2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€675,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,146,750
Entries
855
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Foxen Eliminates Moshe

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

We missed the amounts, but Asi Moshe opened from middle position and found his neighbor Alex Foxen three-betting. When the action was back on Moshe, he shoved for about 140,000. Foxen called.

Asi Moshe: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Alex Foxen: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

"Chop?" asked Foxen after the flop had come {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Spades}.

"Nah," replied Moshe with a smile.

Moshe would be right, but not in the way he intended. It came {10-Hearts}, {9-Spades} and Foxen made his straight to bust Moshe.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
430,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Asi Moshe il
Asi Moshe
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Alex FoxenAsi Moshe

"Sick, Sick, Sick"

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

On a completed board of {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}, Nir Levy bet 85,000 from the small blind and Marti Roca de Torres called from middle position. Levy tabled {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for the nuts.

"Sick," Roca de Torres said with a smile. "Sick, sick, sick. I had a flush."

Player Chips Progress
Nir Levy il
Nir Levy
630,000
247,000
247,000
Marti Roca de Torres es
Marti Roca de Torres
163,000
-62,500
-62,500

PokerStars Bringing EPT Back to Life

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
EPT Logo & Chips
EPT Logo & Chips

Along with the announcement about the massive upcoming promotion for 2018, Daniel Negreanu revealed live on the PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event floor that the European Poker Tour would be making its eagerly awaited return next year. The beloved brand was scrapped along with the other regional tours in the 2017 shift to the Championship and Festival model.

For a more complete look at the news, including some history of the EPT, check out this article on PokerNews.

Mitchell Gets it in With 100%

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
James Mitchell
James Mitchell

When we arrived, the chips were already in and Michel Dattani was already getting up. When the hand was done, James Mitchell told us what had happened.

Mitchell opened the button and big blind Dattani called.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Dattani check-called Mitchell's continuation bet.

Dattani checked again on the {10-Spades} turn and Mitchell bet again. Dattani shoved all in and Mitchell had the easy call.

Michel Dattani: {Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
James Mitchell: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

The river {6-Spades} was inconsequential and Dattani said his goodbyes.

Player Chips Progress
James Mitchell gb
James Mitchell
330,000
112,000
112,000
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: James MitchellMichel Dattani

Moreira de Melo Wins Massive Three-Way All in

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Fatima Moreira De Melo
Fatima Moreira De Melo

Three players were all in preflop on the featured table: Fatima Moreira de Melo for 277,000, Arnaud Enselme for 140,000 and Aleksandr Mordvinov covering both of his opponents.

Mordvinov: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Moreira de Melo: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Arnaud Enselme: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Moreira de Melo paired up on the {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} flop. The {5-Diamonds} turn brought a flush draw for Enselme, so the PokerStars Team Pro was sweating a bunch of rivers, but the {2-Spades} was safe for her.

Player Chips Progress
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
703,000
456,000
456,000
PokerStars
Aleksandr Mordvinov ru
Aleksandr Mordvinov
372,000
-300,000
-300,000
Arnaud Enselme fr
Arnaud Enselme
Busted

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo

Markus Durnegger Eliminated

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Markus Durnegger
Markus Durnegger

After an under the gun raise to 16,000 and a call in middle position, Matas Cimbolas on the button squeezed to 58,000. Markus Durnegger, in the small blind, raised to 100,000 with just 16,000 behind. The big blind, original raiser, and caller all folded. Cimbolas called and called blind the rest of the 16,000 as well.

Matas Cimbolas: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}
Markus Durnegger: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{K-Clubs} and Durnegger hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
860,000
140,000
140,000
WPT 1X Winner
Markus Durnegger at
Markus Durnegger
Busted

Tags: Markus DurneggerMatas Cimbolas

O'Rourke Eliminates Palma

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

On a completed board of {10-Spades}{k-Spades}{2-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{6-Spades}, big blind Gavin O'Rourke was all in for about 110,000 effective when we got to his table. Small blind Antonio Palma was in the tank and deciding whether to call the slight overbet — the pot was about 90,000. Eventually, he slid his stack in.

Rourke tabled {j-Spades}{5-Spades} for a flush and Palma mucked what the dealer revealed to be {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Gavin O'Rourke ie
Gavin O'Rourke
450,000
70,000
70,000
Antonio Palma pt
Antonio Palma
Busted

Tags: Antonio PalmaGavin O'Rourke

Fiodor Martino Eliminated

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

From early position, Fiodor Martino shoved for 100,000 exactly. Action folded around to the small blind who tanked for a bit and folded. Gianluca Speranza in the big blind instantly called.

Fiodor Martino: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Gianluca Speranza: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Martino exited.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
373,000
173,000
173,000
Fiodor Martino it
Fiodor Martino
Busted

Tags: Gianluca SperanzaFiodor Martino

Montury Limps the Button (With Ace-Five and Wins)

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Jean Montury limped in from the button for 6,000 and big blind Michal Mrakes checked.

Mrakes check-called a bet of 9,000 on {6-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{J-Spades} before checking again on the {A-Spades} turn. This time, Montury checked behind and the {J-Hearts} completed the board. Mrakes checked, and then called a bet of 19,000.

Montury tabled {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Mrakes mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Michal Mrakes cz
Michal Mrakes
550,000
-5,000
-5,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Jean Montury fr
Jean Montury
250,000
122,000
122,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Michal MrakesJean Montury