€10,300 EPT Prague High Roller Day 2 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-17-2022 20:39 UTC+1

Blind Versus Blind Action as Tkatschew Wins Pot

Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alexander Tkatschew raised to 6,000 from the small blind and Kannapong Thanarattrakul three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind. Tkatschew made the call.

The flop came . Tkatschew check-called when Thanarattrakul fired for 20,000.

Both players checked following the turn and the river came . Both players checked again. Tkatschew showed and Thanarattrakul mucked. Tkatschew's pair of threes was enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul	810,000 135,000	135,000
Alexander Tkatschew	510,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Alexander Tkatschew Kannapong Thanarattrakul

12-17-2022 20:37 UTC+1

Kudzmanas Picks Up Aces

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Matt Hansen

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu was all in for around 300,000 and Marius Kudzmanas was the one to put him at risk.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Marius Kudzmanas:

The board ran out and the aces held to eliminate Kisacikoglu from the tournament.

Elsewhere in the room, Julien Martini has been eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	1,435,000 335,000	335,000
Preben Stokkan	778,000 38,000	38,000
Jack Sinclair	380,000 6,000	6,000
Tom Kunze	370,000 28,000	28,000
Rui Bouquet	265,000 45,000	45,000
Tibor Szenasi	244,000 40,000	40,000
Davidi Kitai	218,000 7,000	7,000

Yulian Bogdanov	210,000 83,000	83,000
Natan Chauskin	195,000 3,000	3,000
Nazar Buhaiov	185,000 7,000	7,000
Conor Beresford	184,000 6,000	6,000
Kuljinder Sidhu	180,000 68,000	68,000
Peter Turmezey	155,000 60,000	60,000
Stoyan Obreshkov	125,000 2,000	2,000
Askar Bekbayev	124,000 4,000	4,000
Julien Martini	Busted
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted

Tags: Julien Martini Marius Kudzmanas Orpen Kisacikoglu

12-17-2022 20:28 UTC+1

Watson Shoves on Soika

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Lewis Powell

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Joining the action with the board . Mike Watson was in the hijack against Ihar Soika in the big blind.

There was around 50,000 in the pot and Soika bet 20,000. Watson shoved all in for around 115,000 effective. Soika went deep into the tank. He used almost all his time bank cards before folding which gave Watson the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	360,000 16,000	16,000
Ihar Soika	95,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Ihar Soika Mike Watson

12-17-2022 20:22 UTC+1

Chauskin Doubles Up Straight After Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Moments after play resumed, Davidi Kitai raised to 14,000 from the cutoff. Natan Chauskin made a reshove from the button and Kitai called.

Natan Chauskin:
Davidi Kitai:

The board ran out .

Chauskin paired his ace to double up immediately after the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	225,000 50,000	50,000

Natan Chauskin	198,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Davidi Kitai Natan Chauskin

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

12-17-2022 19:22 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Lewis Powell

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break with 48 players still remaining. Players will return at approximately 7:15 p.m. local time with the bubble looming as only 39 will get paid.

12-17-2022 19:19 UTC+1

Mulder Doubles Up Before Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Luis Faria moved all in from the button. Teun Mulder called in the big blind.

Teun Mulder:
Luis Faria:

The board ran out to give Mulder the nut straight for a double just before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	370,000 190,000	190,000
Teun Mulder	320,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Luis Faria Teun Mulder

12-17-2022 19:15 UTC+1

Kudzmanas Leaps Up the Leaderboard With Double KO

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Matt Hansen

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Marius Kudzmanas raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Hossein Ensan shoved for around 175,000 from two seats over. Action folded around to Jonathan Proudfoot in the big blind and he called Ensan's jam.

Kudzmanas took a moment before he announced that he was all in with both players covered and Proudfoot called instantly for nearly 400,000. Action was three-ways and both Ensan and Proudfoot were at risk.

Hossein Ensan:
Jonathan Proudfoot:
Marius Kudzmanas:

The board ran out and Kudzmanas picked up a straight on the river to bust both players just before the dinner break.

Elsewhere in the room, Audrius Stakelis was also eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	1,100,000 610,000	610,000
Audrius Stakelis	Busted
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Jonathan Proudfoot	Busted

Tags: Hossein Ensan Jonathan Pridefoot Marius Kudzmanas

12-17-2022 19:08 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Picks Up Small Pot Against Watson

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 11,000 from under the gun and got a call from Mike Watson in the cutoff. All other players folded, and the flop landed .

O'Dwyer checked, Watson bet 9,000, and O'Dwyer made the call. Both players checked following the turn.

The river came the and O'Dwyer led out for 25,000. Watson found the fold and O'Dwyer earned himself a small pot.

The next hand, O'Dwyer made another preflop raise from early position, but all players folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	344,000 99,000	99,000
Steve O'Dwyer	340,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Mike Watson Steve O'Dwyer

12-17-2022 19:02 UTC+1

Kunze Wins From the Big Blind

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Lewis Powell

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Peter Turmezey raised to 11,000 from the button. He was called by Tom Kunze in the big blind.

The flop came and Turmezey bet 8,000 when checked to. Kunze called.

Action checked through on the turn.

The was the river and Kunze fired 36,000. Turmezey thought for a bit before folding, sending the chips to Kunze.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Kunze	342,000 29,000	29,000
Peter Turmezey	215,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Peter Turmezey Tom Kunze