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

Kaliahin Flops a Set

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

Ihor Kaliahin raised to 12,000 in the hijack and was called by Veselin Karakitukov on the button. The flop fell {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Kaliahin continued with a bet of 15,000. Karakitukov called and the {8-Clubs} rolled off on the turn.

Kaliahin fired out another bet of 41,000 and Karakitukov stuck around to see the {k-Hearts} on the river. Kaliahin shut it down with a check this time and Karakitukov checked it back. Kaliahin turned over {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a set of nines and Karakitukov mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Ihor Kaliahin ua
Ihor Kaliahin
495,000 114,000
Veselin Karakitukov bg
Veselin Karakitukov
230,000 23,000

Tags: Veselin KarakitukovIhor Kaliahin

Baumann Goes Back to Back

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

Action started on the flop in a heads-up pot between Milan Simko and Gaelle Baumann. The board was {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{q-Hearts}.

Baumann checked the big blind. Simko bet 14,000 in position and Baumann made the call.

The turn brought the straight draw in when the {a-Diamonds} came. Both players checked.

On the {2-Spades} river, Baumann led for 40,000. Simko let his cards go quickly.

__________

On to the next hand, Dmitry Shchepkin opened to 15,000 from the cutoff and Istvan Pilhofer called on the button.

Sitting in the small blind, Gaelle Baumann three-bet to 60,000, about a third of her stack. One by one, her opponents let their cards go and she took down another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
625,000 38,000
Dmitry Shchepkin ru
Dmitry Shchepkin
542,000 123,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
210,000 -13,000
Milan Simko cz
Milan Simko
108,000 -28,000

Tags: Dmitry ShchepkinGaelle BaumannIstvan PilhoferMilan Simko

Steinbrenner Busts in Odd Hand

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

Justin Steinbrenner was down to just 24,000 chips and pushed all in from early position. He was called by Steven Mulder on his left and Karol Bogusz in the small blind. Steinbrenner, unaware that there was still action on the side pot, tabled his cards with action still pending but quickly turned them back face down.

On the flop of {k-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, Mulder checked out of turn which led to Bogusz throwing in a bet of 30,000 from the small blind. Mulder folded and then the final two hands were eventually tabled.

Justin Steinbrenner: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Karol Bogusz: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The {5-Clubs} on the turn and the {5-Spades} on the river provided no help to Steinbrenner and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Karol Bogusz pl
Karol Bogusz
504,000 13,000
Steven Mulder
Steven Mulder
350,000 125,000
Justin Steinbrenner de
Justin Steinbrenner
Busted

Tags: Steven MulderKarol BoguszJustin Steinbrenner

Ruivo Picks Up Pocket Kings to Bust Bernhauser

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

Fabian Bernhauser was all in for 33,000 and Manuel Ruivo was the one to look him up.

Fabian Bernhauser: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Manuel Ruivo: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Ruivo's kings held to eliminate Bernhauser from the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Manuel Ruivo pt
Manuel Ruivo
325,000 325,000
Fabian Bernhauser at
Fabian Bernhauser
Busted

Tags: Fabian BernhauserManuel Ruivo

Hulme Wins a Small One

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

Andrew Hulme opened to 14,000 from early position and picked up a single caller in Nicola Grieco from the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}, Grieco checked and Hulme checked behind.

The turn came the {2-Diamonds} and both players checked for a second time and saw the {10-Hearts} on the river.

Grieco checked for the third time, Hulme bet out 18,000 and Grieco folded.

Player Chips Progress
Nicola Grieco it
Nicola Grieco
850,000 160,000
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
435,000 37,000

Tags: Nicola GriecoAndrew Hulme

Small Pair for Koleckar

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

Fabrizio Benvenuto raised to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by Jakub Koleckar and Fahredin Mustafov in the blinds. The flop came {j-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} and the action checked around to the {8-Diamonds} on the turn.

Mustafov was the first to take a shot at the pot with a bet of 18,000. Benvenuto folded but Koleckar stuck around to see the {j-Hearts} on the river. Both players tapped the table and Koleckar tabled {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jakub Koleckar cz
Jakub Koleckar
398,000 17,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
58,000 -64,000

Tags: Jakub KoleckarFahredin MustafovFabrizio Benvenuto

Big Blinds Turns Out Special for Cavaciu

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

Action picked up on the river in a swelling pot of about 180,000. The full board showed {4-Spades}{a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{8-Spades}.

Paul Cavaciu led for 135,000 from the big blind. Patrick Kallas was his sole opponent in middle position, and he went into the tank, using one of his time bank cards. Eventually, he landed on the call.

Cavaciu showed {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for the turned flush. Kallas reacted with disgust and showed {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Covaciu ro
Paul Covaciu
733,000 260,000
Patrick Kallas jo
Patrick Kallas
163,000 -142,000

Tags: Patrick KallasPaul Cavaciu

Maliqi Jams the River

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

Jun Obara raised to 12,000 from middle position and Sonny Franco called from the next seat over. Bleron Maliqi came along from late position and the rest of the table got out of the way.

The flop was {k-Clubs}{3-Spades}{7-Spades} and both Obara and Franco checked. Maliqi tossed out a bet and Obara folded before Franco called to see {9-Clubs} on the turn.

Franco check-called a 54,000 bet from Maliqi on the turn and the river was {8-Clubs}.

Franco fired 55,000 at the river before Maliqi shoved for over 700,000 more and Franco gave up the pot after he used the entire shot clock.

Player Chips Progress
Bleron Maliqi ch
Bleron Maliqi
980,000 311,000
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
385,000 -50,000
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
135,000 -276,000

Tags: Bleron MaliqiJun ObaraSonny Franco

Hocquaux Makes a Straight, Then a Flush

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

Action picked up on the turn in a heads-up, button-versus-big blind battle. The board was {7-Hearts}{k-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Spades} and about 55,000 was in the middle

Alexandre Hocquaux checked from the big blind. On the button, Veselin Karakitukov bet 38,000. Hocquaux gave it the full 30 seconds and made the call.

The river came the {6-Spades}, the fourth spade on the board. Both players checked the final street.

Hocquaux showed {j-Spades}{9-Clubs} for the turned straight that made a flush on the river, prompting Karakitukov, to muck his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Hocquaux fr
Alexandre Hocquaux
385,000 123,000
Veselin Karakitukov bg
Veselin Karakitukov
207,000 -89,000

Tags: Alexandre HocquauxVeselin Karakitukov

Thomas Chugs Along

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

In a heads-up pot between Steven Mulder and Julian Thomas, Thomas bet his remaining 96,000 chips on a board of {j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Mulder called quickly and the players tabled their cards with Thomas at risk.

Julian Thomas: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Steven Mulder: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Thomas needed to fade an ace or jack to survive and the river came {4-Diamonds} securing his double up.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
320,000 161,000
Steven Mulder
Steven Mulder
225,000 20,000

Tags: Steven MulderJulian Thomas