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

12-08-2024 18:53 UTC+1

Almsalam Gets Put To the Test

Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With around 25,000 already in the pot on a board of J♣3♦10♣3♥6♣, Aos Almsalam who was in the big blind bet 4,000, but was quickly put all-in for his tournement life by Ferderico Caroe in the cutoff.

Almsalam tanked for approximately two minutes before someone on his table called "time". Almsalam ultimately made the call and tabled 8♠8♦ for the win while Caroe showed A♥Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ferderico Caroe	130,000 130,000	130,000
Aos Almsalam	67,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Aos Almsalam Ferderico Caroe

12-08-2024 18:49 UTC+1

D'Anselmo Busts to Higher Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nicola D'Anselmo was all-in from early position for 19,000 and was looked up by Giuseppe Dedoni in middle position, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Nicola D'Anselmo: 8♥8♠ All in
Giuseppe Dedoni: 10♥10♠

D'Anselmo was dominated and the board ran out Q♥J♠6♣7♠10♦ to give Dedoni a set of tens on the river. Dedoni won the pot and D'Anselmo was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Dedoni	75,000 75,000	75,000
Nicola D'Anselmo	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Dedoni Nicola D'Anselmo

12-08-2024 18:36 UTC+1

Shupa Gets Kings Cracked by Brignone

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Artur Shupa open-shoved all in from early position with a short stack of 11,000 and Gaetano Brignone made the call in the small blind with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards.

Artur Shupa: K♣K♦ All in
Gaetano Brignone: A♦10♦

Shupa was way ahead with his pocket kings and stayed ahead on the 10♠J♠9♣ flop and 8♣ turn. The river, however, was the A♣ and Brignone paired his ace to win the pot, sending Shupa to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaetano Brignone	73,000 73,000	73,000
Artur Shupa	Busted

Tags: Artur Shupa Gaetano Brignone

12-08-2024 18:28 UTC+1

PokerStars Introduces Jason Koon, Caitlin Comeskey as Newest Ambassadors

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Sandra Barbour

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

PokerStars revealed two new brand ambassadors at Resorts World Las Vegas last month, both with impeccable reputations within the poker community — Caitlin Comeskey and Jason Koon.

The newest Team Pro members for the most prominent brand in online poker history come from different backgrounds and have different roles within the industry. Koon is a high-stakes legend, arguably the top tournament player in the world. Comeskey is a low-stakes player known for her comedic light-hearted poker player parody videos. She captured the Best Short-Form Content Creator award at the 2023 Global Poker Awards.

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12-08-2024 18:27 UTC+1

Top Ten Chip Counts Following Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marton Czuczor	300,000 109,900	109,900
Andrey Andreev	299,000 274,600	274,600
Eyal Avitan	232,000 18,000	18,000
Nuno Duarte	227,000 227,000	227,000
Attila Zab	220,000 175,800	175,800
Iraklis Manikaros	206,000 206,000	206,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	204,000 21,800	21,800
Arian Hassankashani	196,300 4,800	4,800
Michal Schuh	181,000 181,000	181,000
Marcin Kacprzak	167,000 167,000	167,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-08-2024 18:07 UTC+1

Break Time

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The players headed off for their final 20-minute break before the dinner break.

12-08-2024 18:06 UTC+1

Kiviloo Makes Higher Full House With Trips on Board

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following a middle position open-raise, Kreshnik Maloku called in the small blind, then Rauno Kiviloo three-bet to 9,000 from the big blind and both other players called.

The flop came A♥A♣A♠ and Maloku checked. Kiviloo bet 5,000 and only Maloku called. The turn was the J♣ and Maloku checked again. Kiviloo bet 8,000 and Maloku called.

Both players then checked to showdown on the 3♣ river. Maloku had 5♠5♣ and Kiviloo turned over 9♣9♦ for the winning hand, a higher full house with aces full of nines to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rauno Kiviloo	120,000 120,000	120,000
Kreshnik Maloku	25,600

Tags: Rauno Kiviloo Kreshnik Maloku

12-08-2024 17:56 UTC+1

Cima Doubles His Short Stack

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Pavol Szetei open-raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Nicolas Cima moved all in from the button with a short stack of 8,600. Szetei made the call and players flipped their cards, with Cima at risk.

Nicolas Cima: A♣5♣ All in
Pavol Szetei: Q♣J♠

Cima didn't have to worry about busting for long, the A♠3♦2♦ flop giving him a pair of aces and leaving Szetei drawing thin. The turn was the 5♥ and river the 6♥ and Cima made two pair to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavol Szetei	32,000 32,000	32,000
Nicolas Cima	19,500 19,500	19,500

Tags: Nicolas Cima Pavol Szetei

12-08-2024 17:53 UTC+1

Flush Over Flush: Rasmussen Doubles Up

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

PokerNews picked up the action on a board of 9♥A♣4♣3♣4♦, where Rasmus Rasmussen had already fired a bet of 6,000 from the cutoff following a check from Maximilian Monch in the big blind.

Monch deliberated for a while before shoving all in, comfortably covering Rasmussen. After some careful thought, rechecking his cards, and calculating his stack, Rasmussen made the call, setting up a dramatic showdown.

Confidently, Monch declared, “Flush!” as he revealed 7♣2♣. However, Rasmussen had him beat, turning over Q♣10♣ for a higher flush. The call secured a crucial double-up for Rasmussen, leaving Monch visibly frustrated and shaking his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rasmus Rasmussen	63,000 63,000	63,000
Maximilian Monch	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Maximilian Monch Rasmus Rasmussen