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

Adams Empties the Clip Against Big Blind

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Timothy Adams opened to 21,000 from under the gun and only found one caller, Andriy Mertengren in the big blind.

The dealer laid out the {q-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs} for the flop. Mertengren check-called a bet of 20,000 from Adams.

The turn showed up the {8-Clubs}, Mertengren checked again. Adams bumped up the number to 82,000 on the turn, which Mertengren called.

The river fell the {2-Clubs}, and Mertengren checked one final time. Adams assembled 207,000 and slide it all into the middle. Mertengren went deep into the tank, burning a couple of time banks, before finally letting his cards go.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
665,000
174,000
174,000
Andriy Mertengren ua
Andriy Mertengren
391,000
280,000
280,000

Tags: Andriy MertengrenTimothy Adams

Hocquaux Perplexes Buhaiov

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alexandre Hocquaux opened to 20,000 from early position, Nazar Buhaiov called from the seat to his left and the rest of the table folded.

The dealer fanned a {5-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, Hocquaux bet 17,000 and Buhaiov called.

The turn came the {7-Clubs} and this time Hocquaux checked, Buhaiov fired out a bet of 30,000 and Hocquaux check-raised to 95,000. Buhaiov thought for a few moments using a time bank card in the process before eventually folding and awarding the pot to Hocquaux.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Hocquaux fr
Alexandre Hocquaux
360,000
-45,000
-45,000
Nazar Buhaiov ua
Nazar Buhaiov
220,000
-288,000
-288,000

Tags: Alexandre HocquauxNazar Buhaiov

Lijo Beats Adams on Showdown

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was three ways with {a-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} on the flop when Lander Lijo checked and Laurent Cessy bet 16,000. Timothy Adams called from the big blind and Lijo tossed in the chips to see a turn.

The turn was {6-Clubs} and both players checked to Adams for a bet of 82,000. Lijo called but Cessy folded and the river was {k-Diamonds}.

Both players checked the river and Lijo turned over {a-Spades}{9-Clubs} for there aces. Adams tossed the losing hand in the muck and Lijo dragged the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
794,000
-16,000
-16,000
Laurent Cessy fr
Laurent Cessy
671,000
-139,000
-139,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
491,000
-179,000
-179,000

Tags: Lander LijoLaurent CessyTimothy Adams

Hocquaux Dispatches Neugebauer

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Max Neugebauer shoved his last 39,000 into the middle and Alexandre Hocquaux called from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Neugebauer was at risk.

Max Neugebauer {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Alexandre Hocquaux: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Hocquaux held on with pocket tens to eliminate Neugebauer from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Hocquaux fr
Alexandre Hocquaux
405,000
93,000
93,000
Max Neugebauer at
Max Neugebauer
Busted

Tags: Alexandre HocquauxMax Neugebauer

Garcia Delivers Knockout Blow to Maglianella

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Adrian Garcia
Adrian Garcia

Simone Maglianella opened jammed his remaining 180,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Adrian Garcia who called from the button. Both blinds folded and the players turned their hands with Maglianella at risk.

Simone Maglianella: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Adrian Garcia: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} and Garcia won the flip eliminating Maglianella in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Garcia es
Adrian Garcia
480,000
130,000
130,000
Simone Maglianella it
Simone Maglianella
Busted

Tags: Simone MaglianellaAdrian Garcia

Koleckar Runs Into the Goods

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jakub Koleckar - Javier Gomez Zapatero
Jakub Koleckar - Javier Gomez Zapatero

Action folded to short-stacked Jakub Koleckar on the button, he moved all in for 89,000. In the small blind, Javier Gomez Zapatero moved all in with heaps. The big blind folded, and the other two were headed to a runout.

Jakub Koleckar: {j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Javier Gomez Zapatero: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Koleckar found a bad spot against Zapatero's cowboys, and couldn't improve on the {3-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
1,320,000
85,000
85,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Jakub Koleckar cz
Jakub Koleckar
Busted

Tags: Jakub KoleckarJavier Gomez Zapatero

Updated Chip Counts

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Pierre De Almeida fr
Pierre De Almeida
1,685,000
85,000
85,000
Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
1,470,000
-230,000
-230,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
1,330,000
715,000
715,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
1,235,000
300,000
300,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Ionut-Flavius Voinea ro
Ionut-Flavius Voinea
1,160,000
-25,000
-25,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu ro
Paul-Adrian Covaciu
1,030,000
100,000
100,000
Jaesung Lee kr
Jaesung Lee
1,025,000
168,000
168,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Simon Lofberg se
Simon Lofberg
890,000
90,000
90,000
Jerry Odeen se
Jerry Odeen
830,000
-115,000
-115,000
Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
810,000
13,000
13,000
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
670,000
30,000
30,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
670,000
90,000
90,000
Mike Watson
Mike Watson
260,000
102,000
102,000

Drozd Survives Elimination

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Patrick Kallas raised it up from early position and Ondrej Drozd shipped all in for 136,000 on his left. The action folded back to Kallas who quickly called.

Ondrej Drozd: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Patrick Kallas: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Kallas remained in the lead with his pocket eights. However, the {q-Hearts} on the turn put Drozd out front and the {k-Spades} on the river secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Ondrej Drozd cz
Ondrej Drozd
285,000
150,000
150,000
Patrick Kallas jo
Patrick Kallas
152,000
-11,000
-11,000

Tags: Ondrej DrozdPatrick Kallas

Small Blind Aggression Works for Kliper

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After action folded to him, Arie Kliper limped the small blind to see Timothy Adams raise the big blind to 40,000. Kliper revealed the limp three-bet to 100,000. Adams made the call in position.

The flop came out {5-Hearts}{q-Spades}{9-Clubs}. Kliper continued with a bet of 67,000. Adams used a time bank, but made the call after about a minute.

The turn showed up the {k-Spades}. Kliper fired again, this time for 130,000. Adams thought for a bit, but decided to bow out and let the pot ship to Kliper.

Player Chips Progress
Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
797,000
237,000
237,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
580,000
-330,000
-330,000

Tags: Arie KliperTimothy Adams

Ruivo Bounces Back With a Double

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Petr Svoboda raised and Manuel Ruivo three-bet from the next seat over before Svoboda shoved with more. Ruivo called for his last 166,000 and he was at risk in heads-up action.

Manuel Ruivo: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Petr Svoboda: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{k-Clubs} and the jacks held on to secure the double for Ruivo after he fell back on the leaderboard over the course of the last level.

Player Chips Progress
Manuel Ruivo pt
Manuel Ruivo
340,000
-230,000
-230,000
Petr Svoboda cz
Petr Svoboda
315,000
-498,000
-498,000

Tags: Manuel RuivoPetr Svoboda