With a raise from Magnus Persson in the cutoff and a three-bet from Pedro Baptista Martinho Cabeca on the button, there was 2,900 as it was heads up to a flop
The board of Q♣7♣7♠ checked through to the 8♣ on the turn. Persson took the lead for 1,200 and Cabeca made a swift fold.
Freddy van Veggel open raised from middle position, Mihai Manole called in the small blind and Gianluca Roggi called in the big blind.
The flop came 6♥J♦3♥ and all three players checked. The turn was the 2♦. Manole checked and Roggi bet 1,200. Both van Veggel and Manole called.
The river came the 4♠. Action checked to van Veggel, who bet 3,600. Manole folded and Roggi called. Van Veggel showed 5♠5♣ for a rivered straight. Roggi mucked his hand and van Veggel scooped an early pot.
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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.
