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

2023-08-26 20:30 UTC+2

Warrington Doubles Through Penev

Mwarburton

Niveau 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folded around to Ben Warrington, who raised from the small blind. Zlatin Penev reraised from the big blind and Warrington four-bet. Penev moved all in and Warrington called. Players flipped the cards, with Warrington at risk.

Ben Warrington: A♣K♦
Zlatin Penev: J♠J♥

It was a classic poker race. The board ran out Q♣2♠K♥6♣5♣ to give Warrington a pair of kings on the flop. He held and doubled up through Penev.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ben Warrington	175,000 175,000	175,000
Zlatin Penev	133,000 133,000	133,000

Tags: Ben Warrington Zlatin Penev

2023-08-26 20:21 UTC+2

Double Elimination as Shijima Wins Cooler

Mwarburton

Niveau 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andrea Rocci moved all in preflop from early position and Matthew Micallef also got his chips in the middle. Yoshihito Shijima called and had both players covered as players flipped their cards for a three-way all in.

Andrea Rocci: Q♣Q♠
Matthew Micallef: 10♣10♥
Yoshihito Shijima: A♥A♦

Rocci had a pocket pair of queens, Micallef pocket tens, and Shijima was out in front with pocket aces.

The board ran out 8♥4♥5♦9♥8♦. Shijima held with his aces to scoop the pot. Both Rocci and Micallef were eliminated from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yoshihito Shijima	235,000 235,000	235,000
Andrea Rocci	Eliminé
Matthew Micallef	Eliminé

Tags: Andrea Rocci Matthew Micallef Yoshihito Shijima

2023-08-26 18:23 UTC+2

Walch's Set Cracked by Zarbo's Flush

Mwarburton

Niveau 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Guillaume Walch moved all in for 20,000 from under the gun. Giuseppe Zarbo made the call with a bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Guillaume Walch: 9♦9♥
Giuseppe Zarbo: A♦Q♣

Walch had pocket nines and Zarbo had ace queen. The board ran out A♥6♣8♣9♣2♣.

Zarbo hit an ace on the flop, then Walch made a set of nines on the turn. It wasn't over yet though. The river brought the fourth club to the board to give Zarbo the flush and he won the pot and busted Walch.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Giuseppe Zarbo	230,000 230,000	230,000
Guillaume Walch	Eliminé

Tags: Giuseppe Zarbo Guillaume Walch

2023-08-26 17:45 UTC+2

Fatehi Goes For Bullet Number Three

OllieGarland

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Roberto Olsen	137,000
Ali Reza Fatehi	Eliminé

Tags: Ahane Olsen Ali Reza Fatehi

2023-08-26 16:44 UTC+2

Mokrani Chips Up to Over 200K

Mwarburton

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mohamed Mokrani	220,000 220,000	220,000
Ryan Yu	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Mohamed Mokrani Ryan Yu

2023-08-26 15:59 UTC+2

Manole Picks Up Aces; Busts Zheleznyak Blind Versus Blind

Mwarburton

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mihai Manole	41,000 -20,000	-20,000
Ruslan Zheleznyak	Eliminé

Tags: Mihai Manole Ruslan Zhelezniak

2023-08-26 15:22 UTC+2

Amiel Takes All Gao's Chips With Pocket Kings

Mwarburton

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alexandre Amiel	74,000 74,000	74,000
Mike Gao	Eliminé

Tags: Alexandre Amiel Mike Gao

2023-08-26 14:39 UTC+2

Schneiders Chips Up

OllieGarland

Niveau 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♥.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Felix Schneiders	47,000 28,900	28,900

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

Tags: Anders Bisgaard Felix Schneiders

2023-08-26 14:02 UTC+2

Simonelli Looks Up Waki on the River

OllieGarland

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yasuhiro Waki	68,000 68,000	68,000
Giuseppe Simonelli	42,500 42,500	42,500

Tags: Giuseppe Simonelli Yasuhiro Waki

2023-08-26 12:41 UTC+2

Zouari Doubles With Aces

Mwarburton

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jeremie Zouari	51,000 51,000	51,000
Juho Suutari	16,500 16,500	16,500

Tags: Jeremie Zouari Juho Suutari Vicent Ramon