2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

�10,300 EPT Prague High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€543,750
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€2,454,100
Entries
274
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
20
Players Left
1

Kudzmanas Chips Up With Nut Flush

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Davidi Kitai raised to 80,000 from under the gun. Kannapong Thanarattrakul called in early position and Marius Kudzmanas called in the big blind.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and action checked to Thanarattrakul who bet 100,000. Only Kudzmanas called.

The {a-Hearts} was the turn and Kudzmanas check-called the 225,000 bet from Thanarattrakul.

Action quickly went check-check on the {4-Clubs} river and Kudzmanas turned over {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for the flopped nut flush to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
3,925,000
75,000
75,000
Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
3,025,000
725,000
725,000

Tags: Davidi KitaiKannapong ThanarattrakulMarius Kudzmanas

[Removed:428] Eliminated in 7th Place (�91,220)

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After several rounds in which the pot was taken down with a single raise or flop bet, Kannapong Thanarattrakul raised for 40,000 from the button. [Removed:428] reshoved all in from the small blind and Kannapong Thanarattrakul called.

[Removed:428]: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Neither player improved on a board of {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Thanarattrakul turned a pair of tens to eliminate Maloku in seventh place for �91,220.

Player Chips Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
3,850,000
[Removed:428] ch
[Removed:428]
Busted

Tags: Kannapong Thanarattrakul

Thanarattrakul Gets Three Streets With Aces

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
Kannapong Thanarattrakul

Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov limped from early position and Marius Kudzmanas limped behind in the cutoff before Kannapong Thanarattrakul raised to 250,000 from the small blind. Both players called.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Thanarattrakul continued for 250,000. Only Kudzmanas called.

The {8-Hearts} was the turn and Thanarattrakul fired 525,000. Again Kudzmanas made the call.

The river was the {7-Diamonds} and Thanarattrakul completed the triple barrel by firing 685,000 leaving himself 100,000 behind. Kudzmanas went into the tank using two time bank chips before making the call. Thanarattrakul showed {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} for an overpair which caused Kudzmanas to muck his hand as the chips went to the man from Thailand.

Player Chips Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
3,850,000
2,060,000
2,060,000
Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
2,300,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000

Tags: Kannapong ThanarattrakulMarius KudzmanasSanjarbek Sabyrkulov

Spoddig Pressures Thanarattrakul With River Shove

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was heads-up with over 300,000 in the pot and a full board of {3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Clubs} when Kannapong Thanarattrakul pushed out a crashing stack of green T-25,000 chips for what appeared to be a bet of around 400,000. Carlos Spoddig leaned back in his chair and thought about his options before he went all-in.

Thanarattrakul tossed his hand into the muck to give Spoddig the pot without much hestitation.

"What a bluff," Marius Kudzmanas said in table talk.

"No matter what you say, I'm not showing," Spoddig said as he stacked up his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Spoddig de
Carlos Spoddig
4,280,000
730,000
730,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
1,790,000
-610,000
-610,000

Jack Sinclair Eliminated in 8th Place (�76,010)

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jack Sinclair
Jack Sinclair

Jack Sinclair raised to 275,000 from early position. Action folded around to Carlos Spoddig who three-bet to 510,000. Action folded back around to Sinclair who called for his tournament life.

Jack Sinclair: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Carlos Spoddig: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Sinclair was at risk and dominated. Sinclair wouldn't complete domination rotation as the board ran out {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} to eliminate Sinclair in eighth place for �76,010.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Spoddig de
Carlos Spoddig
3,550,000
600,000
600,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
Busted

Tags: Carlos SpoddigJack Sinclair

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Final Table Chip Counts as Players Go On Break

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The final table has now paused and the remaining eight players are headed off for a 15-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
4,100,000
970,000
970,000
Carlos Spoddig de
Carlos Spoddig
2,950,000
270,000
270,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
2,400,000
-365,000
-365,000
Askar Bekbayev kz
Askar Bekbayev
1,400,000
-80,000
-80,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
1,100,000
-100,000
-100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov kg
Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov
800,000
-450,000
-450,000
[Removed:428] ch
[Removed:428]
550,000
-165,000
-165,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
375,000
-145,000
-145,000

Kudzmanas Makes Quads Just Before Break

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Marius Kudzmanas
Marius Kudzmanas

Just before the break, action was heads up on the river with a board of {j-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} when Marius Kudzmanas led out for 300,000 and Jack Sinclair called. Kudzmanas showed {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and Sinclair mucked, later mentioning that he had a full house. Kudzmanas' quads gave him a big pot on the final hand before the break.

Player Chips Progress
Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
4,100,000
970,000
970,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
375,000
-145,000
-145,000

Tags: Marius KudzmanasJack Sinclair

Kubanychbek Abakirov Eliminated in 9th Place (�63,340)

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Kubanychbek Abakirov
Kubanychbek Abakirov

Action folded around to Kubanychbek Abakirov who shoved all in from late position for around 150,000. Bekbayev isolated with a shove of his own and all other players folded.

Kubanychbek Abakirov: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Askar Bekbayev: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The board came {6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs}. A clean runout meant that Bekbayev's kings held. Abakirov was eliminated in ninth place for �63,340.

Player Chips Progress
Askar Bekbayev kz
Askar Bekbayev
1,480,000
265,000
265,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
Busted

Tags: Askar BekbayevKubanychbek Abakirov

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
SeatNameCountryChip CountFinal Table Big Blinds
1Marius KudzmanasLithuania3,130,000104
2Jack SinclairUnited Kingdom520,00017
3Davidi KitaiBelguim1,200,00040
4Kannapong ThanarattrakulThailand2,765,00092
5Carlos SpoddigGermany2,680,00089
6Kubanychbek AbakirovKyrgyzstan195,0007
7[Removed:428]Switzerland715,00024
8Sanjarbek SabyrkulovKyrgyzstan1,250,00042
9Askar BekbayevKazakhstan1,215,00041
Player Chips Progress
Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
3,130,000
530,000
530,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
2,765,000
-35,000
-35,000
Carlos Spoddig de
Carlos Spoddig
2,680,000
430,000
430,000
Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov kg
Sanjarbek Sabyrkulov
1,250,000
-600,000
-600,000
Askar Bekbayev kz
Askar Bekbayev
1,215,000
-210,000
-210,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
1,200,000
150,000
150,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
[Removed:428] ch
[Removed:428]
715,000
-150,000
-150,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
520,000
95,000
95,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
195,000
-405,000
-405,000