€10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

6 days 22 hours ago

Michail Manolakis Eliminated in 2nd Place (€44,300)

Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Michail Manolakis was down to 1,200,000, a stack worth 15 big blinds when he shoved all in from the button. Andras Nemeth thought about it for a moment before plonking his chips in the middle to put Manolakis at risk. Players turned their cards.

Michail Manolakis: Q♣J♣ All in
Andras Nemeth: A♠3♥

Manolakis pulled ahead when he paired his jack on the 8♥J♠K♦ flop, but the A♦ turn gave Nemeth a pair of aces. The river was the 5♦ and Nemeth held to win the pot, the tournament, and the trophy.

Manolakis was eliminated in second place for €44,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	4,200,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Michail Manolakis	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Michail Manolakis

6 days 23 hours ago

Nikita Kuznetsov Eliminated in 3rd Place (€30,500)

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov moved all in from the small blind for 600,000 and was looked up by Andras Nemeth in the big blind.

Nikita Kuznetsov: J♦10♣ All in
Andras Nemeth: A♥6♣

Kuznetsov was behind, and his departure was confirmed after he whiffed the 5♥4♦2♦Q♥6♠ runout, Nemeth taking the pot with a pair of sixes.

We are now heads-up, with Nemeth holding a slight advantage over Michail Manolakis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	2,250,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Michail Manolakis	1,950,000 -750,000	-750,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Michail Manolakis Nikita Kuznetsov

6 days 23 hours ago

Ilia Pavlov Eliminated in 4th Place (€22,700)

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Richard Hayes

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov moved all in for 485,000 from the cutoff, with Ilia Pavlov moving his stack of 410,000 into the middle from the small blind. Michail Manolakis pondered making the call in the big blind, covering both players, but ultimately folded.

Ilia Pavlov: A♥J♣ All in
Nikita Kuznetsov: A♠10♦

Pavlov had Kuznetsov dominated, but the A♣10♥4♦ flop propelled Kuznetsov into the lead with top two pair. Pavlov now required a jack to stay in it, but it did not arrive on the 6♠K♣ turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	1,075,000 425,000	425,000
Ilia Pavlov	Busted

Tags: Ilia Pavlov Michail Manolakis Nikita Kuznetsov

12-05-2024 17:47 UTC+1

Morten Klein Eliminated in 5th Place (€17,700)

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Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Andras Nemeth, who had been open raising often for the last few orbits, raised to 80,000 from late position. Michail Manolakis called in the small blind and Morten Klein moved all in from the big blind for 570,000. Nemeth opted to shove over the top for 990,000 and Manolakis folded.

Nemeth and Klein flipped their cards, with Klein at risk.

Morten Klein: A♦K♥ All in
Andras Nemeth: Q♥10♥

The flop came 6♣J♦10♦ and Nemeth paired his ten. Klein still had plenty of outs to give him hope, but his chances were massively reduced when the 10♣ turn gave Nemeth trips. The river was the J♠ and Nemeth improved to a full house to win the pot.

Klein was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for €17,700.

Klein pulled his bounty on the way out and added a further €10,000 to his prize money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	1,780,000 680,000	680,000
Morten Klein	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Michail Manolakis Morten Klein

12-05-2024 16:34 UTC+1

Niklas Astedt Eliminated in 6th Place (€13,800)

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

After losing a pot the hand before, Niklas Astedt raised from late position and Morten Klein three-bet from the big blind. Astedt pushed all in for 325,000 and Klein called with the covering stack. The cards were turned, with Astedt at risk.

Niklas Astedt: A♥7♦ All in
Morten Klein: 7♥7♣

Klein was way out in front with his pocket sevens and the board ran out Q♦4♠J♣J♦2♣ to give him two pair with the jacks on board. Astedt was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place for €13,800.

But it wasn't over for Astedt yet. Before he left, Astedt headed to the chest to pull his only bounty and slid out the only 40,000 envelope from the box.

"Even when something bad happens to him in poker, two minutes later...," said Andras Nemeth.

Astedt walked away, first to bust in the money but with total prizes worth more than second place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morten Klein	760,000 310,000	310,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Morten Klein Niklas Astedt

12-05-2024 16:13 UTC+1

Vaskresenski Busts on Bubble

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Niklas Astedt raised to 20,000 from early position and Maksim Vaskresenski moved all in from the small blind for 230,000. Nikita Kuznetsov pushed all in over the top and Astedt folded. Players turned their cards, with Vaskresenski at risk.

Maksim Vaskresenski: A♠J♥ All in
Nikita Kuznetsov: A♦K♠

Vaskresenski was in trouble and the board ran out 3♠3♥4♠2♣6♠, neither player pairing their hand. Kuznetsov held with his ace-king high and Vaskresenski was eliminated on the bubble of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	950,000 225,000	225,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	Busted

Tags: Maksim Vaskresenski Nikita Kuznetsov Niklas Astedt

12-05-2024 16:06 UTC+1

Suhonen Busts Before Bubble

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Elias Suhonen was all-in for his last 25,000, just over one big blind. Nikita Kuznetsov and Andras Nemeth called before Niklas Astedt moved all in from the button for 550,000. The rest of the table folded, leaving Astedt and Suhonen to turn their cards.

Elias Suhonen: A♣K♥ All in
Niklas Astedt: J♠9♠

The board ran out 6♠5♥8♦7♦7♣ and Astedt turned a straight to win the pot, sending Suhonen to the rail as the tournament reached the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	660,000 155,000	155,000
Elias Suhonen	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Elias Suhonen Nikita Kuznetsov Niklas Astedt

12-05-2024 14:30 UTC+1

Cappiello First to Exit Final Table

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Andras Nemeth open raised to 20,000 from late position and Niklas Astedt moved all in for 161,000 from the next seat across. Candido Cappiello went into the tank before moving all in for 315,000. Nemeth opted to call with both players covered as the cards were turned.

Niklas Astedt: A♥7♥ All in
Candido Cappiello: 4♦4♣ All in
Andras Nemeth: 10♦9♣

The board ran out K♥9♥Q♥3♥10♣ and Astedt flopped the nut flush to leave the others drawing very thin. Astedt held and Nemeth made two pair to win the side pot and claim Cappiello's bounty.

Cappiello, meanwhile, was the first to exit the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	920,000 17,000	17,000
Niklas Astedt	495,000 334,000	334,000
Candido Cappiello	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Candido Cappiello Niklas Astedt

12-05-2024 14:19 UTC+1

Kuznetsov Busts Andrian and Doubles via Suhonen

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Simone Andrian all-in for around 90,000, after which Elias Suhonen three-bet jammed, with Nikita Kuznetsov subsequently getting his stack of around 240,000 in the middle to create a three-way all-in scenario. Suhonen covered both players.

Simone Andrian: 10♠10♥ All in
Nikita Kuznetsov: J♠J♣ All in
Elias Suhonen: 5♦5♥

All players held pocket pairs, but Kuznetsov had the best of it.

The A♦9♠7♣Q♣A♥ runout did not bring any surprises, and Kuznetsov busted Andrian to claim a bounty and damaged Suhonen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	600,000 30,000	30,000
Elias Suhonen	340,000 195,000	195,000
Simone Andrian	Busted

Tags: Elias Suhonen Nikita Kuznetsov Simone Andrian

12-05-2024 14:08 UTC+1

Jorstad Busts to Bounty Hunter Cappiello

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Espen Jorstad was all-in preflop with a short stack of 58,000. Candido Cappiello called in middle position, another player who was clearly keen to pick up a mystery bounty.

Espen Jorstad: A♦J♣ All in
Candido Cappiello: 6♣4♣

The board ran out 6♦9♠8♥5♠5♦ and Cappiello paired his six on the flop, making two pair with the fives on board. Jorstad took it well and gracefully left the table.

Other recent bustouts include Thomas Santerne, Artsiom Lasouski and Roman Hrabec.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	350,000 70,000	70,000
Espen Jorstad	Busted

Thomas Santerne	Busted
Artsiom Lasouski	Busted
Roman Hrabec	Busted

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Candido Cappiello Espen Jorstad Roman Hrabec Thomas Santerne