€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

Dec 06, 2023

Taborsky Gets Value From Mahonen

Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

David Taborsky opened to 1,200 from early position and was called by Cyril Mira on the button and Jari Mahonen in the big blind.

Action checked to Taborsky on the 6♠2♣Q♣ flop and he continued for a 1,200 bet. Mira folded, but Mahonen called.

Both players checked on the 8♦ turn and Mahonen checked a final time on the 8♥ river. Taborsky bet 3,100 and Mahonen quickly called.

Taborsky turned over 10♥10♣ for tens-up and Mahonen mucked — conceding the pot to Taborsky.

At another table, Alejandro Lococo was eliminated after getting all in with sevens against an opponent's aces and failing to improve.

Dec 06, 2023

Drusca Gives Up After Flop Click

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With around 5,000 chips in the middle, Stefan Drusca, under the gun, checked to Petr Novotny in middle position on a flop of 2♥9♦A♣. Novotny then fired a small bet of 1,500 chips, which Drusca raised to 3,700.

Novotny put in the call before both players checked the J♥ turn. The 5♣ river also checked through, and Drusca showed his 8♣7♣ for eight-high.

Novotny's A♥Q♦ beat that comfortably and he added some more chips to his stack.

Tags: Petr Novotny Stefan Drusca

Dec 06, 2023

Odani Busts Lupascu

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Picking the action up on a flop of 6♦10♠K♦, Takumi Odani bet 1,600 from the cutoff and was called by Tomas Hajek in the small blind. Matei Lupascu then raised to 9,000 from the big blind. Odani quickly moved all in and was snap called by Lupascu after Hajek got out of the way, with Lupascu the player at risk.

Lupascu 6♥10♥
Odani K♣6♣

Despite flopping two pair, Lupascu was behind the higher two pair of Odani. The 4♣3♦ run out provided no help for Lupascu and he was duly eliminated, with Odani scooping a chunky pot.

Tags: Matei Lupascu Takumi Odani Tomas Hajek

Dec 06, 2023

Novak Takes From Baier as Spragg Joins

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Alexander Baier checked from the small blind on a flop of 5♥10♥5♠. David Novak was his only opponent, in the big blind, and he made a bet of 5,100 in a pot of 10,700.

Baier made the call, but check-folded once Novak fired another 11,000 on the 9♣ turn.

During the hand, PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg joined the table on his first bullet of Day 1a.

Tags: Alexander Baier David Novak Benjamin Spragg

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Dec 06, 2023

Costa Forces a Fold From Unertl

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Silvio Domingues Costa opened to 800 from early position and was called by Matous Skorepa on the button and Sascha Unertl in the big blind.

Unertl checked to Costa on the 5♣8♣J♦ flop and he continued for 1,900. Skorepa folded and Unertl called.

The 10♠ fell on the turn and Unertl checked again — prompting a hefty 8,000 bet from Costa. Unertl tanked a bit before calling.

The K♦ completed the board and Unertl checked a final time. Costa kept his foot on the gas and put 16,800 into the middle. This time Unertl let his hand go and Costa won the sizable pot without a showdown.

Tags: Matous Skorepa Sascha Unertl Silvio Domingues Costa

Dec 06, 2023

Preflop Confrontation Sends Wessman Home

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Viktor Wessman got his final 7,200 chips in the middle against Zlatko Tripunovski before a flop had been dealt.

Viktor Wessman: A♣Q♣
Zlatko Tripunovski: A♦K♣

"Can I win a hand today?" Wessman pondered out loud. His question was answered when the 5♥K♥J♦K♠8♦ board made Tripunovski trips.

Wessman's stack was sent to his opponent while he swiftly left the tournament area.

Tags: Viktor Wessman Zlatko Tripunovski

Dec 06, 2023

Begni Takes Sizeable Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a board of 4♥5♥2♠4♠ and with 6,800 in the pot, Roberto Begni checked to Abdullah Turan, who bet 3,200.

Begni check-raised to 10,000, sending Turan deep into thought. After enquiring whether his opponent had a full house, Turan tapped the table and threw his hand into the muck.

Tags: Abdullah Turan Roberto Begni

Dec 06, 2023

Benkovic Wins Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Lukas Benkovic opened to 1,400 from middle position and Nikolai Ogoltsov defended his big blind.

Ogoltsov check-called a 1,300 continuation-bet from Benkovic on the Q♣10♦A♥ flop, and did the same when faced with a 2,600 bet from Benkovic on the 4♣ turn.

Ogoltsov again checked the 8♠ river, but after some thought elected to fold against Benkovic's 8,600 river bet.

Tags: Lukas Benkovic Nikolai Ogoltsov

Dec 06, 2023

Frezza Calls It Off

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a completed board of 6♣Q♠4♦4♣7♥, 21,000 chips had been put in the middle in a pot between Lumsen Osmani under the gun and Pascal Frezza in the hijack.

Osmani then shoved all in for 18,400 and Frezza mulled it over for a bit before committing to a call. Osmani showed Q♥Q♦ for a full house, and Frezza was forced to show his 10♠10♣ for two pair.

Tags: Pascal Frezza Lumsen Osmani