€25,000 NL Hold'em II | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-09-2023 15:02 UTC+2

Mokri Picks Off a Big Bluff

David Salituro

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

Kayhan Mokri reentered soon after busting his first bullet.

"Pocket tens, huh," he said to Hirokazu Kobayashi as he retook his seat.

"Well, what did you have," Niklas Astedt asked him.

"A good calling hand. Pocket nines," Mokri replied.

Mokri then raised to 3,500 in the cutoff and Tsugunari Toma called on the button. Both players checked the K♣4♣3♥ flop.

The turn was the 8♠ and Mokri bet 7,500. Toma called and the 10♠ fell on the river. Mokri then bet another 22,500.

Toma came back with a raise to 50,000. "Here, Santa Claus," Mokri said as he flung his chips into the middle. Toma showed J♣9♠ and Mokri turned over K♠9♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	160,000 160,000	160,000
Tsugunari Toma	110,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Tsugunari Toma

12-09-2023 14:54 UTC+2

Kobayashi Takes the Rest From Mokri

David Salituro

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

Kayhan Mokri was all in for his last 3,000 from the cutoff and up against big blind Niklas Astedt and Hirokazu Kobayashi under the gun.

Kobayashi bet 4,000 on the 7♠K♥J♥ flop and Astedt folded.

Kayhan Mokri: J♠8♠
Hirokazu Kobayashi: K♣10♥

Kobayashi was ahead with a pair of kings as the 2♠ turn gave Mokri more outs with a flush draw. "Oh oh," Mokri said, but he missed the 5♣ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	170,000 10,000	10,000
Hirokazu Kobayashi	130,000 10,000	10,000
Kayhan Mokri	Busted

Tags: Hirokazu Kobayashi Kayhan Mokri Niklas Astedt

12-09-2023 14:49 UTC+2

Kobayashi Leaves Mokri on Fumes

David Salituro

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

Hirokazu Kobayashi raised to 2,500 in the hijack and Kayhan Mokri called on the button, as did big blind Dimitar Danchev.

The flop came K♠K♦6♠ and action checked to Mokri who bet 3,000. Only Kobayashi called and the turn was the K♥.

Mokri bet another 5,000 and Kobayashi raised to 10,000. Mokri called to see the J♠ river, where Kobayashi bet 25,000.

Mokri used a time bank as he considered the decision. "Ace-ace," he asked Kobayashi before flicking a chip over to him.

Kobayashi then showed 10♣10♠ and Mokri mucked, leaving himself with just 3,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hirokazu Kobayashi	120,000 45,000	45,000
Dimitar Danchev	120,000 5,000	5,000

Kayhan Mokri	3,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Hirokazu Kobayashi Kayhan Mokri

12-09-2023 13:54 UTC+2

Astedt Has a Fatal Misclick

David Salituro

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

On the second hand of the day, Tsugunari Toma raised to 2,500 under the gun before Niklas Astedt three-bet to 7,000 on the button. "Let's gamble," Toma said as he moved all in.

Astedt accidentally said call and attempted to take his chips back. "I said call, didn't I? I just woke up," he said before being forced to put in the chips.

Niklas Astedt: A♥J♥
Tsugunari Toma: A♠K♦

The flop came K♥Q♣6♥ and Toma made top pair, while Astedt picked up straight and flush draws. The turn 6♦ was no help to Astedt, while the 4♠ river sent him off to reenter early in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	200,000 100,000	100,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Niklas Astedt Tsugunari Toma

12-09-2023 12:08 UTC+2

Another Star-Studded Field Set For the Second €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event at 12:30 p.m.

David Salituro

For the second consecutive day, some of the biggest names in poker will gather inside the Hilton Prague for another €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague beginning at 12:30 p.m local time.

The first big buy-in event of the festival was won by Dutch pro Teun Mulder last night, when he defeated Lithuania’s Paulius Plausinaitis heads-up to earn €180,150 in the 15-entry field. Swedish online legend Niklas Astedt also cashed in third place, while Ole Schemion, Kayhan Mokri, Japan’s all-time leading money winner Tsugunari Toma, and past EPT champions Steve O’Dwyer, Dimitar Danchev, and Ognyan Dimov fell short of the money.

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em I Results

Place	Player	Country	Earnings
1	Teun Mulder	Netherlands	€180,150
2	Paulius Plausinaitis	Lithuania	€108,000
3	Niklas Astedt	Sweden	€72,000

Players once again begin with a starting stack of 100,000. Levels are 30 minutes long and a shot clock will be implemented from the start of play. Late registration is open until the end of Level 10 around 6:15 p.m., with unlimited reentries allowed during the registration period. There is a 15-minute break after every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break scheduled for the end of Level 14 around 8:15 p.m.

It took nearly 17 levels and nine hours of play to crown a champion in yesterday’s star-studded field, and today should be another grueling test as poker’s elite battle for the EPT trophy. PokerNews will be following all the action and providing live updates as the field plays down to a winner today.

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Kayhan Mokri Niklas Astedt Ognyan Dimov Ole Schemion Paulius Plausinaitis Steve O’Dwyer Teun Mulder Tsugunari Toma