€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1b | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

Dec 12, 2023

"It's a Crazy River for Me"

Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Fabio Peluso opened to 1,100 from the hijack, and was called by both players in the blinds.

Peluso continued with a bet of 1,400 of the 9♥A♠5♣ flop, but Espen Sandvik check-raised to 4,000, while the big blind folded. Peluso called, then called again after Sandvik fired a second barrel of 5,400 on the turn 6♦.

Peluso called once more and saw the Q♣ land on the river, where Sandvik moved all in for 36,000. "It's a crazy river for me," said Peluso, who called with his last 13,700 chips.

Fabio Peluso: A♣Q♥
Espen Sandvik: 3♥3♣

Peluso, with two pair, caught Sandvik bluffing and doubled up.

Tags: Espen Sandvik Fabio Peluso

Dec 12, 2023

Wyrzykiewicz Left With Little

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz raised from the cutoff and Totti Arosuo three-bet from the small blind. Wyrzykiewicz made the call, creating a pot of 7,800, and the 7♠10♦9♣ flop fell.

Arosuo continued for 2,500 chips and Wyrzykiewicz called again. On the A♥ turn, Arosuo took a look at the 4,400 chips Wyrzykiewicz still had in his possession before putting them all in.

Wyrzykiewicz preserved his final chips with a fold, chipping up Arosuo to a stack that was tenfold his own.

Tags: Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz Totti Arosuo

Dec 12, 2023

Silva Slain by Roovers

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Pablo Silva bet 5,000 from under the gun on a board of J♣9♠4♥2♦ with Mark Roovers making the check-call from the big blind.

Roovers then checked the 2♠ river to Silva, who jammed all in for 16,000. Roovers made the call with Q♦J♥ for top pair and Silva tabled the losing K♦7♦.

Tags: Mark Roovers Pablo Silva

Dec 12, 2023

Thiriart Four-Bets Preflop

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Matthew Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Christian Grundtvig open raised to 1,200 from late position, Víctor Prior Fernández three-bet to 3,500, then Arthur Thiriart four-bet to 6,800. Both other players folded and Thiriart took the pot down preflop.

Tags: Arthur Thiriart Christian Grundtvig Víctor Prior Fernández

Dec 12, 2023

Astedt Wins at Showdown

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Patrick Cole

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Jan Blahynka opened the button to 1,100 with Ibrahim Ghassan and Niklas Astedt defended the blinds.

The flop of 5♦7♠8♣ was checked through and no betting took place on the A♦ turn.

Another round of knuckles ensued on the A♦ river. Ghassan in the small blind tabled K♣10♦ for king high.

Blahynka mucked his holding after Astedt tabled 10♠7♦ for middle pair which was good enough to take the pot.

Tags: Ibrahim Ghassan Jan Blahynka Niklas Astedt

Dec 12, 2023

Double Up for D'Alessio

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Next to Marle Spragg, Ferdinando D'Alessio shoved for 3,500 from the small blind, and he was called by Nicola Spallanzani, who opened from under the gun.

Ferdinando D'Alessio: A♣5♦
Nicola Spallanzani: Q♦J♠

The dealer fanned a flop of 4♥6♥K♦8♣6♦ which kept D'Alessio in the lead with his ace-high, so he doubled up.

Tags: Ferdinando Dalessio Marle Spragg Nicola Spallanzani

Dec 12, 2023

Skiscim Calls at the Last Second

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

A pot of 32,000 chips was in the middle when Morad Rappoun made a bet of 15,000 from the small blind, on a board of 6♣3♥10♦4♣5♣. His opponent Jacek Skiscim was deep in the tank in the under the gun position.

Eventually, Skiscim made clear that he did not mind if someone called the clock on him. Diogo Coelho stated that he would give Skiscim 30 more seconds before doing so, and indeed held to his word shortly thereafter.

Skiscim's countdown was reaching the end, when at the final second he threw in three T-5,000 chips for a call. Rappoun did not show and instead threw his cards into the muck.

Skiscim asked if he needed to show, and when he was told he did not have to, he mucked his cards as well, but was still awarded the huge pot.

Tags: Diego Coelho Jacek Skiscim Morad Rappoun

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Dec 12, 2023

Spraggy Shoves Turn

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action picked up on the flop, the board was Q♥A♣8♣ where Benjamin Spragg bet 5,000 and Andreas Werner called.

On the 5♥ turn, the popular streamer Spraggy shoved all in for 11,500.

Werner was in the tank as he contemplated making the call.

He decided to muck his hand and Spraggy scooped the pot.

Dec 12, 2023

Micillo Shoves and Makes Set

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Matthew Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Following an open raise from Rory Jennings, Paolo Micillo moved all in for 8,000 from the button. Antonio Asaro called in the big blind and Jennings folded. The two players flipped their cards.

Paolo Micillo: 8♠8♦
Antonio Asaro: K♥Q♥

The board ran out 10♥8♣7♣6♠J♦. Micillo made a set of eights on the flop and held to double up his stack.