€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-13-2023 22:44 UTC+2

Querleux Sent to the Rail

Patrick Cole

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

Duco Ten Haven opened under the gun to 18,000 and Robin Ylitalo called in the cutoff. Joseph Querleux shoved all in for 82,000 and Ten Haven made the call. Ylitalo got out of the way and the two players were left heads up.

Joseph Querleux: K♥J♦
Duco Ten Haven: A♣A♦

The flop of 3♠2♣4♣ gave Ten Haven's aces a straight draw and left Querleux drawing slim.

Querleux got no help on the 10♥ turn and he departed the field on the 6♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duco ten Haven	450,000 92,000	92,000
Robin Ylitalo	417,000 -15,000	-15,000

Joseph Querleux	Busted

Tags: Duco Ten Haven Joseph Querleux Robin Ylitalo

12-13-2023 22:42 UTC+2

Jakovljevic Puts a Cruel Beat on Veiga

David Salituro

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

In a blind versus blind battle, Diogo Veiga got his last 120,000 in the middle against Dejan Jakovljevic.

Diogo Veiga: A♥J♠
Dejan Jakovljevic: A♠J♦

Both players were poised to chop the pot as the flop came Q♠A♣9♠. The turn came the 7♠ and Jakovljevic picked up a flush draw.

The river was the 4♠ and Veiga slammed the table as Jakovljevic completed his flush to send Veiga to the rail right at the end of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Jakovljevic	600,000 78,000	78,000
Diogo Veiga	Busted

Tags: Dejan Jakovljevic Diogo Veiga

12-13-2023 22:34 UTC+2

Bifarella Busts After Running Set into Set

Dan O'Hair

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

Teun Mulder opened to 9,000 from middle position and was called by Jose Gonzalez in the cutoff. Samuel Bifarella squeezed to 102,000 from the small blind, leaving himself just 4,000 behind, which got a call from Mulder and a fold from Gonzalez.

Gonzalez checked to Mulder, who bet enough to put Bifarella all in. Bifarella called and hands were revealed.

Samuel Bifarella: 9♥9♦
Teun Mulder: A♣A♥

The A♦Q♦9♠ flop gave both players a set and left Bifarella drawing to quads or a runner-runner flush.

It wasn't meant to be, however, as the 5♠ turn and 8♦ river bricked out for Bifarella and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	375,000 150,000	150,000
Jose Gonzalez	260,000 202,000	202,000
Samuel Bifarella	Busted

Tags: Jose Gonzalez Samuel Bifarella Teun Mulder

12-13-2023 22:26 UTC+2

Suplika Part of Post-Bubble Bustout Bonanza

David Salituro

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

Shortly after the money bubble burst, Till Suplika moved all in for his last 55,000 from the big blind and Roman Retiere put him at risk under the gun, having Suplika covered by just 3,000.

Till Suplika: 7♠7♣
Roman Retiere: A♠J♣

Retiere took the lead on the A♥9♥3♦ flop with a pair of aces, then improved to trips on the A♦ turn. The river was the 8♣ and Suplika was sent off to collect his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Retiere	115,000 10,500	10,500
Till Suplika	Busted
Jorge Rios	Busted
Milan Simko	Busted
Nikolaos Ktenas	Busted
Gerard Cortes	Busted

Tags: Roman Retiere Till Suplika

12-13-2023 22:24 UTC+2

Matrige Bubbles Main Event

Patrick Cole

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

Boris Pesic opened the cutoff to 16,000. The button and small blind folded.

Sebastien Matrige, who had almost have his stack in the middle in big blind and ante, peeled his cards before placing his remaining 9,000 chips, into the pot.

Pesic called for 1,000 more. The two players turned over their cards as the cameras gathered.

Sebastien Matrige: A♦Q♦
Boris Pesic: 6♦6♠

The flop of 8♣8♥4♣ was clean for Pesic's pocket pair, and Matrige needed an ace or a queen to win.

The 2♣ meant that the remaining players were one card away from cashing in this record-breaking Main Event.

Matrige's fate was sealed on the 9♦ river. He tapped the table and bumped fists with his fellow table mates as he left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Pesic	125,000 21,500	21,500
Sebastien Matrige	Busted

Tags: Boris Pesic Sebastien Matridge

12-13-2023 22:14 UTC+2

Cech Soft Bubbles as Adamszki Cracks His Kings For the Second Time

Dan O'Hair

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

Vitezslav Cech shoved for his last 33,000 from the hijack and was called by Tamas Adamszki in the hijack to put Cech at risk.

Vitezslav Cech: K♦K♠
Tamas Adamszki: Q♦Q♣

Cech was in good shape to double up, but the 5♠8♠Q♥ flop vaulted Adamszki into the lead with a set of queens.

The 5♦ turn and 7♦ river changed nothing and Cech, who suffered cracked kings at the hands of Adamszki earlier today, was eliminated just shy of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamas Adamszki	170,000 -5,000	-5,000
Vitezslav Cech	Busted

Tags: Tamas Adamszki Vitezslav Cech

12-13-2023 21:05 UTC+2

Sammer Shoves River

Patrick Cole

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

Ran Shahar opened to 9,000 in the highjack and Ferdinando D'Alessio calls in the cutoff.

Harald Sammer chose to reraise on the button to 32,000. Sharhar folded and D'Alessio made the call.
D'Alessio checked the flop of Q♥8♣4♦ to Sammer who continuation-bet for 20,000.

D'Alessio took a moment before making the call.

The 9♠ turn was checked around, then the dealer flipped the 4♠ and Dalessio led for 35,000.

Sammer waited for a second, before announcing all in for 108,000.

This put D'Alessio deep into the tank. He assessed his stack and pondered making the call.

Eventually he put the chips in and Sammer tabled A♦Q♠ for top two pair. D'Alessio flipped over J♦10♦ for a turned straight.

Sammer looked visibly confused and said "that's surprising" as he stood up from the table and left the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ferdinando D'Alessio	450,000 120,000	120,000
Ran Shahar	20,000 -20,000	-20,000
Harald Sammer	Busted

Tags: Ferdinando D'Alessio Harald Sammer Ran Shahar

12-13-2023 20:11 UTC+2

Latest Eliminations

Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Kneepkens	Busted
Hajime Watanabe	Busted
Michael Kessel	Busted
Vahe Martirosyan	Busted
Benjamin Lebor	Busted
Tero Laurila	Busted
Davide Serafino	Busted
Bernhard Binder	Busted
Mihails Nikitins	Busted
Nils Pudel	Busted
Thomas Graupner	Busted
Ion Tabacaru	Busted
Samuli Sipila	Busted
Marcin Dziubdziela	Busted
Iraklis Manikaros	Busted
Luca Moschitta	Busted