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

Dec 12, 2023

Ghashayar Gets the Fold From Cohen

Peter Robinson

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action was opened by Simon Brandstrom to 500 and Lucien Cohen made the call only to face a three bet from Iman Ghashayar to 2,100. Both players made the call and the three players went to the flop of 3♣K♠Q♠ that they all checked around.

The turn card brought the Q♦ to pair the board and Cohen led out for 2,000. Ghashayar again did not waste much time in three betting his opponent and Cohen one of the characters of any EPT went into the tank. Eventually Cohen made the fold and Ghashayar chipped up.

Tags: Iman Ghashayar Lucien Cohen Simon Brandstrom

Dec 12, 2023

Smith Yearns for the Mines

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Michael Smith raised to 400 from middle position before Mikolaj Zawadzki three-bet to 1,900 from the small blind. Smith put in the extra chips and the pair saw a flop of 8♦A♠10♥.

Zawadzki made a continuation-bet of 1,200 and Smith called once more. The 10♣ turn and 7♠ river were then checked by both players, after which Zawadzki showed 9♠8♠ for two pair with tens and eights.

Smith played a higher two pair with his K♠K♥, and the pot was sent his way.

"I was set mining," Smith explained his preflop call while he was stacking his chips.

Tags: Michael Smith Mikolaj Zawadzki

Dec 12, 2023

Elias Gutierrez Pulls The Biggest Bounty!

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Milko van Winden

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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Dec 12, 2023

Kawasaki Claims Pot

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Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Osman Aksu opened to 500 in middle position and the action folded to Michio Kawasaki, who defended the big blind.

Kawasaki checked the J♠7♥3♦ flop to Aksu, who bet 700. Kawasaki called and the dealer flipped the 3♠ turn.

Both players checked and the 6♠ arrived on the river. Another round of knuckles and Kawasaki tabled 4♣4♦ for two pair. Aksu mucked leaving Kawasaki the pot.

Tags: Michio Kawasaki Osman Aksu

Dec 12, 2023

Mori Makes an Early Exit

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Akihito Mori raised to 500 chips from under the gun and Wouter Beltz called on the button. Thomas Haverstad then three-bet to 3,300 from the small blind, and the action went back to Mori.

He promptly shoved all his chips in, for a total of 23,000. Beltz got out of the way but Haverstad called quicker than lightning to put the Japanese player at risk.

Akihito Mori: A♣K♣
Thomas Haverstad A♠A♦

Mori was drawing dead on the turn when the board ran out J♥6♠2♣6♥4♦, and he swiftly sought the exit while Haverstad chipped up in a big way.

Tags: Thomas Haverstad Akihito Mori

Dec 12, 2023

Csecsetka Makes Persson Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

After Peter Csecsetka opened to 700 from under the gun, Kalle Persson was the only one to call from the button.

Csecsetka continued with a bet of 700 on the 6♥7♠J♣ flop and Persson called. Then both players checked on the 7♥ turn.

A third seven came on the board with the river 7♣. Csecsetka asked for 2,500, but Persson chose to fold.

Tags: Kalle Persson Peter Csecsetka

Dec 12, 2023

Fournier Hits the Rail After Aces Cracked

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Peter Robinson

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action was opened to 600 by Viktor Wessman who was then three bet by Samuel Fournier to 3,500, Wessman quickly made the call and the two went to the flop.

The flop came 4♦Q♠9♣ and Fournier continued for 2,500 and quickly got the call from Wessman.

The turn card brought the K♥ and again Fournier bet out to the tune of 6,000 with a quick call from his opponent. The river card was 3♥ and Fournier announced all in and was snapped called by Wessman.

The cards were turned over and Fournier saw the bad news. Wessman held 9♠9♦ for a flopped set of nines that busted Fournier's A♦A♠. Fournier hit the rail and Wessman got a nice early double.

Tags: Samuel Fournier Viktor Wessman

Dec 12, 2023

Nut Flush for Nakamura

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a board of K♠J♣10♣K♣, the player in the big blind bet 1,000, and Alvaro Gomez called from the cutoff. However, Ricardo Nakamura decided to raised to 3,000 from the button. It took a few seconds for the big blind to fold, while Gomez made the call.

The 4♥ came on the river, and after Gomez checked, Nakamura bet 4,100. Gomez went into the tank for a long moment, and eventually called. But he ran into Nakamura's nut flush with A♣3♣, so he mucked his cards.

Tags: Alvaro Gomez Ricardo Nakamura

Dec 12, 2023