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

12-06-2024 18:30 UTC+1

Nielsen's Double Barrel Works

Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Klaus Buchwald raised to 1,500 under the gun and got calls from Sebastian Skurzynski, Christian Nielsen, and Navid Saberin.

The action checked to Nielsen on the 10♠8♦2♠ flop and he bet 2,500 from the button. Only Saberin called out of the big blind.

Saberin checked again on the 5♣ turn and then faced a bet of 6,500 from Nielsen. After a few moments, Saberin folded his cards and surrendered the pot to Nielsen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Klaus Buchwald	55,000 55,000	55,000
Navid Saberin	52,000 10,000	10,000
Christian Nielsen	26,000
Sebastian Skurzynski	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Christian Nielsen Klaus Buchwald Navid Saberin Sebastian Skurzynski

12-06-2024 18:35 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliyachu Barak	Busted
Daniel Budin	Busted
Wendelin Jall	Busted
Georgian Georgescu	Busted
Sergiii Baranov	Busted
Andreas Mavrikiou	Busted

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 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 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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12-06-2024 18:38 UTC+1

Klausen Gets the Maximum

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The action was caught as two players were navigating a board of 3♣6♥9♦2♣.

Jonas Klausen, in early position, checked the action to Prateek Mittal, in middle position. Mittal bet out 6,000 and Klausen check-raised, moving all in for 16,500. Mittal made a frustrated call.

Jonas Klausen: 6♠3♠ All in
Prateek Mittal: A♥J♥

Klausen's pair of sixes were out in front of Mittal's ace-high and the K♠ river changed nothing, ensuring his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Klausen	40,000 40,000	40,000
Prateek Mittal	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Jonas Klausen Prateek Mittal

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

12-06-2024 18:45 UTC+1

Chip Counts from the Tournament Area

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Torben Hasseriis	100,000
Milan Aloric	70,000 38,000	38,000
Navid Saberin	50,000 2,000	2,000
Georgios Vrakas	50,000 25,000	25,000
Klaus Buchwald	45,000 10,000	10,000
Jose Valls Rebollar	37,000 37,000	37,000
Stefan Nescanu	36,000
Christoforou Christoforos	33,000
Michal Cornak	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alexandru Paraschiv	30,000
Dennis Miller	28,000 2,000	2,000
Domenico Paparo	26,000
Jens Christian Nielsen	25,000
Cafer Demirbuken	25,000
Daniel MIcha	21,000
Symeon Pyrakis	12,000 12,000	12,000
Sebastian Skurzynski	10,000 8,000	8,000

12-06-2024 18:51 UTC+1

Levi Catches Coyle Speeding

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The poot had grown to around 23,000 with two players looking at a full board of 10♦5♦9♥2♥3♦.

Ofer Levi, in middle position, checked the action to Fergal Coyle, in the cutoff, who bet out 13,000. Levi thought for some time before making the call.

Coyle rolled over Q♦J♠ for a missed straight draw, while Levi won this pot with A♣10♣ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ofer Levi	50,000
Fergal Coyle	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Fergal Coyle Ofer Levi

12-06-2024 18:51 UTC+1

Campi Takes From Gomez

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action was picked up on the turn with board showing 7♥7♣9♦8♠. Andrea Campi bet out for 3,000 from the small blind and Alvaro Gomez called from the cutoff.

The J♥ came on the river and Campi put out a bet of 5,000. Gomez thought it over for a while before flicking in the call. Campi turned over 10♥10♣ for a straight and Gomez mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Campi	51,000 19,000	19,000
Alvaro Gomez	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Alvaro Gomez Andrea Campi

12-06-2024 18:56 UTC+1

Shina’s Check-Raise Does the Job

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action picked up on the turn with a 4♣5♠2♠K♣ board till the turn. Gal Shina checked, and Georgios Vrakas fired out a bet of 3,700.

Shina took his time before raising to 10,000, tossing in two blue chips. Vrakas decided to fold, and Shina won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Vrakas	50,000
Gal Shina	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Gal Shina Georgios Vrakas

12-06-2024 19:00 UTC+1

Geleziunas Doesn't Know He Still Has a Stack

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Tomas Geleziunas raised to 2,000, the button called and Alex Montgomery, in the small blind, three-bet to 5,900. Geleziunas clicked it back to 9,000 and the button folded. Montgomery moved all in for 28,100 and Geleziunas called.

Alex Montgomery: A♠A♣ All in
Tomas Geleziunas: K♦K♥

The board ran out 6♠8♣2♠2♥8♥; Montgomery's aces held to double him up. However, at face value, the stacks looked so close that Geleziunas thought he'd bust and left the tournament floor. It was only after the dealer verified the stacks that it was confirmed Geleziunas still had around 2,000 left behind the line, but he was not present to find this out, leaving his stack to be blinded away.