€2,200 EPT Mixed Game Main Event Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-12-2024 21:54 UTC+1

Trojand Flushes Away Patel

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Will Shillibier

Level 3

Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 200
Bring in: 200
Limit: 800/1,600
No-Limit: 200/400/400 (2-7 BBA: 600)

Seven Card Stud

Suketu Patel: XxXx / J♠A♦7♠10♦ / Xx
Jeremy Trojand: XxXx / Q♣J♦5♣10♥ / Xx

Joining the action on fourth street, Suketu Patel check-called a bet on every single street until seventh street.

"Flush," announced Trojand, tabling K♣9♣3♣ and Patel mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Suketu Patel	72,000 16,000	16,000
Sami Bechahed	70,000 36,000	36,000
Jeremy Trojand	66,000 16,000	16,000
Sarharib Karatas	51,000
Nicolas Bokowski	32,000 32,000	32,000
Pablo Quintana	8,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Jeremy Trojand Suketu Patel

12-12-2024 22:02 UTC+1

Quads and Two Nut-Lows

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Will Shillibier

Level 3

Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 200
Bring in: 200
Limit: 800/1,600
No-Limit: 200/400/400 (2-7 BBA: 600)

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Cards were on their backs in a three-way spot between Fabio De Francesco, Thor Morstoel and Ivan Zhechev.

The board read K♥K♣6♦3♣8♦ and half of the pot was heading the way of Zhechev who had flopped quads with K♦K♠J♥7♠.

Meanwhile the dealer was chopping the pot between De Francesco A♠10♣7♣2♥ and Morstoel A♣5♠4♦2♣ who both made the nut low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Zhechev	65,000 20,000	20,000
Fabio De Francesco	60,000 3,000	3,000
Thor Morstoel	18,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Fabio De Francesco Ivan Zhechev Thor Morstoel

12-12-2024 22:02 UTC+1

Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 3

Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 200
Bring in: 200
Limit: 800/1,600
No-Limit: 200/400/400 (2-7 BBA: 600)

With the tournament clock showing 42 entries so far, the tournament is going on its first 20-minute break.

When they return there will be three more levels before the end of Day 1.

12-12-2024 22:05 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Boston Rob Shares Story of Costa Rica Poker Raid w/ Daniel Negreanu & Cheryl Hines

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 3

Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 200
Bring in: 200
Limit: 800/1,600
No-Limit: 200/400/400 (2-7 BBA: 600)

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 21st episode, Connor speaks with Survivor legend Boston Rob, aka Rob Mariano, about growing up near Fenway Park, learning poker at the age of 6, studying psychology at Boston University, applying for Survivor and winning Season 22, his recent appearance on Deal or No Deal Island and filming an upcoming season of The Traitors.

Boston Rob also revealed a story about Costa Rican authorities raiding a mansion known to host high-stakes poker games during a 2006 filming that included Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh, David Williams, Michael Mizrachi and actress Cheryl Hines.

"(Gambling mogul) Calvin (Ayre) had a big party at the house, and they came in guns drawn," he said. "And we were fine, but we all had to stay at the party until they checked our passports and everything. I think it was a little bit of a shakedown. But we had a good weekend."

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Boston Rob by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

12-12-2024 22:19 UTC+1

Chip Counts at the Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 3

Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 200
Bring in: 200
Limit: 800/1,600
No-Limit: 200/400/400 (2-7 BBA: 600)

Player	Chips	Progress
Niclas Thumm	83,000 1,000	1,000
Sami Bechahed	78,000 8,000	8,000
Jeremy Trojand	77,000 11,000	11,000
Mark Rubbathan	75,000 23,000	23,000

Georgina James	74,000 26,000	26,000

Suketu Patel	71,000 1,000	1,000
Fabio De Francesco	70,500 10,500	10,500
Frank Visser	64,000 15,500	15,500
Martin von Zweigbergk	63,000 17,000	17,000
Robin Panholzer	61,000
Mihails Morozovs	60,000 1,000	1,000
Alexander Freund	58,000 1,000	1,000
Pasi Laihinen	56,000
Sarharib Karatas	56,000 5,000	5,000
Cory Desmond	55,000 5,000	5,000
Jascha Reitz	55,000 8,000	8,000
Michael Schmitz	55,000 7,000	7,000
Patrick Bueno	54,000 5,000	5,000
Sergio Benso	52,000 3,000	3,000
Barny Boatman	52,000

Ivan Zhechev	52,000 13,000	13,000
Tomer Taggart	51,000 4,000	4,000
Yannick Jobin	50,500 10,500	10,500
Joakim Bakke	48,000 2,000	2,000
Ali Abdulzahra	46,500 3,500	3,500

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Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 200
Bring in: 300
Limit: 1,000/2,000
No-Limit: 200/500 (2-7 BBA: 700)

12-12-2024 22:25 UTC+1

Over $1,500 Added Value in our PokerNews Home Games on PokerStars in December

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 200
Bring in: 300
Limit: 1,000/2,000
No-Limit: 200/500 (2-7 BBA: 700)

The PokerNews Home Games Leaderboard continues in December and readers can continue to pit themselves against one another in our private PokerNews Home Games group on the PokerStars platform.

PokerNews Home Games has already awarded over $20,000 worth of tickets and with games running daily, there is always time to jump and grab some of that juicy value.

The best way to keep up-to-date with the schedule of games will be in our new and improved Discord channel which you can join below.

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Throughout December, PokerNews will be running daily Added Value MTTs in which the winner shall receive a tournament ticket, of $11, for winning the MTT and this is on top of the prize pool itself. Buyins are an affordable $1.10 and there are also Leaderboard prizes for the top 10 finishers at the end of the month.

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12-12-2024 22:32 UTC+1

Quintana and Merivirta First Eliminations

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 200
Bring in: 300
Limit: 1,000/2,000
No-Limit: 200/500 (2-7 BBA: 700)

Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better

On a K♣Q♥7♣K♠ turn, Sami Bechahed checked and Pablo Quintana moved all in for 800. Suketu Patel called before Sarharib Karatas raised.

Bechahed called and Patel folded. Bechahed check-called a bet on the 4♦ river and all cards were shown.

Pablo Quintana: A♣K♥J♠8♣ All in
Sami Bechahed: 7♦7♥6♠5♦
Sarharib Karatas: K♦Q♣4♥3♣

Quintana's trip kings wasn't enough as both Bechahed (sevens-full) and Karatas (kings-full) held full houses. There was no low and Karatas took down the pot.

Quintana hit the rail, with Jyri Merivirta also exiting the tournament at a neighboring table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarharib Karatas	70,000 14,000	14,000
Sami Bechahed	70,000 8,000	8,000
Suketu Patel	67,000 4,000	4,000
Pablo Quintana	Busted
Jyri Merivirta	Busted

Tags: Pablo Quintana Sami Bechahed Sarharib Karatas Suketu Patel

12-12-2024 22:40 UTC+1

Eight-Perfect Good for Benzo

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 200
Bring in: 300
Limit: 1,000/2,000
No-Limit: 200/500 (2-7 BBA: 700)

Razz

Sergio Benso: XxXx / 2x10xQx4x / Xx
Thomas Berg: XxXx / 7xQx3x7x / Xx
Frank Visser: XxXx / 2x10xJx9x / Xx — folded on seventh street

On third street Thomas Berg raised and Frank Visser reraised. Sergio Benso and Berg both called.

Visser bet on fourth street and got two calls. Fifth street checked around and Visser checked sixth street to Benso, who bet.

Berg and Visser called. Visser checked seventh street and Benso bet. Berg called and Visser folded.

Benso tabled Ax8x3x for an eight-perfect, while Berg showed 10x6xAx for a ten-seven.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Benso	67,000 15,000	15,000
Frank Visser	57,000 7,000	7,000
Thomas Berg	40,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Frank Visser Sergio Benso Thomas Berg

12-12-2024 22:48 UTC+1

Thumm Closes in on 100,000

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 200
Bring in: 300
Limit: 1,000/2,000
No-Limit: 200/500 (2-7 BBA: 700)

Razz

Lee Horton: XxXx / Ax9x7xQx — folded on sixth street
Niclas Thumm: XxXx / 6x4x4x3x / Xx
Barny Boatman: XxXx / 6x9x — folded on fourth street

Niclas Thumm bet out on fourth street and Lee Horton was the only caller. Horton bet on fifth street when Thumm paired, but Thumm called.

Horton check-folded on sixth street and Thumm showed a 5x.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niclas Thumm	96,000 13,000	13,000
Barny Boatman	45,000 7,000	7,000

Lee Horton	28,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Lee Horton Niclas Thumm