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

Dec 12, 2023

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Dec 12, 2023

Post-Dinner Entries

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dec 12, 2023

Armstrong's Nine is Strong Enough

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Patrick Cole

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of A♥9♣J♥. Georgian Georgescu checked to Ian Armstrong who bet 1,100.

Georgescu called and the dealer flipped the 2♣ turn card.

Both players checked to the river which came the 6♥.

"I have a six" Georgescu said, before Armstrong tabled K♣9♠ for second pair, which won him the pot.

Tags: Georgian Georgescu Ian Armstrong

Dec 12, 2023

Coknez Catches Trips

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a completed board of 2♦3♠Q♣6♠Q♦, with around 6,000 chips already in the middle, Halil Coknez led out for 4,000 from the small blind.

A quick call followed from his opponent, Maximillian Silz in middle position. Coknez showed Q♠9♠ for rivered trips and Silz quickly mucked his hand upon seeing the cards.

Tags: Halil Coknez Maximillian Silz

Dec 12, 2023

Early Pot for Nizzardelli After Dinner Break

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Peter Robinson

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Michele Nizzardelli opened the action and faced a three bet from Simeon Spasov to 4,400 and made the call.

The flop came 4♦7♦Q♠ and it was Nizzardelli who led out for 800 and this time Spasov just made the call.

The turn brought the J♠ and a bet again from Nizzardelli to the tune of 2,300 this time got his opponent to fold.

Tags: Michele Nizzardelli Simeon Spasov

Dec 12, 2023

Kasper Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

After he won a €25,000 event three days ago and finished second in a €5,200 PLO yesterday, Ole Schemion jumped in the Main Event. He found at his table Miroslav Forman, who opened to 1,800 from the cutoff.

Antonio Scalzi called from the button, then 2023 EPT Paris finalist Henri Kasper moved all in for 16,400 in the small blind. Forman asked for the count and called, while Scalzi folded.

Henri Kasper: K♦J♦
Miroslav Forman: A♦Q♥

Kasper flopped two pair on a board of K♠J♣6♠7♣6♥ to secure a double up. The table broke a few minutes later.

Tags: Antonio Scalzi Henri Kasper Miroslav Forman Ole Schemion

Dec 12, 2023

The €1.5M Man: Neugebauer in the Mix

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Anton Morgenstern opened to 1,600 from under the gun and was called by Max Neugebauer from the cutoff.

Action checked all the way through to showdown, and Neugebauer's 8♣8♥ was best on the Q♦9♠4♠J♦3♥ board.

Neugebauer announced himself to the wider poker world last month, winning the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event for a staggering €1,500,000.

Also at the table is PokerStars' Alejandro Lococo, who has just over three starting stacks.

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Max Neugebauer

Dec 12, 2023

Updated Counts Throughout the Field

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dec 12, 2023

Landron Four-Bets All In

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Matthew Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Alexandre Landron raised to 1,800 from late position, Ioannis Taramas three-bet to 4,000, then Landron four-bet all in. Taramas folded and Landron scooped the pot.

Tags: Alexandre Landron Ioannis Taramas