2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Ramzi Jelassi
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€835,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,190,400
Entries
864
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

A Straight Flush

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

We missed the hand, but our top-notch photographer Neil Stoddart snapped a few pictures of a straight flush Ionel Anton just made. The board was {q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Spades}{j-Spades}{6-Clubs}, and Anton had the {8-Spades}{7-Spades}.

He did not run into {k-Spades}{q-Spades} - that would've really been something - and he raked in the pot.

Tags: Ionel Anton

Boeree Doubles; Still Short

Oleg Perepletchikov opened for 500 from the hijack only to have a short-stacked Liv Boeree three-bet all in for 1,950 total from the cutoff. The button and both blinds got out of the way, and Perepletchikov shrugged before making the call.

Showdown
Perepletchikov: {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Boeree: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}

Boeree got it in good, and improved when the flop fell {6-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Perepletchikov picked up a gut-shot straight draw, but it wouldn't come in as the {6-Diamonds} appeared on the turn followed by the {A-Hearts} on the river.

Boeree received a much-needed double, but is still sitting on a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Oleg Perepletchikov
Oleg Perepletchikov
83,000
-2,000
-2,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
4,200
2,250
2,250

Tags: Oleg PerepletchikovLiv Boeree

Seiji Sent Packing

Rodrigo Seiji may have got off to a flying start when he almost stacked Team PokerStars Pro Jude Ainsworth in a set-over-set situation, but he has just been eliminated in a huge pot.

Ronan Gilligan informed us that Seiji bet 7,000 on the {3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{J-Spades} flop and was called, then he increased the bet size to 16,000 on the {4-Clubs} turn. Seiji's opponent was Iosif Beskrovnyy and he moved all-in over the top of Seiji's turn bet. Seiji called and the cards were revealed.

Seiji: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}
Beskrovnyy: {K-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Seiji was way behind and needed to hit one his two outs on the river to survive as Beskrovnyy had him covered. The dealer put some paint on the river but it was the {A-Diamonds} and with that Seiji was eliminated, while Beskrovnyy climbs to 82,000.

Player Chips Progress
Iosif Beskrovnyy
Iosif Beskrovnyy
82,000
Rodrigo Seiji br
Rodrigo Seiji
Busted

Tags: Rodrigo SeijiIosif Beskrovnyy

Zaicik Flush With New Chips

On a board of {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, two players, including Eugene Katchalov, checked to Oleg Perepletchikov, who bet 700. Liv Boeree folded, Jacques Zaicik called, and the rest of the players released their cards.

The turn was te {4-Spades}, and Perepletchikov led out for 1,500. Zaicik quickly raised to 3,500, and Perepletchikov instantly called.

The {a-Hearts} completed the board, and Perepletchikov opted to check. Zaicik rolled over {q-Spades}{5-Spades} for a queen-high flush, and Perepletchikov flashed {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Oleg Perepletchikov
Oleg Perepletchikov
80,000
-8,000
-8,000
Jacques Zaicik us
Jacques Zaicik
31,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: Eugene KatchalovJacques ZaicikLiv BoereeOleg Perepletchikov

Helppi On A Steady Climb

Finnish legend Juha Helppi has been on a steady climb here on Day 1a and currently sits on a stack of 44,000.

In a recent hand, there was about 8,000 in the pot and a board reading {8-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs} when Helppi, who won an EPT Berlin €1,000 Pot Limit Omaha-Rebuy side event for €41,300 back in April, bet 3,375 from the under-the-gun position. His opponent, Sweden's Tobias Ekman, gave it some thought before letting it go, dropping to 15,600 in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
44,000
15,100
15,100

Tags: Juha Helppi