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

12-08-2023 23:01 UTC+2

Astedt Doubles Off O'Dwyer in Ultimate Cooler

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri raised to 25,000 in the hijack before Niklas Astedt three-bet to 61,000 in the cutoff. Steve O'Dwyer then moved all in on the button, Mokri folded, but Astedt called for 200,000.

Niklas Astedt: A♥A♦
Steve O'Dwyer: K♥K♠

O'Dwyer had run right into kings and found no miracles on the Q♣10♣7♥5♦Q♥ board. The stacks were counted down and Astedt had him covered by just 2,000, earning a double up.

"What were you doing in that hand," Teun Mulder said to Mokri.

"Made the best ace-king fold ever," joked Paulius Plausinaitis.

"How do you know?" Mokri replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	430,000 230,000	230,000
Kayhan Mokri	180,000 -27,000	-27,000
Steve O'Dwyer	2,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Niklas Astedt Steve O'Dwyer

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

12-08-2023 22:22 UTC+2

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

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12-08-2023 22:01 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	440,000 -40,000	-40,000
Paulius Plausinaitis	337,000 -23,000	-23,000
Kayhan Mokri	207,000 -3,000	-3,000
Steve O'Dwyer	202,000 -28,000	-28,000

Niklas Astedt	200,000 -10,000	-10,000
Tsugunari Toma	114,000 14,000	14,000

12-08-2023 21:57 UTC+2

Dinner Break

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

Action should resume around 9:55 p.m. local time.

12-08-2023 21:57 UTC+2

Toma Won't Go Away

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tsugunari Toma moved all in for 33,000 under the gun and both Kayhan Mokri and Paulius Plausinaitis called.

Mokri and Plausinaitis checked down the 5♣4♦3♦J♠6♠ board and Plausinaitis showed Q♥10♥. Mokri had K♣9♥, but Toma showed A♣10♦ to triple up with ace-high heading into dinner break.

"He won't die," Mokri said as they went off on break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Plausinaitis	360,000 -20,000	-20,000
Kayhan Mokri	210,000 -30,000	-30,000
Tsugunari Toma	100,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Paulius Plausinaitis Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 21:55 UTC+2

Mokri's Turn to Double

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tsugunari Toma moved all in from the cutoff and Kayhan Mokri called for 110,000 in the small blind.

Kayhan Mokri: A♠J♣
Tsugunari Toma: A♦9♣

"PLO," Mokri said as he combined his cards with Toma's. The flop came K♣K♦4♠.

"Chop it up," Niklas Astedt called out.

"What the heck is this?" Mokri said before the board ran out 7♥8♣ to earn win the pot with his jack-kicker.

"Chop it up? What's this anti-sweating crew over here?" Mokri added. "Not going to say back in it to me?" he said to Astedt.

"Back in it. You were never out of it, though," Astedt replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	240,000 110,000	110,000
Tsugunari Toma	33,000 -85,000	-85,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 21:49 UTC+2

Toma Refuses to Bust

Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and called when Tsugunari Toma moved all in for 49,000 from the small blind.

Toma showed the A♠ which was followed by the 2♦. O'Dwyer was behind with Q♠J♦.

Toma hit his ace on the A♦J♥4♣ flop to remain ahead and held out after the 6♠ turn and 3♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	230,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tsugunari Toma	118,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 21:44 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Doubles Off Toma

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tsugunari Toma moved all in from under the gun and Steve O'Dwyer called for 128,000 in the small blind.

Steve O'Dwyer: A♣Q♥
Tsugunari Toma: K♣10♥

The flop came A♥9♣A♠ and O'Dwyer made trips to take a big lead in the hand. The 7♠ turn left Toma drawing dead, and the 7♣ river improved O'Dwyer to a full house as he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	260,000 102,000	102,000

Tsugunari Toma	60,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Tsugunari Toma

12-08-2023 21:42 UTC+2

Astedt Folds Out Mokri

Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 25,000 from the small blind and Niklas Astedt came along from the big blind.

Astedt called for 10,000 on the A♣10♠7♠ flop before the K♣ turn checked through to the 5♦ river. Mokri checked and then folded to a bet of 100,000 after using up two time banks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	210,000 60,000	60,000
Kayhan Mokri	130,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Niklas Astedt