€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

03-10-2022 21:53 UTC+2

Hallaert Gets Labous to Fold

Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

At the end of the previous level, Manuel Labous raised to 1,300 from the cutoff and Kenny Hallaert three-bet to 5,500 from the small blind.

The flop came , Hallaert continued with a bet of 4,500 which Labous called.

The turn was the and Hallaert fired a bet of 11,000 into the pot which was too much for Labous as he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Labous	160,000 160,000	160,000
Kenny Hallaert	54,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Manuel Labous

03-10-2022 21:56 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven van Zadelhoff	114,000 60,000	60,000
Karolis Sereika	93,000 13,000	13,000
Jelle Moene	64,000
Terry Jordon	61,000 19,000	19,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	54,000 8,000	8,000
Emmanouil Chrysovergis	50,000 -13,000	-13,000
Leith Rashid	40,000 20,000	20,000
Petar Kalev	32,000 2,000	2,000
Vivian Saliba	11,000 5,200	5,200
Steve Enriquez	10,400 -11,100	-11,100

Charlie Carrel	Busted

Mulder Jams Into Karakousis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

With some 21,000 in the middle to the turn, Georgios Karakousis checked his option. Teun Mulder made it 12,000 to go and Karakousis eventually called. He then checked the on the river with around 20,000 behind. Mulder moved all-in with the covering stack and forced a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henning Andre	105,000 20,000	20,000
Teun Mulder	80,000 39,000	39,000

Hossein Ensan	24,000 -6,000	-6,000

Georgios Karakousis	20,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Georgios Karakousis Teun Mulder

03-10-2022 21:58 UTC+2

Aksu Busts Mertens

Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Johan Mertens was all-in and at risk in the big blind and he was called and covered by Osman Aksu in the small blind.

Johan Mertens:
Osman Aksu:

The board read for Mertens to have rivered two pair but for Aksu to hit turn the straight and improve to Broadway on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Osman Aksu	70,000
Johan Mertens	Busted

Tags: Johan Mertens Osman Aksu

03-10-2022 22:03 UTC+2

Beresford Builds a Bigger Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

A raise to 2,000 was in front of Conor Beresford and Sven Krieger then pushed for what appeared to be 19,000.

"I don't like the chip thing you did, otherwise I would have probably called," Beresford mentioned in table chat.

Krieger grinned and shot back with a "sorry about that" while Beresford mused over his decision for another 30 seconds. He then splashed in several blue chips with a bang.

Sven Krieger:
Conor Beresford:

As it turned out, Beresford had his opponent pipped by a notch and that remained to be the case throughout the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	138,000 73,000	73,000
Hiroki Nawa	108,000 63,000	63,000
Ben Heath	50,000 50,000	50,000
Andy Wilson	43,000 -7,000	-7,000
Artan Dedusha	23,000 -5,000	-5,000
Sven Krieger	Busted

Tags: Conor Beresford Sven Krieger

03-10-2022 22:10 UTC+2

Dukic Felted by Chrysovergis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The cards were already turned over as Nenad Dukic was the player at risk with a short stack holding the . He faced Emmanouil Chrysovergis with the from one seat over and stood no chance on the board which gave Chrysovergis quads.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emmanouil Chrysovergis	52,000 2,000	2,000
Nenad Dukic	Busted

Tags: Emmanouil Chrysovergis Nenad Dukic

03-10-2022 22:20 UTC+2

Kaukua Jams Into Guilbert

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

In a battle of the blinds with limped action before the flop, Toni Kaukua checked and Johan Guilbert then bet the minimum. Kaukua opted for a check-raise to 3,000 and Guilbert came along. On the turn, Kaukua bet 8,000 to receive a call and jammed the river for what appeared to be 28,500.

Guilbert went into the tank for a while and eventually surrendered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sharon Sade	110,000 83,000	83,000
Toni Kaukua	57,000 57,000	57,000
Johan Guilbert	47,000 14,000	14,000

Silviu Baltateanu	32,500 -8,500	-8,500
Gaelle Baumann	32,000 -14,000	-14,000
Andras Nemeth	10,000 -26,000	-26,000

Tags: Johan Guilbert Toni Kaukua

03-10-2022 22:29 UTC+2

Pirault Among the Next Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Within quick succession, Georgi Sandev, Georgios Karakousis and Francois Pirault all departed from neighbouring tables.

Pirault's pocket nines were already mucked as he got it in for more than 20 blinds before the flop. He ran straight into the of Thijs Dirkzwager, who nailed top set on the flop. The turn sealed it, making the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vinayagamoorthy	100,000 62,000	62,000
Thijs Dirkzwager	70,000
Nikita Luther	18,000 -14,000	-14,000
Georgi Sandev	Busted
Georgios Karakousis	Busted
Francois Pirault	Busted

Tags: Francois Pirault Georgi Sandev Georgios Karakousis Thijs Dirkzwager

03-10-2022 22:36 UTC+2

Rudolph Gets the Folds

Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Christian Rudolph raised to 1,700 from the middle position and both Marcel Popa in the cutoff and Tat Ngo on the button made the call.

The flop came , Rudolph continued with a bet of 2,500 which only Ngo called.

The turn was the and Rudolph barreled a bet of 10,400 over the line, keeping 1,800 behind for Ngo to take a few seconds before opting to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcel Popa	38,000
Christian Rudolph	24,300 5,300	5,300
Tat Ngo	8,400

Tags: Marcel Popa Rudolph Gets Tat Ngo

03-10-2022 22:39 UTC+2

Gilboa Doubles Through Segebrecht

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The pocket queens of Claas Segebrecht were already mucked and he had moved forward his T-5,000 chips to pay off the double-up for Uri Gilboa. In a battle of premium pairs, Gilboa had the best of it with the and prevailed on a board.

The former EPT Sochi Main Event champion doubled for 24,200 and Segebrecht was left with a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Gilboa	49,000

Claas Segebrecht	9,200

Tags: Claas Segebrecht Uri Gilboa