€10,200 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-11-2023 23:01 UTC+1

Higgins Building a Big Stack

Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Nozomu Shimizu opened to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by Tsugunari Toma from early position, Simon Higgins from the small blind, and Dimitar Danchev in the big blind for a four-way pot.

Action checked to Shimizu on the A♠J♦K♠ flop and he continued for 12,000. Everyone called.

The 7♥ fell on the turn and it was checked to Toma, who bet 55,000. Higgins called and everyone else folded.

Higgins led out for 75,000 after the 5♥ completed the board and Toma looked him up.

Higgins tabled A♥J♥ for aces up and Toma mucked — awarding the sizable pot to Higgins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Higgins	460,000 280,000	280,000
Dimitar Danchev	275,000 5,000	5,000

Nozomu Shimizu	250,000 160,000	160,000
Tsugunari Toma	200,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Nozomu Shimizu Simon Higgins Tsugunari Toma

12-11-2023 23:04 UTC+1

Night Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The remaining 19 players are now on a 15-minute break.

12-11-2023 23:07 UTC+1

Place	Payout
1	€ 80,300
2	€ 52,650
3	€ 38,150
4	€ 28,950
5	€ 22,350
6	€ 17,100
7	€ 13,150
8	€ 10,550

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	703,000 103,000	103,000

Enrico Camosci	685,000 385,000	385,000
Simon Higgins	685,000 225,000	225,000
Masato Kashiwabara	429,000 65,000	65,000
Antoine Labat	373,000 73,000	73,000
Elias Gutierrez	290,000 109,500	109,500

Marcelo Bonanata	262,000 61,000	61,000
Nozomu Shimizu	262,000 12,000	12,000
Oleg Vasylchenko	249,000 94,000	94,000

Kayhan Mokri	237,000 13,000	13,000
Gregoire Auzoux	227,000 61,000	61,000
Jelle Moene	226,000 17,000	17,000
Dimitar Danchev	192,000 83,000	83,000

Aliaksei Boika	188,000 147,500	147,500

Paul Newey	184,000 27,000	27,000
Parker Talbot	170,000 28,000	28,000

Tsugunari Toma	158,000 42,000	42,000
Hwany Lee	140,000 60,000	60,000
Diego Zeiter	43,000 43,000	43,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-11-2023 23:37 UTC+1

Lococo Busts Mokri; Extends Chip Lead

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Dan O'Hair

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 18,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 53,000 by Alejandro Lococo in the big blind. Mokri called.

Mokri called a 42,000 bet from Lococo on the Q♣3♦6♥ flop and then Lococo bet enough to put Morki all in for his last 130,000 after the 4♦ came on the turn.

"I have ace-nine, but I really don't believe you," Mokri said as he pondered a call.

After a bit of chatter and using up mutliple time extensions, Mokri commited the last of his chips into the middle.

Kayhan Mokri: A♦9♥
Alejandro Lococo: K♠K♥

Lococo held the goods and Mokri was drawing to three outs. The 5♥ river bricked out and Lococo took the rest of Mokri's chips.

"F***. I don't wanna play poker with you," Mokri joked as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	900,000 197,000	197,000

Kayhan Mokri	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Kayhan Mokri

12-11-2023 23:43 UTC+1

Talbot Takes Out Auzoux

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Dan O'Hair

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gregoire Auzoux was already all in for his remaining chips from the cutoff against Parker Talbot, who was in the big blind, on a completed board of 5♥3♦A♥4♥Q♣

Auzoux held A♠7♦ for a pair of aces, but Talbot held A♦8♣ for the same pair with a better kicker to eliminate Auzoux.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	480,000 310,000	310,000

Gregoire Auzoux	Busted
Diego Zeiter	Busted
Tsugunari Toma	Busted

Tags: Gregoire Auzoux Parker Talbot

12-11-2023 23:55 UTC+1

Mini EPT Prague Online Has $40K in Added Value

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Sandra Barbour

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 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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12-11-2023 23:58 UTC+1

Vasylchenko Catches Lococo's Bluff to Double

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Dan O'Hair

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Oleg Vasylchenko was heads-up against Alejandro Lococo on a board of A♦2♦7♥J♣. Lococo checked from the small blind and Vasylchenko checked on the button.

The 10♥ completed the board and Lococo checked to Vasylchenko, who bet 95,000. Lococo check-raised all in and Vasylchenko called all in for his last 201,000.

Lococo could only show Q♣6♦ for a bluff and Vasylchenko turned over A♠10♣ for two pair, which was more than enough for the double up.