€5,300 EPT Main Event Giorno 1b | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

2023-12-12 21:23 UTC+2

Armstrong's Nine is Strong Enough

Livello 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of A♥9♣J♥. Georgian Georgescu checked to Ian Armstrong who bet 1,100.

Georgescu called and the dealer flipped the 2♣ turn card.

Both players checked to the river which came the 6♥.

"I have a six" Georgescu said, before Armstrong tabled K♣9♠ for second pair, which won him the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Georgian Georgescu	58,000 58,000	58,000
Ian Armstrong	30,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Georgian Georgescu Ian Armstrong

2023-12-12 21:10 UTC+2

Post-Dinner Entries

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Livello 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Diego Zeiter	30,000 30,000	30,000
Erik Bauer	30,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Erlandsson	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jacob Amsellem	30,000 30,000	30,000
Andries Swart	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kent Roed	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ferdinando D'Alessio	30,000 30,000	30,000

Livello: 7

Bui: 400/800

Ante: 800

2023-12-12 20:25 UTC+2

PN Podcast: High-Stakes Cheating Scandal + Guest Wolfgang Poker Hits 1M Subscribers!

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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2023-12-12 19:49 UTC+2

Players Heading for 75-Minute Dinner Break

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players in the EPT Main Event are heading for 75-minute dinner break. Action will resume around 8:10 p.m. local time.

2023-12-12 19:49 UTC+2

Huge Double For ten Haven

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Lukas Hafner raised, Duco ten Haven three-bet to 5,000 and Hafner four-bet to 15,500. Ten Haven moved all in for 65,800 and Hafner called with slightly more chips.

Duco ten Haven: Q♥Q♦
Lukas Hafner: A♦K♠

The board ran out 5♥4♣5♠7♠5♦. Ten Haven held with his pocket queens to win the pot and gain a huge double-up that brought his stack up to around 135,000. Hafner was left with just 1,500 chips.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Duco ten Haven	135,000 105,000	105,000
Lukas Hafner	1,500 1,500	1,500

Tags: Duco ten Haven Lukas Hafner

2023-12-12 19:44 UTC+2

Latest Eliminatees

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Sam Grafton	Eliminato
Axel Hallay	Eliminato
Wim Verhaegen	Eliminato

Ruslan Volkov	Eliminato
Ferdinando D'Alessio	Eliminato
Ryan Sang	Eliminato
Viktor Wessman	Eliminato
Jan-Eric Schwippert	Eliminato
Mats Ullereng	Eliminato
Kalle Persson	Eliminato
Blaz Zerjav	Eliminato
Safwane Bahri	Eliminato
Marcin Horecki	Eliminato

2023-12-12 19:43 UTC+2

Skolin Gets a Jam Through

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was caught on the river with around 33,000 in the middle on the 2♣7♣5♠3♣K♥ board.

Marcello Miniucchi checked from the cutoff to put the action on Vincent Skolin, who was on the button. Skolin thought it over briefly before moving all-in for around 22,500. Miniucchi hesitated and went into the tank for quite some time before returning his cards to the dealer.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Marcello Miniucchi	70,000 70,000	70,000
Vincent Skolin	55,500 55,500	55,500

Tags: Marcello Miniucchi Vincent Skolin

2023-12-12 19:42 UTC+2

Bisgaard Doubles Up

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jason Wheeler opened to 1,400 from under the gun, but Terence Plummer in the hijack three-bet to 3,000. The next players to act folded, until Jeppe Bisgaard four-bet all in for 19,400 from the big blind. Wheeler folded, but Plummer asked for the count and called.

Jeppe Bisgaard: K♣K♠
Terence Plummer: J♥J♠

Bisgaard remained in the lead on the 6♣6♠Q♥7♠6♥ board, so he secured a double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jason Wheeler	66,000 25,000	25,000
Jeppe Bisgaard	41,100 41,100	41,100
Terence Plummer	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Jason Wheeler Jeppe Bisgaard Terence Plummer

2023-12-12 19:40 UTC+2

Spraggy Strikes with Kings

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Benjamin Spragg opened under the gun to 1,200 and was called by Andreas Werner in early position and Rolando Carrera in middle position.

Bjorn Kozenkai on the button reraised to 6,000. Action folded round to "Spraggy" who shoved all in for 15,000.

Werner and Carrera get out of the way. Kozenkai exclaimed: "I can't fold now!" before tabling Q♠Q♣.

Spraggy showed K♠K♣ leaving the covering stack of Kozenkai with two outs to win the hand.

Benjamin Spragg: K♠K♣
Bjorn Kozenkai: Q♠Q♣

The board of 8♠7♠A♠8♥9♥ gave "Spraggy" a clean runout and a full double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Andreas Werner	85,000 5,000	5,000
Rolando Carrera	60,000 60,000	60,000
Bjorn Kozenkai	60,000 60,000	60,000
Benjamin Spragg	50,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Andreas Werner Benjamin Spragg Bjorn Kozenkai Rolando Carrera