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

Dec 12, 2024

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.

Tags: Georgios Vrakas Lucjan Jankowski

Dec 12, 2024

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.

Tags: Danut Chisu David Wintersberger Lasse Hansen

Dec 12, 2024

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.

Tags: Artur Shupa Georgios Vrakas

Dec 12, 2024

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.

Tags: Joshua McSwiney Laszlo Molnar

Dec 12, 2024

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.

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky Daniel Erlandsson Sebastien Compte

Dec 12, 2024

Runcan Runs Good, Leaves Wood Chopped

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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.

Tags: Paul Runcan Philipp Wood

Dec 12, 2024

Meli and Sorainen Play Round Two

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Kai Cocklin

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

Vincent Meli had his stack of almost 350,000 in the middle preflop and was put at risk by Finland's Luka Sorainen.

Vincent Meli: K♥K♣ All in
Luka Sorainen: A♠Q♦

Meli was in the lead with his cowboys, but it's never a comfortable moment seeing that overcard. However, Meli needn't have worried as the J♠7♠4♣4♥5♥ runout kept his pocket kings in the lead.

Tags: Luka Sorainen Vincent Meli

Dec 12, 2024

Meli Gets the Double Up

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Matthew Warburton

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

Luka Sorainen open-raised from the hijack and Vincent Meli moved all in from the button for 145,000. Sorainen looked across at his opponent and then made the call with the bigger stack. The cards were turned.

Vincent Meli: J♣10♣ All in
Luka Sorainen: 5♠5♦

The board ran out Q♣6♦6♥J♦10♠ and Meli paired his jack on the turn, then made two pair on the river, jacks and tens. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Tags: Luka Sorainen Vincent Meli

Dec 12, 2024

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.

Tags: Julian Salvesen Ken Oberlieben

Dec 12, 2024

Molnar Wins Pot With River Bet

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Matthew Warburton

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

Laszlo Molnar open-raised from the button and Arjel Daci called in the big blind.

The flop came 3♣9♠Q♥ and Daci checked. Molnar bet 18,000 and Daci called. Both players checked it back on the K♥ turn. The river was the 7♠ and Daci checked again. Molnar fired out a bet of 72,000, which proved too much for Daci. He folded and Molnar won the pot.

Tags: Arjel Daci Laszlo Molnar