2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

€10,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9
Prize
€532,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€3,947,900
Entries
407
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Isaac Haxton Bubbles in Dramatic Fashion

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Isaac Haxton bubbles EPT Prague 2016 €10,300 High Roller
Isaac Haxton bubbles EPT Prague 2016 €10,300 High Roller

Down to just 10,000, just two chips and less than a big blind, Isaac Haxton called all in from under the gun plus one. Action folded to Jens Lakemeier on the button and he raised to 175,000, putting both the small blind and big blind all in on top of putting Haxton at risk.

The small blind folded right away. Big blind Stephen Chidwick asked for clarification on who would bubble if two bust-outs happened at the same table, and folded as soon as he heard it was according to stack size and the prize would not be chopped.

The players were instructed to keep their hands down awaiting play to finish on all the other tables.

"I hope you have a really bad hand Jens" Haxton said to Lakemeier.

"I might have" Lakemeier answered with a mysterious smile.

It got busier and busier, railbirds and players from other tables all stood by as Haxton and Lakemeier were to reveal their hands.

"It feels so good, having all these people here supporting me!" Haxton said sarcastically.

"Ike! Ike! Ike!" chanted one railbird.

When it was time to open the cards, Lakemeier turned out to be a huge dog in the confrontation.

Isaac Haxton: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Jens Lakemeier: {6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The flop came {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades} and it took some seconds for the audience to realize that Haxton still had some outs to dodge. "Ooohh!" reacted the crowd after seeing the ten, "Ahhhh!" followed seconds later upon realizing a seven would grant Lakemeier a straight.

The {7-Spades} hit the turn, followed by an even louder "Ahhh!" from the crowd and a sincere "Oh my god!" from Matas Cimbolas.

"Pair the board please," Haxton said. The dealer did not oblige: {A-Hearts} on the river.

After bubbling the €25,500 Single-Day High Roller III the day before yesterday, Isaac Haxton was now the last one to go before the money in the €10,300 High Roller. It's not all bad for Haxton this week, though, he won the first €25,500 Single-Day High Roller this week for €559,200.

Player Chips Progress
Jens Lakemeier at
Jens Lakemeier
980,000
80,000
80,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJens LakemeierStephen Chidwick

Aido Doubles Through Finger

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Martin Finger opened for a raise and then called the shove of Sergio Aido, on the button with only 88,000.

Aido: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Finger: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}

Finger didn't have the live cards he likely hoped, and the sweat was a short one since the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop left him dead to runners and even those hopes ended with the {j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
210,000
90,000
90,000
$25K Fantasy
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
153,000
-168,000
-168,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Martin FingerSergio Aido

Liv Boeree Eliminated

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree

Liv Boeree, one of only a few PokerStars Team Pro's to enter, has just been eliminated.

She was just moved to a new table as she found {6-}{6-}. She pushed her last 170,000 to the middle and was unfortunate enough to see Grzegorz Wyraz wake up with {Q-}{Q-} in the small blind.

Boeree did not make a comeback in the hand, failing to improve on the flop, turn and river.

Player Chips Progress
Grzegorz Wyraz pl
Grzegorz Wyraz
1,060,000
260,000
260,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
Busted

Tags: Grzegorz WyrazLiv Boeree

Addamo Finds Lucky Double, Leonard Suffers Unlucky Beat

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Patrick Leonard
Patrick Leonard

Acting out of middle position, Steven Thompson Vila raised to 28,000. In the cutoff, it was Patrick Leonard who three-bet to 79,000. Action folded to Michael Addamo in the big blind and he tanked for a bit before he shoved for 327,000. Vila folded right away, Leonard simply revealed his hand as his holding said enough.

Patrick Leonard: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Michael Addamo: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

Addamo was in trouble but would get some help from the board. The flop came {4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Kassouf, never too tired to deliver a one-liner, said: "Never easy, never easy."

The {A-Diamonds} on the turn was about as ugly a card as Leonard could see. He was drawing dead right there, the {7-Spades} on the river was there just for good measures.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Thompson Vila cr
Steven Thompson Vila
900,000
-28,000
-28,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
704,000
334,000
334,000
Patrick Leonard gb
Patrick Leonard
90,000
-480,000
-480,000
$25K Fantasy
Run It Once

Tags: Michael AddamoPatrick LeonardSteven Thompson Vila

Simunic Shoves on Yachou

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Josip Simunic checked in the big blind on a {q-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{9-Spades} flop, and Farid Yachou bet 32,000. Simunic raised to 83,000, and Yachou called. Simunic shoved all in on the {3-Spades} turn for 201,000, and Yachou went into the tank.

"Nine with diamonds, huh?" he asked.

Eventually, he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Farid Yachou ma
Farid Yachou
450,000
-71,000
-71,000
Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
436,000
116,000
116,000

Tags: Josip SimunicFarid Yachou

Miracle Double for Finger

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Martin Finger shoved from the cutoff for about 260,000 over a Niall Farrell open. In the small blind, Stephen Thompson Vila woke up with {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} and isolated Finger, who showed down about the worst-case hand for himself: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. Someone said they were feeling it, but {a-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flopped.

"Not feeling it any more," Finger said with a laugh.

However, the turn came a {10-Diamonds} and he had a chance if a queen fell. That's exactly what happened as the {q-Spades} hit, much to everyone's amazement.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Thompson Vila cr
Steven Thompson Vila
600,000
-300,000
-300,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
544,000
391,000
391,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Martin FingerSteven Thompson Vila