2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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

Eights Prove Great for Bartalos

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: {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Bartalos: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

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 — {3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} — which gave Rohrer a wheel draw. The {Q-Clubs} turn was of no consequence, and neither was the {9-Clubs} river.

Ship the double to Bartalos.

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

Tags: Jozef BartalosMatthias Rohrer

Soulier Hits the Rail

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

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: {A-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Pleticha: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Pletitcha knocked out the WSOP bracelet winner from France.

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

Tags: Fabrice SoulierTomas Pleticha

Dobson Takes on Wigg

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 {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{q-Spades} flop, and Dobson led for 9,000 on the {9-Spades} turn. Wigg called. The river was the {9-Diamonds} and Dobson bet another 25,000. Wigg folded and DObson added to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
192,500
-60,500
-60,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Ben Dobson gb
Ben Dobson
150,500
25,500
25,500

Tags: Ben DobsonAnton Wigg

Sidhu Makes a Big Bluff

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 {3-Hearts}{J-Spades}{7-Spades} and Sidhu check called a bet of 22,500. The {7-Diamonds} fell on the turn and Sidhu now check called a bet of 38,000.

The river came the {5-Hearts} and Sidhu pushed all in for over 100,000. Vasylchenko tanked for a bit but folded. Sidhu showed {8-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and with a big smile exclaimed "Just for the reports!"

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

Tags: Kuljinder SidhuOleg Vasylchenko

Walking Sticks for Timex

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

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: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Petersen: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

Petersen was pipped, and he sent over a good portion of his stack after the board ran out a clean {2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
80,000
42,600
42,600
EPT 1X Winner
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
50,000
-26,700
-26,700

Tags: Mickey PetersenMike McDonald

One Italian Down

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 {2-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. 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: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Leonzio: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Leonzio had flopped top pair, but he was drawing thin as Alerci flopped a set. The {7-Clubs} turn left Leonzio drawing dead, and he was officially eliminated from the tournament after the {K-Diamonds} was put out on the river.

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

Tags: Marco LeonzioFrank WilliamsPietro Alerci

An Ace from Space for the Russian

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: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Rudoy: {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}

Rudoy's best chance at staying alive was to catch an ace, but he didn't do it on the {6-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop nor the {9-Clubs} turn. Rudoy had one last pull at it, and amazingly he hit it when the {A-Diamonds} spiked on the river to keep his EPT12 Prague Main Event hopes alive!

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

Tags: Jens LakemeierJavier GomezSimon PerssonMikhail Rudoy

Wigg Doubles a Short Stack

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: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Wigg: {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{K-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Duda doubled up, while Wigg dropped down to about 170,000.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
170,000
-22,500
-22,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Antonin Duda cz
Antonin Duda
74,000
-41,800
-41,800

Tags: Anton WiggAntonin Duda

Early Eliminations

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Paul Dando gb
Paul Dando
Busted
Ricardo Manquant fr
Ricardo Manquant
Busted
Dmitrii Zaitcev ru
Dmitrii Zaitcev
Busted
Jan-Eric Schwippert de
Jan-Eric Schwippert
Busted
Atanas Malinov bg
Atanas Malinov
Busted
Maxim Panyak ru
Maxim Panyak
Busted
Ermo Kosk ee
Ermo Kosk
Busted
Padraig O'Neill ie
Padraig O'Neill
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
Busted
Steve Toisul lu
Steve Toisul
Busted
Abdelhakim Zoufri nl
Abdelhakim Zoufri
Busted
Mounim Kaddouri fr
Mounim Kaddouri
Busted
Sundeep Sandhu gb
Sundeep Sandhu
Busted
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
Busted
Mani Rezaie se
Mani Rezaie
Busted
Avi Binyamin il
Avi Binyamin
Busted
Aleksandar Tomovic rs
Aleksandar Tomovic
Busted
Mesaphina Henshuys nl
Mesaphina Henshuys
Busted
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Ivan Skoblov ru
Ivan Skoblov
Busted
Fabio Sperling de
Fabio Sperling
Busted
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
Busted
Clement Thumy fr
Clement Thumy
Busted
Sergio Remuinan es
Sergio Remuinan
Busted

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