Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 15,000
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,842,100
Entries
586
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Back to the Grind
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Stefan Mattsson Eliminated in 3rd Place (€255,000)
From the button, Eyal Avitan raised to 375,000. Stefan Mattsson instantly moved all in for from the small blind, and Avitan made the call to put him at risk!
Showdown
Avitan:
Mattsson:
Mattsson stood from his chair to sweat his fate, all in but in the lead. Who wants an exciting flop? The crowd gasped in unison as the dealer ran the first three cards:
. Run better, Mr. Avitan. He had flopped the straight, but Mattsson wasn't quite dead yet, not by any means. The three spades gave him the only flush draw to go with his higher straight draw.The turn was a black card, but it was a blank
. The river was black too, but it had three petals and a stem as well. The 
was of no use to the at-risk Mattsson, making his inferior straight and marking his 3rd-place finish. It's been a remarkable run for Mattsson this week, earning the biggest tournament score, but his day is done.
Skampa Not Giving Up
flop, which they both checked.Come the
turn, Avitan bet out 325,000 and Skampa called. And similarly, Avitan bet out 625,000 on the 
river and Skampa called that.Skampa turned over a rather cagily-played
for two pair, while Avitan could only boast 
. Chip counts after that:
Skampa 7.2 million, Avitan 10.4 million.
Small Ball for All
flop followed, which both checked.After that, there was a
turn - but Avitan now bet out 300,000 and Skampa passed, ending the hand.We could be here for some time.
Skampa's Ace Enough
with both men uncharacteristically checking it down the whole way."Ace," said Skampa, turning over
and winning the pot with his high card.
Skampa Pounces
and a check from Avitan. Skampa continued out with a bet of 280,000 and was quickly called, and the 
drew fourth-street checks from both players. On the river , Avitan decided to lead out into the pot for 375,000. Bad move. Skampa topped two stacks of orange chips with another seven of them and slid out a reraise to 1.175 million. It was a no-go for Avitan as he quickly released his cards into the muck.
Slow and Steady Back and Forth
Almost every hand for the past half hour has involved our two heads-upsers limp/checking their way to a flop, with the first person to bet on any street taking the pot down.
Hand Not Limped Or Checked
They saw a
flop and, after a suitable pause, Skampa bet out 875,000. Call. The Wall Of Railers closed in further.They saw an
turn and a quiet "Oooh" rose from the rail. Skampa paused again - and this time he bet out 1,525,000.There was a pause during which apparently no-one dared breathe.
But Avitan folded, and we play on, the stacks now roughly even.
Skampa is On a Boat
. After a check from Avitan, Skampa continued out with 280,000. Avitan instantly folded, and Skampa flashed his 
as he pulled in a smaller-than-he-hoped-for pot.