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

12-08-2024 19:39 UTC+1

Cecchetti Wins at Showdown

Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Evangelos Bechrakis opened from under the gun to 600. Matteo Cecchetti called in the cutoff.

Bechrakis check-called a bet of 1,500 on the flop of K♥7♦J♣. The Q♣ turn was checked around, as was the A♦ river. Bechrakis showed A♥2♥ but was bested by the A♠J♦ of Cecchetti who rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Cecchetti	35,000 3,500	3,500
Evangelos Bechrakis	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Evangelos Bechrakis Matteo Cecchetti

12-08-2024 19:38 UTC+1

Trela Gets Value With Kings

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The pot had grown to around 6,000 with three players looking at a board of 9♦10♠5♣6♦.

The big blind checked the action to Sebastian Trela, who was under the gun. Trela bet out 2,600. Marcin Puczylowski, in early position, called and the big blind folded.

The 4♣ river saw Trela size up to 5,700 and Puczylowski made a reluctant call. Trela tabled K♦K♠, winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Trela	38,000 38,000	38,000
Marcin Puczylowski	20,500 20,500	20,500

Tags: Marcin Puczylowski Sebastian Trela

12-08-2024 19:30 UTC+1

Costa Bets Two Streets

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Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Isabella Costa opened from the cutoff to 600. Emmanouil Vagianos called on the button and Mark Helou defended the big blind.

Helou checked the 9♦8♦6♠ flop to Costa who bet 1,500. Vagianos called and Helou folded. The 9♠ was checked around before Costa led the 7♥ turn for 2,500. Vagianos took a moment before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isabella Costa	33,000 33,000	33,000
Mark Helou	28,500 28,500	28,500
Emmanouil Vagianos	27,500

Tags: Emmanouil Vagianos Isabella Costa Mark Helou

12-08-2024 19:29 UTC+1

Mamou Scoops a Sizable Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The pot had grown to around 11,000 with two players navigating a full board of Q♦2♠3♦3♥J♦.

Komil Khamidov, in the hijack, checked the action to Gary Mamou, in the cutoff. Mamou bet out 7,900. Khamidov made a quick call. Mamou rolled over Q♣3♣ for a full house, earning him this sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Mamou	45,000
Komil Khamidov	12,500

Tags: Gary Mamou Komil Khamidov

12-08-2024 19:27 UTC+1

Vogel Scores Early Elimination

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The action picked up on a flop of A♥J♥7♦. Both Shalev Halfa and Markus Vogel checked, and Grigorios Chrysovergis bet 3,000. Halfa folded, while Vogel took his time before putting out a check-raise to 13,400. Chrysovergis cut out calling chips but eventually announced all in, and Vogel called.

Grigorios Chrysovergis: A♠Q♥ All in
Markus Vogel: A♦K♥

Chrysovergis had kicker problems, and the A♣10♦ runout didn't improve his hand, leading to his early elimination from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Vogel	60,000 60,000	60,000
Shalev Halfa	30,000 30,000	30,000
Grigorios Chrysovergis	Busted

Tags: Grigorios Chrysovergis Markus Vogel

12-08-2024 19:21 UTC+1

Norden Takes It on the Flop

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Kostadin Mihaylov raised from under the gun and Alexander Norden defended in the big blind.

The 8♠4♣5♦ saw Norden played in flow. Mihaylov continued for 800 and Norden check-raised to 2,900, earning a quick fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Norden	31,500
Kostadin Mihaylov	28,000

Tags: Kostadin Mihaylov Alexander Norden

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

12-08-2024 19:18 UTC+1

Iliakis Shows Two Pair

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Patrick Cole

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Kevin Madar opened from early position on a short handed table. Nikolaos Iliakis defended the big blind.

The 9♣K♥10♠ flop was checked around before Iliakis check-called a bet of 800 on the 7♣ turn. The J♠ saw another check from Iliakis, which prompted Madar to bet 2,000. Iliakis folded and showed Kx9x for two pair. Madar showed the 7♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Madar	32,500 32,500	32,500
Nikolaos Iliakis	28,000

Tags: Kevin Madar Nikolaos Iliakis

12-08-2024 19:15 UTC+1

Early Pot for Cecchetti

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Patrick Cole

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Matteo Cecchetti opened from the button to 500. Firoz Mangroe defended the big blind.

He check-called a bet of 400 on the flop of J♦9♠A♦. The 2♥ turn brought another check from Mangroe and another bet from Cecchetti, this time for 1,600. Mangroe folded quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Cecchetti	31,500 1,500	1,500
Firoz Mangroe	28,500

Tags: Matteo Cecchetti Firoz Mangroe

12-08-2024 19:12 UTC+1

Kostagiolas Bets the Pot

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Leonidas Kostagiolas opened from the button to 500 and got a call from Aziz Efe in the small blind, while Fintan Hand folded from the big blind.

The flop came 8♦Q♥4♥, and Efe called a continuation bet of 1,100 from Kostagiolas.

Both players checked the 7♦ on the turn. When the dealer put out the 8♥ on the river, Efe checked again, and Kostagiolas grabbed a good amount of chips to make a pot-sized bet. Efe went into the tank but eventually folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonidas Kostagiolas	32,000 32,000	32,000
Fintan Hand	30,000
Aziz Efe	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Aziz Efe Fintan Hand Leonidas Kostagiolas