2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
42
Prize
€177,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€591,700
Entries
61
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
61
Players Left
1

Kenney Spikes the River

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

Sam Greenwood raised it up on the button and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind. The dealer spread the flop of {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Kenney started with a check. Greenwood made a bet of around 15,000 and Kenney moved all in for 36,000 which Greenwood called.

Kenney turned over {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts} but was trailing the {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} of Greenwood. The {3-Spades} on the turn changed nothing but the {q-Hearts} on the river gave Kenney two pair to double up through Greenwood.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
85,000
35,000
35,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
56,000
-41,000
-41,000

Tags: Sam GreenwoodBryn Kenney

Higgs Halted by Grospellier

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

Sam Higgs shoved from the hijack for 30,000 and was called by Bertrand Grospellier in the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.

Sam Higgs: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Bertrand Grospellier: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for Grospellier to hold with the higher pocket pair to eliminate Higgs.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
155,500
48,000
48,000
EPT 1X Winner
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
Busted

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierSam Higgs

Birizdo Busted by Yakuba

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

Istvan Birizdo shoved from the button for 53,000 and was called by Anton Yakuba in the small blind while Jorryt van Hoof folded his big blind.

Istvan Birizdo: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Anton Yakuba: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for Yakuba to hit a set on the flop to eliminate Birizdo.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Yakuba ru
Anton Yakuba
190,000
29,500
29,500
Istvan Birizdo hu
Istvan Birizdo
Busted

Tags: Anton YakubaIstvan BirizdoJorryt van Hoof

Karmatckii Eliminates both Sekularac and Martirosian

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

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 {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{5-Hearts} and both Karmatckii and Martirosian checked to the {j-Spades} 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 {6-Spades}, Karmatckii checked for the last time and now Martirosian shoved. Karmatckii snap-called with the bigger stack.

Sekularac tabled {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Karmatckii showed {a-Spades}{8-Spades} for the nut flush while Martirosian had {q-Spades}{9-Spades} for the lower flush for Karmatckii to score two eliminations

Player Chips Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
240,000
187,000
187,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
Busted

Tags: Arsenii KarmatckiiArtur MartirosianOgnjen Sekularac

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Ayras Eliminated by Mateos

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

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: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Pauli Ayras: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

It was a coin flip and Ayras stayed in the lead on the {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop. The {j-Spades} paired the board on the turn and the {a-Spades} landed on the river. Mateos paired his ace and Ayras was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
151,000
59,000
59,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Pauli Ayras fi
Pauli Ayras
Busted

Tags: Pauli AyrasAdrian Mateos

Friendly Canadian Battle

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

Adrian Mateos got things started with a raise to 6,000 in the hijack. Sam Greenwood three-bet shoved all in for 55,000 on the button and Daniel Dvoress asked for a count from the small blind. Dvoress just called and Mateos got out of the way.

Daniel Dvoress: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Sam Greenwood: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

Greenwood showed his ace at first, hesitant to show his "queen blocker" as he called it. The board ran out {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Dvoress eliminated his Canadian rival.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
264,000
113,500
113,500
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
Busted

Tags: Sam GreenwoodDaniel DvoressAdrian Mateos

Thorel Leaves Adams Short

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

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in middle position along with Timothy Adams and Quan Zhou in the blinds. The flop came {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs} and the action checked to Thorel who bet 10,000 and only Adams called.

The turn was the {5-Hearts} and both players checked to the {a-Clubs} on the river. Adams led out with a bet of 12,500 and Thorel confirmed the amount before calling. Adams showed {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for two pair while Thorel held {a-Spades}{6-Spades} for trip aces.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
135,000
65,000
65,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
26,000
-83,000
-83,000

Tags: Quan ZhouSteve O'DwyerTimothy AdamsJean-Noel Thorel

Toma Puts Kitai All-In

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

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 7,000 from under the gun and was called by Anton Yakuba in the middle position, Tsugunari Toma in the hijack, Quan Zhou on the button, and Davidi Kitai in the big blind.

The flop came {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and it was checked to Toma who bet 13,000. Kitai was the only one to make the call.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds}, Kitai check-called the 26,000 continuation-bet of Toma.

The river completed the board with the {3-Spades}, Kitai checked for the last time and Toma bet enough to put Kitai all-in for his last 56,500. Kitai tanked, used two time bank cards, and then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Yakuba ru
Anton Yakuba
266,000
76,000
76,000
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
257,000
92,000
92,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
120,000
-15,000
-15,000
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
100,500
8,500
8,500
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
68,000
-37,500
-37,500
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
66,000
16,000
16,000
EPT 1X Winner
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
56,500
-56,500
-56,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
26,000

Tags: Anton YakubaDavidi KitaiQuan ZhouTsugunari TomaJean-Noel Thorel

Beresford Busts Amid 'Casual High-Roller Conversations'

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

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 {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. 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 {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for top pair but was in trouble against the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} of Burns. The {7-Clubs} and {9-Spades} 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 au
Kahle Burns
203,000
51,500
51,500
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
Busted

Tags: Bryn KenneyConor BeresfordKahle Burns