2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
€682,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,842,100
Total Entries
586
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Players Left 1 / 586
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Zaytsev Doubles to Take the Lead

An enormous hand over at Table 18.

Ilya Gorodetskiy, editor of Pokernews UK & Europe magazine, opened with a cheeky raise, holding pocket tens. Jean Goncalves called behind, but Evgeniy Zaytsev in the small blind reraised. Gorodetskiy passed his tens ("I knew I was right," he said afterwards), but Goncalves made the call, and they saw a flop.

Flop: {3-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {5-Spades}

Zaytsev bet out, and again Goncalves called. They proceeded.

Turn: {8-Spades}

There was around 30,000 in the pot by this point. Zaytsev moved all in for 25,000. Goncalves called.

Zaytsev: {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}
Goncalves: {A-Spades} {4-Spades}

River: {9-Hearts}

A very relieved Zaytsev doubled to 80,000 - as far as we can see, that's the biggest stack in the room right now. Goncalves is still in, on 15,000.

Tags: Evgeniy Zaytsev

All That Chaz

We arrived to see a {Q-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {9-Spades} board, Chaz Chattha still holding cards and looking very intense, the action on his opponent across the table. Deduction: Chattha had made a very large river bet of some sort. Eventually his opponent folded, and, making a noise a little like, "PFFFFFFF," Chattha showed him {4-Hearts} {6-Hearts}. He's up to 48,000.

Tags: Chaz Chattha

Sarwer Doubles Back

The last few times by Jeff Sarwer's table, he was hovering around the 10,000-chip mark. The most recent pass sees him back up to about 21,000 after a much-needed double up. We'll try to get the details, but Mr. Sarwer is looking awfully focused at the moment.

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Chippies

There are still a few tables over on the cash game side of the room. Here's how the notables look over there:

Roy Winston - 17,000
ElkY - 30,000
Darus Suharto - 26,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 19,000
Huck Seed - 18,000
Sorel Mizzi - 5,100
Noah Boeken - 31,000
Tristan Clemencon - 35,000

Brecard Bolstered

Julien Brecard
Julien Brecard
We just caught the tail end of a pot involving Julien Brecard. On a board showing {5-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {8-Spades} {6-Hearts}, he and one opponent had built a pot of about 8,000. On the river, Brecard checked, and his foe fired 6,100 at the pot.

Brecard would think it over long and hard before splashing in the call. His opponent tapped the felt in submission, tabling {J-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} for the miss. Brecard showed his good call with {A-Spades} {5-Spades}, and fourth pair earns him a nice pot. He's chipped up to 41,000 courtesy of that win.

Tags: Julien Brecard

Bansi Up

Praz Bansi is up to 46,000 after check-calling 1,600 on the turn of a {7-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {8-Spades} {Q-Clubs} board. He checked the {A-Spades} river as well, but this time, when his opponent bet 2,200, Bansi raised to 10,000. Swift as Greg Raymer to a free buffet, his opponent passed. Bansi showed him the mighty {7-Hearts} {4-Hearts}.

Tags: Praz Bansi

Dario Gets Shorter

Dario Minieri
Dario Minieri
Dario Minieri's day has been mostly characterized so far by a slow downwards movement and an even dispersal of chips around the table.

Most recently he raised in early position, and it folded right around to Alex Kravchenko in the big blind, who reraised. Minieri thought about it for a moment before sticking in a four-bet - but Kravchenko instantly stuck the better part of his stack in the middle, easily covering Minieri, who promptly passed.

Kravchenko - 32,500
Minieri - 10,000

Tags: Alex KravchenkoDario Minieri