2011 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€720,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,501,700
Entries
722
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Nope, We're Not

The bubble bursts
The bubble bursts

Not still on the bubble, that is. While nearly everyone was off enjoying their break, the bubble has burst.

Mads Amot was first into the pot from the button, and he opened to 9,000. Small blind Eli Heath three-bet to 23,500, and Amot shoved all in for 111,000 on a four-bet. Heath called with the covering stack, and the cards were on their backs.

Showdown
Amot: {K-Clubs} {J-Spades}
Heath: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}

Amot seemed pleased enough that he had live cards to draw to, but he was unable to catch up. The board ran out {10-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {3-Spades} {6-Clubs} {2-Spades}, and that's the end of Amot's day. He's out on the direct bubble in 105th place, and the rest of the field is in the money. The announcement was made over the microphone, but there wasn't even anyone around to celebrate.

Player Chips Progress
Mads Amot no
Mads Amot
Busted

Tags: Eli HeathMads Amot

Break

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The players are now on a 20-minute break. And yes, we're still on the bubble.

All or Nothing For Renkers

Under the gun, Dennis Bejedal raised to 8,000 to open the pot, and Patrick Renkers three-bet to 18,500 in position. When it came back to Bejedal, he shoved all in over the top, and Renkers was put to the test for his last 204,000 chips. He made the call, and there was a long pause while we waited for the rest of the tables to finish up.

Showdown
Bejedal: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}
Renkers: {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}

Things went smoothly for Renkers on board, and the dealer gave him a double with a {7-Hearts} {2-Spades} {K-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {3-Spades} board.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Renkers nl
Patrick Renkers
420,000 259,000
Dennis Bejedal
Dennis Bejedal
240,000 -285,000

Tags: Dennis BejedalPatrick Renkers

Huge Double for Wissing

When we arrived at the table, Mads Wissing had fired 25,000 on the {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} board and Calvin Anderson raised to 75,000. Wissing reraised all in for 334,000. After a couple minutes of tanking, Anderson called.

Anderson tabled the {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for a flush, but lost to Wissing's {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for a full house. Wissing doubled to over 700,000 while Anderson was left with 328,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mads Wissing dk
Mads Wissing
712,000 196,000
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
328,000 -74,000

Tags: Calvin AndersonMads Wissing

Ainsworth and Wigg Clash

Jude and Anton
Jude and Anton

From under the gun, Team PokerStars Pro Jude Ainsworth raised to 8,500. Anton Wigg called from the next seat and Daniel Strelitz called from the button. Everyone else folded and the flop came down {J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Ainsworth bet 13,000 and Wigg called. Strelitz folded.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and Ainsworth checked. Wigg fired 23,500 and Ainsworth put in a check-raise to 64,000. Wigg called.

The {J-Spades} paired the board on the river. After Ainsworth slowed down with a check, Wigg bet 77,500. Ainsworth quickly folded and Wigg won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
497,000 137,000
Jude Ainsworth ie
Jude Ainsworth
305,000 -103,000
Daniel Strelitz us
Daniel Strelitz
295,000 175,000

Tags: Anton WiggDaniel StrelitzJude Ainsworth

No Nitsche

Dominik Nitsche - out
Dominik Nitsche - out

We were trying to sort out who the 106th-place finisher was, and we think we may have done it. Dominik Nitsche's chair is vacant, and we could see neither hide nor hair nor hoodie.

A quick ask around confirms. Nitsche ran ace-jack into pocket kings, and that's that. It was a days-long battle with the short stack for the German, and his run at a payday has come up unfortunately short.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
Busted

Tags: Dominik Nitsche

Bubble!

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The board shows 105 players left, and we're squarely on the money bubble. The next player knocked out goes home with nothing but the proverbial wooden spoon.