2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Players Left 1 / 864
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El Ojeil Fills Up Against Mizzi

Sorel Mizzi opened to 250 from under the gun and two to his left Tomas Nasarre called. Chady El Ojeil called in the big blind and the trio saw the {A-Spades}{7-Hearts}{a-Hearts} flop appear on the felt.

El Ojeil checked, Mizzi continued with a 525 bet and only El Ojeil called. The {7-Clubs} turn was greeted with another check from El Ojeil, a larger bet of 1,325 from Mizzi and a quick call by El Ojeil.

The {10-Diamonds} completed the board and when El Ojeil checked, Mizzi checked behind.

El Ojeil turned over {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a full house and Mizzi mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Sorel Mizzi
31,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: Chady El OjeilSorel MizziTomas Nasarre

Quads For Brammer

We just told you about the tough Table 54, which currently house numerous notables with impressive résumés, and its no surprise to see the table produce some immediate action.

With 5,000 in the pot and a board reading {A-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, the UK's Chris Brammer fired out a bet of 4,000 and received a call from PokerStars Team Pro Dario Minieri. Brammer quietly rolled over {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for quads, and Minieri simply tossed his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Brammer
37,000
7,000
7,000
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Dario Minieri
22,500
7,500
7,500
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Raising Hellman

Jonatan Hellman, who recently finished 28th in the World Series of Poker Main Event ($236,921), is off to a good start here on Day 1b of the PokerStars.net EPT Prague Main Event.

He was recently heads up against Sasa Zorc on a board of {q-Spades}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. Hellman led out for 2,175 into a pot of 4,000, and Zorc tank-called. Hellman turned over {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for a set of nines, and Zorc mucked his hand.

The Swede added more to his stack, and now sits with around 44,500 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Jonatan Hellman
44,500
14,500
14,500

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Romanello Losing Some Early Ground

Roberto Romanello was planning on playing Day 1a of this main event, but felt ill all day so decided against it and bought into Day 1b instead. That has not gone too well for him so far as he is down to 23,300 chips after 1.5 levels of play.

The latest player to take chips from the former EPT Prague champion was Dermot Blain who bet 4,500 into a pot of around 7,000 on a board reading {j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}. Romanello considered all of his options for a few moments before deciding that calling was best. Unfortunately,it was not because Blain was sat with pocket queens, a hand that Romanello could not beat.

Player Chips Progress
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Dermot Blain
39,200
9,200
9,200
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Roberto Romanello
23,300
6,700
6,700
EPT 1X Winner

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Andiamo Pagano

Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano is a legend on the European Poker Tour. He has the record for most cashes, most final table appearances, and has accumulated more points (5,500) than any other player in the history of the tour:

EPT All-Time Leaderboard

PlacePlayerPoints
1Luca Pagano5,550
2Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier4,463
3Martin Jacboson4,035
4Kevin MacPhee3,967
5Mike “Timex” McDonald3,938
6Pierre Neuville3,744
7Sebastian Ruthenberg3,504
8Johannes Strassmann3,466
9Ludovic Lacay3,465
10Roberto Romanello3,309

Pagano is off to a nice start today, and currently sits with 43,875 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Luca Pagano
43,875
13,875
13,875
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Tags: Bertrand GrospellierKevin MacPheeLuca PaganoMike McDonaldPokerStarsRoberto RomanelloSebastian Ruthenberg

Timex Takes One

Mike "Timex" McDonald opened for a raise to 375 from early position. Two players called, including Ludovit Perinan and Nicholas Galtos, and the flop fell {10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{k-Spades}. The trio checked.

The turn was the {3-Clubs}, Perina checked, and McDonald tossed forward a red T1,000 chip, announcing, "Six-fifty."

Only Galtos called.

The river was the {a-Hearts}, both players knuckled, and McDonald showed {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. His Galtos, and McDonald took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike McDonald
25,000
2,000
2,000
EPT 1X Winner

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EPT9 POY Leader Pobal Pummeled

Back in August, Mikalai Pobal took down the 2012 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event by topping a field of 1,082 players to capture a €1,007,550 prize. The win, which included defeating online sensation Ilari "Ilari FIN" Sahamies in heads-up play, vaulted Pobal to the top of the EPT9 Player of the Year Leaderboard.

Pobal was in action today looking to capture some more points, but that bid came up short here in Level 2. We're not sure how it happened, but the vast majority of Pobal's chips ended up in the stack of Karen Sarkisyan.

Pobal, who was left with 1,325, got it in shortly thereafter in the under-the-gun position and received calls from Roman Dohnal and Khiem Nguyen, who both checked the {9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{J-Clubs} flop. The {A-Spades} turn saw Nguyen call a bet of 1,600, and then he folded to Dohnal's bet of 2,900 on the {4-Diamonds} river. Dohnal then tabled {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}, which defeated Pobal's {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}.

With that, the Belarusian exited the tournament.

EPT 9 Player of the Year

PlacePlayerPoints
1Mikalai Pobal1,320
2Ilari Sahamies1,300
3Ludovic Lacay1,000
4Jan Bendik945
5Joni Jouhkimainen900
5Slavan Popov900
7Keven Stammen860
8Jason Lavallee850
9Anaras Alekberovas840
10Dan Smith825
Player Chips Progress
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Mikalai Pobal
Busted
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mikalai PobalKhiem NguyenRoman DohnalKaren Sarkisyan