2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

�25,000 NL Hold'em II
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€273,710
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€720,300
Entries
30
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
30
Players Left
1

Thanarattrakul Strikes Back With Quads

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
Kannapong Thanarattrakul

Ben Heath limped in and Kannapong Thanarattrakul checked his option. There was no betting action on the {5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop before Thanarattrakul bet the {3-Diamonds} turn for 40,000 and the {3-Clubs} river for 250,000.

Heath called both bets, albeit the latter one more reluctantly. Thanarattrakul flipped over the {6-Hearts}{3-Spades} for quads to stop the recent bleeding of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
2,050,000
-460,000
-460,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
950,000
460,000
460,000

Tags: Ben HeathKannapong Thanarattrakul

Heath on Verge of Victory

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kannapong Thanarattrakul made it 100,000 to go and was called by Ben Heath in the big blind. On the {q-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop, Heath opted to check-call a bet worth 75,000 and the {6-Spades} turn was checked. Heath bet the {8-Spades} river for 80,000 and was paid off to win the pot with the {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
2,510,000
130,000
130,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
490,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Ben HeathKannapong Thanarattrakul

Thanarattrakul Falls Further Behind

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ben Heath
Ben Heath

Kannapong Thanarattrakul made it 100,000 to go on the button and Ben Heath called in the big blind. They headed to the {6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop on which Heath opted to check. Thanarattrakul made it 75,000 to go but folded when Heath check-raised to 280,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
2,380,000
230,000
230,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
620,000
-230,000
-230,000

Tags: Ben HeathKannapong Thanarattrakul

Another Small Showdown Pot For Heath

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
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The next button limp led to a checked down board of {j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Clubs} on which Kannapong Thanarattrakul checked the river as well. Ben Heath bet 120,000 and received a pondering call by his opponent from Thailand.

Heath revealed the {k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and it was good for the win, as Thanarattrakul sighed an "again" before flashing a queen.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
2,150,000
60,000
60,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
850,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Ben HeathKannapong Thanarattrakul

One Jam But no Call

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ben Heath
Ben Heath

In a limped pot to a {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades} flop, Ben Heath checked and subsequently folded to a bet by Kannapong Thanarattrakul.

Heath jammed the next button and Thanarattrakul folded.

The next button belonged to Thanarattrakul and he opened with a raise to 100,000, picking up a call by Heath. Both checked the {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop and Heath check-folded the {a-Spades} turn when facing a bet worth 130,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
2,090,000
-90,000
-90,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
910,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Ben HeathKannapong Thanarattrakul

Level: 20

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Short Break in Heads-Up

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Both players are heading on a short break. It is usually scheduled for 15 minutes but it's up to the two finalists when they want to resume.

The final hand of the level saw Kannapong Thanarattrakul check-call 30,000 on the {9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop and the {k-Spades} turn was checked. Thanarattrakul check-called the {k-Diamonds} river for 100,000 and mucked a five upon being shown {6-Clubs}{6-Spades} by Ben Heath.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
2,180,000
190,000
190,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
820,000
-190,000
-190,000

Tags: Kannapong ThanarattrakulBen Heath

Thanarattrakul Fights Back

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The next limped flop of {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs} brought no betting action and the {5-Spades} fell on the turn. Ben Heath bet 30,000 first to act and Kannapong Thanarattrakul called. On the {10-Spades} river, Heath checked and Thanarattrakul bet 150,000 to win the pot.

Thanarattrakul then opened to 75,000 on the button and Heath defended. The {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop was check-called by Heath for 50,000 and he check-folded the {k-Diamonds} turn when Thanarattrakul fired a bet of 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
1,990,000
10,000
10,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
1,010,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Ben HeathKannapong Thanarattrakul

Thanarattrakul Avoids Even More Trouble

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Benjamin Heath Kannapong Thanarattrakul
Benjamin Heath Kannapong Thanarattrakul

In a limped pot to the {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop, Ben Heath check-called a bet worth 35,000 by Kannapong Thanarattrakul. The {3-Spades} turn was checked and the {9-Hearts} fell on the river. Heath bet 50,000 and Thanarattrakul called to muck when being shown the {j-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for a pair of jacks.

Up next, three-bet to 200,000 in the big blind and Heath called. The {9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop was checked by Thanarattrakul and Heath bet 80,000. What followed was a check-shove by Thanarattrakul for just over half a million and Heath folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
1,980,000
-220,000
-220,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
1,020,000
220,000
220,000

Tags: Ben HeathKannapong Thanarattrakul

Heath Catches More Heat

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ben Heath check-called a bet worth 125,000 on the {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs} turn with more than the usual limping chips in the middle by then. The {6-Hearts} fell on the river and Heath checked once more. Kannapong Thanarattrakul now sighed visibly and checked behind.

Heath exposed {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a flush and Thanarattrakul mucked with some frustration. "The heart come, I know," he said.

One hand later, Heath limped the button and Thanarattrakul raised to 90,000. The limp-shove by the Brit followed thereafter and Thanarattrakul quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
2,200,000
400,000
400,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
800,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Kannapong ThanarattrakulBen Heath