€1,100 EPT National Day 2 | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-09-2019 23:00 UTC+1

Di Blasi Busted by Stasiewicz

Shirley Ang

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetcov limped in from under the gun and Bartosz Stasiewicz raised to 200,000 from the hijack. Fabio Di Blasi shoved from the small blind for 755,000. The big blind and Kuznetcov folded while Stasiewicz made the call.

Fabio Di Blasi:
Bartosz Stasiewicz:

The board ran out for Stasiewicz to turn a set to eliminate Di Blasi in 42nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bartosz Stasiewicz	2,960,000 1,110,000	1,110,000
Fabio Di Blasi	Busted

Tags: Bartosz Stasiewicz Fabio Di Blasi Nikita Kuznetcov

12-09-2019 22:51 UTC+1

Sandsgaard Stopped by Skhulukhiya

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Shirley Ang

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jussi Mattila raised to 125,000 from the middle position and Borge Sandsgaard shoved from the hijack for 455,000. Action folded to Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in the small blind who made the call. Mattila took some time and then opted to fold.

Borge Sandsgaard:
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya:

The board ran out for Skhulukhiya to hit the flop for a pair of jacks to eliminate Sandsgaard in 43rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	3,830,000 555,000	555,000
Borge Sandsgaard	Busted

Tags: Borge Sandsgaard Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Jussi Mattila

12-09-2019 22:50 UTC+1

A Double for Nedelcu

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Narcis Nedelcu was all-in for 740,000 with the and Andrei Konopelko looked him up with .

The kicker played on a board of as Nedelcu made two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jasper Meijer van Putten	3,600,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Gregory Telman	3,300,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Andrei Konopelko	2,900,000 500,000	500,000
Pierre Calamusa	2,200,000 745,000	745,000

Vojtech Susta	1,700,000 450,000	450,000
Narcis Nedelcu	1,600,000 100,000	100,000
Emile Baroudi	1,350,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Andrei Konopelko Narcis Nedelcu

12-09-2019 22:47 UTC+1

Buhaiov Folds to Lesniewski

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Shirley Ang

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nazar Buhaiov raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Marcin Lesniewski three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind which was called.

They both checked through the flop to the . Lesniewski bet 250,000 and Buhaiov called after contemplating for a while.

The river completed the board with the , Lesniewski fired a bet of 400,000 and Buhaiov jumped into the tank and then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Micha Hoedemaker	2,460,000 60,000	60,000
Marcin Lesniewski	1,700,000 450,000	450,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,585,000 415,000	415,000
Semen Kravets	1,520,000 170,000	170,000

Fidan Zahiti	1,400,000
Grzegorz Wyraz	745,000 5,000	5,000
Rafael Alkhouri	565,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Marcin Lesniewski Nazar Buhaiov

12-09-2019 22:43 UTC+1

"I Love This Game!"

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Hill Kerby

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Katav saw action folded to him on the button and made it 100,000 to go. Patrick El Kallas came over the top from the small blind for his last 595,000 and Katav called to send the two off to the races.

Patrick El Kallas:
David Katav:

El Kallas found himself in a coin flip situation at risk for his tournament life, needing to hold against Katav's big slick. The board came and he earned the double at Katav's expense as a result.

"I love this game!" said El Kallas as the river hit, seeing that he had held. There was a small friendly discussion between the two players as the next hand began and then they got back to business once all cards had been dealt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Armand	2,630,000 130,000	130,000
Jakub Oliva	2,430,000 1,045,000	1,045,000
Philipp Zukernik	1,550,000 200,000	200,000
David Katav	1,315,000 260,000	260,000
Patrick El Kallas	1,280,000 865,000	865,000
Sergey Perelygin	800,000 100,000	100,000
Paulius Lipskis	640,000 510,000	510,000
Alexandre Viard	460,000 640,000	640,000

Tags: David Katav Patrick El Kallas

12-09-2019 22:37 UTC+1

Di Blasi Doubles Through Stasiewicz

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

A short-stacked Fabio Di Blasi was all-in for the last 365,000 and he was called by Bartosz Stasiewicz.

Di Blasi was at risk with the and Stasiewicz ahead with the but that changed on the board as Di Blasi spiked a king to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetcov	3,700,000 400,000	400,000
Bartosz Stasiewicz	1,850,000 275,000	275,000
Antal Mezei	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Luigi Lavigna	950,000 140,000	140,000
Fabio Di Blasi	805,000 115,000	115,000
Yin Liu	725,000 325,000	325,000
Serhii Holodiuk	715,000 535,000	535,000

Tags: Bartosz Stasiewicz Fabio Di Blasi

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

12-09-2019 22:15 UTC+1

Final Break of the Night

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Hill Kerby

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The remaining 43 players are on their final 20-minute break of the night, with two one-hour levels left in the day once play resumes.

12-09-2019 22:13 UTC+1

More for Skhulukhiya

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Shirley Ang

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Borge Sandsgaard raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya three-bet to 225,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Sandsgaard who made the call.

The flop came , Sandsgaard check-called the 185,000 continuation-bet of Skhulukhiya.

The turn was the , Sandsgaard checked again and now Skhulukhiya barreled a bet of 515,000 over the line. Sandsgaard folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	3,275,000 675,000	675,000
Borge Sandsgaard	1,550,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Borge Sandsgaard Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

12-09-2019 22:09 UTC+1

Big Slick Holds for Both Burns and Ivanov

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Hill Kerby

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Simon Burns opened to 85,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 300,000 by Giulio Mascolo out of the cutoff. The next two players folded to put action onto Lyudmil Ivanov, who cold four-bet all in for 505,000. Burns went over the top for 1.105 million and Mascolo called quickly called.

Lyudmil Ivanov:
Simon Burns:
Giulio Mascolo:

Mascolo found himself hoping for a queen to score the double knockout and chip up tremendously; meanwhile, Ivanov had his sights set on a share of the main pot. Burns did as well, but also was in great position to take down the side pot for a sizeable increase to his stack.

The board ran out , missing the possibility at two pair coming on board for a three-way chop. Stacks and pots were divided accordingly and both Burns and Ivanov saw big increases to their stacks at the expense of Mascolo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giulio Mascolo	1,980,000 1,030,000	1,030,000
Simon Burns	1,860,000 660,000	660,000
Lyudmil Ivanov	790,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Giulio Mascolo Lyudmil Ivanov Simon Burns