Czech Element of Rail Having a Lovely Time
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Skampa check-called 425,000 on the
flop before both players checked the 
turn. Come the 
turn, Skampa bet out 650,000 - and to hearty applause from the largely Czech rail, Avitan folded.
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,842,100
Entries
586
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Skampa check-called 425,000 on the
flop before both players checked the turn. Come the turn, Skampa bet out 650,000 - and to hearty applause from the largely Czech rail, Avitan folded.
Avitan Out-Aggresses Mattsson
Flop:
Avitan checked and Mattsson put in a 240,000 bet - but Avitan unexpectedly raised to 875,000, and Mattsson passed.
Mattsson Surrenders
, and Avitan check-called a bet of 155,00.Fourth street was the
, and Avitan passed again. Mattsson kept the heat on with 340,000 more chips, but that wasn't going to get it done. Avitan took a few minutes to figure out his plan, and he eventually settled on a raise to 1,000,000 straight. Mattsson was clearly uncomfortable with the situation, and he open-mucked 
, letting his two pair and about a half-million of his chips go.
Mattsson Moves Avitan Off
.A short conversation ensued between the two men, and all we could make out was Mattsson saying, "Bad fold." Avitan didn't seem to mind letting it go, stating simply, "I can't call you."
Avitan Making Life Tough for Skampa
. Skampa kept the pressure on with a continuing bet of 400,000. Avitan shot a long glance over to his right. First up at Skampa, then down at his chips, then back up to meet eyes again."How much you play total?" he asked. Skampa quickly eyeballed his stack and responded, and Avitan promptly made a raise to 1.1 million. Skampa's cards hit the muck in short order, and Avitan seems to have his number for the time being.
Avitan Has to Bet for Himself
The dealer spread it out
, and all three men checked. They did the same when the 
hit the turn, and the river filled out the board with the 
. Eyal Avitan led out for 475,000 from the small blind, and Mattsson didn't hesitate to call. Skampa folded, and Avitan tabled 
, his two pair plenty good enough to win that pot from the look on Mattsson's face.
Avitan Wakes Up
Case in point:
Jan Skampa limped in on the button and then called a raise to 375,000 from Eyal Avitan in the small blind.
They saw a
flop and Avitan bet out 700,000. Deciding he was beaten, Skampa folded, and the pot was Avitan's.
Preflop Reraise Shocker
Skampa Gets Jiggy
They saw a
flop and Skampa bet out 450,000. Avitan called. When they came to the turn, though, Skampa bet out 1,010,000 - and this time Avitan passed.
Break Time
But it was a massive lie, and the players all went off to break. Nice one, Kevin. Nice one, son.