2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
€969,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,535,000
Entries
1,107
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

McDonald Multi-Way Pot

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Mike McDonald called a 350 bet preflop and four players saw {3-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} hit the middle. McDonald called a continuation bet of 550 and they were down to three players. The turn card {a-Diamonds} was checked around and on the river {4-Spades} it was checked to McDonald who bet 1,000 and took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
28,000

Tags: Mike McDonald

That Table got Worse

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Steven Watts now also faces Mikalai Pobal and the Belorussian just three-bet the raise of the Brit from 325 to 975 out of the small blind. Watts called and did so as well for a continuation bet of 700 on the {J-Spades} {7-Hearts} {K-Clubs} flop. The {2-Diamonds} on the turn was checked through, but the {3-Clubs} on the river saw the 2012 EPT Barcelona taking down the pot with a bet of 900.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Pobal by
Mikalai Pobal
EPT 2X Winner
25,500 25,500
Steven Watts gb
Steven Watts
9,700 -2,300

Tags: Mikalai PobalSteven Watts

Overbet from Dell'Aera

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Joining the action with the {5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {10-Hearts} board already complete, the opponent of Gaetano Dell'Aera had a bet of 5,100 in front of him into a pot of a mere 1,600 and the Belgian now reraised to 16,500 with another 7,500 behind. His opponent eventually mucked the {A-Hearts} and then said "nice hand" before leaving his seat and getting some fresh air. Did Dell'Aera really have the full house?

Tags: Gaetano Dell'Aera

Two Familiar Faces

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden, whose biggest score came from a third place finish at the EPT Grand Final in Season 10 of the European Poker Tour, as well as Simon Ravnsbaek have been spotted in today's field. The Dane has more than $ 1 million in cashes and won a €2,000+150 Side Event here in Prague two years ago for € 128,700.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
30,000 30,000
Simon Ravnsbaek dk
Simon Ravnsbaek
30,000 30,000

Tags: Johnny LoddenSimon Ravnsbaek

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Busquet Get Double Check-Raised

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Four players saw a flop of {3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Olivier Busquet bet 800 from under the gun. That picked up one caller before it got to the player in the small blind who check-raised to 2,125.

Busquet called and it went heads-up to the turn card {4-Spades}. Once again the small blind checked and Busquet went for a bet of 3,500. A second check-raise to 7,025 persuaded Busquet to lay it down.

Player Chips Progress
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
23,500 -6,500

Tags: Olivier Busquet

Big Bet From Telker

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Michael Telker
Michael Telker

Michael Telker has a reputation as a talkative friendly player but so far today he has his headphones on and has remained silent.

On the turn of a board reading {3-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Spades} Telker threw out two blue T5000 chips. His opponent tanked for a while but mucked his hand.

At the moment Telker is letting the chips do the talking.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Telker us
Michael Telker
40,000 10,000

Tags: Michael Telker