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2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
Bogdan Capitan raised to 1,500 from middle position, and only Niklas Astedt obliged from the small blind. The flop fell and both players checked.
Astedt checked again on the turn before Capitan bet 2,000, which got a quick fold from Astedt.
"Nothing! Nothing! Not even a draw?" joked Capitan as he tabled for the flopped straight flush.
The action folded to Max Silver in the cutoff, and he raised to 1,500. Niklas Astedt three-bet to 3,000 on the button and Silver called after the players in the blinds folded.
The flop fell , and Silver check-called a 6,000 bet from Astedt.
Both players checked on the turn before Silver bet 12,000 on the river.
Astedt looked at Silver inquisitively before he made the call after five seconds of thought.
"I have a queen," said Silver, before he mucked after Astedt tabled for the overpair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niklas Astedt |
60,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Max Silver |
20,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Alexander Norden, Ronald Keijzer, and Anton Suarez have all taken their seats in the last few moments with the entries total rising to 15.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexander Norden | 50,000 | |
Ronald Keijzer |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Anton Suarez
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Andras Nemeth, another well-known player in the world of online poker as well as live, is the latest player to sit down at the tables.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andras Nemeth | 50,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 0
Niklas Astedt raised from the cutoff and saw Alexander Petersen defend his big blind. Both players checked on the flop, and Petersen checked for a second time on the turn.
Astedt bet 1,500 and saw Petersen quickly raise to 5,000. The former made the call, and the river card was the .
Petersen bet 10,000 and Astedt made the call after five seconds of thought.
Petersen tabled , and Astedt revealed for a straight to win the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niklas Astedt |
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Niklas Astedt, or maybe more commonly known to the poker world as 'Lena900', has joined the PLO action.
Astedt, who has $1,073,205 in recorded live tournament earnings and over $13.3m in online earnings, is the 11th player to take their seat.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niklas Astedt |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
The action is opened with a raise to 800 from the cutoff and both Arvi Vainionkulma, on the button, and Roman Kaholek, in the small blind, made the call.
The flop fell , and Vainionkulma bet 2,000 after the action was folded to him.
Kaholek made the call the before the initial raiser folded, and the players went heads-up to the turn.
Kaholek checked and quickly called a 4,000 bet from Vainionkulma.
After the river card hit the , Vainionkulma took over the betting lead and put 12,000 into the middle.
Vainionkulma contemplated his next moved for around ten seconds but ultimately folded before Kaholek tabled to show he very much had the best of it.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Roman Kaholek
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Arvi Vainionkulma |
30,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |