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

12-12-2023 15:12 UTC+1

Fabian's Flop Reraise

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Patrick Cole

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Robert Fluereci called in the small blind for 300 and Stefan Fabian checked his option in the big blind.

Fluereci led for 500 on the flop of 9♥Q♣6♦. Fabian paused for a moment before reraising to 1,400.

Fluereci quickly mucked his hand and Fabian took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Fluereci	35,000 35,000	35,000
Stefan Fabian	22,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Robert Fluereci Stefan Fabian

12-12-2023 15:08 UTC+1

Top Pair for Glowny

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

After former EPT Prague champion Grzegorz Glowny opened to 700 from middle position, Alessandro Pichierri on the button and Dario Sammartino in the big blind called.

On a flop of 10♠K♦3♥, Glowny bet 800, but only Pichierri called. The Italian player even led out for 1,300 on the turn Q♠ after Glowny checked. However, the Polish player made the call.

The 2♣ landed on the river, but both players checked, so Glowny turned over K♣J♦ for a pair. It was enough to take the pot, as Pichierri mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Glowny	34,000 34,000	34,000

Dario Sammartino	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alessandro Pichierri	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Dario Sammartino Grzegorz Glowny

12-12-2023 15:07 UTC+1

Four-Bet Pot Goes to Onnestam

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Peter Onnestam open-raised from the hijack and Vadym Koriagin made it 2,100 to go from the cutoff. The action folded back to Onnestam, who pumped in another raise, to 6,00 chips. Koriagin made the call and a 4♦4♠K♦ flop was dealt.

Onnestam continued for 4,000 chips. Koriagin thought about it for a bit before making the fold, meaning the pot was shipped to Onnestam.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Onnestam	35,000
Vadym Koriagin	31,500

Tags: Peter Onnestam Vadym Koriagin

12-12-2023 15:06 UTC+1

Berger Takes One Down

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Peter Robinson

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action started with a raise from 700 from Fabrice Maltez only to be three bet from Patrick Berger to 2,100. Maltex made the call and the two went to the flop of 10♦4♥3♥ that both players checked.

The turn came 5♥ and Maltez led out for 1,200 and quickly got the call from Berger.

The 2♠ hit the river and Maltez slowed down and checked. After a minute or two Berger announced a bet of 4,000 and got the fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Berger	41,000 41,000	41,000
Fabrice Maltez	34,500 34,500	34,500

Tags: Fabrice Maltez Patrick Berger

12-12-2023 14:58 UTC+1

Top Pair Good for Veldhoem

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Patrick Cole

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Max Wind opened the button to 700 and Leonardo Romeo and Henrik Veldhoem defended the blinds.

Both Romeo and Veldhoem checked the J♠4♥3♣ flop to Wind who fired for 1,500. Romeo in the small blind folded and Veldhoem called.

The 8♦ turn was knuckled by both players, leading to the 7♠ river.

Veldhoem led out for 4,000 and Wind tanked.

Wind pondered the call for a minute whilst staring down Veldhoem.

He made the call and Veldhoem tabled A♦J♣ for top pair and Wind mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Wind	30,000 30,000	30,000
Leonardo Romeo	30,000 30,000	30,000
Henrik Veldhoem	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Henrik Veldhoem Leonardo Romeo Max Wind

12-12-2023 14:55 UTC+1

Xanthopoulos and Bojovic Battle on Superstar Table

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Pavlos Xanthopoulos raised to 700 from the hijack and Luka Bojovic reraised to 2,400 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Xanthopoulos, who made the call.

Xanthopoulos then went on to check-call Bojovic's continuation-bet of 1,700 on the 3♦A♦6♣ flop, before ultimately check-folding to a 6,300 bet on the J♠ turn.

Also at this table are Natan Chauskin, Kayhan Mokri, Axel Hallay, Brois Angelov, and Aliaksei Boika, who were engaged in a conversation about who the best heads up poker players are.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	41,000 11,000	11,000
Boris Angelov	37,000 7,000	7,000
Axel Hallay	35,500 5,500	5,500
Luka Bojovic	34,500 34,500	34,500
Aliaksei Boika	29,000 1,000	1,000

Natan Chauskin	24,600 24,600	24,600
Rama Mulaj	22,000 22,000	22,000
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	21,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Axel Hallay Kayhan Mokri Luka Bojovic Natan Chauskin Pavlos Xanthopoulos

12-12-2023 14:50 UTC+1

Tsakmis Hits the Rail

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Peter Robinson

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action began with Vasileios Tsakmis raising to 600 from early position. Nicola Spallanzani then three bet to 2,000 and was called from the original raiser.

The flop came A♥10♣2♥ and Spallanzani after a check from Tsakmis continued to the tune of 1,500. Tsakmis then reraised to 3,400 and Spallanzani made the call.

The turn was the 5♦ and both players checked to the river 7♦. Tsakmis then announced all in for his remaining 3,500 chips and was insta-called from Spallanzani.

Tsakmis tabled K♠8♦ for ace high and Spallanzani turned over the winning hand of A♦K♥ to take down the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Spallanzani	39,500 39,500	39,500
Vasileios Tsakmis	Busted

Tags: Nicola Spallanzani Vasileios Tsakmis

12-12-2023 14:49 UTC+1

Two Pair for Macdonnell

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Vitezslav Cech opened to 700 from under the gun, but Marc Macdonnell to his left three-bet to 2,400. All the other players folded to Cech, who four-bet to 6,800. Macdonnell then went into the tank, and eventually called.

The dealer fanned a flop of J♣10♦9♦. Cech continued with a bet of 7,500, but Macdonnell raised all-in for 23,000. Cech seemed to have no choice but to call.

Marc Macdonnell: Q♦J♦
Vitezslav Cech: A♦A♠

Macdonnell had a straight flush draw on the flop, but the Q♣ on the turn was enough to give him two pair. So after the river 7♥, he doubled up, while Cech was down to 200 chips and eliminated moments later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Macdonnell	60,000 60,000	60,000
Vitezslav Cech	Busted

Tags: Marc Macdonnell Vitezslav Cech

12-12-2023 14:42 UTC+1

Lee Short After Doubling Ben Mahmoud

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

There were 8,500 chips in the middle when Min-Sung Lee checked from under the gun on a board of 2♣8♦9♥5♦. He was heads up against Imed Ben Mahmoud, who put in a bet of 5,000 chips. Lee made the call and the 2♥ river completed the board.

The dealer accidentally exposed the A♠ from the remaining deck, and shortly thereafter Ben Mahmoud jammed all in for 14,300. Lee asked for a count, and the calling chips in his hand hit the felt as soon as he received the correct amount.

Ben Mahmoud showed 9♠9♣ for a full house, and Lee showed his A♥A♣ for a cracked pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imed Ben Mahmoud	47,100 47,100	47,100
Min-Sung Lee	5,900 5,900	5,900

Tags: Imed Ben Mahmoud Min-Sung Lee

12-12-2023 14:28 UTC+1

Expanded Stacks and Their Owners

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martynas Vitkauskas	66,000 66,000	66,000
Alexander Norden	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ulter Dogan	56,700 56,700	56,700
Xiang Lian	56,500 56,500	56,500
Roelof Pepping	56,000 15,900	15,900
Christian Grundtvig	55,000 55,000	55,000
Ferdinando D'Alessio	55,000 55,000	55,000
Andrzej Powalka	53,300 53,300	53,300
Bartolomeo Tato	52,600 52,600	52,600
Aleksi Naski	51,900 51,900	51,900
Danut Chisu	51,000 21,000	21,000
Bastian Herholz	50,100 5,100	5,100
Niall Farrell	36,500 6,500	6,500

Luigi D'Alterio	36,500 36,500	36,500
Jon Kyte	32,800 2,800	2,800

Scott Margereson	32,700 32,700	32,700
Simon Brandstrom	32,500 32,500	32,500