€25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-08-2023 16:22 UTC+2

Toma Hits the Turn to Bust Danchev

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev moved all in for around 30,000 from the button and Tsugunari Toma called in the big blind.

Dimitar Danchev: A♥K♥
Tsugunari Toma: A♠3♣

Danchev had Toma dominated and went further in the lead on the 8♥8♦6♥ flop, picking up the nut flush draw. The turn was the 3♦ and Toma hit two pair to pull in front.

Danchev missed the Q♦ river and became the first player sent to the rail.

Masato Kashiwabara recently joined the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	215,000 35,000	35,000
Masato Kashiwabara	100,000 100,000	100,000
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Masato Kashiwabara Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 15:29 UTC+2

Toma Shoves on Plausinaitis

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Tsugunari Toma raised to 3,500 under the gun and Paulius Plausinaitis defended his big blind.

The flop came 9♠5♥5♣ and Toma continued for 4,000. Plausinaitis then raised to 11,000 and Toma called.

The turn was the 6♣ and Plausinaitis led out for 21,000. Toma then moved all in and Plausinaitis snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	170,000 35,000	35,000
Paulius Plausinaitis	75,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Paulius Plausinaitis Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 15:22 UTC+2

Mulder Gets Value From Toma

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Teun Mulder raised to 3,500 in early position and Tsugunari Toma called in the cutoff, as did big blind Kayhan Mokri.

The flop came 8♦5♣Q♣ and action checked to Toma who bet 8,500. Mokri folded, but Mulder stuck around and called. Both players checked the 10♠ turn.

Mulder led out for 10,000 on the 4♣ river and Toma quickly called. Mulder turned over K♣Q♦ for a pair of queens and Toma mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	135,000 -15,000	-15,000
Teun Mulder	110,000 34,000	34,000
Kayhan Mokri	78,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Teun Mulder Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 15:06 UTC+2

Astedt's Turn to Shove

David Salituro

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

Kayhan Mokri raised to 3,500 in the hijack before Niklas Astedt three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. "I thought we were friends," Mokri said before he folded.

The next hand, Tamas Adamszki raised to 3,500 under the gun and Astedt called in the hijack, as did Tsugunari Toma in the big blind.

The flop came J♥9♥K♠ and Adamszki continued for 4,500. Astedt called, but Toma put in a raise to 19,000.

Adamszki called and Astedt then moved all in for 93,500. Toma gave it some thought before folding, while Adamszki quickly folded as Astedt took the pot and showed the A♥.

"Well done, Niklas. If I didn't know better, it was the first time you bluffed in your life," Mokri said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	135,000 40,000	40,000
Tsugunari Toma	120,000 -35,000	-35,000
Kayhan Mokri	90,000 -10,000	-10,000
Tamas Adamszki	70,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Niklas Astedt Tamas Adamszki Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 14:52 UTC+2

Toma Puts in a Massive Shove

David Salituro

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

Niklas Astedt raised to 3,500 in early position, Tsugunari Toma three-bet to 10,000 on the button, and Astedt called.

The flop came 8♦3♦Q♥ and Toma continued for 13,000. Astedt called and the J♥ fell on the turn.

Toma then moved all in for 120,000. "Big bet. Big, big hand," Astedt said as he burned through two time banks before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	155,000 40,000	40,000
Niklas Astedt	95,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Niklas Astedt Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 14:30 UTC+2

Plausinaitis Picks Off Mulder

David Salituro

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

Teun Mulder raised to 2,500 on the button and Paulius Plausinaitis called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 8♠7♦J♥ flop. The turn came the A♦ and Mulder bet 4,500.

Plausinaitis called and the K♣ fell on the river. Mulder then bet 19,000 and Plausinaitis quickly called. Mulder showed 6♠6♣, but Plausinaitis had A♠10♥ for a pair of aces to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Plausinaitis	110,000 18,500	18,500
Teun Mulder	78,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Paulius Plausinaitis Teun Mulder

12-08-2023 14:08 UTC+2

Astedt Drops One, Takes Another

David Salituro

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

Ognyan Dimov raised to 2,000 in the hijack, Niklas Astedt three-bet to 7,000 in the cutoff, and Dimov called.

The flop came 4♦J♦A♦ and Astedt bet 4,000. Dimov called and both players then checked the 5♦ turn.

Dimov led out for 18,000 on the 7♦ river and Astedt folded.

The next hand, Astedt raised to 2,500 in the hijack and received calls from Dimitar Danchev on the button and big blind Tsugunari Toma.

The flop was 5♠9♥2♦ and Astedt continued for 4,000. Only Toma called to the Q♥ turn, where Astedt fired out 18,000. Toma folded this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	118,000 3,000	3,000
Tsugunari Toma	105,000 -5,000	-5,000
Ognyan Dimov	102,000 2,000	2,000

Dimitar Danchev	95,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Niklas Astedt Ognyan Dimov Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 13:50 UTC+2

Toma Cracks Mulder's Trips

David Salituro

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

On the first hand of the day, Teun Mulder raised to 2,500 under the gun and was called by Tsugunari Toma on the button and big blind Niklas Astedt.

The flop came K♣6♣2♣ and Mulder bet 2,000. Only Toma called and the K♥ fell on the turn.

Mulder then bet another 4,000 and Toma again called. The river was the 9♣ and Mulder slowed down and checked. Toma also checked behind.

Mulder showed K♠10♠ for trip kings, but Toma had A♠8♣ for a flush to take the first pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	110,000 10,000	10,000
Niklas Astedt	97,500 -2,500	-2,500
Teun Mulder	90,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Niklas Astedt Teun Mulder Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 12:12 UTC+2

Poker's Elite Have a Chance to Shine in the First €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event at EPT Prague

David Salituro

A crisp wintery wind is in the air as poker’s high rollers descend on the Czech capital for the first €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague festival beginning at 12:30 p.m. local time.

This is the first of five events at this buy-in level that will be held inside the Hilton Prague. At last year’s festival, British pro Ben Heath captured back-to-back titles on his way to leaving Prague with more than €500,000 in earnings. EPT champion Adrian Mateos also took down a title to close out the stop.

2022 EPT Prague €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Results

Champion	Entries	Earnings	Runner-Up
Ben Heath	22	€227,130	Alex Kulev
Ben Heath	30	€273,710	Kannapong Thanarattrakul
Adrian Mateos	9	€71,072	Alex Kulev

Players begin the event with a starting stack of 100,000. Unlimited reentries are allowed during the registration period, with late registration open until the end of Level 10 at around 6:15 p.m. There is a 15-minute break after every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 14, which should come around 8:15 p.m. A 30-second shot clock is in play from the start of the event.

This is scheduled as a one-day event, so a champion will be crowned by the end of the night. Some of poker’s biggest names will take to the felt today to battle for the EPT trophy, and PokerNews will be following all the action and providing live updates until one player outshines the rest of the game’s bright stars.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alex Kulev Ben Heath Kannapong Thanarattrakul