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

12-09-2023 17:37 UTC+1

Shahar Scoops Huge Two Million Pot to Take Tournament Chip Lead

Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

PokerNews arrived just as the hand was wrapping up, while Ran Shahar was scooping in a huge 2,000,000 pot propelling him into the chip lead of the tournament.

Shahar recounted that Massimo Chierchia had moved all in on the river for roughly 790,000 with 8x4x on 3x3x4x8xQx but ran into the 4x4x of Sahar for a flopped full house.

Chierchia was left with fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Shahar	2,000,000 610,000	610,000
Massimo Chierchia	55,000 1,285,000	1,285,000

Tags: Massimo Chierchia Ran Shahar

12-09-2023 17:37 UTC+1

Szychulski Folds to Tian's Pressure

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Sebastian Szychulski was heads-up against Mengshi Tian on a 8♥A♠J♥ flop. Szychulski was in the big blind and check-called a 20,000 bet from Tian.

The J♣ came on the turn and Szychulski led out for 25,000. Tian called.

Szychulski sized up for a 155,000 bet after the 5♥ completed the board and Tian verified the count before sliding in a raise to 425,000.

Szychulski quickly folded and Tian, who entered Day 2 as the chip leader, collected the nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	1,100,000 992,000	992,000

Sebastian Szychulski	650,000 235,000	235,000

Tags: Menghshi Tian Sebastian Szychulski

12-09-2023 17:33 UTC+1

Lococo Fails to Hit With Big Slick

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Anton Siden was all in preflop for 300,000 chips and up against PokerStars Ambassador Alejandro Lococo, who had the covering stack.

Aton Siden: 7♠7♣
Alejandro Lococo: A♣K♦

No ace or king appeared on the 9♦3♣Q♠5♣J♥ runout and Siden doubled up through the Argentinian, who won this event back during the postponed 2021 edition of EPT Prague

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Siden	640,000 540,000	540,000
Alejandro Lococo	525,000 295,000	295,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Anton Siden

12-09-2023 17:27 UTC+1

Wiecek Gets Value on River

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Ben Weiss

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Thomas Schaeven opened to 30,000 on the button. Both Piotr Wiecek in the small blind and the big blind called and they went three ways to a flop.

It came A♦4♥4♣, and the action was checked to Schaeven who made it 30,000. The big blind folded before Wiecek called.

The Pole checked called on the 8♦ turn as Schaeven bet out for 55,000.

However, it was a different story on the river. A 7♠ landed and Wiecek chose to lead for 90,000. The German pondered a fold, but ultimately called and mucked his hand as Wiecek tabled A♣J♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Schaeven	1,125,000 150,000	150,000
Piotr Wiecek	825,000 487,000	487,000

Tags: Piotr Wiecek Thomas Schaeven

12-09-2023 17:24 UTC+1

Steedman Doubles Through Narajczyk

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Igor Narajczyk opened to 30,000 from the button, but saw Thomas Steedman to his left going all in for 110,000. The big blind folded, and Narajczyk went into the tank. He hesitated for long time, and eventually called.

Thomas Steedman: A♠3♦
Igor Narajczyk: J♣3♣

Narajczyk found a flush draw on the 6♠A♣8♣ flop. But the 6♦10♦ runout didn't complete it, so Steedman doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Steedman	250,000 86,000	86,000
Igor Narajczyk	240,000 196,000	196,000

Tags: Igor Narajczyk Thomas Steedman

12-09-2023 17:22 UTC+1

Huerta Busts Ogoltsov

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Gonzalo Huerta opened to 30,000 in early position before Nikolai Ogoltsov three-bet to 100,000 in the next seat.

Huerta took some time before moving all in for 430,000 more, covering Ogoltsov. Ogoltsov looked pained, but with half his stack already in the pot, had little choice but to call it off.

Nikolai Ogoltsov: K♣Q♥
Gonzalo Huerta: A♦Q♠

Ogoltsov was in trouble, and the 7♠J♦2♥9♦9♠ runout provided no help, allowing Huerta to scoop the pot with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gonzalo Huerta	725,000 250,000	250,000
Nikolai Ogoltsov	Busted

Tags: Gonzalo Huerta Nikolai Ogoltsov

12-09-2023 17:15 UTC+1

Hand Doubles Dire Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Fintan Hand jammed in his stack of 93,000 from early position and found one caller, Magnus Persson in the small blind.

Fintan Hand: A♠J♥
Magnus Persson: A♣10♣

The K♠9♠5♥ flop did nothing for either player, but the J♣ turn gave Hand a pair. He faded Persson's Broadway draw on the 5♠ river and received a much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Magnus Persson	785,000 556,000	556,000
Fintan Hand	216,000 279,000	279,000

Tags: Fintan Hand Magnus Persson

12-09-2023 17:12 UTC+1

Updated Counts Throughout the Field

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Bayer	1,450,000 355,000	355,000
Ran Shahar	1,390,000 190,000	190,000
Daniel Rejc	1,360,000 515,000	515,000
Martijn Kiers	1,350,000 670,000	670,000
Massimo Chierchia	1,340,000 1,142,000	1,142,000
Jon Kyte	1,330,000 530,000	530,000
Martin Klotz	1,295,000 95,000	95,000
Thomas Schaeven	1,275,000 1,002,000	1,002,000
Christian Masselkhi	1,180,000 1,038,000	1,038,000
Andrej Tekel	1,100,000 730,000	730,000
Radu Pitic	1,045,000 592,000	592,000
João Mestre Ferreira	1,030,000 405,000	405,000
Eduardo Pereira	1,000,500 783,500	783,500
Mircea Flutur	1,000,000 336,000	336,000

Michael Smith	985,000 485,000	485,000
Miroslav Forman	950,000 150,000	150,000
David Tous	950,000 950,000	950,000
Amir Mozaffarian	870,000 340,000	340,000

Elvis Petcu	850,000 410,000	410,000
Fabian Niederreiter	840,000 288,000	288,000
Alejandro Lococo	820,000 335,000	335,000

Alfonso Simone	760,000 524,000	524,000
Mats Nylander	665,000 178,000	178,000
Konstantinos Petrakis	635,000 270,000	270,000
Julien Sitbon	630,000 4,000	4,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

12-09-2023 16:59 UTC+1

Mini EPT Prague Online Has $40K in Added Value

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Running parallel to the live action at the Prague Hilton, the Mini EPT Prague Online series has its opening shuffle up and deal on Tuesday, December 12, and continues through to Sunday, December 17, offering a thrilling lineup of 18 tournaments over six action-packed days, with buy-ins starting at just $1.10.

This series is unmissable because of the staggering $40,000 in added value that PokerStars is injecting into the prize pools.

The highlight of the added value is found in the $5.50 and $55 Mini Main Events scheduled for December 17. The winner of each of these events will walk away with a prestigious Gold Power Pass valued at $10,300, offering the chance to experience the full EPT atmosphere at any future EPT stop.

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