Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,101,300
Entries
1,285
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
838
Players Left
297
Mini EPT Prague Online Has $40K in Added Value
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Running parallel to the live action at the Prague Hilton, the Mini EPT Prague Online series has its opening shuffle up and deal on Tuesday, December 12, and continues through to Sunday, December 17, offering a thrilling lineup of 18 tournaments over six action-packed days, with buy-ins starting at just $1.10.
This series is unmissable because of the staggering $40,000 in added value that PokerStars is injecting into the prize pools.
The highlight of the added value is found in the $5.50 and $55 Mini Main Events scheduled for December 17. The winner of each of these events will walk away with a prestigious Gold Power Pass valued at $10,300, offering the chance to experience the full EPT atmosphere at any future EPT stop.
First Break of Day 1b
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
With 507 total entries on the clock, the 487 remaining players have been sent on their first 25-minute break of the day.
Abakirov Attacks Flop
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Kubanychbek Abakirov opened to 500 from the hijack and Miguel Angel Fluxa reraised to 1,600 on the button.
Abakirov called the raise and checked the flop of 3♣Q♣3♠.
Fluxa fired a bet of 2,100. Abakirov tanked for a moment before check-raising to 6,600.
In the blender, Fluxa pondered making the call before tossing his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Trips Over Trips
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
On the board of 5♦K♠6♥K♦, Maksym Filipovskyi check-called a 5,000 bet from Catalin Moraru on the turn.
Filipovskyi, who was under the gun, checked again to Moraru, who bet 15,000.
After a minute in the tank, Filipovskyi tossed in calling chips and Moraru flipped over A♥K♣ for trip kings.
Filipovskyi tabled the K♥ but mucked his kicker card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
22,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
Grafton makes the fold
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action started with Sam Grafton opening things up to 600 and quickly saw a three bet from Jose Gonzalez to 2,800, Grafton made the call.
The flop came 10♣4♦6♦ and Gonzalez continued for 2,500 and again Grafton made the call.
The tun brought the J♥ and a bet from Gonzalez eventually got the fold from Grafton wearing an OG Arsenal shirt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,500
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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Some New Faces, Some Goners
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
A Four-Bet Pot for Osti
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
After the player under the gun opened to 500, Jules Dickerson to his left three-bet to 1,600. All the other players folded to Mercedes Osti in the small blind, who four-bet to 4,100. The under the gun player folded, while Dickerson called.
Both players checked the 8♥J♥5♣ flop. But on the turn 9♥, after Osti checked, Dickerson bet 5,000.
Osti called, then lead out for 6,000 on the river K♣. But Dickerson quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
23,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Docherty and Hupe Befriend Each Other
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
David Docherty and Damien Hupe had gathered 5,000 chips preflop when Docherty checked the 5♦8♠10♥ flop from the big blind and Hupe followed suit from under the gun.
The 3♠ turn and 2♠ river were also knuckled by both players. Docherty showed A♠K♦, while Hupe played the same hand with A♣K♥.
"Belgium-Scotland friendship," Hupe exclaimed gleefully.
"Tell everyone I have 40,000," Docherty requested shortly after the hand finished.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,500 | |
|
13,000 |
Koleno Folds Trips
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
On a very Nordic table with Robin Ylitalo, Thomas Syversen and Peter Jorgne seated around the table, Stanislav Koleno was into the tank from middle position after Pascal Vos shoved for 13,000 on a board of 4♥A♠A♥5♠6♠.
13,300 chips were already in the pot, and Koleno was really struggling to make a decision. But after more than one minute, he eventually folded A♣10♣ face up. "Show the bluff" he asked. But Vos threw his cards into the muck and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
26,300
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |