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

12-11-2024 22:02 UTC+1

Rajkovic Joins Munteanu on the Rail

Will Shillibier

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Anton Kraous opened to 8,000. Adi Rajkovic three-bet to 55,000 leaving himself around 25,000 behind. Kraous shoved and Rajokvic called all in for his tournament life and 81,000.

"I'm in bad shape," said Rajkovic as the first all-in hand took place.

Adi Rajkovic: A♠J♠ All in
Anton Kraous: K♠10♦

Turns out Rajkovic wasn't in as bad shape as he thought, but it got worse as the K♦5♥3♠ flop gave Kraous top pair and the lead. The turn 8♠ did gave Rajkovic outs to a flush, but the J♦ was too little too late and he became these second elimination on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	245,000 50,000	50,000
Adi Rajkovic	Busted

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Anton Kraous

12-11-2024 22:03 UTC+1

Zouari Avoids Bubble Pain

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jaehyung Park open-jammed from the hijack with a stack that covered the entire table. Jeremie Zouari was next to act in the cutoff and decided to commit them into the middle. After the rest of the table folded, and the camera crews arrived, the cards were revealed.

Jeremie Zouari: J♥J♣ All in
Jaehyung Park: 4♥3♣

As there had already been two eliminations during this hand, Zouari just had to avoid an unfortunate runout to double-up and be in the money.

The board ran out 5♠3♠10♠5♥K♠ and although Park hit a pair of threes, it wasn't enough to beat the pair of jacks of Zouari.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaehyung Park	400,000 50,000	50,000
Jeremie Zouari	210,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Jaehyung Park Jeremie Zouari

12-11-2024 22:04 UTC+1

Early Eliminations in the Money

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Engel	Busted
John Kitchen	Busted
Monnapa Geissler	Busted
Mustafa Simsek	Busted
Merijn Van Rooij	Busted

12-11-2024 22:24 UTC+1

Donato Doubles Through Mack; McKola Relieved

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Adam McKola opened to 10,000 and Carmelo Donato three-bet to 21,000. Adrian Mack then four-bet to 65,000 and McKola tank-folded.

"All in," said Mack, mistakenly thinking Donato had acted on his hand. Donato looked amused, thought a little while longer, before five-betting all in for 85,000. Mack snap-called.

Carmelo Donato: J♠J♦ All in
Adrian Mack: 8♦8♣

Donato was ahead and stayed that way on the K♠6♣4♦9♠3♥ runout.

"Thank f*ck for that," said McKola. "I'd have lost to both of you!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mack	230,000 120,000	120,000
Carmelo Donato	190,000 71,000	71,000
Adam McKola	155,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Adam McKola Adrian Mack Carmelo Donato

12-11-2024 22:26 UTC+1

Tsiareshchanka's Flop Raise Takes it Down

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Yauheni Tsiareshchanka opened to 8,000 from early position with Grzegorz Glowny and Julian Salvesen calling from the blinds.

After Glowny checked the 7♣6♠4♥ flop, Salvesen led out for 12,000 and was met by a raise to 32,000 from Tsiareshchanka. Glowny quickly folded, but Salvesen took a bit longer before letting go of his hand and forfeiting the pot to Tsiareshchanka.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Salvesen	300,000 28,000	28,000
Yauheni Tsiareshchanka	280,000 10,000	10,000
Grzegorz Glowny	115,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Grzegorz Glowny Julian Salvesen Yauheni Tsiareshchanka

12-11-2024 22:30 UTC+1

Paul Carr’s Brief Comeback Ends in Defeat

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Sava Krink

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Paul Carr narrowly squeaked into the money with just 7,000 chips to his name. After the bubble burst, he folded a few hands before being forced all in from the big blind. Davidi Kitai called, but Tom Cohen raised to 15,000, pushing Kitai out of the hand and setting up a showdown between Carr and Cohen.

Cohen revealed K♥J♣, while Carr, yet to look at his cards, turned over K♣Q♦ to the crowd’s surprise. The flop, however, brought 2♣K♦J♦, giving Cohen two pair and putting Carr on the brink of elimination.

The 4♦ turn changed nothing, but an unexpected Q♠ on the river gave Carr a better two pair and a lifeline with a critical double-up.

A few hands later, Cohen raised from under the gun to 8,000, and Carr pushed all in for 15,000. Seeking a potential comeback, Carr was met with a call, and the cards were revealed:

Paul Carr: A♥J♠ All in
Tom Cohen: A♣K♦

This time, there was no last-minute salvation for Carr as the board ran out A♦2♦7♠Q♥10♦, sending him to the rail. Despite the short-lived comeback, Carr left with a respectable finish and a story to tell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Cohen	198,000 13,000	13,000
Davidi Kitai	180,000 82,000	82,000

Paul Carr	Busted

Tags: Davidi Kitai Paul Carr Tom Cohen

12-11-2024 22:31 UTC+1

Final Four Hands

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The floor staff have announced that there will be four more hands before the remaining players bag up their chips and return for Day 3 tomorrow.

12-11-2024 22:32 UTC+1

Hand's Last Stand

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Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Scott Hall opened to 8,000 from middle position and Fintan Hand shoved for his last 56,000 from the small blind. Hall thought it over, but eventually decided to stick in a call to put Hand at risk.

Fintan Hand: A♣Q♦ All in
Scott Hall: A♦J♥

Hand was the favorite to double and remained that way on the 5♣2♦A♥ flop and K♥ turn; however, the J♠ river paired Hall's jack on the end — forcing Hand to settle for a min-cash as play winds down for the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Hall	175,000 45,000	45,000
Fintan Hand	Busted

Tags: Fintan Hand Scott Hall

12-11-2024 22:39 UTC+1

Play Concludes

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Play has concluded for the night with 191 players managing to make it through to Day 3 tomorrow. Stay tuned for a recap of the day and full chip counts to follow.

12-11-2024 23:18 UTC+1

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylwia Studniarz	842,000 315,000	315,000

Anton Bergstrom	715,000 103,000	103,000

Pierre Calamusa	700,000 60,000	60,000

Luke Porter	696,000 6,000	6,000
Jacob Amsellem	695,000 146,000	146,000

Marian Virlanuta	586,000 131,000	131,000
Cesar Garcia	585,000 254,000	254,000
Konstantinos Nanos	555,000 70,000	70,000
Alexander Ivarsson	539,000 33,000	33,000
Josef Schusteritsch	536,000 116,000	116,000
Enrico Camosci	535,000 137,000	137,000
Eduardo Kalil	529,000 529,000	529,000
Arjel Daci	526,000 14,000	14,000
Ritvars Cekalins	521,000 9,000	9,000
Jason Wheeler	515,000 347,000	347,000
Stanislaw Grodek	508,000 16,000	16,000
Jerry Odeen	495,000 87,000	87,000
Daniel Erlandsson	478,000 318,000	318,000
Christian Steindel	473,000 329,000	329,000
Florian Ribouchon	467,000 107,000	107,000
Alexander Sokolovsky	461,000 67,000	67,000
Lazare Kalebashvili	453,000 103,000	103,000
Gareth Devereux	424,000 144,000	144,000
Matheus Baldissarelli	413,000 64,000	64,000
Umberto Ruggeri	411,000 14,000	14,000

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