€10,300 EPT High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-18-2023 00:55 UTC+2

Antoine Saout Eliminated in 2nd Place (€383,700)

Ollie Garland

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Shyngis Satubayev moved all in from the button and Antoine Saout made the call in the big blind.

Antoine Saout: 2♣2♠
Shyngis Satubayev: K♦6♠

The board ran out A♦6♥5♣Q♥5♥; Satubayev won the most important flip of his tournament journey, sending Saout to the rail as the runner-up for €383,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shyngis Satubayev	12,000,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Antoine Saout	Busted

Tags: Antoine Saout Shyngis Satubayev

12-17-2023 23:30 UTC+2

Tarmo Tammel Eliminated in 3rd Place (€219,550)

Matt Warburton

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Tarmo Tammel shoved from the small blind for around 950,000 and Shyngis Satubayev snap-called in the big blind. The players flipped their cards, with Tammel at risk.

Tarmo Tammel: K♠6♠
Shyngis Satubayev: A♠J♦

The board ran out Q♦Q♣9♦8♥7♠. Satubayev held with the pair of queens on board and his ace-high to win the pot. Tammel was eliminated in third place for €219,550.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shyngis Satubayev	8,200,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Tarmo Tammel	Busted

Tags: Shyngis Satubayev Tarmo Tammel

12-17-2023 21:56 UTC+2

Scott Margereson Eliminated in 4th Place (€168,850)

Matt Warburton

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After a long lull in play, a massive cooler was dealt that led to a three-way all in. Scott Margereson moved all in from the button for 1,100,000, Antoine Saout pushed over the top from the small blind with the biggest stack, and Tarmo Tammel called in the big blind with a similar amount to Margereson. Players flipped over their cards.

Scott Margereson: A♣9♥
Tarmo Tammel: A♦A♦
Antoine Saout: J♦J♠

Margereson found himself in serious bother as the cards were revealed, and Saout was also far behind as Tammel turned over his pocket aces.

The board ran out 9♠4♣K♠6♣7♦ and Tammel held to triple up his stack. Saout won a tiny side pot from Margereson, but still had to hand over a chunk of his chips to Saout.

Margereson was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place for €168,850.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tarmo Tammel	5,200,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Antoine Saout	4,800,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000
Scott Margereson	Busted

Tags: Antoine Saout Scott Margereson Tarmo Tammel

12-17-2023 20:20 UTC+2

Juan Pardo Eliminated in 5th Place (€129,900)

Ollie Garland

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Antoine Saout raised to 125,000 in the cutoff. Juan Pardo defended in the big blind.

Pardo played in flow on the 6♣J♥2♦ flop. Saout bet out 100,000 and Pardo check-raised to 280,000. Saout called.

The Q♦ turn saw Pardo slow down and check. Saout bet out 325,000 and Pardo check-raised again, moving all in for 905,000. Saout made the call.

Juan Pardo: 7♦4♦
Antoine Saout: Q♥8♠

The river landed the A♥; Pardo missed his flush draw and was sent to the rail. The Day 1 and Day 2 chip leader claimed €129,900 for his fifth-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	4,700,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Juan Pardo	Busted

Tags: Antoine Saout Juan Pardo

12-17-2023 19:20 UTC+2

Anton Suarez Eliminated in 6th Place (€101,450)

Ollie Garland

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Anton Suarez moved all in for his last 490,000 from the cutoff. Antoine Saout isolated by moving all in for 800,000, from the small blind, and the hand went to a showdown.

Anton Suarez: A♥5♥
Antoine Saout: A♦10♥

The board ran out 6♠4♣9♣10♣8♠; Saout's ace-high outkicked Suarez and he was sent to the rail. Suarez was the first recipient of a six-figure payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	1,290,000 490,000	490,000
Anton Suarez	Busted

Tags: Antoine Saout Anton Suarez

12-17-2023 19:03 UTC+2

Kubanychbek Abakirov Eliminated in 7th Place (€84,550)

Ollie Garland

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Scott Margereson raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, Kubanychbek Abakirov three-bet jammed for approximately 600,000, from the small blind, and Margereson made the call.

Kubanychbek Abakirov: A♦7♦
Scott Margereson: 8♣8♦

The flop fell 4♦A♣8♥; Abakirov paired his ace, but was now way behind the set of Margereson. The 5♣ turn and Q♠ river changed nothing and Abakirov was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	6,000,000 600,000	600,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov	Busted

Tags: Kubanychbek Abakirov Scott Margereson

12-17-2023 17:58 UTC+2

Christopher Nguyen Eliminated in 8th Place (€70,450)

Ollie Garland

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Scott Margereson, in the small blind, moved all in, putting Christopher Nguyen to the test for his tournament life, in the big blind. Nguyen made the call.

Christopher Nguyen: A♦5♦
Scott Margereson: A♠9♠

The board ran out 9♦K♥K♦5♠J♣; Margereson's dominating hand improved as he paired his nine and sent Nguyen to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	4,600,000 450,000	450,000
Christopher Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Scott Margereson

12-17-2023 17:30 UTC+2

Salih Atac Eliminated in 9th Place (€61,250)

Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Scott Margereson raised from late position and Salih Atac called in the big blind.

The flop came Q♦Q♥9♣. Atac checked and Margereson bet 40,000. Atac check-raised to 105,000 and Margereson called. The turn was the 3♣ and Atac led for 175,000, which Margereson called.

The river was the 6♦. Atac checked and Margereson put him all in for 280,000 effective. Atac made the call. He showed 10♣9♠ for two pair, nines and the queens on board. Margereson, however, had K♣Q♣ for trip queens to win the pot.

Atac was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for €61,250.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	4,150,000 680,000	680,000
Salih Atac	Busted

Tags: Salih Atac Scott Margereson

12-17-2023 16:56 UTC+2

Nisad Muratovic Eliminated in 10th Place (€53,300)

Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Kubanychbek Abakirov raised to 65,000 from the button, Nisad Muratovic three-bet jammed for approximately 430,000 from the small blind and Scott Margereson four-bet jammed from the big blind. Abakirov folded.

Nisad Muratovic: Q♣10♦
Scott Margereson: K♣K♦

The board ran out 2♦2♥J♥8♦6♥. Margereson woke up with a hand at the right time, putting an end to Muratovic's deep run.

The remaining nine players are taking a short break before the final table gets underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	2,000,000 550,000	550,000
Nisad Muratovic	Busted

Tags: Kubanychbek Abakirov Nisad Muratovic Scott Margereson

12-17-2023 16:03 UTC+2

Tobias Peters Eliminated in 11th Place (€53,300)

Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Juan Pardo raised to 50,000 and Tarmo Tammel reraised to 140,000. Tobias Peters then pushed all in from the big blind for 525,000. Pardo called and Tammel got out of the way, leaving the two players to flip their cards.

Tobias Peters: A♠K♦
Juan Pardo: A♥A♦

The board ran out 3♠3♦9♣7♣5♣. Pardo held with his pocket aces to chip up to over 3,000,000, putting him way out in front as chip leader. Peters was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for €53,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	3,100,000 400,000	400,000

Tobias Peters	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Tarmo Tammel Tobias Peters