€2,200 Estrellas High Roller Jour 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

2024-08-31 13:13 UTC+1

Mamouni Turns the Nuts

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Niveau 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a flop of Q♣6♠8♣, Mohamed Mamouni led out for 1,500 from the big blind and Kristian Dahl raised to 3,500 from early position. Mamouni then shoved for 17,000, which Dahl snap-called.

Mohamed Mamouni: 10♣9♦ All in
Kristian Dahl: 6♦6♣

Dalh was ahead with bottom set, but Mamouni had a straight draw. The 7♦ on the turn gave Mamouni the straight and put him ahead, and when the 3♣ came on the river, Mamouni had doubled up to over the starting stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mohamed Mamouni	37,000
Kristian Dahl	22,000

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2024-08-31 13:10 UTC+1

Mariani Extracts Value

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Ryan Lashmar

Niveau 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With two players seeing a board of Q♦3♥2♦ and 3,500 in the middle, Alisa Sibgatova bet 1,500 from middle position and Julien Mariani took some time before calling from the button.

Both players checked the 10♠ turn leading to the 4♥ river. Sibgatova checked, and after a couple minutes of contemplation Mariani bet 7,100. Sibgatova made the call.

Mariani had top pair with Q♠8♠ which was enough to take the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Julien Mariani	41,000
Alisa Sibgatova	22,000

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2024-08-31 13:09 UTC+1

Hartigan Talks Player Dynamics and "Holy Shit" Moments as The Big Game on Tour Returns

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Sandra Barbour

Niveau 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

It's official. After its return in 2023 following a 12-year hiatus, PokerStars has confirmed that The Big Game on Tour is back again this year, with more episodes to be filmed at the NAPT Las Vegas festival.

Ten episodes of the show were filmed last year, with the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Maria Ho, Lex Veldhuis and Sam Grafton all taking part. The show features a lucky Loose Cannon who receives $50,000 and has to survive 150 hands playing $50/$100 with a table of poker pros, ambassadors, and celebrities.

PokerNews spoke with Big Game on Tour judge and commentator James Hartigan ahead of the show's return, and he says he's thrilled the show is back.

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Niveau: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

2024-08-31 12:58 UTC+1

Georgiev Shoves into Naet's Aces

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Kai C

Niveau 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

There were already well over 20,000 chips in the pot when Nedyo Georgiev and Sylvain Naets had seen a flop of J♣6♥10♣. With Georgiev first to act, he shoved which put Naets to the test for his stack of 20,200. After some thought, Naets elected to call.

Sylvain Naets: A♣A♠ All in
Nedyo Georgiev: A♥K♣

Naets was a heavy favorite to double up and did just that as no help arrived for Georgiev on the 2♥6♠ runout.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sylvain Naets	65,000 65,000	65,000
Nedyo Georgiev	40,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Nedyo Georgiev Sylvain Naets

2024-08-31 12:51 UTC+1

Big Slick Gives Gimenez a Double-Up

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Kai C

Niveau 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Artus Gimenez opened to 1,000 from middle position and Ziv Dascalu made it 3,000 in the cutoff. Once the action got back to Gimenez, he four-bet shoved for almost 18,000, and Dascalu quickly called.

Artus Gimenez: A♥K♣ All in
Ziv Dascalu: A♠Q♥

Dascalu's outs swapped after the J♥5♣10♦ flop and then he improved to an open-ended straight draw on the 9♥ turn. No help arrived on the J♠ river though, which meant Gimenez doubled up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nick Palma	50,000 20,000	20,000
Artus Gimenez	36,000
Roberto Romanello	30,000

Ziv Dascalu	15,000

Tags: Artus Gimenez Ziv Dascalu

2024-08-31 12:36 UTC+1

Bjornebekk Gets Value With Queens

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Kai C

Niveau 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

There were 20,000 chips already in the pot on a board of 3♥10♦10♣6♣A♦ when Sondre Bjornebekk bet 5,000 into Peter Da. After using some time to think it over, Da elected to call.

Bjornebekk showed Q♣Q♦ for a pair of queens, and Da mucked his hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sondre Bjornebekk	40,000
Peter Da	20,000

Tags: Peter Da Sondre Bjornebekk

2024-08-31 12:28 UTC+1

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai C

Niveau 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Timo Laasonen	118,000 118,000	118,000
Petar Andreev	90,000
Georgios Karakousis	90,000 90,000	90,000
Gary Fisher	82,000 82,000	82,000
Aleksei Savenkov	80,000 80,000	80,000
Razvan Scutaru	80,000 80,000	80,000
Vasileios Panagiotidis	78,000 78,000	78,000
Nedyo Georgiev	75,000 75,000	75,000
Vladimir Erceg	75,000 75,000	75,000
Antoine Rahal	70,000 70,000	70,000
Samuel Sellam	70,000 70,000	70,000
Samir Boudeliou	58,500 58,500	58,500
Vincent Skolin	58,000 18,000	18,000
Olivier Paris	57,300 57,300	57,300
Gerard Rubiralta	56,500 56,500	56,500
Samy Dubonnet	56,000 56,000	56,000
Victoria Livschitz	32,000 32,000	32,000
Ankit Ahuja	30,000 30,000	30,000
Victor Chong	10,000 20,000	20,000

Niveau: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

2024-08-31 12:05 UTC+1

Top Non-Poker Things to Do at EPT Barcelona

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Sandra Barbour

Niveau 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With stunning architecture, rich cultural history and millions of annual visitors, it's no surprise that Barcelona is one of the top tourist attractions in the world.

It's also no surprise that the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona festival is the biggest EPT stop of them all, drawing thousands of players and generating millions tens of millions in prize money. And while EPT Barcelona is mainly about the poker, its prime location at Casino Barcelona puts it within minutes of some of the city's top attractions.

Here are some of the top activities to do in Barcelona off the felt, all within a few miles of EPT Barcelona.

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