2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 1b
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j5
Prize
€463,850
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,945,280
Entries
1,534
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
475
Players Left
71

Pham Building in Early Levels

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Sebastian Kotowicz raised from middle position and was called by Phong Pham in the small blind and Fadi Daher in the big blind.

The flop came {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Kotowicz continued for 2,300. Only Pham called.

Action checked through on the {j-Hearts} turn.

The {3-Diamonds} was the river and Pham bet 3,500. Kotowicz snap called but couldn't beat Pham's two pair as he turned over {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for the winner as Pham neared the hundred thousand chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Phong Pham dk
Phong Pham
97,000
Sebastian Kotowicz pl
Sebastian Kotowicz
16,500
-88,500
-88,500

Tags: Fadi DaherPhong PhamSebastian Kotowicz

Banic Reraises Kim

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There was 16,500 in the pot with the board complete showing {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

Ivan Banic was in middle position and bet 1,800 before Gab Yong Kim raised in the cutoff to 13,500. Banic went into the tank before he reraised to around 35,000 which caused Kim to snap fold as the chips went to Banic.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Banic hr
Ivan Banic
73,000
43,000
43,000
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
23,000
-16,000
-16,000

Tags: Gab Yong KimIvan Banic

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Sfakianakis Takes Pot on Turn

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dimitrios Sfakianakis raised to 1,300 from early position and was called by Panagiotis Kouloukakos in the small blind and Jari Mahonen in the big blind.

The flop came {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Sfakianakis bet 1,300 when checked to. Only Kouloukakos called.

The turn was the {4-Clubs} and Sfakianakis bet 5,000 when checked to and Kouloukakos quickly folded. Sfakianakis showed {9-Diamonds}{x-}.

Player Chips Progress
Panagiotis Kouloukakos gr
Panagiotis Kouloukakos
25,500
Dimitrios Sfakianakis gr
Dimitrios Sfakianakis
20,000

Tags: Dimitrios SfakianakisJari MahonenPanagiotis Kouloukakos

Azoulay Gets Bet Through on the River

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was 6,000 in the pot on the board of {q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{j-Spades}.

Aleksandar Tomovic was under the gun against Moni Azoulay in the cutoff. Tomovic bet 2,800 and Azoulay called.

The river was the {6-Hearts} and Tomovic slowed down by checking. Azoulay bet 4,000 which put Tomovic in the tank. Tomovic eventually sent his cards back to dealer conceding the pot. Azoulay showed {6-Diamonds}{x-} and later said "I hit a set on the river".

Player Chips Progress
Moni Azoulay il
Moni Azoulay
58,000
Aleksandar Tomovic rs
Aleksandar Tomovic
31,500

Tags: Aleksandar TomovicMoni Azoulay

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Kim Doubles With Flush

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Joining the action on the river the board read {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{8-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} with 21,000 in the pot.

Gab Yong Kim was under the gun against Ran Shahar in early position.

Kim moved all in for 9,000 and Shahar went into the tank before calling. Kim showed {7-Spades}{5-Spades} for a flush to the frustrated of Shahar who showed {k-Spades}{q-} for one pair as Kim doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
39,000
Ran Shahar il
Ran Shahar
11,500

Tags: Gab Yong KimRan Shahar

Heidel Eliminates Perez With Straight

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Oliver Heidel
Oliver Heidel

Action was three way with 7,500 in the pot. Vlastimil Stastny and Oliver Heidel were in the blinds while Jean-Louis Perez was on the button.

The board read {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}{9-Clubs} and action checked to Perez who bet 4,500. Stastny called before Heidel raised to 32,000 forcing both opponents all in. Perez went deep into the tank before Heidel called the clock. Perez eventually called and Stastny quickly folded.

Jean-Louis Perez: {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Oliver Heidel: {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

Perez had two pair while Heidel had turned a straight. The river didn't save Perez as it came the {9-Hearts} which eliminated him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Heidel de
Oliver Heidel
76,000
76,000
76,000
Vlastimil Stastny cz
Vlastimil Stastny
20,000
20,000
20,000
Jean-Louis Perez fr
Jean-Louis Perez
Busted

Tags: Jean-Louis PerezOliver HeidelVlastimil Stastny

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Straight Flush Over Quads in Huge Cooler

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Oleksandra Shenderei
Oleksandra Shenderei

Joining the action on the river three ways with 14,500 in the pot. The board read {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

Dinesh Alt was in the big blind and bet 6,600. Oleksandra Shenderei was in early position and raised to 15,500 before Patrick Kallas moved all in for 27,500.

Alt went into the tank before folding and Shenderei quickly called having Kallas covered.

Kallas asked "Straight Flush?" and Shenderei turned over {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for a flopped straight flush while Kallas slowly turned over {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} for rivered quads in a huge cooler in Shenderei's favour. Alt reached back to his cards in the muck and showed {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} for a full house which he correctly folded as Kallas exited the tournament area and the rest of the players looked on in amazement.

Player Chips Progress
Oleksandra Shenderei ua
Oleksandra Shenderei
68,000
68,000
68,000
Dinesh Alt ch
Dinesh Alt
20,000
20,000
20,000
Patrick Kallas jo
Patrick Kallas
Busted

Tags: Dinesh AltOleksandra ShendereiPatrick Kallas