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

12-10-2024 22:37 UTC+1

Navarro Over the 100k Mark

Barry Russell

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

There were roughly 15,000 chips in the middle on 10♦J♣7♣J♠5♦.

Lucia Navarro, who was under the gun, bet around 15,000 after the turn went check-check. Eleftherios Kavoukis, in the big blind, thought for a moment before he called. Navarro tabled A♥J♦ then Kavoukis unhappily mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucia Navarro	105,000 58,000	58,000

Eleftherios Kavoukis	16,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Eleftherios Kavoukis Lucia Navarro

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 22:43 UTC+1

Carrera Finds a Double

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Ollie Garland

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

Rolando Carrera moved all in for 6,800, from the cutoff. Daniel Doroteo Moreno, on the button, made the call.

Rolando Carrera: A♦Q♥ All in
Daniel Doroteo Moreno: A♥10♠

Carrera was ahead and the 8♣9♣4♠ flop provided no immediate help for Moreno. The 5♠ turn and the 3♠ river saw Carrera best and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Doroteo Moreno	40,000 40,000	40,000
Rolando Carrera	16,600 38,400	38,400

Tags: Daniel Doroteo Moreno Rolando Carrera

12-10-2024 22:55 UTC+1

An Unlikely Chop Pot Counterfeits Cihar

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Ollie Garland

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

Giuseppe Dedoni raised to 2,500, from the hijack, Jakub Cihar called in the cutoff, as did Alon Huberman, in the big blind.

The A♥Q♥Q♣ flop checked the action to Cihar, who continued for 2,300. Huberman called and Dedoni folded.

The Q♠ turn checked through to the Q♦ on the river. With the nuts on board, Huberman moved all in and Cihar snap-called.

Alon Huberman: 9♥3♥ All in
Jakub Cihar: A♦8♦

Cihar's turned full house was counterfeited on the river, ensuring Huberman's big blind special became an unlikely chopped pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Dedoni	110,000 110,000	110,000
Jakub Cihar	65,000 5,000	5,000
Alon Huberman	32,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Alon Huberman Giuseppe Dedoni Jakub Cihar

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 23:04 UTC+1

Cigliano Claims a Four-Bet Pot

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Casimir Seire raised to 2,600 from middle position, and Alberto Cigliano three-bet to 8,500 from the cutoff. Abdel-Hakim Khelifa called from the big blind, and the action returned to Seire, who four-bet to 23,000. Cigliano called, while Khelifa folded.

The dealer revealed a flop of 7♣3♦K♥. Seire made a continuation bet of 9,000, and Cigliano made the call.

The action slowed down as both players checked the 6♠ turn and the 2♦ river. Seire revealed A♥Q♦, but the pot went to Cigliano, who showed 10♥10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Cigliano	150,000 73,000	73,000
Casimir Seire	60,000 20,000	20,000
Abdel-Hakim Khelifa	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Abdel-Hakim Khelifa Alberto Cigliano Casimir Seire

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 23:11 UTC+1

Muhr Doubles and Leaves Hoebe Short

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Matt Warburton

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

Fabio Muhr moved all in from under the gun for 14,600 and Bo Hoebe isolated from the button. The rest of the table folded and players flipped their cards, with Muhr at risk.

Fabio Muhr: J♥J♦ All in
Bo Hoebe: A♣Q♥

The board ran out 10♣9♣3♠2♣8♦ and Muhr held with his pocket jacks to double his stack, leaving Hoebe short.