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

12-10-2024 21:39 UTC+1

Nanos Busts as Pichierri Pairs Ace

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dimitrios Nanos was all in from late position with a short stack against Alessandro Pichierri on the button, who had him well covered as players turned their cards.

Dimitrios Nanos: Q♦J♦ All in
Alessandro Pichierri: A♥10♦

The board ran out 9♦Q♠A♠6♦2♠ and both players paired on the flop. Pichierri held with his pair of aces to win the pot, sending Nanos to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Pichierri	186,000 50,000	50,000
Dimitrios Nanos	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Dimitrios Nanos

12-10-2024 21:47 UTC+1

Mooney’s Big Slick Wins the Race

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Thomas Quaade opened the action to 2,200 from under the gun, and Hady El Asmar three-bet to 6,000 from the button. The action folded to John Mooney in the big blind, who moved all in, covering both opponents. Quaade folded, and Asmar called.

Hady El Asmar: J♦J♠ All in
John Mooney: A♠K♣

Asmar needed to dodge high cards on the board, but the flop came 5♦3♣K♦, and now he needed one of the remaining jacks to win the hand. The 9♣ on the turn and 10♦ on the river didn't help, and Asmar was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Mooney	75,000 38,000	38,000
Thomas Quaade	12,000
Hady El Asmar	Busted

12-10-2024 21:56 UTC+1

Set Over Set Sends Andrian Packing

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Simone Andrian rasied to 2,000 from under the gun, Itai Levy three-bet to 5,200, from middle position, and Andrian called.

The 6♥K♠4♦ flop checked through to the Q♦ on the turn. Andrian checked and then called a bet of 8,800 from Levy.

The 3♠ river saw Andrian check again. Levy sized up to 22,000 and Andrian check-raised, moving all in for around 50,000. Levy snap-called.

Simone Andrian: 4♣4♠ All in
Itai Levy: Q♣Q♦

This set-over-set cooler saw Andrian sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Itai Levy	125,000 90,000	90,000
Simone Andrian	Busted

Tags: Itai Levy Simone Andrian

12-10-2024 22:38 UTC+1

Seire Doubles With Jacks

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Matt Warburton

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

Blaise Bourgeois raised to 2,500 from middle position, Karim Lehoussine called in late position, then Casimir Seire three-bet to 8,500 from the button. Bourgeois folded and Lehoussine called.

The flop came 8♦4♥10♥ and Lehoussine moved all in. Casimir Seire called for 30,200 and was covered as players revealed their cards.

Lehoussine had 9♥9♣ and Seire had J♦J♥ for the bigger pair.

The turn came the K♣ and river the 2♦, so Seire held with his pocket jacks to double his stack , leaving Lehoussine with less than half a big blind. Lehoussine busted the tournament minutes later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casimir Seire	80,000 80,000	80,000
Blaise Bourgeois	45,000 9,700	9,700

Karim Lehoussine	Busted

Tags: Blaise Bourgeois Casimir Seire Karim Lehoussine

12-10-2024 22:42 UTC+1

Budil Busts to Najchaus

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Matt Warburton

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

Picking up the action preflop, Vojtech Budil had all his chips in the middle from early position, all in for 20,500. He was up against Alexane Najchaus in the big blind, who had Budil well covered as the cards were turned.

Vojtech Budil: J♣J♥ All in
Alexane Najchaus: A♣Q♠

It was a classic race and the board ran out 6♣A♦8♠4♠4♥ to give Najchaus a pair of aces on the flop. She held to win the pot, eliminating Budil from the flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexane Najchaus	51,000 23,000	23,000
Vojtech Budil	Busted

Tags: Alexane Najchaus Vojtech Budil

12-10-2024 22:42 UTC+1

Laasonen Flips Good

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Angelo Marrone and Timo Laasonen had their cards on their backs with Marrone's tournament life at risk.

Angelo Marrone: 8♠8♥ All in
Timo Laasonen: A♦K♦

Marrone needed to avoid an ace or a king to survive, but the board ran out K♣J♦9♣4♦10♥, pairing Laasonen's king and sending Marrone to the rail
while Laasonen increased his stack even more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Laasonen	90,000 68,000	68,000
Angelo Marrone	Busted

Tags: Angelo Marrone Timo Laasonen

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

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 23:15 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 23:33 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.