2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
€1,030,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,101,300
Entries
1,285
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
838
Players Left
297

Ghashayar Gets the Fold From Cohen

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 3KQ 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.

Player Chips Progress
Iman Ghashayar nl
Iman Ghashayar
38,500
38,500
38,500
Lucien Cohen fr
Lucien Cohen
26,500
-3,500
-3,500
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Iman GhashayarLucien CohenSimon Brandstrom

Smith Yearns for the Mines

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 8A10.

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 98 for two pair with tens and eights.

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

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

Player Chips Progress
Mikolaj Zawadzki pl
Mikolaj Zawadzki
48,000
Michael Smith ca
Michael Smith
42,000

Tags: Michael SmithMikolaj Zawadzki

Kawasaki Claims Pot

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 J73 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 44 for two pair. Aksu mucked leaving Kawasaki the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michio Kawasaki br
Michio Kawasaki
35,000
35,000
35,000
Osman Aksu tr
Osman Aksu
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Michio KawasakiOsman Aksu

Mori Makes an Early Exit

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: AK
Thomas Haverstad AA

Mori was drawing dead on the turn when the board ran out J6264, and he swiftly sought the exit while Haverstad chipped up in a big way.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Haverstad no
Thomas Haverstad
53,000
31,300
31,300
Akihito Mori jp
Akihito Mori
Busted

Tags: Thomas HaverstadAkihito Mori

Csecsetka Makes Persson Fold

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 67J 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.

Player Chips Progress
Kalle Persson se
Kalle Persson
28,000
Peter Csecsetka hu
Peter Csecsetka
22,000

Tags: Kalle PerssonPeter Csecsetka

Fournier Hits the Rail After Aces Cracked

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Samuel Fournier
Samuel Fournier

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 4Q9 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 99 for a flopped set of nines that busted Fournier's AA. Fournier hit the rail and Wessman got a nice early double.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Wessman se
Viktor Wessman
62,500
62,500
62,500
Samuel Fournier fr
Samuel Fournier
Busted

Tags: Samuel FournierViktor Wessman

Nut Flush for Nakamura

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a board of KJ10K, 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 A3, so he mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Ricardo Nakamura br
Ricardo Nakamura
41,500
Alvaro Gomez es
Alvaro Gomez
19,700

Tags: Alvaro GomezRicardo Nakamura

Calzoni Shoves Turn

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a double flush draw board of 8429, Matteo Calzoni shoved all in for 13,500.

Facing the near pot sized bet, Catalin Moraru on the button tanked for a moment to contemplate the call.

He decided to muck, leaving Calzoni with the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Catalin Moraru ro
Catalin Moraru
35,000
35,000
35,000
Matteo Calzoni it
Matteo Calzoni
26,500
26,500
26,500

Tags: Catalin MoraruMatteo Calzoni