€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-15-2023 17:18 UTC+2

Spirins Takes One at Showdown

Peter Robinson

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action started with Pavels Spirins opening to 1,100 and getting one call from Angelov Spasov. The two saw the flop of Q♠7♦10♥ and Spirins continued for 1,000 and Spasov made the call.

The turn card brought the 9♥ and both players checked to the river of A♥, again both players checked and we went to showdown.

Spasov showed Q♠8♦ and Spirins had A♠8♠. Spirins won the pot and chipped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavels Spirins	69,000 7,400	7,400
Simeon Spasov	26,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Pavels Spirins Simeon Spasov

12-15-2023 17:17 UTC+2

Beresford Bets on the Button

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Miroslav Alilovic opened from the hijack to 1,200. Conor Beresford called on the button and Pablo Silva completed in the small blind.

The flop of Q♣J♣8♠ was checked by both Silva and Alilovic, which allowed Beresford to barrel for 2,800. Silva and Alilovic quickly folded and Beresford took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Silva	95,000 1,000	1,000
Miroslav Alilovic	65,000 3,000	3,000
Conor Beresford	55,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Miroslav Alilovic Pablo Silva

12-15-2023 17:11 UTC+2

Danchev Busts Karim

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Dimitar Danchev led 2,500 from the big blind on a flop of A♥4♥7♣ and Michel Karim called.

The 5♦ brought a check from Danchev and Karim elected to bet 7,500. Using most of the allotted 30 seconds, Danchev check-raised all in for 65,000. Karim went into the tank before flicking in a chip to make the call.

Michel Karim: J♣J♠
Dimitar Danchev: A♠K♥

Karim had two outs to the river, but the K♦ gave Danchev top two pair and sent Karim to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Danchev	115,000 115,000	115,000

Michel Karim	Busted

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Michel Karim

12-15-2023 17:09 UTC+2

Sabau Four-Bets All In

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Miroslav Alilovic raised to 1,200 from early position, Razvan Sabau called, then Conor Beresford three-bet to 5,000. Alilovic called and Sabau moved all in for 21,200. Beresford and Alilovic both folded and Sabau scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	115,000
Miroslav Alilovic	68,000
Conor Beresford	45,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Miroslav Alilovic Razvan Sabau

12-15-2023 16:57 UTC+2

Dimitrov Takes a Pot

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Peter Robinson

Level 4 : 200/500, 500 ante

Action was opened by Bruno Volkmann to 1,100 and Stefan Dimitrov made the call. The two went to a flop of Q♠A♦5♣ and Volkman continued for 1,000 and Dimitrov called.

The turn brought the 8♦ and both players checked to the river card 6♥. Dimitrov then took the lead after a check from his opponent to the tune of 4,000 and Volkman folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Dimitrov	53,000 53,000	53,000
Bruno Volkmann	45,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Bruno Volkmann Stefan Dimitrov

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

12-15-2023 16:51 UTC+2

Angelakos Busts to Lopes

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Following an early position open raise, Miguel Lopes reraised to 3,500, then Dimitrios Angelakos moved all in from the big blind for 25,000. Lopes made the call and him Lopes well covered as players flipped their cards.

"Gamble!", said Angelakos as he turned over his hand.

Dimitrios Angelakos: Kx7x
Miguel Lopes: A♦K♠

Angelakos was dominated and the board ran out 9♥6♥2♣8♠4♥. Neither player improved, so Lopes held with his ace king high to win the pot and eliminate Angelakos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Lopes	81,000
Dimitrios Angelakos	Busted

Tags: Dimitrios Angelakos Miguel Lopes

12-15-2023 16:45 UTC+2

Kassouf feeling Marvelous

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Peter Robinson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action opened with William Kassouf defending his big blind to a raise from Elias Gutierrez. The two went to the monotone flop of 2♣9♣K♣ were Kassouf again called the continuation from Gutierrez of 600.

The turn came 6♣ and both players checked to the river of 10♦. This time Kassouf led out for 1,600 and Gutierrez made the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Kassouf	62,000 62,000	62,000
Elias Gutierrez	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Elias Gutierrez William Kassouf

12-15-2023 16:40 UTC+2

Astedt Busts First Bullet

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Patrick Cole

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 5♠2♦K♣ where Niklas Astedt announced all in for around 22,500 from the highjack.
Tsugunari Toma made the call from the cutoff.

Niklas Astedt: K♥6♥
Tsugunari Toma: A♣Q♣

The turn 9♠ was safe for Astedt's top pair, but the river A♥ sent him to the rebuy desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	60,000 10,000	10,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Niklas Astedt Tsugunari Toma

12-15-2023 16:28 UTC+2

Knapp Takes Pot on Turn

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Patrick Cole

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Rene Knapp opened to 900 from the hijack. Action folded to Juan Pardo who made the call and went heads up to a flop.

Pardo check called a bet from Knapp of 1,000 on the flop of J♦7♠A♦. The 6♥ turn brought another check from Pardo and another barrel from Knapp, this time for 3,200. Pardo tossed his cards into the muck and forfeited the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	165,000 5,000	5,000

Rene Knapp	65,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Rene Knapp