€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

Dec 13, 2023

Ruggeri Holds On to Bust Thielke

David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Umberto Ruggeri and Marcos Thielke were heads-up on a flop of Q♣J♣3♥ when Ruggeri bet enough from early position to put Thielke all in. Thielke quickly called for his last 90,000 from the button.

Marcos Thielke: K♠10♠
Umberto Ruggeri: K♣Q♦

"Nine or an ace," Theilke pleaded as he shot up from his seat to await the turn. The dealer flipped over the K♥ to improve Ruggeri to two pair, while the 7♣ river completed the board and Thielke was sent to the rail.

Tags: Marcos Thielke Umberto Ruggeri

Dec 13, 2023

Lococo Eliminated by Astedt

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With a 30-minute delay, the stream revealed Alejandro Lococo's elimination from the feature table. Andrii Derzhypilskyi opened to 5,500 from under the gun, and the PokerStars ambassador called from the small blind. However, Niklas Astedt three-bet to 21,000 from the big blind.

Derzhypilskyi went into the tank but folded, while Lococo moved all-in for 77,500. Astedt snap-called.

Alejandro Lococo: A♣J♥
Niklas Astedt: 9♥9♦

On a board of K♣K♦6♥9♠10♣, Astedt's nines held, sending Lococo to the rail.

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Andrii Derzhypilskyi Niklas Astedt

Dec 13, 2023

Pucilli Punished on River

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Patrick Cole

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of K♣3♥8♦ where Stefano Puccilli shoved all in for 25,000.

He was quickly called by Viktor Jensen.

Stefano Puccilli: A♣K♠
Viktor Jensen: 4♦4♥

Jensen needed a four to take the pot, the turn was the 6♣.

The dealer dealt the river of the 4♣ giving Jensen a set of fours and sending Pucilli to the rail.

Tags: Stefano Puccilli Viktor Jensen

Dec 13, 2023

Rodin Lays Kury to Rest

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Dan O'Hair

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Martin Kury opened to 6,000 from the hijack and was called by Grigorii Rodin in the cutoff, Diego Montone in the small blind, and Mehdi Senhaji in the big blind.

Action checked to Kury on the 7♠5♥J♥ flop and he shoved for 70,500. Rodin confirmed the count and called to put Kury at risk and everyone else folded.

Martin Kury: J♠9♠
Grigorii Rodin: A♦J♣

Kury found himself with kicker issues and the 7♦ turn and Q♥ river were of no help — sending Kury to the rail as the money bubble approaches.

Tags: Diego Montone Grigorii Rodin Martin Kury Mehdi Senhaji

Dec 13, 2023

Berger Unhappy with Worthington-Leese

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Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Patrick Berger opened to 6,500 from under the gun and called when Leo Worthington-Leese three-bet to 18,000 on his direct left.

Berger check-called for 14,500 on the J♦10♣4♥ flop before the 3♦ turn checked through to the 10♠ river. Berger, with 82,000 behind, checked and Worthington-Leese jammed as the slightly bigger stack.

Berger went into the tank and began to list the hands that he beat and those that he didn't. After a fair bit of thinking time, Berger made the call.

The Austrian was immediately frustrated that Worthington-Leese had rivered trips with A♣10♦, which bested his Q♠Q♦. A small tirade about Worthington-Leese's cards followed before he left the tournament room.

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Patrick Berger

Dec 13, 2023

Grasu Runs into Jacks

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After Adria Diaz opened to 6,000 from the cutoff, Alin Grasu moved all-in for 71,000 on the button. The blinds folded, and Diaz called.

Alin Grasu: A♠10♦
Adria Diaz: J♥J♣

The board of 9♣7♠K♦J♦2♠ brought a set to Diaz, who sent Grasu to the rail.

Tags: Adria Diaz Alin Grasu

Dec 13, 2023

Rodin Busts Montone

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Patrick Cole

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Grigorii Rodin opened the button to 6,000. Action folded to Diego Montone who was all in for 20,000.

Rodin made the call and Montone's tournament life was at stake on the bubble.

Diego Montone: A♠K♦
Grigorii Rodin: 6♥10♣

Both players hit the flop of 2♥6♦A♥ but Rodin made two pair on the 10♠ turn.

The river 9♣ was no help to Montone and he was eliminated.

Tags: Diego Montone Grigorii Rodin

Dec 13, 2023

Latest Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dec 13, 2023

Sammer Shoves River

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Patrick Cole

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ran Shahar opened to 9,000 in the highjack and Ferdinando D'Alessio calls in the cutoff.

Harald Sammer chose to reraise on the button to 32,000. Sharhar folded and D'Alessio made the call.
D'Alessio checked the flop of Q♥8♣4♦ to Sammer who continuation-bet for 20,000.

D'Alessio took a moment before making the call.

The 9♠ turn was checked around, then the dealer flipped the 4♠ and Dalessio led for 35,000.

Sammer waited for a second, before announcing all in for 108,000.

This put D'Alessio deep into the tank. He assessed his stack and pondered making the call.

Eventually he put the chips in and Sammer tabled A♦Q♠ for top two pair. D'Alessio flipped over J♦10♦ for a turned straight.

Sammer looked visibly confused and said "that's surprising" as he stood up from the table and left the tournament.

Tags: Ferdinando D'Alessio Harald Sammer Ran Shahar

Dec 13, 2023

Cech Soft Bubbles as Adamszki Cracks His Kings For the Second Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Vitezslav Cech shoved for his last 33,000 from the hijack and was called by Tamas Adamszki in the hijack to put Cech at risk.

Vitezslav Cech: K♦K♠
Tamas Adamszki: Q♦Q♣

Cech was in good shape to double up, but the 5♠8♠Q♥ flop vaulted Adamszki into the lead with a set of queens.

The 5♦ turn and 7♦ river changed nothing and Cech, who suffered cracked kings at the hands of Adamszki earlier today, was eliminated just shy of the money.

Tags: Tamas Adamszki Vitezslav Cech