€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 3 | 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

03-09-2022 18:05 UTC+2

"Not This Time, My Friend"

Matt Hansen

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

Bartolomeo Tato raised to 240,000 from under the gun and Meir Avigal shoved for 1,820,000. The rest of the table folded and Tato called without hestitation to put Avigal at risk.

Meir Avigal:
Bartolomeo Tato:

"One time!" Avigal shouted as he turned over big slick.

"No, no," Tato replied as he showed pocket kings.

The board ran out and the set of kings was good to knock Avigal out of the tournament.

"Not this time, my friend," Tato said. "Not this time."

Player	Chips	Progress
Bartolomeo Tato	4,250,000 2,110,000	2,110,000
Meir Avigal	Busted

Tags: Bartolomeo Tato Meir Avigal

03-09-2022 18:04 UTC+2

Konopka Slides a Bit Further

Mike Patrick

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

Abel Aspas min-raised to 200,000 under the gun and got a call from Karol Konopka in the big blind.

Konopka then checked the flop to Aspas, who continued for 175,000. Konopka made the call.

The turn brought the and after Konopka checked again, Aspas sized up to 625,000, earning a fold from Konopka, whose stack has slid back to near four million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abel Aspas	4,500,000 1,760,000	1,760,000
Karol Konopka	4,100,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Tags: Abel Aspas Karol Konopka

03-09-2022 17:53 UTC+2

Avigal Doubles Through Lococo

Mike Patrick

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

Alejandro Lococo raised to 200,000 in middle position and was met by a jam from Meir Avigal in the cutoff.

Lococo got a count for 985,000 from Avigal then made the call to put Avigal at risk.

Meir Avigal:
Alejandro Lococo:

The dealer spread a board of , bringing no help to Lococo, who dropped a rare pot to double up Avigal.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	6,200,000 -830,000	-830,000

Meir Avigal	2,150,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Meir Avigal

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

03-09-2022 17:30 UTC+2

Players on Break

Mike Patrick

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

The final 29 players in the tournament have been sent on a 15-minute break.

03-09-2022 17:29 UTC+2

Lococo Makes a Big Call to Eliminate Baltaci

Mike Patrick

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

PokerNews arrived to see a river board of in front of Alejandro Lococo and Firat Baltaci, with over three million chips in the middle.

Baltaci then moved a pyramid of green and blue chips totaling 1.1 million forward and declared he was all in.

Lococo thought for a bit, then called and emphatically turned over .

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	7,030,000 -330,000	-330,000

Firat Baltaci	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Firat Baltaci

03-09-2022 17:17 UTC+2

Siljander Doubles Through Palma

Mike Patrick

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

Mathias Siljander opened to 160,000 in middle position and was three-bet on the button by Giovanni Palma to 410,000.

Siljander then moved all-in for a little over a million and Palma called.

Mathias Siljander:
Giovanni Palma:

The board ran out , giving a double up to Siljander, who now has a virtually identical stack as his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Siljander	2,300,000 1,435,000	1,435,000
Giovanni Palma	2,300,000 1,165,000	1,165,000

Tags: Giovanni Palma Mathias Siljander

03-09-2022 17:00 UTC+2

Biggest Stacks in the Room and Some Recent Bustouts

Mike Patrick

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	7,850,000 170,000	170,000
Alejandro Lococo	7,360,000 2,360,000	2,360,000

Merijn van Rooij	6,190,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Ville Jantunen	5,400,000 3,330,000	3,330,000
Karol Konopka	5,400,000

Roman Blaha	4,800,000 1,035,000	1,035,000
Yann Nasser	4,500,000 2,950,000	2,950,000
Tjenno Eskes	4,400,000 1,670,000	1,670,000
Maxime Costas	Busted

Tal Herzog	Busted
Antonios Poziadis	Busted
Karol Bogusz	Busted
Zhong Chen	Busted
Alban Juen	Busted
Zion Shamay	Busted
Eros Calderone	Busted
Kalle Persson	Busted

03-09-2022 17:00 UTC+2

Poziadis Gets a Few Back After Nearly Hitting the Rail

Matt Hansen

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

Antonios Poziadis shoved from the cutoff for around 1,500,000 and Dan Borlan called from late position. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Poriadis was at risk.

Antonios Poziadis:
Dan Borlan: