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The annual series kicks-off on Jan. 22 at 11a.m. with a four-day $570 buy-in Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em event featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool with six starting flights.
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In a battle of the blinds, Andras Nemeth bet 230,000 on the turn and was check-called by Remi Castaignon in the small blind. The Frenchman also check-called another 425,000 after some consideration once the river had completed the board and then mucked when Nemeth showed the .
Soon after, Castaignon raised to 75,000 and Nemeth clicked it to 140,000. Thomas Butzhammer moved all in for 650,000 and Castaignon got out of the way, Nemeth called.
Butzhammer:
Nemeth:
The board ran out and Butzhammer was sent to the rail in 16th place for €43,010 in the exact moment when the clock was stopped to do the redraw of the last two tables.
Simon Mattsson made it 80,000 from the small blind and Sergey Lebedev defended.
The flop was and a check from Mattsson saw Lebedev bet 85,000. Mattsson made the call to see the turn card come the .
Mattsson checked again and this time the bet from Lebedev was 205,000. Mattsson moved all in and Lebedev made the quick call.
Mattsson:
Lebedev:
They had both made the flush on the turn but Lebedev was at risk and had the lower flush. A river card saw them shaking hands and Lebedev was out just before the final two table.
Artem Metalidi four-bet shoved from the cutoff seat for 850,000. Anton Bertilsson, who had three-bet from the button, made the call and they flipped over their cards.
Metalidi:
Bertilsson:
The board ran out and that was it for Metalidi, who receives €37,650 for his efforts.
PokerStars Blog asked yesterday whether you thought the Team PokerStars Pro was bluffing or value betting in a big pot at EPT Prague. Time to find out if you were right…
In the first significant pot between Vanessa Selbst and Davidi Kitai it was Selbst who opened on the button for 65,000 and Kitai called from the small blind.
The flop was and when Kitai checked Selbst bet 67,000 to see Kitai make the call.
The turn card was the which was checked around and the river card came the . Kitai led out for 48,000.
Selbst took some time to come to a decision and raised to 240,000. It was Kitai’s turn to take his time as he tried to work out what was going on. Several minutes passed before Kitai again checked his hole cards.
"There’s no way you’re bluffing. I should raise but it’s too late now. Will you show if I fold?” Kitai said eventually before another player called the clock. Kitai folded with ten seconds left on the clock.
The 2014 Eureka Prague Main Event champion Balazs Botond three-bet out of the big blind against the raise of Jakub Slemr from under the gun and then called all in for 1.2 million in chips after Slemr had moved all in via four-bet shove.
Slemr:
Botond:
The flop was good for the Hungarian and the turn now gave Slemr some further outs for a straight. The dealer then burned and turned the and that gave Slemr a full house, sending Botond to the rail in 19th place for €37,650.
Pascal Pflock moved all in from the hijack for his last 376,000 and was called by Stephen Graner on the button. The of the German was in need of some help against the of Graner, but Pflock couldn't improve on a board of to settle for 20th place and €37,650.
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and Vanessa Selbst was out for her best finish in an EPT Main Event.
but could not get there on a board of 
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turn and was check-called by Remi Castaignon in the small blind. The Frenchman also check-called another 425,000 after some consideration once the 
river had completed the board and then mucked when Nemeth showed the 
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and Butzhammer was sent to the rail in 16th place for €43,010 in the exact moment when the clock was stopped to do the redraw of the last two tables.
and a check from Mattsson saw Lebedev bet 85,000. Mattsson made the call to see the turn card come the 
saw them shaking hands and Lebedev was out just before the final two table.
which was checked around and the river card came the 
flop was good for the Hungarian and the 
