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

12-08-2024 21:28 UTC+1

Polintas Cracks Kings to Double Up

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ioannis Polintas was all in from middle position for around 20,000 and was called by Pavel Plesuv in the big blind, who had him covered as players turned their cards.

Ioannis Polintas: Q♣Q♦ All in
Pavel Plesuv: K♣K♦

Polintas was badly behind, but the board came 8♣5♠7♠8♦Q♥. The river gave Polintas a full house, queens full of eights. He won the pot, cracking Plesuv's kings and doubling his stack.

Players at the table joked that they had been sitting here for hours waiting for a spot, while Polintas had only just entered the tournament when he won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Plesuv	65,000
Ioannis Polintas	40,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Ioannis Polintas Pavel Plesuv

12-08-2024 21:24 UTC+1

Calo Attempts to Bluff Petrenko

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Barry Russell

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There were around 43,000 chips in the pot when Mikel Calo shoved on the button facing a board of A♦3♦10♣6♠7♦. Dmitrijs Petrenko, who was covered by Calo, went into the tank for a few moments before he called.

Petrenko tabled A♥7♣ for two pair and Calo showed 4♦4♣. Calo was left with a stack of 10,000 while Petrenko took his to 130,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrijs Petrenko	131,000 131,000	131,000
Mikel Calo	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Dmitrijs Petrenko Mikel Calo

12-08-2024 21:18 UTC+1

Flush on the River Saves Arduini

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Sava Krink

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With 8,500 already in the pot, the flop read Q♠9♠K♣ when Lorenzo Arduini, sitting in the big blind, checked to Martin Nielsen. Nielsen placed a bet, only to face a shove from Arduini for 21,500. Nielsen snap-called, and the cards were turned over.

Lorenzo Arduini: 8♠6♠ All in
Martin Nielsen: Q♦9♦

Nielsen's two pair had the lead, leaving Arduini in desperate need of a spade to complete his flush. The 7♦ on the turn didn’t help, but the river delivered the 7♠, securing Arduini the flush and a crucial double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	51,500 51,500	51,500
Martin Nielsen	25,500 25,500	25,500

Tags: Lorenzo Arduini Martin Nielsen

12-08-2024 21:13 UTC+1

Okhotskyi Wins Classic Race to Bust Guven

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Moments after play had resumed following the dinner break, Oleh Okhotskyi raised from late position and Akin Guven moved all in from the button for around 50,000. Okhotskyi called with slightly more chips and players revealed their cards.

Akin Guven: A♦K♣ All in
Oleh Okhotskyi: Q♠Q♣

It was a classic poker race and the board ran out 6♠5♥10♦5♠J♦, so Okhotskyi held with his pocket queens. He won the pot and Guven was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleh Okhotskyi	115,000 115,000	115,000
Akin Guven	Busted

Tags: Akin Guven Oleh Okhotskyi

12-08-2024 21:02 UTC+1

Top Ten Chip Counts Following Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	391,000 187,000	187,000
Nuno Duarte	313,000 86,000	86,000
Marton Czuczor	300,000
Eyal Avitan	256,000 24,000	24,000
Mustafa Simsek	247,000
Daniel Radakovic	236,000 36,000	36,000
Chengzhou Zhou	233,000
Vito Giuseppe Vella	216,000
Iraklis Manikaros	206,000
Attila Zab	205,000 15,000	15,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

12-08-2024 20:04 UTC+1

Poker Sexism Accusations Lead to Bitter Social Media Feud | PokerNews Podcast #868

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In the 868th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio to discuss the bitter social media feud between Vanessa Kade and Ryan Depaulo, which started over a sponsorship for Benjamin "Bencb" Rolle and saw the likes of Charlie Carrel and Kevin Martin chime in.

You'll also get to check out the recent ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Invitational winners, which includes Kyna, and how the reigning WPT World Champ Dan Sepiol won $1 million in a daily fantasy football contest on Thanksgiving. Some other recent big winners were Faraz Jaka down at the Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open and David Prociak at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Series.

Finally, the year is quickly coming to an end, so the crew thought it was a good time to look at the PokerGO Tour leaderboard and see who is qualified for the $1,000,000 PGT Championship and who is on the bubble.

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop weekly every Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

12-08-2024 19:44 UTC+1

Time to Refuel: 75-Minute Dinner Break

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Sava Krink

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players have been sent on a well-deserved 75-minute dinner break. Action will resume after everyone has had a chance to recharge. Stay tuned for updates when play picks back up! Play will resume at approximately 9 p.m. local time.

12-08-2024 19:42 UTC+1

Stralek Shoves River

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Martin Piik raised from middle position and Marius Stralek reraised to 8,000, which Piik called.

The flop came J♠9♦2♠ and Piik checked. Stralek bet 6,000 and Piik check-raised to 17,000. Stralek called and the hand went to the turn, which was the 6♣. Piik opted to lead for 12,000 and Stralek called.

The river was the 6♦ and Piik slowed down with a check. Stralek took a moment and then pushed his stack into the middle. Piik folded to the all-in and Stralek scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Piik	170,000 170,000	170,000
Marius Stralek	130,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Marius Stralek Martin Piik

12-08-2024 19:41 UTC+1

Flush Draw Falls Short for Ivarsson

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Sava Krink

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alexander Ivarsson opened the action with a raise to 2,400 from early position, only to face a three-bet to 6,500 from Daniel Radakovic. After some thought, Ivarsson made the call, setting up a significant pot.

The flop came A♠8♣3♣, and Ivarsson checked to Radakovic, who continued for 3,500. Ivarsson called without hesitation.

On the 2♥ turn, Ivarsson checked again, and Radakovic ramped up the pressure with a bet of 8,500. Ivarsson took his time before announcing an all-in shove for roughly 30,000. Radakovic snap-called, flipping over A♣K♥ for top pair, while Ivarsson revealed K♣10♣, chasing a flush draw.

The river 2♦ didn’t bring the needed club, sending Ivarsson to the rail while Radakovic stacked a healthy pot to bolster his stack.