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

12-06-2023 19:14 UTC+1

Chmela Eliminates Tool With Hero Call

Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Steven Tool and Tomas Chmela were heads up on a board of 8♦10♠8♥6♣. They had already amassed 30,000 chips in the pot when Tool went all in for 14,500 from the small blind.

Chmela sat under the gun and weighed his options before putting in the call, covering Tool's stack.

Steven Tool: A♥5♦
Tomas Chmela: 6♥5♣

Chmela caught Tool speeding, and his two pair held when the 3♦ river completed the board, sending Tool home in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Chmela	82,000 9,000	9,000
Steven Tool	Busted

Tags: Steven Tool Tomas Chmela

12-06-2023 19:15 UTC+1

Skorepa Gets Three-Bet Jam Through

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action folded to Antonio Rodriguez on the button, who opened to 1,600. Matous Skorepa three-bet all in for approximately 10,000 from the small blind, bringing a swift fold from Rodriguez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Rodriguez	52,000 52,000	52,000
Matous Skorepa	13,600 29,400	29,400

Tags: Antonio Rodriguez Matous Skorepa

12-06-2023 19:20 UTC+1

Zaskodny Doubles Through Basiaga

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Lukas Zaskodny opened to 1,800 from the cutoff, but Bartlomiej Basiaga quickly three-bet to 6,000 from the small blind.

Zaskodny made the call, then called again when Basiaga continued with a bet of 5,000 on the K♠9♣2♠ flop.

The 8♠ came on the turn, and Basiaga fired a second barrel of 13,000. After a few seconds, Zaskodny raised all in for 29,400. Basiaga went into the tank, and eventually called.

Lukas Zaskodny: 9♠9♥
Bartlomiej Basiaga: A♥K♥

Basiaga called with top pair, but ran into Zaskodny's set. So after the river 3♠, Zaskodny doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Zaskodny	45,000 45,000	45,000
Bartlomiej Basiaga	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Bartlomiej Basiaga Lukas Zaskodny

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-06-2023 19:30 UTC+1

Hanel Scoops Big Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With 36,000 in the pot and the board reading 4♠8♦10♠A♦J♦, Jaromir Hanel moved all in from the big blind for 11,500. His opponent, Marcello Miniucchi, had about 13,300 left and after some consideration, folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaromir Hanel	47,500 47,500	47,500
Marcello Miniucchi	13,300 6,700	6,700

Tags: Jaromir Hanel Marcello Miniucchi

12-06-2023 19:30 UTC+1

Cappiello Collects From Ribaes

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Eugenio Ribaes opened to 1,800 first-to-act and was three-bet to 5,100 by Candido Cappiello from the hijack. Action folded back around to Ribaes, who called.

Ribaes check-called a 4,000 bet from Cappiello on the 5♥4♥Q♠ flop and an 8,500 bet from Cappiello on the 4♠ turn.

The J♦ completed the board and Ribaes led out for 15,000. Cappiello called and Ribaes turned over A♣5♣. Cappiello revealed A♠Q♣ for a superior two pair and was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugenio Ribaes	70,000 70,000	70,000
Candido Cappiello	67,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Candido Cappiello Eugenio Ribaes

12-06-2023 19:34 UTC+1

Graells Wins Flip to Send Oleksandr to the Rail

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Tyler Foran

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ricardo Graells opened 2,000 under the gun, and Haievskyi Oleksandr jammed all-in for 20,600 in the hijack. The action folded back to Graells who paused for a few moments before shrugging as he made the call.

Haievskyi Oleksandr: A♠K♦
Ricardo Graells: 10♣10♠

It was a classic race and the 9♦5♣3♣5♠6♠ runout was no help for Oleksandr as he exited the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Graells	149,000 149,000	149,000
Haievskyi Oleksandr	Busted

Tags: Haievskyi Oleksandr Ricardo Graells

12-06-2023 19:35 UTC+1

Novotny Rivers Double Knockout

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After some preflop action, Niculina Grasu went all in for her final 8,000 chips from the big blind and found no less than three callers in Safwane Bahri under the gun, Petr Novotny on the button, and Luca Moschitta in the small blind.

Moschitta then created a side pot when he bet 4,500 on the 9♠5♣9♥ flop. Bahri quickly folded but Novotny stuck around with a call.

On the Q♦ turn, Moschitta checked to Novotny, who made a bet of 5,000 in response. Moschitta then jammed all in for 18,800 and a swift call followed from Novotny, after which all three players revealed their holdings.

Niculina Grasu: 5♠5♦
Luca Moschitta: A♥A♣
Petr Novotny: Q♠J♠

Grasu flopped a full house and was looking to quadruple up, while Moschitta was a big favorite for the side pot. The Q♣ river, however, saw Novotny hit one of his two outs to scoop the pot.

His higher full house awarded him with a big stack of almost six figures, while both Grasu and Moschitta left the tournament in a state of disbelief.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petr Novotny	97,500 31,000	31,000
Safwane Bahri	42,000 42,000	42,000
Niculina Grasu	Busted
Luca Moschitta	Busted

Tags: Luca Moschitta Niculina Grasu Petr Novotny Safwane Bahri

12-06-2023 19:43 UTC+1

Graells Shows Odani Kings

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ricardo Graells opened to 2,000 from middle position and was three-bet to 4,500 by Takumi Odani in the hijack. Rene Keller called cold from the big blind and Graells called as well.

All three players checked on the 2♥Q♠7♦ flop and Keller checked again on the 8♠ turn. Graells bet 10,000, which got a call from Odani and a fold from Keller.

Action checked down on the 9♣ river and Graells tabled K♦K♣. Odani couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Graells.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Graells	140,000 9,000	9,000
Takumi Odani	118,000 15,000	15,000
Rene Keller	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Rene Keller Ricardo Graells Takumi Odani

12-06-2023 19:45 UTC+1

Martins Receives Lucky Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Petr Novotny made a raise to 2,500 from the button before Rui Martins went all in for 26,500 from the small blind. Novotny looked him up with the covering stack and the pair showed down.

Rui Martins: A♣6♣
Petr Novotny: A♠Q♦

It was looking like Novotny would add another elimination to his tally, but Martins was the only one to flop a pair on 6♥4♦3♦. The J♣5♥ runout remained clean for him and he doubled up to more than a starting stack.

Meanwhile, Novotny was left with just over one starting stack himself, after having reached the 100,000-mark but a few hands before.