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2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

€10,300 EPT High Roller
Giorni 3
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

Risultati finali
Vincitore
Mano Vincente
k6
Premio
€415,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Montepremi
€2,328,000
Entries
240
Informazioni livello
Livello
33
Bui
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Informazioni Giocatori - Giorno 3
Entries
24
Giocatori Rimasti
1

Shyngis Satubayev Closes Series With Comeback Victory in €10,300 EPT High Roller (€415,600)

Livello 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Shyngis Satubayev
Shyngis Satubayev

All around, chips were being cleared into boxes, tables were emptying, and the confetti was already blasted out of cannons as the winner of the Main Event was announced. But over in a quiet corner of the Hilton Prague, the final table of the €10,300 High Roller was still running and it was the last remaining event of the year at the PokerStars European Poker Tour.

A total of 240 entries had been made to the event, which generated a prize pool of €2,328,000. The top 31 players were paid and 24 returned to the felt for Day 3 of the tournament. The first place payout was set for €491,950, almost half the one of the Main Event.

When it came down to it, a heads-up deal was made between Shyngis Satubayev from Kazakhstan and Antoine Saout from France. Both are no strangers to playing for six-figure scores and agreed that a deal made sense. The figures were evened out, with €40,000 and the trophy left to play for.

After the deal was made, Satubayev took the lead, and after some back and forth, he won the final pot, a simple coin flip, as is often the case, to lock up the first place finish. Satubayev takes home his first PokerStars trophy and €415,600 in prize money. Saout took a much deserved second place for €383,700.

Tarmo Tammel came in third place for €219,550. His previous biggest recorded live score was in the 2023 Barcelona Main Event, good for €13,450, so Tammel has just achieved his first six-figure score and biggest ever cash by far.

Shyngis Satubayev
Shyngis Satubayev

€10,300 EPT High Roller Final Table Payouts

RankPlayerCountryPrize (Euro)
1Shyngis SatubayevKazakhstan€415,600
2Antoine SaoutFrance€383,700
3Tarmo TammelEstonia€219,550
4Scott MargeresonUnited Kingdom€168,850
5Juan PardoSpain€129,900
6Anton SuarezSweden€101,450
7Kubanychbek AbakirovKyrgyzstan€84,550
8Christopher NguyenAustria€70,450
9Salih AtacSwitzerland€61,250

Final Table Action

Juan Pardo came to the final table as chip leader after bagging in first place on Day 1 and maintaining his lead to finish Day 2 atop the field. He kept his lead for some time during Day 3 as he utilized his big stack against shorter-stacked opponents, but it wasn't long before Scott Margereson took over.

Pardo five-bet all in against Margereson, who snap-called him with pocket aces and held to double up his stack, putting Pardo in second place and chipping himself up to around 3,500,000. Moments later, Margereson made trip queens and put Atac all in on the river. Atac called with a pair and was the first to bust the final table, finishing ninth for €61,250.

Less than half an hour later, Margereson struck again, this time shoving from the small blind and getting it in good against Christopher Nguyen. Margereson held to bring his stack up to even higher, to around 5,600,000. Nguyen, meanwhile, was eliminated in eighth place for €70,450.

Then, Kubanychbek Abakirov ran his ace-seven into Margereson’s pocket aces. Margereson made a set on the flop and Abakirov was sent out in seventh place for €84,550. Margereson was running hot and playing well.

Next up, Anton Suarez fell in sixth place to Antoine Saout when he shoved with a short stack and got it in dominated. Suarez was the first of the players to pick up a six-figure score from the tournament, earning €101,450 for his run in the High Roller. Saout, meanwhile, was starting to make his mark.

Margereson continued to apply the pressure. But his run couldn't last forever, and things started turning around for him when Shyngis Satubayev got his queens in good and doubled up through him. Soon after, Pardo won a flip and doubled up through him, too. Although Margereson was still in the lead, it had narrowed significantly.

There was worse still to come, and Margereson continued to fall on the receiving end of a string of coolers during a brutal hour for him. Saout reshoved from the big blind and Margereson made the call with pocket tens. Saout was holding pocket kings and improved to a flush to win the pot. He became the third player in quick succession to find a double up through Margereson, who now found himself third in chips.

Nobody could have predicted it before the final table, but the next player to bust was Pardo, who was a clear favourite and chip leader throughout much of the event. Pardo lost a significant pot to Satubayev before check-raising all in with a draw on the turn and getting called by Saout, who held with a pair of queens. Pardo was eliminated in fifth place for €129,900.

After a long lull in play, a massive cooler was dealt that changed the course of the final table. Three players were involved in an all-in; Margereson, Tammel and Saout. Tammel was on the right end of it with aces, against Saout's jacks and Margereson's ace-nine. Tammel held with pocket aces to triple up his stack and take the lead with Saout close behind, while Margereson was eliminated in fourth place for €168,850.

Three Return, Deal Not Reached

Tarmo Tammel
Tarmo Tammel

Following a short break, the three remaining players agreed to cut the blind levels down to 30-minutes. A deal was discussed, but Satubayev wasn’t happy with the numbers and so the action continued with the original payouts, for then at least.

Three-handed, Satubayev doubled through Tammel, but then Tammel doubled up back against Satubayev to bring them close to even. Saout had taken the lead and continued to shove into the shorter stacks. Eventually, Satubayev called Saout's check-raise all in on the flop with top set to double, and soon after got paid off by him again for trips in a big pot to take the chip lead. It was at this moment that Satubayev truly gained momentum.

By this point, Tammel was the clear short stack and needed to make his move. He shoved from the small blind with king-six suited and was called by Satubayev in the big blind, who was holding ace-jack. Satubayev held and Tammel was eliminated in third place for €219,550.

Heads-Up Deal Made

Antoine Saout & Shyngis Satubayev
Antoine Saout & Shyngis Satubayev

Play went heads-up and Saout soon got the double up to bring stacks close to even. Players once again looked at the deal numbers and this time an agreement was made. Saout took €383,700 and Satubayev took €375,600 from the deal. The pair left €40,000 and the trophy to play for.

Stacks were relatively even at that point, but soon after Satubayev got the double up, his ace-ten holding as Saout faded his flush draw to give himself a significant chip lead. There was a little back and forth, many hands dealt and raised, folded, small pots exchanged, and when it came to break time, the players agreed to continue. Seconds later, the final hand was dealt.

Saout was sitting on a short stack and called all in from the big blind. Satubayev had king-six and Saout had pocket deuces. Satubayev flopped a six and held to win the pot, the tournament and the trophy. Saout earned himself €383,700, a good chunk more than the payout would have been without the deal.

Satubayev earned himself €415,600 for first place and is the €10,300 EPT High Roller champion!

That concludes the PokerNews coverage of the event, and indeed the series. It's time to rest up, enjoy the holidays, and come back next year for another outstanding year of the EPT.

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Antoine Saout Eliminated in 2nd Place (€383,700)

Livello 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Antoine Saout
Antoine Saout

Shyngis Satubayev moved all in from the button and Antoine Saout made the call in the big blind.

Antoine Saout: 22
Shyngis Satubayev: K6

The board ran out A65Q5; Satubayev won the most important flip of his tournament journey, sending Saout to the rail as the runner-up for €383,700.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
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Shyngis Satubayev
12,000,000
4,100,000
4,100,000
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Antoine Saout
Eliminato

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Tarmo Tammel Eliminated in 3rd Place (€219,550)

Livello 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Tarmo Tammel
Tarmo Tammel

Tarmo Tammel shoved from the small blind for around 950,000 and Shyngis Satubayev snap-called in the big blind. The players flipped their cards, with Tammel at risk.

Tarmo Tammel: K6
Shyngis Satubayev: AJ

The board ran out QQ987. Satubayev held with the pair of queens on board and his ace-high to win the pot. Tammel was eliminated in third place for €219,550.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
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Shyngis Satubayev
8,200,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Profile photo of Tarmo Tammel ee
Tarmo Tammel
Eliminato

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Scott Margereson Eliminated in 4th Place (€168,850)

Livello 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Scott Margereson
Scott Margereson

After a long lull in play, a massive cooler was dealt that led to a three-way all in. Scott Margereson moved all in from the button for 1,100,000, Antoine Saout pushed over the top from the small blind with the biggest stack, and Tarmo Tammel called in the big blind with a similar amount to Margereson. Players flipped over their cards.

Scott Margereson: A9
Tarmo Tammel: AA
Antoine Saout: JJ

Margereson found himself in serious bother as the cards were revealed, and Saout was also far behind as Tammel turned over his pocket aces.

The board ran out 94K67 and Tammel held to triple up his stack. Saout won a tiny side pot from Margereson, but still had to hand over a chunk of his chips to Saout.

Margereson was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place for €168,850.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
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Tarmo Tammel
5,200,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
4,800,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
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Scott Margereson
Eliminato

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Juan Pardo Eliminated in 5th Place (€129,900)

Livello 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Antoine Saout raised to 125,000 in the cutoff. Juan Pardo defended in the big blind.

Pardo played in flow on the 6J2 flop. Saout bet out 100,000 and Pardo check-raised to 280,000. Saout called.

The Q turn saw Pardo slow down and check. Saout bet out 325,000 and Pardo check-raised again, moving all in for 905,000. Saout made the call.

Juan Pardo: 74
Antoine Saout: Q8

The river landed the A; Pardo missed his flush draw and was sent to the rail. The Day 1 and Day 2 chip leader claimed €129,900 for his fifth-place finish.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
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Antoine Saout
4,700,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
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Juan Pardo
Eliminato
Day 2 Chip Leader

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Anton Suarez Eliminated in 6th Place (€101,450)

Livello 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Anton Suarez
Anton Suarez

Anton Suarez moved all in for his last 490,000 from the cutoff. Antoine Saout isolated by moving all in for 800,000, from the small blind, and the hand went to a showdown.

Anton Suarez: A5
Antoine Saout: A10

The board ran out 649108; Saout's ace-high outkicked Suarez and he was sent to the rail. Suarez was the first recipient of a six-figure payout.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
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Antoine Saout
1,290,000
490,000
490,000
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Anton Suarez
Eliminato

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Kubanychbek Abakirov Eliminated in 7th Place (€84,550)

Livello 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Kubanychbek Abakirov
Kubanychbek Abakirov

Scott Margereson raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, Kubanychbek Abakirov three-bet jammed for approximately 600,000, from the small blind, and Margereson made the call.

Kubanychbek Abakirov: A7
Scott Margereson: 88

The flop fell 4A8; Abakirov paired his ace, but was now way behind the set of Margereson. The 5 turn and Q river changed nothing and Abakirov was sent to the rail.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
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Scott Margereson
6,000,000
600,000
600,000
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Kubanychbek Abakirov
Eliminato

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Christopher Nguyen Eliminated in 8th Place (€70,450)

Livello 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Christopher Nguyen
Christopher Nguyen

Scott Margereson, in the small blind, moved all in, putting Christopher Nguyen to the test for his tournament life, in the big blind. Nguyen made the call.

Christopher Nguyen: A5
Scott Margereson: A9

The board ran out 9KK5J; Margereson's dominating hand improved as he paired his nine and sent Nguyen to the rail.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
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Scott Margereson
4,600,000
450,000
450,000
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Christopher Nguyen
Eliminato

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Salih Atac Eliminated in 9th Place (€61,250)

Livello 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Salih Atac
Salih Atac

Scott Margereson raised from late position and Salih Atac called in the big blind.

The flop came QQ9. Atac checked and Margereson bet 40,000. Atac check-raised to 105,000 and Margereson called. The turn was the 3 and Atac led for 175,000, which Margereson called.

The river was the 6. Atac checked and Margereson put him all in for 280,000 effective. Atac made the call. He showed 109 for two pair, nines and the queens on board. Margereson, however, had KQ for trip queens to win the pot.

Atac was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for €61,250.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
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Scott Margereson
4,150,000
680,000
680,000
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Salih Atac
Eliminato

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