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

Thorel Doubles Up O'Dwyer, Eliminated Next Hand

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer - Kahle Burns - Jean-Noel Thorel
Steve O'Dwyer - Kahle Burns - Jean-Noel Thorel

Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 12,000 in middle position and Steve O'Dwyer three-bet shoved all in for 147,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Thorel who quickly made the call.

Steve O'Dwyer: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Thorel was not happy to see the cards face up and the board of {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} would not make him happy with the result either. After sending over a double up, Thorel was down to just 36,000 and busted to Stephen Chidwick in the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Chidwick
565,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
305,000
190,000
190,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Stephen ChidwickSteve O'DwyerJean-Noel Thorel

After High Roller Series success, Jans “Graftekkel” Arends moves to bricks and mortar in Prague

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jans Arends
Jans Arends

Jans "Graftekkel" Arends crushed the recent PokerStars High Rollers Series, racking up $362,823 across nine cashes.

Head over to the PokerStars Blog to hear what he made of the Series and how Vienna is home to many poker High Rollers including Fedor Holz, Ole Schemion, and Matthias Eibinger.

Tags: Fedor HolzJans ArendsMatthias EibingerOle Schemion

Adams, Burns, and Tang Cap Off the Field

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The players are back in their seats and that means the late registration period is now over. Timothy Adams, Danny Tang, and Kahle Burns were the last three entries during the break, bringing the total number of entries to 50. The prizepool and payouts will be posted shortly when they become available.

Player Chips Progress
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Timothy Adams
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
100,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Soyza Takes Over the Lead

Level 8 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Soyza
Michael Soyza

Michael Soyza raised it up from the cutoff and Adrian Mateos jammed all in for around 155,000 in the big blind. Soyza quickly called to put Mateos and risk and had him dominated.

Michael Soyza: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The flop of {k-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} gave Soyza a pair of kings and a commanding lead. The {6-Hearts} on the turn left Mateos drawing dead to the {5-Clubs} on the river and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Soyza
630,000
245,000
245,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosMichael Soyza

Updated Chip Counts

Level 8 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
530,000
95,000
95,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
460,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Yang Wang cn
Yang Wang
360,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
322,000
-8,000
-8,000
Run It Once
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Jun Obara
315,000
195,000
195,000
Profile photo of Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
276,000
108,000
108,000
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
241,000
76,000
76,000
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
209,000
-11,000
-11,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
205,000
195,000
195,000
Profile photo of Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
Busted
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
Busted

Lim Forces a Fold from Burns

Level 8 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The flop of {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts} was spread across the felt with Kahle Burns and Chin Wei Lim heads-up in the blinds. Burns led out with a bet and Lim raised to 20,000. Burns called and the {2-Spades} landed on the turn.

Burns checked this time and Lim counted out another 28,000. Burns still called and the {q-Diamonds} paired the board on the river. Burns checked once more and Lim slid out a bet of 58,000, leaving just 1,000 behind. Burns asked for a count and used a time extension before tossing his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Chin Wei Lim
168,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
112,000
-33,000
-33,000

Tags: Chin Wei LimKahle Burns