Thomas Santerne raised to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Niklas Astedt in the big blind.
Both players checked on the 4♣5♣9♠ flop and then Santerne called a 12,000 bet from Astedt on the 3♠ turn.
The 8♣ completed the board and Astedt bet nearly all in, which was met with a quick shove from Santerne. Astedt put in his remaining stack and Santerne tabled A♥2♥ for a wheel.
Enrico Camosci dropped a chip into the pot from under the gun as he was contemplating his decision and it was ruled as a limp. Thomas Santerne then raised to 9,000 from the hijack and Steve O'Dwyer called for the small blind.
Camosci then shoved, which got a fold from Santerne and a quick call from O'Dwyer for 80,000 total.
Steve O'Dwyer: A♠A♦
Enrico Camosci: 10♥10♠
The board ran out K♣J♦A♥3♠3♣ — needlessly improving O'Dwyer to a full house for the double up.
Niklas Astedt opened to 5,000 from under the gun and was called by Thomas Santerne from directly behind. Just behind Santerne, Teun Mulder squeezed to 18,000, which got a fold from Astedt and a call from Santerne.
Santerne check-called a 6,000 bet from Mulder on the 6♠5♣6♣ flop, but check-folded facing a 9,000 bet from Mulder on the A♠ turn.
On the very next hand, Santerne doubled through Astedt with queens.
Niklas Astedt opened from under the gun to 3,500. Teun Mulder three-bet to 11,000 from middle position. Astedt was the sole caller.
Astedt check-called a bet of 14,000 on the flop of J♦4♣2♥. He check-called again on the 6♠ turn, this time a wager of 28,500. Astedt then checked again on the 7♣ river. Mulder moved all in for 60,500. Astedt used most of his allotted time before calling. Mulder had K♠K♥ which bested Astedt's 10♠10♥.
Niklas Astedt raised to 3,500 from middle position. Teun Mulder made it 10,000 from the cutoff. Simone Andrian then clicked it to 16,500. Action folded around to Astedt who folded. Mulder moved all in and was called quickly.
Teun Mulder: A♣A♦
Simone Andrian: K♠K♣
Mulder's Rockets held across the 8♦3♠2♣3♥Q♦ to secure the majority of Andrian's stack.
Viacheslav Buldygin opened to 2,500 from under the gun. Niklas Astedt called in middle position before Simone Andrian three-bet to 10,000. Morten Klein then moved all in from the small blind for 31,000. Buldygin and Astedt folded and Andrian called.
Morten Klein: A♠J♦
Simone Andrian: A♥K♥
Klein took the lead across the 8♥7♣J♣ flop. Buldygin claimed he would have hit a set on the flop and judging by his reaction on the 7♠ turn he would have made a full house or quad sevens. The Q♣ was clean for Klein and he raked in the pot. Buldygin's compatriot Nikita Kuznetcov said to him "you know the seven is always coming."
Viacheslav Buldygin opened from under the gun to 2,500. Morten Klein called in the small blind before Nikita Kuznetcov three-bet to 19,000. Buldygin folded and Klein called.
He check-called a bet of 7,500 on the flop of A♦Q♥J♣. Both checked the J♦ turn, with Kuznetcov deploying a time bank in the process.
Klein then moved all in on the A♣ river and was snap-called by Kuznetcov. Klein showed 10♥8♥ for a missed flush and straight draw and was bested by Kuznetcov's A♥K♠ for a full house.
The €20,000 NL Hold'em will become the biggest buy in so far of this 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague stop. Play commences today at 12.30 p.m. from the Hilton Prague in the picturesque capital of Czechia.
This €20,000 buy-in event has been a regular feature on the EPT schedule and usually attracts some of the best and brightest that poker has to offer. The last running of this event came in Cyprus in October, and it was Ognyan Dimov who took home the title. The Bulgarian agreed an ICM chop with runner up Kayhan Mokri, who took home $260,800, slightly more than Dimov's haul of $253,876.
However Dimov's win signalled an end to a nine year title drought and he left with a coveted Spade trophy and saw him scoop a lion's share of the $902,776 prizepool and best 47 entrants.
EPT Cyprus $20,000 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Ognyan Dimov
Bulgaria
$253,876
2
Kayhan Mokri
Norway
$260,800
3
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Latvia
$139,900
4
Juan Pardo
Spain
$103,800
5
Markkos Ladev
Estonia
$81,200
6
Ren Lin
China
$63,200
Kayhan Mokri
Late registration will close at the end of Level 10, with each level lasting 30-minutes. Blinds begin at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. Each player will receive a 100,000 starting stack, equating to 100 big blinds at the start of play. Each player has 15 seconds to act on their first decision and 30 seconds on any subsequent decision.
Players will also receive 6-time bank cards worth 30 seconds each at the time of taking their seat, then one additional time bank card at the start of every odd level. Eliminated players who re-enter can claim the number of time bank cards they had at elimination when they take their seat and not later.
Breaks of 15-minutes are scheduled at the end of Levels 3, 6 and 10. A 60-minute dinner break is scheduled for the end of Level 10.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of the high roller action from Prague.
