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

12-08-2024 23:58 UTC+1

Huberman Runs Into Sitbon's Kings

Matt 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	180,000 90,000	90,000

Alon Huberman	Busted

Tags: Alon Huberman Julien Sitbon

12-09-2024 00:02 UTC+1

Aggression From Steinbrenner

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Barry Russell

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

Denis Gergoc raised under the gun to 6,500 and got called from Justin Steinbrenner in the small blind and Alexandre Fournier in the big blind.

Gergoc fired out a bet for 8,000 on a flop of A♣2♦10♠, Steinbrenner called and Fournier folded.

With the 4♦ on the turn, Gergoc continued his aggression and bet 22,000 but ran into a raise from Steinbrenner to 60,000. Gergoc was visibly frustrated when he mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Fournier	320,000 320,000	320,000
Justin Steinbrenner	160,000 80,000	80,000
Denis Gergoc	61,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Alexandre Fournier Denis Gergoc Justin Steinbrenner

12-09-2024 00:04 UTC+1

Paschall Loses Blind Versus Blind

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Matt 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Tytgat	125,000 125,000	125,000
William Paschall	Busted

Tags: Nicolas Tytgat William Paschall

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

12-09-2024 00:17 UTC+1

Rabas Gets a Double Through Flutur

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Barry Russell

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Felix Rabas shoved 34,000 from early position, Mircea Flutur called after chip confirmation and everyone else folded.

Before the cards were turned over, Rabas said out loud "pocket nines one time" and to his delight Flutur tabled 7♠7♦.

Felix Rabas: K♦10♠ All in
Mircea Flutur: 7♠7♦

Rabas took the lead on 4♦K♠10♥ and held as the board ran out 4♠9♣ to double through Flutur.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Rabas	81,000 81,000	81,000
Mircea Flutur	42,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Felix Rabas Mircea Flutur

12-09-2024 00:18 UTC+1

Koloszar Finds Pair on River

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded to Daniel Koloszar, who moved all in for 39,000 from middle position. The player in the small blind got the count but opted to fold before [Removed:553] quickly called in the big blind.

Daniel Koloszar: K♥J♦ All in
[Removed:553]: A♠8♦

Simon held with his ace-high on the 7♦10♦3♥ flop and 10♥ turn, but Koloszar found what he was looking for on the river when the K♠ fell to give him a pair of kings, two pair with the tens on board. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Simon commented that he didn't want to use his 'one-time' against his friend, gracefully handing over his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Koloszar	89,000
[Removed:553]	37,000

Tags: Daniel Koloszar

12-09-2024 00:44 UTC+1

Zekhmi Gets Bad Beat as Kubota Doubles Stack

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Amirouche Zekhmi had raised from early position when Yasuhiro Kubota moved all in from the button for around 65,000. Zekhmi called with the covering stack and players turned their cards.

Yasuhiro Kubota: A♣6♣ All in
Amirouche Zekhmi: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 9♣2♦6♥J♣K♣ and Kubota paired his six on the flop. He stood up behind his chair but sat back down as the turn and river ran out to further improve his hand to a flush. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yasuhiro Kubota	140,000 140,000	140,000
Amirouche Zekhmi	55,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Amirouche Zekhmi Yasuhiro Kubota

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

12-09-2024 00:45 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Agliozzo	250,000 84,000	84,000
Ivan Vasilev	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Agliozzo Ivan Vasilev

12-09-2024 01:09 UTC+1

Di Giacomo's King-High Enough

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Matt 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.