€560 Main Event Day 1bc | 2024 EAPT Bratislava

01-25-2024 16:16 UTC+2

Top Pair for Panak

Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After Christian Steiner limped from early position, Elad Ratzam in the hijack raised to 900, and was called by Adrian Filip in the small blind, Igor Panak in the big blind and by Steiner.

Ratzam continued for 1,500 on a flop of 4♦7♣Q♠. Filip folded, but Panak raised to 4,000. Steiner folded, and Ratzam made the call.

On the turn 3♦, Panak fired a second barrel of 4,500, but checked the river A♣. Ratzam, who called the turn, decided to bet 5,500 on the river.

Panak went into the tank, and eventually called with K♠Q♣. It was the winning hand, as Ratzam had Q♦2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Steiner	95,000 95,000	95,000
Igor Panak	64,000 64,000	64,000
Adrian Filip	26,000 26,000	26,000

Elad Ratzam	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Adrian Filip Elad Ratzam Igor Panak

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

01-25-2024 16:31 UTC+2

Early Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bathori	Busted
Giovanni Agliozzo	Busted
Laszlo Papai	Busted
Uri Gilboa	Busted

Oren Haski	Busted
Maksym Sheingart	Busted

01-25-2024 16:40 UTC+2

Paval Hit Two Pair on the River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Matteo Spozio raised to 800 from middle position, then Vitalii Shcherba called from the button, as well as both players in the blinds.

The flop came K♦5♦9♦, and Spozio continued for 1,200. He was called by Shcherba, and by Liviu Paval in the small blind.

On the turn 8♣, Paval and Spozio checked to Shcherba, who bet 3,700. Paval was the only one to call, and there was no more action on the river 7♦, as both players checked.

Paval quickly revealed 9♣7♣ for two pair hit on the river and won against Shcherba's KxQx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liviu Paval	68,000 28,000	28,000
Matteo Spozio	50,000 7,000	7,000
Vitalii Shcherba	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Liviu Paval Matteo Spozio Vitalii Shcherba

01-25-2024 16:51 UTC+2

Yosef Bluffs Horvath

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After Dominik Ostrowski opened to 1,000 from under the gun, Mody Rubinstein on the button and the blinds called.

On a flop of 6♣4♦5♦, Yehuda Yosef in the small blind led out for 1,600, and he was only called by Christian Horvath in the big blind.

Both of them checked on the turn 6♦, then Yosef bet 7,700 on the river 8♠.

Horvath went into the tank, but eventually folded, revealing the 7♥. Yosef quickly turned over 10♥9♠ and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehuda Yosef	107,000 67,000	67,000
Dominik Ostrowski	55,000 55,000	55,000
Christian Horvath	47,000 47,000	47,000
Mody Rubinstein	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Christian Horvath Mody Rubinstein Yehuda Yosef

01-25-2024 17:04 UTC+2

Lascsik With Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Imre Lascsik raised to 1,100 from the hijack, and faced Christian Steiner who defended from the big blind.

Lascsik continued for 1,500 on a flop of 6♣10♠7♦, and Steiner quickly check-called.

Then on the turn 7♣, Steiner led out for 3,500. Lascsik called, and checked back on the river 5♠. He immediately flipped over K♦K♠ and made Steiner muck his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Steiner	83,000
Imre Lascsik	42,500

Tags: Christian Steiner Imre Lascsik

01-25-2024 17:10 UTC+2

First Break of the Day

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After three levels, 58 entrants were recorded on Day 1b of the EAPT Bratislava Main Event. The 44 remaining players are on a 30-minute teatime break.

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

01-25-2024 17:53 UTC+2

A Small One for Molenaar

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After Michel Molenaar opened to 1,200 from the hijack, Vitalii Shcherba on the button and both players in the blinds.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9♦K♠7♥, and the blinds folded to Molenaar, who decided to check. Shcherba checked too, and all four of them discovered the turn Q♣.

Once again, everybody checked. And even if there were four players still involved in the hand on the river 8♠, all of them checked once more.

Liviu Paval in the small blind then revealed 8♥6♣ for a pair, but Molenaar had A♣8♦ for the same pair with a better kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liviu Paval	60,000 -8,000	-8,000
Yaniv Shushan	53,000 53,000	53,000
Michel Molenaar	42,000 42,000	42,000
Vitalii Shcherba	30,000 -6,000	-6,000

Tags: A Small One Vitalii Shcherba

01-25-2024 18:05 UTC+2

Weiss Doubles Up with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Gani Weiss raised to 1,100 from under the gun, but Attila Meszaros in the small blind three-bet to 3,300. The big blind folded, then Weiss four-bet to 10,500. Meszaros made the call.

Weiss continued for 5,500 on the 2♣3♣3♦ flop and Meszaros check-called. Then on the turn 5♠, after Weiss checked, Meszaros shoved for 20,500. Meszaros went into the tank, and called.

Gani Weiss: A♦A♥
Attila Meszaros: Q♠Q♥

Meszaro made a face when Weiss flipped over his aces. And after the river K♠, Weiss doubled up.