2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Chin Wei Lim
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€378,160
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Entries
50
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Kisacikoglu Surprises Himself

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Orpen Kisacikoglu

Jun Obara opened to 2,500 from under the gun and picked up three callers along the way. The flop came {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Sirzat Hissou checked from the big blind. Obara continued for 5,500 and Orpen Kisacikoglu called, Sam Greenwood folded, and Hissou called.

Three players saw the {2-Hearts} on the turn and the action checked around to the {8-Clubs} on the river. Hissou led out with a bet of 12,500 and Obara folded. "I'm not winning this hand," Kisacikoglu uttered before tossing in a call.

Hissou turned over {5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} for a straight but Kisacikoglu surprised himself when he flipped over {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for the best hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
177,000
77,000
77,000
Profile photo of Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
145,000
-65,000
-65,000
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
90,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Jun ObaraOrpen KisacikogluSam GreenwoodSirzat Hissou

Kings for Hissou as he Doubles Through Kempe

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The dealer was counting out a double for Sirzat Hissou against Rainer Kempe.

The board read {2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and according to the table, Kempe had check-raised the flop before betting on the turn. Hissou shoved for 72,500 and Kempe called with {10-}{j-} for two pair. Hissou was ahead with {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for kings and twos, and rivered a full house for good measure to leave Kempe perilously short.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
210,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
5,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Rainer KempeSirzat Hissou

Level: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

First All-in of the Day

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

It was still early in the first level of the day, but that didn't stop some players at Table 1 from getting all of their chips in the middle. Teun Mulder opened to 2,500 from under the gun and Luuk Gieles three-bet to 7,500 in the cutoff. Ben Heath tossed in a four-bet to 20,000 on the button which got the blinds to quickly fold.

Mulder announced a five-bet shove for roughly 100,000 and Gieles got out of the way while Heath quickly called. Both players turned over ace-king offsuit and an ace on the flop with a rainbow board meant the two players would chop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
105,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
105,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Ben HeathLuuk GielesTeun Mulder

Thorel Flops Two Pair

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Three players saw a flop of {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Rainer Kempe was the first to act who checked. Jean-Noel Thorel bet 4,000 into a pot of around 8,000 and Sam Greenwood raised to 12,000 on the button. Kempe folded but Thorel counted out a re-raise to 39,000. Greenwood instantly mucked his cards and Thorel scooped the pot.

Thorel turned over {k-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for top two pair, proving that he had the goods.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
120,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
85,000
-15,000
-15,000
Run It Once

Tags: Sam GreenwoodRainer KempeJean-Noel Thorel