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

12-11-2024 00:20 UTC+1

Lemoscosta Busts With Minutes to Go

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 6♣J♠2♦ with around 10,000 in the pot. Isabella Lemoscosta moved all in for 9,300. There were three more players left in the pot, but Dorian Decauche was the only one to make the call.

Lemoscosta had J♣8♦ for a pair of jacks, but Decauche turned over A♣J♦ for a pair of jacks with ace kicker.

The turn was the 5♦ and river the 9♥. Decauche held and Lemoscosta busted with just minutes to go on Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorian Decauche	108,000 62,000	62,000
Isabella Lemoscosta	Busted

Tags: Dorian Decauche Isabella Lemoscosta

12-11-2024 00:15 UTC+1

Progner Busts as Two Players Chop His Stack

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Siarhei Alontsau raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Avraham Shavit moved all in for 15,600 from middle position. Boris Progner called all in from the big blind for a little less than his opponent, then Alontsau also called with both players covered to make it a three-way all in.

Boris Progner: 10♣10♦ All in
Avraham Shavit: A♥Q♥ All in
Siarhei Alontsau: A♦J♣

The board ran out 5♣K♥A♠5♥2♥ and the ace on the flop gave both Shavit and Alontsau a pair of aces. Both players made two pair with the fives on board and king kicker, so they chopped up Progner's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Avraham Shavit	37,000 37,000	37,000
Siarhei Alontsau	30,000 21,400	21,400
Boris Progner	Busted

Tags: Avraham Shavit Boris Progner Siarhei Alontsau

12-10-2024 23:58 UTC+1

Wiciak Runs Into Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Stefan Egermann raised to 2,500 from middle position and EPT Barcelona Main Event winner Simon Wiciak three-bet to 7,500 from the next seat. Egermann pushed all in and Wiciak called for 22,000 more. Players flipped their cards, with Wiciak at risk.

Simon Wiciak: 10♦10♥ All in
Stefan Egermann: K♠K♣

Wiciak was in trouble and found no help on the board of A♥2♦A♣5♥2♥ as Egermann held with his kings. Wiciak was eliminated with just half a level left to play on Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Egermann	122,000 27,000	27,000
Simon Wiciak	Busted

Tags: Simon Wiciak Stefan Egermann

12-10-2024 23:55 UTC+1

Trela Sends Yurkiv to the Rail

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Barry Russell

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There were roughly 24,000 chips in the pot on the flop of 3♥2♦J♠. Roman Yurkiv bet 10,000 from early position, but was met by a snap-shove from Sebastian Trela.

Yurkiv went into the tank, counted out his own stack, which totaled 28,500, then called.

Roman Yurkiv: Q♦J♥ All in
Sebastian Trela: Q♠Q♣

The board ran out 8♠2♣ and Yurkiv was eliminated, but not before getting a needle from Trela in a form of a sarcastic, "Thank you."

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Trela	130,000 33,000	33,000
Roman Yurkiv	Busted

Tags: Roman Yurkiv Sebastian Trela

12-10-2024 23:48 UTC+1

Demydenko Falls to a Two-Outer

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Matthias Auer opened the action to 2,400 and was met with a three-bet to 6,500 from Mykhailo Demydenko on his direct left. Christian Rotundo called, and Auer joined as well.

The trio saw a flop of 4♣6♣8♠. Auer checked, and Demydenko bet 11,000, which was called only by Rotundo.

The 6♠ hit the turn, and Demydenko moved all in. Rotundo called.

Mykhailo Demydenko: A♥A♣ All in
Christian Rotundo: 10♠10♣

Demydenko was in great shape and he was one card away of achieving the double up, but the dealer revealed the 10♦ on the river giving Rotundo tens-full and sending Demydenko to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Rotundo	140,000 140,000	140,000
Matthias Auer	70,000 70,000	70,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	Busted

Tags: Mykhailo Demydenko Matthias Auer Christian Rotundo

12-10-2024 23:48 UTC+1

Moschitta Gets It In Dominated

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Luca Moschitta moved all in for 13,400, from under the gun. Pedro Marques, on the button, made the call

Luca Moschitta: K♥Q♥ All in
Pedro Marques: A♦Q♦

Moschitta was dominated, but the 4♠K♣7♣ flop paired his king. However, the J♠ and A♠ river saw Marques retake the lead to send Moschitta to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	98,000 98,000	98,000

Luca Moschitta	Busted

Tags: Luca Moschitta Pedro Marques

12-10-2024 23:33 UTC+1

Plesuv Busts as Michallef Triples Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pascal Vos open raised to 2,500 from early position and Matthew Micallef moved all in from the hojack for 19,200. Pavel Plesuv then pushed all in over the top from the big blind and Vos called with both players covered to make it a three-way all in.

Matthew Micallef: 8♠8♣ All in
Pavel Plesuv: A♣Q♥ All in
Pascal Vos: A♦K♠

Michallef was in great shape with his pocket pair considering that his opponents shared outs. The board ran out 5♥9♥7♠2♠8♦ and he further improved to a set of eights to triple up his stack.

Plesuv lost out for the rest of his chips to Vos, who claimed the side pot to make some chips from the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Vos	205,000 173,000	173,000
Matthew Micallef	65,000 35,000	35,000
Pavel Plesuv	Busted

Tags: Matthew Micallef Pascal Vos Pavel Plesuv

12-10-2024 23:15 UTC+1

Pertea Runs Into Pihela's Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Igor Pihela raised from early position and Michael Sklenicka three-bet to 3,000 from middle position. Marius-Catalin Pertea moved all in from the cutoff for 14,700, then Pihela pushed all in over the top. Sklenicka folded, leaving two players to turn their cards, with Pertea at risk.

Marius-Catalin Pertea: A♦10♥ All in
Igor Pihela: K♦K♠

Pertea had run into Pihela's kings and found no help as the board ran out 6♣7♦7♥J♠J♥ to give Pihela two pair with the jacks on board. He won the pot and Pertea was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Pihela	95,000
Marius-Catalin Pertea	Busted

Tags: Igor Pihela Marius-Catalin Pertea Michael Sklenicka

12-10-2024 23:08 UTC+1

Sitbon Wakes Up with a Premium In a Three-Way All In

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Oleksii Ievchenko moved all in for 16,800 from under the gun and Dimitrios Gkatzas, in early position, called. Julian Salvesen, in the cutoff, three-bet jammed for 31,500. Julien Sitbon, on the button, tanked before four-bet jamming for 59,100. Gkatzas chose to fold.

Oleksii Ievchenko: A♣Q♣ All in
Julian Salvesen: J♣J♦ All in
Julien Sitbon: A♠K♠

The board ran out 9♥9♠8♦4♥9♦; Salvesen held to eliminate Ievchenko and more than double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Salvesen	79,800 79,800	79,800
Julien Sitbon	27,600 11,400	11,400

Oleksii Ievchenko	Busted

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Julian Salvesen Julien Sitbon Oleksii Ievchenko

12-10-2024 23:00 UTC+1

Kalebashvili Busts Margolin

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Barry Russell

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There were roughly 33,000 chips in the middle on K♠2♦6♠. Lev Margolin bet 17,000 from the small blind when the 7♠ hit the turn, which was quickly called by Lazare Kalebashvili on the button.

Margolin, with 34,000 behind, shoved when the 9♠ fell on the river. Kalebashvili double-checked his hole cards, then called. Margolin tabled Q♦Q♥, Kalebashvili tabled K♦J♣ for a pair of kings to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lazare Kalebashvili	180,000 180,000	180,000
Lev Margolin	Busted

Tags: Lazare Kalebashvili Lev Margolin