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Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The cards are back in the air.
2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague
High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€1,107,400
Entries
113
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Lauttamus Crippled
Juha Lauttamus open-shipped from middle position for 124,000 and Philippe Ktorza ended up calling off for 114,000 on the button. Both blinds got out of the way and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Lauttamus: 
Ktorza: 
Lauttamus liked his ace enough to push, but he didn't like his kicker once Ktorza showed his queen. The board ran out 
and just like that Lauttamus was left with just 10,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
10,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Lauttamus Quadruples But It's Not Enough
After quadrupling in the very next hand after being crippled, Juha Lauttamus shipped for a third straight time. He committed 43,000 and was met with an isolation three-bet by Aubin Cazals in the small blinds.
Showdown
Lauttamus: 
Cazals: 
The 
flop paired Lauttamus' jack, but it also gave Cazals a pair of aces. Neither the 
turn nor 
river would help Lauttamus, and he exited the tournament in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Compagno Out
Andrey Gulyy, Paolo Compagno, and Juha Helppi saw a flop of 
. Gulyy checked, Compagno fired 30,000, and Helppi raised to 75,000. Gulyy folded, Compagno moved all in, and Helppi snapped it off.
Compagno:
Helppi: 
The board ran out 
, 
, and Compagno was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |
Quoss' Queen
Marvin Rettenmaier opened to 21,000 on the button, Fabian Quoss defended his big blind, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the , Quoss led out for 50,000, and Rettenmaier tank-called.
The completed the board, and Quoss led again - this time for 80,000. Rettenmaier thought for nearly two minutes, then called.
Quoss quickly flipped over 
for queens and fives, and Rettenmaier mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
615,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
295,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
The German Says "Nine"
Morten Klein opened for 22,000 from early position and cleared the field all the way around to Marvin Rettenmaier, who flatted from the small blind. The big got out of the way, the flop came down 
, and both players checked.
When the dealer burned and turned the 
, Rettenmaier led out for 26,000, Klein called, and the completed the board on the river. Again Rettenmaier fired, this time 36,000, and he tabled 
after Klein called. It was good as his opponent simply mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
420,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
"Oh, Hey!"
Sorel Mizzi opened to 20,000 from early position, and the action folded to Jason Mercier in the small blind. Thinking he was the first to open the pot, Mercier grabbed 24,000 and tossed it in front of him. Andrey Gulyy, who was in the big blind, pointed to Mizzi's raise and mucked his hand.
"Oh," Mercier said surprised. "Hey!"
The two shared a laugh, and because Mercier's action was a call, the dealer fanned 
. The rest of the hand was played out in utter silence.
Mercier tapped the felt, and Mizzi continued for 16,000. Mercier looked down at his chips, assembled a handful, and check-raised to 49,000. Mizzi thought for less than 30 seconds, and called.
The turn was the 
, and Mercier opted to lead out for 84,000. Mizzi tank-called.
The river was the 
, and Mercier grabbed all of the red T25,000 chips sitting on top of his stack. He added a half dozen blue T5,000 chips, then tossed 223,000 forward. Mizzi asked for the amount, studied the board, studied Mercier, then folded.
"Phhhhhhhhhhhhhew," Mercier blurted.
He wasn't kidding either. After being egged on by his tablemates - especially Mizzi - Mercier showed the bluff: .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
970,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
|
425,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Mizzi Goes ElkY Hunting
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has been quiet as of late, but that just changed when he shipped his last 128,000 all in from the cutoff and received a call from Sorel Mizzi on the button.
Showdown
Grospellier:
Mizzi:
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Grospellier had a 45.59% chance of winning the hand compared to Mizzi's 54.08% chance.
The 
was dry for Grospellier, and his chances dropped to 27.17%. That further dropped to 13.64% on the turn, and not more than a second after the appeared on the river, Grospellier was already headed out the side doors.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Busquet is the Bubble Boy
Aubin Cazals open-shoved on the button for his last 96,000, and Olivier Busquet called in the big blind. After Table 1 was finished with their hand, the cards were shown down.
Cazals: 
Busquet:
The 
gave Cazals a gutshot straight draw, but the bricked on the turn. Only a five or a three would save Cazals, and to the shock of everyone, the 
spiked on the felt to give him the wheel.
Cazals doubled to around 200,000 chips, while Busquet was left with just 110,000 or so.
On the very next hand, Busquet shoved from the small blind. Marvin Retteinmaier tank-called from the big blind.
Busquet:
Rettenmaier: 
The board ran out 
, and Busquet was eliminated.
The remaining 12 players will each earn a minimum of €25,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
200,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
Busted |