€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-07-2019 18:55 UTC+2

Dvoress Bubbles the Final Table

Shirley Ang

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Anton Yakuba completed his small blind and Daniel Dvoress opted to check his big blind.

The flop came , Yakuba bet 10,000 and Dvoress raised to 30,000 which Yakuba called.

The turn brought them the , Yakuba checked and Dvoress bet 80,000. Yakuba tanked, used a time bank card, and then shoved with the bigger stack. Dvoress snap-called for the 300,000 or so he had behind.

Daniel Dvoress:
Anton Yakuba:

Dvoress had flopped two pair but Yakuba had turned the higher two pair.

The river completed the board with the to send Dvoress to the rail in tenth place.

The nine remaining players will be redrawn onto the final table for the money bubble.

The seat draw and their chip counts are to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Yakuba	910,000 330,000	330,000
Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tags: Anton Yakuba Daniel Dvoress

12-07-2019 17:39 UTC+2

Thorel Busts to Troyanovskiy

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel shoved from the cutoff for his last 22,000 and Vladimir Troyanovskiy was sitting in the big blind. He shrugged and made the call after it was folded to him.

Jean-Noel Thorel:
Vladimir Troyanovskiy:

The board ran out to not bring any help to Thorel as Troyanovskiy flopped trip treys to send the Frenchman to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	253,000 88,000	88,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Vladimir Troyanovskiy

12-07-2019 16:47 UTC+2

One for Elky

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jorryt van Hoof raised to 11,000 from the middle position and Bertrand Grospellier defended his big blind.

The flop came , Grospellier check-called the 11,000 continuation-bet of Van Hoof.

The turn was the , Grospellier checked again and now Van Hoof bet 20,000 which was called.

The river completed the board with the and both players checked. Grospellier tabled for the rivered set of eights and Van Hoof mucked while patting himself on his shoulder for the check at the end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bertrand Grospellier	236,000 80,500	80,500

Jorryt van Hoof	70,000 -87,000	-87,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Jorryt van Hoof

12-07-2019 15:37 UTC+2

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The prize pool details have been confirmed: There were 61 entries in total which included 15 reentries to create a prize pool of €591,700. Eight players will be in the money for at least €23,670 with the winner walking away with €177,500, the PokerStars Spade trophy, and all the bragging rights.

This is what they are all playing for:

Place	Prize (EUR)	Prize (USD)
1	€177,500	$196,304
2	€128,400	$142,003
3	€82,840	$91,616
4	€62,720	$69,365
5	€48,520	$53,660
6	€37,870	$41,882
7	€30,180	$33,377
8	€23,670	$26,178

12-07-2019 15:30 UTC+2

Van Hoof More Than Doubles

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jorryt van Hoof - Tsugumari Toma - Timothy Adams

Timothy Adams shoved from under the gun for 26,000 and action folded to Jorryt van Hoof in the small blind who made the call. Tsugunari Toma shoved in the big blind and Van Hoof called for the 87,500 he had in total.

Timothy Adams:
Jorryt van Hoof:
Tsugunari Toma:

The flop came for Toma to hit a set immediately but it also gave Van Hoof a gutshot to a straight. Adams hit a pair of eights.

The turn was the which left Adams drawing dead as he got up from his chair already.

The river completed the board with the to give Van Hoof the straight indeed to eliminate Adams and earn a full double-up through Toma.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorryt van Hoof	204,000 103,500	103,500
Tsugunari Toma	180,000 -77,000	-77,000

Timothy Adams	Busted

Tags: Jorryt van Hoof Timothy Adams Tsugunari Toma

12-07-2019 15:25 UTC+2

Beresford Busts Amid 'Casual High-Roller Conversations'

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bryn Kenney and Derek Ip were engaged in a conversation of good places to eat in Hong Kong when Kenney made it 7,000 to go from the hijack. Kahle Burns called on the button as he chimed in.

"I don't think I could ever spend like $20,000 on a meal like you, Bryn."

"Nah, I think the most I spent on a single meal was like $2,000," Kenney responded.

"I think the most I spent was $400 and I felt dirty about it," Kahle chuckled.

Back to the action, Conor Beresford also called from the big blind and the three players saw a flop of . The action checked to Burns who bet 6,500 and Beresford check-raised all in for around 40,000. Kenney quickly folded and Burns snap-called.

Beresford tabled for top pair but was in trouble against the of Burns. The and runout would not help Beresford as he was sent to the rail.

The life of a high-roller conversation continued with Kenney talking about his biggest splurge. "The most I splurged was when they tried to give me a middle seat from Las Vegas to the Bahamas and there was no way that was happening. It was either I get a private jet or don't go." And Kenney was in the Bahamas so we know what that entailed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	203,000 51,500	51,500
Conor Beresford	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney Conor Beresford Kahle Burns

12-07-2019 14:54 UTC+2

Ayras Eliminated by Mateos

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Pauli Ayras raised to 5,000 in middle position and Adrian Mateos three-bet shoved all in for roughly 80,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Ayras stuck in his last 60,000 chips.

Adrian Mateos:
Pauli Ayras:

It was a coin flip and Ayras stayed in the lead on the flop. The paired the board on the turn and the landed on the river. Mateos paired his ace and Ayras was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	151,000 59,000	59,000

Pauli Ayras	Busted

Tags: Pauli Ayras Adrian Mateos

12-07-2019 14:52 UTC+2

Karmatckii Eliminates both Sekularac and Martirosian

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Arsenii Karmatckii raised to 5,500 from under the gun and Artur Martirosian three-bet to 16,500 from the middle position. Action folded to Ognjen Sekularac in the big blind who called for his last 15,500. Karmatckii took some time and then made the 16,500 call.

The flop came and both Karmatckii and Martirosian checked to the on the turn. Karmatckii checked again and Martirosian bet 16,000 into the 2,000 side-pot which was called.

The river completed the board with the , Karmatckii checked for the last time and now Martirosian shoved. Karmatckii snap-called with the bigger stack.

Sekularac tabled and Karmatckii showed for the nut flush while Martirosian had for the lower flush for Karmatckii to score two eliminations

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	240,000 187,000	187,000

Artur Martirosian	Busted

Ognjen Sekularac	Busted

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Artur Martirosian Ognjen Sekularac

12-07-2019 13:00 UTC+2

Who Will Win the First PokerStars Spade Trophy at EPT Prague Today?

Shirley Ang

Day 2 of the €10,300 No-Limit Hold’em is set to start at 1 p.m. local time at the 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. At least 27 players out of 54 entries will return to the tables in the Chez Louis salon on the mezzanine level of the Hilton Prague but with registration still open right until the start, these numbers are expected to go up.

Tsugunari Toma will start the day in the lead with 219,000 in chips. The Japanese player has great results recently and will be looking to add another PokerStars spade trophy to the three he has already won albeit those were all won in tournaments with a “slightly” lower buy-in. Trailing Toma in the chip counts are Orpen Kisacikoglu (162,000), Michael Soyza (160,500), Anton Yakuba (160,500), and Kahle Burns with 151,500.

Daniel Dvoress, Matthias Eibinger, Jean-Noel Thorel, Scott Margereson, Yuan Li, Davidi Kitai, Bertrand Grospellier, and Quan Zhou will all come back to the felt with an above-average stack but anything can change.

The seat draw for Day 2 will be posted as soon as registration has closed when the players start Level 11 which features a small blind of 1,000, big blind of 2,500, and a big blind ante of 2,500. Players will receive an additional 3 time bank cards to the ones they bagged last night worth another 30 seconds each. Another 3 will be handed out to the players who reach the final table.

A 15-minute break will take place after every three levels and play will continue until the first winner in Prague can be announced. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action from the beautiful Hilton Prague so stick around!

Tags: Anton Yakuba Bertrand Grospellier Daniel Dvoress Davidi Kitai Kahle Burns Matthias Eibinger Michael Soyza Orpen Kisacikoglu Quan Zhou Scott Margereson Tsugunari Toma Yuan Li