2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
Prize
€226,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€612,500
Entries
25
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 25
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Greenwood Builds Stack with a Straight

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Sam Greenwood raised to 50,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel called. On the {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} flop, both players checked. Thorel then check-called a bet of 60,000 on the {4-Clubs} turn before checking again the {2-Hearts} river.

Greenwood bet 175,000 and Thorel called, mucked once he was shown the {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for a straight by Greenwood.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
1,470,000
170,000
170,000
Run It Once
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Jean-Noel Thorel
1,030,000
170,000
170,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam Greenwood

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Thorel Pulls Back into the Lead

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

A series of small hands at the start of the new level has propelled Jean-Noel Thorel back into the lead. He first flopped two pair with {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and bet small on each street, Sam Greenwood check-called three times and mucked on the river.

Thorel then scooped one min-raised pot by betting the {Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} turn and another on a {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop.

Greenwood raised to 60,000 the hand after and Thorel defended. The flop came {7-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and both players checked. On the {3-Hearts} turn, Thorel bet 100,000 and was called before the {3-Diamonds} river was again checked. Thorel showed {J-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,475,000
445,000
445,000
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Sam Greenwood
1,025,000
445,000
445,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam Greenwood

Another Pot for Thorel

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Greenwood pulled a few chips back before then min-raising to 60,000, Jean Noel Thorel defended. On the {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop, Thorel check-called a bet of 50,000 and did so again for 125,000 on the {3-Clubs} turn. Thorel checked the {K-Diamonds} river and Greenwood gave up the pot, checked behind.

Thorel flipped over {Q-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,625,000
150,000
150,000
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Sam Greenwood
875,000
150,000
150,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam Greenwood

Some Recovery for Greenwood

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel kept winning small pots without showdown to further reduce the stack of Sam Greenwood. The latter was already down to around half a million, then got some back. On the river of a board {7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, Greenwood bet 100,000 and Thorel called.

Greenwood flashed the {A-Hearts}{9-Spades} for a straight and got some chips back, Thorel remains with an almost three-to-one lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,850,000
225,000
225,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
650,000
225,000
225,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam Greenwood

Level: 17

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Greenwood Doubles Twice

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Down to 500,000, Sam Greenwood open-shoved out of the small blind and Jean-Noel Thorel called. Greenwood showed the {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} and Thorel was looking for diamonds with the {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. However, the board of {J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds} brought only two of them and Greenwood doubled.

Greenwood then lost six big blinds against the {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} of Thorel on an ace-high board and open-shoved for 675,000 right after. Thorel called and both players had an ace.

Sam Greenwood: {A-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The board of {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} ensured that the kicker played and Greenwood doubled twice in three hands to regain the lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Greenwood
1,360,000
350,000
350,000
Run It Once
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Jean-Noel Thorel
1,140,000
350,000
350,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam Greenwood

Thorel Takes it on the Flop

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Greenwood limped in and Jean-Noel Thorel checked in the big blind. On the {J-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts} flop, Thorel check-called a bet of 50,000 and checked again the {6-Hearts} turn. Greenwood bet 100,000 and then folded when Thorel check-raised to 250,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,315,000
175,000
175,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
1,185,000
175,000
175,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam Greenwood

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Top Pair for Thorel

Level 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Greenwood limped in, Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 165,000 and Greenwood called.

On the {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop, Thorel bet 150,000 and Greenwood called. The {7-Clubs} fell on the turn and both players checked. On the {5-Diamonds} river, Thorel bet 125,000 and Greenwood called before mucking to the {K-Clubs}{2-Spades} of Thorel.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,800,000
485,000
485,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
700,000
485,000
485,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam Greenwood