2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague

€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€771,360
Event Info
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€2,448,765
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Holz back on Starting Stack

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Connor Drinan raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and called the three-bet of 12,000 by Fedor Holz in the small blind. On the {8-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {A-Hearts} flop, Holz bet 12,500 and Drinan made the call. The 26,800-bet by Holz on the {K-Clubs} turn however was too much for Drinan and he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
335,000
-13,000
-13,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
250,000
29,600
29,600
GGPoker

Tags: Connor DrinanFedor Holz

McDonald Doubles

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The action started with Dmitry Gromov raising to 3,200 from the cut off. The player on the small blind made the call as did Mike McDonald from the big blind.

The flop came down {2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and both players in the blinds checked. Gromov then threw out a continuation bet of 4,000 which forced one out. McDonald then moved all in for his remaining 20,800 in chips and was called shortly after.

Gromov: {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
McDonald: {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

McDonald had flopped top pair against Gromov’s middle pair. He was able to hold on as the board ran out the {6-Spades} and {k-Diamonds} to see him move back up to 53,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
53,000
30,000
30,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dmitry GromovMike McDonald

Schemion slips Further

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Ole Schemion raised from under the gun and called the three-bet to 12,000 by Mukul Pahuja to see the flop of {K-Hearts} {8-Spades} {2-Diamonds}. Pahuja fired a continuation bet of 12,000 and was called before checking through the {3-Clubs} on the turn. Pahuja grabbed some more chips on the {10-Spades} river and made it 38,000 to go, which enforced a fold from Schemion.

Player Chips Progress
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
283,000
33,000
33,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
110,000
-50,800
-50,800

Tags: Mukul PahujaOle Schemion

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Two for Thorel

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 4,500 and called the three-bet to 12,000 by Connor Drinan. On the {A-Hearts} {2-Spades} {4-Diamonds} flop both players checked and Thorel bet the {6-Clubs} on the turn for 6,000. Drinan called and then folded to a bet of 25,000 after the {3-Spades} river.

The Frenchman then raised to 4,000 from under the gun and was called by Fedor Holz on the button and Brian Roberts in the big blind. Thorel bet the {A-Spades} {6-Spades} {J-Clubs} flop for 9,000 and only Holz called. The German also called the second barrel worth 25,500 on the {K-Clubs} turn before the {7-Hearts} fell on the river.

Thorel bet 30,000 and the WCOOP Main Event champion let go.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
245,000
39,000
39,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
170,000
-80,000
-80,000
GGPoker

Tags: Brian RobertsConnor DrinanFedor HolzJean-Noel Thorel

McDonald Almost In The Black

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The table folded around to Mike McDonald on the button who raised it up to 3,500 in chips. Adrian Mateos then bumped it up to 13,000 from the big blind and was called.

The flop came down {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Mateos bet out 12,000. McDonald thought for a moment before making the call.

The {8-Diamonds} dropped on the turn and Mateos threw out another 22,000 in chips. McDonald asked what the bet totalled before making another call before the {q-Hearts} completed the board.

Mateos slowed down, checking his option. McDonald then moved all in for 57,200 in chips. Mateos waited for the dealer to cut out the bet before making the call.

McDonald confidently rolled over his {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} for aces-up and watched as Mateos mucked his {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
221,200
168,200
168,200
EPT 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
205,000
-97,000
-97,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosMike McDonald

Mizzi Takes from Markin

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Sorel Mizzi sat down about half an hour ago and just increase his stack slightly in a hand with Leonid Markin. The Russian had raised and called the three-bet by Mizzi. Markin bet the {7-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} flop for 15,000 and Mizzi called before betting again for 24,000 after the {2-Spades} turn.

Mizzi tossed in five T-5,000 chips for the call and the {10-Clubs} on the river was checked to the Canadian. He bet 63,000 and that got through, as Markin mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
280,000
Leonid Markin ru
Leonid Markin
156,000
-49,000
-49,000

Tags: Leonid MarkinSorel Mizzi

Pihela Turned It

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Igor Pihela
Igor Pihela

Igor Pihela opened the cutoff for 5,000 and Tobias Reinkemeier in the big blind made the call.

Reinkemeier check called a bet of 7,500 on {6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and the dealer soon burned, and turned the {7-Spades}. Reinkemeier checked for the second time, and called for the second time as well after Pihela bet 13,500.

The river came the {K-Clubs} and Reinkemeier checked one last time. Pihela bet out 35,000 and his German opponent picked up the necessary chips to call. He played around with the 25,000 and two 5,000 chips for a bit before making up his mind and folding his hand.

"Nice fold" said Pihela with a big smile. Soon he showed his {J-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Reinkemeier said he folded two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
311,000
-4,000
-4,000
Igor Pihela ee
Igor Pihela
223,000
-27,000
-27,000

Tags: Igor PihelaTobias Reinkemeier

McDonald Crushing; Mateos First Eliminated

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Mike McDonald Takes Out Adrian Mateos
Mike McDonald Takes Out Adrian Mateos

A short time ago Mike McDonald was nursing a very short stack and looked on the verge of elimination.

Fast forward less than a level and McDonald now has one of the biggest stacks in the room.

In the most recent hand he clashed once again with Adrian Mateos. McDonald opened to 4,500 from the button before Mateos raised it up to 14,000 from the big blind. McDonald made the call and both players watched the flop come down {4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}.

Mateos led out for 20,000 and was called. He bet another 45,000 which was called after the dealer produced the {a-Hearts} on the turn.

The {q-Diamonds} completed the board and Mateos instantly moved all in for 128,700. McDonald made the quick call and watched as Mateos rolled over his {2-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for a straight. McDonald then turned over his {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a rivered flush and the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
431,000
209,800
209,800
EPT 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosMike McDonald