2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

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

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
96
Prize
€71,072
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€216,090
Entries
9
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
2,000 / 4,000
Ante
4,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Few Flops Being Seen

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Very few flops have been seen since Alex Kulev won a huge pot off Daniel Dvoress. Shortly after the big hand, action folded to Ben Heath in the small blind and he completed. Pascal Lefrancois raised to 3,500 from the big blind and Heath folded.

Next, action folded to Lefrancois in the small blind and he raised to 4,000, which brought a fold from Juan Pardo. After that, Pardo completed in the small blind when the rest of the table folded and Kulev bumped it up to 3,500 from the big blind. Pardo folded.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
190,000
2,000
2,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
113,000
-2,000
-2,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
73,000
-2,000
-2,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
58,000
4,000
4,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
24,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Alex KulevBen HeathDaniel DvoressJuan PardoPascal Lefrancois

Small Bets from Kulev Get Paid

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Philip Sternheimer opened to 2,500 in middle position and Alex Kulev defended from the big blind. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {7-Hearts} on the turn.

Kulev led out with a bet of 2,000 and Sternheimer called to see the {9-Clubs} on the river. Kulev fired out another bet of 2,500 and Sternheimer still called. Kulev tabled {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for two pair and Sternheimer conceded.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
193,000
3,000
3,000
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
102,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Philip SternheimerAlex Kulev

Sternheimer Gets Value from Pardo

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Juan Pardo opened to 2,500 from the hijack and Philip Sternheimer defended out of the big blind.

Sternheimer checked on the flop of {2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Pardo bet 5,000. Sternheimer called. Pardo checked on the {8-Clubs} river and Pardo checked back.

The {4-Spades} river completed the board and Sternheimer led out for 10,500. Pardo used one time bank and called, only to muck when Sternheimer showed {j-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
113,000
11,000
11,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
65,000
-8,000
-8,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Kulev Remains the Most Active

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Juan Pardo raised to 3,000 in early position and Alex Kulev three-bet to 8,000 on his left. The action folded back to Pardo who called to see a flop of {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Pardo checked to Kulev who bet 3,500 and Pardo quickly folded.

On the next hand, Kulev made it 3,500 to go and Adrian Mateos called on his left. They went heads-up to a flop of {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} and both checked to the {10-Clubs} on the turn.

Kulev led out with a large bet of 13,500 and Mateos called to see the {7-Diamonds} on the river. Kulev checked this time and Mateos quickly checked it back. Kulev flashed {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for ace-high while Mateos held {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a pair of tens.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
197,500
4,500
4,500
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
181,000
32,500
32,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
39,000
-26,000
-26,000

Tags: Adrian MateosAlex KulevJuan Pardo

Dvoress Flops a Full House to Double Through Mateos

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Daniel Dvoress
Daniel Dvoress

Daniel Dvoress was down to just 9,000 when he moved all in from under the gun and was called by Adrian Mateos on the button.

Daniel Dvoress: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Dvoress was in great shape to double up and the flop landed {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Spades}, bringing the case nine to give him a full house before the board ran out {2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} to earn him the double.

"You're getting full houses now!" exclaimed Alex Kulev, who earlier doubled through Dvoress with a boat of his own.

"That's how it starts," Dvoress said after earning the short stack double.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
170,000
-11,000
-11,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
22,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Adrian MateosDaniel DvoressAlex Kulev

Sternheimer Speeds Past Oosterbaan

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Philip Sternheimer
Philip Sternheimer

Arnold Oosterbaan opened to 4,000 in the cutoff and Philip Sternheimer three-bet to 12,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Oosterbaan called to see a flop of {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

Oosterbaan checked to Sternheimer who continued with a bet of 7,500. Oosterbaan called and the {3-Diamonds} rolled off on the turn. Oosterbaan checked again and Sterneheimer put together a bet of 17,500. Oosterbaan finally relinquished his cards and Sternheimer collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
150,000
37,000
37,000
Arnold Oosterbaan nl
Arnold Oosterbaan
74,500
-25,500
-25,500

Tags: Philip SternheimerArnold Oosterbaan

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Pardo Picks Up Cowboys to Double Through Mateos

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Adrian Mateos opened to 3,500 from early position and Ben Heath three-bet to 11,000 on the button. Juan Pardo then four-bet jammed his stack of 32,000 from the big blind and Mateos five-bet re-shoved to bring a fold from Heath.

Juan Pardo: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Pardo was in great shape to double up and stayed ahead on the {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop and {6-Hearts} turn.

"On the river!" yelled Mateos before the dealer put down the innocuous {4-Hearts} to earn Pardo the double.

"I thought it was coming! On the river," Mateos laughed as he pushed 32,000 to the fellow Spaniard.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
160,000
-10,000
-10,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
77,000
-36,000
-36,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
75,000
36,000
36,000

Tags: Adrian MateosBen HeathJuan Pardo