€3,000 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-15-2023 15:34 UTC+2

Xanthopoulos Pushes Out Oikonomidis

Ollie Garland

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis raised to 200,000 from under the gun. Pavlos Xanthopoulos called on the button.

The 4♥4♣8♠ flop checked through to the 7♦ on the turn. Oikonomidis checked and then called a bet of 225,000 from Xanthopoulos.

The 2♦ river saw Oikonomidis check and then fold to a bet of 525,000 from Xanthopoulos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	5,350,000 790,000	790,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis	2,400,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Ioannis Oikonomidis Pavlos Xanthopoulos

12-15-2023 15:35 UTC+2

Kasper Spikes a Ten

Tyler Foran

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Pavlos Xanthopoulos opened 200,000 under the gun before Henri Kasper three-bet jammed for 785,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back around to Xanthopoulos and he made the call.

Henri Kasper: A♣10♣
Pavlos Xanthopoulos: A♦J♦

Xanthopoulos had Kasper dominated but the 10♦9♥3♠ flop gave Kasper the lead with a pair of tens. The board was completed with the A♥ turn and the 8♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	4,460,000 -890,000	-890,000
Henri Kasper	1,820,000 770,000	770,000

Tags: Henri Kasper Pavlos Xanthopoulos

12-15-2023 15:39 UTC+2

Another Bad Beat for Xanthopoulos Sends a Double to Tekel

Tyler Foran

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Gab Yong Kim raised 225,000 in the cutoff before Andrej Tekel three-bet 525,000 on the button. Pavlos Xanthopoulos was in the big blind and went into the tank for a few minutes. Eventually, time was called and he announced a four-bet to 950,000. Kim snap-mucked, and Tekel jammed for 1,785,000. Xanthopoulos called.

Andrej Tekel: Q♣Q♠
Pavlos Xanthopoulos: A♥A♠

Xanthopoulos was in great shape once again, and the J♦6♦2♥ flop changed nothing. However, the Q♥ landed on the turn, giving Tekel a set and the 4♠ river was a brick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	7,595,000 265,000	265,000

Andrej Tekel	3,945,000 2,045,000	2,045,000
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	2,630,000 -1,830,000	-1,830,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis	2,420,000 20,000	20,000
Henri Kasper	1,820,000
Igor Pihela Jr	1,750,000 -40,000	-40,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	155,000 -1,340,000	-1,340,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Gab Yong Kim Pavlos Xanthopoulos

12-15-2023 15:41 UTC+2

Break Time

Ben Weiss

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The final table pauses for 15 minutes, as all players are sent on the first break of the day.

Level: 31

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

12-15-2023 16:10 UTC+2

Yong Kim Double-Barrels

Ollie Garland

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Gab Yong Kim raised 245,000 from the cutoff and Igor Pihela Jr defended in the big blind.

Pihela Jr check-called a bet of 150,000 from Yong Kim on the 9♠7♥7♦ flop.

The 2♣ turn saw Pihela Jr check again. Yong Kim bet out 285,000 and Pilhela Jr was forced to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	7,900,000 305,000	305,000

Igor Pihela Jr	1,000,000 -750,000	-750,000

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Igor Pihela Jr

12-15-2023 16:24 UTC+2

Igor Pihela Jr Eliminated in 8th Place (€29,660)

Ben Weiss

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Igor Pihela Jr opened the action from middle position by moving all in. It folded around to Andrej Tekel, who made the call with the Estonian covered.

Igor Pihela Jr: 10♠10♣
Andrej Tekel: K♣K♥

The flop put Pihela Jr on the brink of elimination, with it coming K♠6♣Q♦.

No help came for Pihela Jr on the 3♠ turn, leaving him with just two outs.

A J♣ on the river confirmed the knockout for Tekel, winning a valuable pot and earning another chance to visit the mystery bounty desk.

'Seven or eight,' the Austrian answered when ask how many knockouts he had won so far. 'All the €1,000s' he continued - referring to the subsequent bounty prizes he collected from the desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrej Tekel	5,365,000 1,420,000	1,420,000
Igor Pihela Jr	Busted

Tags: Andrej Tekel Igor Pihela Jr

12-15-2023 16:30 UTC+2

No Showdown for Kasper

Tyler Foran

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Andrej Tekel opened 250,000 and Henri Kasper came along in the big blind.

When the A♥K♠3♣ flop hit the felt, Kasper check-called a bet of 120,000.

The A♣ turn was checked through to see the 7♣ river where Klasper led for 180,000 and Tekel mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrej Tekel	5,300,000 -65,000	-65,000
Henri Kasper	1,600,000 -220,000	-220,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Henri Kasper

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

12-15-2023 16:49 UTC+2

Aleksandar Tomovic Eliminated in 7th Place (€38,560)

Ollie Garland

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Andrej Tekel moved all in from the small blind, putting opponent Aleksandar Tomovic, in the big blind, at risk for his remaining 700,000. Tomovic made the call.

Aleksandar Tomovic: J♠8♦
Andrej Tekel: K♣5♠

The board ran out 2♦4♥7♣9♥K♠; Tekel was out in front the whole way, pairing his king on the river for good measure. Tomovic exited in seventh place.