2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€1,100 EPT National
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Semen Kravets
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€375,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,353,920
Entries
2,452
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
624
Players Left
94

Short-Stacked Walerstein Eliminated by Wu

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Yake Wu
Yake Wu

A player in middle position pumped it up to 800 and received a call from Yake Wu in the hijack. Erez Walerstein was on the button and called all in for his last 400 and the small blind called as well, taking postflop action three ways to a side pot for any further action.

All three players checked to the river on a runout of {k-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}, where Wu put out a bet of 1,000 once action checked to him. Both players with chips and cards in front of them folded and the dealer announced a showdown.

Erez Walerstein: {k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Yake Wu: {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

Wu tabled his hand first upon his river bet receiving no action, and Walerstein turned his over in a frustrated manner, showing that the left him with the second-best hand and no further chips with which to play.

Player Chips Progress
Yake Wu cn
Yake Wu
21,900 -17,100
Erez Walerstein il
Erez Walerstein
Busted

Tags: Erez WalersteinYake Wu

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

"Too Much for Me"

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

The hijack opened to 700 and was called by Christos Stamatakis, who was on the button. The small blind also came along and the three saw a flop of {5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The small blind checked to the hijack, who made a continuation-bet of 1,200. Stamatakis called and the small blind folded, bringing action heads up to the turn {10-Hearts}.

The hijack checked to Stamatakis, who bet 2,000. The hijack then asked to confirm and exhaled audibly after receiving an affirmative answer.

"Too much for me," said the hijack. "Too much." He then called.

The river came {2-Spades} and the hijack checked again. Stamatakis put out another bet of 2,000.

"No!" said the hijack, folding {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} face up to earn the pot for Stamatakis without a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Christos Stamatakis gr
Christos Stamatakis
26,000 26,000

Tags: Christos Stamatakis

Early Day 1a Casualties

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Norman Kastner de
Norman Kastner
Busted
Marko Gasparovic hr
Marko Gasparovic
Busted
Nektarios Panagopoulos gr
Nektarios Panagopoulos
Busted
Christophe Larquemin fr
Christophe Larquemin
Busted
Zsolt Vasvenszki hu
Zsolt Vasvenszki
Busted
Christian Ostfelt se
Christian Ostfelt
Busted
Khalil Jabra lb
Khalil Jabra
Busted
Luke Haward gb
Luke Haward
Busted
Andre Petkovic se
Andre Petkovic
Busted
Ioannis Tsakiris gr
Ioannis Tsakiris
Busted
Gregory Armand us
Gregory Armand
Busted
Bleron Maliqi ch
Bleron Maliqi
Busted
João Roque Mestre Ferreira cz
João Roque Mestre Ferreira
Busted
Josef Huber cz
Josef Huber
Busted

Nines Up Good for Laasonen

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

A player raised to 600 from under the gun and received a call from a player in the middle position. Timo Laasonen also called from the cutoff, as did the players on the button and in the big blind to take action five ways to the streets.

The dealer fanned a flop of {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and the big blind checked. The under-the-gun opener made a continuation-bet for another 600 and everybody but the player on the button called.

All four players then checked the turn {3-Hearts} to bring the river {2-Hearts}. Action checked to Laasonen and he tossed out a bet of 2,200. The big blind thought for a few moments and proceeded to call, prompting two quick folds from the remaining players left to act.

The dealer announced a showdown and looked to Laasonen to table his hand. Laasonen, in turn, looked to the big blind in the hopes that he would show first. The big blind looked back at Laasonen, indicating he would not comply, and Laasonen tabled {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for two pair, nines and threes. It proved to be good for the pot as the big blind sent his cards to the muck and the pot was sent Laasonen's way.

Player Chips Progress
Timo Laasonen se
Timo Laasonen
36,000 36,000

Tags: Timo Laasonen

Fontaine On Half the Starting Stack

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Jean-René Fontaine
Jean-René Fontaine

Facing four opponents on a flop of {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, Jean-René Fontaine moved all in for the last 9,500 and one after the other they sent their cards into the muck. The same table also features Marc Goeschel, Carmen Zainescu and Uri Reichenstein.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-René Fontaine fr
Jean-René Fontaine
16,000 -14,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
15,800 15,800
Carmen Zainescu ro
Carmen Zainescu
13,000 13,000

Tags: Carmen ZainescuJean-René FontaineMarc GoeschelUri Reichenstein