€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

12-13-2015 13:14 UTC+1

Wigg Doubles a Short Stack

Remko Rinkema

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Antonin Duda just moved all in under the gun for 35,600 and the action folded quickly to Anton Wigg in the big blind. The former EPT Copenhagen winner from Sweden looked down at his cards, gave it a few seconds, and slammed the chips needed for the call into the pot.

Duda:
Wigg:

The board ran out and Duda doubled up, while Wigg dropped down to about 170,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	170,000 22,500	22,500

Antonin Duda	74,000 41,800	41,800

Tags: Anton Wigg Antonin Duda

12-13-2015 13:13 UTC+1

An Ace from Space for the Russian

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Jens Lakemeier opened for 7,500 only to have Javier Gomez, who is fresh off a victory in the World Poker Tour Prague, three-bet to 18,000 from the cutoff. Simon Persson then four-bet to 44,000 from the button and Russia's Mikhail Rudoy called off for 11,300 from the big blind.

Lakemeier thought for a few moments before moving all in for nearly 300,000, and Persson, who started the day on a big stack but has been stuck in reverse, released his hand.

Lakemeier:
Rudoy:

Rudoy's best chance at staying alive was to catch an ace, but he didn't do it on the flop nor the turn. Rudoy had one last pull at it, and amazingly he hit it when the spiked on the river to keep his EPT12 Prague Main Event hopes alive!

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez	300,000 71,000	71,000
Simon Persson	160,000 308,300	308,300
Mikhail Rudoy	48,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Jens Lakemeier Javier Gomez Simon Persson Mikhail Rudoy

12-13-2015 13:06 UTC+1

Tjauw Foe Doubles Through Wyraz

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Grzegorz Wyraz opened and saw Clyde Tjauw Foe push all in. Wyraz called but had to catch up as his was up against the of Tjauw Foe. The board ran out and Tjauw Foe doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clyde Tjauw Foe	95,000 45,300	45,300
Grzegorz Wyraz	57,000 16,300	16,300

Tags: Clyde Tjauw Foe Grzegorz Wyraz

12-13-2015 13:02 UTC+1

One Italian Down

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Pietro Alerci opened for 6,500 under the gun and received a call from Frank Williams in the cutoff. Italy's Marco Leonzio came along from the big blind and three players saw a flop of . Leonzio checked, Alerci continued for 12,100, and Williams called.

Leonzio then woke up with an all-in check-raise to roughly 55,000, and Alerci moved all in over the top for 200,000 or so. Williams tanked for a bit before folding what he claimed was ace-king, which proved a wise decision.

Alerci:
Leonzio:

Leonzio had flopped top pair, but he was drawing thin as Alerci flopped a set. The turn left Leonzio drawing dead, and he was officially eliminated from the tournament after the was put out on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pietro Alerci	300,000 44,400	44,400
Frank Williams	155,000 20,000	20,000
Marco Leonzio	Busted

Tags: Marco Leonzio Frank Williams Pietro Alerci

12-13-2015 12:56 UTC+1

Walking Sticks for Timex

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Action folded to Mike "Timex" McDonald on the button and he shoved all in, which swiped the blinds and antes.

In the next hand, action folded to him in the cutoff and he moved in again for 37,800. This time Team Online's Mickey Petersen, who was in the big blind, looked him up.

McDonald:
Petersen:

Petersen was pipped, and he sent over a good portion of his stack after the board ran out a clean .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	80,000 42,600	42,600

Mickey Petersen	50,000 26,700	26,700

Tags: Mickey Petersen Mike McDonald

12-13-2015 12:55 UTC+1

Sidhu Makes a Big Bluff

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Master Classics of Poker high roller champion Kuljinder Sidhu opened for 7,500 and Oleg Vasylchenko three bet to 20,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Sidhu made the call.

The flop came and Sidhu check called a bet of 22,500. The fell on the turn and Sidhu now check called a bet of 38,000.

The river came the and Sidhu pushed all in for over 100,000. Vasylchenko tanked for a bit but folded. Sidhu showed and with a big smile exclaimed "Just for the reports!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Kuljinder Sidhu	240,000 16,000	16,000
Oleg Vasylchenko	160,000 48,300	48,300

Tags: Kuljinder Sidhu Oleg Vasylchenko

12-13-2015 12:55 UTC+1

Dobson Takes on Wigg

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Matthew Pitt

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Ben Dobson and Anton Wigg have probably clashed in online circles hundreds of times during their careers, but now they're locking horns at the felt here in Prague.

Ben Dobson limped in from the small blind and called when Wigg raised to 8,500. Both players checked on the flop, and Dobson led for 9,000 on the turn. Wigg called. The river was the and Dobson bet another 25,000. Wigg folded and DObson added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	192,500 60,500	60,500

Ben Dobson	150,500 25,500	25,500

Tags: Ben Dobson Anton Wigg

12-13-2015 12:53 UTC+1

Soulier Hits the Rail

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Remko Rinkema

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Fabrice Soulier just moved all in from middle position for 42,200 and from his direct left it was Tomas Pleticha who made the call.

Soulier:
Pleticha:

The board ran out and Pletitcha knocked out the WSOP bracelet winner from France.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Pleticha	290,000 165,900	165,900
Fabrice Soulier	Busted

Tags: Fabrice Soulier Tomas Pleticha

12-13-2015 12:37 UTC+1

Eights Prove Great for Bartalos

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Matthias Rohrer opened for 6,500 from the hijack and was met by an all-in three-bet for 39,000 from Jozef Bartalos in the small blind. Rohrer thought for a solid minute before making the call, and the cards were turned on their backs.

Rohrer:
Bartalos:

Bartalos was well out in front, but he couldn't bear to watch as he stood and walked away from the table. Meanwhile, the dealer put out the flop — — which gave Rohrer a wheel draw. The turn was of no consequence, and neither was the river.

Ship the double to Bartalos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jozef Bartalos	80,000 40,000	40,000
Matthias Rohrer	60,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Jozef Bartalos Matthias Rohrer

12-13-2015 12:34 UTC+1

O'Rourke Rakes in a Massive Double Up

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Remko Rinkema

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Gavin O'Rourke started the day with well above the 143,000-chip average, but he just doubled through Mustafa Biz to become one of the chip leaders of the tournament.

O'Rourke raised from middle position to 7,000 and from his direct left it was Biz who three-bet to 18,000. The action folded back around to O'Rourke, and he four-bet to 47,000 and Biz called.

The flop brought out and O'Rourke lead out for 40,000, after which Biz moved all in right away.

O'Rourke, who looked a bit stunned with Biz's big shove, leaned back in his chair and almost reluctantly tossed forward some chips to make the call.

A massive pot worth 536,000 chips was upon us, and O'Rourke tabled against Biz's .

On the turn the hit and the river was the , giving O'Rourke a big double up, leaving Biz with a little less than average.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin O'Rourke	536,000 285,000	285,000
Mustafa Biz	120,000 268,100	268,100

Tags: Gavin O'Rourke Mustafa Biz