€10,300 EPT Prague High Roller | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-18-2022 17:06 UTC+2

Conor Beresford Eliminated in 10th Place (€55,070)

Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded around to Kannapong Thanarattrakul, who shoved from the small blind. Conor Beresford made the call in the big blind for the last of his small stack.

Conor Beresford:
Kannapong Thanarattrakul:

The board ran out and Thanarattrakul's pocket fives held to eliminate Beresford in 10th place for €55,070. The tournament will now pause to prepare for the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul	2,800,000 600,000	600,000
Conor Beresford	Busted

Tags: Conor Beresford Kannapong Thanarattrakul

12-18-2022 15:56 UTC+2

Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 11th Place (€55,070)

Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action folded around to Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov, who shoved on the shorter stack from the small blind. Steve O'Dwyer made the call.

Steve O'Dwyer:
Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov:

The board ran out . Sabyrkulov's pocket nines held. O'Dwyer was eliminated in 11th place for €55,070.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov	1,900,000 500,000	500,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov

12-18-2022 15:18 UTC+2

Mike Watson Eliminated in 12th Place (€47,890)

Lewis Powell

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mike Watson raised to 45,000 on the button and was called by Carlos Spoddig in the big blind.

The flop came and action checked through.

The was the turn and Spoddig checked. Watson bet 80,000 before Spoddig put in the check raise to 200,000. Watson went into the tank before making the call.

The river was the and Spoddig moved all in for 220,000 effective. Watson muttered under his breath "Why did I do this to myself." as he went into the tank. Eventually Watson made the call for his tournament life but was left frustrated when Spoddig turned over for the nuts with the straight to eliminate Watson from the tournament.

Watson frustratedly threw his cards face down towards the dealer before apologising. Watson had for second pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Spoddig	2,350,000 600,000	600,000
Mike Watson	Busted

Tags: Carlos Spoddig Mike Watson

12-18-2022 15:14 UTC+2

Pedro Marques Eliminated in 13th Place (€47,890)

Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded around to Kubanychbek Abakirov, who shoved all in. Pedro Marques called for the last of his stack in the big blind.

Pedro Marques:
Kubanychbek Abakirov:

The board ran out giving Abakirov a pair of queens. Marques was eliminated in 13th place and took €47,890.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kubanychbek Abakirov	1,400,000 280,000	280,000
Pedro Marques	Busted

Tags: Kubanychbek Abakirov Pedro Marques

12-18-2022 15:07 UTC+2

Jorryt van Hoof Eliminated in 14th Place (€41,650)

Lewis Powell

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 40,000 from early position. Action folded around to Jorryt van Hoof who moved all in from the small blind for around 170,000. The big blind folded and O'Dwyer snap called.

Jorry van Hoof:
Steve O'Dwyer:

Van Hoof was disappointed to see that we was absolutely crushed by O'Dwyer's pocket queens. The Dutchman needed a king but it didn't come as the board ran out to eliminate Van Hoof from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	475,000 315,000	315,000

Jorryt van Hoof	Busted

Tags: Jorryt van Hoof Steve O'Dwyer

12-18-2022 15:00 UTC+2

Harry Lodge Eliminated in 15th Place (€41,650)

Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Harry Lodge shoved all in from under the gun for his remaining 35,000 chips. Davidi Kitai went over the top for around 240,000 and all other players folded.

Harry Lodge:
Davidi Kitai:

The board ran out and Kitai paired his kings to win the pot. Lodge was eliminated in 15th place and took €41,650.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	395,000 65,000	65,000

Harry Lodge	Busted

Tags: Davidi Kitai Harry Lodge

12-18-2022 14:38 UTC+2

Preben Stokkan Eliminated in 16th Place (€36,230)

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was heads up with a big pot in the middle after Preben Stokkan and Marius Kudzmanas battled all the way to a full board of .

Stokkan bet 310,000 and Kudzmanas shoved, which sent Stokkan into the tank. After he used several time banks, Stokkan called for 240,000 more and flipped over for a pair of kings. Not to be outdone, Kudzmanas tabled to take the pot with eights and threes and eliminate Stokkan in 16th place for (€36,230).

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	3,000,000 775,000	775,000
Preben Stokkan	Busted

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas Preben Stokkan

12-18-2022 14:25 UTC+2

Nuri Hadioglu Eliminated in 17th Place (€36,230)

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nuri Hadioglu open-jammed his last 130,000 and Kannapong Thanarattrakul called from the button. The blinds got out of the way and action was heads up with Hadioglu at risk.

Nuri Hadioglu:
Kannapong Thanarattrakul:

The board ran out and Thanarattrakul held on with pocket sixes to eliminate Hadioglu in 17th place for €36,230.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul	1,505,000 320,000	320,000
Nuri Hadioglu	Busted

Tags: Nuri Hadioglu Kannapong Thanarattrakul

12-18-2022 14:11 UTC+2

Spoddig Deals Huge Blow to Abakirov's Stack

Matt Warburton

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Carlos Spoddig raised to 35,000 from the button and picked up a call from Kubanychbek Abakirov in the big blind. The flop fell . Abakirov checked and Spoddig continued for 25,000. Abakirov check-raised to 80,000 and Spoddig called.

The turn came the and Abakirov led out for 130,000. Spoddig, who hadn't taken his eyes off his opponent during the entire hand, made the call.

The river came the and, after using a time bank card, Abakirov led again for 220,000. Spoddig quickly called. Abakirov showed and Spoddig flipped over for a pair of kings to deal a devestating blow to Abakirov's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Spoddig	2,100,000 400,000	400,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov	220,000 -630,000	-630,000

Tags: Carlos Spoddig Kubanychbek Abakirov

12-18-2022 13:48 UTC+2

Rui Bouquet Eliminated in 18th Place (€31,490)

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Rui Bouquet raised to 90,000 from early position before Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov shoved from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Bouquet used several time banks before he finally put out a stack of chips to call. Action was heads up with Bouquet was at risk for over 400,000.

Rui Bouquet:
Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov:

The board ran out and the kings held to eliminate Bouquet from the tournament in 18th place for €31,490.