€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-14-2023 13:15 UTC+2

Tzinis Sends Zidek Out Early

Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Konstantinos Tzinis opened to 10,000 from the cutoff and Patrik Zidek shoved for his last 130,000 from the small blind. Action folded back to Tzinis, who tossed in a call to put Zidek at risk.

Patrik Zidek: A♥J♦
Konstantinos Tzinis: 10♠10♦

It was a fair fight, but the K♠7♦4♦Q♠K♦ runout failed to improve Zidek and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Tzinis	330,000 134,000	134,000
Patrik Zidek	Busted

Tags: Konstantinos Tzinis Patrik Zidek

12-14-2023 13:17 UTC+2

Esposito Triples Up; El Kadre Runs Into a Boat

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jacek Skiscim raised to 12,000 under the gun and Ettore Esposito moved all in for 20,000 in middle position. Bleron Maliqi called in the big blind, but Skiscim came back with a reraise to 57,000 forcing out Maliqi.

Ettore Esposito: A♥5♣
Jacek Skiscim: K♣K♥

Esposito picked up a straight draw on the 3♣2♥3♦ flop, while the turn was the 10♦. The river brought the 4♥ and Esposito completed his straight to triple up.

At the same time at another table, Cairo Bombarde El Kadre moved all in for 45,000 from middle position and Vlado Banicevic called in the hijack.

Cairo Bombarde El Kadre: Q♣10♣
Vlado Banicevic: A♥J♥

The flop came A♦J♣7♣ and Banicevic made top two pair, while El Kadre had straight and flush draws. The turn, though, was the A♠ and Banicevic improved to a full house to leave El Kadre drawing dead by the 6♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	550,000 32,000	32,000
Jacek Skiscim	300,000 -16,000	-16,000
Bleron Maliqi	160,000 -21,000	-21,000
Ettore Esposito	70,000 47,000	47,000
Cairo Bombarde El Kadre	Busted

Tags: Bleron Maliqi Ettore Esposito Jacek Skiscim Vlado Banicevic Cairo Bombarde El Kadre

12-14-2023 13:30 UTC+2

Veldhoem Cracks Abussamra's Queens

Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

On a board of 2♣7♠8♠9♦6♦ with 150,000 chips already in the pot, Elias Abussamra found himself at risk for 115,000 from the hijack against Henrik Veldhoem seated under the gun.

Elias Abussamra: Q♥Q♦
Henrik Veldhoem: 8♥8♦

Abussamra's queens ran into Veldhoem's set, and nothing changed on the river 6♦. Finishing in 159th place, Abussamra wins €9,100.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Veldhoem	380,000 212,000	212,000
Elias Abussamra	Busted

Tags: Elias Abussamra Henrik Veldhoem

12-14-2023 13:40 UTC+2

Early Exit for Solovev

Ben Weiss

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Vladislav Solovev became one of the first casualties of Day 3. Sitting in the small blind, he shoved over the top of Luke Marsh's 10,000 open from the cutoff. Solovev got called and was covered as it went to the flop.

Vladislav Solovev: 10♥10♠
Luke Marsh: K♣Q♠

The Mexican got no help on the 2♥4♣A♠ flop and was still behind.

Nothing changed on the 9♠ turn.

A J♦ on the river confirmed Solovev's exit, while Marsh improved to around average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Marsh	243,000 170,000	170,000
Vladislav Solovev	Busted

Tags: Luke Marsh Vladislav Solovev

12-14-2023 13:41 UTC+2

Enzo Takes Out Tammel With Quads

Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Enzo Vito opened to 12,000 on the button and was called by Tamas Adamszki in the small blind. Tarmo Tammel shoved for his remaining short stack from the big blind and Vito announced he was also all in. Adamszki got out of the way and hands were revealed.

Tarmo Tammel: K♥Q♠
Enzo Vito: A♠J♠

The A♥4♠A♣7♣A♦ left Vito with quad aces and Tammel was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamas Adamszki	430,000 -10,000	-10,000
Enzo Vito	300,000 70,000	70,000
Tarmo Tammel	Busted

Tags: Enzo Vito Tamas Adamszki Tarmo Tammel

12-14-2023 13:44 UTC+2

Atmaca Eliminated by Adamszki

Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Down to 42,000 chips, Ercan Atmaca shoved from middle position, and was only called by Tamas Adamszki on the button.

Ercan Atmaca: 9♦8♠
Tamas Adamszki: A♥Q♦

The dealer fanned a board of A♦6♦J♣K♦5♥ which was no help for Atmaca, who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamas Adamszki	490,000 60,000	60,000
Ercan Atmaca	Busted

Tags: Ercan Atmaca Tamas Adamszki

12-14-2023 13:53 UTC+2

Kocab Runs Out Danchev

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Shortly after Matija Kajtez's double up on this table, Jiri Kocab and Dimitar Danchev tangled in another all-in pot.

There was around 80,000 in the pot on a flop of 4♠2♣7♦ when Danchev got the rest of his 100,000 in the middle from the big blind and Kocab had him at risk in middle position.

Dimitar Danchev: A♠K♠
Jiri Kocab: 8♣8♠

Danchev needed to improve against Kocab's pair of eights, but he missed the Q♦ turn and 5♠ river as the EPT champion was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiri Kocab	330,000 150,000	150,000
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Jiri Kocab

12-14-2023 14:14 UTC+2

Grudev Loses Flip and Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Christos Argyriadis raised to 12,000 from late position and Grudi Grudev moved all in from the small blind for 160,000. Argyriadis made the call and players flipped their cards, with Grudev at risk.

Grudi Grudev: A♠Q♥
Christos Argyriadis: 10♦10♠

The board ran out 7♦J♠4♦2♥2♠. Argyriadis held with his pocket tens to win the pot, while Grudev was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christos Argyriadis	460,000 328,000	328,000
Grudi Grudev	Busted

Tags: Christos Argyriadis Grudi Grudev

12-14-2023 14:29 UTC+2

Huber Ladders Before Busting

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Moritz Dietrich raised to 10,000 from middle position and Stefan Huber pushed nearly all in for 46,000, leaving just 1,000 behind. Dietrich called.

The flop came 6♣Q♥9♣. Huber took his time, looking to move up through a small pay jump, before checking his hand. Dietrich gave his opponent a few moments before putting him all in for 1,000. Huber called and players revealed their cards.

Huber showed 7♥7♦ and Dietrich had A♠J♣.

The turn came the 5♣ and river was the J♠. Dietrich paired his jack on the river to win the pot. Huber was eliminated from the tournament, although he did manage to ladder up on his way out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moritz Dietrich	310,000 130,000	130,000
Stefan Huber	Busted

Tags: Moritz Dietrich Stefan Huber

12-14-2023 14:32 UTC+2

Latest Eliminations (139th-156th)

Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Mestre	Busted

Andy Graf	Busted
Stefano Rege Gianas	Busted
Stefan Hulin	Busted
Joe Mouawad	Busted
Iulian Bleau	Busted
Claudio Di Giacomo	Busted
Jakub Koleckar	Busted
Alessandro Minasi	Busted
Dario Sammartino	Busted