2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Ramzi Jelassi
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€835,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,190,400
Entries
864
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Delayed C-Bet Works For Jelassi

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Sweden's Ramzi Jelassi opened to 60,000 UTG+1 and was called by both blinds; David Boyaciyan in the small blind and Sotirios Koutoupas in the big blind.

The trio checked the arrival of the {k-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop, but when the blinds checked the {k-Clubs} turn, Jelassi fired out a delayed continuation-bet of 125,000 and it was enough to get the job done as both opponents folded.

Tags: David BoyaciyanRamzi JelassiSotirios Koutoupas

Andreas Berggren Eliminated in 11th Place (€42,000)

Andreas Berggren
Andreas Berggren

Andreas Berggren has been eliminated in a cruel blind-vs-blind confrontation.

A preflop raising war broke out between Berggren and Aleh Plauski that resulted in Berggren being all-in and a 3,676,000 pot being created! Berggren showed {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and was way in front of the {A-Spades}{2-Clubs} of Plauski — but it would not stay that was for long.

The dealer put out the {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop, gifting Plauski quad deuces — the second set of quads we have seen today! The {6-Diamonds} turn and {A-Diamonds} river completed the hand and Berggren headed to rail with an almighty bad beat story to tell his friends.

Player Chips Progress
Aleh Plauski
Aleh Plauski
4,921,000 2,327,000
Andreas Berggren se
Andreas Berggren
Busted

Tags: Aleh PlauskiAndreas Berggren

Mikhail Petrov Eliminated in 12th Place (€42,000)

Mark Herm opened for 60,000 from the cutoff and cleared the field all the way around to a short-stacked Mikhail Petrov in the big blind. The Russian wasted little time in moving all in for 548,000, and Herm shot back in his chair. The American removed his sunglasses, asked for a count, and eventually made the call.

Showdown
Petrov: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Herm: {A-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

"I have an over," Herm said somewhat hopefully. He did indeed, and that's all it'd take as the {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} flop paired it and gave him a commanding lead. Neither the {J-Clubs} turn nor {8-Clubs} river provided Petrov salvation, and he exited the tournament in 12th place.

Meanwhile, there was an all in and a call over at the feature table.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Herm us
Mark Herm
2,100,000 584,000
Mikhail Petrov ru
Mikhail Petrov
Busted

Tags: Mikhail PetrovMark Herm

Gomez The Copycat!

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Diego Gomez has been quite the entertainer during this tournament; his quirky sense of humor has brought a smile to his opponents' faces.

Mariusz Klosinski opened the betting with a min-raise to 60,000 and no sooner had his chips landed on the felt, Gomez had called. It was heads-up to the {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop and Klosinksi checked. Gomez checked behind, mimicking the checking action of Klosinksi.

The {4-Spades} turn saw Klosinksi check and Gomez copy him once again, much to the amusement of the rest of the table and those watching on from the rail. The {3-Hearts} river saw both players check.

"King," said Klosinksi as he opened {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}. Gomez could only muster {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Klosinski claimed the pot.

Tags: Diego GomezMariusz Klosinski

Gomez Shows Queens

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Ben Warrington kicked off the betting with a raise to 60,000 from the cutoff. The action passed to Diego Gomez in the small blind and the eccentric Spaniard verbally announced "Raise," before making it 161,000 to play.

Warrington reluctantly folded and showed the table the {A-Clubs} and his reward was to be shown a pair of queens by Gomez.

Tags: Ben WarringtonDiego Gomez

Johnny Lodden Eliminated In 13th Place (€34,000)

Johnny Lodden - 13th
Johnny Lodden - 13th

The last Team PokerStars Pro has been eliminated from the 2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague Main Event as Johnny Lodden was just eliminated by last year's runner-up, David Boyaciyan.

It happened when Ramzi Jelassi opened for 60,000 from early position and cleared the field all the way to Lodden on the button. He had the short stack at the feature table, and he opted to commit his last 779,000. Boyaciyan was next to act in the small blind and put in a raise, which drove Jelassi from the hand.

Boyaciyan{A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}
Lodden{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Lodden had a good hand, but he had run into the granddaddy of all hands as Boyaciyan woke up with aces. The {7-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} flop wasn't all that exciting, but the {J-Hearts} turn was as it gave Lodden an open-ended straight draw. Much to the dismay of his fans back in Norway, the {4-Hearts} blanked on the river and Lodden was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place. Meanwhile, Boyaciyan took over the chip lead and is primed to make back-to-back EPT Prague Main Event final tables.

Player Chips Progress
David Boyaciyan nl
David Boyaciyan
3,600,000 976,000
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
Busted

Tags: David BoyaciyanJohnny LoddenRamzi Jelassi

Marco Leonzio Eliminated In 14th Place (€34,000)

Marco Leonzio - 14th
Marco Leonzio - 14th

We missed the exact action, though we did hear Sotirios Koutoupas had flatted preflop from the big blind, but we do know that Marco Leonzio was just eliminated after getting his last 590,000 all in holding {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} on a {J-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop. Unfortunately for him, Koutoupas held {J-Spades}{J-Hearts} for top set.

Leonzio was in bad shape, though the {10-Spades} turn did give him some hope as either a nine or ace would give him a straight. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {8-Diamonds}, the last card Leonzio would see in the 2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Sotirios Koutoupas gr
Sotirios Koutoupas
EPT 1X Winner
2,600,000 728,000
Marco Leonzio it
Marco Leonzio
Busted

Tags: Marco LeonzioSotirios Koutoupas

Petrov Momentarily Cracks Aces

We've already seen two outers hit on the river in pots today (i.e. Mads Amot's elimination), and it just happened again.

The hand began when Mikhail Petrov opened for 64,000 from the cutoff and Sergey Kuzminskiy flatted from the button. Both blinds folded and the flop fell {J-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, which is when action really picked up. It started when Petrov led out for 78,000, Kuzminskiy raised to 170,000, and Petrov three-bet to 335,000. Kuzminskiy responded by moving all in for 1.105 million and Petrov snap-called.

Showdown
Kuzminskiy: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}
Petrov: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}

Kuzminskiy thought is aces were good, but he soon discovered they'd been cracked by Petrov's set of jacks. The {9-Diamonds} turn meant Kuzminskiy needed an ace on the river to stay alive, and wouldn't you know it, the {A-Spades} slammed down.

The spectators erupted in disbelief and Kuzminskiy let a big smile cross his face.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Kuzminskiy
Sergey Kuzminskiy
2,250,000 1,077,000
Mikhail Petrov ru
Mikhail Petrov
500,000 -1,164,000

Tags: Mikhail PetrovSergey Kuzminskiy