2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
Eugenio Peralta raised to 2,000 from middle position and the player in the big blind called.
The flop was ![]()
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and Peralta continued for 1,600. The big blind called and the turn was
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Peralta fired 3,000 and his opponent went into the tank before asking how much he had left. Peralta counted out nearly 7,500.
After a few moments, the big blind tossed his hand in the muck and Peralta took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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on the board, Petr Targa shoved and Felipe Arcas called with less.
Targa turned over ![]()
for the ace-high flush. Arcas flashed what may have been ![]()
and tossed the losing hand in the muck before wishing the table luck and making his way for the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,800
59,800
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59,800 |
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Busted |
Masato Yokosawa was short-stacked and all in preflop versus Patrick Bechard and 2013 EPT Deauville Main Event Champion Remi Castaignon.
With action on the river for a side pot with the board reading ![]()
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, Castaignon checked to Bechard, who bet 10,000. Castaignon called for most of his remaining stack.
Bechard showed ![]()
for a winning top two pair. Castaignon showed a losing ![]()
, while Yokosawa showed ![]()
to eliminate him from the flight, but the GPI award-winning Poker Personality of the Year says he'll be entering tonight's flight B.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,000
52,900
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52,900 |
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3,200
3,200
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3,200 |
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Busted | |
A player in the cutoff raised to 2,500 and Oleg Bessaev called from the button. The player in the big blind came along and action was three-handed.
The flop was ![]()
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. Both players checked and Bessaev bet 6,000. The big blind folded and the cutoff called.
The turn was
and the cutoff checked. Bessaev fired 10,000 and the cutoff check-called to see
on the river.
The cutoff fired 10,000 on the river and Bessaev gave it a moment of thought before he called. The cutoff turned over ![]()
for aces and threes, but Bessaev showed ![]()
to take the pot with aces and jacks. Bessaev wins another one and he has vaulted to the top part of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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259,000
233,500
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233,500 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Ismael Bojang has been spotted in the field with a heap of chips in front of him.
In a recent hand, The German star faced a bet of 10,000 on a completed board of ![]()
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He opted to fold, flashing the
in the process, preserving his more than 200,000 chip stack as the dinner break approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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214,000
214,000
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214,000 |
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The PokerNews team heard a loud celebration coming from Serok Kilic, who was standing up just a few tables over.
Upon arrival, the board read ![]()
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, and Kilic was showing ![]()
. His opponent, Nicola Sasso, had ![]()
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Both players snapped a few photos of the runout to commemorate the moment before Sasso gathered his things and headed for the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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141,800 | |
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Busted |
Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Play is expected to continue at 8:45 p.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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299,800
40,800
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40,800 |
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257,000
257,000
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257,000 |
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212,000
212,000
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212,000 |
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200,300
200,300
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200,300 |
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199,500
14,500
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14,500 |
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196,000
196,000
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196,000 |
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98,800
1,200
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1,200 |
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98,200
1,800
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1,800 |
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17,100
27,900
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27,900 |