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

12-09-2024 13:27 UTC+1

Iwanov-Petkin Fires All Three Streets, Folds to Garp's River Shove

Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Tobias Garp made it 500 to go preflop from the cutoff and Josef Schusteritsch called in the small blind. Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin bumped it up to 2,200 from the big blind, which only Garp called.

The two saw a flop of 2♠2♥8♠ where Iwanov-Petkin continued with a bet of 1,800, and Garp called.

A 9♠ on the turn saw Iwanov-Petkin bet again, this time for 2,800. Garp called.

When the J♣ landed on the river, Iwanov-Petkin unloaded his third bullet into the pot of 5,000, and Garp moved all-in. Iwanov-Petkin had 15,000 behind and needed to put them all at risk if he wanted to proceed to a showdown, however, after some time thinking, he folded and showed the A♠ as he did so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artus Gimenez	40,000
Tobias Garp	40,000
Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin	15,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin Josef Schusteritsch Tobias Garp

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 13:18 UTC+1

Shaganov Makes Gadeikis Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 8♥J♣5♥, Darius Gadeikis bet 700 from under the gun. Artem Shaganov to his left raised to 2,100, and Gadeikis called to find the 5♣ turn.

Gadeikis checked, then went into the tank after Shaganov bet 6,500. He eventually chose to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Gadeikis	39,000
Artem Shaganov	33,000
Clément Kerrien	30,000

Tags: Artem Shaganov Darius Gadeikis

12-09-2024 13:11 UTC+1

Scutaru Pushes Two Out

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With exactly 2,000 chips in the middle on a flop of A♣J♦7♥, Razvan Scutaru fired 500 from under the gun and Volodymyr Pashchetnyk called in the hijack. Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin also called on the button.

A K♦ dropped on the turn, which didn't slow Scutaru down as he made a bet of 1,600. Pashchetnyk quickly got out of the way, and after some time thinking Iwanov-Petkin also folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Scutaru	33,000
Volodymyr Pashchetnyk	29,000
Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin	26,000

Tags: Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin Razvan Scutaru Volodymyr Pashchetnyk

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

12-09-2024 13:04 UTC+1

Hoang Runs Into Mutlu's Set

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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 13:01 UTC+1

Hutchinson Put in a Tough Spot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

A pot of around 8,000 had already brewed between Daniel De Sousa Custodio on the button and Dean Hutchinson in the hijack

The board read 3♣2♠7♦9♠J♣ and after Hutchinson checked, Custodio bet 5,300. Hutchinson didn't appear to like the spot he was in and after thinking it over for some time, he laid it down while shaking his head.

Despite Hutchinson's decorated poker resume that puts in fourth on his country's all-time money list, an EPT final table still eludes the Scottish player. Will the last stop of the circuit in 2024 be when that changes?

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel De Sousa Custodio	35,000 35,000	35,000
Dean Hutchinson	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Daniel De Sousa Custodio Dean Hutchinson

12-09-2024 12:54 UTC+1

Schneiders Takes From Ploch

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

PokerStars ambassador Felix Schneiders opened to 300 from the cutoff, but Jean-Michel Ploch on the button three-bet to 1,200. The blinds folded and Schneiders made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♠J♥10♣ where Ploch continued for 800. Schneiders check-called.

Both players checked the 9♥ turn leading to the 9♣ river where Schneiders led out for 2,500. Ploch looked at his cards and folded. Schneiders asked Ploch to turn over one of his cards. The French chose the left card, the K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Michel Ploch	47,000 21,000	21,000
Felix Schneiders	30,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Felix Schneiders Jean-Michel Ploch

12-09-2024 12:49 UTC+1

Macnamara's Trips Crack Vogel's Kings

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

There were already around 11,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 3♥5♥Q♦ when Serge Chechin and Florian Vogel checked to Tomas Macnamara, who bet 3,500. Chechin and Vogel both called.

On the Q♣ turn, all three tapped the table to the 2♠ river where Chechin checked, and Vogel fired 6,500. Macnamara called, and Chechin quickly released his hand.

Vogel then flipped over K♣K♥ for a pair of kings, but Macnamara had the winner holding A♣Q♠ to take the pot with trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Macnamara	50,000 50,000	50,000
Serge Chechin	22,000 22,000	22,000
Florian Vogel	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Florian Vogel Serge Chechin Tomas Macnamara

12-09-2024 12:36 UTC+1

Cullen Leads the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Marko Jovanovic opened the button to 300 and both John Mooney & Benedict Cullen called from the blinds.

On the 10♥5♥J♣ flop, the action checked to Jovanovic, who bet 500. Mooney folded, but Cullen called.

An 8♠ on the turn saw both players check to the 4♠ river, where Cullen led out for 2,000. Jovanovic didn't need to think for too long before he made a decision, and he did so by tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benedict Cullen	31,500
Sami Bechahed	30,000
Georgios Vrakas	30,000
John Mooney	29,500
Marko Jovanovic	29,000

Tags: Benedict Cullen John Mooney Marko Jovanovic