€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-11-2024 12:51 UTC+1

Day 1 of the €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Starts Today

Patrick Cole

Today sees the start of the second Mystery Bounty event here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Hilton Prague. The €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty is sure to attract a strong field of players who will all be looking for some big pulls from the bounty chest. Play today starts at 2 p.m. local time.

Last year saw Gab Yong Kim take home the title and €214,674 for his efforts. He also pulled €40,000 in bounties, which took his total earnings for the tournament to €254,674. He agreed a heads-up chop against Andrej Tekel who claimed €198,278, with €12,000 of his winnings coming via the bounty chest. Kim has already been seen in Prague this year and has made two cashes. He finished 73rd in the €1,100 Eureka Main Event for €7,220 and 128th in the €2,200 Eureka High Roller for €4,980.

2023 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Payout	Bounties	Total Prize (EUR)
1	Gab Yong Kim	South Korea	€214,674*	€40,000	€254,674
2	Andrej Tekel	Austria	€186,278*	€12,000	€198,278
3	Ioannis Oikonomidis	Malta	€110,110	€59,000	€169,110
4	Pavlos Xanthopoulos	Greece	€84,690	€24,000	€108,690
5	Ioannis Poullos	Greece	€65,150	€17,000	€82,150
6	Henri Kasper	Estonia	€50,120		€50,120
7	Aleksandar Tomovic	Serbia	€38,560	€2,000	€40,560
8	Igor Pihela Jr	Estonia	€29,660	€6,000	€35,660

*Denotes heads-up deal

Last year there were three top bounties worth €50,000 a piece. Iurii Senchylo, Mats Nylander and Jelle Moene were the lucky recipients. Ioannis Oikonomidis managed to scoop not just one, but both of the available €25,000 bounties. He scored a total of seven bounties for €59,000 as well as bagging €110,000 for third place, taking his total cash to €169,110.

The tournament this year promises to offer more of the same action. Blinds start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels last 40 minutes with unlimited re-entries on Day 1, with late registration closing at the start of play tomorrow. €1,000 of the €3,000 buy in from each player will go into the bounty prize pool. Play is scheduled to last for 12 levels with 20-minute breaks scheduled for the end of Level 3 and Level 6. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled at the end of Level 9.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued EPT coverage from here in the picturesque capital of Czechia.

Tags: Aleksandar Tomovic Andrej Tekel Gab Yong Kim Henri Kasper Igor Pihela Jr Ioannis Oikonomidis Ioannis Poullos Iurii Senchylo Jelle Moene Mats Nylander Pavlos Xanthopoulos

12-11-2024 14:18 UTC+1

Maltez Moves All In Without Seeing His Hand

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Patrick Cole

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Fabrice Maltez moved all in blind from the small blind for around 27,500. Hoang Phan called from under the gun. Action folded around and the players showed down.

Fabrice Maltez: 5♠4♠ All in
Hoang Phan: Q♣10♣

The 3♦8♣8♠ was safe for Phan's suited queen, but the 5♦ put Maltez ahead. The J♣ secured Maltez the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Maltez	57,600 28,600	28,600
Hoang Phan	19,500 23,500	23,500

Tags: Fabrice Maltez Hoang Phan

12-11-2024 14:32 UTC+1

Domination Rotation for La Padula

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was 6,000 in front of Giovanni La Padula in early position, and Kostadin Kostadinov had moved all-in for 38,000 from middle position. La Padula took at least two minutes before making the call, Kostadinov slightly covering the Italian.

Giovanni La Padula: A♥K♦ All in
Kostadin Kostadinov: A♠J♠

La Padula had his opponent dominated, but went behind after the J♣5♦2♥ flop.

The 8♥ turn was a brick, but the K♥ river brought salvation for La Padula, shipping him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni La Padula	65,100
Kostadin Kostadinov	6,000

Tags: Giovanni La Padula Kostadin Kostadinov

12-11-2024 15:06 UTC+1

Debregeas Overbet Jams River

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Andrii Nikitin opened to 600 from early position, and received a call from Loic Debregeas in middle position.

On the 8♣5♦2♥ flop, Nikitin continued with a bet of 900, and Debregeas stuck around.

The 9♠ hit on the turn, and Nikitin fired again, sliding out a bet of 3,000. Debregeas again called.

The A♥ river slowed Nikitin down and he checked. Debregeas took a bit of time before jamming for22,000 into the 9,000 pot. Nikitin was pained, looking slightly perplexed by the move, and after about two minutes he eventually let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrii Nikitin	41,000
Loic Debregeas	31,000

Tags: Andrii Nikitin Loic Debregeas

12-11-2024 15:15 UTC+1

Venneri Binks Turn and River

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Vlada Stojanovic opened to 700 from the cutoff, and Antonino Venneri defended the big blind.

On the 9♣7♦9♥ flop, Venneri check-called versus a bet of 500 from his opponent.

The 5♥ hit on the turn, and Venneri check-raised to 4,500 versus a bet of 2,000 from Stojanovic. After some thought, Stojanovic called.

The 10♠ river completed the board, and Venneri fired out a bet of 10,000, Stojanovic's calling chips almost beating him into the pot.

Stojanovic tabled A♠9♠ for the flopped trip nines, but they were behind from the turn versus Venneri's 8♦6♦, for the eventual ten-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonino Venneri	49,000 49,000	49,000
Vlada Stojanovic	12,500 12,500	12,500

Tags: Antonio Venneri Vlada Stojanovic

12-11-2024 15:30 UTC+1

Gogniat Doubles Through Worthington-Leese

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Thierry Gogniat opened to 800 from middle position and faced Leo Worthington-Leese, who defended from the big blind.

Both of them checked the 3♣J♣5♦ flop leading to the A♥ turn where Gogniat bet 1,000. Worthington-Leese check-called.

The J♦ completed the board and Gogniat bet 3,000. Worthington-Leese check-raised all in and Gogniat called, finding himself at risk for 18,000.

Thierry Gogniat: 3♦3♥ All in
Leo Worthington-Leese: Q♣J♥

Gogniat stood up when he was called, only to realize that he won with a full house and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Gogniat	40,200 40,200	40,200
Leo Worthington-Leese	18,300 18,300	18,300

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Thierry Gogniat

12-11-2024 16:54 UTC+1

Set for Suutari

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Around 24,800 had gathered in the middle on a board of A♠9♠8♦10♠, in a hand between Armin Rezaei in middle position and Juho Suutari in the cutoff.

After a good deal of thought, Rezaei slid out a bet of 5,000, and Suutari called.

The river brought the K♠ and one-card flush scenarios, and was checked through. Rezaei tabled A♦9♦ for two pair aces and nines, but Suutari had 9♣9♥ for the set of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juho Suutari	48,000 48,000	48,000
Armin Rezaei	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Armin Rezaei Juho Suutari

12-11-2024 17:21 UTC+1

Dufhaus Pips Tian To Double

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was 4,200 in front of Mengshi Tian, with Christoph Dufhaus all-in for 18,700. Tian thought for a bit but made the call.

Christoph Dufhaus: 10♠10♦ All in
Mengshi Tian: 9♠9♣

Dufhaus had the better pocket pair, and there were no surprises on the K♦4♣4♦7♥3♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	42,000 42,000	42,000
Christoph Dufhaus	38,900 38,900	38,900

Tags: Christoph Dufhaus Mengshi Tian

12-11-2024 18:00 UTC+1

Garp Spikes Turn to Crack Cowboys

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Tobias Garp opened to 1,600 from middle position, and action folded to Iman Gazorishandiz in the big blind, who produced a three-bet to 4,200.

Garp thought for a moment and four-bet jammed for 18,800, with his opponent making the quick call with the covering stack.

Tobias Garp: A♥Q♦ All in
Iman Gazorishandiz: K♣K♦

Garp only had one overcard, and it appeared on the turn on the 10♣3♣2♥A♣3♥ runout, with Gazorishandiz cursing the poker gods as his opponent raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Garp	39,600
Iman Gazorishandiz	15,000

Tags: Iman Gazorishandiz Tobias Garp

12-11-2024 19:17 UTC+1

Kassouf Jams Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

George Tomescu opened under the gun to 2,000, and was called by Boris Berthomet on the button and Will Kassouf in the big blind.

On the J♠7♣5♣ turn, Kassouf check-raised to 7,700 versus a bet of 2,300 from Berthomet, who quickly called. Tomescu folded.

The A♦ rolled off on the turn, and Kassouf took some time before jamming for 20,500, saying "The Ace might have saved you. I've got two pair or a set minimum, that's all I'm saying."

Berthomet gave it some thought before sending his cards to the dealer.