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

12-07-2023 18:15 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Ardelean	146,000 146,000	146,000
Tomas Chrobak	108,000 43,000	43,000
Nisad Muratovic	105,000 105,000	105,000
Marius Johansen	95,000 52,000	52,000
Fintan Hand	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ran Ilani	36,700 36,700	36,700
Marle Spragg	35,000 35,000	35,000

Benjamin Spragg	30,000 3,000	3,000

Uda Scores the Double

Tyler Foran

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

Chinatsu Uda limped the small blind before Hanseok Ko dropped a stack of blues across the line. Uda snap-called her stack of 11,700 and both hands were tabled.

Chinatsu Uda: A♦Q♥
Hanseok Ko: K♣7♦

The board ran out A♣9♦8♦9♥2♠, sealing the double up for Uda.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hanseok Ko	139,000 86,000	86,000
Chinatsu Uda	25,400 15,400	15,400

Tags: Chinatsu Uda Hanseok Ko

12-07-2023 18:16 UTC+1

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

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

Players in the field have been sent on another 25-minute break.

12-07-2023 18:33 UTC+1

PokerStars Announces Full Five Stop 2024 EPT Schedule; Paris and Cyprus Return

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Kaelaine Minton

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

PokerStars has unveiled the full schedule for the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) season, which shows five destinations, including a return to EPT Paris and EPT Cyprus. Both Paris and Cyprus made their EPT debut in 2023, and they return for 2024, much to the delight of the players.

EPT Paris is the first stop of the 2024 European Poker Tour season. It takes place between February 14-25 at a new venue. The stunning Le Palais des Congres has a 120-table capacity, meaning there will be a more extensive schedule for the festival. Cedric Billot, Associate Director for Live Events and Operations, believes the new-look EPT Paris could be one of the largest EPT festivals on record.

Check out the full schedule

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-07-2023 18:41 UTC+1

An Assortment of Big Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Panasiuk	292,500
Manuel Valduga	232,000 5,000	5,000
Robert Binek	198,000 82,000	82,000
Dan Larsen	180,000
Renato Ardelean	175,000 29,000	29,000
Efstathios Kavoukis	173,600 3,600	3,600
Thomas Harnes	170,000 25,000	25,000
Cornel Pop	165,000
Jeremy Oleon	147,600
Mykhailo Gutyi	145,500 55,500	55,500
Hanseok Ko	140,000 1,000	1,000
Tomas Kolarik	135,000 135,000	135,000
Aurelien Russo	132,000

12-07-2023 18:53 UTC+1

Two Pair Good for Torgeman

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Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a flop of A♦5♣9♣, Aleksander Kamendoliev continued from under the gun for 3,000 and was called by David Torgeman in middle position.

Both players checked the 4♣ turn.

On the Q♠ river Kamendoliev slid out a bet of 10,500 and Torgeman quickly called. Kamendoliev showed J♠10♠ for jack-high, with Torgeman holding A♠5♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Torgeman	80,000 47,000	47,000
Aleksander Kamendoliev	31,500 31,500	31,500

Tags: Aleksander Kamendoliev David Torgeman

12-07-2023 18:53 UTC+1

No Showdown for Hand

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Manoe Betrix opened 2,500 under the gun and only Fintan Hand came along in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♥7♥3♠ and Hand check-called a bet of 2,000.

When the 5♥ fell on the turn, Hand took the lead, dropping 2,000 across the line. Betrix raised to 8,500 and Hand wasted little time making the call.

The 9♦ fell on the river and Hand led once again, this time for only 1,200. Betrix thought about it for about 30 seconds before letting it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	83,000 23,000	23,000
Manoe Betrix	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Fintan Hand Manoe Betrix

12-07-2023 18:53 UTC+1

Baroudi's Min-Raise Spells His Demise

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Emile Baroudi and Miguel Abad were battling heads up over a 6,800-chip pot. Baroudi checked from the big blind on the 7♥9♠6♣A♣ board before Abad made a bet of 3,000.

Baroudi clicked it back to 6,000 and Abad called. The 7♣ river then completed the board and Baroudi bet another 6,000.

It was Abad's turn to raise as he put in 24,000, just enough to cover his opponent's stack. A snap-call followed and Abad showed Baroudi K♣4♣ for a rivered flush.

Baroudi showed his 10♦8♦ in frustration, showing that his flopped straight got cracked. After the stacks were counted, he left the tournament area while Abad virtually doubled up.