2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€754,510
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,063,400
Entries
1,044
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000

Kuo KO's Hof

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

As we arrived Natalie Hof was already making her way to the exit. Kitty Kuo was collecting the chips in the pot and when she was done stacking, we asked what had happened.

Kuo opened for 4,300 and Natalie Hof shoved for 20,900. Kuo called with {K-}{J-} off suit and was up against {10-}{10-}. The flop came {K-}{Q-}{A-} and small cards hit the turn and river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
165,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Natalie Hof de
Natalie Hof
Busted

Tags: Kitty KuoNatalie Hof

Tremzin Leads The Way

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

After scouting out the far corner of the room we noticed a few big stacks, including Gleb Tremzin, who's the current tournament chip leader.

One of the players at his table said, "I haven't seen him lose a pot," as Tremzin three-bet right away. The Russian player won that pot as well, without seeing a flop, and he's the first player with more than half a million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gleb Tremzin ru
Gleb Tremzin
505,000
185,000
185,000
Profile photo of Jude Ainsworth ie
Jude Ainsworth
254,000
177,500
177,500
Profile photo of Anton Astapau by
Anton Astapau
210,000
Profile photo of Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
142,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Gleb Tremzin

Castanola's Kings Hold Up

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Federico Castanola just ended up all in before the flop after a preflop battle against Belgium's Cheng-Wei Yin. Castanola was all in and at risk for 76,700, as Yin had him covered by 9,500 chips.

Castanola: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Yin: {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and the Polish player doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Federico Sztern
155,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Cheng-Wei Yin be
Cheng-Wei Yin
9,500
-57,300
-57,300

Tags: Cheng-Wei YinFederico Castanola

Akenhead Wins Another Pot; Nastasi Check-Raises Stars

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
James Akenhead
James Akenhead

Jacques Torbey made it 5,000 to go from early position and then called when James Akenhead three-bet to 13,800 from the cutoff. Torbey then checked the {Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{Q-Spades} flop, Akenhead bet 10,500 and Torbey folded.

The next hand saw Akenhead open to 3,300 in the hijack, Vitaly Lunkin called on the button, and Gaspere Nastasi called from the big blind. The action checked to the Lunkin on the {4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} flop and he bet 6,200. Nastasi check-raised to 16,000 and both Akenhead and Lunkin folded their hands.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jacques Torbey lb
Jacques Torbey
108,000
33,300
33,300
Profile photo of James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
86,500
-11,800
-11,800

Tags: Gaspare NastasiJacques TorbeyJames AkenheadVitaly Lunkin

De Meulder Hits Trips

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Matthias De Meulder, who started with just 37,700 today, opened the hijack for 4,600. The player on the button three bet to 12,000 and De Meulder called.

Both of them checked on {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and the {8-Hearts} hit the turn. De Meulder bet out 14,000 and his opponent called. The river paired the board with the {K-Hearts} and De Meulder fired 22,000. His opponent called, but mucked upon seeing the Belgian Team Pro's {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthias De Meulder
150,000
43,000
43,000

Tags: Matthias De Meulder

Updated Chip Counts

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ori Miller il
Ori Miller
355,000
291,600
291,600
Profile photo of Thomas Butzhammer de
Thomas Butzhammer
256,000
179,000
179,000
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
160,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
155,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
150,000
87,400
87,400
Profile photo of Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
126,000
-24,000
-24,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
92,000
10,000
10,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shakeeb Kazemipur ca
Shakeeb Kazemipur
92,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
83,000
-27,000
-27,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Timo Pfutzenreuter de
Timo Pfutzenreuter
77,000
-26,800
-26,800
Profile photo of Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
70,000
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
57,000
-58,000
-58,000
Profile photo of Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
32,000
-130,000
-130,000

Staples Races for His Tournament Life

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jaime Staples
Jaime Staples

Bjorn Wiesler put out a big stack of chips from early position. He still kept a few thousand back, but the 30,000 or so he set out essentially declared that he was going to be all in. Action then folded to Jaime Staples in the cutoff and he opted to call off for his last 21,000. The rest of the players folded and it was off to the races.

Staples: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Wiesler: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Staples got it in good, and he held on the {9-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{j-Hearts} flop, though Wiesler picked up a gutshot to go with his overs.

The {A-Clubs} turn was a dagger through Staples' heart as Wiesler took a commanding lead with a pair of aces.

Staples needed a six on the river to survive, but it was not meant to be as the {4-Clubs} bricked. Ever the ambassador, Staples made sure to shake hands with everyone at the table before departing.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bjorn Wiesler de
Bjorn Wiesler
65,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Jaime Staples ca
Jaime Staples
Busted

Tags: Bjorn WieslerJaime Staples

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gleb Tremzin ru
Gleb Tremzin
570,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
270,000
190,000
190,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Abbas Moradi ca
Abbas Moradi
210,000
152,000
152,000
Profile photo of Robert Layne III us
Robert Layne III
205,000
130,100
130,100
Profile photo of David Abreu pt
David Abreu
200,000
126,000
126,000
Profile photo of Samuel Vousden fi
Samuel Vousden
180,000
90,800
90,800
Profile photo of Ariel Mantel ar
Ariel Mantel
180,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Jannick Wrang dk
Jannick Wrang
180,000
97,600
97,600
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Anton Astapau by
Anton Astapau
145,000
-65,000
-65,000
Profile photo of Jaroslaw Sikora pl
Jaroslaw Sikora
132,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
130,000
112,600
112,600
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
120,000
46,000
46,000
Profile photo of Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
95,000
-47,000
-47,000