€10,300 EPT Prague High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,300 EPT Prague High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€2,454,100
Entries
274
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
124
Players Left
20
Kudzmanas Leads Final Twenty at End of Day 2
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Marius Kudzmanas leads the final 20 players at the end of Day 2 in the €10,300 EPT Prague High Roller here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague in the Hilton Prague hotel.
Kudzmanas will be going to sleep feeling blessed as the Lithunian cracked aces twice with his pockets kings in his road to being end of day chip leader. He first accomplished it mid-way through the day in a three-way all in and then again later in the day to burst the bubble.
Other notable players who managed to secure a bag included super high roller Mike Watson (575,000), online grinder Conor Beresford (720,000) and WSOP Main Event Europe winner Jack Sinclair (490,000).
€10,300 EPT Prague High Roller Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Kudzmanas | Lithunia | 2,205,000 | 147 |
| 2 | Carlos Spoddig | Germany | 1,700,000 | 113 |
| 3 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 1,335,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov | Kyrgyzstan | 970,000 | 65 |
| 5 | [Removed:428] | Switzerland | 855,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Kubanychbek Abakirov | Kyrgyzstan | 850,000 | 57 |
| 7 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 720,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Mike Watson | Canada | 575,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Rui Bouquet | Portugal | 530,000 | 35 |
| 10 | Harry Lodge | United Kingdom | 510,000 | 34 |
Day 2 Action
Today was the day of aces getting cracked. It started early in the day when Mike Watson rivered a set of sevens against Fahredin Mustafov's pocket rockets to double up after Mustafov jammed the river.
Next to crack aces was the end-of-day chip leader Marius Kudzmanas who got his pocket kings in against Jonathan Proudfoot's kings and Hossein Ensan's ace ten. Kudzmanas managed to score a double knockout as he rivered a straight to become the biggest stack in the room. Kudzmanas managed to further build his stack as he soon picked up an ace himself and managed to eliminate Orpen Kisacikoglu as the money went in preflop against his ace king.
Aces seem to work well for one Davidi Kitai as he got in the same situation as Kudzmanas did earlier but this time Kudzmanas had the ace king to double Kitai up.
There was a prolonged bubble as only 39 places will be in the money however the bubble was eventually burst when Tom Kunze four-bet all in with his pocket aces. Unfortunately, he was up against a man with experience in cracking aces in Kudzmanas who once again cracked aces with his pocket kings when a king came in the window to burst the bubble.
Some big names started to fall after the bubble burst including Juha Helppi (37th - €17,970), Sam Greenwood (29th - €20,700) and Roland Rokita (27th - €23,810).
Kudzmanas continued to stay a big stack by the time players bagged but pocket aces would once again benefit Davidi Kitai as he managed to triple up in the last hand of the night while Danilo Velasevic was eliminated in the process. Kitai finished in 8th place in this event back at EPT London and will be hoping to make a reappearance at the final table here in Prague.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action tomorrow from 12:00 p.m. local time where blinds will start at 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante. PokerNews will cover all the key hands until a champion is crowned!
End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,205,000 | 705,000 |
|
1,700,000 | 11,000 |
|
1,335,000 | 85,000 |
|
970,000 | 40,000 |
![[Removed:428]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
855,000 | 30,000 |
|
850,000 | |
|
720,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
575,000 | 91,000 |
|
530,000 | -90,000 |
|
510,000 | -75,000 |
|
490,000 | |
|
470,000 | -210,000 |
|
445,000 | -265,000 |
|
390,000 | -20,000 |
|
365,000 | -1,000 |
|
350,000 | -52,000 |
|
335,000 | 152,000 |
|
290,000 | 160,000 |
|
255,000 | -133,000 |
|
70,000 | -275,000 |
Play Concludes For the Day
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After ten 60-minute levels play has concluded for the day with 20 players left. The remaining 20 will return tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. local time to fight until a champion is crowned. Stay tuned for end-of-day chip counts and a full end-of-day recap.
Danilo Velasevic Eliminated in 21st Place (€27,380)
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Davidi Kitai moved all in from early position for 114,000. Danilo Velasevic shoved over the top from middle position for 330,000. Action folded around to Kubanychbek Abakirov who asked for a count in the small blind before calling.
Davidi Kitai: 
Danilo Velasevic: 
Kubanychbek Abakirov: 
Kitai had woken up with pocket rockets but needed to hold to triple-up. The flop came 
which kept Kitai in the lead. The turn was brutal for Velasevic as it came 
putting him behind in the side pot. The river was the 
which ensured the elimination of Velasevic but gave Kitai the triple-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
366,000 | 61,000 |
|
Busted |
Kuljinder Sidhu Eliminated in 22nd Place (€27,380)
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kuljinder Sidhu was all in from the cutoff and [Removed:428] had put him at risk from the small blind.
Kuljinder Sidhu: 
[Removed:428]: 
The board ran out 
and Maloku scored the knockout with kings and queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
825,000 | 395,000 |
|
Busted |
Ihar Soika Eliminated in 23rd Place (€27,380)
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ihar Soika moved all in from under the gun for his last 61,000 chips. He was called by Danilo Velasevic in middle position. The rest of the players folded.
Ihar Soika: 
Danilo Velasevic:
Soika was at risk and dominated. The flop came 
which gave Soika a flush draw. However the draw didn't come in as the turn came the 
and the river the 
to eliminate Soika from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | -1,000 |
|
Busted |
Maloku Rides Out Check-Raise to Take it Down on the Turn
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
[Removed:428] raised to 25,000 from middle position and Kannapong Thanarattrakul called in the big blind.
Thanarattrakul checked on a flop of 
and Maloku bet 18,000. Thanarattrakul raised to 55,000 and Maloku called.
The turn came . Thanarattrakul checked and Maloku bet 28,000. Thanarattrakul didn't fancy the check-raise on this street and instead made the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | -230,000 |
|
|
430,000 | 135,000 |
Final Three Tables
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pedro Marques | Malta | 280,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov | Kyrgyzstan | 810,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 490,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 250,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Rui Bouquet | Hungary | 595,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Harry Lodge | England | 530,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Jorryt van Hoof | Netherlands | 345,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Stoyan Obreshkov | Bulgaria | 350,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Ihar Soika | Belarus | 67,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Davidi Kitai | Monaco | 110,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Danilo Velasevic | Croatia | 250,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Carlos Spoddig | Germany | 1,540,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Preben Stokkan | England | 525,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Kubanychbek Abakirov | Kyrgyzstan | 755,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Marius Kudzmanas | Lithuania | 2,150,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Michael Watson | Canada | 580,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Kuljinder Sidhu | United Kingdom | 320,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Nazar Buhaiov | Ukraine | 390,000 |
| 3 | 3 | [Removed:428] | Switzerland | 460,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Askar Bekbayev | Kazakhstan | 147,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Nuri Hadioglu | Turkey | 402,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Conor Beresford | England | 770,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 1,400,000 |
Haci Bayram Eliminated in 24th Place (€23,810)
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Haci Bayram was all in for around 200,000 with 
and Harry Lodge was the caller with 
. The board ran out 
and Lodge earned the knockout with eights full of sevens.
Meanwhile on another table, Jans Arends got the last of his stack in with 
and Kannapong Thanarattrakul called with 
. The board ran out 
and Thanarattrakul held on to win the hand with jack-high.
Arends finished in 25th and Bayram finished in 24th.
The tournament clock is now paused while the final three tables are drawn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,480,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
585,000 | 160,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |