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

Dec 09, 2024

Tajiou's Kings Hold Up, Iwanov-Petkin's Prediction Comes True

Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Mounir Tajiou had his stack of 12,400 in the middle preflop and was at risk to Pasi Sormunen. Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin had a decision to make having already put in a few chips and said "I will fold the winning hand," then laid down pocket jacks.

Mounir Tajiou: K♣K♥ All in
Pasi Sormunen: Q♠10♦

"I didn't expect you to be that strong," said Sormumen.

Tajiou was well ahead with his pocket kings, but it seemed that Iwanov-Petkiv was correct when he said that he'd fold the winning hand as the A♣6♠J♦ flop would have given him a set. The 2♥7♦ runout didn't change anything, and Tajiou doubled up his stack.

Tags: Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin Mounir Tajiou Pasi Sormunen

Dec 09, 2024

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.

Tags: Alexander Ivarsson Luka Sorainen

Dec 09, 2024

Beresford's River Bluff Called, Busts Soon After

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Matthew 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.

Tags: Conor Beresford Attila Zab Thomas DeRooij

Dec 09, 2024

"Worst River in World" for Schneiders as Ivanov Makes Quads

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Matthew Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Felix Schneiders raised to 1,000 from the hijack. Fintan Hand, who had chipped back up considerably after being down to less than 15,000, called on the button, and Lyudmil Ivanov called in the big blind.

The flop paired when it ran out A♠10♥A♦ and Ivanov checked. Schneiders made it 800 to go, which both Hand and Ivanov called. The turn was the 7♦ and Ivanov checked again. Schneiders sized up to 6,500, almost a pot sized bet. Hand folded and Ivanov called.

The river came the A♣ and Ivanov checked. "Worst river in the world," said Schneiders as he checked behind to showdown.

Schneiders had 7♥7♣ for a full house, while Ivanov flipped over A♥J♣ for quad aces to win the pot.

It was indeed a bad river for Schneiders, but he saved himself from elimination by checking back the river.

Tags: Felix Schneiders Fintan Hand Lyudmil Ivanov

Dec 09, 2024

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.

Tags: Derk van Luijk Pol Vela

Dec 09, 2024

Tsiareshchanka Doubles Through Kim

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up on a flop of 4♣10♣J♦ and Gab Yong Kim betting 2,300 from the button into two opponents. Sachin Joshi folded from the small blind, but Yauheni Tsiareshchanka called from early position.

After Tsiareshchanka checked the 7♥ river, Kim bet 11,000 which was enough to put Tsiareshchanka all in. Tsiareshchanka called and the cards were revealed.

Yauheni Tsiareshchanka: 10♦9♦ All in
Gab Yong Kim: K♣9♣

Tsiareshchanka was ahead with second pair but Kim had a lot of outs he could hit to win. However, the 2♦ was clean for Tsiareshchanka, and he doubled up.

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Sachin Joshi Yauheni Tsiareshchanka

Dec 09, 2024

Iwanov-Petkin Finds a Lucky Turn

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

One of the players from Table 18 filled in the gaps for PokerNews in a hand that saw Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin spike a two-outer to remain in the tournament.

There were around 3,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 2x4x7x when Mounir Tajiou checked and Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin fired 1,500. Tobias Garp then raised to 5,500, and Tajiou called. Iwanov-Petkin then shoved his stack of 13,000 into the middle, which Garp called.

"My hand can't be good," said Tajiou, and he folded.

Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin: 10♠10♣ All in
Tobias Garp: 2♥2♠

Garp had flopped bottom set and just needed to fade the two remaining tens in the deck to score an elimination, while Iwanov-Petkin was on the brink of the rail.

"One time!" said Iwanov-Petkin. Just then, the dealer turned over the 10♦, which gave Iwanov-Petkin the lead with a set of tens. Garp was down to just one out, but didn't find it on the 4♥ river, which meant Iwanov-Petkin doubled up.

"Yessssssss!" shouted Iwanov-Petkin.

Tags: Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin Mounir Tajiou Tobias Garp

Dec 09, 2024

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.

Tags: Elias Fisz Leo Worthington-Leese

Dec 09, 2024

Persson Overbet Shoves Into Two Players

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Magnus Persson opened to 800 from middle position and Audrius Daugvilavicius called in the hijack. Radek Prochazka also called from the small blind.

They went to a flop of A♥Q♠K♠ where Prochazka checked and Persson bet 1,500. Daugvilavicius and Prochazka both called.

A K♦ on the turn was checked around to the 6♦ river, where Prochazka checked and Persson shoved for 16,200. Daugvilavicius and Prochazka both quickly folded, and Persson took down the pot.

Tags: Audrius Daugvilavicius Magnus Persson Radek Prochazka

Dec 09, 2024

Gascoigne Picks Up Kings; Sandoff Gets a Good Start

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ian Gascoigne and Atanas Kodinov had seen a flop of A♠4♠4♦ with around 1,500 chips in the middle. Kodinov, in the blinds, checked and Gascoigne bet 600. Kodinov called.

A 4♣ on the turn was checked through to the Q♥ river, which also went check-check. Gascoigne revealed K♠K♥ for a full house, and Kodinov mucked.

On the same table is Karl Sandoff, who has had a great start to Day 1a and has around 70,000 chips as the first break approaches.

Tags: Atanas Kodinov Ian Gascoigne Karl Sandoff