€1,100 Eureka Main Event | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-09-2024 16:29 UTC+1

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Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

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12-09-2024 16:37 UTC+1

Alexantr Spatharis Eliminated in 7th Place (€81,680)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alexantr Spatharis shoved for his last 8,200,000 from early position and it was folded to Martin Tsvetanov in the big blind, who stuck in a call to put Spatharis at risk.

Alexantr Spatharis: Q♣J♦ All in
Martin Tsvetanov: 8♦8♣

It was a race, and Tsvetanov had a real sweat after the 9♥10♦2♥ flop gave Spatharis an open-ended straight draw in addition to his two overs.

It wasn't meant to be, however, as the 4♦ turn and 4♣ river bricked out — leaving Tsvetanov's eights best and eliminating Spatharis in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Tsvetanov	33,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000
Alexantr Spatharis	Busted

Tags: Alexantr Spatharis Martin Tsvetanov

12-09-2024 17:00 UTC+1

Matthew Micallef Eliminated in 6th Place (€106,400)

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Richard Hayes

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Gerald Karlic opened to 1,200,000 from middle position, and was faced with a three-bet jam by short-stack Matthew Micallef of 4,950,000 from the small blind. Karlic didn't appear to like it, but after some thought made the call.

Matthew Micallef: J♥8♥ All in
Gerald Karlic: A♦7♥

Micallef needed some help from the board, and although the K♥6♣3♦ flop was sweat free for Karlic, the 9♥ turn brought Micallef a flush draw. However the 9♦ river was a brick, and ace-high was good enough to send Micallef to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	28,200,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Matthew Micallef	Busted

Tags: Gerald Karlic Matthew Micallef

12-09-2024 17:08 UTC+1

Break Time

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Richard Hayes

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

The players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Caridade	55,300,000 8,300,000	8,300,000
Martin Tsvetanov	30,400,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Gerald Karlic	26,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Ryan Plant	22,200,000 750,000	750,000
Theodoros Ampelikiotis	7,600,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

Level: 38

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

12-09-2024 17:35 UTC+1

Flashback: Padraig O'Neill Turns 12 Big Blinds into €1,030,000 En Route to 2023 EPT Prague Main Event Victory

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Sandra Barbour

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

The road to PokerStars European Poker Tour glory always has plenty of twists and turns, and the record-breaking 2023 EPT €5,300 Prague Main Event was no exception.

Jon Kyte, who had led the tournament from Day 3, entered the finale with 229 big blinds and a historic chip lead, one that was assumed to be unassailable. Padraig O'Neill had other ideas and was unexpectedly awarded the final EPT Trophy of the 2023 season after overcoming the Norwegian in heads-up play.

Known affectionately as "Smidge" in the Irish poker community, O'Neill came into the day as the shortest stack and turned his 12 big blinds into a €1,030,000 payout. With the victory, he became Ireland's second-ever EPT Main Event champion, 11 years after Steve O'Dwyer reigned supreme in Monte Carlo.

2023 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Padraig O'Neill	Ireland	€1,030,000
2	Jon Kyte	Norway	€643,000
3	Umberto Ruggeri	Italy	€459,240
4	Cheng Zhao	China	€353,240
5	Adam Wagner	Czechia	€271,660
6	Grigorii Rodin	Russian Federation	€209,000
7	Govert Metaal	Netherlands	€160,750
8	Marle Spragg	United States	€123,600
9	Vincent Meli	France	€95,000

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12-09-2024 17:44 UTC+1

Tsvetanov Takes From Caridade

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Dan O'Hair

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Ricardo Caridade raised to 2,800,000 from the small blind and Martin Tsvetanov defended his big blind.

Tsvetanov called a 1,500,000 bet from Caridade on the 9♦4♦A♠ flop and then both players checked on the 2♦ turn.

Caridade checked again on the K♣ river, prompting a 4,800,000 bet from Tsvetanov. Caridade wanted none of it and let his hand go to award Tsvetanov the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Caridade	50,000,000 5,300,000	5,300,000
Martin Tsvetanov	36,000,000 5,600,000	5,600,000

Tags: Martin Tsvetanov Ricardo Caridade

12-09-2024 17:53 UTC+1

Deal Discussions

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Richard Hayes

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

The players have requested a short break while they look at the ICM numbers and consider a deal.

12-09-2024 18:06 UTC+1

Play Restarts

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Richard Hayes

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

After brief discussions, no deal could be reached so play is back underway here, stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action.

12-09-2024 18:14 UTC+1

Karlic Wins Race to Double Through Caridade

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Dan O'Hair

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Ricardo Caridade opened to 1,600,000 from under the gun and was three-bet by Gerald Karlic on the button. Action folded back to Caridade, who shoved. Karlic quickly called all in for a bit over 19 million and hands were revealed.

Gerald Karlic: 7♣7♦ All in
Ricardo Caridade: A♥K♦

The 10♦J♠2♥10♥5♠ runout kept Karlic's sevens best and he scored the massive double up through Caridade.