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

12-09-2024 18:18 UTC+1

Trubanov Pairs on River

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players folded around to Luigi Pignataro, who open-raised from the button. Volodymyr Trubanov clicked it back to 2,400 from the small blind and Pignataro called.

The flop came 6♣J♥Q♣ and Trubanov continued with a bet of 2,100, which Pignataro called. Action then slowed down as both players checked back the 8♣ turn and A♠ river.

Trubanov had A♥7♦ and had rivered a pair of aces. Pignataro mucked and Trubanov scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Volodymyr Trubanov	65,000
Luigi Pignataro	20,000

Tags: Luigi Pignataro Volodymyr Trubanov

12-09-2024 18:21 UTC+1

Gut Starts to Chip Up

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Morten Klein raised to 1,200 from middle position and was three-bet to 3,000 by Maciej Gut from the next position. After it folded back to him, Klein put in the call.

The A♥J♣2♥ flop got a check from Klein. Gut bet 10,000 and Klein quickly released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morten Klein	47,000
Maciej Gut	20,000

Tags: Morten Klein Maciej Gut

12-09-2024 18:24 UTC+1

Macnamara Doubles With Higher Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was on the flop on board 6♥2♦7♦ and Fabrice Maltez had a bet of 7,000 out in the middle. Tomas Macnamara moved all in for 23,000, the player to his left folded and Maltez made the call.

Maltez had 8♦8♣ for a pair of eights, but Macnamara had 10♠10♣ for a higher overpair.

The turn came the Q♦ and river the 5♠, so Macnamara held to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Macnamara	64,000 6,000	6,000
Fabrice Maltez	20,000

Tags: Fabrice Maltez Tomas Macnamara

12-09-2024 18:28 UTC+1

Iaculli Eliminates Melsom, Joins Chip Leaders

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A big pot had developed between Gianfranco Iaculli and Erlend Melsom on a board of A♣K♠8♠6♥2♥. There were around 35,000 chips in the pot when Iaculli shoved the river with his big stack, which gave Melsom a decision for his remaining 32,000.

Melsom didn't need too much time to think it over and dropped his whole stack into the pot after around fifteen seconds. Iaculli then showed a set with 8♦8♥, and Melsom's A♦Q♠ was revealed and then mucked.

Iaculli now has around 170,000, and is certainly one of the chip leaders as the dinner break approaches.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	170,000 68,000	68,000

Martin Sedlak	27,000 27,000	27,000
Erlend Melsom	Busted

Tags: Erlend Melsom Gianfranco Iaculli

12-09-2024 18:33 UTC+1

Hruska Doubles Through Losi

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Cards went on their backs on Table 2 with Petr Hruska in the hijack with 25,900 facing Vanni Losi in early position.

Petr Hruska: A♠K♥ All in
Vanni Losi: Q♥Q♣

Hruska flopped top pair on A♦4♦10♥9♥4♣ and secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petr Hruska	53,300
Vanni Losi	35,000

Tags: Petr Hruska Vanni Losi

12-09-2024 18:34 UTC+1

Kade Wins Small Pot on Turn

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Vanessa Kade open-raised to 1,200 from middle position and Ferrer Fernandez called in the big blind.

The flop came 2♥9♦Q♣ and Fernandez checked. Kade made a continuation bet of 1,500 and Fernandez called. The turn was the J♦ and Fernandez checked again. Kade sized up to 4,500 and Fernandez folded to give her the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Kade	140,000 62,000	62,000
Ferrer Fernandez	21,000

Tags: Vanessa Kade

12-09-2024 18:35 UTC+1

Escada Double Barrels

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Eduardo Escada raised to 1,200 on the button and Fintan Hand called from the small blind.

The A♣7♠8♥ flop saw Hand check-call a bet of 1,400 from Escada.

The 2♣ fell on the turn and Hand check-folded to a bet of 3,500 from Escada.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	27,000 12,000	12,000
Eduardo Escada	20,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Eduardo Escada Fintan Hand

12-09-2024 18:37 UTC+1

Hu Runs Queens Into Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Following an early position raise, Severi Palmu three-bet to 4,000 from the hijack, then David Hu four-bet from the big big blind for 11,000. The original raiser folded and Palmu moved all in. Hu called for 27,000 and was at risk as players flipped their cards.

David Hu: Q♥Q♠ All in
Severi Palmu: K♥K♣

The board ran out 7♥2♠5♠10♦7♣ and Palmu held with his pocket kings to win the pot, eliminating Hu from the flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Severi Palmu	148,000 84,000	84,000
David Hu	Busted

Tags: David Hu Severi Palmu

12-09-2024 18:43 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The remaining players are now on a 75-minute dinner break and will return at just before 8 p.m.

12-09-2024 18:47 UTC+1

Over $1,500 Added Value in our PokerNews Home Games on PokerStars in December

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Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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