Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€252,200
Entries
26
Level
21
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
The three remaining players are now on a 20-minute break.
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
The flop was down 
, and Niko Soininen checked to Alexander Norden who bet 18,000. Soininen made the call, and the turn card was the 
.
Soininen then check-called a 52,000 bet and checked for a third time on the 
river.
Norden pushed a stack worth 116,000 in the middle but was soon facing a huge decision after Soininen moved all in for 363,000.
Norden went deep into the tank, and he thought for nearly two minutes. He studied the board, and after using three time-bank cards, he came to the decision to fold and sacrificed the chip lead to Soininen in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
390,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
255,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Jorryt van Hoof raised to 55,000 from under the gun and left himself with 40,000 behind. Arvi Vainionkulma called in the big blind and after the flop fell 
Vainionkulma bet the 40,000 enough to put Van Hoof all in and he made the call.
Arvi Vainionkulma: 
Jorryt van Hoof: 
The board completed with the and 
to give Vainionkulma the flush and a lock on the pot.
Van Hoof departs from the event in fourth place and good for €29,640.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Silver had held the chip lead but has seen his stack diminish in a hand against Alexander Norden.
Silver raised to 30,000 from the small blind and was called by Norden in the big blind.
Norden called a 20,000 bet on the 
flop and the turn card was the 
. Silver bet 60,000 and Norden called.
The river was the , and Silver checked to see Norden bet 60,000. Silver was unsure on what to do and was talking out loud to himself in a bid to figure out Norden's hand.
After having to use a time bank Silver folded, and Norden tabled 
from his hand.
Silver was unable to make a comeback after that hand and saw his last 10bb go to Niko Soininen not long afterward.
As Silver departed he asked Norden about the hand above, as to whether it was a bluff or not, and Norden said he held pocket nines for the full house.
Silver, who was in for two bullets, takes away €23,960 for his efforts today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
The flop was down 
, and Jorryt van Hoof was first to act and bet pot. Alexander Norden then also announced pot to move all in and Van Hoof called.
Alexander Norden: 
Jorryt van Hoof: 
Norden hit trip fives on the flop, and when the turn card came the , he improved to trip nines. The river card came the 
and meant the Norden was to be the new chip leader with Van Hoof left on 110,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
110,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Arvi Vainionkulma raised to 42,000 from the cutoff, and Max Silver defended his big blind.
The flop fell , and Silver moved all in which Vainionkulma called.
Arvi Vainionkulma: 
Max Silver: 
Vainionkulma held top pair and a flush draw, and when the board completed 
, he improved to a flush on the river and sealed a revival having been the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
210,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Emil Patel raised to 35,000 from under the gun and left himself with just 10,000 behind. Jorryt van Hoof called in the big blind, and the flop fell .
Van Hoof bet enough to put Patel all in, and his bet was called.
Jorryt van Hoof:
Emil Patel: 
Patel was ahead with two pair, but the turn 
gave Van Hoof a set.
The river 
didn't change the outcome for Patel, and he was eliminated in 6th place and bubbles the money spots.
The remaining five players are all guaranteed at least €23,960.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0