Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€2,803,300
Entries
289
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
127
Players Left
14
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Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
In the 869th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway hosts from down in The Bahamas at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise, while Kyna England is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas. Mike Holtz is out with a broken ankle, so Nikki Limo was kind enough to once again fill in as a special co-host.
Together, they discuss happening at the WSOP Paradise, the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas, and the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague. That includes Phil Hellmuth making an appearance, the new stage at WSOP, and the Triton Million, which was won by Argentinean rapper Alejandro Lococo for $12 million.
Chad also had the honor of bringing the Women in Poker Hall of Fame trophy down with him to present to Kristen Foxen. In this episode, you can check out her acceptance speech, which PokerNews helped film. Speaking of the WiPHoF, Jeanne David was another inductee and she had a spot of luck drawing a Golden Passport into the ClubWPT Gold $5,000,000 Freeroll, which kicks off today!
At the EPT Prague, Thomas Santerne has already won two side event titles, while the 2022 WSOP Main Event champ, Espen Jorstad, took down the €25K Super High Roller Warm-Up for his first EPT title.
Other stories covered include Dylan Smith winning the WPT RRPO Championship for $662,200, Nadya Magnus & Dan Sepiol giving away two WPT World Championship $10K seats, a big live-streamed cash game hand featuring Matt Berkey running hot, John Germano taking down the 2024 Bar Poker Open Florida Championship, David Jackson finding success at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Las Vegas, and Erick Lindgren capturing a title at the ARIA.
Oh, and we'll also let you know what Phil Ivey is up to as he's been seen double dipping at both the WSOP Paradise and WPT World Championship, including a planned holiday meet-up game (MUG) at the latter.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Julien Sitbon opened to 16,000 from the cutoff, and was faced with a three-bet jam to 75,000 from George-Mircea Tomescu on the button. Action back to Sitbon, who made the call.
George-Mircea Tomescu: K♣K♦ 
Julien Sitbon: A♣10♠
Tomescu was in good shape versus a single overcard, and the J♠10♥2♣2♥5♣ runout provided no surprises.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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225,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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170,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Anton Wigg opened to 16,000 from early position. Arsenii Karmatckii called from the cutoff, then Michel Karim in the big blind three-bet all-in for 70,000. Wigg folded, but Karmatckii snap-called.
Michel Karim: A♥Q♣
Arsenii Karmatckii: A♦K♥
Karim flopped top pair on Q♥9♥10♣, but the J♣ gave a straight to Karmatckii, so Karim was eliminated after the 3♠ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
615,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
500,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
George-Mircea Tomescu opened to 16,000 and Shahar Levi defended the big blind.
On the A♦A♠2♠ flop, Levi check-called a bet of 8,000 from Tomescu.
The 5♣ turn was checked through to the 4♠ river. Levi led out with a bet of 13,000, and Tomescu jammed for 35,000. Despite it being not much more, Levi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
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92,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Julien Sitbon opened from the cutoff to 12,000. Vojtech Ruzicka moved all in from the big blind. Sitbon snap-called but was at risk.
Julien Sitbon: Q♣Q♦
Vojtech Ruzicka: 8♠8♣
There were no surprises across the 2♦6♠7♦A♣J♥ runout and Sitbon secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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175,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
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115,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Christian Pedersen opened from under the gun. Ermanno Di Nicola in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 71,000 and Pedersen called.
Ermanno Di Nicola: A♠K♠
Christian Pedersen: A♦Q♣
Di Nicola kept the lead all the way through a board of 3♠7♦5♣8♦K♥ and secured a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
157,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Fehim Hajdari had 30,000 in front of him, and Anton Wigg had raised to 80,000 in the next seat. Hajdari jammed for around 450,000, and Wigg got the rest of his 323,000 stack into the middle.
Anton Wigg: A♥A♠
Fehim Hajdari: K♠K♦
Wigg had woken up with rockets and found a customer with Hajdari's cowboys, and there were no surprises on the A♦4♠2♠3♥7♦ runout, Wigg flopping a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
661,000
374,000
|
374,000 |
|
120,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Joris Ruijs opened from the button to 12,000. Vojtech Ruzicka moved all in from the small blind for 132,000. Ruijs called as the covering stack.
Vojtech Ruzicka: 7♣7♦
Joris Ruijs: 5♣5♦
Ruijs couldn't find the two outer to eliminate Ruzicka over the 9♣J♥3♣2♣9♠ runout and Ruzicka took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
270,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
