€50,000 EPT Super High Roller Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-08-2024 14:04 UTC+1

Plausinaitis Three-Bets vs Astedt

Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

When it foled to Paulius Plausinaitis in the small blind, he opted to limp in. Niklas Astedt looked at his cards in the big blind and raised to 4,000. Plausinaitis three-bet to 16,000, which Astedt called.

The dealer fanned out a flop of K♦J♣2♣. Plausinaitis put out a bet which prompted an instant fold from Astedt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	260,000 40,000	40,000
Paulius Plausinaitis	220,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Niklas Astedt Paulius Plausinaitis

12-08-2024 14:05 UTC+1

Jacks Good for Yaroshevskyy

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Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a Q♥9♥4♠4♦ board, and with 11,500 in the middle, Igor Yaroshevskyy checked and Nikita Kuznetsov bet 14,000. Yaroshevskyy called.

The river was the 10♦ and both players checked. Yaroshevskyy tabled J♦J♥ and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	405,000 25,000	25,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	265,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Igor Yaroshevskyy Nikita Kuznetsov

12-08-2024 14:15 UTC+1

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Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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12-08-2024 14:15 UTC+1

Lasouski Shoves the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Artsiom Lasouski raised from early position to 2,500 and Igor Yaroshevskyy three-bet to 6,500 from the cutoff. After the blinds folded, Lasouski called.

Lasouski led out for 4,000 on the 6♥7♥3♠ flop and Yaroshevskyy called.

When the 8♠ came on the turn Lasouski shoved for 18,000 and Yaroshevskyy tossed his cards into the muck, forfeiting the pot to Lasouski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Yaroshevskyy	240,000 25,000	25,000
Artsiom Lasouski	40,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski

12-08-2024 14:15 UTC+1

Buldygin's Second Bullet Going Better

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Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a 9♦5♣2♣ flop, Viacheslav Buldygin bet 2,500 and was called by Sam Grafton. Markkos Ladev raised to 8,500 and Buldygin three-bet to 25,000.

Grafton folded but Ladev called. The turn 3♦ was checked by both players and the river was the 7♦. Buldygin used a time bank before betting 23,000 and Ladev promptly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav Buldygin	285,000 35,000	35,000
Markkos Ladev	210,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Markkos Ladev Sam Grafton Viacheslav Buldygin

12-08-2024 14:25 UTC+1

Ladev Six-Bets

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Teun Mulder raised to 2,000 under the gun and Sam Grafton three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack. Markkos Ladev was next to act in the cutoff and opted to put in the cold four-bet to 20,000. When it folded back to Mulder he five-bet to 48,000. Grafton quickly folded but Ladev burned through one time extention before he six-bet shoved for around 175,000. Mulder snap-folded and Ladev dragged in the pot

Player	Chips	Progress
Markkos Ladev	240,000 30,000	30,000
Teun Mulder	230,000 10,000	10,000
Sam Grafton	185,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Markkos Ladev Sam Grafton Teun Mulder

12-08-2024 14:32 UTC+1

Last Hand Before the Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ilya Nikiforov raised to 2,500 and Niklas Astedt three-bet to 12,000 from the small blind. Nikiforov called and the flop came 10♥8♣7♠

Astedt continued for 13,000 and his opponent called. The Swede checked the 4♣ turn and folded when Nikiforov bet 52,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilya Nikiforov	350,000 75,000	75,000
Niklas Astedt	240,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ilya Nikiforov Niklas Astedt

12-08-2024 14:33 UTC+1

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now on a 25-minute break.

12-08-2024 14:44 UTC+1

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Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500