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

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