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

Dec 14, 2023

Neugebauer Rivers Flush Against O'Dwyer

Matthew Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised from middle position and Max Neugebauer called in the big blind.

The flop came Q♣8♦7♥. Neugebauer checked and O'Dwyer bet 45,000, which Neugebauer called. The turn was the K♥ and both players checked.

The river came the A♥. Neugebauer checked, O'Dwyer bet 160,000, and Neugebauer check-raised all in for 577,000. O'Dwyer took less than 30-seconds to make his call, flipping over J♠10♣ for a straight. Neugebauer, however, showed 9♥8♥ for a rivered flush. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Tags: Max Neugebauer Steve O'Dwyer

Dec 14, 2023

Wagner Takes From Rodin

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Leo Margets opened to 25,000 from the hijack and was called by Adam Wagner on the button. Grigorii Rodin then squeezed to 75,000 from the small blind, which got a fold from Margets and a call from Wagner.

Both players checked down on the 9♠Q♣7♠ flop and 7♦ turn. Rodin checked a final time on the 7♥ river and Wagner fired 200,000 into the middle.

Rodin quickly folded and Wagner added to his stack.

Dec 14, 2023

Colillas Gets the Better of Kyte Again

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Around 150,000 was already in the middle as Ramon Colillas and Jon Kyte tangled again, this time going heads-up to a flop of 9♦K♠9♣.

Colillas had a bet of 125,000 in front of him from the hijack before Kyte reraised to 245,000 on the button. Colillas called and the 5♥ fell on the turn.

Both players checked and the K♥ fell on the river. Colillas then bet 75,000 and Kyte paused for around a minute before waving for the dealer to take his cards.

Tags: Jon Kyte Ramon Colillas

Dec 14, 2023

Kudzmanas Scoops Huge Pot

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Ben Weiss

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Marius Kudzmanas opened the action in middle position to 25,000, but faced a raise to 65,000 from Dejan Jakovljevic in the hijack. The Lithuanian then four bet it to 170,000 and saw a call.

Kudzmanas led out on the 2♣4♦5♦ flop for 110,000. Jakovljevic pondered the call but ultimately, and rather reluctantly, folded his hand, awarding Kudzmanas a sizeable pot.

Tags: Dejan Jakovljevic Marius Kudzmanas

Dec 14, 2023

Bergstrom Gets Value From O'Dwyer

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Anton Bergstrom opened to 25,000 from the hijack and was called by Steve O'Dwyer on the button and Govert Metaal in the small blind.

Metall checked to Bergstrom on the A♦A♣A♠ flop and he continued for 20,000. O'Dwyer called and Metaal folded.

Bergstrom barreled for 62,000 on the 8♥ turn and O'Dwyer again called.

Both players checked after the 2♥ completed the board and Bergstrom tabled 7♣7♥. O'Dwyer couldn't beat it and mucked — awarding the pot to Bergstrom.

Tags: Anton Bergstrom Govert Metaal Steve O'Dwyer

Dec 14, 2023

D'Alessio Runs into Mulder's Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After Diogo Coelho opened to 24,000 from early position, Ferdinando D'Alessio to his left three-bet to 100,000. From the cutoff, Teun Mulder four-bet to 200,000. The button and the blinds folded, as well as Coelho.

Action back to him, D'Alessio shoved for 415,000 and Mulder snap-called.

Ferdinando D'Alessio: A♣K♠
Teun Mulder: K♥K♦

The dealer fanned a board of Q♣2♦8♣3♣8♠ which has no help for D'Alessio, who was eliminated.

Tags: Diogo Coelho Ferdinando D'Alessio Teun Mulder

Dec 14, 2023

O'Dwyer Picks Off a Bluff From Neugebauer

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 5♣J♣7♥, Steve O'Dwyer bet 50,000 from middle position and Max Neugebauer called in the small blind, while Eduardo Lopes Pereira folded the big blind.

Both players checked the 2♥ turn and the A♥ fell on the river. Neugebauer then bet 120,000 and O'Dwyer took about 30 seconds before calling.

Neugebauer showed K♣10♣ for a bluff and O'Dwyer turned over Q♥J♦ for a pair of jacks to win the pot.

Tags: Eduardo Lopes Pereira Max Neugebauer Steve O'Dwyer

Dec 14, 2023

Ilani Doubles With Set of Kings

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Matthew Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Following an under the gun raise, Daniel Starmer moved all in from middle position, and Ran Ilani called all in for 249,000. The original raiser folded and the two players flipped their cards, with Ilani at risk.

Ran Ilani: K♣K♦
Daniel Starmer: A♠Q♥

The board ran out Q♦5♦4♣9♦K♥. Starmer paired his queen on the flop but remained behind. Ilani already had pocket kings and further improved to a set on the river. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Tags: Daniel Starmer Ran Ilani

Dec 14, 2023

Glowny's Run at Another Title Ends

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Grzegorz Glowny was in the small blind and got his last 148,000 in the middle against big blind Marco Regonaschi.

Grzegorz Glowny: A♦Q♦
Marco Regonaschi: A♥A♣

Glowny had run right into Regonaschi's aces as the flop came A♠K♠J♣. Regonaschi hit the last ace in the deck to make top set, while Glowny picked up a straight draw. The 9♥ fell on the turn, while the K♥ river improved Regonaschi to a full house.

Glowny, who won this event in March 2022, had to settle for a 52nd-place finish this time.

Tags: Grzegorz Glowny Marco Regonaschi

Dec 14, 2023

Lopes Pereira Runs into Kocab's Queens

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jiri Kocab in the hijack and Eduardo Lopes Pereira on the button raised each other and put all their chips in the middle preflop, with Lopes Pereira being the player at risk for approximately 200,000 chips.

Eduardo Lopes Pereira: A♦Q♥
Jiri Kocab: Q♦Q♣

Lopes Pereira didn't find the ace he needed on a 7♣8♥10♥7♠7♥ board, so he left the tournament area in 51st place for €18,260.