2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€741,100
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€2,352,735
Entries
49
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Wheeler, Kabrhel Out

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The pot after Jason Wheeler busted to Sergio Aido saw Jean-Norel Thorel call the shove of Martin Kabrhel for just 39,500. Kabrhel had sixes and Thorel {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and the race went to Thorel as three hearts hit the flop and another arrived on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
375,000 40,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
275,000 74,800
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
Busted
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
Busted

Tags: Jason WheelerJean-Noel ThorelMartin KabrhelSergio Aido

Troyanovskiy Shoves into Kitai

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Hand 1

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 12,500 and Davidi Kitai three-bet to 28,000 in order to claim the pot.

Hand 2

Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 11,000 and Kitai three-bet to 28,000 again. Troyanovskiy was having none of it and four-bet shoved, Kitai folded.

Hand 3

Troyanovskiy raised to 11,000 again and claimed the blinds and antes, showing {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} when all opponents had folded.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
325,000 93,200
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
140,000 -90,000

Tags: Davidi KitaiSteve O'DwyerVladimir Troyanovskiy

Petrangelo Busts a Second Time; Ruzicka Takes from Leonard

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Nick Petrangelo ran out of chips for the second time after buying back in and getting the exact same seat. His second stack vanished with pocket eights against the pocket queens of Patrick Leonard.

Leonard then took on Vojtech Ruzicka when the latter opened to 12,000 and picked up a call by Leonard from one seat over. Juha Helppi also called in the big blind and the trio saw a flop of {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Action checked to Ruzicka, who bet 25,000. Only Leonard called and the {6-Clubs} then appeared on the turn.

Ruzicka fired 40,500 and Leonard folded.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Leonard gb
Patrick Leonard
475,000 159,000
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
300,000 106,500
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
Busted

Tags: Juha HelppiNick PetrangeloPatrick LeonardVojtech Ruzicka

Tsoukernik Can't Beat Carrel

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Charlie Carrel bet 36,000 in position against Leon Tsoukernik on a completed board of {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Tsoukernik fired in a check-raise to 117,000 and Carrel was left a bit dismayed.

"I rivered something," he said with a sigh, stretching his arms. "I'm not that confident, though."

After another minute or so, Carrel did drop in a call, and his {a-}{j-} was good.

Player Chips Progress
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
928,500 150,500
Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
104,000 104,000

Tags: Charlie CarrelLeon Tsoukernik

Nariman Yaghmai Eliminated

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Down to his last 8,000, Nariman Yaghmai pushed all in from the cutoff. One seat over sat Mikita Badziakouski and he raised to 13,000 from the button. Sam Greenwood thought about it for a bit from the big blind but eventually folded.

Mikita Badziakouski: {A-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Nariman Yaghmai: {Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} and Yaghmai made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
192,000 12,000
Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
Busted

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiNariman Yaghmai

Haxton Finds Kings to Double

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 10,000 and Isaac Haxton three-bet to 37,000 out of the small blind. Thorel moved all in and Haxton called. Both players turned over pocket pairs and Thorel immediately sighed, as he had the worse hand in showdown.

Isaac Haxton: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The board came {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Haxton doubled up with a flush for 225,000 to take a decent chunk of Thorel's stack.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
455,000 152,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
335,000 -225,000

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJean-Noel Thorel

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Kabrhel and Wheeler Nursing Short Stacks

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

On the button, Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 9,000 and Martin Kabrhel called in the small blind. On the {A-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop, both players checked. Kabrhel bet 10,500 on the {10-Clubs} turn and Thorel called before the {3-Diamonds} on the river triggered a bet of 16,000 by Kabrhel and a fold by Thorel.

One hand later, Jason Wheeler raised to 9,000 and Thorel called on the cutoff. On the {J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop, Wheeler bet 14,000 and Thorel called before the American then checked the {8-Spades} turn. Thorel bet 35,000 and that won the pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
560,000 85,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
107,000 37,000
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
93,000 30,500

Tags: Jason WheelerJean-Noel ThorelMartin Kabrhel

Yan Calls it Off to Double

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

We found [Removed:17] facing an all-in shove from small blind Mikita Badziakouski on a board of {5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts}. Badziakouski had put Yan to the test for his remaining 146,500 with the pot already containing about 100,000. After forcefully shuffling chips for a moment, Yan called.

Yan: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Badziakouski: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Yan was in a great spot and held through the {8-Clubs} turn and {a-Spades} river.

Meanwhile, Steffen Sontheimer reentered and Dario Sammartino lost his remaining chips.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
400,000 226,500
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
250,000 250,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
217,000 -121,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
Busted

Tags: Dario SammartinoMikita BadziakouskiSteffen Sontheimer

Helppi Cracks Sammartino's Aces

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Dario Sammartino limped and then three-bet against Juha Helppi to see the latter call and head to a flop of {9-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Sammartino fired a bet of 33,000 and Helppi came along to see the {Q-Spades} on the turn.

Now, Sammartino bet 58,000 and Helppi called before the {K-Diamonds} on the river completed the board. Sammartino shoved and Helppi called all in for 119,000. The Italian flipped over {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and Helppi had that beat with {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for two pair to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
490,000 240,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
55,000 -235,000

Tags: Dario SammartinoJuha Helppi