€10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-05-2024 16:13 UTC+1

Vaskresenski Busts on Bubble

Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Niklas Astedt raised to 20,000 from early position and Maksim Vaskresenski moved all in from the small blind for 230,000. Nikita Kuznetsov pushed all in over the top and Astedt folded. Players turned their cards, with Vaskresenski at risk.

Maksim Vaskresenski: A♠J♥ All in
Nikita Kuznetsov: A♦K♠

Vaskresenski was in trouble and the board ran out 3♠3♥4♠2♣6♠, neither player pairing their hand. Kuznetsov held with his ace-king high and Vaskresenski was eliminated on the bubble of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	950,000 225,000	225,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	Busted

Tags: Maksim Vaskresenski Nikita Kuznetsov Niklas Astedt

12-05-2024 16:10 UTC+1

Klein Spikes River to Double on Bubble

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded to Morten Klein in the small blind, who moved all in for 205,000. Maksim Vaskresenski gave it a bit of thought in the big blind, and made the call to put Klein at risk on the bubble.

Morten Klein: Q♠J♦ All in
Maksim Vaskresenski: 9♥8♦

Klein was ahead, but was in trouble after the 8♣3♦2♦ flop gave his opponent top pair. The A♠ turn was a brick, but the Q♥ rolled off on the river to give Klein a lifeline and the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morten Klein	450,000 210,000	210,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	220,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Maksim Vaskresenski Morten Klein

12-05-2024 15:36 UTC+1

Pavlov Doubles via Nemeth

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Richard Hayes

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Michail Manolakis limped under the gun, before Andras Nemeth raised to 75,000 from the button. Ilia Pavlov was in the big blind, and he three-bet jammed for 327,000. Manolakis got out of the way, but after some thought, Nemeth called.

Ilia Pavlov: K♦K♠
Andras Nemeth: J♦6♠

Nemeth was drawing thin, and although he flopped top pair on the J♠7♣7♥ flop, the Q♦A♣ turn and river were not the jack he required to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	855,000 245,000	245,000
Ilia Pavlov	694,000 404,000	404,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Ilia Pavlov Michail Manolakis

12-05-2024 15:23 UTC+1

Kuznetsov Doubles Through Astedt

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov open raised to 30,000 from late position, Andras Nemeth called, then Niklas Astedt three-bet to 90,000 from the button. Kuznetsov moved all in for 344,000, Nemeth folded and Astedt made the call.

"Aces," joked Astedt as he showed his hand, but Kuznetsov actually had them.

Nikita Kuznetsov: A♦A♥ All in
Niklas Astedt: A♣K♥

"What do I need to win this pot?", said Astedt and he called for a king.

The board ran out 9♠5♦4♦J♣8♦ and Kuznetsov held with his aces to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	740,000 370,000	370,000
Niklas Astedt	260,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Nikita Kuznetsov Niklas Astedt

12-05-2024 14:30 UTC+1

Cappiello First to Exit Final Table

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Andras Nemeth open raised to 20,000 from late position and Niklas Astedt moved all in for 161,000 from the next seat across. Candido Cappiello went into the tank before moving all in for 315,000. Nemeth opted to call with both players covered as the cards were turned.

Niklas Astedt: A♥7♥ All in
Candido Cappiello: 4♦4♣ All in
Andras Nemeth: 10♦9♣

The board ran out K♥9♥Q♥3♥10♣ and Astedt flopped the nut flush to leave the others drawing very thin. Astedt held and Nemeth made two pair to win the side pot and claim Cappiello's bounty.

Cappiello, meanwhile, was the first to exit the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	920,000 17,000	17,000
Niklas Astedt	495,000 334,000	334,000
Candido Cappiello	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Candido Cappiello Niklas Astedt

12-05-2024 14:19 UTC+1

Kuznetsov Busts Andrian and Doubles via Suhonen

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Simone Andrian all-in for around 90,000, after which Elias Suhonen three-bet jammed, with Nikita Kuznetsov subsequently getting his stack of around 240,000 in the middle to create a three-way all-in scenario. Suhonen covered both players.

Simone Andrian: 10♠10♥ All in
Nikita Kuznetsov: J♠J♣ All in
Elias Suhonen: 5♦5♥

All players held pocket pairs, but Kuznetsov had the best of it.

The A♦9♠7♣Q♣A♥ runout did not bring any surprises, and Kuznetsov busted Andrian to claim a bounty and damaged Suhonen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	600,000 30,000	30,000
Elias Suhonen	340,000 195,000	195,000
Simone Andrian	Busted

Tags: Elias Suhonen Nikita Kuznetsov Simone Andrian

12-05-2024 14:08 UTC+1

Suhonen Doubles via Kuznetsov

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Elias Suhonen moved all in for 60,000 from early position, and Nikita Kuznetsov produced a three-bet to 500,000. Action folded to Candido Cappiello in the big blind, who appeared to be giving the matter some thought.

Kuznetsov said "You have Aces?" to which Cappiello shook his head. Kuznetsov smiled and said "Great, minimum flipping. Bounty, no gamble no future", as Cappiello pondered his options. Cappiello ultimately let his hand go, much to Kuznetsov's delight.

Elias Suhonen: K♥Q♦ All in
Nikita Kuznetsov: 7♥7♠

Suhonen needed some help from the board, and got it on the Q♥8♣5♣ flop. Kuznetsov pleaded with the dealer for a seven, but it did not arrive on the 8♠Q♠ turn and river, Suhonen taking the pot with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	570,000 120,000	120,000
Elias Suhonen	145,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Candido Cappiello Elias Suhonen Nikita Kuznetsov

12-05-2024 13:32 UTC+1

€10,200 Mystery Bounty Payouts and Bounties

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Payouts have been announced in the €10,200 Mystery Bounty. The top six players will cash and the top prize is worth € 67,980.

Place	Prize
1	€ 67,980
2	€ 44,300
3	€ 30,500
4	€ 22,700
5	€ 17,700
6	€ 13,800

Bounty prizes have also been announced, with the top prize set of 40,000. There are also two 20,000 prizes up for grabs. Here's the full list of bounties.

Bounty Prize	Count	Remaining
€ 40,000	1	1
€ 20,000	2	2
€ 15,000	1	1
€ 10,000	11	11
€5000 + Draw Again	1	1

12-05-2024 12:58 UTC+1

Birizdo Doubles via Jorstad

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Espen Jorstad moved all in from under the gun for 78,000 and was looked up by Istvan Birizdo in the big blind, who had slightly less than Jorstad.

Istvan Birizdo: K♠K♣ All in
Espen Jorstad: Q♠J♣

Birizdo had woken up with a monster in the big blind, and although he had a sweat after the A♥10♣4♦ flop brought his opponent a gutshot, the 5♠8♠ turn and river were bricks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Istvan Birizdo	135,000 35,000	35,000
Espen Jorstad	18,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad Istvan Birizdo

12-05-2024 12:49 UTC+1

Cappiello Flops Set to Triple Up, Ogita Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Candido Cappiello raised to 12,000 from the button and Daisuke Ogita moved all in from the small blind for 121,000. Andras Nemeth then pushed all in from the big blind and Cappiello called for 142,000.

Daisuke Ogita: 3♠3♥ All in
Candido Cappiello: J♦J♥ All in
Andras Nemeth: A♥10♥

Cappiello was in great shaope and further improved on the flop as the board ran out Q♠6♠J♠A♣5♣. Ogita picked up a flush draw, but missed on the turn and river and was eliminated from the tournament. Cappiello near-tripled his stack to put him among the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	460,000 156,000	156,000
Candido Cappiello	420,000 363,000	363,000
Daisuke Ogita	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Candido Cappiello Daisuke Ogita