€2,200 Eureka High Roller | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-09-2024 17:24 UTC+1

Oikonomidis Gets a Double

Barry Russell

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis open shoved 180,000 from under the gun and was called by Andrej Tekel in the small blind.

Ioannis Oikonomidis: 7♠7♦ All in
Andrej Tekel: A♠8♠

The flop was good for Oikonomidis as it came 10♦Q♦2♠. No help for Tekel as the board ran out Q♣ 2♦ and was left with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Oikonomidis	400,000 338,000	338,000
Andrej Tekel	125,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Ioannis Oikonomidis

12-09-2024 17:25 UTC+1

Double for Del Pino

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Patrick Cole

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Konstantyn Holskyi opened to 60,000 from middle position. Omar Del Pino defended the big blind.

He checked the 6♥4♥J♦ flop to Holskyi who bet 60,000. Del Pino then check-raised all in for 275,000. Holskyi called and had Del Pino covered.

Omar Del Pino: J♥9♥ All in
Konstantyn Holskyi: A♦7♣

Del Pino's pair and flush draw became two pair on the 9♦ turn. The Q♣ river secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Del Pino	575,000 485,000	485,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	550,000 405,000	405,000

Tags: Omar Del Pino Konstantyn Holskyi

12-09-2024 17:27 UTC+1

Oikonomidis Eliminates Tekel

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andrej Tekel moved all in from middle position for 205,000, and the action folded to Ioannis Oikonomidis, who moved all in as well. Everyone else got out of the way.

Andrej Tekel: A♠9♦ All in
Ioannis Oikonomidis: A♣K♥

The dealer revealed the 5♦7♠K♦ flop, giving Oikonomidis top pair and leaving Tekel with slim chances of survival. The J♣ on the turn sealed Tekel's fate, and the 2♥ on the river completed the board. Oikonomidis claimed the pot with his pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Oikonomidis	700,000 300,000	300,000
Andrej Tekel	Busted

Tags: Andrej Tekel Ioannis Oikonomidis

12-09-2024 17:30 UTC+1

Full House Surprise: Turchi Outplays Montes

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Sava Krink

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Bernat Capdevila Montes opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 60,000, which Virgile Turchi called from the small blind.

The 4♦K♦K♥ flop saw Montes continue for 40,000, only for Turchi to raise to 110,000. After a brief moment of consideration, Montes made the call.

On the 5♣ turn, Turchi seized the initiative, leading out for 130,000. Montes, undeterred, quickly called again.

When the 10♥ completed the board on the river, Turchi took his time before opting to check. Montes, checked back quickly.

At the showdown, Turchi revealed 4♠4♣ for a full house, leaving Montes visibly surprised as he was about to show his cards. With a flick of his hand, Montes tossed them into the muck, unable to claim the pot. Turchi’s unexpected strength caught Montes off guard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Virgile Turchi	1,750,000 270,000	270,000
Bernat Capdevila Montes	400,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Bernat Capdevila Montes Virgile Turchi

12-09-2024 17:30 UTC+1

Another Double for Del Pino

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Patrick Cole

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Omar Del Pino opened to 60,000 from early position. Action folded around to Marton Czuczor who moved all in. Del Pino called.

Omar Del Pino: J♣J♦ All in
Marton Czuczor: A♣Q♦

Del Pino made two pair across the 4♦4♥10♦8♥2♠ runout to secure another double up in quick succession. Czuczor couldn't spin up his short stack and busted a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Del Pino	1,500,000 925,000	925,000
Marton Czuczor	Busted

Tags: Marton Czuczor Omar Del Pino

12-09-2024 17:36 UTC+1

Flashback: Padraig O'Neill Turns 12 Big Blinds into €1,030,000 En Route to 2023 EPT Prague Main Event Victory

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Sandra Barbour

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The road to PokerStars European Poker Tour glory always has plenty of twists and turns, and the record-breaking 2023 EPT €5,300 Prague Main Event was no exception.

Jon Kyte, who had led the tournament from Day 3, entered the finale with 229 big blinds and a historic chip lead, one that was assumed to be unassailable. Padraig O'Neill had other ideas and was unexpectedly awarded the final EPT Trophy of the 2023 season after overcoming the Norwegian in heads-up play.

Known affectionately as "Smidge" in the Irish poker community, O'Neill came into the day as the shortest stack and turned his 12 big blinds into a €1,030,000 payout. With the victory, he became Ireland's second-ever EPT Main Event champion, 11 years after Steve O'Dwyer reigned supreme in Monte Carlo.

2023 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Padraig O'Neill	Ireland	€1,030,000
2	Jon Kyte	Norway	€643,000
3	Umberto Ruggeri	Italy	€459,240
4	Cheng Zhao	China	€353,240
5	Adam Wagner	Czechia	€271,660
6	Grigorii Rodin	Russian Federation	€209,000
7	Govert Metaal	Netherlands	€160,750
8	Marle Spragg	United States	€123,600
9	Vincent Meli	France	€95,000

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12-09-2024 17:38 UTC+1

Recent Bust Outs

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Sava Krink

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marton Czuczor	Busted
Andrej Tekel	Busted
Daan Mulders	Busted
Mazalahedwa Bako	Busted
Pawel Krol	Busted
Michal Schuh	Busted
Nicolas Tytgat	Busted
Carl Falk	Busted
Felix Marutz	Busted
Simon Lofberg	Busted
Cristian David	Busted
Danut-Florin Chisu	Busted
Juha Helppi	Busted
Mustafa Simsek	Busted
Paul Lagan	Busted

Josip Vidovic	Busted
Beka Iordanishvili	Busted
Milad Sheva	Busted
Ricardo Morais	Busted
Nathan Tetart	Busted
Maria Lampropulos	Busted
Udo Erlei	Busted
Ioannis Poullos	Busted
Matheus Baldissarelli	Busted
Denis Gergoc	Busted

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12-09-2024 17:39 UTC+1

Graupner Double Barrels Vella

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Thomas Graupner raised to 60,000 from under the gun, and Vito Vella called from the big blind.

The flop came 8♥10♠5♣, and Vella checked. Graupner followed up with a continuation bet of 75,000, which Vella called.

On the K♥ turn, Vella checked again and Graupner quickly fired a bet of 200,000. After some deliberation, Vella opted to fold, and Graupner collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Graupner	2,150,000 10,000	10,000
Vito Vella	1,000,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Thomas Graupner Vito Vella

12-09-2024 17:40 UTC+1

Golinski Over the Million Chip Mark

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Barry Russell

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

There were roughly 300,000 in the middle on 9♣10♦J♦5♠. Johan Eklind led out after the flop went check-check for 75,000 and was called by Mariusz Golinski in the cutoff.

Eklind led out again for 180,000 when then J♠ fell on the river but again was quickly called by Golinski. Eklind showed 7♠3♠ and Golinski tabled K♠10♣ and his chip count surpassed 1,000,000.