€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event Day 1b | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-13-2022 15:57 UTC+1

A Whole Lot of Day 1b Bustouts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Uri Gilboa was unable to spin up his short stack and won't be able to win a second EPT Main Event title as he has been eliminated for the second time. Several other notables were among those to depart within the first three and a half levels as 556 players out of 659 entries remain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhael Jean	Busted
Robert Ashelm	Busted
Vasileios Kotsaris	Busted
Karo Nuri	Busted
Simone Andrian	Busted
Jerome Ruefenacht	Busted
Tonny Krijn	Busted
Emin Mugulov	Busted
[Removed:428]	Busted
Levente Pal	Busted
Levent Efe	Busted
Sertac Turker	Busted
Jacques Der Megreditchian	Busted
Tudor Lazar	Busted
Bhavin Khatri	Busted
Ghassan Yared	Busted
Gergely Bartos	Busted
Osman Aksu	Busted
Nikolaos Mastrantonas	Busted
Didier Barthe	Busted
Daniel Palys	Busted
Artan Dedusha	Busted
Adrian Strobel	Busted
Jari Mahonen	Busted
Waldemar Starostin	Busted

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Tags: Uri Gilboa

12-13-2022 15:53 UTC+1

Baumann Chips Up in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Gaelle Baumann bet a heads-up flop of flop to get called by Alfonso Simone and they then checked the on the turn. Baumann bet again the river for 4,000 and Simone called after a few seconds of consideration.

The for top pair by Baumann were good enough to win the pot as Simone sent the cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Frezza	48,000
Gaelle Baumann	42,000 21,000	21,000
Jacek Pustula	38,000 1,500	1,500
Alfonso Simone	18,000

Tags: Alfonso Simone Gaelle Baumann

12-13-2022 15:50 UTC+1

No Bounty for Parafita Riviera; No Chips for Robovic

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a heads-up flop of , the chips went into the middle between Fabian Bernhauser and Andrija Robovic with the former at risk of elimination for 11,400.

Fabian Bernhauser:
Andrija Robovic:

The turn and river provided no help and Robovic snapped a picture of the outcome.

Down to the last 1,600, he moved all-in the next hand and was called three ways by Luca Parafita Riviera, Robin Ylitalo, and David Dahan. All three active players checked to the river on which Parafita Riviera bet 3,500 to isolate successfully.

"Lucky deuces one time," Robovic joked and showed the . Parafita Riviera tabled the to win the pot and then joked "no bounty?"

Ylitalo swiftly responded "no, you have to lose all the chips and try tomorrow in the other tournament".

Player	Chips	Progress
David Dahan	88,000 41,000	41,000
Luca Parafita Riviera	54,000
Robin Ylitalo	36,000 6,000	6,000

Fabian Bernhauser	25,000 5,000	5,000
Johan Storaakers	Busted
Andrija Robovic	Busted

Tags: Andrija Robovic David Dahan Fabian Bernhauser Luca Parafita Riviera Robin Ylitalo

12-13-2022 15:44 UTC+1

Lebor Gets it Wrong, Ejlal Noubarian Doubles

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Daniel Williams

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a board reading Majid Ejlal Noubarian shoved his remaining 6,800 into the middle and action was on Benjamin Labor. With 18,800 in the pot, Lebor pondered what to do before tossing a single chip to declare a call.

Ejlal Noubarian showed and Lebor reluctantly flashed his before tossing his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Lebor	45,000 5,000	5,000
Majid Ejlal Noubarian	25,600 17,600	17,600

Tags: Benjamin Labor Majid Ejlal Noubarian

12-13-2022 15:33 UTC+1

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Martinez Gonzalez	70,000 70,000	70,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	65,000 35,000	35,000
Benjamin Lebor	50,000 8,000	8,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	45,000 15,000	15,000
[Removed:551]	43,000 11,000	11,000
Henri Juutilainen	43,000 10,000	10,000
Pavel Chalupka	42,000 11,000	11,000
Dinesh Alt	40,000 40,000	40,000
Ana Marquez	40,000 9,000	9,000
Do Tran	40,000 12,000	12,000
Lander Lijo	38,000 38,000	38,000
Roland Rokita	36,000 6,000	6,000
Ghassan Yared	35,000 35,000	35,000
Derek Ip	35,000 5,000	5,000
Jason Wheeler	34,000 34,000	34,000
Erdal Gulseven	33,000 33,000	33,000
Anton Suarez	28,000 28,000	28,000
Clement Richez	20,000 10,000	10,000
Jorryt van Hoof	18,000 12,000	12,000
Alexandre Reard	18,000 5,000	5,000
Marcin Horecki	18,000 12,000	12,000
Simon Mattsson	18,000 12,000	12,000
Athanasios Kidas	10,000 10,000	10,000

12-13-2022 15:30 UTC+1

Pudel is the Wizard of Oz

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Ezra Zitun Oz gasped an "wow, wow, wow" when he was sent to the rail by Nils Pudel. His pocket deuces for a turned set were already mucked as a very relieved Pudel raked in the pot. On a board of , Pudel's were good enough for the second nuts and he jumped to nearly two times the starting stack, railed by PokerStars Team Online's Felix Schneiders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Pudel	59,000 59,000	59,000
Ezra Zitun Oz	Busted

Tags: Ezra Zitun Oz Nils Pudel

12-13-2022 15:26 UTC+1

Sharp Dressed Staniszewski Scoops

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Daniel Williams

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a board reading Jakub Staniszewski check-called a bet of 800 from Andrea Ricci and the two players went to the river.

The dealer fanned the on the river and Staniszewski checked again. Ricci fired a bet of 2,500 on the river and Staniszewski called quickly.

Ricci announced "Queen high" Staniszewski showed for second pair to take down the pot.

Staniszewski, donning a red suit and yellow floral shirt, may be one of the best-dressed players in the room and his stack is moving in the right direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Staniszewski	41,000 41,000	41,000
Andrea Ricci	17,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Andrea Ricci Jakub Staniszewski

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

12-13-2022 15:22 UTC+1

Venneri Chips Up; Ensan and Gilboa Shorter

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Four ways to a flop for 1,100 each, Michael Allen bet 800 when checked to and forced folds all around.

In the next hand, Allen raised to 700 again and earned four callers including Hossein Ensan and Antonino Venneri. The flop was checked to Allen and he bet 1,000. Ensan called and Venneri raised to 3,500 in order to force folds all around.

Venneri exposed the and Ensan nodded. Both Ensan and Uri Gilboa have dropped to fewer than half the starting stack in the first three levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Vranken	60,000 30,000	30,000
Antonino Venneri	37,000 37,000	37,000
Michael Allen	23,000 23,000	23,000
Uri Gilboa	13,000 18,000	18,000

Hossein Ensan	12,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Antonino Venneri Hossein Ensan Michael Allen Uri Gilboa

12-13-2022 15:17 UTC+1

Chip Counts from Around the Room

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Daniel Williams

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele D'Angelo	84,000 30,000	30,000
Jon Kyte	46,000 16,000	16,000
Michael Bernstein	41,000 41,000	41,000
Jessica Teusl	33,000 33,000	33,000
Niklas Warlich	32,000 32,000	32,000
Sam Grafton	30,000 30,000	30,000

William Kassouf	27,000 27,000	27,000
Gaelle Baumann	21,000 21,000	21,000