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

Some Shoves; Zero Calls

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 150,000 for most of his stack and earned the blinds and big blind ante.

Pablo Brito Silva had to forfeit his big blind and big blind ante and then jammed out of the small blind into Ponakovs to get some chips back. In the very next hand, Brito Silva pushed from the button and forced two folds.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Brito Silva
Pablo Brito Silva
310,000
20,000
20,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
275,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsPablo Brito Silva

Jorryt van Hoof Eliminated in 5th Place (�68,430)

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jorryt van Hoof
Jorryt van Hoof

Kannapong Thanarattrakul made it 40,000 to go from under the gun and Jorryt van Hoof then moved all-in for 55,000 on the button.

"How much is it?" Aleksejs Ponakovs inquired and folded while Thanarattrakul called in a heartbeat.

Jorryt van Hoof: {k-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Neither player connected with the {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop but Van Hoof then hit the {k-Clubs} turn. He only needed to avoid a jack but that's what came when the {j-Spades} fell on the river. The Dutchman could all but smile before grabbing his belongings and hinted at a return the following day for the upcoming �50,000 Super High Roller.

Player Chips Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
1,500,000
90,000
90,000
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJorryt van HoofKannapong Thanarattrakul

Updated Counts for the Final Five

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Pablo Brito SilvaBrazil290,00015
5Jorryt van HoofNetherlands55,0003
7Aleksejs PonakovsLatvia285,00014
8Ben HeathUnited Kingdom960,00048
9Kannapong ThanarattrakulThailand1,410,00071
Player Chips Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
1,410,000
10,000
10,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
960,000
-15,000
-15,000
Pablo Brito Silva
Pablo Brito Silva
290,000
10,000
10,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
285,000
-45,000
-45,000
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
55,000
-17,000
-17,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Thanarattrakul Leaves Van Hoof on the Ropes

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Kannapong Thanarattrakul forced a fold from Ben Heath when he bet a {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{q-Hearts} river for 100,000.

He then raised to 30,000 on the button and Jorryt van Hoof came along in the big blind. They headed to the {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop on which both checked. The {2-Diamonds} turn brought a bet of 45,000 by Van Hoof and a call by Thanarattrakul, which led them to the {10-Diamonds} river.

Van Hoof now bet 113,000 with 72,000 behind. Thanarattrakul verified the bet size before pushing all-in.

"Now I am sad," the Dutchman said with a dry smile on the face and folded near instantly as Thanarattrakul continued his domination.

Player Chips Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
1,400,000
290,000
290,000
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
72,000
-198,000
-198,000

Tags: Ben HeathJorryt van HoofKannapong Thanarattrakul

Easy Pot for Ponakovs

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ben Heath lost a portion of his big stack and then limped the small blind. Kannapong Thanarattrakul raised from the big blind and won the pot. Thanarattrakul limped his next small blind and folded when Pablo Brito Silva raised big.

Aleksejs Ponakovs made it 32,000 to go from under the gun next and Jorryt van Hoof called out of the big blind. The {k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop was checked to the Latvian, who continued for 22,000 and took it down.

There is currently a significant gap between the two big stacks and the three shorter stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
1,110,000
50,000
50,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
975,000
-245,000
-245,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
330,000
23,000
23,000
Pablo Brito Silva
Pablo Brito Silva
280,000
-50,000
-50,000
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
270,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBen HeathJorryt van HoofKannapong ThanarattrakulPablo Brito Silva

Ponakovs Doubles Through Van Hoof

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

After a few minor pots, Jorryt van Hoof limped the small blind and Aleksejs Ponakovs pushed all-in from the big blind. The Dutchman snap-called before his opponent had even finished the words and the cards were rolled over.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Jorryt van Hoof: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Van Hoof remained ahead on the {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop but Ponakovs improved thanks to the {a-Hearts} turn. Only two outs were at the disposal of Van Hoof but he found none on the {7-Clubs} river as Ponakovs doubled for 146,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
310,000
-120,000
-120,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
307,000
177,000
177,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJorryt van Hoof

Kent Staahle Eliminated on the Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Kent Staahle
Kent Staahle

In a previous hand, Kent Staahle had defended the small blind against a raise by Ben Heath and there wasn't much action until the {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} river. Staahle bet small and Heath called to win the pot with {a-Spades}{5-Hearts} thanks to his kicker advantage, as Staahle only had {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

One hand later, Kannapong Thanarattrakul raised to 32,000 and Staahle came along on the button as did Heath in the big blind. The three-way flop of {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} was checked by Heath and Thanarattrakul bet 30,000. Staahle then suddenly pushed all-in and that got rid of Heath within a second.

"Can I get a count please?" Thanarattrakul inquired and the all-in was for 444,000, which the Thai had covered by a very small margin only. He counted the own stack and then made the call without using a time bank extension.

Kent Staahle: {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The {k-Hearts} turn and {8-Spades} river changed nothing whatsoever and Staahle was eliminated on the bubble.

"I had to call," Thanarattrakul said and pointed to the king of diamonds.

"I didn't have to go all-in," Staahle responded and grabbed his belongings. He left the tournament area with an "good luck guys ... see you tomorrow, I guess".

Aleksejs Ponakovs was the one to benefit the most as he made the money with his severe short stack. "Now I can play," the Latvian joked.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
1,220,000
145,000
145,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
1,060,000
530,000
530,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
130,000
-30,000
-30,000
Kent Staahle no
Kent Staahle
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBen HeathKannapong ThanarattrakulKent Staahle

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000