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

Dec 10, 2024

Saracoglu Doubles After El Asmar's Gamble Doesn't Pay Off

Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

There were already around 20,000 chips in the pot on a 4♠10♥3♦Q♣ board when Atilla Saracoglu had fired 16,400, leaving himself just 500 behind. Hady El Asmar took his time before he shoved, and Saracoglu called off his last 500.

Atilla Saracoglu: K♠K♥ All in
Hady El Asmar: 7♥7♦

El Asmar was behind with his pocket sevens and looking to hit the jackpot by improving to a set. However, the jackpot bells didn't ring as the 6♣ fell on the river, which kept Saracoglu's pocket kings in the lead.

Tags: Atilla Saracoglu Hady El Asmar

Dec 10, 2024

Rezaei Falls to Cekalin's Kings

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Daniel Rezaei called from the small blind and Ritvars Cekalins took his option and raised to 1,700 from the big blind. Rezaei three-bet to 5,500 and, undeterred, Cekalins four-bet to 11,200. Rezaei called.

Rezaei check-called a 5,500 bet from Cekalins on the 7♠5♥J♣ flop and checked again on the 6♠ turn. Cekalins bet enough to put Rezaei all in for his last 24,000 and Rezaei counted out his stack before placing it into the middle.

Daniel Rezaei: A♥J♥ All in
Ritvars Cekalins: K♣K♦

Rezaei had flopped top pair, top kicker, but was in trouble against Cekalins' cowboys.

The 4♣ river failed to improve Rezaei and he wished his tablemates good luck as he exited the tournament area.

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Ritvars Cekalins

Dec 10, 2024

Kashani Gets a Double Through Saeed

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Barry Russell

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on a flop 10♣3♠Q♥. Abu Saeed bet 4,500 into a pot of roughly 8,500 from the small blind and Arian Kashani called on the button.

Saeed quickly shoved when the K♦ hit the turn and was snap-called by Kashani.

Arian Kashani: K♣Q♠ All in
Abu Saeed: J♥J♣

No help for Saeed when the 7♠ completed the board.

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Dec 10, 2024

Suhonen Flops a Full House

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Barry Russell

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

There were roughly 13,000 chips in the pot on 9♦9♥6♦4♥J♣. Elias Suhonen led 14,000 from the big blind into Nikita Kuznetcov in early position and Valeri Savov on the button.

Action was on Kuznetcov who thought about his decision for around one minute then called. Savov quickly folded.

Suhonen tabled 6♥6♣, Kuznetcov shook his hand then mucked his cards,.

Tags: Elias Suhonen Nikita Kuznetcov Valeri Savov

Dec 10, 2024

Yotsushika Runs Into Kings

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Valeriano Toledano Moreno raised to 1,000 from under the gun, Sven Stok three-bet to 2,500, from the cutoff, and Kazuhiko Yotsushika cold called, on the button. Moreno also called.

The 8♥5♦3♦ flop saw the action check to Stok, who continued for 3,000. Yotsushika called and Moreno stepped aside.

The 4♥ turn saw Stok slow down with a check. Yotsushika took the lead for 5,500 and Stok moved all in. Yotsushika called off for his effective stack of 17,000.

Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A♥4♣ All in
Sven Stok: K♣K♦

The 10♦ river couldn't crack Stock's kings and Yotsushika was sent to the rail.

Tags: Kazuhiko Yotsushika Sven Stok Valeriano Toledano Moreno

Dec 10, 2024

Jacks No Good for Desmond

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

There was a preflop all in between Cory Desmond and Oliver Weis at Table 71.

Cory Desmond: J♠J♣ All in
Oliver Weis: 5♦5♥

Desmond was a strong favorite to double up, but the 5♣8♦9♠ flop gave Weis a commanding lead with a set. The 7♦ turn offered Desmond some chop possibilities, but the 8♠ on the river sealed the hand with a full house for Weis, sending Desmond out of the tournament.

Tags: Cory Desmond Oliver Weis

Dec 10, 2024

Johnson Misclicks

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With 4,000 chips in the middle on a 7♠J♣K♣ flop, Keith Johnson had checked from the hijack and Andreas Berggren fired 1,600 from the button. Johnson then put 2,600, which was supposed to be a call, but had to be deemed a min-raise as it was over half the value of the bet he was facing. Berggren then called the 3,200.

An A♣ on the turn went check-check and the K♦ river saw Johnson check again, then Berggren fired 6,200. Johnson was thinking for a while, but eventually settled on a fold, and Berggren was pushed the pot.

Johnson was left with just 500 chips at the end of Day 1a after losing a pot in the last hand of the day. However, he was allowed to forfeit that stack and bought in again on Day 1b.

Tags: Andreas Berggren Keith Johnson

Dec 10, 2024

Brooker Hits River to Survive

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Matthew Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Adam Wagner raised from the button and Liam Brooker moved all in from the small blind with a short stack of just 4,000. Wagner called and players flipped their cards.

Liam Brooker: 7♦7♥ All in
Adam Wagner: A♥Q♣

Wagner pulled ahead when he hit an ace on the A♦4♠5♠ flop. The turn was a blank, the Q♠, but the river came the 7♠ to give Brooker a set of sevens to win the pot and double his stack.

Tags: Adam Wagner Liam Brooker

Dec 10, 2024

Queens no Good for Paschall

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

William Paschall raised to 1,200 from early position and was called by Petr Kubenka on the button for a heads-up pot.

Both players checked on the 8♦K♠5♥ flop and then Paschall check-called a 1,500 bet from Kubenka on the 8♠ turn and a 3,000 bet from Kubenka on the J♥ river.

Kubenka tabled K♥Q♥ for a pair of kings and Paschall showed he held Q♣Q♠ before sending them into the muck.

Tags: Petr Kubenka William Paschall

Dec 10, 2024

Larsen Bluffs Grafton on River

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Matthew Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Sam Grafton kicked off the action with a raise to 1,100 from the hijack and Birger Larsen called in the cutoff.

The flop came 8♦Q♦3♥ and Grafton made a continuation bet of 1,100, which Larsen called. Grafton fired again on the 5♥ turn, betting 3,500. Larsen called again to take the hand to the river.

On the 5♦ river, Grafton checked to Larsen, who placed out a bet of 8,500. Grafton thought for a moment, peeled his cards, scratched his face, checked his cards again, played with his chips, looked once more at his cards, then shrugged and folded, showing the 8♥.

"Nice hand," said Grafton. But Larsen commented that he didn't have much. Players prodded at Larsen to show one card in return, so he flipped over the A♥, then decided to show both and revealed the 10♦ to show that he was bluffing.

Tags: Birger Larsen Sam Grafton