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

12-13-2023 13:30 UTC+2

Shabalin Runs into Kings

Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Vladimir Shabalin opened to 3,500 from middle position before Georgios Kostakis three-bet to 11,000. Shablain moved all in for 66,5000 and Kostakis called after getting a count.

Vladimir Shabalin: Q♦Q♣
Georgios Kostakis: K♦K♣

Shabalin was could not connect on the A♣K♥2♥3♠10♣ runout and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Kostakis	220,000 60,500	60,500
Vladimir Shabalin	Busted

Tags: Georgios Kostakis Vladimir Shabalin

12-13-2023 13:32 UTC+2

Neugerbauer Takes Down Pot

Patrick Cole

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andres Iglesias opened from early position to 3,000 and Max Neugebauer on the button called.

Peter Onnestam defended the big blind. Onnestam checked the flop of 9♥10♦3♠ to Iglesias who fired 3,000.

Neugebauer called the continuation-bet and Onnestam folded.

The turn brought the 9♣ and Iglesias slowed down and checked to Neugebauer.

Neugebauer sized up to a bet of 11,000. After a moment in the tank, Iglesias decided to muck his holding leaving Neugebauer with the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	65,000 7,000	7,000
Andres Iglesias	50,000 -2,500	-2,500
Peter Onnestam	37,500 37,500	37,500

Tags: Andres Iglesias Max Neugerbauer Peter Onnestam

12-13-2023 13:39 UTC+2

Petcu Gets Paid With Aces

David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Four players built a pot of around 50,000 as they went to a flop of 4♥K♦8♥. Action then checked to Elvis Petcu on the button who moved all in for 41,000.

Suhan Guler was in the small blind and tanked for several minutes before calling, while both Yakov Bar El and Fabian Rolli got out of the way.

Elvis Petcu: A♦A♠
Suhan Guler: J♣J♦

Petcu was ahead with his aces and poised for a double up as the board ran out 6♥6♦, earning him the pot. Bar El said after the hand he folded two queens.

"I was folding anyway. I thought he had a king," Bar El said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elvis Petcu	130,000 48,500	48,500
Suhan Guler	85,000 -61,000	-61,000
Yakov Bar El	80,000
Fabian Rolli	25,000 -8,500	-8,500

Tags: Elvis Petcu Fabian Rolli Suhan Guler Yakov Bar El

12-13-2023 13:41 UTC+2

Werner Spikes Broadway to Bust Nylander

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Mats Nylander was already all in and at risk for approximately 30,000 on the button against Andreas Werner, who was in early position.

Mats Nylander: A♦Q♠
Andreas Werner: A♣J♣

Nylander had Werner dominated and looked poised to double after the K♣Q♥4♥ flop.

The 5♦ changed nothing, but the 10♦ river gave Werner a straight to eliminate Nylander.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Werner	250,000 39,500	39,500
Mats Nylander	Busted

Tags: Andreas Werner Mats Nylander

12-13-2023 13:42 UTC+2

Lococo Runs Into Helppi's Bigger Ace

David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alejandro Lococo raised to 3,000 in middle position, Juha Helppi moved all in for 23,500 in the cutoff, and Lococo called.

Juha Helppi: A♠K♥
Alejandro Lococo: A♦10♠

Helppi had Lococo dominated as the flop came K♦5♦J♠, giving him top pair and Lococo a straight draw. The 6♣ turn kept Helppi in the lead, while he secured a double up on the 8♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	100,000 -31,000	-31,000

Juha Helppi	47,000 24,500	24,500

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Juha Helppi

12-13-2023 13:44 UTC+2

Marjanovic Barrels Off His Stack

Patrick Cole

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Cesar Garcia opened the button to 3,500 which was reraised to 10,350 by Adem Marjanovic in the small blind.

Marjanovic fired the flop of 9♣2♣9♥ for 12,000 which Garcia called.

The turn brought the 4♠ and Marjanovic fired a second barrel of 31,000 and Garcia quickly called the bet.

Marjanovic jammed all in for around 30,000, putting himself at risk.

Garcia snap called the bet and tabled the 7♦9♦ for trip nines and Marjanovic tabled K♦J♦ for a king-high triple barrel bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Garcia	260,000 29,500	29,500
Adem Marjanovic	Busted

Tags: Adem Marjanovic Cesar Garcia

12-13-2023 13:47 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Roovers	Busted
Miroslav Hubacka	Busted
Ioannis Oikonomidis	Busted
Joshua Boulton	Busted
Italo Raillo	Busted
Baurzhan Akimov	Busted
Giuliano Bendinelli	Busted

Juho Suutari	Busted
Renjun Yang	Busted
Stefano Schiano	Busted
Marek Uharcek	Busted
Pierre Chevalier	Busted
Safwane Bahri	Busted
Aleksandr Lakhov	Busted
Adem Marjanovic	Busted
Claas Segebrecht	Busted
Sven Andersson	Busted
Maxi Lehmanski	Busted
Deividas Daubaris	Busted
Alf Onnestam	Busted
Igor Pihela	Busted
Wilhelm Isaak	Busted
Igor Narajczyk	Busted
Michal Mrakes	Busted
Vladislav Donchev	Busted

Garp Picks Off Im

David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Around 50,000 was already in the middle as Tobias Garp and Youngshin Im went to the river on a board of 7♠3♦10♥3♥7♥. Garp, in the big blind, then bet 12,500.

Im moved all in for 42,000 in the cutoff and Garp tanked for more than a minute before calling. Im showed 10♦9♦ for two pair, but Garp had A♥2♥ for a flush to send her to the rail.

"I didn't think there was any ten-x for value," Garp said.

"That wasn't value. It was a bluff," tablemate Thomas Eychenne added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Garp	200,000
Youngshin Im	Busted

Tags: Tobias Garp Youngshin Im

12-13-2023 13:54 UTC+2

Worthington-Leese Gets Value From Tulepbergenov

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Leo Worthington-Leese opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and was called by Azamat Tulepbergenov on the button.

Both players checked on the 7♥2♠J♣ flop and J♦ turn.

The 2♦ completed the board and Worthington-Leese fired 5,500 into the middle. Tulepbergenov called and Worthington-Leese tabled A♣10♦ for two-pair with an ace kicker.

Tulepbergenov couldn't beat it and mucked — awarding the pot to Worthington-Leese.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	205,000 48,500	48,500
Azamat Tulepbergenov	95,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Leo Worthington-Leese

12-13-2023 14:08 UTC+2

Hand Runs Into Stancer's Boat

David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Daniel Stancer raised to 3,500 in the cutoff and David Docherty called on the button. Fintan Hand then moved all in for 25,500 in the small blind and Stancer called, while Docherty got out of the way.

Fintan Hand: K♥Q♣
Daniel Stancer: 9♣9♥

The 2♥9♠2♠ flop was a disaster for Hand as Stancer made a full house. The PokerStars Team Pro was already up from his seat by the time the board ran out 6♦A♠ to seal his exit from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Stancer	140,000 19,500	19,500
David Docherty	35,000 5,000	5,000
Fintan Hand	Busted

Tags: Daniel Stancer David Docherty Fintan Hand