€10,200 NL Hold'em II Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-17-2023 01:40 UTC+2

Things Getting Heated in the €10,200

Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mounir Tajiou opened 7,000 under the gun before Fahredin Mustafov three-bet 20,000. The action was back on Tajiou who asked Mustafov if he had about 130,000 behind.

Mustafov responded with a confrontational "Are you blind?" as he stared him down.

Tajiou seemed dumbfounded by the response and asked for the floor to listen.

Tajiou claimed he could not tell the difference between the blue and green chips, so the floor let him know which were which. While still deciding on his option he said, "I don't know why you're so upset."

Mustafov responded with a very blunt, "Because I do not like you."

"That much was obvious," Tajiou replied.

After a few more seconds of back-and-forth, Tajiou announced all-in, and Mustafov snap-called his stack of 173,500.

Fahredin Mustafov: A♠K♥
Mounir Tajiou: 9♠9♥

It was a classic flip as the board ran out Q♣5♥5♣K♣5♦, giving Mustafov fives full of kings to double through Tajiou.

"Now I like you," Mustafov joked as he pulled in the pot.

Tajiou reached out and gave Mustafov a fist pump as the dealer shipped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	353,500 160,500	160,500
Mounir Tajiou	207,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Mounir Tajiou

12-17-2023 01:37 UTC+2

Nemeth Scores Some More Chips by Eliminating Boika

Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a flop of 7♠3♣9♠, Aliaksei Boika's stack of 40,000 went into the middle, being looked up by Andras Nemeth.

Aliaksei Boika: K♠Q♠
Andras Nemeth: A♠A♣

Nemeth was sitting on the rockets, while Boika still had outs with his flush draw. However, the 4♦2♣ runout did not bring a spade on the felt, resulting in Boika's exit.

Meanwhile, Jean-Vincent Lehut paid a late-night visit to the tournament with a fresh stack of 100,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	906,000 44,000	44,000

Jean-Vincent Lehut	100,000
Aliaksei Boika	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Andras Nemeth

12-17-2023 01:31 UTC+2

Gutierrez Gets Four-Bet

Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Chip leader Andras Nemeth open-raised to 7,000 from early position and Elias Gutierrez made it 21,000 to go from the button. The action folded back to Nemeth, who inquired about his opponent's stack before putting in a small four-bet to 46,000.

Gutierrez spent some minutes in the tank before letting his hand go, leaving himself with a healthy stack of 50 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	862,000 34,500	34,500

Elias Gutierrez	150,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Elias Gutierrez

12-17-2023 01:27 UTC+2

Martins Rivers Straight

Ben Weiss

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action was joined on the turn with the 9♥10♣2♥K♥ on the board.

Nozomu Shimizu checked it from the big blind to Rui Querido Martins, who also checked in the hijack.

A J♠ completed the board and Shimizu led out for 8,000. Martins, holding 8♠7♠, made the call and took the pot down against Shimizu's hand of K♦6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nozomu Shimizu	133,000 -31,000	-31,000
Rui Querido Martins	52,000 -22,500	-22,500

Tags: Nozomu Shimizu Rui Querido Martins

12-17-2023 01:26 UTC+2

Nemeth Catches Gutierrez

Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Andras Nemeth opened in middle position, and Elias Gutierrez defended the big blind.

The 8♣5♦4♥ flop was checked through to see the 3♦ turn. Gutierrez bet 3,000, and Nemeth called.

When the J♦ completed the board, Gutierrez fired 8,000 into the middle. Nemeth called.

Gutierrez shook his head as he tabled K♦Q♥ for king-high, and Nemeth dragged the pot with 6♣4♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	827,500 218,500	218,500

Elias Gutierrez	160,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Elias Gutierrez

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

12-17-2023 01:18 UTC+2

Trip Sixes for Shimizu

Tyler Foran

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Nozomu Shimizu opened 6,000 in the cutoff, and he was called by Sirzat Hissou on the button, followed by Fahredin Mustafov, and Rui Querido Martins in the blinds.

All four players proceeded to check to the river on the A♦Q♣6♠5♥6♠ flop, and the action checked to Shimizu who fired 13,000 into the middle. Hissou and Martins folded, but Mustafov made the call.

Shimizu tabled K♥6♥, making three sixes on the river and Mustafov mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	193,000 -22,000	-22,000
Nozomu Shimizu	164,000 49,500	49,500
Sirzat Hissou	134,000 -20,000	-20,000
Rui Querido Martins	74,500 -24,000	-24,000

Tags: Nozomu Shimizu Fahredin Mustafov Rui Querido Martins Sirzat Hissou

12-17-2023 01:18 UTC+2

Okamura Rejoins Late

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Motoyoshi Okamura	100,000 100,000	100,000

12-17-2023 01:17 UTC+2

Nemeth Grabs Huge Lead in Battle of Big Stacks

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Deividas Daubaris raised to 5,500 from the button and Andras Nemeth defended his big blind. The 8♠6♥3♠ flop was then checked by Nemeth, after which Daubaris continued for 15,500. Nemeth made the call, and the 7♥ turn rolled off.

Daubaris fired 38,000 more after another check from Nemeth, and the latter called again. The 3♣ river graced the felt and Nemeth checked for a third time.

Daubaris opted for a bet of 85,000 chips, but this time Nemeth did not put in a call. Instead, he raised to 250,000. A long tank followed from Daubaris, sliding his time bank extensions forwards one by one.

Eventually, he tossed in one chip for a call.

"Straight," announced Nemeth as he tabled his 9♠5♦. Daubaris' cards quickly hit the muck, as his stack was diminished by a great amount. Meanwhile, Nemeth took a big lead over the rest of the field, sitting on more than 600,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	609,000 149,000	149,000

Deividas Daubaris	182,000 -281,000	-281,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Deividas Daubaris

12-17-2023 01:16 UTC+2

Daubaris Busts Zarghami with Top Two

Ben Weiss

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Emad Zarghami opened from early position to 5,500 and got called by Deividas Daubaris in the small blind.

After it checked to him, Zarghami led out for 5,000 on the 5♣A♠4♥ flop and got called.

A J♥ hit the turn, and the Lithuanian checked it again to Zarghami, who made it 12,500. Daubaris raised to 28,000, but Zarghami made the call.

The 2♠ completed the board and Daubaris shoved all in, having his opponent covered. The Australian used up four time banks while deciding whether or not to call for his tournament life - with around 100,000 chips left. He eventually did call and saw the bad news, with Daubaris' A♦J♦ beating his A♥Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Deividas Daubaris	463,000 73,000	73,000
Emad Zarghami	Busted

Tags: Deividas Daubaris Emad Zarghami