€10,300 High Roller Day 2 | 2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

Dec 16, 2015

No Showdown in Squeezed Pot

Frank Op de Woerd

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jaroslaw Sikora opened for 33,000 from early position and Luc Greenwood in the hijack made the call. Vanessa Selbst in the cutoff squeezed to 106,000 and the button and both blinds released. Sikora and Greenwood both called.

All three of them checked on the flop and turn. The river came the and action checked to Selbst. She bet 185,000 and Sikora released almost immediately. Greenwood took a bit longer, but he too folded his hand eventually.

Tags: Luc Greenwood Vanessa Selbst Jaroslaw Sikora

Dec 16, 2015

Foxen Folds to Cates' Shove

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Remko Rinkema

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Cates raised under the gun to 40,000 and the action folded to William Foxen who three-bet from the small blind to 116,000. Cates gave it some thought, but ultimately he moved all in to put Foxen at risk.

Foxen tanked for a bit before folding, and Cates raked in the pot.

Tags: William Foxen Dan Cates

Dec 16, 2015

Mikhail Rudoy Eliminated in 24th Place

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mikhail Rudoy shoved his last 188,000 to the middle from first position. Action folded around to Luc Greenwood on the button who asked for a count. Once he learned it was 188,000, he called. Selbs and Mattsson both folded their blinds and it was time to put the cards on their back.

Luc Greenwood:
Mikhail Rudoy:

Without much drama the dealer dealt the board: . Rudoy hit the rail in 24th place, taking home €25,360. The remaining 23 players are now guaranteed €28,420.

Tags: Luc Greenwood Mikhail Rudoy

Dec 16, 2015

Mikkel Lokkegaard Hansen Doubles

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mikkel Lokkegaard Hansen opened for 36,000 under the gun and Simon Mattsson in the hijack three-bet to 88,000. Action folded around back to Hansen and he shoved all in for 401,000. Mattsson made the call just about instantly.

Simon Mattsson:
Mikkel Lokkegaard Hansen:

The board ran out and Mikkel Lokkegaard Hansen scored a full double up, leaving Mattsson with just 410,000.

Tags: Mikkel Lokkegaard Hansen Simon Mattsson

Dec 16, 2015

The Final Three Tables (full)

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Remko Rinkema

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Seat	Name	Chip Count
1	Mikhail Rudoy	230,000
2	Iliodoros Kamatakis	850,000
3	Kevin MacPhee	510,000
4	Jaroslaw Sikora	1,300,000
5	Mikkel Lokkegaard Hansen	450,000
6	Luc Greenwood	705,000
7	Vanessa Selbst	1,755,000
8	Simon Mattsson	765,000

1	Mike Watson	190,000
2	William Foxen	532,000
3	Stephen Chidwick	420,000
4	Daniel Cates	808,000
5	Ihar Soika	980,000
6	Davidi Kitai	750,000
7	Mihails Morozovs	460,000
8	Nicholas Palma	362,000

1	Alexandru Papazian	410,000
2	Bryan Paris	435,000
3	Stevan Chew	320,000
4	Kenneth Smaron	410,000
5	Rocco Palumbo	1,350,000
6	Felix Bleiker	860,000
7	Artem Metalidi	405,000
8	Aleksandr Denisov	405,000

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Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Dec 16, 2015

Selbst Busts Soshnikov

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst opened for 27,000 from the hijack and Ivan Soshnikov on the button three-bet to 80,000. When both blinds had gotten out of the way it was Selbst who shoved all in. Soshnikov must have had around 300,000 at the time but it went all rather quick, as the Russian former high roller champion instantly called.

Ivan Soshnikov:
Vanessa Selbst:

The board ran out and Selbst knocked out Soshnikov. Down to 24 players, time for a redraw. We'll get you the new seating as soon as possible.

Tags: Ivan Soshnikov Vanessa Selbst

Dec 16, 2015

Selbst Eliminates Metaal

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst opened the hijack for 26,000 and Govert Metaal in the cutoff shoved for 117,000. The button and both blinds released but Selbst made the call.

Govert Metaal:
Vanessa Selbst:

The board would only consist baby cards with and Selbst her hand held up. Exit for Metaal in 26th place (€25,360).

Dec 16, 2015

Palumbo Hits Big, Wins Big

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Rocco Palumbo opened the hijack and Mikhail Rudoy made the call from the big blind. The flop came and Rudoy check called a continuation bet. Both players checked the on the turn and the fell on the river. Rudoy bet out 93,000, around 70% of the pot Palumbo told us afterwards. Palumbo raised to 293,000 and Rudoy went into the tank. He thought long and hard and eventually got the clock called on him. With just a few seconds left he made the call, but he mucked upon seeing Palumbo's for the rivered straight.

Palumbo was up to 1.5 million after that hand, but lost some back in the two following hands and plays 1.4 million now.

Tags: Rocco Palumbo Mikhail Rudoy

Dec 16, 2015

Paris Doubles Through Bleiker

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Remko Rinkema

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Bryan Paris just raised from the button and Felix Bleiker moved all in from the big blind to put his opponent at risk. Paris called for 223,000 total, and the showdown went as follows.

Paris:
Bleiker:

The board ran out and Paris got himself a double up, while Bleiker still has a ton of chips to play with.

Tags: Bryan Paris Felix Bleiker