€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-13-2024 15:11 UTC+1

Straight for Lofberg

Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 2♦4♥7♠Q♠3♣ with approximately 50,000 in the pot. Klas Lofberg in the small blind bet 18,000, almost his entire stack.

Duco Ten Haven on the button went deep into the tank and eventually made the call, but he sent his cards into the muck after Lofberg flipped over A♦5♦ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Klas Lofberg	86,000 86,000	86,000
Duco Ten Haven	23,300 23,300	23,300

Tags: Duco Ten Haven Klas Lofberg

12-13-2024 15:03 UTC+1

Top Chip Counts Following First Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	159,000 159,000	159,000
Armin Rezaei	147,800 25,800	25,800
Artsiom Lasouski	137,000 2,000	2,000
Niklas Astedt	131,000 83,000	83,000
Steve O'Dwyer	120,000 70,000	70,000

Luc van der Beek	97,000 50,000	50,000
Raul Gallego	90,500 90,500	90,500
Ritvars Cekalins	90,000 90,000	90,000
Adrian State	87,000 27,000	27,000
Anton Wigg	85,000 85,000	85,000
Emil Mattsson	81,300 81,300	81,300
Duco Haven	74,000 74,000	74,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

12-13-2024 14:39 UTC+1

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Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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12-13-2024 14:36 UTC+1

Players Heading for 25-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Players in the €10,300 EPT High Roller are heading for their first 25-minute break of the day. There are now 113 entries and 107 players remain.

12-13-2024 14:35 UTC+1

Brandstrom Shoves on River

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Barry Russell

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up with around 22,000 chips in the pot on a board K♠J♠3♦4♥. Mario Arrocha in early position checked to Simon Brandstrom on the button who bet 6,500, Arrocha called.

Arrocha checked again when the J♥ hit the river, Brandstrom took around 30 seconds before he announced "all in", Arrocha snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Brandstrom	52,000 2,000	2,000

Mario Navarro Arrocha	25,500 24,500	24,500

Tags: Mario Navarro Arrocha Simon Brandstrom

12-13-2024 14:33 UTC+1

Bernandino Wins at Showdown

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Bruno Bernandino raised to 1,000 from late position and the button called before Julien Sitbon three-bet to 3,600 from the small blind. Only Bernandino called.

The flop came K♥K♣6♦ and Sitbon continued for 1,800, which Bernandino called. On the Q♦ turn, Sitbon slowed down with a check and Bernandino bet 4,500, which Sitbon called.

Both players checked to showdown on the J♦ river. Sitbon had 10♦10♠ for two pair, kings and tens. Bernandino had a higher two pair with Q♥J♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Bernandino	58,000 58,000	58,000
Julien Sitbon	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Bruno Bernandino Julien Sitbon

12-13-2024 14:30 UTC+1

Lijo Check-Raises River

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Following an open-raise to 700 from the button, Lander Lijo three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind. Anton Kraous called in the big blind and the original raiser folded.

Both players checked on the 3♦2♦4♥ flop. The turn came the 7♣ and Lijo checked. Kraous made it 3,500 to go and Lijo called.

The river was the 10♦ and Lijo checked again. Kraous bet 6,500 and Lijo check-raised to 22,000. Kraous went into the tank and then decided to make the call. Lijo showed 9♦7♦ for a flush and Kraous mucked to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	72,000 22,000	22,000
Anton Kraous	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Anton Kraous Lander Lijo

12-13-2024 14:30 UTC+1

Lasouski Builds a Big Stack

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Artsiom Lasouski opened to 600 from under the gun. He was called by Sebastian Schulze on the button, but Luca Marki in the big blind three-bet to 2,100. both Lasouski and Schulze called.

After Marki checked the 6♥5♦2♥ flop, Lasouski bet 2,100. He was called twice to see the Q♠ turn where he fired a second barrel of 7,200. Both Schulze and Marki called.

On the 9♠ river, Lasouski moved all-in for almost 100,000. Schulze quickly folded, but Marki went deep into the tank. He eventually folded.