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

12-13-2024 20:51 UTC+1

Segebrecht Doubles With Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following an open-raise to 2,100 from middle position, Luka Sorainen called in the next seat, the button called, then Claas Segebrecht moved all in from the small blind for 20,800. Sorainen was the only player to make the call and had the covering stack as players flipped their cards.

Claas Segebrecht: A♠A♣ All in
Luka Sorainen: 10♣10♥

The board ran out 6♥7♦9♣2♣K♠ and Segebrecht held with his pocket aces to win the pot, doubling up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claas Segebrecht	44,500
Luka Sorainen	19,000

Tags: Claas Segebrecht Luka Sorainen

12-13-2024 20:45 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Hits a Straight on the River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Stanislav Tishkevich in the big blind bet 1,500 on the 2♠9♣7♠ flop and Steve O'Dwyer in the small blind check-called.

Both players checked the 8♣ turn leading to the 6♠ river where O'Dwyer checked.

Tishkevich bet 4,000 with 7♥6♥ for two pair, but saw O'Dwyer call with A♣5♦ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	51,000 69,000	69,000

Stanislav Tishkevich	40,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Stanislav Tishkevich Steve O'Dwyer

12-13-2024 20:38 UTC+1

Top Ten Chip Counts Following Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Rezaei	265,000 80,000	80,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	215,300 20,300	20,300
Thomas Santerne	189,500 129,500	129,500
Ka Kwan Lau	176,700 27,200	27,200
Elias Suhonen	165,000 30,000	30,000
Simon Lofberg	157,000 123,500	123,500
Michel Molenaar	150,000 15,000	15,000
Hady El Asmar	147,700 27,700	27,700
Niklas Astedt	146,500
Michael Sklenicka	144,700 85,700	85,700

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-13-2024 19:46 UTC+1

PokerStars Introduces Jason Koon, Caitlin Comeskey as Newest Ambassadors

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Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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12-13-2024 19:20 UTC+1

Players Heading on 75-Minute Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players in the EPT High Roller are heading for a 75-minute dinner break. There are now 220 entries and 155 players remaining. Action will resume at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time.

12-13-2024 19:19 UTC+1

Lucky River for Molenaar

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

After the hijack opened to 1,700, Michel Molenaar in the cutoff three-bet to 5,500. Sonny Franco on the button seemed tempted and four-bet to 12,000. The hijack folded, but Molenaar called.

Franco continued for 5,100 on the 2♦10♦6♣ flop, but Molenaar didn't back down and check-called.

Both players checked the A♠ turn, but Molenaar led out for 9,000 on the 8♦ river. Franco snap-called, only to see Molenaar flip over 8♥8♠ for a set hit on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	135,000 135,000	135,000
Sonny Franco	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Michel Molenaar Sonny Franco

12-13-2024 19:10 UTC+1

Suhonen Wins At Showdown

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Elias Suhonen open-raised from middle position and Artsiom Lasouski three-bet to 5,500 from the cutoff, which Suhonen called.

The flop came 9♣K♦10♦ and Suhonen checked. Lasouski made a continuation bet of 4,200 and Suhonen called. Both players then checked it back on the 10♠ turn.

The river was the 8♥ and Suhonen placed out a bet of 9,200. Lasouski called and Suhonen showed K♣Q♣ for a pair of kings, two pair with the tens on board, to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Suhonen	135,000 51,000	51,000
Artsiom Lasouski	120,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Elias Suhonen

12-13-2024 19:08 UTC+1

Camosci Catching Some Bluffs

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Barry Russell

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There were roughly 20,000 chips in the pot on 2♣5♦3♦9♦9♥.

Espen Oeye bet 6,500 in early position, Enrico Camosci who was on the button took a look at the big screen whilst doing some calculations. Around 30 seconds went by before Camosci flicked in a chip to call and Oeye announced "you win" then tabled A♦Q♥.

Camosci showed 7♦7♣ and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Camosci	62,000 62,000	62,000
Espen Oeye	40,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Enrico Camosci Espen Oeye

12-13-2024 19:01 UTC+1

Nevalainen Scoops a Pot

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Viacheslav Buldygin opened to 1,800 from the button and was called by both players in the blinds.

All three of them checked the 6♠K♠7♥ flop, but on the 10♦ turn, Janne Nevalainen in the small blind bet 4,000. Arsenii Karmatckii in the big blind called, while Buldygin folded.

Nevalainen bet 21,000 on the 8♦ river. Karmatckii went into the tank but folded.