€2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 2 | 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

03-11-2022 02:16 UTC+2

Jakub Oliva Eliminated in 14th Place (€19,740)

Jeff McMillan

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Jakub Oliva raised all in from the cutoff, Nicolas Vayssieres called in the small blind .

Oliva had the and Vayssieres had the .

Oliva would need help but it would not materialize as the board ran out and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Vayssieres	6,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Jakub Oliva	Busted

Tags: Jakub Oliva Nicolas Vayssieres

03-11-2022 02:10 UTC+2

Aleksandras Rusinovas Eliminated in 15th Place (€19,740)

Mike Patrick

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Aleksandras Rusinovas moved all-in from the small blind for 1,700,000. Nicolas Vayssieres called in the big blind with Rusinovas covered.

Aleksandras Rusinovas:
Nicolas Vayssieres:

The flop gave Rusinovas a straight draw, but the turn and river failed to help him and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Vayssieres	4,800,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Aleksandras Rusinovas	Busted

Tags: Aleksandras Rusinovas Nicolas Vayssieres

03-11-2022 01:57 UTC+2

Diego Montone Eliminated in 16th Place (€17,540)

Mike Patrick

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Diego Montone min-raised in the hijack to 320,000 and Manuel Gonzalez shoved all-in from the cutoff for approxmately 2,200,000 effective.

Action folded back to Montone, who called and put his tournament life at risk.

Manuel Gonzalez:
Diego Montone:

The duo was racing for a huge pot, and Gonzalez saw his heater continue as the dealer spread a board of , pairing Gonzalez's ace on the turn to give him another winner, and vault his stack close to 5,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Manuel Gonzalez	4,810,000 1,810,000	1,810,000

Diego Montone	Busted

Tags: Diego Montone Manuel Gonzalez

03-11-2022 01:24 UTC+2

Gonzalez Doubles Twice After Redraw

Mike Patrick

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Manuel Gonzalez got his entire stack in twice preflop at his new table and has spun his short stack instantly into a contender.

First, he shoved in middle position and ran into the of Jakub Oliva.

However, Gonzalez managed to drill a nine on the turn on the runout to give him his first double up.

A couple of hands later, he got his money in far better against Diego Montone who jammed his in from the small blind and smashed into Gonzalez's in the big blind for 1,500,000.

The wasn't enough for Montone, and Gonzalez now has one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Manuel Gonzalez	3,000,000 2,425,000	2,425,000

Diego Montone	1,800,000 -1,730,000	-1,730,000
Jakub Oliva	1,550,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Diego Montone Jakub Oliwa Manuel Gonzalez

03-11-2022 01:04 UTC+2

David Rubin Eliminated in 17th Place (€17,540)

Calum Grant

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

David Rubin jammed for in his stack for around 1,000,000 from middle position. Pedro Marques moved all-in as the covering stack in the small blind and actin folded round.

David Rubin:
Pedro Marques:

The kept Marques in front. The river turn brought in some chop outs but Rubin would be eliminated after the river.

A table redraw is currently underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Vayssieres	3,250,000 -850,000	-850,000
Pedro Marques	2,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
John Mooney	2,340,000 640,000	640,000
Jakub Oliva	1,750,000
Andreas Berggren	1,125,000 -775,000	-775,000
David Rubin	Busted

03-11-2022 00:55 UTC+2

Lewis Cracks Aces to Survive

Jeff McMillan

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Manuel Gonzalez limped from the small blind, Romain Lewis ripped all in and Gonzalez snap-called.

Romain Lewis:
Manuel Gonzalez:

Lewis was up against the limped rockets but had the type of hand desired to potentially crack aces. The flop came to open a straight draw. The turn was the to connect with the straight and the river came the to confirm the winner for Lewis and give him the critical double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lewis	2,024,000 809,000	809,000
Jose Manuel Gonzalez	950,000 -1,450,000	-1,450,000

Tags: Manuel Gonzalez Romain Lewis

03-11-2022 00:44 UTC+2

Jonathan Therme Eliminated in 18th Place (€15,330)

Jeff McMillan

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jonathan Therme raised to 600,000 under the gun. Aleksandras Rusinovas jammed all in from the hijack.

Therme tanked until a hand at another table completed before calling.

Jonathan Therme:
Aleksandras Rusinovas:

The board ran out and Therme was felted in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandras Rusinovas	2,220,000 120,000	120,000
Jonathan Therme	Busted

Tags: Aleksandras Rusinovas Jonathan Thelme Jonathan Thelme Eliminated

03-11-2022 00:40 UTC+2

Montoya Carves Into Montone's Chip Lead

Mike Patrick

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Diego Montone has just lost his lead atop the table after a blind battle with Jacobo Montoya.

Montone limped the small blind and Montoya checked to see a flop of .

Montone check-called a 250,000 chip bet from Montoya to see the on the turn.

Montone again checked and this time was faced with a bet of 700,000 from his opponent. After some deliberation, Montone called.

The river brought the and both players checked.

Montone showed for a flopped top pair, but Montoya turned over for a flopped two pair, which held up to win over 1,000,000 chips from Montone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Montone	3,375,000 -775,000	-775,000
Jacobo Montoya	2,925,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: Diego Montone Jacobo Montoya

03-11-2022 00:24 UTC+2

Vayssieres Gets Huge Double Up

Calum Grant

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nicolas Vayssieres opened to 200,000 from under the gun and then faced an all-in from big stack David Rubin. Vayssieres, conscious of pay jumps, waited two minutes to make the call.

Nicolas Vayssieres:
David Rubin:

The ladies scooped the pot following the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Vayssieres	4,100,000 2,780,000	2,780,000
Pedro Marques	2,100,000 -50,000	-50,000
Andreas Berggren	1,900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Jakub Oliva	1,750,000 300,000	300,000
John Mooney	915,000 -200,000	-200,000
David Rubin	550,000 -1,750,000	-1,750,000

03-10-2022 23:39 UTC+2

Di Nicola Loses Big Pot and Receives Penalty on Top

Mike Patrick

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aleksandras Rusinovas opened for 800,000 out of his 990,000 chip stack in early position. Ermanno Di Nicola made the call in the cutoff and action folded through the blinds.

At this point, Di Nicola exposed his hand, mistakenly thinking that Rusinovas was all in. With an over €2,000 pay jump coming up at 17th place, Rusinovas made no secret of tanking and checking the other tables before making an action. A player at the table then approached the floor staff and called the clock on Rusinovas. He ultimately tossed in the remaining 199,000 before the countdown hit 30 seconds.

Aleksandras Rusinovas:
Ermanno Di Nicola:

The dealer spread to give Rusinovas a winning pair of kings.