2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
Orpen Kisacikoglu left a single T-500 chip behind on the ![]()
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river when he bet 24,500. Alex Peffly was the only opponent and eventually sigh-called. Kisacikoglu tabled the ![]()
and that was good enough for an essential double-up as the Turkish High Roller regular pulled back to the starting stack, putting a dent into the early big stack of Peffly.
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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board, Sam Greenwood checked out of the small blind. Jorryt van Hoof bet 45,000 on the button and that sent Greenwood deep into the tank. He invested two time banks and then called but mucked when he was shown the ![]()
by the Dutchman.
Jorryt van Hoof and Pavel Binar entered the fray to bring the field up to 17 entries of which 16 players remain, spread across three tables.
There was already one casualty in the tournament and that is not Orpen Kisacikoglu, as he was balanced tables to make up for short-handed action. According to floor staff, Alex Peffly had hit a straight and flush draw with ![]()
to dispatch Wakil and then also took on Kisacikoglu shortly after.
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flop, Kisacikoglu check-shoved for 30,000 into a bet of 4,000 and Peffly sighed. "I don't have much," the Brit said and opted to fold. While collecting the pot, Kisacikoglu replied "I don't have much either" without revealing his cards.
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turn brought a bet of 10,000 by Yasuhiro Waki in the small blind. Orpen Kisacikoglu then raised to 24,000 from under the gun and Waki called. That led them to the
river and Waki jammed for the 48,000 he had behind.
Kisacikoglu instantly sighed and then called within the allotted 30-second shot clock. Waki tabled the ![]()
for kings and fives as Kisacikoglu's ![]()
were no longer the best hand.
Picking up the action on the ![]()
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turn, Hwany Lee checked in the big blind and called a bet worth 7,000 by Bernd Gleissner on the button. Both then opted to check down the
on the river as Lee revealed the ![]()
for sixes and fours. Gleissner had that beat with the ![]()
to drag in an early pot.
Rodrigo Seiji Sirichuk and Adrian Mateos signed up within five minutes from each other and both manually drew the same table, as table one now features five contenders. This brought the field up to 15 entries and that number is expected to rise further in the hours to come.
Alex Peffly raised to 2,500 on the button and Jamil Wakil called out of the big blind. On a flop of ![]()
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, Wakil check-called for 1,500 and checked again the
on the turn. Peffly bet another 4,000 and that won the pot uncontested.