€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-09-2024 13:04 UTC+1

Hoang Runs Into Mutlu's Set

Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

On a board of 2♠5♠8♣10♣7♣ with roughly 24,000 in the pot, Vedat Mutlu in the small blind moved all-in for 17,800. Ngoc Minh Hoang on the button went deep into the tank and called, finding himself at risk for 17,600.

Ngoc Minh Hoang: 10♠10♥ All in
Vedat Mutlu: K♣K♦

Hoang's kings were cracked by Mutlu's set, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vedat Mutlu	53,000
Ngoc Minh Hoang	Busted

Tags: Ngoc Minh Hoang Vedat Mutlu

12-09-2024 13:23 UTC+1

Nut-Flush for Kyte

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ferenc Vardai opened to 500 from the cutoff, but Abraham Uittenbogaard on the button three-bet to 1,200. Last year's runner-up Jon Kyte in the big blind four-bet to 4,400, making Vardai fold. Uittenbogaard however made the call.

Both players checked the 7♥6♣9♥ flop leading to the 2♥ turn where Kyte bet 5,400. Uittenbogaard called, but found himself in a tough spot after Kyte bet 25,000 on the A♥ river. He counted his stack and said "Hero-call" while pushing his 16,000-chip stack forward.

Abraham Uittenbogaard: A♣10♥ All in
Jon Kyte: K♥K♦

Uittenbogaard called with a flush, but ran into Kyte's nut-flush and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	73,000 73,000	73,000
Ferenc Vardai	16,000 16,000	16,000
Abraham Uittenbogaard	Busted

Tags: Abraham Uittenbogaard Ferenc Vardai Jon Kyte

12-09-2024 15:45 UTC+1

Worthington-Leese Cracks Aces to Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a flop of 3♣9♣10♠ with 6,000 in the pot, cards went on their backs with Leo Worthington-Leese in early position at risk for 20,800 against Elias Fisz on the button.

Leo Worthington-Leese: 10♦9♦ All in
Elias Fisz: A♠A♣

Worthington-Leese flopped two pair and cracked Fisz aces to secure a double up after the K♦6♥ runout. Fisz was eliminated a few minutes later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	47,000 25,000	25,000
Elias Fisz	Busted

Tags: Elias Fisz Leo Worthington-Leese

12-09-2024 15:50 UTC+1

Palmu Makes Set to Bust Papadopoulos

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Kyriakos Papadopoulos kicked off the hand with a raise from early position before Severi Palmu three-bet to 2,500 from the next seat across. Papadopoulos four-bet to 5,600 and Palmu moved all in. Papadopoulos called with the shorter stack and players turned their cards.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos: A♠K♠ All in
Severi Palmu: J♠J♥

The 8♥A♥J♦ flop gave Papadopoulos a pair of aces, but also brought Palmu a set of jacks. The turn was the 2♣, leaving Papadopoulos drawing dead on the Q♥ river. Palmu scooped in a decent pot and Papadopoulos was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Severi Palmu	64,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Busted

Tags: Kyriakos Papadopoulos Severi Palmu

12-09-2024 16:09 UTC+1

Straight over Set for Kofidis

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Apostolos Kofidis opened to 900 from under the gun, then called after Vitalii Shcherba in the hijack three-bet to 2,600.

The dealer fanned a flop of 3♥K♥4♠ and Shcherba continued for 1,500. Kofidis check-called, and check-called again after Shcherba bet 4,000 on the J♦ turn.

On the 10♦ river, Kofidis decided to go all-in. Shcherba snap-called, finding himself at risk for 29,000.

Vitalii Shcherba: K♣K♠ All in
Apostolos Kofidis: A♥Q♣

Shcherba flopped a set, but Kofidis hit a straight on the river to eliminate Shcherba.

Player	Chips	Progress
Apostolos Kofidis	100,000
Vitalii Shcherba	Busted

Tags: Apostolos Kofidis Vitalii Shcherba

12-09-2024 17:05 UTC+1

Van Luijk Sent to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up on a flop of A♥6♣9♥ with 7,800 in the pot. EPT Monte Carlo champion Derk van Luijk in the cutoff bet 4,200, but Pol Vela under the gun check-raised to 12,900. Van Luijk quickly raised all-in for 27,100 and Vela snap-called.

Derk van Luijk: A♦Q♦ All in
Pol Vela: 8♥7♥

After the 8♠ turn, Vela hit a flush with the Q♥ river, so Van Luijk was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pol Vela	94,000 11,000	11,000

Derk van Luijk	Busted

Tags: Derk van Luijk Pol Vela

12-09-2024 17:22 UTC+1

Beresford's River Bluff Called, Busts Soon After

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Picking up the action on the river, the board was 3♦Q♠9♥10♣3♠ with around 35,000 in the pot. Conor Beresford shoved all in and Thomas DeRooij made the call for 36,000.

Beresford showed A♦J♥ for a bluff with a missed straight draw, while DeRooij had K♦Q♥ for a pair of queens to win the pot.

Beresford was left short and a couple of hands later he moved all in again, shoving his last 10,000 into the middle on the turn with top pair. His opponent, Attila Zab, called and flipped over a set of tens and Beresford was eliminated. He wished the table "good luck" as he headed for th exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas DeRooij	120,000 120,000	120,000
Attila Zab	45,000 45,000	45,000
Conor Beresford	Busted

Tags: Conor Beresford Attila Zab Thomas DeRooij

12-09-2024 17:24 UTC+1

Andrian Sends Ribeiro Home

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Julio Carvalho Ribeiro got his last 14,000 into the middle preflop with Simone Andrian making the call to try and bust him.

Julio Carvalho Ribeiro: J♥J♦ All in
Simone Andrian : A♠K♠

It was a classic flip until the dealer fanned out a flop of K♥6♥9♠ to give Andrian top pair. The rest of the board came 9♣8♦ and Ribeiro was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Andrian	57,000
Julio Carvalho Ribeiro	Busted

Tags: Julio Carvalho Ribeiro Simone Andrian

12-09-2024 17:24 UTC+1

Ivarsson Picks Off Sorainen's Bluff Shove

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Luka Sorainen opened to 1,100 from middle position and Alexander Ivarsson three-bet the button to 3,500. When the action got back to Sorainen, he called.

They both saw a flop of 10♠9♣5♣ where Sorainen check-called a bet of 3,500 from Ivarsson to the K♦ turn, which went check-check.

A 3♥ filled out the board and Sorainen moved all-in for 16,400. Ivarsson didn't react for a while then eventually asked for a count, and upon receiving it, went into deep thought with his stack of around 20,000. Around 90 more seconds went by when Ivarsson made the call, which put Sorainen at risk.

Sorainen then stood up and tabled A♠Q♠, and Ivarsson revealed J♥J♣ for the winner.