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

12-12-2023 14:39 UTC+2

Kawasaki Claims Pot

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.

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

Tags: Michio Kawasaki Osman Aksu

12-12-2023 14:43 UTC+2

Elias Gutierrez Pulls The Biggest Bounty!

Milko van Winden

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

https://twitter.com/PokerNews/status/1734553984604463467

12-12-2023 14:43 UTC+2

Smith Yearns for the Mines

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.

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

Tags: Michael Smith Mikolaj Zawadzki

12-12-2023 14:54 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iman Ghashayar	38,500 38,500	38,500
Lucien Cohen	26,500 -3,500	-3,500

Tags: Iman Ghashayar Lucien Cohen Simon Brandstrom

12-12-2023 14:54 UTC+2

Koleno Folds Trips

Maxime Taldir

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
Robin Ylitalo	36,000 6,000	6,000

Peter Jorgne	32,000 2,000	2,000
Pascal Vos	26,300 -3,700	-3,700
Stanislav Koleno	22,000 22,000	22,000
Thomas Syversen	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Pascal Vos Peter Jorgne Robin Ylitalo Stanislav Koleno Thomas Syversen

12-12-2023 14:56 UTC+2

Docherty and Hupe Befriend Each Other

Frank Visser

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
Damien Hupe	42,500
David Docherty	13,000

Tags: Damien Hupe David Docherty

12-12-2023 14:59 UTC+2

A Four-Bet Pot for Osti

Maxime Taldir

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
Mercedes Osti	37,000 37,000	37,000
Jules Dickerson	23,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Jules Dickerson Mercedes Osti

12-12-2023 15:01 UTC+2

Some New Faces, Some Goners

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	30,000 30,000	30,000
Niklas Astedt	30,000 30,000	30,000
Aliaksei Boika	30,000 30,000	30,000

Eros Calderone	30,000 30,000	30,000
Fahredin Mustafov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Pieter Theelen	30,000 30,000	30,000
Raoul Kanme	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jason Wheeler	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tamas Adamszki	Busted
Abdelhakim Zoufri	Busted