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

12-14-2023 15:14 UTC+2

Kolarik Takes Out Guler, Wagner Lays Down the Winner

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Adam Wagner raised to 13,000 in early position before Suhan Guler moved all in for 118,000 in the small blind. Tomas Kolarik in the big blind used a time bank before calling.

Wagner buried his face in his hands as he went into the tank, using two time banks before folding J♦J♣ face up.

Suhan Guler: A♦10♦
Tomas Kolarik: A♥Q♣

Guler was dominated by Kolarik's superior ace and found no help on the 7♣5♠5♣K♥9♥ board as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Kolarik	310,000 208,000	208,000
Adam Wagner	120,000 16,000	16,000
Suhan Guler	Busted

Tags: Adam Wagner Suhan Guler Tomas Kolarik

12-14-2023 15:11 UTC+2

Ten Haven Sends Smith Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Smith was already all in and at risk for around 100,000 from the small blind against Duco ten Haven, who had Smith covered on the button.

Michael Smith: 7♣7♦
Duco ten Haven: A♠3♠

Smith was a favorite to double, but the K♥J♥A♣8♠3♣ runout left Ten Haven with two pair and Smith was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duco ten Haven	210,000 70,000	70,000
Michael Smith	Busted

Tags: Duco ten Haven Michael Smith

12-14-2023 15:10 UTC+2

Zima Pairs Up to Double

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Grigory Zima shoved from the button for 40,000 and Kazuyuki Tanemura called in the small blind. The big blind folded and the two players flipped their cards, with Zima at risk.

Grigory Zima: K♦J♠
Kazuyuki Tanemura: 6♠5♠

The board ran out K♣9♣A♣9♦3♦. Zima flopped a pair of kings, two pair with the nines on board to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grigory Zima	100,000 16,000	16,000
Kazuyuki Tanemura	65,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Grigory Zima Kazuyuki Tanemura

12-14-2023 15:07 UTC+2

Eljach Gets Revenge, Then Doubles Zoufri

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Omar Eljach eliminated Jacob Amsellem right before the break to climb above 1,000,000, exacting a bit of revenge after Amsellem had eliminated him from the WSOP Europe Main Event last month.

Shortly after coming back from break, Vincent Meli raised to 12,000 in early position and Abdelhakim Zoufri called in the small blind. Eljach then moved all in and Meli folded, but Zoufri called for 70,000.

Abdelhakim Zoufri: 9♣9♠
Omar Eljach: K♣7♣

The board ran out J♥3♦2♥3♥10♣ and Zoufri's nines stayed in the lead to earn him a double up.

"He has a lot of chips. He can do anything," a tablemate said.

"It's nothing personal. This one was personal," Eljach said, pointing at Amsellem's empty seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Eljach	1,050,000 80,000	80,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri	160,000 53,000	53,000
Vincent Meli	125,000 48,000	48,000
Jacob Amsellem	Busted

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Jacob Amsellem Omar Eljach Vincent Meli

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

12-14-2023 14:54 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Eljach	1,130,000 635,000	635,000
Cesar Garcia	1,060,000 506,000	506,000
Ferdinando D'Alessio	890,000 70,000	70,000
Dejan Jakovljevic	800,000 116,000	116,000
Tobias Garp	682,000 297,000	297,000
Cheng Zhao	668,000 88,000	88,000
Adrien Guyon	651,000 61,000	61,000
Vlado Banicevic	648,000 98,000	98,000
Jon Kyte	610,000 13,000	13,000

Ramon Colillas	560,000
Firoz Mangroe	551,000
Leo Margets	540,000 288,000	288,000
Jovan Kenjic	530,000 270,000	270,000
Grigorii Rodin	530,000 72,000	72,000
Umberto Ruggeri	518,000 127,000	127,000
Padraig O'Neill	503,000 13,000	13,000

Robin Ylitalo	499,000 309,000	309,000

Sebastian Schulze	478,000 235,000	235,000
Steve O'Dwyer	471,000

Ka Kwan Lau	438,000 12,000	12,000
Enzo Vito	420,000 120,000	120,000
Andrii Derzhypilskyi	412,000 63,000	63,000
Hussein Abud	389,000 106,000	106,000
Salih Atac	376,000 100,000	100,000
Max Neugebauer	372,000 8,000	8,000

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12-14-2023 14:52 UTC+2

PokerStars Announces Full Five Stop 2024 EPT Schedule; Paris and Cyprus Return

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Josh Noy

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

PokerStars has unveiled the full schedule for the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) season, which shows five destinations, including a return to EPT Paris and EPT Cyprus. Both Paris and Cyprus made their EPT debut in 2023, and they return for 2024, much to the delight of the players.

EPT Paris is the first stop of the 2024 European Poker Tour season. It takes place between February 14-25 at a new venue. The stunning Le Palais des Congres has a 120-table capacity, meaning there will be a more extensive schedule for the festival. Cedric Billot, Associate Director for Live Events and Operations, believes the new-look EPT Paris could be one of the largest EPT festivals on record.

Check out the full schedule

12-14-2023 14:39 UTC+2

First Break

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Dan O'Hair

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

Players in the field are now on their first 20-minute break of the day. Of the 175 players who sat down for Day 3, just 138 remain.

Here are some highlights from Level 16:

12-14-2023 14:36 UTC+2

Rivered Set Earns Garcia Double KO

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Ben Weiss

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

An incredible hand unfolded just before the first break of Day 3.

It was all in three ways preflop, involving Cesar Garcia from the small blind, Andy Graf from the hijack and Joao Mestre from the cutoff, with the Spaniard covering both.

Andy Graf: K♦Q♥
Joao Mestre: A♥K♣
Cesar Garcia: 10♥10♣

The flop of 2♥4♣A♠ put Dominguez in third place in the hand.

A 9♠ turn came, and Mestre looked set to earn a triple-up.

But a 10♠ on the river gave Garcia a set and sent Mestre and Graf to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Garcia	960,000 406,000	406,000
Andy Graf	Busted
Joao Mestre	Busted

Tags: Andy Graf Cesar Garcia Joao Mestre

12-14-2023 14:35 UTC+2

Sargsyan Runs Into Neugebauer's Kings

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David Salituro

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

Aram Sargsyan was all in for 110,000 from middle position and up against Max Neugebauer in the big blind.

Aram Sargsyan: A♦Q♣
Max Neugebauer: K♣K♦

Sargsyan was looking for an ace to stay alive, but none arrived on the 8♥7♣3♠3♦9♥ board as Neugebauer's kings stayed in front. Sargsyan departed the table so quickly he forgot his bag on the back of his seat and a tournament official had to track him down before he left the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	380,000 179,000	179,000
Aram Sargsyan	Busted

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Max Neugebauer