2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Viktor Katzenberger raised to 22,000 in early position and "John One" moved all in from the big blind. Katzenberger snap-called.
"John One": K♠K♥
Viktor Katzenberger: A♠K♣
Katzenberger couldn't catch up against kings on the 6♣3♠7♣7♦6♥ board and stood up to leave. The stacks were counted down and "John One" had 286,000 remaining. Katzenberger had him covered by just 20,000 and sat back down to an extremely short stack.
Daniel Erlandsson went all in from the button and was called by Arthur Thiriart in the big blind.
Arthur Thiriart: Q♣Q♦
Daniel Erlandsson: 10♥10♣
The flop of J♠3♣7♥ was a safe one for Thiriart.
An A♣ on the turn gave no help to Erlandsson.
The 7♣ on the river completed the board and secured Thiriart a double up, leaving Erlandsson with 10 big blinds in the process.
Eduardo Lopes Pereira raised to 20,000 in middle position before Arthur Thiriart three-bet to 95,000 in the small blind, leaving himself around 10,000 behind. Lopes Pereira then moved all in.
Thiriart began looking around the room and tanking until the floor was called over. He burned through several time banks before the tournament official alerted him he was going on the clock. Thiriart then called off his last chips.
Arthur Thiriart: A♦Q♦
Eduardo Lopes Pereira: A♠K♠
The 9♦8♥2♥3♣J♠ board didn't help Thiriart, the start-of-day chip leader, was sent to the rail.
Andrzej Powalka opened to 20,000 from middle position, and was called by Vlado Banicevic on the button and by the big blind.
Powalka continued with a bet of 30,000 on the 9♦5♠3♦ flop. Banicevic made the call, but the big blind folded at this point.
Both players then checked the turn 10♠ to find the 8♦ on the river. After Powalka checked again, Banicevic bet 85,000. It didn't take long for Powalka to fold.
Viktor Katzenberger shoved for his last 16,000 from under the gun and "John One" three-bet to 35,000 from the cutoff. Adria Diaz cold four-bet to 90,000 on the button and "John One" called.
"John One" check-called a 40,000 bet from Diaz on the 10♦5♥6♣ flop and then check-raised all in after facing a 115,00 bet from Diaz on the Q♥ turn. Diaz folded and a showdown was held.
Viktor Katzenberger: A♣4♥
"John One": Q♦Q♠
Katzenberger was already drawing dead against the set of "John One" and an irrelevant 4♠ completed the board — making Katzenberger's elimination official.
Mark Helou raised to 22,000 on the button, Cheng Zhao three-bet to 64,000 in the small blind, and Helou called.
The flop came 7♥9♥4♥ and Zhao bet 80,000. Helou called and the 10♣ fell on the turn.
Zhao continued for 110,000 and Helou again called. The river was the K♦ and Zhao slowed down and checked.
Helou also checked and Zhao turned over K♥K♣ for a rivered set. Helou showed him 10♠10♥ as a collective gasp arose from the other players at the table.
"Great check back," tablemate Govert Metaal told Helou as Zhao tapped the felt to acknowledge the fact that Helou saved himself from losing an even bigger pot.
Daniel Stancer raised to 20,000 from under the gun and picked up a call from the button before Dejan Jakovljevic reraised from the small blind for 90,000. Stancer then four-bet all in for 321,000, the button folded, and Jakovljevic showed 7♥7♣ as he folded his hand to concede the pot.