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

12-12-2024 18:34 UTC+1

Eskes Continues to Build His Stack

Tim Baker

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

Lazare Kalebashvili opened to 20,000 from middle position with Lasse Hansen calling on the button and Tjenno Eskes defending out of the big blind.

The Q♠2♥K♣ flop checked through for the 6♠ to come on the turn. Eskes and Kalebashvili checked to Hansen, who fired out a bet of 25,000. Eskes called, but Kalebashvili folded.

Eskes opted to lead out for 100,000 when the 7♠ came on the river. Hansen instantly folded and the pot was pushed to Eskes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tjenno Eskes	1,400,000 236,000	236,000
Lasse Hansen	700,000 197,000	197,000
Lazare Kalebashvili	120,000 282,000	282,000

Tags: Lasse Hansen Lazare Kalebashvili Tjenno Eskes

12-12-2024 18:32 UTC+1

Kitai Hits the Rail

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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

Tags: Davidi Kitai Jacob Amsellem

12-12-2024 18:29 UTC+1

Porter Doubles With Full House

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Matt Warburton

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

Julian Salvesen raised to 20,000 from the hijack, Luke Porter three-bet to 70,000 from the big blind and Salvesen called.

The flop came 9♥J♠K♦ and Porter continued for 40,000, which Salvesen called. On the 3♦ turn, Porter bet out, this time for 80,000. Salvesen called again.

The river was the J♦ and Porter moved almost all in, betting 199,000 and leaving himself just 7,000 behind. Salvesen went deep into the tank and used several of his time bank cards before eventually making the call.

Porter flipped over K♣K♠ for a full house, kings full of jacks. Salvesen couldn't beat it and mucked his hand, while Porter scooped in a huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Porter	800,000 90,000	90,000
Julian Salvesen	450,000 123,000	123,000

Tags: Julian Salvesen Luke Porter

12-12-2024 18:23 UTC+1

Compte Holds Against Sokolovsky

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Sebastien Compte opened the action to 22,000. When it was Alexander Sokolovsky's turn to act, he asked how much his opponent had behind before putting out a three-bet to 65,000. The action folded back to Compte, who moved all in for 317,000. Sokolovsky double-checked his cards and made the call.

Sebastien Compte: 10♠10♦ All in
Alexander Sokolovsky: A♠K♣

Compte found himself in a flip deep in the main event. The board ran out 3♣6♦7♥Q♥3♠, and his pocket tens held strong, allowing him to secure a much-needed double-up and climb to an above-average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Sokolovsky	800,000 350,000	350,000
Sebastien Compte	650,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky Sebastien Compte

12-12-2024 18:19 UTC+1

Oberlieben Wins it With a Tiny Bet

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Tim Baker

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

Artur Shupa opened to 20,000 from early position with only Ken Oberlieben defending out of the big blind.

The two players checked a board of 6♥4♦3♥2♠8♠ all the way to river before Oberlieben put out a small bet of 11,000. Shupe thought about it briefly before folding his cards and forfeiting the pot to Oberlieben.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Oberlieben	1,150,000 220,000	220,000
Artur Shupa	875,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Artur Shupa Ken Oberlieben

12-12-2024 18:09 UTC+1

Marques Melts Tedeschi’s Stack With a Set of Snowmen

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Kai Cocklin

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

There were already around 250,000 chips in the pot on a board of 5♠J♠8♣2♥ when Pedro Marques checked from the cutoff and Paul-Francois Tedeschi fired 118,000 on the button. After a while, Marques shoved his stack of 636,000 into the middle, which gave Tedeschi a decision for his remaining stack of around 300,000.

All of Tedeschi's timebanks went into the middle while he mulled it over, and after burning through three, he made the call.

Paul-Francois Tedeschi: J♦10♦ All in
Pedro Marques: 8♠8♥

Tedeschi was already on his feet as he realized he was drawing dead, and there was no possible card in the deck that could save him. The 9♣ on the river was just a formality, and Marques was pushed the monster pot, which brought his stack up to around 1,300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	1,300,000 550,000	550,000

Paul-Francois Tedeschi	Busted

Tags: Paul-Francois Tedeschi Pedro Marques

12-12-2024 18:08 UTC+1

Gkatzas Scores Huge Knockout

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Alessandro Pichierri opened the action to 20,000, and Sylwia Studniarz three-bet to 60,000 from the cutoff. The action folded to Simas Karaliunas in the small blind, who moved all in for 314,000. Dimitrios Gkatzas asked for the exact count from the big blind before moving all in himself for 363,000. Both Pichierri and Studniarz folded.

Simas Karaliunas: A♥Q♦ All in
Dimitrios Gkatzas: Q♠Q♣

Karaliunas needed some luck to win this hand, but the J♣3♣5♣ flop made his job even harder, taking away one of his outs. The J♥ turn and 4♠ river offered no help, and Karaliunas was eliminated from the tournament as Gkatzas added a significant pot to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylwia Studniarz	1,000,000

Dimitrios Gkatzas	750,000 575,000	575,000
Alessandro Pichierri	500,000 185,000	185,000
Simas Karaliunas	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Dimitrios Gkatzas Simas Karaliunas Sylwia Studniarz

12-12-2024 18:08 UTC+1

Sokolovsky Makes Nut Flush to Send Jorstad to Rail

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Matt Warburton

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

With action already on the flop on a board of 6♦2♠J♠, Alexander Sokolovsky checked and Espen Jorstad bet 21,000. Sokolovsky then raised it up to 75,000 and Jorstad called.

The turn was the 9♠ and Sokolovsky continued his aggression with a bet of 63,000. Jorstad called again to make for an inflated pot.

On the 4♣ river, Sokolovsky pushed all in with the bigger stack. Jorstad didn't take too long before he flicked in a chip to make the call. Jorstad had J♣J♥ for a set of jacks, but Sokolovsky turned over A♠7♠ for the nut flush to win a huge pot, sending Jorstad to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Sokolovsky	1,150,000 655,000	655,000
Espen Jorstad	Busted

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky Espen Jorstad

12-12-2024 18:03 UTC+1

Gherghe Finds Runner-Runner Flush to Crack Aces

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Matt Warburton

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

Razvan Gherghe open-shoved all in from middle position with a short stack of 52,000, a little over five big blinds. Georgios Vrakas called from the button with the bigger stack. Players turned their cards, with Gherghe at risk.

Razvan Gherghe: Q♦Q♥ All in
Georgios Vrakas: A♥A♣

The flop came J♦A♦2♥ and Vrakas further improved to a set of aces. The turn was the 7♦, which gave Gherghe some outs to a flush. The river fell the 8♦ and Gherghe completed his runner-runner flush to win the pot, doubling his stack.

Vrakas commented that he can't even win a hand with a set of aces.