2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 4
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
Entries
586
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Yahoo for Juha

A lot for Lauttamus
A lot for Lauttamus
We missed the action, but from the positions, the hands and the stack sizes, we're guessing that either Anthony Roux raised from the small blind and then called the push from Juha Lauttamus, or Roux just put him in. Either way:

Roux: {K-Spades} {9-Spades}
Lauttamus: {A-Diamonds} {J-Spades}

Board: {2-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {A-Clubs}

Lauttamus doubles back up to 900,000 or so; Roux is down to 1,530,000.

Tags: Anthony RouxJuha Lauttamus

Skampa on Top

Jan Skampa
Jan Skampa
Evgeniy Zaytsev opened to 54,000 in the cutoff seat, and Jan Skampa called on the button. Small blind Gustav Ekerot came along as well, and the three men watched the flop roll out {A-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}. Ekerot checked and folded when Zaytsev fired 92,000, but Skampa made a quick call.

Heads up now, the turn brought the {3-Clubs}. Zaytsev seemed resigned to the forthcoming actions. He checked, Skampa bet 180,000, and he instantly folded.

That latest pot from Skampa has pushed him into the chip lead with more than 2.1 million.

Tags: Evgeniy ZaytsevJan Skampa

Skampa Moving Up

Jan Skampa made it 54,000 to play from middle position, and Gustav Ekerot called to see a heads-up flop of {A-Spades} {J-Hearts} {5-Clubs}. Skampa continued out with a bet of 66,000. Ekerot quickly called, and the turn came the {Q-Diamonds}. Both players checked in turn this time, and the dealer dropped the {2-Diamonds} on the river. Skampa paused for a moment before sliding out 150,000 more chips. Ekerot didn't seem to sure of himself, but he eventually made the call.

Skampa tabled {A-Hearts} {4-Hearts}, and that was the winner. Ekerot returned his cards to the muck and sent about a third of his stack across the felt.

Tags: Gustav EkerotJan Skampa

Five Hands That Got Us Excited But Ultimately Went Nowhere

Gustav Ekerot raised from the button, but declined to call the big blind push from Yann Brosolo.

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Laurence Ryan raised, but did not call the button push from Kalle Niemi. Niemi showed him {A-?} {K-?}.

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Jolmer Meelis open-shoved from the small blind, and absolutely did not get a call form Luca Pagano in the big blind.

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Anthony Roux made a raise, but folded when Juha Lauttamus moved all in from the button.

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Priyan de Mel raised under the gun, but Jolmer Meelis shoved and de Mel folded.

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 2,000

Ryan Seeing Double

Laurence Ryan
Laurence Ryan
Luca Pagano limped into the pot in late position, and Laurence Ryan and Eyal Avitan came along for a cheap flop from the blinds.

It spread out {A-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}, and Ryan led out with a bet. Avitan quickly called, folding Pagano and sending them heads up to the turn. Avitan would call another bet when the {A-Diamonds} paired the board, and Ryan moved all in on the {3-Clubs} river. Avitan obliged again, making the call with {Q-?} {9-?}. It was no good; Ryan showed up {A-Spades} {7-Hearts}, his trips earning him a huge double up to about 1.15 million

Tags: Eyal AvitanLaurence Ryan

Roux the Day

Yann Brosolo opened to 48,000 in middle position, and Anthony Roux put in the call on the button. Evgeniy Zaytsev came along from the big blind as well, and the three men went off to a flop of {A-Clubs} {2-Spades} {2-Hearts}. All three checked, and the {10-Diamonds} fell on fourth street. After checks from the first two players, Roux fired a bet of 95,000. That was enough to fold the big blind quickly, while Brosolo made a nearly-as-quick call.

The last card off was the {6-Clubs}. Roux fired another 220,000 chips into the pot in a tower of blues. That set Brosolo aback, and he would sit in the tank for a couple minutes looking rather confounded. Finally, he stuck in the call.

Roux turned over {10-Spades} {10-Hearts} for the turned full house, and he's picked up another nice pot. Despite his French compatriots falling all around him, Roux has managed to build his stack up to about 1.75 million, knocking Brosolo all the way down to 395,000.

Tags: Anthony RouxEvgeniy ZaytsevYann Brosolo

Pagano Doubles Through Meelis

Kalle Niemi raised in mid position, only for Jolmer Meelis to reraise from the button. Over to Luca Pagano in the small blind - who very unexpectedly announced all in. Niemi folded swift as can be - but Meelis called, and they were on their backs.

Meelis: {10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}
Pagano: {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts}

"A ten would be nice," said Meelis, unnecessarily.

Board: {5-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {2-Clubs}

With that, Pagano seems to be well on his way to what will or would be his sixth (seriously, sixth) EPT final table, on 1.6 million. Meelis is left with 350,000.

Tags: Jolmer MeelisLuca Pagano