2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

Event Info
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,432,860
Entries
835
Players Left
45
Average Chip Stack
556,667
Total Chips
25,050,000
Next Payout
Place 45
€4,700
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 15,000
Ante
15,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
716
Players Left
184

Valls Busts Zizka in the Final Hands

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka was all in and at risk versus the covering stack of Jose Valls. Zizka was all in for around 17,000 and Valls had a stack of 20,000.

Zdenek Zizka: AKAll in
Jose Valls: A3

Valls cracked Zizka's Big Slick across the 45863 runout to secure Zizka's stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Valls
45,000
-63,000
-63,000
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Zdenek Zizka
Busted

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Gunnarsson Busts Mihai

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Nicolae Mihai
Nicolae Mihai

Nicolae Mihai was all in for 25,000 and at risk versus Arni Gunnarsson.

Nicolae Mihai: Q10 All in
Arni Gunnarsson: JJ

Mihai only had one overcard, and although he flopped a straight draw on 987, the 35 turn and river were bricks to send him to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Arni Gunnarsson
260,000
260,000
260,000
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Nicolae Mihai
Busted

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Stegeman Catches Caplan

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

Around 28,000 was in the middle on a completed board of 724J10, with Albertus Stegeman firing out a bet of 5,500. Jonathan Caplan moved all in for 34,000 and, after quite a bit of time in the tank, Stegeman called.

Caplan tabled 53 for the missed straight draw, and Stegeman had AJ for top pair jacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Alberto Stegeman
110,000
80,000
80,000
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Jonathan Caplan
Busted

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Klein Busts After Button Jam

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Morten Klein
Morten Klein

Morten Klein moved all in from the button for 25,000. Thierry Gogniat called in the small blind.

Morten Klein: 74All in
Thierry Gogniat: A10

"That's a fair chance," said Klein before the dealer fanned the 429 flop. The 6 kept Klein ahead but the 10 river gave the pot to Gogniat.

Player Chips Progress
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Thierry Gogniat
90,000
49,800
49,800
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Morten Klein
Busted

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Hutchison Scores a Double Elimination

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

A three-way all-in and call situation occurred on Table 29 involving Eros Calderone and his 31,000-chip stack in the cutoff, Daniel Zadok in the small blind with 30,000 and Dean Hutchison who had the biggest stack.

Daniel Zadok: AQ All in
Eros Calderone: 77 All in
Dean Hutchison: JJ

Hutchison flopped a set on J5QAK, leaving no chance for his two opponents who were eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Dean Hutchison
102,000
102,000
102,000
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Daniel Zadok
Busted
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Eros Calderone
Busted

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Beresford Boats Up in Multiway All In

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Conor Beresford
Conor Beresford

Action was picked up with the cards on their backs. Daisuke Ogita and Conor Beresford were all in and at risk versus the covering stack of Simon Higgins.

Daisuke Ogita: K10All in
Conor Beresford: QQAll in
Simon Higgins: KK

Beresford was in bad shape but the 55Q flop left Higgins drawing slim. He couldn't find the case king across the 4 turn and A river. Ogita was eliminated and Beresford took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Conor Beresford
75,000
75,000
75,000
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Simon Higgins
15,000
15,000
15,000
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Daisuke Ogita
Busted

Tags: Conor BeresfordDaisuke OgitaSimon Higgins

El Bar Busts Boulton

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Yakov El Bar opened to 4,000 from under the gun. Joshua Boulton then moved all in for 8,500 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and El Bar made the call.

Joshua Boulton: AQAll in
Yakov El Bar: AK

Boulton was dominated and he couldn't find a queen across the 691046 runout and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Yakov El Bar
95,000
95,000
95,000
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Joshua Boulton
Busted

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Rezaei Busts, Miller Takes Decent Pot

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of J8J with Armin Rezaei all in preflop. Felix Schlott check-called a bet of 14,000 from the small blind against Ori Miller who was in the hijack. There was approximately 30,000 in the middle.

Schlott check-called again on the 3 turn, this time a bet of 16,000. On the Q river, both players checked. Schlott had 75 for a missed flush draw. Rezaei had A10 for ace-high and both players lost to the AK of Miller who took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ori Miller
125,000
125,000
125,000
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Felix Schlott
65,000
-54,500
-54,500
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Armin Rezaei
Busted

Tags: Armin RezaeiFelix SchlottOri Miller