€5,300 EPT Main Event Giorno 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

2023-12-14 20:12 UTC+2

Berggren Picks Up Kings in Blind on Blind Battle

Livello 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to Ran Ilani who limped in from the small blind. Andreas Berggren then raised to 35,000 and Ilani called.

The flop came 7♦2♠3♠ and Berggren bet 30,000. Ilani raised to 65,000, Berggren moved all in for 155,000, and Ilani called.

Andreas Berggren: K♣K♠
Ran Ilani: 9♣7♣

Berggren was ahead with his pair of kings against Ilani's sevens as the board ran out A♥10♣, earning him a double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Andreas Berggren	375,000 275,000	275,000
Ran Ilani	150,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Andreas Berggren Ran Ilani

2023-12-14 20:00 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Chips Up With Set, Eliminates Veiga

Livello 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 22,000 from middle position, Gonzalo Veiga three-bet to 59,000 and O'Dwyer called.

The flop came 3♣9♣7♥. O'Dwyer checked and Veiga bet 45,000, which O'Dwyer called.

The turn was the 5♠. O'Dwyer checked again and Viega pushed all in. O'Dwyer quickly called with a much bigger stack. Veiga showed A♥4♥ and O'Dwyer turned over 7♦7♠ for a set of sevens.

The river was the 10♠. O'Dwyer held to win the pot and chip up to around 1,800,000. Veiga, meanwhile, was eliminated from the tournament.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Steve O'Dwyer	1,800,000 443,000	443,000

Gonzalo Veiga	Eliminato

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2023-12-14 20:00 UTC+2

O'Neill Scores Massive Double up Against Eljach

Livello 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Padraig O'Neill had already opened on the button and Omar Eljach had a three-bet of 120,000 in front of him, which O'Neill called.

Eljach continued for 40,000 on the 4♠A♥8♣ flop and O'Neill called.

The 10♥ came on the turn and Eljach check-called a 100,000 bet from O'Neill.

Eljach checked a final time after the 9♦ completed the board and O'Neill announced he was all in for 332,000 total — sending Eljach deep into the tank.

Eljach burned up a few of his time extensions, but eventually decided to call. O'Neill tabled 8♦8♠ for a set of eights, which was best against Eljach's Ax2x for the large double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Omar Eljach	1,200,000 -81,000	-81,000
Padraig O'Neill	1,150,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Omar Eljach Padraig O'Neill

2023-12-14 19:23 UTC+2

Kyte Sends Adamzski to the Rail

Livello 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After Jon Kyte opened to 22,000 from the hijack, Tamas Adamszki moved all in for 153,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Kyte went into the tank before calling.

Tamas Adamszki: A♥10♦
Jon Kyte: K♠10♠

"Six is ok, I don't want the king" said Kyte when the dealer fanned a flop of 7♦9♠8♣. After the turn 10♣, the K♥ landed on the river to eliminate Adamszki from the tournament.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jon Kyte	1,330,000 126,000	126,000

Tamas Adamszki	Eliminato

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2023-12-14 19:19 UTC+2

Retiere Picks Off Neigauz

Livello 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K♣8♠J♦, Romain Retiere bet 24,000 from the cutoff before Adi Neigauz moved all in for 118,000 in the big blind. Retiere used a time bank before calling to put Neigauz at risk.

Adi Neigauz: J♠10♠
Romain Retiere: A♣K♠

Retiere was ahead with a pair of kings against Neigauz's pair of jacks. The 3♦ turn was no help to Neigauz, while Retiere improved to two pair on the A♦ river to take the pot and send Neigauz to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Romain Retiere	330,000 58,000	58,000
Adi Neigauz	Eliminato

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2023-12-14 19:15 UTC+2

Derzhypilskyi, Sanchioni Fall

Livello 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Andrii Derzhypilskyi was all in for 203,000 from the big blind and up against Mark Helou in the cutoff.

Andrii Derzhypilskyi: 10♣10♥
Mark Helou: A♠J♠

Helou took the lead on the J♣2♠K♦ flop with a pair of jacks, and the 7♣ turn and Q♦ river were no help to Derzhypilskyi who was sent to the rail.

"Good I checked the river. I can shove easily and I go broke" Helou said, still discussing his previous hand with his tablemates as he raked in the pot.

At the same time at another table, Eugenio Sanchioni was all in for around 130,000 from the button on a flop of 8♣9♣3♠ and up against Maria Lampropulos in early position.

Eugenio Sanchioni: A♦9♦
Maria Lampropulos: 9♥8♥

Sanchioni had top pair, but Lampropulos had two pair and stayed in front on the 10♥ turn and K♦ river to send Sanchioni to the exit.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mark Helou	710,000 210,000	210,000
Maria Lampropulos	400,000 71,000	71,000
Eugenio Sanchioni	Eliminato
Andrii Derzhypilskyi	Eliminato

Tags: Andrii Derzhypilskyi Eugenio Sanchioni Maria Lampropulos Mark Helou

2023-12-14 18:58 UTC+2

Thiriart Falls to Pereira

Livello 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Eduardo Lopes Pereira raised to 20,000 in middle position before Arthur Thiriart three-bet to 95,000 in the small blind, leaving himself around 10,000 behind. Lopes Pereira then moved all in.

Thiriart began looking around the room and tanking until the floor was called over. He burned through several time banks before the tournament official alerted him he was going on the clock. Thiriart then called off his last chips.

Arthur Thiriart: A♦Q♦
Eduardo Lopes Pereira: A♠K♠

The 9♦8♥2♥3♣J♠ board didn't help Thiriart, the start-of-day chip leader, was sent to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Eduardo Lopes Pereira	300,000 84,000	84,000
Arthur Thiriart	Eliminato

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2023-12-14 18:22 UTC+2

Kostakis Shoves One Too Many Times

Livello 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Leo Margets was moved to a new table and took a seat to the left of Omar Eljach.

"Welcome, lady," tablemate Firoz Mangroe told her as Eljach raised to 18,000 under the gun. Margets then three-bet to 45,000 and Eljach folded once action got back to him.

Georgios Kostakis then moved all in from early position as action folded to Eljach. "Good start," he said, peeling his cards, but he eventually folded as Kostakis showed A♠Q♠.

Kostakis then moved all in again the next hand, this time for 160,000 under the gun, and the table folded to Margets in the big blind. She and Kostakis looked at her cards together and she snap-called.

Georgios Kostakis: A♠Q♥
Leo Margets: A♣K♣

Margets had Kostakis covered, and he couldn't catch up on the 10♦6♠2♦9♥5♣ board as he was sent to the rail just before the break.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Omar Eljach	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
Leo Margets	530,000 160,000	160,000
Georgios Kostakis	Eliminato

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2023-12-14 18:17 UTC+2

Atac Survives on the River Against Garp

Livello 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Salih Atac moved all in for 229,000 in middle position and Tobias Garp had him at risk from the hijack.

Salih Atac: A♣3♠
Tobias Garp: J♠J♦

Atac needed to improve against Garp's pair of jacks as the flop came 10♦6♠5♦. The 4♠ turn gave him some hope with a straight draw, and he hit the A♦ on the river to make top pair and double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Tobias Garp	920,000 -180,000	-180,000
Salih Atac	470,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Salih Atac Tobias Garp

2023-12-14 18:13 UTC+2

Lau Runs Into O'Dwyer's Set

Livello 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 20,000 on the button, Ka Kwan Lau three-bet to 80,000 in the big blind, and O'Dwyer called.

The flop came K♠J♥8♥ and Lau bet 60,000. O'Dwyer then raised to 180,000 and Lau called.

The 2♠ fell on the turn and Lau checked to O'Dwyer, who moved all in. Lau, with around 275,000 remaining, burned through multiple time banks before calling.

O'Dwyer showed 8♠8♦ for a flopped set and Lau turned over Q♦Q♠. The river was the 7♥ and O'Dwyer took the pot to send Lau crashing out of the tournament.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Steve O'Dwyer	1,200,000 545,000	545,000

Ka Kwan Lau	Eliminato

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