€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-09-2023 13:52 UTC+1

Set vs Straight Gives Kim Win

Ben Weiss

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Wooseok Kim opened from under the gun to 16,000. Ole Schemion then raised it to 46,000 in early position and it folded back round to Kim, who called.

Kim checked the J♦K♣10♠ flop, before Schemion led out for 36,000. Once again, Kim just called and we went to a turn.

The 7♠ landed, and Kim checked a second street. Schemion this time bet 79,000, which was quickly raised by the South Korean as he shoved all in. Schemion asked 'How much?' but said 'I call' before he got an answer and saw the bad news.

He had flopped top set, while Kim had flopped a straight.

Wooseok Kim: A♦Q♠
Ole Schemion: K♦K♥

The river was a 4♦, scooping Kim a huge pot and leaving Schemion with just 54,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wooseok Kim	605,000 431,000	431,000
Ole Schemion	54,000 118,000	118,000

Tags: Ole Schemion Wooseok Kim

12-09-2023 13:50 UTC+1

Cozzula Busts Simos in Battle of Short Stacks

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michail Simos shoved for his last 51,000 first-to-act and action folded around to Franco Cozzula in the big blind, who called having Simos covered by only a few thousand in chips.

Michail Simos: K♦10♠
Franco Cozzula: A♣J♦

The 6♥4♥7♦8♦3♣ runout kept Cozzula best with his ace-high and Simos was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franco Cozzula	115,000 15,000	15,000
Michail Simos	Busted

Tags: Franco Cozzula Michail Simos

12-09-2023 13:47 UTC+1

Colillas Forces Big Fold From Toma

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas defended his big blind against the early position open of Andrei Toma.

Things quickly heated up on the 4♣5♣5♠ flop. Toma continued with a bet of 8,000, Colillas check-raised to 38,000 before Toma four-bet to 84,000. The action didn't deter Colillas, who moved all in for 221,000.

Toma agonized over the decision for three minutes before open folding 10♥10♠ for an overpair, as Colillas scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	340,000 273,000	273,000
Andrei Toma	340,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Andrei Toma Ramon Colillas

12-09-2023 13:45 UTC+1

Seo Goes Runner-Runner to Double Up

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action folded to Moonho Seo, who got his last 63,000 chips in from the button. Robin Sommer called from the big blind with the covering stack, and the cards were tabled.

Moonho Seo: A♣2♥
Robin Sommer: A♦9♥

The J♣8♠3♠ flop brought no help for Seo, but the 4♣ turn gave him a gutshot straight draw. It came in on the 5♦ river, and he sat back down to collect his newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Sommer	350,000 27,000	27,000
Moonho Seo	138,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Moonho Seo Robin Sommer

12-09-2023 13:38 UTC+1

Final Bust-Outs of Level 17 (€1,940 - €2,240)

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Bolling	Busted
Kasper Hansen	Busted
Pasquale Braco	Busted
Yasuhiro Otsuka	Busted
Daniel Pawletta	Busted
Vaclav Jelinek	Busted
Laurent Saby	Busted
Ivan Lehin	Busted
Benjamin Gartner	Busted
Carmine Belvedere	Busted
Sean Kauffman	Busted
Jorgen Andersen	Busted
Airidas Stazys	Busted
Jon Clark	Busted
Josef Dvorak	Busted
Jakub Gago	Busted
Franco Polidori	Busted
David Kaufmann	Busted
Stefano Schiano	Busted
Tamas Varszegi	Busted
Michal Mrakes	Busted
Daniel Fernandez	Busted
Silvio Domingues Costa	Busted
Ido Aboudi	Busted
Matthias Nachtigal	Busted

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12-09-2023 13:35 UTC+1

Eights Hold for Pilhofer

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Ben Weiss

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Fintan Hand opened the action, betting 12,000 in early position. It folded round to Istvan Pilhofer in late position, who shoved.

Hand quickly called and covered Pilhofer, who was at risk of busting.

Istvan Pilhofer: 8♥8♦
Fintan Hand: A♥Q♥

The flop came 9♦3♠6♣, leaving the PokerStars Ambassador needing to hit an ace or a queen to win the hand.

Neither came on the turn, with the J♠ landing.

Pilhofer's double up was confirmed on the 4♣ river, chipping him up while Hand was left with just below average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	249,000 30,000	30,000
Istvan Pilhofer	117,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Fintan Hand Istvan Pilhofer

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-09-2023 13:32 UTC+1

Hero Call Backfires for Casalnuovo

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Richard Hayes

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

Domenico Casalnuovo had opened from early position and been called by Nicola Karl in the cutoff.

On a flop of 6♥10♥8♣ Casalnuovo check-called a bet of 17,000 from his opponent.

The turn brought the 8♥ and Casalnuovo again check-called a bet of 30,000 from Karl.

The river brought the A♠ and Casalnuovo checked. Karl moved all in and Casalnuovo quickly called to put himself at risk.

Domenico Casalnuovo: K♥J♠
Nicola Karl: 8♠6♠

Casalnuovo had made the call with just king-high and Karl's full house took the pot, pushing him to a stack of 750,000. Casalnuovo was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Karl	750,000 268,000	268,000
Domenico Casalnuovo	Busted

Tags: Domenico Casalnuovo Nicola Karl

12-09-2023 13:31 UTC+1

Fonseca Gets a Much-Needed Double

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Dan O'Hair

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

Pedro Pereira Fonseca was already all in and at risk for around 50,000 from middle position against Philippe Riminucci, who was in the big blind.

Pedro Pereira Fonseca: K♠8♥
Philippe Riminucci: A♣10♥

The K♣10♦J♠4♦9♦ runout improved Fonseca to a pair of kings, which was enough for the double up against Riminucci.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe Riminucci	175,000 47,000	47,000
Pedro Pereira Fonseca	105,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Pedro Pereira Fonseca Philippe Riminucci

12-09-2023 13:30 UTC+1

Ostrowski Ships Monster Pot With Rockets

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Frank Visser

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

The board was dealt up until the turn and read 6♥6♦4♥3♠ when Lukas Hafner got his stack of 190,000 chips in the middle against Dominik Ostrowski, who covered him. With 175,000 chips already in the pot beforehand, a huge pot of twice the average stack had been created.

Lukas Hafner: Q♦7♦
Dominik Ostrowski: A♥A♦

Hafner needed to hit his straight draw to stay alive in the tournament, but the A♠ river gave Ostrowski a full house instead. It meant the end of Hafner's Main Event adventure, seeing him strand on the second level of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Ostrowski	830,000 475,000	475,000
Lukas Hafner	Busted

Tags: Dominik Ostrowski Lukas Hafner