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

12-10-2024 23:00 UTC+1

Kalebashvili Busts Margolin

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 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 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 22:42 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 22:42 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 22:38 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 22:37 UTC+1

Navarro Over the 100k Mark

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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 22:34 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

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 22:21 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