€2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

Dec 09, 2024

Carbo Eliminated on Stone Bubble

Matthew Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michal Schuh raised to 15,000 from early position and Gerard Carbo three-bet to 71,000 from the button, leaving just 28,000 behind. Schuh put him all in for the rest of his chips and Carbo called all in for around 105,000 total. He was at risk on the stone bubble as players turned their cards.

Gerard Carbo: 9♦9♣ All in
Michal Schuh: 8♦8♠

Carbo was well ahead, but the board brought a brutal runout of Q♠8♥J♥Q♦10♥ and Schuh made a set of eights on the flop, improving to a full house on the turn. Carbo even made a straight on the river, if only to add insult to injury, as Schuh dragged in the pot.

Carbo was eliminated on the stone bubble and the other 177 players made the money.

Tags: Gerard Carbo Michal Schuh

Dec 09, 2024

Pashchetnyk Busts Before Bubble

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Matthew Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Niklas Bauer raised to 12,000 from middle position and Volodymyr Pashchetnyk moved all in with a short stack of around 40,000. Bauer made the call with the covering stack.

Volodymyr Pashchetnyk: K♥Q♦ All in
Niklas Bauer: A♣A♠

Bauer woke up with aces and the board ran out 4♣J♣8♦10♥4♥ to give him two pair with the fours on board. He won the pot and Pashchetnyk was eliminated one off the bubble.

Tags: Niklas Bauer Volodymyr Pashchetnyk

Dec 09, 2024

Erlandsson Busts to Wheeler Close to Bubble

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Matthew Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

As PokerNews picked up the action, Jason Wheeler had 72,000 in the middle from the big blind and Daniel Erlandsson responded by moving all in from the button for 145,000. Wheeler went deep into the tank.

"How can they do this to me everytime?," he pondered. "This must be the one that I win." He made the call and players flipped their cards.

Daniel Erlandsson: 10♦10♠ All in
Jason Wheeler: A♦K♠

The board ran out 8♠A♠3♠4♣5♣ and Wheeler picked up a pair of aces on the flop. He held to win the pot and Erlandsson was eliminated just two away from the bubble.

Tags: Daniel Erlandsson Jason Wheeler

Dec 09, 2024

Antonio Busts Six Off the Money

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Barry Russell

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There were roughly 55,000 chips in the pot on 10♥8♣K♥J♦. Zab Attila on the button bet 20,000 when the action checked to him, Ioannis Poullos in the big blind raised to 80,000 and was met by a shove from Alilovic Antonio. Attila took his time before he mucked his cards.

Alilovic Antonio: Q♠Q♣ All in
Ioannis Poullos: A♦Q♥

Antonio was only drawing to a chop could not find it on the 8♥ and was eliminated.

Tags: Alilovic Antonio Ioannis Poullos Zab Attila

Dec 09, 2024

Di Giacomo's King-High Enough

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Matthew Warburton

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 2♦J♦8♦ with around 30,000 in the pot. Michael Aviv pushed all in with a short stack of just 13,000 and told his opponent, "You can fold, you know!"

Claudio Di Giacomo didn't fold, instead opting to throw in his chips to make the call. Aviv flipped over 9♣7♣ for nine-high with a gutshot draw, while Di Giacomo had K♠9♠ for king-high.

The turn was the Q♥ and river the Q♣ and Di Giacomo held to win the pot, sending Aviv to the exit as the bubble quickly approached.

Tags: Michael Aviv Claudio Di Giacomo

Dec 09, 2024

Vasilev Runs Into Rockets

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ivan Vasilev open-shoved 38,500 from the cutoff. Giovanni Agliozzo. in the small blind, called after the dealer confirmed the count.

Ivan Vasilev: Q♠J♦ All in
Giovanni Agliozzo: A♠A♥

The flop of 3♦8♣6♣ gave Vasilev very little hope. However, the 9♣ provided Vasilev with a gutshot, but a useless Q♦ sent him to the rail.

Tags: Giovanni Agliozzo Ivan Vasilev

Dec 09, 2024

Paschall Loses Blind Versus Blind

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Matthew Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Two players already had their chips in the middle preflop as PokerNews caught up with the action. William Paschall was all in with the shorter stack from the big blind against his opponent, Nicolas Tytgat, in the small blind. Paschall was at risk as players turned their cards.

William Paschall: Q♥10♣ All in
Nicolas Tytgat: K♦Q♦

Paschall was dominated and the board ran out 3♦A♠Q♣4♥6♠ to give both players a pair of queens. Tytgat's king kicker played to give him the pot and Paschall was sent to the rail.

He didn't seem happy as he walked away, despite his opponent holding the best hand when he busted.

Tags: Nicolas Tytgat William Paschall

Dec 09, 2024

Huberman Runs Into Sitbon's Kings

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Matthew Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Julien Sitbon raised from under the gun and Alon Huberman moved all in from the small blind for around 60,000. Sitbon made the call with the bigger stack and players turned their cards.

Alon Huberman: A♣J♥ All in
Julien Sitbon: K♣K♥

Sitbon had picked up kings and Huberman was about to pay for his reshove as the board ran out 5♦7♥6♥10♥10♣ to give Sitbon two pair, kings and tens. He won the pot and Huberman was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Alon Huberman Julien Sitbon

Dec 09, 2024

Castagna Eliminated After Losing Flip

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Matthew Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Giuseppe Castagna open-shoved all in for 26,500 from middle position and was looked up by Malcolm Franchi, who isolated from late position with the covering stack. The cards were turned.

Giuseppe Castagna: A♦K♠ All in
Malcolm Franchi: 7♦7♣

It was a coinflip situation and the board ran out 10♠J♥8♦5♦5♠. Franchi held with his pocket sevens, making two pair with the fives on the board to win the pot, while Castagna was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Giuseppe Castagna Malcolm Franchi

Dec 09, 2024

Neugebauer Shoves Flop and Busts to Leknes

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Matthew Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 6♦3♥7♥ and Max Neugebauer was all in for around 30,000. Tobias Leknes called the bet with the covering stack to put Neugebauer at risk.

Neugebauer showed A♦3♦ for a pair of threes, while Leknes tabled Q♥Q♠ for pocket queens.

The turn came the J♥ and river the K♠, so Leknes held to win the pot, sending Neugebauer to the rail.

Tags: Max Neugebauer Tobias Leknes