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

12-10-2024 21:50 UTC+1

Runcan With a Bluff

Barry Russell

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

There were roughly 20,000 chips in the pot when all players checked the turn on 10♠J♣3♦10♣. Ron Jeda bet 13,000 from early position when the 4♠ hit the river, action was on Paul Runcan who raised to 30,000 on the button. Bartolomeo-Fulvio Tato asked for a count before folding.

After a short deliberation, Jeda called and tabled A♦A♥. Runcan showed K♠Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ron Jeda	103,000 103,000	103,000
Bartolomeo-Fulvio Tato	32,000 32,000	32,000
Paul Runcan	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Ron Jeda

12-10-2024 21:53 UTC+1

Cigliano and Thiriart Chop One up

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Dan O'Hair

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

Arthur Thiriart opened to 2,000 from middle position and was called by Andras Jakabfi in the hijack and Alberto Cigliano in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Everyone checked on the 8♥9♣Q♠ flop and 4♥ turn, but Cigliano led out for 7,500 after the 5♣ completed the board.

Thiriart called, Jakabfi folded, and Cigliano turned over A♥9♥ for a pair of nines. Thiriart tabled A♠9♠ for the same hand and they each profited a bit at Jakabfi's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Cigliano	77,000 46,200	46,200
Arthur Thiriart	50,000 50,000	50,000
Andras Jakabfi	45,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Alberto Cigliano Andras Jakabfi Arthur Thiriart

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 22:00 UTC+1

Segatto Wins Race to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

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

Following a raise to 2,000 from the hijack, Yauheni Tsiareshchanka three-bet to 7,000 from the button. Massimo Segatto then four-bet to 21,000 from the big blind, which was most of his stack. Tsiareshchanka pushed all in for the rest and Segatto called for 29,600 total. Players flipped their cards.

Massimo Segatto: A♦K♠ All in
Yauheni Tsiareshchanka: J♠J♥

It was a classic poker race and Segatto won it as the board ran out K♥9♦7♠4♦5♠ to give him a pair of kings on the flop. He doubled up his stack to around 60,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yauheni Tsiareshchanka	85,000 85,000	85,000
Massimo Segatto	62,500 23,500	23,500

Tags: Massimo Segatto Yauheni Tsiareshchanka

12-10-2024 22:01 UTC+1

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

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

The remaining 433 players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

12-10-2024 22:10 UTC+1

Poker Sexism Accusations Lead to Bitter Social Media Feud | PokerNews Podcast #868

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Kaelaine Minton

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

In the 868th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio to discuss the bitter social media feud between Vanessa Kade and Ryan Depaulo, which started over a sponsorship for Benjamin "Bencb" Rolle and saw the likes of Charlie Carrel and Kevin Martin chime in.

You'll also get to check out the recent ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Invitational winners, which includes Kyna, and how the reigning WPT World Champ Dan Sepiol won $1 million in a daily fantasy football contest on Thanksgiving. Some other recent big winners were Faraz Jaka down at the Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open and David Prociak at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Series.

Finally, the year is quickly coming to an end, so the crew thought it was a good time to look at the PokerGO Tour leaderboard and see who is qualified for the $1,000,000 PGT Championship and who is on the bubble.

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop weekly every Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-10-2024 22:21 UTC+1

Top Ten Chip Counts Following Final Break

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Matt Warburton

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylwia Studniarz	217,300 87,300	87,300

Alessandro Pichierri	206,900 20,900	20,900
Philipp Wood	180,900 47,900	47,900
Jacob Amsellem	180,000 180,000	180,000

Michal Schuh	171,800 37,300	37,300
Anton Bergstrom	170,000 142,000	142,000

Itai Levy	166,000 41,000	41,000
Marco Di Persio	165,000 119,000	119,000
Michael Sklenicka	161,700 16,700	16,700

12-10-2024 22:33 UTC+1

Di Nicola Is on the Wrong Side of a Cooler

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot had grown to around 27,000 with two players looking at a board of 7♥K♠4♥A♥.

Ermanno Di Nicola, in the small blind, bet out 15,000. Thomas Graupner, in early position, tanked for some time before comically stacking all his chips into one single tower and sliding it forward with some caution. Di Nicola called.

Thomas Graupner: J♥10♥ All in
Ermanno Di Nicola: 9♥8♥

Both players had turned a flush, and the J♠ river changed nothing. Graupner doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Graupner	125,800
Ermanno Di Nicola	55,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Thomas Graupner

12-10-2024 22:34 UTC+1

Xanthopoulos Cracks Wozniak’s Pocket Aces

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

With more than 40,000 in the pot, Pavlos Xanthopoulos and Mateusz Wozniak faced off on a 9♣10♠J♠ flop. Xanthopoulos led out with a bet of 7,000, and Wozniak responded by moving all in for Xanthopoulos's effective stack of 52,000. Xanthopoulos called.

Pavlos Xanthopoulos: 7♣8♣ All in
Mateusz Wozniak: A♦A♥

Xanthopoulos had flopped a straight, cracking Wozniak's aces and the 5♠ turn and 4♣ river changed nothing, securing a massive double-up for the Greek player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	150,000
Mateusz Wozniak	55,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Mateusz Wozniak Pavlos Xanthopoulos