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

12-12-2024 20:48 UTC+1

Runcan Runs Good, Leaves Wood Chopped

Kai Cocklin

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

Paul Runcan opened from middle position and Philipp Wood three-bet from the button to 72,000. When it got back to Runcan, he put in the four-bet to 180,000, then Wood shoved. Runcan had around 650,000 total and made the call, which left him at risk.

Paul Runcan: Q♠Q♣ All in
Philipp Wood: A♦K♥

It was a tale as old as time with two premium hands racing off against each other deep in a poker tournament. The advantage stuck with Runcan after the J♣10♠5♥ flop, but Wood did pick up two extra outs with his Broadway draw. Just as quickly as they were gained, those two outs vanished from Wood's radar on the J♦ turn, which left him with one more shot.

All eyes were locked on the board as the dealer burned and turned over the 2♦, giving Runcan the big double-up, and chopping Wood's stack down to around 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	1,300,000 650,000	650,000

Philipp Wood	300,000 521,000	521,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Philipp Wood

12-12-2024 20:50 UTC+1

Erlandsson Four-Bets Sokolovsky

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Daniel Erlandsson opened the action from under the gun to 26,000 and received a call from Sebastien Compte. The action folded to Alexander Sokolovsky, who put out a three-bet to 120,000 from the small blind.

Erlandsson confirmed the count of the three-bet, then raised to 251,000. Compte folded, leaving Sokolovsky to decide.

He used his first time bank and seconds before using his last one he tossed his hand into the muck, conceding the pot to Erlandsson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Erlandsson	1,150,000 100,000	100,000
Alexander Sokolovsky	750,000 220,000	220,000
Sebastien Compte	700,000

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky Daniel Erlandsson Sebastien Compte

12-12-2024 20:52 UTC+1

Quads For McSwiney

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Kai Cocklin

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

PokerNews caught the ending of a hand on a full board of 7♦7♣10♠7♥10♥ with around 200,000 chips in the middle. Joshua McSwiney had his stack of 521,000 in the middle, which left Laszlo Molnar with a huge decision for the bulk of his stack.

Molnar was on the clock and after using some extra time, he made the call with a stack of just over 700,000.

McSwiney then showed 8♠7♠ for quads, and Molnar flipped over Q♣10♣ for top full house, which was no good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua McSwiney	1,250,000 663,000	663,000
Laszlo Molnar	200,000 610,000	610,000

Tags: Joshua McSwiney Laszlo Molnar

12-12-2024 20:53 UTC+1

Shupa Shows Aggression on Every Street

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Tim Baker

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

Artur Shupa opened the button to 25,000 with Georgios Vrakas defending out of the big blind.

Vrakas check-called a bet of 25,000 from Shupa on the A♠J♦10♥ flop.

The turn came the A♦ and Vrakas check-called another bet from Shupa, this time for 125,000.

Vrakas opted to lead out for 90,000 upon seeing the 7♠ fall on the river. Shupa paused for a few moments, before he shoved for roughly 650,000. Vrakas tossed his cards into the muck and Shupa pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Shupa	1,100,000 315,000	315,000
Georgios Vrakas	800,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Artur Shupa Georgios Vrakas

12-12-2024 20:59 UTC+1

Wintersberger Gets Some Value With a Set

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Tim Baker

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

With the board reading 2♠J♥9♠8♠4♥, David Wintersberger led out into two players from the big blind for a bet of 160,000. Danut Chisu folded his hand from the hijack, but Lasse Hansen instantly called from the button.

Wintersberger turned over a set of deuces with 2♥2♣ and Hansen tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wintersberger	800,000 527,000	527,000
Danut Chisu	700,000 150,000	150,000
Lasse Hansen	600,000 139,000	139,000

Tags: Danut Chisu David Wintersberger Lasse Hansen

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

12-12-2024 21:00 UTC+1

Last Level Bustouts

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wintersberger	Busted
Matheus Baldissarelli	Busted
Dan Borlan	Busted
Beka Iordanishvili	Busted
Kimmo Kurko	Busted
Philipp Wood	Busted
Daan Mulders	Busted

12-12-2024 21:01 UTC+1

Molnar Triples Up, Oie Wins Side Pot from Studniarz

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Matt Warburton

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

Vidar Oie kicked off the action with a raise to 26,000 from the hijack. Sylwia Studniarz called on the button, then Laszlo Molnar moved all in from the big blind for 190,000. Oie shoved over the top for 280,000 and Studniarz went into the tank, then got the counts before flicking in a chip with a smile to make the call. Players turned over their cards, with Molnar at risk and Oie covered by Studniarz.

Laszlo Molnar: 8♣8♠ All in
Vidar Oie: A♥Q♥ All in
Sylwia Studniarz: 8♦7♦

The flop came Q♣9♦10♣ and Oie paired his queen, while Studniarz picked up a straight draw. The turn 8♥ changed everything as Molnar made a set of eights to get ahead and Studniarz lost a few outs. The river was the A♠ and Molnar held with his eights to win the pot, tripling up his stack.

Oie won the side pot with two pair, aces and queens, which saved him from elimination but left him with less than when he started the hand. Studniarz lost the most from the pot, but her stack barely seemed to take a hit as she still had more than 1.3 million to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylwia Studniarz	1,360,000 154,000	154,000

Laszlo Molnar	600,000 400,000	400,000
Vidar Oie	180,000 164,000	164,000

Tags: Laszlo Molnar Sylwia Studniarz Vidar Oie

12-12-2024 21:12 UTC+1

Gherghe Hits the Rail

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Razvan Gherghe opened to 35,000 from early position, leaving just 4,000 chips behind. Both Josef Schusteritsch from middle position and Georgios Vrakas from the button called.

The trio saw the 8♦4♣K♣ flop, and all of them checked. The turn brought the 4♠, and Gherghe moved all in for his remaining 4,000 chips. Schusteritsch called, but Vrakas raised to 50,000, forcing Schusteritsch to fold.

Razvan Gherghe: 2♦2♣ All in
Georgios Vrakas: A♥4♥

Gherghe needed a deuce on the river to win against his opponent’s trips, but the river came J♥, and Gherghe was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Vrakas	1,050,000 100,000	100,000
Josef Schusteritsch	670,000 43,000	43,000
Razvan Gherghe	Busted

Tags: Georgios Vrakas Josef Schusteritsch Razvan Gherghe

12-12-2024 21:14 UTC+1

Ferrer Puts a Small Dent in Studniarz' Stack

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Kai Cocklin

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

Sylwia Studniarz made a raise from the small blind and Kevin Fernandez Ferrer committed himself with a three-bet to 175,000 from the big blind, leaving just 25,000 behind. Studniarz called.

They saw a flop of 6♥9♦3♥ and Studniarz moved all in and Ferrer called off his last 25,000.

Kevin Fernandez Ferrer: A♣7♦ All in
Sylwia Studniarz: K♣Q♣

Ferrer's ace-high was in the lead for now and he added an unnecessary gutshot straight draw on the 5♠ turn. Studniarz needed to find a king or a queen to secure the knockout, but the 9♠ river meant Ferrer doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylwia Studniarz	1,200,000 160,000	160,000

Kevin Fernandez Ferrer	415,000 143,000	143,000

Tags: Kevin Fernandez Ferrer Sylwia Studniarz