High Roller Day 2 | 2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

12-14-2012 20:15 UTC+3

Massive Hand Sees Katchalov Take Chip Lead

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Niklas Astedt opened tp 12,000 from under the gun, Gurgen Melkonyan called in the small blind, and Eugene Katchalov three-bet to 31,000 from the big blind. Astedt four-bet to 58,000, Melkonyan folded, and Katchalov five-bet to 100,000.

Astedt grabbed all of his red T25,000 chips, pushing out a six-bet, and Katchalov moved all in for 348,000. Astedt called.

Katchalov:
Astedt:

The board ran out , and Katchalov doubled to over 700,000 chips. Astedt was left with just 30,000 and busted shortly thereafter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Katchalov	705,000 385,000	385,000

Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Eugene Katchalov Niklas Astedt

12-14-2012 20:12 UTC+3

Volpe Gone

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Paul Volpe opened to 12,000 in the cutoff, Sorel Mizzi three-bet to 31,000 from the big blind, and Volpe moved all in. Mizzi quickly called.

Volpe:
Mizzi:

The board ran out , and Volpe was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sorel Mizzi	610,000 135,000	135,000
Paul Volpe	Busted

Tags: Paul Volpe Sorel Mizzi

12-14-2012 20:10 UTC+3

Mizzi Can't Call

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Paul Volpe opened to 13,000 in the hijack seat, Olivier Busquet three-bet to 30,000 on his direct left, Sorel Mizzi cold four-bet to 66,000 on the button, and Volpe folded.

Not 10 seconds after Volpe's cards hit the muck, Busquet moved all in for 234,000 total. Mizzi tanked for the better part of 90 seconds, during which time he cut out enough chips to make the call, then folded.

"Eights?" Mizzi asked Busquet. "Were tens good?"

"What does good mean?" Busquet fired back.

"It was flipping," Fabian Quoss chimed it.

"Ace-queen of spades," Busquet then told Mizzi deadpan.

"Ace-queen," Mizzi echoed, claiming to have the same hand.

"Sucks for you," Busquet said. "The spot that is."

"Spades were coming," Mizzi joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sorel Mizzi	475,000 -75,000	-75,000
Olivier Busquet	305,000 69,000	69,000

Tags: Olivier Busquet Paul Volpe Sorel Mizzi

12-14-2012 20:05 UTC+3

Break Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Sorel Mizzi	550,000 170,000	170,000
Juha Helppi	450,000 165,000	165,000
Jason Mercier	450,000 -70,000	-70,000

Niklas Astedt	400,000 90,000	90,000
Andrey Gulyy	395,000 -65,000	-65,000
Fabian Quoss	356,000 46,000	46,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	320,000 50,000	50,000
Eugene Katchalov	320,000 -125,000	-125,000

Martin Quack	292,000 -23,000	-23,000
Morten Klein	285,000 60,000	60,000
Marcin Wydrowski	236,000 -34,000	-34,000
Olivier Busquet	236,000 16,000	16,000
Bertrand Grospellier	210,000 105,000	105,000

Aubin Cazals	200,000 158,000	158,000
Kent Lundmark	200,000 145,000	145,000

Paolo Compagno	200,000 45,000	45,000
Gurgen Melkonyan	190,000 5,000	5,000
Paul Volpe	148,000 -17,000	-17,000
Juha Lauttamus	135,000
Philippe Ktorza	100,000 18,000	18,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

12-14-2012 19:41 UTC+3

Day 2 Photos

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12-14-2012 19:32 UTC+3

Break

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Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The players are now on another 15-minute break.

12-14-2012 19:21 UTC+3

"Oh No"

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Juha Lauttamus open-shoved for 63,500 on the button, and Paul Volpe re-shoved for around 240,000 from the small blind. Oliver Busquet mucked, and the hands were tabled.

Lauttamus:
Volpe:

Lauttamus stood up, and when he saw the in the window, he blurted, "Oh no."

The and the followed it on the flop. The turn was much nicer to Lauttamus, as the gave him the lead once again. Volpe could still make a flush or trip sevens.

The bricked on the river however, and Lauttamus successfully doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	165,000 -80,000	-80,000
Juha Lauttamus	135,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Juha Lauttamus Paul Volpe Olivier Busquet

12-14-2012 19:17 UTC+3

"You Eat the Sausage"

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After an open from Olivier Busquet, Philipp Gruissem three-bet all in for what looked like 100,000 or so.

"Wow," Busquet said, then called.

Busquet:
Gruissem:

The board ran out , and Gruissem was eliminated.

"Wasted my flush," Busquet joked.

Gruissem had just ordered a sausage before the hand, and a floor person asked the German if he still wanted the food delivered to him.

"You eat the sausage," he said to the gentleman, chuckling.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Busquet	220,000 30,000	30,000
Philipp Gruissem	Busted

Tags: Olivier Busquet Philipp Gruissem

12-14-2012 19:03 UTC+3

Carroll Can't Call, Then Busts

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Philipp Gruissem opened to 10,000 from under the gun, Fabian Quoss called on the button, and James Carroll defended his big blind. The flop fell , and the action checked to Quoss, who tossed out 20,000.

Carroll check-raised to 50,500, Gruissem folded, and Quoss moved all in. Carroll grabbed his entire stack, but thought better of it and mucked his hand.

"Show the eight of hearts," Gruissem told Quoss in German.

His fellow countryman obliged, opening up the . The entire table, even Carroll, laughed.

A few hands later, after unknown action, Carroll was eliminated.