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

12-12-2024 22:50 UTC+1

Von Zweigbergk Busts...in No-Limit Hold'em

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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)

No-Limit Hold'em

"Payout!" joked Martin von Zweigbergk as he got up from his seat. He had gotten his stack in with A♦10♣ against the A♣Q♣ of Itay Kimhi but had come off second best.

The board came Q♥9♥3♥2♣2♠ and Von Zweigbergk was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Itay Kimhi	105,000 65,000	65,000
Martin von Zweigbergk	Busted

Tags: Martin Von Zweigbergk Itay Kimhi

12-12-2024 22:55 UTC+1

Merivirta and Quintana Reenter

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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 first two eliminations have rejoined the field. Players are allowed a single reentry up until the end of Level 10 on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jyri Merivirta	50,000
Pablo Quintana	50,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 300
Bring in: 400
Limit: 1,200/2,400
No-Limit: 300/600/600 (2-7 BBA: 900)

12-12-2024 23:08 UTC+1

Berg Breaks to Visser; Visser Beats Benso

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Will Shillibier

Level 5

Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 300
Bring in: 400
Limit: 1,200/2,400
No-Limit: 300/600/600 (2-7 BBA: 900)

2-7 Triple Draw

With 13,000 chips in the middle, four players went to the first draw. Mark Rubbathan drew one and Thomas Berg stood pat. Frank Visser drew one and Sergio Benso drew two.

Rubbathan checked and Berg bet. Visser raised and Benso called. Rubbathan folded and Berg called.

Berg broke, drawing one, with Visser standing pat and Benso drawing two again. Berg checked and Visser bet. Benso called and Berg threw his hand away.

Visser stood pat and Benso drew one. Both players checked and Visser won the pot with 8x7x6x4x3x

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Rubbathan	77,000

Frank Visser	60,000
Sergio Benso	57,000
Thomas Berg	44,000

Tags: Frank Visser Mark Rubbathan Sergio Benso Thomas Berg

12-12-2024 23:20 UTC+1

Laihinen Doubles Through Morstoel

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Will Shillibier

Level 5

Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 300
Bring in: 400
Limit: 1,200/2,400
No-Limit: 300/600/600 (2-7 BBA: 900)

Pot-Limit Omaha

Pasi Laihinen raised to 2,000 and was called in two spots by Robin Panholzer and Fabio De Francesco.

Thor Morstoel was in the big blind who raised to 10,000. Laihinen then four-bet all in for 31,800. It folded back to Morstoel who called.

Pasi Laihinen: A♣A♥Q♣2♠ All in
Thor Morstoel: K♥K♣2♣2♥

The board ran out clean coming 7♠6♦5♦10♣8♠ and Laihnen doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio De Francesco	80,000 9,500	9,500
Pasi Laihinen	70,000 14,000	14,000
Pablo Martinez	53,000 12,000	12,000
Robin Panholzer	48,000 13,000	13,000
Ivan Zhechev	47,000 5,000	5,000
Thor Morstoel	5,000 13,300	13,300

Tags: Fabio De Francesco Pasi Laihinen Robin Panholzer Thor Morstoel

12-12-2024 23:27 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 5

Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 300
Bring in: 400
Limit: 1,200/2,400
No-Limit: 300/600/600 (2-7 BBA: 900)

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarharib Karatas	100,000 30,000	30,000
Sami Bechahed	97,000 27,000	27,000
Alexander Aaneland	95,000 49,000	49,000
Jeremy Trojand	68,000 9,000	9,000
Daniel Habl	63,000 18,000	18,000
Joakim Bakke	49,000 1,000	1,000
Cory Desmond	42,000 13,000	13,000
Jyri Merivirta	38,000 12,000	12,000
Jascha Reitz	35,000 20,000	20,000
Tomer Taggart	35,000 16,000	16,000
Suketu Patel	32,000 35,000	35,000
Nicolas Bokowski	17,000 9,000	9,000

12-12-2024 23:28 UTC+1

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Level 5

Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 300
Bring in: 400
Limit: 1,200/2,400
No-Limit: 300/600/600 (2-7 BBA: 900)

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12-12-2024 23:38 UTC+1

Alioto Joins the Field

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Will Shillibier

Level 5

Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 300
Bring in: 400
Limit: 1,200/2,400
No-Limit: 300/600/600 (2-7 BBA: 900)

Last year, Dario Alioto finished second in the €5,200 8-Game at EPT Prague for €35,200 and he's kept up the loved of mixed games since then, cashing in multiple tournaments in various formats.

He finished sixth in the WSOP $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship, and finished runner-up in the €10,000 Pot Limit Omaha side event at the WSOP Europe. So far in Prague this year he's finished fourth in the €1,000 PLO for €18,680 and will be eyeing up another deep run in the Mixed Game Main Event.