2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
€963,450
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,071,300
Entries
1,458
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
466
Players Left
146
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El Bar Leaves Fournier Short

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Samuel Fournier raised to 1,100 from middle position, Yakov Bar El called in late position, and Christian Rudolph called from the next seat across.

The flop came J4K and Fournier checked. Bar El continued for 1,200 and only Fournier called. Both players then checked it back on the K turn.

The river was the 3 and Fournier led with a bet of 5,000. Bar El then moved all in for 18,500 and Fournier went into the tank. He flicked in a chip to make the call and showed AK for trip kings.

It wasn't enough though, as Bar El had KJ for a full house, kings full of jacks. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Yakov Bar El
43,000
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Samuel Fournier
13,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Christian RudolphSamuel FournierYakov Bar El

Sormunen Takes From Tajiou

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With the flop showing 369, Mounir Tajiou checked from the big blind and faced a bet of 1,100 from Pasi Sormunen out of the cutoff. Tajiou called.

The J dropped on the turn and Tajiou checked. Sormunen bet 1,100 again and Tajiou showed K3 for bottom pair as he folded and forfeited the pot to Sormunen.

Player Chips Progress
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Pasi Sormunen
55,000
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Mounir Tajiou
15,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Pasi SormunenMounir Tajiou

Andreev Saved by the River

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Petar Andreev in the small blind found himself at risk for 19,400 against Toni Kaukua under the gun.

Petar Andreev: JJ All in
Toni Kaukua: AK

Andreev started to stand up after Kaukua hit top pair on 647A. But he immediately sat back down when the J river gave him a set to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Petar Andreev
39,800
39,800
39,800
Profile photo of Toni Kaukua fi
Toni Kaukua
31,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Petar AndreevToni Kaukua

Flashback: Padraig O'Neill Turns 12 Big Blinds into €1,030,000 En Route to 2023 EPT Prague Main Event Victory

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Padraig O'Neill
Padraig O'Neill

The road to PokerStars European Poker Tour glory always has plenty of twists and turns, and the record-breaking 2023 EPT €5,300 Prague Main Event was no exception.

Jon Kyte, who had led the tournament from Day 3, entered the finale with 229 big blinds and a historic chip lead, one that was assumed to be unassailable. Padraig O'Neill had other ideas and was unexpectedly awarded the final EPT Trophy of the 2023 season after overcoming the Norwegian in heads-up play.

Known affectionately as "Smidge" in the Irish poker community, O'Neill came into the day as the shortest stack and turned his 12 big blinds into a €1,030,000 payout. With the victory, he became Ireland's second-ever EPT Main Event champion, 11 years after Steve O'Dwyer reigned supreme in Monte Carlo.

2023 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)
1Padraig O'NeillIreland€1,030,000
2Jon KyteNorway€643,000
3Umberto RuggeriItaly€459,240
4Cheng ZhaoChina€353,240
5Adam WagnerCzechia€271,660
6Grigorii RodinRussian Federation€209,000
7Govert MetaalNetherlands€160,750
8Marle SpraggUnited States€123,600
9Vincent MeliFrance€95,000

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Jacks For Lasouski

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

There were already around 10,000 chips in the pot on a 1027 flop when Wissam Ouertani checked from the cutoff and Artsiom Lasouski bet 3,200 on the button. Ouertani called.

A K on the turn saw Ouertani check again, then Lasouski put out a bet of 5,500. Ouertani was slightly slower to react to this bet, but after some time, he made the call.

The 2 on the river paired the board and Ouertani checked for a third time. Lasouski was thinking how to proceed, but with a big smile, he checked back.

Ouertani then revealed a pair of tens with A10, but Lasouski held JJ for a bigger pair to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Artsiom Lasouski
50,000
49,400
49,400
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Wissam Ouertani
25,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Artsiom LasouskiWissam Ouertani

Ladies Help Freslon to Double

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Karim Maekelberg raised to 1,100 from under the gun and Tom Cohen three-bet to 3,300 the next position. Enguerran Freslon four-bet shoved from the cutoff for 9,000, which only Cohen called.

Enguerran Freslon: QQ All in
Tom Cohen: J10

Freslon looked poised to double-up with queens. The runout of Q7523 improved Freslon to a set, and he earned the much-needed double.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Cohen
37,000
37,000
37,000
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Karim Maekelberg
37,000

Tags: Enguerran FreslonKarim MaekelbergTom Cohen

Zhou Hits the River to Eliminate Guglielmoni

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Viacheslav Buldygin opened to 1,000 from middle position, but EPT champion Giuliano Bendinelli in the cutoff three-bet to 3,000. Luca Guglielmoni on the button then four-bet to 8,300 and made Buldygin fold. However Bendinelli five-bet to 28,000.

Guglielmoni went deep into the tank, but eventually folded.

On the very next hand, Buldygin raised again to 1,000 from early position. Chengzhou Zhou to his left three-bet to 2,800, then Luca Guglielmoni in the cutoff four-bet to 8,500. Buldygin folded, but Zhou jammed and Guglielmoni called, finding himself at risk for 18,500.

Luca Guglielmoni: AQ All in
Chengzhou Zhou: AK

After the flop of 8510, Guglielmoni hit the Q turn and was on his way to double up. But the brutal J river gave a straight to Zhou, sending Guglielmoni to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Giuliano Bendinelli
51,000
51,000
51,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Chengzhou Zhou
40,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Viacheslav Buldygin ru
Viacheslav Buldygin
30,500
30,500
30,500
Profile photo of Luca Guglielmoni it
Luca Guglielmoni
Busted

Tags: Chengzhou ZhouGiuliano BendinelliLuca GuglielmoniViacheslav Buldygin

Kocab Wins at Showdown

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Darius Gadeikis raised to 1,100 from late position, the small blind called, and Jiri Kocab three-bet to 3,500 from the big blind. Only Gadeikis made the call.

The flop came 2J3 and Kocab made it 4,200 to go, which Gadeikis called. The turn was the 4 and Kocab sized up to 12,000. Gadeikis called again.

Both players then checked it back on the 3 river to go to showdown. Kocab had AJ for two pair, jacks and threes. His opponent mucked and Kocab scooped in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jiri Kocab
85,000
Profile photo of Darius Gadeikis lt
Darius Gadeikis
14,100
24,900
24,900

Tags: Darius GadeikisJiri Kocab

Ivarsson Picks Off Sorainen's Bluff Shove

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Alexander Ivarsson
Alexander Ivarsson

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 1095 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 AQ, and Ivarsson revealed JJ for the winner.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Ivarsson
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Adam McKola
50,000
14,000
14,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Luka Sorainen fi
Luka Sorainen
Busted

Tags: Alexander IvarssonLuka Sorainen

Andrian Sends Ribeiro Home

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Simone Andrian
Simone Andrian

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: JJ All in
Simone Andrian : AK

It was a classic flip until the dealer fanned out a flop of K69 to give Andrian top pair. The rest of the board came 98 and Ribeiro was out of the tournament.

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

Tags: Julio Carvalho RibeiroSimone Andrian

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