€25,000 Single-Day High Roller II | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-15-2019 00:03 UTC+2

Tang Doubles Through Jukovic To Leave Him Short

HillKerby

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Danny Tang raised it up to 50,000 under the gun and action made its way around to Mustafa Jukovic, who defended his big blind. The two saw the flop come and Jukovic led out with a bet of 55,000, which Tang called.

The turn came and Jukovic checked. Tang fired out about 83,000 and Jukovic immediately announced a check-raise all in. Tang beat him into the pot with his calling chips, much to Jukovic's chagrin.

"You have the ace, don't you?" asked Jukovic. Tang tabled his hand to confirm but Jukovic already knew he was in trouble.

Danny Tang:
Mustafa Jukovic:

Tang found himself getting all of his chips into the middle on the turn already having Jukovic drawing dead to secure the double as the river completed the runout, bringing Tang near an average stack and leaving Jukovic with just over five big blinds left with which to play for the time being.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Tang	796,000 396,000	396,000
Mustafa Jukovic	132,000 -398,000	-398,000

Tags: Danny Tang Mustafa Jukovic

12-14-2019 23:44 UTC+2

Joris Ruijs Eliminated in 9th Place (€45,960)

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joris Ruijs shoved all in for 314,000 from under the gun and Danny Tang used up a time extension from middle position before laying his hand down. Jans Arends was in the small blind and made the call without any extra time needed.

Jans Arends:
Joris Ruijs:

The flop fell and Arends was still out front with his pocket queens. The on the turn and the on the river couldn't save Ruijs who was forced to settle for a min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jans Arends	980,000 340,000	340,000
Joris Ruijs	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Jans Arends Joris Ruijs

12-14-2019 23:33 UTC+2

Ruijs Doubles, Schemion Eliminated on the Bubble

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jans Arends shipped all in from under the gun as the big stack and Joris Ruijs called off his stack of 142,000 from the big blind. They waited for the action to unfold at the other table before the cards were eventually tabled.

Joris Ruijs:
Jans Arends:

The flop of put Arends in the lead but the on the turn gave Ruijs a straight. The river was the and Ruijs doubled up.

At the other table, Ole Schemion raised to 55,000 on the button and Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 175,000 in the small blind. Schemion four-bet shipped all in for 890,000 and O'Dwyer asked for a count before making the call.

Steve O'Dwyer:
Ole Schemion:

It was another coin flip and the pocket tens came out victorious again on the runout. Unfortunately for Schemion, he was the casualty of a big cooler and was eliminated on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	1,900,000 870,000	870,000

Jans Arends	670,000 -49,000	-49,000
Joris Ruijs	295,000 133,000	133,000
Ole Schemion	Busted

Tags: Jans Arends Joris Ruijs Ole Schemion Steve O'Dwyer

12-14-2019 22:53 UTC+2

Lim Won't Go Back-to-Back

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ole Schemion raised it up to 35,000 on the button and Chin Wei Lim defended from the big blind. The flop came and Lim checked to Schemion who made a large bet of 92,000. Lim used a time extension before check-raising all in for 347,000. Schemion called and the cards were on their backs.

Ole Schemion:
Chin Wei Lim:

Lim currently had the best hand but Schemion flopped a combo draw. The on the turn was a brick but the on the river gave Schemion a flush and the best hand. Lim, who won the previous €25,000 Single-Day High Roller, will not be winning another one today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	802,000 316,000	316,000
Chin Wei Lim	Busted

Tags: Ole Schemion Chin Wei Lim

12-14-2019 22:31 UTC+2

Greenwood Finds a Miracle Double

HillKerby

Level 14 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Danny Tang was in early position and opened to 25,000. Action folded around to Sam Greenwood, who three-bet to 60,000 in the cutoff. Robbie Toan was next to act on the button and cold four-bet to 125,000, prompting a fold from Tang. The cards hit the felt at an angle and flipped over with exposed for a brief second. While the dealer was scooping up Tang's hand, Greenwood quickly announced he was all in and Toan immediately called.

"I didn't mean to," said Tang to the dealer during the commotion, but the table was clearly focused on the kings-versus-aces showdown. Greenwood had one card left in the deck to help him, but he didn't know it.

"What did you fold?" Greenwood asked Tang.

"Nothing," responded Tang, not looking to escalate the situation any further.

The flop came and Toan was standing up confident about the prospects of winning a huge all-in situation. However, the turn rolled off , the final king in the deck.

"That's a one outer!" said somebody from the table, and the river came to leave Greenwood's' set of kings on top of Toan's cracked aces and Greenwood announced a stack of 239,000, which the dealer confirmed before squaring up stacks as the tournament went on break.

Once the hand was over, Tang confirmed to Greenwood what he had: "I folded king-ten," he said and the tournament area cleared out for what was left of the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	533,000 193,000	193,000
Danny Tang	374,000 19,000	19,000
Robbie Toan	100,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Danny Tang Robbie Toan Sam Greenwood

12-14-2019 21:42 UTC+2

Pardo Loses To Tang's Flopped Nuts

HillKerby

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Danny Tang was in the hijack and opened to 20,000, prompting a three-bet all in by Juan Pardo in the cutoff for the last of his chips. Action made its way back to Tang and he quickly called.

Juan Pardo:
Danny Tang:

"The nuts!" said Tang as he rolled over his hand. The foreshadowing was real: the flop came to give Tang the flopped nut straight, leaving Pardo in need of running cards to stay alive. The turn came , giving Paro four direct outs to a full house on the river. Unfortunately for him, none would come as the river fell to complete the runout and leave Pardo dry on chips as Tang scooped up the pot to bring him to 281,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Tang	281,000 121,000	121,000
Juan Pardo	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Juan Pardo

12-14-2019 21:01 UTC+2

Mateos Eliminated by Jukovic

HillKerby

Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mustafa Jukovic opened to 12,000 in early position and action folded around to Jans Arends, who was on the button and called. Adrian Mateos was in the big blind and went all in for 28,000, and both players called to take any future action to a side pot.

The flop came . Jukovic bet 30,000 and Arends folded, paving the way for hands to be tabled.

Adrian Mateos:
Mustafa Jukovic:

Mateos needed to hit a king or jack to stay alive, but instead the board ran out with a turn and river , putting a six-high straight on board. Jukovic's sevens meant his straight was one notch higher, eliminating Mateos from the tournament as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Jukovic	445,000 348,000	348,000
Jans Arends	415,000 -5,000	-5,000
Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Mustafa Jukovic Jans Arends

12-14-2019 19:09 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Eliminates Pedersen in Massive Pot

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A completed board of was spread across the table with Steve O'Dwyer and Simon Pedersen heads-up in a pot. Pedersen led out for 60,000 into a pot of just under 100,000 and O'Dwyer used up a time extension before shoving all in.

Pedersen was put to the test for his stack of around 265,000 and he eventually made the call. O'Dwyer turned over for a rivered flush while Pedersen was forced to show his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	940,000 719,000	719,000

Simon Pedersen	Busted

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Simon Pedersen

12-14-2019 19:02 UTC+2

Ben Heath reflects on a $5M 2019, 12 months after he almost left the game for good

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

If January is a time for resolutions, then December is a time for reflection.

There’s a lot for British pro Ben Heath to reflect on from 2019. He won his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet (in a $50K High Roller, no less) for $1.48 million, and followed up that victory a month or so later with a third-place finish in a £100K buy-in Triton event for £1.35 million.

Tags: Ben Heath

12-14-2019 18:51 UTC+2

Thorel Eliminated for the Final Time?

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel was on his fourth bullet of the tournament and was sitting on a stack of 65,000. Timothy Adams raised to 10,000 from under the gun and Thorel moved all in on the button. Adams asked for a count and then made the call.

Timothy Adams:
Jean-Noel Thorel:

The flop of gave Adams a few more outs and the on the turn made him a straight. Thorel was left drawing dead to the on the river and he said bye to his fellow tablemates before exiting the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	190,000 90,000	90,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted

Tags: Timothy Adams Jean-Noel Thorel