2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

�3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 3
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Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣q♣
Prize
€214,678
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,105,014
Entries
787
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
16
Players Left
1
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Tekel Makes a Pair of Fives

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Gab Yong Kim opened 625,000 and Andrej Tekel called.

The dealer fanned a flop of J?5?2?, and Tekel check-called a bet of 325,000.

The 7? turn, and 9? river were checked down before Tekel rolled his Q?5? for a pair of fives which was good as Kim mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim 		14,500,000
-850,000
 -850,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Andrej Tekel at
Andrej Tekel 		9,100,000
850,000
 850,000

Tags: Andrej TekelGab Yong Kim

Yong Kim Draws First Blood

Ollie Garland
Ollie Garland
Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Gab Yong Kim - Andrej Tekel
Gab Yong Kim - Andrej Tekel

Andrej Tekel limped in on the button and Gab Yong Kim checked his option in the big blind.

The 7?9?8? flop checked through to the 10? on the turn. Yong Kim bet out 275,000 and Tekel called.

The 3? river saw Yong Kim size up to 775,000 and Tekel made a quick call. Yong Kim tabled J?5? for a straight; good enough to take down this pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim 		15,350,000
1,900,000
 1,900,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Andrej Tekel at
Andrej Tekel 		8,250,000
-1,900,000
 -1,900,000

Tags: Andrej TekelGab Yong Kim

ICM Deal Made Heads Up

Ben Weiss
Ben Weiss
Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Gab Yong Kim - Andrej Tekel
Gab Yong Kim - Andrej Tekel

The remaining two players agree to an ICM deal, with Gab Yong Kim holding a slight chip advantage over Andrej Tekel. They will now play for the remaining tokens, with one �5,000 and two �1,000 bounties left to scoop, as well as the illustrious EPT trophy.

Final Payouts of �3,000 Mystery Bounty

ChipsPlayerCountryPrize
13,450,000Gab Yong KimSouth Korea�214,674*
10,150,000Andrej TekelAustria�186,278*

*denotes heads-up ICM deal

Ioannis Oikonomidis Eliminated in 3rd Place (�110,110)

Ollie Garland
Ollie Garland
Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Ioannis Oikonomidis
Ioannis Oikonomidis

Andrej Tekel, the covering stack, moved all in from the small blind. Ioannis Oikonomidis snap-called for his remaining 1,950,000 and tournament life.

Ioannis Oikonomidis: A?8?
Andrej Tekel: 9?7?

Oikonomidis was out in front and the 10?2?Q? flop improved his chances further. However, the 8? turn and 6? river gave Tekel a straight and Oikonomidis made his way to the rail.

Oikonomidis won a total of $59,000 in bounties in addition to his payout of �110,110.

The remaining two players have gone on a short break before heads-up play begins.

Player Chips Progress
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim 		13,450,000
-1,950,000
 -1,950,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Andrej Tekel at
Andrej Tekel 		10,150,000
4,850,000
 4,850,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis gr
Ioannis Oikonomidis 		Busted

Tags: Andrej TekelIoannis Oikonomidis

Level: 34

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Tekel Fires Three Streets

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis opened 400,000 on the button, and Andrej Tekel called in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 6?4?3?, and Tekel took the lead, firing 300,000. Oikonomidis called.

When the 7? fell on the turn, Tekel continued for 450,000. and Oikonomidis called once again.

When the 6? paired the board on the river, Tekel took a moment before putting in another bet of 350,000. This time Oikonomidis gave up as he passed the cards to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim 		15,400,000
2,200,000
 2,200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Andrej Tekel at
Andrej Tekel 		5,300,000
300,000
 300,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis gr
Ioannis Oikonomidis 		2,900,000
-3,100,000
 -3,100,000

Tags: Andrej TekelIoannis Oikonomidis

Oikonomidis Doubles Against Queens

Ben Weiss
Ben Weiss
Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Gab Yong Kim opened to 425,000 from the button. Ioannis Oikonomidis shoved over the top from the big blind and got a call from his Korean opponent.

Ioannis Oikonomidis: A?9?
Gab Yong Kim: Q?Q?

The flop of A?7?6? put the Greek into the lead.

A 5? on the turn left Kim with just two outs.

The 10? completed the board and in doing so, confirmed Oikonomidis' double up.

Player Chips Progress
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim 		13,200,000
-2,000,000
 -2,000,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Ioannis Oikonomidis gr
Ioannis Oikonomidis 		6,000,000
2,300,000
 2,300,000

Tags: Gab Yong KimIoannis Oikonomidis

Yong Kim Chips Up

Ollie Garland
Ollie Garland
Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis opened to 400,000 on the button, Gab Yong Kim three-bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind and Oikonomidis made the call.

The flop landed J?4?7?, prompting Yong Kim to continue for 1,500,000. Oikonomidis spent some time in the tank before making a frustrated fold.

Player Chips Progress
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim 		15,200,000
1,700,000
 1,700,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Ioannis Oikonomidis gr
Ioannis Oikonomidis 		3,700,000
-1,100,000
 -1,100,000

Tags: Gab Yong KimIoannis Oikonomidis

Oikonomidis Bombs the Turn

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ioannis Oikonomidis
Ioannis Oikonomidis

Ioannis Oikonomidis opened 400,000 on the button, and Andrej Tekel defended the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of K?4?3?, and Tekel check-called a continuation bet of 350,000 from Oikonomidis.

The J? fell on the turn, and Tekel checked once more before Oikonomidis stacked up a bet of 900,000 and pushed it across the line. Tekel only took a couple of seconds before pushing his cards toward the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim 		13,500,000
2,300,000
 2,300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Andrej Tekel at
Andrej Tekel 		5,000,000
-2,150,000
 -2,150,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis gr
Ioannis Oikonomidis 		4,800,000
2,865,000
 2,865,000

Tags: Andrej TekelIoannis Oikonomidis