2018 PokerStars EPT Prague

�5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2018 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
€840,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,693,900
Entries
1,174
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000

Alexandr Merzhvinskii Eliminated in 3rd Place (�631,500)

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Alexandr Merzhvinskii is eliminated
Alexandr Merzhvinskii is eliminated

Alexandr Merzhvinskii shoved all in from the button for 3,575,000 and Artem Kobylynskyi quickly folded his small blind. Paul Michaelis snap-called from the big blind.

Alexandr Merzhvinskii: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Paul Michaelis: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The flop came {7-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for them both to flop a pair but keep Michaelis ahead with the higher pair of nines.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} to not change the situation.

The river completed the board with the {10-Hearts} which meant that Merzhvinskii was eliminated in 3rd place and will take home �631,500 home with him after the three remaining players had agreed to a deal.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
23,525,000
4,350,000
4,350,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Artem Kobylynskyi ua
Artem Kobylynskyi
11,700,000
-1,550,000
-1,550,000
Alexandr Merzhvinskii ru
Alexandr Merzhvinskii
Busted

Tags: Alexandr MerzhvinskiiArtem KobylynskyiPaul Michaelis

Level: 34

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Michaelis Takes Last Pot Before Break

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Paul Michaelis opened for 500,000 on the button in the last pot before break and both blinds called. The flop came {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and Michaelis continued for 500,000 when checked to. Only big blind Artem Kobylynskyi called. The turn was a {j-Clubs}. Kobylynskyi checked and faced 2.8 million. He thought a bit, patted the table, and conceded.

Players are on break for 20 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
19,175,000
2,075,000
2,075,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Artem Kobylynskyi ua
Artem Kobylynskyi
13,250,000
-200,000
-200,000
Alexandr Merzhvinskii ru
Alexandr Merzhvinskii
2,825,000
-3,075,000
-3,075,000

Tags: Artem KobylynskyiPaul Michaelis

Kobylynskyi Chipping Up

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Paul Michaelis raised to 500,000 from the button and Artem Kobylynskyi called in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{5-Spades}, Kobylynskyi check-called the 500,000 continuation-bet of Michaelis.

The turn was the {q-Spades}, Kobylynskyi now took over the initiative and bet 1,200,000 which Michaelis called.

The river completed the board with the {8-Hearts}, Kobylynskyi lead out again but this time it was for 1,400,000. Michaelis considered his options for a while and then flicked in a chip for the call. Kobylynskyi quickly turned over {k-Spades}{3-Spades} for the turned flush and that was enough to make Michaelis muck.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
17,100,000
-3,850,000
-3,850,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Artem Kobylynskyi ua
Artem Kobylynskyi
13,450,000
5,450,000
5,450,000

Tags: Artem KobylynskyiPaul Michaelis

Merzhvinskii Now the Shortest

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Alexandr Merzhvinskii dropped a few pots and is now the shortest stack remaining. The most significant saw him raise on the button to 500,000 and Paul Michaelis defend big blind. The flop came {a-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Merzhvinskii bet 300,000. Michaelis check-raised to 1,050,000 and Merzhvinskii continued to the {2-Hearts}.

Michaelis dropped in 1.3 million but it sounded like he verbalized 1.25 million. In any case, he won the pot with the wager.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
20,950,000
1,150,000
1,150,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Alexandr Merzhvinskii ru
Alexandr Merzhvinskii
5,900,000
-3,600,000
-3,600,000

Tags: Alexandr MerzhvinskiiPaul Michaelis

A Bit More For the Others

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Artem Kobylynskyi completed his small blind and Paul Michaelis raised to 700,000 in the big blind. They both checked through the {k-Hearts}{3-Spades}{6-Clubs} on the flop to the {8-Spades} on the turn. Kobylynskyi bet 700,000 and Michaelis called. They once again both checked through the {5-Diamonds} on the river for Kobylynskyi to win the hand with {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} with the pair of eights.

Kobylynskyi raised to 500,000 from the button and Alexandr Merzhvinskii called in the big blind. They both checked through the {5-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Spades} on the flop to the {4-Spades} on the turn. Merzhvinskii bet 800,000 and Kobylynskyi folded.

Now Michaelis raised to 500,000 from the button and Kobylynskyi called in the big blind. The flop came {4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{a-Spades}, Kobylynskyi check-called the 400,000 bet of Michaelis. The turn brought them the {q-Diamonds}, Kobylynskyi check-shoved when Michaelis bet 1,050,000. Michaelis folded.

The hand right after, Kobylynskyi raised to 800,000 from the small blind and action was on Michaelis who made the call. The flop came {j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}, Kobylynskyi continued with another bet of 800,000 and Michaelis looked at Kobylynskyi's stack. After contemplating for a while, Michaelis raised to 1,950,000. Kobylynskyi took a few seconds and then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
19,800,000
-1,150,000
-1,150,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Alexandr Merzhvinskii ru
Alexandr Merzhvinskii
9,500,000
600,000
600,000
Artem Kobylynskyi ua
Artem Kobylynskyi
6,350,000
625,000
625,000

Tags: Alexandr MerzhvinskiiArtem KobylynskyiPaul Michaelis

Level: 33

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Michaelis Back Over 20 Mill

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Paul Michaelis completed the blind and Alexandr Merzhvinskii checked for a {10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop. Michaelis bet 300,000 and Merzhvinskii made it 950,000. Michaelis continued and the {6-Diamonds} and {a-Spades} both checked through.

Michaelis showed {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and took the pot with second pair on the flop.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
20,950,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Alexandr Merzhvinskii ru
Alexandr Merzhvinskii
8,900,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000

Tags: Alexandr MerzhvinskiiPaul Michaelis