2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
€595,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€3,150,000
Entries
315
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
25,000

Linde Will Take This Outcome

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We just picked up the action on a {4-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop when Dylan Linde was all in for 27,900 chips from the big blind against two opponents. The action was on Artem Metalidi, in early position, and he had 7,600 invested when he decided to call Linde's shove.

Senh Ung, the third player involved, sat on the button with 7,600 invested and he opted to make the call as well.

Linde patiently awaited his fate as the hand was checked down between Metalidi and Ung on the {6-Hearts} turn and the {Q-Clubs} river.

Linde showed {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, Metalidi showed {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Ung mucked, meaning the pot would get split between the two king-ten hands.

"Ok," Linde said with a hint of surprise in his voice, "I'll take it."

"Not bad," he later added, as he profited nicely on the hand despite only chopping the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
185,000
54,300
54,300
Senh Ung gb
Senh Ung
120,000
44,000
44,000
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
50,800
15,800
15,800

Tags: Artem MetalidiDylan LindeSenh Ung

Fast Eliminates Yan

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

[Removed:17] started short today but had worked up his stack, only to bust just now to Dietrich Fast. Yan opened under the gun and got a call before Dietrich Fast in late position squeezed to 16,000. Yan four-bet to 33,000 and called Fast's shove pretty quickly.

[Removed:17]: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Dietrich Fast: {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}

The board ran out {J-Spades}{3-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} sending Yan packing. Fast now one of the bigger stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
284,000
175,300
175,300
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
Busted

Tags: Dietrich Fast

Bilokur Walks Straight Into a Flush

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

On a board of {J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} we witnessed Bertrand Grospellier check from the small blind. Alex Bilokur made a bet of 20,500 from the big blind and Tom-Aksel Bedell tanked for some time before he called from the button. Grospellier hesitated for quite some time but eventually decided to fold. Bilokur confidently showed {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for the flopped straight. Bedell tabled {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for the backdoor flush and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
125,000
35,300
35,300
Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
113,000
-35,400
-35,400
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
84,300
34,300
34,300

Tags: Alex BilokurBertrand GrospellierTom-Aksel Bedell

Two More

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Before registration had closed, two more players had signed up. PokerStars Team Pro Jason Mercier and Canadian pro Ami Barer received 50,000 to start the day. That brings Day 1 (247 uniques + 56 re-entries) and Day 2 (5 more uniques + 7 re-entries) to a total of 315 entries. Prize pool to follow shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
50,000
50,000
50,000
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
50,000
50,000
50,000

Gone For Ever (Till the Next One)

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
Busted
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
Busted
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
Busted
Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
Busted
Ping Lin cn
Ping Lin
Busted
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Aviv Naim il
Aviv Naim
Busted
Kamran Aliyev az
Kamran Aliyev
Busted
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted
Christian Jeppsson se
Christian Jeppsson
Busted
Vasili Firsau by
Vasili Firsau
Busted
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta
Busted
Simon Ravnsbaek dk
Simon Ravnsbaek
Busted
Paul-Francois Tedeschi fr
Paul-Francois Tedeschi
Busted
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
Busted

Quick Exit for Mercier

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jason Mercier on Day 1 of the High Roller
Jason Mercier on Day 1 of the High Roller

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier was among the last people to enter the tournament before play started today, but unfortunately for him he was among the first to get sent to the rail.

After unknown action Mercier ended up at risk before the flop for about 34,000 and he was up against Dimitrios Farmakoulis.

Farmakoulis: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Mercier: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{K-Hearts} and Mercier was knocked out.

Player Chips Progress
Dimitrios Farmakoulis gr
Dimitrios Farmakoulis
80,000
13,600
13,600
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
Busted

Tags: Jason MercierDimitrios Farmakoulis

Grospellier Loses Lots

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Artem Kobylinskiy got his 64,200 in before the flop holding {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs} and was looked up by Bertrand Grospellier who was the proud owner of {A-Spades}{K-Spades}. The board came {3-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and Grospellier lost what he had won earlier today, and then some.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Kobylinskiy ua
Artem Kobylinskiy
133,800
90,600
90,600
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
30,200
-54,100
-54,100

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierArtem Kobylinskiy

McDonald Scores a Big Double

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Walid Bou Habib opened the button and big blind Mike McDonald three-bet to 15,000. Bou-Habib wasn't backing down and made it 37,500 and McDonald shoved all in not much later for 86,400. Bou-Habib thought about it for a bit, counted his chips, and then called.

Walid Bou Habib: {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Mike McDonald: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and McDonald doubled to a 88 big blind stack while Bou-Habib had fewer than 2 big blinds left.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
176,200
63,300
63,300
EPT 1X Winner
Walid Bou Habib lb
Walid Bou Habib
3,000
-68,700
-68,700

Tags: Walid Bou-HabibMike McDonald

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300