€1,100 EPT National Day 3 | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-10-2019 16:46 UTC+2

El Kallas Getting Shorter

Shirley Ang

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Patrick El Kallas completed his small blind and Narcis Nedelcu opted to check the big blind.

The flop came , El Kallas bet 200,000 and Nedelcu called.

The turn was the , El Kallas check-called the 350,000 bet of Nedelcu.

The river completed the board with the . El Kallas bet 425,000 and Nedelcu glanced at El Kallas' stack before raising to 1,200,000. El Kallas contemplated for a bit and then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Narcis Nedelcu	4,970,000	2,080,000
Patrick El Kallas	1,400,000	-2,940,000

Tags: Narcis Nedelcu Patrick El Kallas

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

12-10-2019 16:33 UTC+2

Micha Hoedemaker Eliminated in 14th Place (€19,585)

Shirley Ang

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Narcis Nedelcu raised to 275,000 from the hijack and Micha Hoedemaker three-bet to 1,305,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself behind with 120,000. Action folded to Semen Kravets in the big blind who made the call while Nedelcu got out of the way.

The flop came , Kravets bet and Hoedemaker called for his last chips.

Micha Hoedemaker;
Semen Kravets:

Hoedemaker had flopped top two pair while Kravets held the straight and flush draw.

The turn was the to give Kravets the Broadway, only another ace or queen could save Hoedemaker's tournament life but the river completed the board with the to send Hoedemaker to the rail in fourteenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Semen Kravets	6,440,000	1,440,000
Micha Hoedemaker	Busted

Tags: Micha Hoedemaker Narcis Nedelcu Semen Kravets

12-10-2019 16:22 UTC+2

Nikita Kuznetcov Eliminated in 15th Place (€19,585)

Yori Epskamp

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetcov raised to 250,000 in middle position, Jasper Meijer van Putten called on the button and Bartosz Stasiewicz peeled from the big blind. On a flop, both Stasiewicz and Kuznetcov checked to Meijer van Putten, who bet 450,000.

Stasiewicz folded, but Kuznetcov had a different plan as he check-raised all in for 1,775,000 instead. Meijer van Putten gave it about ten seconds of thought before calling it off.

Nikita Kuznetcov:
Jasper Meijer van Putten:

Kuznetcov was caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar, leaving him with just six outs to escape demise. Neither the turn nor river brought the needed help, ending his bid in 15th place.

"So that's how you got all those chips," Lyudmil Ivanov chuckled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jasper Meijer van Putten	21,600,000	4,100,000
Nikita Kuznetcov	Busted

Tags: Jasper Meijer van Putten Nikita Kuznetcov

12-10-2019 16:16 UTC+2

Philipp Heinke Eliminated in 16th Place (€17,230)

Shirley Ang

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Philipp Heinke raised to 240,000 from the hijack and action folded to Rafael Alkhouri in the big blind who shoved with the bigger stack. Heinke snap-called but looked distraught when the cards went on their backs.

Philipp Heinke:
Rafael Alkhouri:

The board ran out for Alkhouri to hold with the higher pocket pair to eliminate the Day 2 chip leader in sixteenth place for €17,230.

The rest of the field picked up a pay jump to €19,585.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Alkhouri	7,000,000	2,650,000
Philipp Heinke	Busted

Tags: Philipp Heinke Rafael Alkhouri

12-10-2019 16:12 UTC+2

Another Batch of Photos

Shirley Ang

Photos courtesy of Manuel Kovsca/PokerStars.

12-10-2019 16:10 UTC+2

Redraw Final Two Tables

Yori Epskamp

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Patrick El Kallas	Jordan	4,340,000	36
1	2	Narcis Nedelcu	Romania	2,890,000	24
1	3	Micha Hoedemaker	Netherlands	1,270,000	11
1	4	Philipp Heinke	Germany	2,960,000	25
1	5	Fidan Zahiti	Sweden	2,100,000	18
1	6	Jussi Mattila	Finland	7,600,000	63
1	7	Semen Kravets	Russia	4,200,000	35
1	8	Rafael Alkhouri	Sweden	4,350,000	36

2	1	Jasper Meijer Van Putten	Netherlands	17,500,000	146
2	2	Yin Liu	China	3,150,000	26
2	3	Bartosz Stasiewicz	Poland	3,715,000	31
2	4	Grzegorz Wyraz	Poland	2,780,000	23
2	5	Gregory Telman	Israel	7,500,000	63
2	6	Nikita Kuznetcov	Russia	2,250,000	19
2	7	Lyudmil Ivanov	Bulgaria	4,300,000	36
2	8	Timo Laasonen	Finland	3,210,000	27

Player	Chips	Progress
Jasper Meijer van Putten	17,500,000
Jussi Mattila	7,600,000	2,695,000
Gregory Telman	7,500,000	-450,000
Rafael Alkhouri	4,350,000	-210,000
Patrick El Kallas	4,340,000	1,020,000
Lyudmil Ivanov	4,300,000	-200,000
Semen Kravets	4,200,000	-310,000
Bartosz Stasiewicz	3,715,000	5,000
Timo Laasonen	3,210,000	1,085,000
Yin Liu	3,150,000	-555,000
Philipp Heinke	2,960,000	-1,090,000
Narcis Nedelcu	2,890,000	755,000
Grzegorz Wyraz	2,780,000	300,000
Nikita Kuznetcov	2,250,000	-870,000
Fidan Zahiti	2,100,000	-15,000
Micha Hoedemaker	1,270,000	-300,000

12-10-2019 16:01 UTC+2

Stasiewicz Doubles Through Ivanov

Shirley Ang

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Bartosz Stasiewicz shoved from the button and Lyudmil Ivanov asked for a count in the small blind. The dealer confirmed Stasiewicz had 1,735,000 behind and Ivanov decided to shove too for Nikita Kuznetcov to quickly get out of the way.

Bartosz Stasiewicz:
Lyudmil Ivanov:

The board ran out for Stasiewicz to hold and double up just before the redraw for the final two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyudmil Ivanov	4,500,000	-1,710,000
Bartosz Stasiewicz	3,710,000	1,255,000

Tags: Bartosz Stasiewicz Lyudmil Ivanov Nikita Kuznetcov

12-10-2019 16:00 UTC+2

Vojtech Susta Eliminated in 17th Place (€17,230)

Yori Epskamp

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jasper Meijer van Putten raised to 275,000 in middle position, Vojtech Susta three-bet shoved 1,185,000 from the cutoff and Meijer van Putten called it off with ease.

Vojtech Susta:
Jasper Meijer van Putten:

There's no stopping Meijer van Putten today as the Dutchman won yet another race with ease on an board, busting the Czech in 17th place.

"The only hope is to play a flop, shove it in, and hope he doesn't have it," Fidan Zahiti remarked in table chat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jasper Meijer van Putten	17,500,000	870,000
Vojtech Susta	Busted

Tags: Jasper Meijer van Putten Vojtech Susta

12-10-2019 15:51 UTC+2

Jakub Oliva Eliminated in 18th Place (€14,875)

Shirley Ang

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Lyudmil Ivanov raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Jakub Oliva in the big blind who tanked for a while and then shoved for 1,275,000. Ivanov took a few seconds and then made the call.

Jakub Oliva:
Lyudmil Ivanov:

The board ran out for not help Oliva in any way as he was eliminated in 18th place for €14,875 while the rest of the field picked up a pay jump to €17,230.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyudmil Ivanov	6,210,000	1,870,000
Jakub Oliva	Busted

Tags: Lyudmil Ivanov Jakub Oliva