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

12-12-2024 17:59 UTC+1

Rudolph Flops a Straight to Bust Nanos

Tim Baker

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

Daniel Erlandsson raised to 20,000 from middle position with Christian Rudolph calling on the button and Konstantinos Nanos defending out of the big blind.

The 9♣7♦10♦ flop got checked to Rudolph and he put out a bet of 25,000. Nanos check-raised to 68,000, which only Rudolph called.

Nanos bet 148,000 when the 3♣ dropped on the turn, and after a few moments, Rudolph shoved for Nanos' remaining 270,000. Nanos pondered briefly and then made the call.

Konstantinos Nanos: J♦10♥ All in
Christian Rudolph: 8♠6♠

Rudolph was ahead with a flopped straight and could only lose if an eight was to fall on the river. However, the J♥ came on the river, and Nanos was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Rudolph	1,250,000 522,000	522,000
Daniel Erlandsson	770,000 440,000	440,000
Konstantinos Nanos	Busted

Tags: Christian Rudolph Daniel Erlandsson Konstantinos Nanos

12-12-2024 17:55 UTC+1

Kitai Hits Miracle Turn to Survive

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Nikita Kuznetsov opened the action to 20,000 from middle position, and on his direct left, Davidi Kitai moved all in for 141,000. Pascal Vos asked for the exact count, and after the dealer confirmed, he announced all in for approximately 350,000. Kuznetsov folded.

Davidi Kitai: J♥J♦ All in
Pascal Vos: Q♠Q♣

Kitai needed to find a jack to stay alive, but the flop 7♦7♠9♥ offered no help. A player from another table asked for a jack, and their wish was granted as the dealer revealed the J♣ on the turn. The 7♣ on the river completed the board, securing Kitai a much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	320,000 225,000	225,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	210,000 110,000	110,000
Pascal Vos	200,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Davidi Kitai Nikita Kuznetcov Pascal Vos

12-12-2024 17:44 UTC+1

Sukhov Busts First Hand Back From Break

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Kai Cocklin

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

The restart to Level 19 was delayed slightly as a table had to be broken and the players heading to the stream tabled had to get mic'd up, however, on some tables, dealing had already started. The floor announced to stop dealing on all tables, but the hands that had already been dealt were not declared as misdeals.

Play then resumed with Yevhen Sukhov already all-in from the button for his stack of 217,000. Pawel Wojciechowski looked down at his cards from the big blind and liked what he saw, then called to put Sukhov at risk.

Yevhen Sukhov: 7♦7♣ All in
Pawel Wojciechowski: A♦J♦

It was a flip that Sukhov needed to win, but he got off to a bad start on the J♠A♠5♦ flop as Wojciechowski hit top two pair. A 9♦ on the turn left Sukhov with just one more chance to survive, but he was already on his feet.

"You stood up already?!" asked Wojciechowski to Sukhov.

The stand-up equity didn't help Sukhov, though, as the 9♥ river meant he was eliminated in the first hand back from the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Wojciechowski	1,000,000 140,000	140,000
Yevhen Sukhov	Busted

Tags: Pawel Wojciechowski Yevhen Sukhov

12-12-2024 17:35 UTC+1

Top Ten Chip Counts Following Break

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Matt Warburton

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaehyung Park	1,291,000 11,000	11,000
Stanislaw Grodek	1,188,000 112,000	112,000
Tjenno Eskes	1,164,000 610,000	610,000
Jeremie Zouari	1,052,000 497,000	497,000
Artur Shupa	1,005,000 25,000	25,000
Sylwia Studniarz	1,000,000 250,000	250,000

Josef Schusteritsch	974,000 329,000	329,000
Danut Chisu	956,000 156,000	156,000
Ken Oberlieben	930,000 110,000	110,000
Conor Bergin	880,000 70,000	70,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

12-12-2024 17:31 UTC+1

Over $1,500 Added Value in our PokerNews Home Games on PokerStars in December

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Sandra Barbour

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

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12-12-2024 17:14 UTC+1

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining 86 players have been sent on a short 20-minute break.

Here are some highlights from the past level:

12-12-2024 17:14 UTC+1

Recent Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sandor Gyorffy	Busted
Roberto Ghidini	Busted
Jason Wheeler	Busted
Silvio Vitelli	Busted
Shmuel Hadad	Busted
Maksym Bosyk	Busted
Vitalijs Korhs	Busted

12-12-2024 17:11 UTC+1

Hadad Runs Into Marques' Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

As PokerNews reached the table, Shmuel Hadad was all-in for around 275,000 after a preflop raising war with Pedro Marques. Marques had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Shmuel Hadad: A♠Q♠ All in
Pedro Marques: K♦K♥

Marques had picked up pocket kings and Hadad found no help as the board ran out 6♥J♦8♣8♠J♣. Marques held with his two pair, kings and jacks to win the pot, sending Hadad to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	750,000 465,000	465,000

Shmuel Hadad	Busted

Tags: Pedro Marques Shmuel Hadad

12-12-2024 17:06 UTC+1

Chisu Back on the Rise

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With around 50,000 chips already in the middle on a 5♥5♣6♣10♥, Philip Joyce bet 18,000 from the cutoff and Danut Chisu called on the button.

A 6♠ double-paired the board on the river and Joyce thought for a second before he threw out a bet of 20,000. Chisu called at lightning speed.

Joyce confidently flipped 9♣9♠, but was behind to the K♠10♣ of Chisu, who turned a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Bergin	810,000 10,000	10,000
Danut Chisu	800,000 80,000	80,000
Davor Pistalo	500,000 15,000	15,000
Philip Joyce	450,000 150,000	150,000
Carmelo Donato	420,000 50,000	50,000
Sergey Lebedev	200,000 10,000	10,000
Nicolaus Paszkiewicz	140,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Danut Chisu Philip Joyce