2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

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

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Prize
€463,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,584,660
Entries
66
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Matthias Eibinger Eliminated in 7th Place (€77,650)

Level 20 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger
Matthias Eibinger

Matthias Eibinger raised to 475,000 under the gun to leave himself with one T5,000 chip behind. Action folded around to Danny Tang, who announced he was all in from the cutoff. Everybody yet to act folded and Eibinger committed his last chip.

Matthias Eibinger: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Danny Tang: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

An ace in the window on the flop {3-Clubs}{6-Spades}{a-Hearts} made it seem as if another double was in the works, but the turn {7-Clubs} changed both players' fortunes, planting Tang firmly out in front and in need of fading a four to score the knockout. The river fell {10-Spades} to finish the runout and the pot was shipped Tang's way as Eibinger finished the tournament in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
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Danny Tang
1,135,000
375,000
375,000
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Matthias Eibinger
Busted

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O'Dwyer Wrestles Back the Lead

Level 20 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jans Arends opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer defended from the big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and O'Dwyer check-called a bet of 85,000 from Arends.

The turn was the {a-Diamonds} and O'Dwyer started with another check. Arends used a time extension before counting out another bet of 150,000. O'Dwyer also used a time extension and check-raised to 515,000. Arends quickly folded and O'Dwyer scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve O'Dwyer
1,820,000
1,686,000
1,686,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Jans Arends
1,270,000
-340,000
-340,000

Tags: Steve O'DwyerJans Arends

Greenwood Doubles Again

Level 20 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jans Arends opened to 100,000 in middle position and action folded around to Sam Greenwood in the big blind. Greenwood defended and the flop came {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Greenwood checked to Arends, who made a continuation-bet of 75,000 which Greenwood called, bringing the turn {2-Spades} on board. Both players checked.

The river came {a-Spades} and Greenwood thought for 25 seconds before checking over to Arends, who in turn thought for even longer, utilizing a time bank extension before announcing he was all in. Greenwood immediately called.

Sam Greenwood: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Jans Arends: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}

Greenwood was once the flop came but the majority of his chips didn't get in the middle until the river when his Broadway was more than good against Arends' pair of sixes, earning him the double to put him over 1 million and resulting in Arends falling below 2 million, though ever-increasing blinds continue to bring the effective average stack size lower and lower as seven-handed play continues.

Player Chips Progress
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Jans Arends
1,610,000
-500,000
-500,000
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Sam Greenwood
1,125,000
575,000
575,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jans ArendsSam Greenwood

Wolff Comes from Behind

Level 20 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
George Wolff
George Wolff

Sam Grafton raised it up in the cutoff and George Wolff shipped all in for 370,000 in the big blind. Grafton responded with a snap-call and was in a dominating position.

Sam Grafton: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
George Wolff: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The flop of {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} gave Wolff plenty of outs with a straight and a flush draw. The {6-Hearts} on the turn completed his flush and Grafton was drawing dead to the {6-Diamonds} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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George Wolff
815,000
195,000
195,000
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Sam Grafton
550,000
-570,000
-570,000

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Level: 20

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

O'Dwyer Gets a Check-Raise Through

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jans Arends opened to 80,000 in the cutoff and received a call from Steve O'Dwyer, who defended his big blind. The two saw the flop come {q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and O'Dwyer checked to Arends, who made a continuation-bet of 70,000.

Action was back on O'Dwyer and he thought for almost his entire time bank before announcing a check-raise to 230,000, which prompted a fairly quick fold from Arends to earn him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jans Arends
2,110,000
-230,000
-230,000
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Steve O'Dwyer
134,000
-816,000
-816,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jans ArendsSteve O'Dwyer

Lucky Massage for Tang

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Danny Tang
Danny Tang

Danny Tang has been getting a massage since pretty much the time he took a seat in the tournament and said he's not stopping until he busts. Over five hours later, he's still going but asked for a little break. During that break, Tang went card dead so quickly asked for the massage to resume since he was down to just 330,000 chips.

In the next hand, Jans Arends opened to 80,000 from early position and Tang shipped all in for 330,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Arends who asked for a count before making the call.

Danny Tang: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Jans Arends: {j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Tang held on for a double up, keeping his tournament hopes alive and the massage continues.

Player Chips Progress
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Jans Arends
2,340,000
10,000
10,000
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Danny Tang
760,000
230,000
230,000

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Arends Delivers a Cooler To Double and Take Chip Lead

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jans Arends
Jans Arends

Sam Greenwood opened to 80,000 in middle position and was called by Jans Arends in the cutoff. Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 310,000 from the big blind, getting a fold from Greenwood and a call from Arends.

Action went heads up to the flop {3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and O'Dwyer used up 25 seconds of his 30-second shot clock before making a continuation-bet of 160,000. Arends thought for an equal amount of time and then called.

The turn came {9-Clubs} and O'Dwyer thought again, putting out a bet of 300,000 as the dealer gave him a five-second warning again. Arends then went into the tank, needing a time bank extension and about 15 seconds of his allotted time to match the bet.

The river fell {4-Spades} and O'Dwyer then went into the tank, using an extension of his own and needing another 25 seconds before announcing he was all in. Arends immediately called and both hands were tabled.

Jans Arends: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}
Steve O'Dwyer: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The kings-versus-aces scenario led to Arends earning a double at O'Dwyer's expense, taking O'Dwyer below the million-mark as Arends now finds himself chip leader with seven still remaining.

Player Chips Progress
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Jans Arends
2,330,000
1,335,000
1,335,000
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Steve O'Dwyer
950,000
-1,130,000
-1,130,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Sam Greenwood
550,000
-80,000
-80,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jans ArendsSam GreenwoodSteve O'Dwyer

Mustafa Jukovic Eliminated in 8th Place (€60,220)

Level 19 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mustafa Jukovic
Mustafa Jukovic

The action folded to Sam Grafton on the button who announced all in. Mustafa Jukovic called off his last 80,000 from the small blind and Danny Tang folded his big blind.

Sam Grafton: {7-Spades}{5-Spades}
Mustafa Jukovic: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The flop came {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} to give Grafton two pair and a big lead. The turn was the {j-Clubs} and Jukovic was left drawing dead to the {2-Diamonds} on the river.

"Seven-five, huh?" Jukovic muttered as he stood up from the table.

"Reckless!" Grafton responded. "Someone had to do it."

Mustafa Jukovic
Mustafa Jukovic
Player Chips Progress
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Sam Grafton
1,120,000
140,000
140,000
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Mustafa Jukovic
Busted

Tags: Danny TangMustafa JukovicSam Grafton