2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€913,250
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,144,950
Entries
1,267
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
117
Players Left
30

Karapanau Busts at the Hands of Lijo

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ryhor Karapanau
Ryhor Karapanau

Laurent Cessy opened to 17,000 from middle position and the action folded around to Ryhor Karapanau who reraised all in for 104,000 from the button. Andrew Hulme folded the small blind and Lander Lijo called from the big blind with the original raiser Cessy making the fold.

Ryhor Karapanau: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Lander Lijo: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Karapanau was behind and at risk and the board ran out {6-Spades}{a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} eliminating Karapanau from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
810,000
415,000
415,000
Laurent Cessy fr
Laurent Cessy
780,000
30,000
30,000
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
80,000
-260,000
-260,000
Ryhor Karapanau by
Ryhor Karapanau
Busted

Tags: Andrew HulmeLander LijoLaurent CessyRyhor Karapanau

Bendik Runs Into a 777 Slot Machine

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jan Bendik
Jan Bendik

Preben Stokkan and Jan Bendik traded raises to each get 162,000 into the pot preflop with Bendik the effective stack.

Jan Bendik: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Preben Stokkan: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

Bendik looked prime to find a double if his jacks could hold, but more proof that there's no right way to play them showed up on the {7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} board, and Bendik was sent packing.

Player Chips Progress
Preben Stokkan no
Preben Stokkan
444,000
128,000
128,000
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jan BendikPreben Stokkan

Bendik Doubles Through Obreshkov

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jan Bendik jammed his last 71,000 and Stoyan Obreshkov looked him up from the button. The blinds got out of the way and action was heads up with Bendik at risk.

Jan Bendik: {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Stoyan Obreshkov: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Bendik flopped a pair of tens to keep his tournament hopes alive.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
160,000
5,000
5,000
EPT 1X Winner
Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
18,000
-102,000
-102,000

Tags: Jan BendikStoyan Obreshkov

Lefrancois and His Friends, Jack and Jack, Find a Double

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Julian Thomas opened to 16,000 from early position. Action folded to Pascal Lefrancois on the button, he three-bet to 44,000. Back on Thomas, he moved all in for 274,000 effective in Lefrancois' stack. Lefrancois made the call and the two were headed to a race with Lefrancois at risk.

Pascal Lefrancois: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Julian Thomas: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, safe for Pascal Lefrancois, and he locked up the double that left Thomas short.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
568,000
323,000
323,000
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
88,000
-232,000
-232,000

Tags: Julian ThomasPascal Lefrancois

Lee Tangles with Lefrancois

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pascal Lefrancois raised to 18,000 in early position and Jaesung Lee three-bet to 42,000 on his left. The action folded back to Lefrancois who called and went heads-up to a flop of {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

Lefrancois check-called a bet of 26,000 from Lee and the {5-Hearts} landed on the turn. Both players checked and the {a-Clubs} hit the river. Lefrancois checked for the third time and Lee pushed out a bet of 125,000. Lefrancois used one of his time banks and then slid his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jaesung Lee kr
Jaesung Lee
1,180,000
143,000
143,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
245,000
-134,000
-134,000

Tags: Jaesung LeePascal Lefrancois

Talbot Snags Two from Kim

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading {k-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs}, Parker Talbot led out with a bet of 9,000 from the big blind into a pot of around 80,000. Namhyung Kim called in early position and the {3-Diamonds} completed the board.

Talbot fired out another small bet of 16,000 and Kim looked him up. Talbot flipped over {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} and Kim conceded the pot.

A couple of hands later, Talbot opened to 16,000 in the cutoff and Kim three-bet to 48,000 from the big blind. Talbot called and the dealer fanned the flop of {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}.

Kim led out with a bet of 25,000 and Talbot called to see the {4-Spades} on the turn. Kim checked this time and Talbot counted out a bet of 45,000. Kim check-raised to 180,000 but Talbot wasn't going anywhere just yet.

The {2-Spades} hit the river and Kim checked again. Talbot slid out a stack of 25,000 chips and Kim quickly mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
1,365,000
195,000
195,000
Namhyung Kim kr
Namhyung Kim
265,000
-415,000
-415,000

Tags: Parker TalbotNamhyung Kim

Milhomens Flops a Boat, Gets Paid

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action began on the river in a large pot with nearly 200,000 in the middle. The board showed {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}.

From the big blind, Marcin Kreft checked the final street. Just on his left, from under the gun, Rui Milhomens bet a healthy 140,000. Kreft thought for a while before making the call that represented nearly half of his stack.

Milhomens showed {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for the flopped full house, and Kreft sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Rui Milhomens pt
Rui Milhomens
955,000
429,000
429,000
Marcin Kreft pl
Marcin Kreft
165,000
-45,000
-45,000

Kliper Takes One Down

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action folded to Laurent Cessy in the hijack who opened to 16,000, Arie Kliper called from the button and Andrew Hulme also made the call from the big blind.

The three players went to the flop of {4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Hulme checked to Cessy who continued for 28,000. Kliper took a few moments before carving out a raise of 68,000 and placing it over the line.

Hulme quickly folded and the action was back on Cessy who assessed the size of Kliper's remaining stack before deciding to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Laurent Cessy fr
Laurent Cessy
750,000
22,000
22,000
Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
575,000
285,000
285,000
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
340,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Andrew HulmeArie KliperLaurent Cessy

Colillas Finds Some Life

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ramon Colillas jammed his last 20,000 into the middle before Mateusz Szymanski looked him up from two seats over. Action folded to Natan Chauskin for a shove in late position and Szymanski got out of the way. Play was heads up with Colillas at risk.

Ramon Colillas: {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Natan Chauskin: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Colillas found a straight on the river to triple his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Natan Chauskin by
Natan Chauskin
400,000
50,000
50,000
Mateusz Szymanski pl
Mateusz Szymanski
149,000
-8,000
-8,000
Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
70,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Mateusz SzymanskiNatan ChauskinRamon Colillas