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

12-13-2022 18:07 UTC+2

Franco Knocked Out by Kulev

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a battle of shorter stacks, Sonny Franco was narrowly covered by Alex Kulev but had the best of it when the cards were revealed.

Sonny Franco:
Alex Kulev:

The board ran out and Kulev made a full house on turn and river. His stack of 14,000 covered and Franco was sent to the rail. While Kulev had been taking a massage for a while already, Franco just started one two minutes prior and instantly apologised to the massage therapist before heading out of the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	29,000 29,000	29,000
Sonny Franco	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Sonny Franco

12-13-2022 18:10 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Kapnopoulos	95,000 95,000	95,000
Antoine Vranken	85,000 25,000	25,000
Erkan Soenmez	75,000 35,000	35,000
Espen Oeye	70,000 40,000	40,000
Davidi Kitai	65,000 33,000	33,000

Andrea Cortellazzi	55,000 27,000	27,000
Pavel Chalupka	52,000 10,000	10,000
Antonin Teisseire	50,000 5,000	5,000
Vlado Banicevic	45,000 15,000	15,000
Fahredin Mustafov	45,000 6,000	6,000
Patrik Zidek	40,000 10,000	10,000
Teun Mulder	40,000 40,000	40,000
Soraya Estrada	35,000 5,000	5,000
Jen Shahade	29,000 29,000	29,000

Peter Turmezey	18,000 -12,000	-12,000
Michel Molenaar	17,500 17,500	17,500

12-13-2022 18:14 UTC+2

Norden Doubles With a Big Blind Special

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

According to Thomas Quaade on the button, Alexander Norden had defended the big blind in three-way action and check-called a bet on the flop. Norden then check-raised the turn from 5,000 to 12,000 and the preflop aggressor Georgios Alexandropoulos stuck around.

Norden jammed the river for 20,900 and his opponent went deep into the tank before he called.

Norden revealed the for a straight and Alexandropoulos briefly showed his for an overpair to take a large blow to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Norden	75,000 53,000	53,000
Thomas Quaade	40,000 40,000	40,000
Georgios Alexandropoulos	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Alexander Norden Georgios Alexandropoulos Thomas Quaade

12-13-2022 18:20 UTC+2

Madar No More After Losing Flip to Maequis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Guy Madar raised and Daniel Maequis three-bet to 3,000 which Nicanor Sula cold-called. Madar then jammed for 11,800 and Maequis called while Sula folded and exposed the cards to the dealer, who mentioned "six five".

Guy Madar:
Daniel Maequis:

The board ran out and that spelled the end for Madar.

"What did you fold?" a curious Maequis asked and then added "six five?" A very serious Sula replied "no no, I folded five six".

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Maequis	75,000 75,000	75,000
Nicanor Sula	22,000 22,000	22,000
Guy Madar	Busted

Tags: Daniel Maequis Guy Madar Nicanor Sula

12-13-2022 18:22 UTC+2

Kamatakis Takes One off Pommier

Daniel Williams

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Christophe Pommier opened from early position to 1,200 and the action folded around to Iliodoros Kamatakis who called in the big blind.

On a flop of , Kamatakis check-called the 1,600 continuation bet from Pommier and the two players went to the turn.

The dealer fanned the turn and both players checked to the river.

Kamatakis led out for 2,300 and Pommier mucked his hand quietly as Kamatakis stacked the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iliodoros Kamatakis	27,000 27,000	27,000
Christophe Pommier	21,000

Tags: Christophe Pommier Iliodoros Kamatakis

12-13-2022 18:29 UTC+2

Chip Counts Around the Room

Daniel Williams

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaelle Baumann	95,000 30,000	30,000
Alessio Isaia	71,000 23,000	23,000
Jack Sinclair	63,000 41,000	41,000
Davidi Kitai	56,000 -9,000	-9,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	43,000 43,000	43,000
Jorryt van Hoof	38,500 20,500	20,500
Jessica Pilkington	37,000 16,000	16,000
Andrew Hulme	37,000 6,000	6,000
Paul Newey	27,000 -16,500	-16,500
Jen Shahade	25,700 -3,300	-3,300

Samantha Abernathy	22,000 -4,000	-4,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	15,500 15,500	15,500
Hossein Ensan	13,000 1,000	1,000

12-13-2022 18:29 UTC+2

Stan Doubles Through El Yaacoubi

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a post flop all-in contest, Samuiel Stan was all-in for 16,500 with the with the flop showing . A move by Rachid El Yaacoubi with the had gone wrong and the turn locked up the double for Stan to make the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Picone	95,000 95,000	95,000
Erkan Soenmez	75,000
Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz	65,000
Samuiel Stan	45,000 19,500	19,500
Narcis Nedelcu	35,000 5,000	5,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Rachid El Yaacoubi Samuiel Stan

12-13-2022 18:38 UTC+2

Szenasi Sends Bellamy To the Rail

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a preflop raising war between two shorter stacks, it was no surprise when two premium pairs were revealed in the showdown between Fraser Bellamy and Tibor Szenasi.

Fraser Bellamy:
Tibor Szenasi:

The runout sent Bellamy to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tibor Szenasi	37,000 11,000	11,000
Davidi Kitai	25,000 -31,000	-31,000

Fraser Bellamy	Busted

Tags: Fraser Bellamy Tibor Szenasi

12-13-2022 18:40 UTC+2

Shahade Back Above the Starting Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Heads-up to the turn with 11,000 in the middle, Jen Shahade checked and Safwane Bahri checked behind. Shahade bet the river for 5,000 and Bahri opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Cortellazzi	65,000 10,000	10,000
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	50,000 20,000	20,000
Richard Toth	44,000 14,000	14,000
Jen Shahade	32,000 6,300	6,300

Safwane Bahri	22,000 22,000	22,000
Michel Molenaar	Busted

Tags: Jen Shahade Safwane Bahri

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600