€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1d | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-08-2023 04:58 UTC+2

Nezer Busts to Pitic On Bubble

Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Or Nezer raised from middle position and Radu Pitic called in the big blind.

The flop came 6♣4♣3♣. Nezer bet 15,000 and Pitic called. The turn came the 2♣. Nezer switched to a check and Pitic bet 27,000, which Nezer called.

The river was the Q♣. With a flush on board, Nezer checked again and Pitic pushed all in for the rest of Nezer's stack, around 80,000 effective. Nezer put his hand on his head and looked anguished at the decision, put to the test on the stone cold bubble.

Nezer made the call and revealed A♦K♣ for the king-high flush. Pitic, however, flipped over A♣Q♥ for the ace-high flush to win the pot.

Nezer was eliminated on the bubble. The rest of the players bagged and tagged to return for Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Radu Pitic	400,000 400,000	400,000
Or Nezer	Busted

Tags: Or Nezer Radu Pitic

12-08-2023 04:26 UTC+2

Mat Eliminated as Bubble Approaches

Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Dominik Ostrowski raised and picked up a button call before Rusen Mat shoved all in from the small blind for around 70,000. Dominik Ostrowski shoved all in over the top and the button got out of the way.

Rusen Mat: K♥8♥
Dominik Ostrowski: A♦J♠

The board ran out 10♥2♦6♣4♦4♠. Neither player improved and so Ostrowski held with the fours on board and his ace-high to win the pot. Mat was eliminated as the bubble approaches.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Ostrowski	330,000 170,000	170,000
Rusen Mat	Busted

Tags: Dominik Ostrowski Rusen Mat

12-08-2023 04:12 UTC+2

Ikink Wakes Up with a Monster

Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mathieu Goncalves moved all in for 23,000, from the cutoff. Patrik Zidek, the covering stack, moved all in from the button and Ferry Ikink also put his last chips at risk from the small blind.

Mathieu Goncalves: J♣J♠
Patrik Zidek: A♦6♦
Ferry Ikink: A♥A♣

The board ran out 2♥K♠10♠K♦5♦; Ikink woke up with aces at just the right time, eliminating Goncalves and securing himself a huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ferry Ikink	140,000 140,000	140,000
Patrik Zidek	45,000 45,000	45,000
Mathieu Goncalves	Busted

Tags: Ferry Ikink Mathieu Goncalves Patrik Zidek

12-08-2023 03:50 UTC+2

Zhaparov Shoves Short and Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded around to Dauren Zhaparov, who shoved all in from the button with a short stack of 13,000. He was called by Tamer Ibrahim in the big blind, who had him well covered as the cards were flipped.

Dauren Zhaparov: A♠7♣
Tamer Ibrahim: A♦J♦

The board ran out 7♦10♠9♣4♦6♦. Zhaparov paired his seven on the flop, but Ibrahim made a flush on the river to win the pot. Zhaparov is one of many players to drop in the last couple of levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamer Ibrahim	125,000
Dauren Zhaparov	Busted

Tags: Dauren Zhaparov Tamer Ibrahim

12-08-2023 03:27 UTC+2

Sommer Sends Peters Home

Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tobias Peters raised to 8,000 from the hijack, Robin Sommer three-bet to 22,000 from the button and Peters responded with a four-bet jam for approximately 80,000. Sommer called.

Tobias Peters: A♥J♣
Robin Sommer: A♣Q♣

The board ran out 8♥6♦9♣K♥A♦. Sommer outkicked Peters, ending his deep Day 1 run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Sommer	245,000 105,000	105,000
Tobias Peters	Busted

Tags: Robin Sommer Tobias Peters

12-08-2023 02:41 UTC+2

Karatayeu Gets Flushed to the Rail

Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Antonin Padrnos raised to 6,500 from under the gun, Ivan Karatayeu moved all in for 31,500 from the cutoff and Ivan Litvinov squeezed from the small blind; enough to put Padrnos all in as well. Padrnos folded.

Ivan Karatayeu: J♠J♣
Ivan Litvinov: K♥Q♠

The board ran out 9♥3♥2♥10♥Q♦. Litvinov turned a flush to crack the jacks of Karatayeu, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Litvinov	220,000 189,000	189,000
Antonin Padrnos	40,000 40,000	40,000
Ivan Karatayeu	Busted

Tags: Antonin Padrnos Ivan Karatayeu Ivan Litvinov

12-08-2023 02:13 UTC+2

Papadopoulou Loses Most of Stack, Then Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Hand 1

Action was on the flop on a board of 10♠9♦7♦. Tommi Lankinen shoved all in and Anastasia Papadopoulou called all in with the shorter stack.

Papadopoulou showed A♦9♥ for a pair of nines. Lankinen flipped over 10♣9♣ for two pair, tens and nines.

The turn came the 5♦ and the river was the 4♠. Lankinen held to win the pot. Papadopoulou got up to leave, but she still had 6,500 left to play with.

Hand 2

The following hand, she shoved all in and was called by Toni Kaukua. The players flipped their cards.

Anastasia Papadopoulou: A♦3♦
Toni Kaukua: 9♥9♦

The board ran out 8♠10♠6♥Q♦J♣. Kaukua had pocket nines and made a straight on the river to win the pot, which sent Papadopoulou to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommi Lankinen	54,000 54,000	54,000
Toni Kaukua	44,000 44,000	44,000
Anastasia Papadopoulou	Busted

Tags: Anastasia Papadopoulou Tommi Lankinen Toni Kaukua

12-08-2023 01:29 UTC+2

Top Pair is No Good for Lockett

Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 14,000 with three players looking at a board that read 10♣9♥3♣.

Both the blinds checked the action to Stephen Lockett, on the button, who overbet jammed for 42,000. Ahn Quang Tran, in the small blind, moved all in himself and the big blind folded.

Stephen Lockett: K♣10♦
Ahn Quang Tran: 10♠9♠

The J♦ and 2♣ runout couldn't save Lockett and he made his way to the rail, falling to the two pair of Tran.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahn Quang Tran	230,000 230,000	230,000
Stephen Lockett	Busted

Tags: Ahn Quang Tran Stephen Lockett

12-08-2023 01:01 UTC+2

Szczytkowski Eliminated as Nezer and Ostrowski Chop Pot

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dominik Ostrowski opened to 3,000 from early-middle position, Wojciech Szczytkowski moved all in for 12,000, and Or Nezer raised to 21,000 from the button. Ostrowski then pushed all in over the top for 137,000. Nezer made the call and three players flipped their cards.

Wojciech Szczytkowski: K♣Q♦
Or Nezer: A♠K♠
Dominik Ostrowski: A♥K♥

The board ran out 2♦6♥10♣J♥8♦. None of the three players improved their hand and so Ostrowski and Nezer chopped the pot with their ace-king high, while Szczytkowski was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Ostrowski	150,000 150,000	150,000
Or Nezer	125,000 66,000	66,000
Wojciech Szczytkowski	Busted

Tags: Dominik Ostrowski Or Nezer Wojciech Szczytkowski

12-08-2023 00:20 UTC+2

Spraggy Busts Hand

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Halil Conez raised to 2,500 from late position and Benjamin Spragg three-bet to 7,000 from the button. Fintan Hand, who had just recently sat down at the table, then shoved all in from the big blind with around a starting stack. Conez folded and Spraggy made the call, putting Hand at risk.

Fintan Hand: A♦K♣
Benjamin Spragg: A♥Q♦

"Well played," said Hand as Spraggy revealed his hand.

The board ran out Q♥7♦6♠4♥J♥.

"Oh f*ck!", said Hand as the queen came on the flop to give Spraggy a pair. "I'm playing my stand up equity," he said, standing up behind his chair to tempt the poker gods into providing the king.