen Ali Reza Fatehi