2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€80,360
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€267,900
Entries
57
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
56
Players Left
25

Guerrero Eliminated by Nemeth

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jimmy Guerrero
Jimmy Guerrero

Andras Nemeth raised to 4,500 from under the gun and picked up two callers including Ognyan Dimov on the button. Jimmy Guerrero then three-bet to 23,000 in the big blind and Nemeth was the only caller. On a flop of {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, Guerrero continued for 15,000 with some 60,000 behind.

Nemeth then raised to 80,000 and that sent the Frenchman into the tank. Eventually, Guerrero shrugged and called all-in after he had invested two 30-second time bank extensions.

Jimmy Guerrero: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Andras Nemeth: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Guerrero was ahead with his ace-high and even paired up on the {a-Spades} turn. However, he could not fade the {4-Clubs} river which improved Nemeth to a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
240,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
230,000
35,000
35,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
210,000
210,000
210,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy ua
Andriy Lyubovetskiy
80,000
-20,000
-20,000
Ognyan Dimov bg
Ognyan Dimov
80,000
-5,500
-5,500
EPT 1X Winner
Stoyan Madanzhiev bg
Stoyan Madanzhiev
50,000
5,000
5,000
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Mayer Eliminated by Tominaga

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

Andre Mayer went all-in for the last 21,000 in the cutoff and was called by Alexandros Theologis on the button. Daichi Tominaga also came along in the big blind and both active players checked the {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop. Tominaga led the {7-Clubs} turn for 30,000 and Theologis folded.

Andre Mayer: {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Daichi Tominaga: {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The {5-Spades} river missed both players and the ace-eight high of Tominaga was good enough to collect the €5,000 bounty prize for busting Mayer.

Player Chips Progress
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
250,000
125,000
125,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Tom Vogelsang nl
Tom Vogelsang
135,000
-5,000
-5,000
Daichi Tominaga jp
Daichi Tominaga
120,000
Alexandros Theologis gr
Alexandros Theologis
115,000
5,000
5,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
90,000
13,500
13,500
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
70,000
30,000
30,000
Andre Mayer fr
Andre Mayer
Busted

Chip and a Chair for Sereika

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

According to Thomas Muehloecker, Karolis Sereika was left with crumbs when he ran with queens into the aces of Rodrigo Sirichuk. Sereika was then all-in before the flop and three players came along to try and earn the €5,000 bounty on his head including Sirichuk, Muehloecker in the big blind and Pierre Christensen.

On the {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop, only Sirichuk and Christensen invested 5,000 each and the {2-Hearts} turn saw Sirichuk check. Christensen bet 12,500 to earn a call and Sirichuk check-folded the {a-Diamonds} on the river when Christensen bet 45,000.

"I was bluffing," the Dane announced as he rolled over the {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. Sereika remained in contention as his {q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} had connected with the board.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo Seiji br
Rodrigo Seiji
250,000
140,000
140,000
Pierre Christensen dk
Pierre Christensen
165,000
-30,000
-30,000
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
95,000
-5,000
-5,000
Karolis Sereika lt
Karolis Sereika
17,000
-83,000
-83,000

Triple Up for Hissou

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

In a three-way all-in, Sirzat Hissou was the shortest stack and at risk for a mere 28,000 on his second bullet. Adrian Mateos had him covered but was also at risk as Yin Qiaofeng got involved, too.

Sirzat Hissou: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Yin Qiaofeng: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Hissou tripled up while Mateos doubled through Qiaofeng for 40,500.

Player Chips Progress
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
95,000
9,000
9,000
Yin Qiaofeng be
Yin Qiaofeng
85,000
-15,000
-15,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
81,000
-34,000
-34,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Nemeth Doubles Into a Big Stack

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

In an already bloated pot of more than 150,000, the completed board showed {9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{10-Spades}. 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 {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} for queens and treys.

That beat the {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} of Danchev and Nemeth soared into the lead.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
430,000
220,000
220,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
45,000
-205,000
-205,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

A Lot of Aces "for the Ukraine"

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

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: {q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Belarmino De Souza: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Zhong Chen: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

The {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades} 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: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Alexandros Theologis: {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

Theologis picked up outs on the {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{j-Spades} flop but bricked the {9-Spades} turn and {3-Hearts} 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 nl
Zhong Chen
340,000
120,000
120,000
Alexandros Theologis gr
Alexandros Theologis
135,000
20,000
20,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
70,000
-30,000
-30,000
Belarmino De Souza br
Belarmino De Souza
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Sereika Among Recent Casualties

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 {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} as Thomas Muehloecker with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and Tom Vogelsang with {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} held inferior kickers. However, the board ran out {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Sereika's ace-king was straightened out to chop his bounty prize.

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

Triple Up for Theologis

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

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: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Laszlo Bujtas: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Arthur Conan: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Conan was on the verge to score two bounties and vault to the top of the leaderboard. However, the board ran out {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Theologis tripled up. Conan secured the bounty of Bujtas and the small side pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandros Theologis gr
Alexandros Theologis
310,000
175,000
175,000
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
210,000
115,000
115,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
Busted