Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,071,300
Entries
1,458
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
466
Players Left
146
Players Left 1 / 1,458
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Milos Petakovic raised the cutoff to 2,000 and Eylon Israel defended his big blind.
They went to a flop of 6♣J♣Q♠ where Israel check-called a small continuation-bet from Petakovic.
The action then checked to showdown on the J♠9♥ runout and Israel won the pot with a pair of sixes holding 7♥6♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
20,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With around 6,000 in the middle on a flop of K♦7♣9♠, Alexis Andre got his last 8,000 into the middle with Elvis Petcu making the call to try and bust him.
Alexis Andre: K♥J♣ 
Elvis Petcu: A♣7♠
Andre was ahead with top pair and managed to stay ahead when the rest of the board ran out 6♦10♣, and he earned the much-needed double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Thomas Swensen raised to 2,200 and Justin Steinbrenner moved all in for 12,300.
Swensen got the count and said, "It's close," before making the call with the covering stack.
Justin Steinbrenner: A♣7♣
Thomas Swensen: K♠Q♦
The board double-paired as it ran out 9♠10♠6♥10♥9♦ and Steinbrenner held with his ace-high to win the pot. He doubled his stack and Swensen was left short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Sami Bechahed opened to 2,000 from the button and he was called by Adam Mcilroy in the big blind.
Both players checked all the way through a board of 3♣8♠8♥Q♠, but on the 5♠ river, Mcilroy bet 3,100.
Bechahed snap-called and was on his way to reveal his cards, but found out at the very last moment that Mcilroy flopped trips with K♣8♦.
"Oh s***," he said, while flipping over the Q♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
18,300
|
18,300 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action was on the river on a board of 4♥8♣3♥2♣6♦ with around 40,000 in the pot and Endrit Geci checked. Kimmo Kurko moved all in for around 28,000 and Geci went deep into the tank as he weighed up whether to call.
He eventually decided to put his chips in the middle and players revealed their hands.
Geci had 10♦8♦ for a pair of eights, while Kurko turned over 4♣4♠ for a set of fours to win the pot, scoring a sizeable double up that brought him to nearly 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Alexander Norden opened to 2,000 from the cutoff and Yuhang Chen three-bet from the small blind to 6,000. Patrik Zidek called from the big blind, and Norden folded.
The dealer put out a flop of 6♦5♣7♠ where Chen make a 3,500-chip continuation-bet, which Zidek called pretty quickly.
A 6♠ on the turn saw both players tap the table to see the 3♣ drop on the river. Chen reached for chips and fired out 7,000, which gave Zidek a tough decision.
"This is very difficult, do you have queens?" asked Zidek, who eventually folded.
Chen offered up one card to his opponent and Zidek picked the J♣.
"Did you have jacks?" Zidek asked. Chen didn't say anything, but did give a nod as he continued to stack the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Christian Rudolph raised to 2,100 from the hijack and Romain Locquet three-bet to 5,600 from the button. After the blinds folded, Rudolph called.
Rudolph check-called a bet of 3,700 from Locquet on the 6♦A♦9♦ flop.
The two players checked the 9♠ turn for the 4♥ to fall on the river. Rudolph checked and Locquet shoved for roughly 13,000. Rudolph pondered over his decision for a few moments, but ultimately opted to fold his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
114,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
31,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Yevhen Sukhov in the small blind stood up after his 20,200-chip stack was called by Jonathan Caplan in the big blind.
Yevhen Sukhov: K♥J♥
Jonathan Caplan: Q♦Q♣
Sukhov was lucky enough to hit a flush on 4♥9♥6♦8♥7♦ to secure a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,400 | |
|
|
29,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Mario Colavita open-raised to 2,000 from middle position, Totti Arosou called in the next seat, then Erdal Gulseven three-bet to 6,500 from the cutoff. Colavita and Arosou both called to take the hand to the flop.
The flop ran out J♣10♠7♦ and action checked to Gulseven, who continued his aggression with a bet of 4,500. Only Colavita made the call.
The turn was the 4♣ and Colavita checked. Gulseven sized up to 8,500 and Colavita called. Both players checked to showdown on the Q♠ river.
Colavita showed 10♥9♥ for a pair of tens, while Gulseven had A♥J♦ for a pair of jacks to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | |
|
38,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
