2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Mikalai Pobal
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€1,005,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,596,900
Entries
1,154
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
390
Players Left
127

Helppi Doubles Up

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

The player on the button limped and Juha Helppi raised to 2,000 in the small blind. Alexandre Viard re-raised to 5,000 in the big blind and the button folded.

Helppi moved all in for 9,700 and Viard called.

Juha Helppi: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Alexandre Viard: {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}

Helppi was ahead and there were no worries for the Finn on the {3-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} board as he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
20,000 9,000
Alexandre Viard fr
Alexandre Viard
19,000

Tags: Alexandre ViardJuha Helppi

Ropert Clashing With Guerrero

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Jimmy Guerrero (earlier this week)
Jimmy Guerrero (earlier this week)

French grinders Corentin Ropert and Jimmy Guerrero were duking it out in a pot that was already on the river with the board reading {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts}.

Ropert checked to Guerrero, who bet 2,800. Ropert check-raised to 9,500 and Guerrero took the better part of two minutes before calling it off.

Ropert rolled over {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} for the blades but Guerrero quickly revealed the {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a straight, followed by a frown from Ropert.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
45,000 15,000
Corentin Ropert fr
Corentin Ropert
21,000 -13,000

Tags: Corentin RopertJimmy Guerrero

Updated Counts From Level 3

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
55,000 25,000
Johan Guilbert fr
Johan Guilbert
48,000 -3,000
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Day 1A Chip Leader
48,000 11,000
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
42,000 5,000
Paul Hong nz
Paul Hong
38,000
Anh Do cz
Anh Do
37,000
Hidetoshi Suzuki jp
Hidetoshi Suzuki
37,000
Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
37,000 8,000
Yi Ye cn
Yi Ye
EPT 1X Winner
32,000
Jack O'Neill gb
Jack O'Neill
31,000 -1,000
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
31,000
Dinesh Alt ch
Dinesh Alt
29,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
28,000
Natalie Teh my
Natalie Teh
28,000
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
Defending Champion
21,500 -8,500
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
11,000 -7,000

Vranken Takes From Ivarsson

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

In a battle cutoff versus button, Antoine Vranken checked the {6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop and called a bet of 1,500 by Alexander Ivarsson. They both checked the {8-Diamonds} on the turn and Vranken then bet the {8-Hearts} river for 5,000.

Ivarsson gave it brief consideration and tossed his cards into he muck.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Vranken nl
Antoine Vranken
36,000 3,000
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
32,000

Tags: Alexander IvarssonAntoine Vranken

Gomez Zapatero Eliminated by Martirosian

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Artur Martirosian
Artur Martirosian

Artur Martirosian opened to 600 and called a three-bet to 2,000 by Javier Gomez Zapatero from one seat over in the hijack. Both opted to check the {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop and Martirosian bet the {j-Hearts} turn for 4,500, which Gomez Zapatero called.

After the {9-Clubs} river, Martirosian pushed for an effective 13,000 as that's what the Spaniard had behind. Gomez Zapatero spent more than two minutes in the think tank and then called.

Martirosian rolled over {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for trips jacks and Gomez Zapatero ended up second-best with the {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
52,000 52,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
Busted

Tags: Artur MartirosianJavier Gomez Zapatero

Linde Pressures Vrakas

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

On a {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{7-Spades} board, Per Linde checked to Georgios Vrakas, who bet 1,700. Linde check-raised to 6,500 and Vrakas called. The river was the {q-Spades} and Linde cut out a bet of 11,000, half of Vrakas' remaining stack. The Greek gave it ample thought before folding with a sigh.

Further assorted counts from the field added as well.

Player Chips Progress
Lyudmil Ivanov bg
Lyudmil Ivanov
51,000 51,000
Per Linde se
Per Linde
50,000 12,000
Firat Baltaci nl
Firat Baltaci
41,000 7,000
Espen Uhlen Jorstad no
Espen Uhlen Jorstad
37,200 8,600
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Day 1A Chip Leader
37,000 1,000
Derek Ip hk
Derek Ip
36,000 6,000
Antoine Vranken nl
Antoine Vranken
33,000 33,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
28,000 -3,000
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
27,000 27,000
Anatolii Zyrin ru
Anatolii Zyrin
26,100 -3,900
Georgios Vrakas gr
Georgios Vrakas
23,000 -12,000
Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
21,500 5,500

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200