2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€25,000 NL Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
53
Prize
€227,130
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€528,220
Entries
22
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
22
Players Left
1

Break Time

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining eight players are going on another 15-minute break. Below are their updated counts and big blinds for the next level.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Alex KulevBulgaria289,00029
2Daniel DvoressCanada67,0007
4Fedor HolzGermany181,00018
5Ben HeathUnited Kingdom140,00014
6Pablo Brito SilvaBrazil653,00065
7Steve O'DwyerIreland226,00023
8Rodrigo SeijiBrazil170,00017
9Sam GreenwoodCanada474,00047
Player Chips Progress
Pablo Brito Silva br
Pablo Brito Silva
653,000
3,000
3,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
474,000
87,000
87,000
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
289,000
4,000
4,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
226,000
-4,000
-4,000
EPT 1X Winner
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
181,000
-19,000
-19,000
Rodrigo Seiji
Rodrigo Seiji
170,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
140,000
-81,000
-81,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
67,000
2,000
2,000

Seiji More Than Doubles

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 16,000 and Rodrigo Seiji pushed all-in for 69,000 from one seat over in the hijack. Daniel Dvoress in the small blind asked for an exact count and then pushed all-in over the top. Now it was up to O'Dwyer to ask for a count and Dvoress' shove was for 136,000, which proved to be too much for O'Dwyer.

Rodrigo Seiji: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Daniel Dvoress: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}

The {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{j-Spades}{6-Clubs} runout gave Dvoress a set but Seiji escaped thanks to the fourth club on the board.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
230,000
-25,000
-25,000
EPT 1X Winner
Rodrigo Seiji
Rodrigo Seiji
170,000
97,000
97,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
65,000
-87,000
-87,000

Tags: Rodrigo SeijiSteve O'Dwyer

Mateos Runs Out of Chips

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

After holding a comfortable chip lead at the dinner break, Adrian Mateos saw things turn for the worse in a short time. The Spaniard was down to just 72,000 chips and moved all in from under the gun. Alex Kulev re-shoved all in from the small blind and the two hands were tabled.

Adrian Mateos: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Alex Kulev: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The flop of {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} provided no help for Mateos who was looking for some picture cards. The {2-Diamonds} and {9-Clubs} runout also bricked out and Mateos was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
285,000
104,000
104,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosAlex Kulev

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There are 11 minutes remaining and the redraw of the final nine players can be found below. At the end of the current level, there is a scheduled break.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Alex KulevBulgaria181,00023
2Daniel DvoressCanada152,00019
3Adrian MateosSpain72,0009
4Fedor HolzGermany200,00025
5Ben HeathUnited Kingdom221,00028
6Pablo Brito SilvaBrazil650,00081
7Steve O'DwyerIreland255,00032
8Rodrigo SeijiBrazil73,0009
9Sam GreenwoodCanada387,00048
Player Chips Progress
Pablo Brito Silva br
Pablo Brito Silva
650,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
387,000
97,000
97,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
255,000
67,000
67,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
221,000
6,000
6,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
200,000
35,000
35,000
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
181,000
-97,000
-97,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
152,000
-4,000
-4,000
Rodrigo Seiji
Rodrigo Seiji
73,000
23,000
23,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
72,000
-38,000
-38,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Thorel Picks the Wrong Time to Jam

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pablo Brito Silva raised to 18,000 in the cutoff and Jean-Noel Thorel jammed all in for 107,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Brito Silva called to put Thorel at risk.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Pablo Brito Silva: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The flop came {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Brito Silva took a big lead with a pair of kings. The {q-Hearts} on the turn gave Thorel some outs but the {a-Hearts} on the river was not one of them.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Brito Silva br
Pablo Brito Silva
650,000
190,000
190,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelPablo Brito Silva

Kisacikoglu Busts; Kulev Doubles

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Orpen Kisacikoglu

Pablo Brito Silva defended the big blind to then check-shove a {j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Clubs} turn into a bet worth 16,000 by Orpen Kisacikoglu. The latter called all-in and was trailing once the cards were revealed.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Pablo Brito Silva: {j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

The two pair of the Brazilian prevailed as the {8-Diamonds} river was a blank.

At the same time one table over, Adrian Mateos opened to 16,000 in the hijack. Alex Kulev pushed all-in for 129,000 on the button and Mateos asked for an exact count before he called for more than half of his stack.

Alex Kulev: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Adrian Mateos: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Both players flopped a straight draw on {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} but the {7-Clubs} turn and {3-Diamonds} river runout ensured a double-up for Kulev with king-jack high.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Brito Silva br
Pablo Brito Silva
460,000
100,000
100,000
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
278,000
118,000
118,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
110,000
-162,000
-162,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosAlex KulevOrpen KisacikogluPablo Brito Silva

Dvoress Doubles, Then Adds More

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress ripped all in for 48,000 from under the gun and Fedor Holz called from the small blind to put him at risk.

Daniel Dvoress: {a-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}
Fedor Holz: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Dvoress doubled up with the better of the two pairs.

On the next hand, Pablo Brito Silva opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel called on his left. Dvoress shoved all in again for just over 100,000 and both Brito Silva and Thorel quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
165,000
-120,000
-120,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
156,000
105,000
105,000

Tags: Daniel DvoressFedor HolzJean-Noel ThorelPablo Brito Silva

Heath Chips Up Without Showdown

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alex Kulev min-raised preflop right before the blinds went up and he was called by Ben Heath in the big blind. On a {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop, Heath opted to check-call a bet worth 14,000 and both checked the {k-Clubs} turn as they stared on the board and each other without showing any emotions whatsoever.

Heath then bet the {10-Spades} river for 61,000 and Kulev mulled it over for 25 seconds before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
215,000
75,000
75,000
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
160,000
-45,000
-45,000

Tags: Ben HeathAlex Kulev

Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Holz Doubles, Lefrancois Busts

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Fedor Holz
Fedor Holz

Fedor Holz raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and Daniel Dvoress three-bet shipped all in from the big blind. Holz called off his stack of 139,000 and the cards were on their backs.

Fedor Holz: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Daniel Dvoress: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Holz made a wheel to score the double-up.

On the next hand, Pascal Lefrancois shipped all in for 37,000 in the cutoff and Pablo Brito Silva looked him in the big blind.

Pascal Lefrancois: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Pablo Brito Silva: {a-Spades}{4-Spades}

The flop of {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{5-Spades} put Silva way out front with trip aces. The {q-Clubs} on the turn and the {j-Clubs} on the river were not enough to save Lefrancois from elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Brito Silva br
Pablo Brito Silva
360,000
40,000
40,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
285,000
138,000
138,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
51,000
-169,000
-169,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressFedor HolzPablo Brito SilvaPascal Lefrancois