2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
€1,030,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,101,300
Entries
1,285
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
412
Players Left
131

Plocki Sends Stumbo Out

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Anthony Desai opened to 500 from middle position and was called by Maciej Plocki on the button. Anthony Stumbo then three-bet in the small blind to 1,500, with Desai folding and Plocki calling.

Stumbo led out for 1,000 on the 10?9?7? flop and was promptly raised to 3,000 by Plocki. The call was made to see the Q? turn. A check from Stumbo was followed by an all in from Plocki. Stumbo called and the hands were turned over.

Anthony Stumbo: A?A?
Maciej Plocki: 9?9?

Stumbo smirked as showed his pocket aces, seeing he trailed the flopped set of Plocki. The 4? river changed nothing, as Stumbo was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Maciej Plocki
45,000
15,500
15,500
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Anthony Desai
8,500
8,500
8,500
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Anthony Stumbo
Busted

Tags: Anthony DesaiAnthony StumboMaciej Plocki

Ohl Busts Menicanin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Andrew Hulme opened to 1,500 from under the gun, and Mario Menicanin shoved all in for 14,500.

After a quick think, Birger Ohl in the big blind called Menicnian's bet. Hulme got out of the way and the players show down.

Mario Menicanin: A?K?
Birger Ohl: A?Q?

The flop of 7?10?8? increased Menicanin's chances of doubling, but the Q? turned those chances against him. The blank 4? river left Ohl with top pair and Menicanin with ace-high, which sent him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Hulme
85,000
85,000
85,000
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Birger Ohl
35,500
35,500
35,500
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Mario Menicanin
Busted

Tags: Andrew HulmeBirger OhlMario Menicanin

Mariam Makes Most of Jacks

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aleksi Naski pushed all in for 14,500 from early position. Action folded around to Henok Tekle Mariam who called.

Aleksi Naski: A?K?
Henok Tekle Mariam J?J?

The flop came J?6?6? leaving Naski drawing almost dead. The 10? turn confirmed Mariam's victory, and the river was an inconsequential 2?.

Player Chips Progress
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Henok Tekle Mariam
44,000
9,000
9,000
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Aleksi Naski
Busted

Tags: Aleksi NaskiHenok Tekle Mariam

Zerdev Busts Zahir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Konstantin Zerdev opened in the cutoff and called when [Removed:476] moved all in from the small blind.

[Removed:476]: A?K?
Konstantin Zerdev: 10?10?

Messouat was looking to spin up his second bullet, but could not catch up on the 3?6?J?10?3? runout to hit the rail for a second and final time.

Player Chips Progress
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Konstantin Zerdev
49,500
49,500
49,500
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[Removed:476]
Busted

Tags: Konstantin Zerdev

Kaufmann Claims Tran's Last Blind

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded to Tuan Tran who exclaimed; "I win the tournament from one big blind, just watch."

He put his remaining 800 chips in and David Kaufmann checked his option in the big blind.

Tuan Tran: K?10?
David Kaufmann: K?J?

The runout of 4?K?J?3?7? gave Kaufmann two pair and left Tran with one pair, eliminating him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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David Kaufmann
65,000
65,000
65,000
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Tuan Tran
Busted

Tags: David KaufmannTuan Tran

EPT Champ Farrell Hits the Rail With Cracked Aces

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on a flop of 10?Q?4?. After a bet of 7,500, Niall Farrell faced an all in from Brandon Leetz who covered the Scottish poker legend.

Farrell reluctantly made the call and showed A?A?, only for his opponent Leetz to show 10?10? for a flopped set.

The rest of the runout was clean for Leetz, who now had a stack worth bragging about.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Leetz
180,000
155,800
155,800
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Niall Farrell
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Brandon LeetzNiall Farrell

Berger Busts Dogan

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Patrick Berger opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and was called by Lampros Vlachos on the button. Ulter Dogan then three-bet all in for 9,700.

Berger took some time before reshoving his stack of 23,500. Vlachos got out of the way and the cards were turned up.

Ulter Dogan: K?9?
Patrick Berger: J?J?

Dogan found no help on the 5?4?3?6?J? runout, hitting the rail early in Level 9 as Berger recovered some lost chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Lampros Vlachos
58,000
58,000
58,000
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Patrick Berger
36,500
-84,500
-84,500
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Ulter Dogan
Busted

Tags: Lampros VlachosPatrick BergerUlter Dogan

Beresford Busts Kreft

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Marcin Kreft
Marcin Kreft

After a preflop raise from Conor Beresford in middle position, Marcin Kreft called.

Beresford barreled the flop of 10?A?5? for 4,600, which Kreft called.

The 8? drew a bet of 12,500 from Beresford, Kreft called again but his stack was dwindling.

The dealer flipped the 2? river, where Beresford slowed down for a moment.

He then put Kreft all in for the rest of his chips and Kreft called.

Beresford tabled A?K? and Kreft showed A?J? and was sent to the rail.

Conor Beresford
Marcin Kreft

Player Chips Progress
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Conor Beresford
180,000
110,000
110,000
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Marcin Kreft
Busted

Tags: Conor BeresfordMarcin Kreft

Three-Way All In Sees Andre Back in the Mix

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action started with Mihails Nikitins jamming all in for his last 11,300. Alexis Andre next to act just made the call and was put to the test when Giuliano Bendinelli also announced all in.

Andre made the call and was also at risk.

Mihails Nikitins A?10?
Alexis Andre K?K?
Giuliano Bendinelli 10?10?

The board ran out 9?Q?7?K?2? and Andre scooped the pot with his set of kings, while Nikitins hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexis Andre
78,000
78,000
78,000
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Giuliano Bendinelli
23,000
-10,000
-10,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Mihails Nikitins
Busted

Tags: Alexis AndreGiuliano BendinelliMihails Nikitins