€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

03-05-2022 23:14 UTC+1

Dzivielevski Chips Up Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Picking up the action on the turn, chip leader Audrius Stakelis checked his option. Yuri Dzivielevski made it 25,000 to go and was called by Stakelis, who then checked again the on the river. Dzivielevski fired another bet and this time, it was enough to claim the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Audrius Stakelis	430,000 20,000	20,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	325,000 85,000	85,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

03-05-2022 22:53 UTC+1

Second and Final Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Level seven has concluded and the remaining 32 players out of 55 entries have been sent into the final 15-minute break of the day. Teun Mulder will be back in action when they return as he re-entered just before the clock ran down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	100,000 100,000	100,000

03-05-2022 22:48 UTC+1

Double Knockout for Stakelis

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Following a raise to 5,000 by Teun Mulder, Pavel Binar jammed for what appeared to be 50,000 on the button.

"How much are you playing?" Audrius Stakelis in the small blind asked towards Mulder, who replied "I have around 165k". Stakelis then just called and Mulder jammed over the top, picking up an instant call by the Lithuanian.

Pavel Binar:
Teun Mulder:
Audrius Stakelis:

All three players held pocket pairs and Stakelis not only had the best of them but also the biggest stack. After a board of , that remained the case and Stakelis earned two bounties at once.

Player	Chips	Progress
Audrius Stakelis	410,000 265,000	265,000
Pavel Binar	Busted
Teun Mulder	Busted

03-05-2022 22:43 UTC+1

Latest Entries and Bustouts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Yin Qiaofeng was eliminated and re-entered shortly after while Ben Heath departed from the same table. The Brit hasn't bought back in yet while his fellow countryman Conor Beresford just sat down for the first bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yin Qiaofeng	100,000 15,000	15,000
Conor Beresford	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ben Heath	Busted

03-05-2022 22:37 UTC+1

Triple Up for Theologis

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In yet another three-way all-in, Laszlo Bujtas was flipping against two pocket pairs and held the second biggest stack of 128,000. He could earn the bounty of Alexandros Theologis, who was all-in for 102,500, while Arthur Conan had both comfortably covered.

Alexandros Theologis:
Laszlo Bujtas:
Arthur Conan:

Conan was on the verge to score two bounties and vault to the top of the leaderboard. However, the board ran out and Theologis tripled up. Conan secured the bounty of Bujtas and the small side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Theologis	310,000 175,000	175,000

Arthur Conan	210,000 115,000	115,000
Laszlo Bujtas	Busted

03-05-2022 22:30 UTC+1

Sereika Among Recent Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Among the recent trio of eliminations was Karolis Sereika, who was ousted in a three-way all-in.

Sereika had the best of it preflop with as Thomas Muehloecker with the and Tom Vogelsang with held inferior kickers. However, the board ran out and Sereika's ace-king was straightened out to chop his bounty prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	140,000 5,000	5,000
Thomas Muehloecker	135,000 40,000	40,000
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	Busted
Karolis Sereika	Busted
Stoyan Madanzhiev	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

03-05-2022 22:22 UTC+1

A Lot of Aces "for the Ukraine"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu was left with just two red T-500 chips and those went in preflop. He earned multiple callers and Belarmino de Souza then jammed for 117,000 total. Zhong Chen called with the covering stack to set up the following three-way showdown.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Belarmino De Souza:
Zhong Chen:

The board kept Kisacikoglu in contention while De Souza was eliminated. Kisacikoglu then doubled two times including with aces only to get it in preflop for 30,000 once more. He was looked up by Alexandros Theologis and there were some chuckles at the table when the cards were flipped over.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Alexandros Theologis:

Theologis picked up outs on the flop but bricked the turn and river.

"It's all for the Ukraine," Kisacioglu said as he will be donating a part of his winnings. "I think you will see a lot of aces during this trip," another player at the table remarked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhong Chen	340,000 120,000	120,000
Alexandros Theologis	135,000 20,000	20,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	70,000 30,000	30,000
Belarmino De Souza	Busted

03-05-2022 22:18 UTC+1

Nemeth Doubles Into a Big Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In an already bloated pot of more than 150,000, the completed board showed . Andras Nemeth had announced all-in for 139,000 and that sent Dimitar Danchev into the tank. Without using a time bank extension, Danchev sigh-called and Nemeth rolled over the for queens and treys.

That beat the of Danchev and Nemeth soared into the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	430,000 220,000	220,000
Dimitar Danchev	45,000 205,000	205,000