When Underground Poker Goes Wrong
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Sarah talks to Brad Willis about a recent article he wrote.
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,063,400
Entries
1,044
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
One Heart Short for Chen
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
We happened upon a hand in progress with Jaroslaw Sikora all in preflop for 112,000 and at risk against Andrew Chen.
Chen: 
Sikora: 
Sikora was well out in front, but the 
made things interesting as Chen picked up a flush draw. The 
turn didn't complete it, and fortunately for Sikora, neither did the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
65,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Massive Pot to Moradi
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Abbas Moradi has taken down a huge pot that has seen him soar up the chip counts.
A preflop betting war broke out between Moradi in the small blind and Germany's Julian Stuer in the hijack that resulted in Moradi being all-in for 525,000 chips in total. Moradi held 
and Stuer 
. An aces-friendly board reading 
saw Moradi climb to more than one million chips, but left Stuer nursing a 79,000 chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,067,000
527,000
|
527,000 |
|
79,000
-431,000
|
-431,000 |
Myren Gets a Double
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
After an under the gun raise and a call from Boghean Andre Lucian, it was Vegar Myren who moved all in from the big blind for 106,000. The under-the-gun raiser gave it some thought, but folded, and Lucian made the call.
Lucian: 
Myren: 
The board ran out 
and Myren doubled his stack up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
220,000
164,200
|
164,200 |
Kortas Gets Crafty With Kings
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Germany's Thomas Butzhammer raised from late position and Ghattas Kortas called from the big blind. Kortas then check-called a 14,000 bet on the 
flop before both players checked the 
turn. Kortas then fired a bet of 27,000 on the 
, Butzhammer called and then mucked when Kortas showed a craftily played .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
150,000
60,500
|
60,500 |
Nemchin Pipped By Franco
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Sonny Franco opened for 14,000 from middle position and was met by an all-in three-bet to just under 100,000 by Alexander Nemchin in the small blind. The big blind folded and Franco tossed in a single chip to indicate a call.
Franco: 
Nemchin: 
Nemchin was in big trouble, and it got even worse when the 
flop gave Franco a full house. Nemchin needed running eights to stay alive, but that didn't happen as the 
appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
Persson Knocks Out El Khoury
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Joseph El Khoury was just all in before the flop and at risk against Simon Persson, which created the following showdon.
El Khoury: 
Persson: 
The board ran out 
and El Khoury was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted |
Assorted Chip Counts From Around the Room
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,070,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
753,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
750,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
726,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
652,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
640,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
632,000
240,700
|
240,700 |
|
630,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
620,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
611,000
-349,000
|
-349,000 |
|
610,000
442,000
|
442,000 |
|
600,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
545,000
305,400
|
305,400 |
|
|
540,000
398,300
|
398,300 |
|
515,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
||
|
|
510,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
482,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
473,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
|
||
|
450,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
450,000
307,500
|
307,500 |
|
425,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
410,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
410,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
395,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
374,000
120,100
|
120,100 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Break
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Another 20-minute break for the players.