€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-11-2024 13:36 UTC+1

Bustouts

Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	Busted
Paul Minzariu	Busted
Alexandru Lupuleac	Busted
Keith Johnson	Busted
Renata Onodyova	Busted
Reino Rasmussen	Busted
Markkos Ladev	Busted
Mehdi Senhaji	Busted
Lukas Rose	Busted
Pavel Marecek	Busted
Ivan Banic	Busted

Sonny Franco	Busted
Julio Carvalho	Busted
Marton Czuczor	Busted
Patrick Bueno	Busted
Miroslav Forman	Busted
Francisco Blanco	Busted
Simon Lofberg	Busted
Joshua Boulton	Busted
Espen Oeye	Busted
Vasyl Pidhrushnyi	Busted
Stefan Egermann	Busted
Henrik Veldhoen	Busted
Enguerran Freslon	Busted
Itai Levy	Busted

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12-11-2024 14:27 UTC+1

Kade's Aces End Schlueter's Run

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heinz Schlueter shoved for his last 7,000 from middle position and was called by Vanessa Kade in the hijack and Enrico Camosci in the cutoff.

Kade checked to Camosci on the 5♣5♠5♥ flop and he bet 6,000. Kade then check-raised to 16,000 and Camosci let his hand go.

Heinz Schlueter: A♥7♦ All in
Vanessa Kade: A♣A♠

Schlueter was drawing to a chop against Kade's aces, but the K♦2♦ runout kept Kade best with her rockets and Schleuter was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Camosci	220,000 5,000	5,000
Vanessa Kade	185,000 3,000	3,000
Heinz Schlueter	Busted

Tags: Enrico Camosci Heinz Schlueter Vanessa Kade

12-11-2024 14:45 UTC+1

Hand Lightens the Field

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Fintan Hand opened from the cutoff and just behind him, Alessandro Siena shoved for a bit over 30,000 from on the button. It was folded back to Hand, who called to put Siena at risk.

Alessandro Siena: 5♥5♠ All in
Fintan Hand: 8♥8♦

Siena would need some help with lower pair, but the 4♥Q♣J♠3♥9♥ runout kept Hand's eights best and Siena was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	140,000 68,500	68,500
Alessandro Siena	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Siena Fintan Hand

12-11-2024 14:53 UTC+1

Jacks No Good for Kassouf

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joining the action on a Q♣5♦3♠Q♦Q♥ board, William Kassouf shoved for 26,000 into a pot of around 35,000.

His opponent was Alexander Ivarsson who snap-called.

Kassouf tabled J♥J♠ but they were no good against the A♦A♠ of Ivarsson.

"Nice hand," said Kassouf. "Should have shoved pre, but then the board [...] just kept getting better and better for my hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Ivarsson	215,000 56,000	56,000
William Kassouf	Busted

Tags: Alexander Ivarsson William Kassouf

12-11-2024 15:26 UTC+1

Dedoni Collects the Rest of Peukert's Chips

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Giuseppe Dedoni opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and just behind him, Stefan Peukert shoved for his last 9,000 on the button. It was folded back to Dedoni, who quickly called to put Peukert at risk.

Stefan Peukert: Q♥J♥ All in
Giuseppe Dedoni: A♠K♠

The board ran out 3♦4♠4♥7♦9♥ — keeping Dedoni best with Big Slick to eliminate Peukert.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Dedoni	220,000 130,000	130,000
Stefan Peukert	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Dedoni Stefan Peukert

12-11-2024 15:28 UTC+1

There Are Always Backdoors

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a three-bet pot, Arjel Daci checked to Valentino Konakchiev who continued for 19,000 on the 10♦4♣2♣ flop. Daci then check-raised all in for 53,000 and action was on Konakchiev.

He thought, with tablemate Anton Wigg eventually calling time. Konakchiev then called.

Arjel Daci: 9♣9♠ All in
Valentino Konakchiev: A♥Q♣

Daci was ahead but reacted by getting to his feet when the A♣ rolled off on the turn. The river was the Q♥ and Daci was eliminated.

"I called because of the backdoors," Konakchiev said aloud. "He has jacks in his range. I have the queen of clubs and backdoor draws up and down."

Player	Chips	Progress
Arjel Daci	470,000 182,000	182,000
Valentino Konakchiev	Busted

Tags: Anton Wigg Arjel Daci Valentino Konakchiev

12-11-2024 15:35 UTC+1

EPT Cyprus Champion Weis Among Recent Eliminations

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Will Shillibier

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantyn Holskyi	Busted
Paawan Bansal	Busted
Juha Helppi	Busted
Diego Zeiter	Busted
Dimitri Steinfeuer	Busted
John Dwyer	Busted
Mateusz Wozniak	Busted
Oliver Weis	Busted

Manoe Betrix	Busted
Avraham Shavit	Busted
Zdenek Zizka	Busted
Neel Joshi	Busted

12-11-2024 16:13 UTC+1

Hallaert Among Recent Eliminations

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Will Shillibier

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andries Swart	Busted
Szabo Gergo	Busted
Sebastian Sylvester	Busted
Wojciech Frankowski	Busted
Yurii Zabrodotskyi	Busted
Yakov Bar	Busted
Sharon Sade	Busted
Timo Laasonen	Busted
Ilya Nikiforov	Busted
Ziv Caspi	Busted
Erik Bakker	Busted
Piero Alioto	Busted
Mohamad El Rais	Busted

Alexandros Michas	Busted
Justin Steinbrenner	Busted
Pascal Hartmann	Busted
Alessandro Barone	Busted
Alexis Barjon	Busted
Felix Marutz	Busted
Franck Kalfon	Busted
Luca Maccatrozzo	Busted
George-Mircea Tomescu	Busted
Diego Biba	Busted
Borys Turitsa	Busted
Damian Eichler	Busted

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12-11-2024 16:38 UTC+1

Grafton Gives Swensen "Death by Quads"

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Dan O'Hair

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sam Grafton opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and Thomas Swensen shoved his short stack into the middle from the big blind. Grafton quickly called and a showdown was held.

Thomas Swensen: A♠J♣ All in
Sam Grafton: K♠K♦

Swensen needed some help to keep his Main Event run alive, but the 8♥K♥K♣ flop immediately left Swensen drawing dead after upgrading Grafton to quad kings.

The 6♠ turn and 4♣ river made the elimination official and Grafton was sent the rest of Swensen's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	230,000 97,000	97,000

Thomas Swensen	Busted

Tags: Sam Grafton Thomas Swensen

12-11-2024 17:01 UTC+1

No Friends in Poker

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Will Shillibier

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Umberto Ruggeri three-bet to 18,000 from the next position.

It folded back to Di Giacomo who four-bet all in for around 50,000. Ruggeri checked his cards before calling.

Claudio Di Giacomo: K♣Q♠ All in
Umberto Ruggeri: Q♣Q♥

The A♥J♣8♦6♣A♣ saw Ruggeri send his compatriot to the rail, with the table joking about the friendship between the two of them.

"Maybe he didn't believe you," commented someone.

"He's my friend," said Ruggeri. "But there are no friends at the poker table."

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Ruggeri	410,000 40,000	40,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Umberto Ruggeri