Break Time
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Just 71 players remain as they head for another 15-minute break.
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,226,880
Entries
4,403
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
304
Players Left
45
Almost 400,000 Chips for Lococo
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
On Table 8, Alejandro Lococo had a normal stack and Ville Keranen to his left had a big one a few levels ago. But the situation changed and Lococo has the big one now.
Just before the break, both players found themselves in a blind versus blind situation, with Lococo limping from the small blind.
After Keranen checked his option, Lococo bet 2,500 on the 7♦5♣J♠ flop. Then he fired a second barrel of 8,500 on the turn A♦. Both times, Keranen called.
But when Lococo bet 30,000 on the river Q♦, Keranen gave up and folded. Thanks to this pot, Lococo reached 400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
398,000
398,000
|
398,000 |
|
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73,000
-14,000
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-14,000 |
Rollercoaster of Emotions Ends Hildebrandt
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jacek Hildebrandt shoved his last 32,500 into the middle from under the gun, and Komil Khamidov called in the small blind before Christian Ly mucked the big blind.
Jacek Hildebrandt: A♠7♠
Komil Khamidov: A♦J♥
Hildebrandt was behind but the 9♥7♣2♦ flop gave him a pair of sevens to take the lead. The Q♦ turn changed nothing, however, the J♠ river paired Khamidov to send Hildebrandt out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
562,000
432,000
|
432,000 |
|
220,000
82,500
|
82,500 |
|
Busted |
Accused Private Poker Game Cheater: "I Didn't Bring Any Cards Anywhere"
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
One day after being accused of cheating a California home game out of millions, Tony Mars issued a statement to PokerNews denying the allegations.
Wesley Fei and Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot, both Hustler Casino Live regulars, claim that Mars, who also plays on HCL, brought a special UV-marked deck that allowed him to decipher face-down cards.
The alleged scandal occurred in a game at a private residence in Yorba Linda, California, a community in Orange County.
Latest Eliminations
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Bastos Hits the Rail
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Matti Keranen jammed all-in from middle position and the action folded around to Eugenio Bastos in the big blind. After tanking for some time, he made the call for his remaining stack of about 38,000.
Eugenio Bastos: 6♠5♣
Matti Keranen: A♦J♥
Both players made a pair on the J♠6♥3♣ flop, but Keranen was still in the lead with his pair of jacks. The 10♣ turn and 10♥ river were no help for Bastos as he exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000
-32,000
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-32,000 |
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Busted |
Winz Applies Pressure
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Berthold Winz opened to 5,000 from under the gun, then Grzegorz Kozieja to his left three-bet to 14,000. Action folded back to Winz, who called. On a flop of Q♦4♠2♣, Winz led out for 24,000 and Kozieja folded.
Two hands later, After an open to 6,000 by a player in early position called by Woody Christy in the cutoff, Winz squeezed to 31,000 from the small blind. His two opponents folded.
Finally, Winz opened from the button and had a walk. He has 200,000 chips now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
113,500
|
113,500 |
|
118,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
115,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Jack on the River for Costa
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Just two players saw the turn of Q♠8♦2♦2♥, and had already built a pot of about 22,000.
Alexandre Costa was first to act and fired out a bet of 16,500, which Roman Chochola called.
The J♦ completed the board on the river, and both players tapped the table. Costa tabled K♥J♥, rivering a pair of jacks, which was good as Chochola sighed while showing his 10♦10♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
64,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Groenendijk Scores Double; Eliminates Iakovidis
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tsz Him Chan opened to 5,000 in the hijack and Julien Groenendijk three-bet all-in for 32,000 in the cutoff. Nikolaos Iakovidis was already all-in for 2,000 in the big blind, and Chan made the call, forcing all three hands to be tabled.
Nikolaos Iakovidis: J♠9♣
Julien Groenendijk: K♦K♣
Tsz Him Chan: K♠9♠
Groenendijk was in great shape and the 8♣3♠2♣A♥3♥ run out was clean for his kings as he scored an elimination, and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
69,000
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
Busted |