2011 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€720,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,501,700
Entries
722
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Skampa Sinks

Jan Skampa - gone but not forgotten
Jan Skampa - gone but not forgotten

In early position, Michael Keiner raised to 375, and only Jan Skampa made the call, going heads up from the cutoff seat. Heads up, the dealer spread out {4-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {7-Spades}, and Keiner checked. Skampa took his cue to fire 550 at the pot, and the German check-called to see another card.

It was the {J-Clubs}, and Keiner checked again. Skampa bet another 1,400, but Keiner snuck in a check-raise to 3,200 total. Skampa made the call, and the river was the {2-Hearts}. Keiner kept the betting lead with a final wager of 5,500, but now Skampa responded with a shove for 14,575 total. Keiner demanded the count in his brash tone, then made the call to put the hometown hero at risk.

Skampa sheepishly tabled {5-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} as he stood up from his chair, resigned to defeat. Any pair was good, and Keiner's {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} was plenty good enough to do the trick.

Skampa won this thing in 2009, but there will be no repeat championship here in Prague this week. Skampa is out, and Keiner is one of the early doublers, up to about 60,000 now.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Keiner
60,000
30,000
30,000
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Jan Skampa
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

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