2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
745
Players Left
268
Players Left 1 / 1,154
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Branco Looking for Another Deep Run

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Carlos Branco finished in fifth place last year during the EPT Prague Main Event for €242,560 and is sitting on a healthy stack of almost twice average.

He raised to 1,400 from the button and was called by Domenico Gala in the big blind.

They both checked through the {6-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{q-Hearts} flop to the {k-Diamonds} on the turn. Gala check-called the 1,500 bet of Branco.

The river completed the board with the {a-Clubs} and Gala checked for the last time. Branco fired a bet of 4,500 into the pot and Gala took some time before opting to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Carlos Branco pt
Carlos Branco
83,000
Profile photo of Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
74,500
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of Domenico Gala it
Domenico Gala
56,000
9,000
9,000

Tags: Domenico GalaCarlos Branco

Malec Shoves on Speranza

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Sebastian Malec
Sebastian Malec

Sebastian Malec raised to 1,400 from the cutoff and Gianluca Speranza three-bet to 6,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Malec made the call.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Malec check-called the 5,000 continuation-bet of Speranza.

They both checked through the {10-Clubs} on the turn to the {4-Diamonds} on the river. Malec took his time and then opted to fold. Speranza then tanked and bet 15,000. Malec tanked for a bit longer and shoved. Speranza asked for a count and dived back into the tank to end up folding eventually.

Player Chips Progress
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Sebastian Malec
80,500
38,500
38,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
45,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
34,000
9,000
9,000

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaSebastian Malec

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
56,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
41,500
10,500
10,500
Profile photo of Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson
41,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
38,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
36,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Paul Hoefer de
Paul Hoefer
34,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Claas Segebrecht de
Claas Segebrecht
33,300
33,300
33,300
Profile photo of Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
30,000
2,000
2,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Pascal Vos nl
Pascal Vos
21,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
19,500
12,500
12,500
Profile photo of Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
17,500
3,800
3,800
Profile photo of Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
8,200
10,800
10,800

Bizarre Bad Beat: Backdoor Quads Defeats Flopped Full House

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Lukasz Grossmann
Lukasz Grossmann

A frenzy was going on over on Table 24, where all players were frantically scrambling for their phones to film one of the most incredible bad beats that just transpired in front of their eyes. Three hands were tabled on a {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Spades} board, showing the following hands:

Antoine Vranken: {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Florian Ribouchon: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Lukasz Grossmann: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

While Ribouchon had flopped top full and Vranken trip sixes, it would be Grossmann who ended up with a runner-runner perfect to scoop the pot with quads.

Vranken, who got eliminated in the hand, relayed to PokerNews that Grossmann had raised from middle position and both he and Ribouchon had called from the blinds. Both flop and turn got checked around — each of the three players sneakingly trying to trap the other.

All the fireworks happened on the river: Ribouchon bet 4,500, Vranken raised to 10,000, Grossmann shoved all in for 28,400, Ribouchon came over the top with his sevens full, and Vranken called all in for his remaining 25,400. Grossmann scooped up the miracle pot, while Ribouchon will have a bad beat story for the ages to tell.

Florian Ribouchon
Florian Ribouchon
Player Chips Progress
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Lukasz Grossmann
95,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Florian Ribouchon fr
Florian Ribouchon
35,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Antoine Vranken nl
Antoine Vranken
Busted

Tags: Antoine VrankenFlorian RibouchonLukasz Grossmann

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Recent Eliminations

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Milan Sasek cz
Milan Sasek
Busted
Profile photo of Surinder Sunar gb
Surinder Sunar
Busted
Profile photo of Gheorghe Caplescu ro
Gheorghe Caplescu
Busted
Profile photo of Piotr Wiecek pl
Piotr Wiecek
Busted
Profile photo of Stavros Kalfas gr
Stavros Kalfas
Busted
Profile photo of Felix Schulze de
Felix Schulze
Busted
Profile photo of Jasper Meijer van Putten nl
Jasper Meijer van Putten
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Raffaele Sorrentino it
Raffaele Sorrentino
Busted
Profile photo of Terje Bremseth no
Terje Bremseth
Busted
Profile photo of Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
Busted
Profile photo of Yigit Aksoy tr
Yigit Aksoy
Busted
Profile photo of Nicolas Dumont fr
Nicolas Dumont
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jia Tang cn
Jia Tang
Busted
Profile photo of Luke Haward gb
Luke Haward
Busted
Profile photo of Andrei Makavets by
Andrei Makavets
Busted
Profile photo of Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
Busted
Profile photo of Jakob Miegel de
Jakob Miegel
Busted
Profile photo of Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
Busted
Profile photo of Ivan Deyra fr
Ivan Deyra
Busted
Profile photo of Hongbin Guo cn
Hongbin Guo
Busted
Profile photo of Igor Grytsak ua
Igor Grytsak
Busted
Profile photo of Alfie Adam gb
Alfie Adam
Busted
Profile photo of Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard
Busted
Profile photo of Rasmus Agerskov dk
Rasmus Agerskov
Busted
Profile photo of Artem Khachaturov ru
Artem Khachaturov
Busted

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Chip Counts

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jerry Odeen se
Jerry Odeen
97,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Nick Marchington gb
Nick Marchington
95,000
53,000
53,000
Profile photo of Markus Durnegger at
Markus Durnegger
92,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
71,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
70,000
40,000
40,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Viktor Katzenberger hu
Viktor Katzenberger
64,500
8,800
8,800
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
45,000
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of David Boyaciyan nl
David Boyaciyan
44,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Aidan Hynes ie
Aidan Hynes
32,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Jan-Eric Schwippert de
Jan-Eric Schwippert
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
23,000
3,000
3,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Ivan Deyra fr
Ivan Deyra
18,200
18,200
18,200

Antonius Sends One Packing

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Patrik Antonius & Maya Geller
Patrik Antonius & Maya Geller

A short-stacked Jozef Bartalos was all in for his last 11,500 and Patrik Antonius came along with the call.

Jozef Bartalos: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Patrik Antonius: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

Five bricks landed for Bartalos on a {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{5-Spades} board, ending his EPT Prague Main Event. Antonius crossed the 100k mark after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
102,000
62,000
62,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jozef Bartalos sk
Jozef Bartalos
Busted

Tags: Patrik AntoniusJozef Bartalos

Michaelis Done Defending

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Paul Michaelis
Paul Michaelis

Paul Michaelis was seen leaving the tournament area but walked past his friend Robert Heidorn to explain what had happened:

"I ran my stack back up to 32,000 after being down to 4,000 at one point. We both had a set, I had fives, he (Kimmo Kurko) had jacks. All the money went in on the river."

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kimmo Kurko fi
Kimmo Kurko
95,000
31,000
31,000
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Paul Michaelis
Busted
Defending Champion

Tags: Kimmo KurkoPaul MichaelisRobert Heidorn