2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€2,200 EPT National High Roller
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
€342,810
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€1,862,400
Total Entries
970
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
970
Players Left
143
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Lucchini Doubles Through Brandstrom, Leaves Him With Crumbs

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Claudio Lucchini saw action folded to him in the hijack and shoved his last 147,000 into the middle. He received action from Simon Brandstrom, who was on the button and covered Lucchini by just a few big blinds.

Claudio Lucchini: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Simon Brandstrom: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Lucchini pulled further ahead on the flop {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, flopping top set. However, the turn {8-Diamonds} gave him a sweat to fade the straight draw that Brandstrom picked up. The river {k-Diamonds} was safe, resulting in a fist pump as the amount to be sent his way was counted and committed from Brandstrom, leaving him with just 25,000 behind as Lucchini stacked his newly-earned chips to bring him over 300,000.

Tags: Claudio LucchiniSimon Brandstrom

Soulier's Aces Cracked To Bust

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Fabrice Soulier
Fabrice Soulier

Fabrice Soulier had opened preflop from the cutoff and was three-bet all in by Bjorn Kozenkai in the big blind. Soulier quickly called.

Fabrice Soulier: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Bjorn Kozenkai: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Soulier was way out in front until the flop came {2-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, giving Kozenkai the nut flush. However, Soulier's top set meant he had outs at the board pairing to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, the turn {7-Clubs} and river {5-Spades} didn't do the trick and he was eliminated from the tournament just a few places before reaching the money.

Tags: Bjorn KozenkaiFabrice Soulier

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Double KO for Beresford

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Conor Beresford
Conor Beresford

Antonin Teisseire shoved all in for 47,000 in middle position and Conor Beresford tanked awhile then slapped in 75,000 from the button. Small blind Anton Bergstrom flicked in a chip, having about 50,000 in his stack.

Bergstrom: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Teisseire: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Beresford: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

"Ace coming," the player in the cutoff said confidently.

None came on the first four cards as {4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{q-Clubs} rolled off the deck, but the river was indeed the {a-Spades}.

Tags: Anton BergstromAntonin TeisseireConor Beresford

Two Eliminations in Two Hands

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #1:

Alisa Sibgatova check-raised all in from the big blind against Markus Durnegger, who was in middle position on a board of {8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. According to Durnegger after the hand, he opened and Sibgatova called. Sibgatova then check-called a continuation-bet on the flop before check-raising all in on the turn.

Alisa Sibgatova: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Markus Durnegger: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

Sibgatova found herself with only one card left in the deck that would keep her alive in the {10-Spades} since the {10-Hearts} would give Durnegger a flush. That card did not come as the river fell {q-Spades} and she was eliminated from the tournament.

Hand #2:

On the following hand, Muhamet Perati saw action folded to him in the small blind and went all in for 111,000. Julijan Rados was waiting in the big blind and quickly announced a call.

Muhamet Perati: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Julijan Rados: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Perati found himself up against a pair and in need of improving to stay alive. The flop came {10-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} to give him more outs to both Broadway and the nut flush, but that was as close as he would get as the turn {2-Clubs} and river {6-Hearts} were of no help for him, spelling his elimination just moments after Sibgatova's departure from the tournament.

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaJulijan RadosMarkus DurneggerMuhamet Perati

Kurko Gets a Dub

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kimmo Kurko was in the small blind and saw action folded to him. He went all in for his last 62,000 and Kayhan Mokri Roshanfekr called from the big blind.

Kimmo Kurko: {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Kayhan Mokri Roshanfekr: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Kurko was behind but had two live cards and hit one of them on the flop {5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}. The turn {q-Clubs} and river {4-Clubs} provided a clean runout and Kurko found new life with under 20 eliminations left to go before the day's end.

Tags: Kimmo KurkoKayhan Mokri Roshanfekr

Rados Raises the River

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Julijan Rados saw action folded to him on the button and opened to 10,000. He was called by Björn Kozenkai, who defended his big blind, and the flop came {8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Spades}. Both players checked.

The turn was {j-Spades} and Kozenkai led out with a bet of 8,000. Rados called. The river fell {q-Clubs} and Kozenkai fired out another 22,000. Rados thought for about 90 seconds and then slid out a raise to 66,000. Kozenkai immediately sent his cards to the muck and Rados saw the pot shipped his way.

Tags: Julijan RadosBjorn Kozenkai

Recent Eliminations

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Chrysochoidis Holds

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jonathan Therme moved all in for approximately 55,000 in late position and was called by Christoforos Chrysochoidis, who had {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} in the big blind. Therme showed {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and found no improvement on the community, which brought an ace on the river for good measure.

Tags: Jonathan ThermeChristoforos Chrysochoidis