Egor Gerasimchuk was first to act from his seat in late position and he started the betting round with a raise to 700. Mick Graydon, on the button, was the only remaining player to out up any resistance, doing so with a call.
Flop: - Gerasimchuk bet 900 and Graydon called.
Turn: - Gerasimchuk wrapped his knuckles on the felt as if he were knocking at a door, signalling a check. Graydon attempted to buy the pot with his 1,500 bet, but his opponent called.
River: - Gerasimchuk checked for a second time and Graydon checked behind.
Graydon turned over but his ace-high as beaten by the of Gerasimchuk.
Eugene Katchalov tossed out 1,500 with the board reading and about 6,000 in the pot. Viktor Lavi gave Katchalov a bit of a death stare, then raised to what looked like 12,500. Katchalov quickly called.
There was a pause, as Katchalov was waiting for Lavi to show his hand, but instead, Lavi mucked. Katchalov mucked right behind him, and raked in the pot without having to show his cards.
We witnessed two hands in a row that Martins Adeniya played against various big-name opponents at his table. He lost the first pot but won the second pot for an overall profit on the two hands.
The action folded to the Brit and he opened to 650 and was called by Fabrice Soulier and Mick Graydon in the blinds. The flop fell and Adeniya's 1,000 c-bet was only called by Graydon. The turn came and Graydon led for 1,600. Call. Both players checked the river and Graydon sheepishly opened for a lowly pair. It was good though as Adeniya mucked.
The very next hand Adeniya opened again but this time his neighbour, Ari Engel, three-bet. Chawki Fawaz called from the big blind, as did Adeniya.
Engel continued for 2,200 on the flop and only Adeniya called to see the fall on the turn. The action was checked to the river where Adeniya came out firing for 4,750. The New Yorker tank-called and quickly mucked upon seeing his opponent's for a full house.
Danish pro Simon Ravnsbaek was the player to start the betting off, raising to 650 from UTG+1. The action passed to Nikolay Vershinin — who was seated in the hijack --and he instantly called; it would not be the last time Vershinin would act lightning fast. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier also called, the Frenchman being on the button.
The flop saw Ravnsbaek continue with an 1,125 bet and no sooner had his chips hit the blue felt beneath them, Vershinin called. ElkY had seen enough and he folded.
The turn slowed Ravnsbaek down and he tapped the table and checked. Again, Vershinin immediately reached for chips and bet 7,000. Three instant actions in a row indicated Ravnsbaek was beaten and he let his hand go.
So it's all over and an historic day for Italian poker, as they claim their very first-ever EPT title with Salvatore Bonavena becoming the recipient of the second EPT Prague title and €774,000 for his first-place finish defeating 569 other players.
It's no fluke either, as he had won €100,000 at an event in Venice a few weeks ago, though he still declares himself to be just an amateur player.
And well done to Massimo Di Cicco, who put in an amazing laddering performance and took the chip lead briefly while heads up.
From all of us here in Prague, thanks for tuning in for the last EPT of the year. The next place the tour heads is a slight detour from Europe, across the Atlantic to the Atlantis Casino in the Bahamas for the PCA.
Good night and good luck!
The post also goes to show you just how far poker reporting has come in the past six years!
Online qualifier David Hrdlicka may not be a household name, but he is not afraid to take on those who are.
WPT winner Sean Jazayeri opened the preflop betting round by raising to 700 from early position. To his direct left was the reigning EPT Prague champion Martin Finger,who three-bet to 2,200. To Finger's left was Hrdlicka who put in a four-bet to 5,000. This saw Jazayeri quickly fold, but Finger was not done with his hand.
Finger studied his now sole opponent for almost a minute before deciding he was done with the hand and folded.
We didn't catch the action, but we do know that Rohid Omari was all in on the flop for around 25,000 and up against Souheil Mansour, who barely had him covered.
Showdown
Mansour:
Omari:
Omari seemed to know he was in trouble even before the cards were turned on their backs. Neither the turn nor river helped Omari, and after the stacks were verified, he took the long walk of loneliness out of the room.
Anders Andersen and Andre Moreira were heads up on a flop of . Andersen open-shoved for around 8,000 effective into a pot of around 1,500, sending Moreira deep into the tank.
The Portugal native sat silently, riffling chips with his hand and studying the board. He eventually muttered, "call," turned over for ace-high.
Andersen rolled over for a king-high flush draw, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, he was actually a 54% favorite to win the hand.
The turn was the , giving Andersen said flush, and the completed the board. Moreira was eliminated, while Anderson chipped up to around 36,000.
- Gerasimchuk bet 900 and Graydon called.
- Gerasimchuk wrapped his knuckles on the felt as if he were knocking at a door, signalling a check. Graydon attempted to buy the pot with his 1,500 bet, but his opponent called.
- Gerasimchuk checked for a second time and Graydon checked behind.
but his ace-high as beaten by the 
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and Adeniya's 1,000 c-bet was only called by Graydon. The turn came 
river and Graydon sheepishly opened 
for a lowly pair. It was good though as Adeniya mucked.
flop and only Adeniya called to see the 
river where Adeniya came out firing for 4,750. The New Yorker tank-called and quickly mucked upon seeing his opponent's 
for a full house.
flop saw Ravnsbaek continue with an 1,125 bet and no sooner had his chips hit the blue felt beneath them, Vershinin called. ElkY had seen enough and he folded.
. Andersen open-shoved for around 8,000 effective into a pot of around 1,500, sending Moreira deep into the tank.
for ace-high.
for a king-high flush draw, and according to the 
, giving Andersen said flush, and the