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

12-05-2024 22:32 UTC+1

Abate Busts Beltz

Patrick Cole

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Andrea Abate opened to 4,000 from under the gun. Michele Casaburi called in the hijack as did Roei Siman Tov on the button. Wouter Beltz moved all in for 10,000 from the big blind.

Abate moved all in over the top, which prompted Tov and Casaburi to fold.

Wouter Beltz: A♦4♦ All in
Andrea Abate: Q♠Q♥

Abate made two pair across the 6♦K♣10♠9♥6♠ runout to claim the pot and send Beltz to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Abate	130,000 20,000	20,000
Michele Casaburi	20,000 20,000	20,000
Wouter Beltz	Busted

Tags: Andrea Abate Michele Casaburi Roei Siman Tov Wouter Beltz

12-05-2024 22:27 UTC+1

Spragg Sends Juhola Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Benjamin Spragg went all in from the small blind. Jari-Pekka Juhola took a peek at his hole cards from the big blind and committed his last 30,000 into the middle.

Jari-Pekka Juhola: K♥8♦ All in
Benjamin Spragg: K♣J♥

Juhola found himself dominated, and the K♠9♠7♣9♥2♣ runout kept Spragg's kicker best for the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	150,000 30,000	30,000

Jari-Pekka Juhola	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Jari-Pekka Juhola

12-05-2024 22:25 UTC+1

Sterba Busts Johansen

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Barry Russell

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Richard Dalberg raised from under the gun, Jakub Sterba on his direct left called, and Lars-Magne Johansen shoved around 15,000 chips from the cutoff. Dalberg asked for a count but decided to fold, and then Sterba called.

Lars-Magne Johansen: A♦9♦ All in
Jakub Sterba: J♦10♦

The board ran out 10♥6♥4♠3♠4♣ and Johansen was eliminated by Sterba's tens-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Sterba	165,000 55,000	55,000
Richard Dalberg	100,000 27,000	27,000
Lars-Magne Johansen	Busted

Tags: Jakub Sterba Lars-Magne Johansen Richard Dalberg

12-05-2024 22:17 UTC+1

Bojovic Rivers a Queen to Send Boninsegna Packing

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Fulvio Boninsegna was all in for his stack of around 30,000 and had been put at risk by Luka Bojovic.

Fulvio Boninsegna: J♣J♠ All in
Luka Bojovic: A♥Q♣

The flop of 5♥4♠9♦ kept the pocket jacks of Boninsegna in the lead, as did the 7♥ turn. However, the Q♠ on the river gave Bojovic a bigger pair, which meant Boninsegna was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luka Bojovic	130,000 130,000	130,000
Fulvio Boninsegna	Busted

Tags: Fulvio Boninsegna Luka Bojovic

12-05-2024 22:12 UTC+1

Molenaar Stacks Stokk

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Patrick Cole

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sven Stok opened from the button to 4,000. Yuri Dan called in the small blind and Michel Molenaar defended the big blind.

The 2♥5♦6♣ flop was checked around before Dan bet 3,000 on the 9♣ turn. Molenaar called before Stok moved all in for 31,000. Dan folded and Molenaar called after around a minute's thought.

Sven Stok: K♦K♥ All in
Michel Molenaar: 9♦6♦

Molenaar spiked the 6♥ on the river to improve to a full house. Stock wished the table good luck before departing the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	62,500 62,500	62,500
Yurii Dan	32,500 32,500	32,500
Sven Stok	Busted

Tags: Michel Molenaar Sven Stok Yurii Dan

12-05-2024 21:59 UTC+1

Boatman Hits the Rail

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

According to tablemate Ludovic Geilich, PokerStars Ambassador Barny Boatman was short and got his last chips in with 8x8x. He was up against the Jx10x of Algirdas Saveikis but failed to hold and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Algirdas Saveikis	125,000
Barny Boatman	Busted

Tags: Algirdas Saveikis Barny Boatman

12-05-2024 21:43 UTC+1

Keller Comes From Behind to Send Ter-Khachatrya Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Rene Keller opened to 3,000 from early position and was called by Mario Navarro in the cutoff. Vahe Ter-Khachatryan then shoved for approximately 30,000 on the button, which got a call from Keller and a fold from Navarro.

Vahe Ter-Khachatryan: A♥K♦ All in
Rene Keller: A♦J♦

Ter-Khachatrya was well ahead with his Big Slick, but the 10♦6♣Q♦7♠K♥ runout improved Keller to Broadway on the river to eliminate Ter-Khachatrya.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Keller	77,000 77,000	77,000
Mario Navarro	62,000 62,000	62,000
Vahe Ter-Khachatryan	Busted

Tags: Mario Navarro Rene Keller Vahe Ter-Khachatryan

12-05-2024 21:43 UTC+1

Petakovic Gets Snapped on the Turn

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Barry Russell

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There were around 50,000 chips in the pot on a board of 4♣9♦5♦7♥. Milos Petakovic shoved roughly 40,000 on the turn from the small blind and Andrej Tekel beat him into the pot.

Milos Petakovic: 10♠10♣ All in
Andrej Tekel: 9♥9♣

The K♥ on the river was no help to Petakovic as Tekel picked up the 130,000-chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrej Tekel	160,000 160,000	160,000
Milos Petakovic	Busted

Tags: Andrej Tekel Milos Petakovic

12-05-2024 21:26 UTC+1

Spragg Sends Garcia Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Miki Vea Garcia and Benjamin Spragg got into a preflop raising war that ended with Garcia all in from the hijack against Spragg, who had Garcia covered from the cutoff.

Miki Vea Garcia: A♦2♦ All in
Benjamin Spragg: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 4♠9♣7♦Q♣4♥ — needlessly improving Spragg to queens-up to eliminate Garcia.