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

12-08-2024 18:35 UTC+1

Buldygin Three-Bet Shoves Flop

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Teun Mulder opened to 7,000 from the hijack and Viacheslav Buldygin three-bet to 22,000 from the button.

Mulder called and the flop came J♥8♣6♥. Mulder checked and Buldygin asked how much his opponent was playing before betting 25,000. Mulder then check-raised to 58,000 but folded quickly when Buldygin announced all in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav Buldygin	325,000 35,000	35,000
Teun Mulder	165,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Teun Mulder Viacheslav Buldygin

12-08-2024 18:37 UTC+1

Nikiforov Three-Bet Shoves the River

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ilya Nikiforov raised to 6,000 from early position with only Niklas Astedt making the call from the cutoff.

Nikiforov bet 10,000 on the 10♥10♦4♥ flop and Astedt called.

The 9♣ turn got checked through for the J♠ to come on the river. Nikiforov bet 15,000 and was met by a raise to 55,000 from Astedt. Astedt only had 40,000 behind, and after a few moments, Nikiforov shoved to put Astedt all in. Astedt didn't take long to toss his cards into the muck, and the pot was pushed to Nikiforov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilya Nikiforov	690,000 75,000	75,000
Niklas Astedt	40,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Ilya Nikiforov Niklas Astedt

12-08-2024 18:41 UTC+1

Grafton Folds to O'Dwyer River Shove

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a 9♦9♣J♠4♦ board, Steve O'Dwyer had check-raised Sam Grafton's bet of 18,000 to 55,000.

Grafton called and the river was the 9♥. O'Dwyer used a time bank before moving all in. Grafton used one of his own before folding leaving himself 130,000 behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	560,000 140,000	140,000

Sam Grafton	130,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Sam Grafton Steve O'Dwyer

12-08-2024 18:43 UTC+1

Astedt Goes Runner-Runner to Double

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Artsiom Lasouski opened to 6,000 and called a shove from Niklas Astedt for his last 77,000.

Niklas Astedt: A♥2♥ All in
Artsiom Lasouski: 10♥10♣

Lasouski flopped a set on the Q♠10♦3♥ flop, but the 5♥ turn gave Astedt both straight and flush outs. He slid his cards closer to where the river was dealt, with the 4♦ completing his straight and doubling him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	150,000 110,000	110,000
Artsiom Lasouski	130,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Niklas Astedt

12-08-2024 18:53 UTC+1

Vaskresenski Leaves Astedt on Crumbs

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Maksim Vaskresenski raised to 6,000 from early position and Niklas Astedt three-bet to 19,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Vaskresenski called.

Vaskresenski checked the Q♥3♣7♠ flop and Astedt bet 15,000. Vaskresenski check-raised to 42,000, which got called by Astedt.

The 8♠ came on the turn and Vaskresenski shoved for 90,000. Astedt snap-called.

Maksim Vaskresenski: K♠J♠ All in
Niklas Astedt: A♥Q♣

Astedt was ahead with top pair, but Vaskresenski had picked up a flush draw on the turn. The river came the 5♠ to give Vaskresenski the winner with a flush. After the stacks were counted Astedt was left with just 2,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Vaskresenski	310,000 145,000	145,000
Niklas Astedt	2,000 148,000	148,000

Tags: Maksim Vaskresenski Niklas Astedt

12-08-2024 18:54 UTC+1

Vaskresenski Eliminates Astedt

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Maksim Vaskresenski raised to 6,000 under the gun. Niklas Astedt called from the cutoff for his last 2,000 and Igor Yaroshevskyy defended out of the big blind.

With Astedt all in, Yaroshevskyy and Vaskresenski checked a board of Q♣2♦2♠6♠9♥ all the way to the river before Yaroshevskyy bet 4,000. Vaskresenski raised to 28,000 and Yaroshevskyy instantly folded.

Niklas Astedt: A♠K♥ All in
Maksim Vaskresenski: Q♠9♠

Vaskresenski had two pair, which won him the pot and sent Astedt to the rail as he only had ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Vaskresenski	330,000 20,000	20,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	210,000 20,000	20,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Igor Yaroshevskyy Maksim Vaskresenski Niklas Astedt

12-08-2024 18:58 UTC+1

Chip Counts from Table 2

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	495,000 65,000	65,000

Markkos Ladev	385,000 15,000	15,000
Sergey Lebedev	345,000 35,000	35,000
Viacheslav Buldygin	345,000 20,000	20,000
Teun Mulder	230,000 65,000	65,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	200,000 110,000	110,000
Sam Grafton	200,000 70,000	70,000

12-08-2024 19:15 UTC+1

Ladev Up to 500k

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Markkos Ladev raised to 7,500 from under the gun and was called by Sergey Lebedev. Ladev continued for 9,000 on the 7♠6♠2♥ flop and Lebedev called.

Ladev checked the 7♦ turn and Lebedev bet 25,000. Ladev check-raised to 85,000 and took down the pot.

On the very next hand, Teun Mulder opened to 6,500 and Sam Grafton three-bet to 27,500. Ladev four-bet to 68,000 from the big blind and both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markkos Ladev	500,000 115,000	115,000
Sergey Lebedev	290,000 55,000	55,000
Teun Mulder	280,000 50,000	50,000
Sam Grafton	160,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Markkos Ladev Sam Grafton Sergey Lebedev Teun Mulder

12-08-2024 19:17 UTC+1

Nikiforov Takes From Kuznetsov

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov squeezed to 26,000 from the small blind after an early position open to 6,000 and call from Ilya Nikiforov in the cutoff. The initial opener folded, but Nikiforov called.

The two players checked the J♦2♦5♠ flop and the 2♥ came on the turn. Kuznetsov bet 52,000 and Nikiforov called.

The 3♥ checked through and Kuznetsov turned over king-high with K♣10♣. Nikiforov flipped over A♥K♠ for ace-high and pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilya Nikiforov	770,000 80,000	80,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	325,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Ilya Nikiforov

12-08-2024 19:17 UTC+1

Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The tournament clock shows 13 of 17 players remaining and the baker's dozen are headed on their last 20-minute break of the day.

When they return there will be two 60-minute levels remaining. A reminder that late registration is open until the start of Day 2.