€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-12-2024 18:32 UTC+1

Kitai Hits the Rail

Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Davidi Kitai open-raised from middle position and picked up a call before Jacob Amsellem moved all in from the small blind for 365,000. Kitai called all in for around 210,000 and the two players turned their cards, with Kitai at risk.

Davidi Kitai: A♦10♦ All in
Jacob Amsellem: A♣K♦

Kitai was dominated, but the flop of 4♦6♥7♦ gave him a chance when he picked up a flush draw. The turn was the J♥ and river the 4♥ and Kitai missed his outs. Amsellem held with ace-king high to win the pot and Kitai was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Amsellem	680,000 150,000	150,000

Davidi Kitai	Busted

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12-12-2024 18:37 UTC+1

Dealer "Does It" to Pistalo

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Philip Joyce opened the action from middle position to 20,000. The action folded to Davor Pistalo, who put out a three-bet of 65,000 from the small blind. Everyone folded, leaving Joyce to act. After confirming the exact count of his opponent's stack and using one timebank chip, Joyce moved all in, and Pistalo snap-called.

Davor Pistalo: Q♥Q♣ All in
Philip Joyce: A♥5♥

Pistalo was in excellent shape, with the 9♠10♥2♦ flop offering little danger. The 7♥ on the turn, however, gave Joyce a flush draw.

"Don't do it," Pistalo said to the dealer, but unfortunately for him, the river brought the 2♥, completing Joyce's flush and sending Pistalo to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Joyce	850,000 400,000	400,000
Davor Pistalo	Busted

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12-12-2024 18:38 UTC+1

Recent Bustouts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Lebedev	Busted
Gerard Carbo	Busted

12-12-2024 18:48 UTC+1

Vrakas Finds an Ace to End Reiser's Run

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Stefan Reiser got his last 100,000 into the middle with Georgios Vrakas making the call to try and bust him.

Stefan Reiser: K♥K♣ All in
Georgios Vrakas: A♣10♣

Reiser was in great shape to double-up with Cowboys, that is until the dealer fanned out a flop of 10♠A♥8♣ to give Vrakas two pair. The rest of the board ran out 8♠8♥ and Reiser was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Vrakas	400,000 280,000	280,000
Stefan Reiser	Busted

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12-12-2024 18:52 UTC+1

Mulaj Busts With Kings as DeRooij Hits Dream Flop

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Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 9♣A♦3♣ and Rama Mulaj checked. Thomas de Rooij made a bet, then Mulaj check-raised all in for 272,000.

DeRooij made the call and flipped over A♣4♣ for a pair of aces with nut flush draw. Mulaj had K♦K♠ for pocket kings.

The turn was the 4♠ and river the Q♣ and DeRooij further improved to a flush, not that he needed it. He won the pot and Mulaj was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas de Rooij	1,050,000 770,000	770,000
Rama Mulaj	Busted

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12-12-2024 19:04 UTC+1

Golinski Wakes Up With Aces

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Thomas de Rooij opened the action from early position to 20,000, and Hang Xu moved all in from the cutoff. Action folded to Mariusz Golinski in the small blind, who also moved all in. De Rooij folded.

Hang Xu: A♥Qx All in
Mariusz Golinski: A♠A♦

Xu was in a tough spot but found a glimmer of hope when the J♥2♦K♦ flop gave him a gutshot straight draw. Unfortunately for Xu, the 7♠ turn and 3♥ river brought no help, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas de Rooij	1,200,000 150,000	150,000
Mariusz Golinski	600,000 288,000	288,000
Hang Xu	Busted

Tags: Hang Xu Mariusz Golinski Thomas De Rooij

12-12-2024 19:04 UTC+1

Hitting the Rail

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Docherty	Busted
Lazare Kalebashvili	Busted
Lukas Pazma	Busted
Hang Xu	Busted
Yauheni Tsiareshchanka	Busted
Denis Charlier	Busted
Panagiotis Oikonomou	Busted

12-12-2024 20:31 UTC+1

Bojovic Unable to Spin Up a Short Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The action folded around to Paul Runcan in the small blind, who shoved to put Luka Bojovic to the test in the big blind. Bojovic only had around 60,000 in his stack and put himself at risk after he took a peek at his cards.

Paul Runcan: J♥3♥ All in
Luka Bojovic: Q♠10♥

Bojovic needed to double up to survive as he was one of the shortest stacks in the tournament, but fell behind on the J♣7♣4♥ flop as Runcan paired his jack. A 6♣ on the turn didn't offer Bojovic any more help, and the K♠ river meant he was eliminated in the final level of Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	650,000 118,000	118,000

Luka Bojovic	Busted

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12-12-2024 20:38 UTC+1

It's Always Coming Seven

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Julian Salvesen moved all in from middle position for 100,000. Action folded to Ken Oberlieben, who, after confirming the exact count, announced all in as well. The big blind folded, and the players revealed their hands.

Julian Salvesen: A♣A♠ All in
Ken Oberlieben: 7♣7♥

Oberlieben was far behind, but that changed when the dealer revealed the 2♦7♠J♦ flop. Salvesen needed one of the two remaining aces in the deck to stay alive, but the 5♦ turn and K♠ river provided no help, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Oberlieben	1,300,000 114,000	114,000
Julian Salvesen	Busted

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12-12-2024 20:59 UTC+1

Vrakas Flips Jankowski Out

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The action picked up with both players’ cards flipped in front of them.

Lucjan Jankowski: A♥7♠ All in
Georgios Vrakas: 4♠4♥

Jankowski’s tournament life was on the line, and he needed help to survive. The flop of 10♦2♥K♥ didn’t provide any, but the Q♦ on the turn gave him some additional outs. However, the 9♥ on the river wasn’t one of them, and Jankowski was eliminated from the tournament. Vrakas, meanwhile, is now edging closer to the million-chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Vrakas	950,000 150,000	150,000
Lucjan Jankowski	Busted

Tags: Georgios Vrakas Lucjan Jankowski