2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Jose Manuel Gonzalez
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
€396,450
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,206,080
Entries
1,149
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
181
Players Left
6

Gonzalez Doubles Twice After Redraw

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

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 {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades} in middle position and ran into the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} of Jakub Oliva.

However, Gonzalez managed to drill a nine on the turn on the {6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} 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 {a-Hearts}{4-Spades} in from the small blind and smashed into Gonzalez's {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} in the big blind for 1,500,000.

The {7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts} wasn't enough for Montone, and Gonzalez now has one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Manuel Gonzalez es
Jose Manuel Gonzalez
3,000,000
2,425,000
2,425,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Diego Montone it
Diego Montone
1,800,000
-1,730,000
-1,730,000
Jakub Oliva cz
Jakub Oliva
1,550,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Diego MontoneJakub OliwaManuel Gonzalez

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

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

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: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Diego Montone: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The duo was racing for a huge pot, and Gonzalez saw his heater continue as the dealer spread a board of {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, 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 es
Jose Manuel Gonzalez
4,810,000
1,810,000
1,810,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Diego Montone it
Diego Montone
Busted

Tags: Diego MontoneManuel Gonzalez

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

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

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: {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Nicolas Vayssieres: {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

The {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop gave Rusinovas a straight draw, but the {8-Spades} turn and {10-Diamonds} river failed to help him and he was sent to the rail.

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

Tags: Aleksandras RusinovasNicolas Vayssieres

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

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

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

Oliva had the {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Vayssieres had the {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.

Oliva would need help but it would not materialize as the board ran out {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Spades}{q-Clubs} and he was eliminated.

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

Tags: Jakub OlivaNicolas Vayssieres

Sebastian Juhlen Eliminated in 13th Place (€21,950)

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

After losing a pot that left him short-stacked, Sebastian Juhlen moved all-in from the cutoff for his last 550,000, Thomas Lhomme moved in behind on the button for 1,600,000, and Jacobo Montoya woke up with a hand in the big blind and called with more to put both players at risk.

Sebastian Juhlen: {10-Spades}{8-Spades}
Thomas Lhomme: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Jacobo Montoya: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The dealer spread a flop of {6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Clubs} to give some help to Juhlen, pairing his eight, but the {6-Hearts} on the turn and the {7-Spades} on the river brought no further help and he was eliminated.

Meanwhile, Lhomme's kings ended up earning a near triple-up, and Montoya was left with the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Lhomme fr
Thomas Lhomme
4,030,000
2,480,000
2,480,000
Jacobo Montoya mx
Jacobo Montoya
650,000
-970,000
-970,000
Sebastian Juhlen se
Sebastian Juhlen
Busted

Tags: Jacobo MontoyaSebastian JuhlenThomas Lhomme

Alexis Nicolai Eliminated in 12th Place (€21,950)

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 250,000 ante
Alexis Nicolai
Alexis Nicolai

Jacobo Montoya limped for 200,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself 30,000 behind. That would prove to be a very wise and profitable decision, because Alexis Nicolai moved all-in on the button for a little over 2,000,000 and Thomas Lhomme moved in over top for more.

Lhomme then turned over his hand {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}, not realizing Jacobo was still in the hand.

Jacobo couldn't believe his situation, but folded, and left himself the 30,000 in hopes that Nicolai would be eliminated, giving him a pay jump. Nicolai's hand was then revealed,

Alexis Nicolai: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Thomas Lhomme: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board came {2-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Spades}{q-Hearts} and indeed Nicolai was eliminated, while Jacobo's 30,000 behind earned him that pay jump.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Lhomme fr
Thomas Lhomme
6,400,000
2,370,000
2,370,000
Jacobo Montoya mx
Jacobo Montoya
30,000
-620,000
-620,000
Alexis Nicolai fr
Alexis Nicolai
Busted

Tags: Alexis NicolaiJacobo MontoyaThomas Lhomme

Jacobo Montoya Eliminated in 11th Place (€24,470)

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 250,000 ante
Jacobo Montoya
Jacobo Montoya

Jacobo Montoya was down to one big blind and was all in prelfop. Ermanno Di Nicola was in the small blind and the cards were turned over.

Montoya actually had a good chance to double as he held the {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds} up against the {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts} of Di Nicola.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} the turn was the {2-Diamonds} and the river was the {4-Clubs} to bring in the wheel for Di Nicola and deny Montoya a chance at a miraculous spin up.

Player Chips Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
2,450,000
950,000
950,000
Jacobo Montoya mx
Jacobo Montoya
Busted

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaJacobo MontoyaJacobo Montoya Eliminated

Andreas Berggren Eliminated in 10th Place (€24,470)

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 250,000 ante
Andreas Berggren
Andreas Berggren

Andreas Berggren moved all in from the small blind, Manuel Gonzalez snap-called from the big and turned over the {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} that he woke up with. Berggren had the {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Clubs}{k-Spades} providing no ace and Berggren was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Manuel Gonzalez es
Jose Manuel Gonzalez
6,900,000
2,090,000
2,090,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Andreas Berggren se
Andreas Berggren
Busted

Tags: Andreas BerggrenManuel Gonzalez

Benjamin Beekhuis Eliminated in 9th Place (€29,470)

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 250,000 ante
Benjamin Beekhuis
Benjamin Beekhuis

Benjamin Beekhuis ripped all in from the button. Manuel Gonzalez called from the big blind.

Benjamin Beekhuis: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}
Manuel Gonzalez: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came {3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} to dampen Beekhuis's chances more with the hearts of Gonzalez. The turn was the {j-Clubs} to spell the end for Beekhuis as the {4-Spades} came inconsequentially on the river and he was gone as the official final table bubble boy.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Manuel Gonzalez es
Jose Manuel Gonzalez
10,300,000
3,800,000
3,800,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Benjamin Beekhuis nl
Benjamin Beekhuis
Busted

Tags: Benjamin BeekhuisBenjamin Beekhuis EliminatedManuel Gonzalez

"You Bluff Me, Huh?

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Manuel Gonzalez
Manuel Gonzalez

Manuel Gonzalez raised under the gun to 500,000 and received a call from Ermanno Di Nicola in the big blind.

The duo saw a flop of {a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and both checked.

That wouldn't be the case on the {6-Spades} turn however, as after Di Nicola checked again, and Gonzalez overbet jammed all-in for a little under 4,000,000 effective.

Di Nicola went deep into the tank, at one point suggesting to Gonzalez, "you bluff me, huh?"

Gonzalez remained stoic and finally, after a couple more minutes, Di Nicola folded his cards.

"Semi-bluff" said Gonzalez, as he raked in chips that moved his stack over the 10,000,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Manuel Gonzalez es
Jose Manuel Gonzalez
10,350,000
50,000
50,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
3,800,000

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaManuel Gonzalez