2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

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

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€725,710
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€2,134,440
Entries
44
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

'Tis the Season for Snowmen; Pardo Eliminated

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened from under the gun and Vladimir Troyanovskiy three-bet to 13,500. Both Chin Wei Lim and Tsugunari Toma called in the blinds before Martirosian four-bet to 46,000.

Troyanovskiy then five-bet to 95,000 and Lim, Toma and eventually Martirosian eventually folded. Troyanovskiy flashed an {8-} and mucked his hand.

"It's snowman season!" said tablemate Sam Grafton.

Meanwhile, Juan Pardo was eliminated by Steve O'Dwyer. The Spaniard held {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} against O'Dwyer's {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. The board was {k-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Pardo's last 70,000 chips headed to his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
375,000 125,000
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
370,000 20,000
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
230,000 -20,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
205,000 100,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
130,000 -35,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
Busted

Tags: Artur MartirosianChin Wei LimSam GraftonJuan PardoSteve O'DwyerTsugunari TomaVladimir Troyanovskiy

Li's "Got Badziakouski's Number"

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 4,500 and Yuan Li three-bet to 14,500 on the button. Mikita Badziakouski four-bet to 43,000 from the small blind and Troyanovskiy folded. Li called and the flop was {7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Badziakouski continued for 35,000 and Li raised to 66,500. The raise was too little, so it was amended to 70,000 and Badziakouski called.

The turn {k-Spades} and river {3-Spades} were both checked.

"Nines?" asked Li as Badziakouski turned over {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Li duly turned over {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for a pair of jacks and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Yuan Li cn
Yuan Li
430,000 225,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
205,000 -135,000

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiVladimir TroyanovskiyYuan Li

Eibinger Runs Into Aces

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Matthis Eibinger raised it up in middle position and Timothy Adams three-bet to 14,000. Juan Pardo stuck in a four-bet to 36,000 and Eibinger five-bet shoved all in for 114,000. Adams re-shoved all in over the top and Pardo let his hand go.

Timothy Adams: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Matthias Eibinger: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The flop of {j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} left Eibinger drawing slim to Adams' aces. However, the {q-Clubs} on the turn gave him four outs but the {6-Diamonds} bricked off on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
545,000 157,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
81,000 -19,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
Busted

Tags: Timothy AdamsMatthias EibingerJuan Pardo

All the Way to the Top

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Soyza opened to 4,500 from under the gun and and Matthias Eibinger re-raised to 16,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Soyza called to see a flop of {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Soyza checked to Eibinger who continued for 24,000 and Soyza called.

The turn was the {6-Diamonds} which slowed the action as both players checked and the {8-Hearts} on the river put a straight on the board. Soyza led out with a small bet of 20,000 and Eibinger flicked in a call as his time was expiring. Soyza tabled {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a straight all the way to the jack and Eibinger conceded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
466,000 50,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
129,000 -77,000

Tags: Matthias EibingerMichael Soyza

Helppi Gets Three Streets

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Juha Helppi raised to 4,000 in the cutoff and Matthias Eibinger defended from the big blind. The flop came {10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Eibinger check-called a bet of 6,000 from Helppi.

The turn was the {5-Spades} and Eibinger tapped the table again. Helppi tossed in another bet of 17,000 and Eibinger stuck around to see the {8-Hearts} on the river. Eibinger check-called another bet of 37,000 and Helppi turned over {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} which got Eibinger to muck his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
416,000 171,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
388,000 48,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
308,000 83,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
269,000 19,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
206,000 -44,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
105,000 -32,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
100,000 -150,000

Tags: Juha HelppiMatthias Eibinger

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Confirmed Schedule Change

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

After some deliberation between the players and tournament staff, they have agreed to amend the Day 1 schedule to just six levels of play. Due to prior commitments from the majority of the players, it will be a shortened day which will result in late registration remaining open for two levels on Day 2.

Badziakouski Pulls the Trigger

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

Artur Martirosian opened to 4,000 from under the gun and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called in the hijack. Mikita Badziakouski three-bet to 25,000 in the small blind and Tsugunari Toma four-bet to 66,500 in the big blind after using a time extension.

Martirosian and Troyanovskiy quickly folded while Badziakouski went into the tank for over a minute. After two time extensions, Badziakouski unleashed the words "all in". Toma asked for a count that was delivered as 275,000 and Toma sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
380,000 -130,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
350,000 120,000

Tags: Artur MartirosianMikita BadziakouskiTsugunari TomaVladimir Troyanovskiy