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

"What Are You Slowrolling Me For?!"

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Sam Grafton raised to 22,000 under the gun and Robbie Toan called from the hijack. All remaining players folded to take postflop action to the streets.

"You and me again?" asked Toan.

"Well, you try to outplay me every hand," responded Grafton. The flop came {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Grafton made a continuation-bet of 20,000. Toan quickly called.

The turn was {6-Clubs} and Grafton continued with another bet of 65,000. Toan immediately called to bring the river {5-Diamonds} on board. Grafton reached for chips and bet 45,000. Toan asked how much and the dealer confirmed.

"I shouldn't have called the second one," said Toan. "I call," he added immediately after.

Grafton tabled {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

"Oh. Same hand," said Toan, showing {j-Spades}{10-Spades}. The dealer chopped up the pot and the hand was over but the banter was not.

"What do you think, I'm a fish?" asked Toan

"What are you slowrolling me for?!" responded Grafton with a joke. The two traded a few playful jabs thereafter with Grafton poking fun at Toan's complaining when he has hit so many hands today.

"You know this isn't Omaha," joked Grafton. "Top pair is a good hand in this game!" Toan laughed along with him and Grafton got back to business: "nice hand," he added in sincere fashion as the cards were in the air for the following hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Grafton
725,000
15,000
15,000
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Robbie Toan
410,000

Tags: Robbie ToanSam Grafton

Toan Claims a Straight

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Robbie Toan
Robbie Toan

Sam Grafton made it 35,000 to go from the small blind and Robbie Toan called from the big blind. The flop came {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {a-Clubs} on the turn.

Grafton led out for 18,000 and Toan stuck around to see the {j-Diamonds} on the river. Grafton fired out another bet of 28,000 only to have Toan raised to 100,000. With four cards to a straight on the board, Grafton ditched his cards.

"I called the turn and hit a gut-shot on the river," Toan announced.

"I had two jacks. That's hard to do," was Grafton's response.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Grafton
710,000
50,000
50,000
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Robbie Toan
410,000
160,000
160,000

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Pardo Loses To Tang's Flopped Nuts

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Danny Tang was in the hijack and opened to 20,000, prompting a three-bet all in by Juan Pardo in the cutoff for the last of his chips. Action made its way back to Tang and he quickly called.

Juan Pardo: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Danny Tang: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

"The nuts!" said Tang as he rolled over his hand. The foreshadowing was real: the flop came {j-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Hearts} to give Tang the flopped nut straight, leaving Pardo in need of running cards to stay alive. The turn came {9-Diamonds}, giving Paro four direct outs to a full house on the river. Unfortunately for him, none would come as the river fell {2-Diamonds} to complete the runout and leave Pardo dry on chips as Tang scooped up the pot to bring him to 281,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Danny Tang
281,000
121,000
121,000
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Juan Pardo
Busted

Tags: Danny TangJuan Pardo

Turmezey Eliminates van Hoof

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Peter Turmezey open-shipped all in from the cutoff with three shorter stacks behind him left to act. Jorryt van Hoof was one of those players who called off his stack of less than 100,000 from the small blind.

Peter Turmezey: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Jorryt van Hoof: {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}

The flop came {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to give Turmezey the best hand currently but van Hoof picked up a straight flush draw. The turn was the {10-Spades} and van Hoof nudged his {4-Clubs} ahead, urging the dealer for a river card. However, it was the {j-Hearts} on the river that bricked off and van Hoof was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Turmezey
380,000
120,000
120,000
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Jorryt van Hoof
Busted

Tags: Peter TurmezeyJorryt van Hoof

Updated Counts

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
790,000
-150,000
-150,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
660,000
73,000
73,000
Profile photo of Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
323,000
-92,000
-92,000
Profile photo of Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
252,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Robbie Toan ie
Robbie Toan
250,000
-141,000
-141,000
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Chin Wei Lim
225,000
-55,000
-55,000
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Laurynas Levinskas
212,000
112,000
112,000
Profile photo of Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
177,000
-48,000
-48,000
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Timothy Adams
166,000
6,000
6,000
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Danny Tang
160,000
-105,000
-105,000
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Matthias Eibinger
135,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
95,000
71,000
71,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
95,000
-19,000
-19,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Schemion Takes Down Chidwick

Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ole Schemion and Stephen Chidwick were heads-up in a pot with the board reading {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. Schemion led out for 45,000 from under the gun into a pot of around 100,000. Chidwick called in position and the {4-Clubs} completed the board.

Schemion pushed all in and Chidwick went into the tank for a minute before calling off the last of his chips. Schemion flipped over {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} for two pair and Chidwick's smaller two pair went into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Ole Schemion
590,000
98,000
98,000
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Stephen Chidwick
Busted

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Dvoress Doubles Ruijs; Left on Fumes

Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Joris Ruijs
Joris Ruijs

Daniel Dvoress opened to 16,000 under the gun and action made its way around to Joris Ruijs, who defended his big blind. The flop came {j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{5-Spades} and Ruijs checked to Dvoress, who made a continuation-bet of 8,000. Ruijs called.

The turn came {k-Clubs} and Ruijs checked. Dvoress fired a second barrel for 30,000 and Ruijs check-raised all in for an even 100,000. Dvoress thought for a few moments and then called.

Joris Ruijs: {k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Daniel Dvoress: {q-Spades}{10-Spades}

Dvoress found his open-ended straight and flush draw up against Ruijs' trips and would need to hit one of his straight or flush outs to stay alive. He would not do so, however as the river {10-Hearts} completed the runout to leave him short as Ruijs looks to get back into contention after being crippled as well not long ago.

Player Chips Progress
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Joris Ruijs
260,000
201,000
201,000
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Daniel Dvoress
24,000
-116,000
-116,000
Run It Once

Tags: Daniel DvoressJoris Ruijs

River Bet Earns Greenwood the Pot

Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Sam Greenwood - Daniel Dvoress
Sam Greenwood - Daniel Dvoress

Peter Turmezey opened to 16,000 from under the gun and was called by Sam Greenwood on the button and George Wolff in the big blind. The flop came {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and the action checked around to the {q-Clubs} on the turn.

Wolff and Turmezey checked again and Greenwood dropped in a bet of 20,000. Both Wolff and Turmezey called to see the {3-Diamonds} on the river. The action checked to Greenwood who bet 60,000 and both of his opponents folded.

Player Chips Progress
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George Wolff
375,000
-65,000
-65,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
340,000
162,000
162,000
Run It Once
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Peter Turmezey
260,000
-4,000
-4,000

Tags: George WolffPeter TurmezeySam Greenwood

Hartmann Gets Big River Value

Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ramin Hajiyev was in the small blind and saw action folded to him. He pumped it up to 20,000 and received a call from Pascal Hartmann in the big blind. The two saw a flop of {8-Spades}{a-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Hajiyev made a continuation-bet of 16,000. Hartmann called.

The turn came {8-Spades} and Hajiyev checked. Hartmann made a bet of 35,000 and Hajiyev called. The river fell {2-Clubs} and Hajiyev checked again. Hartmann postured for a moment and then slid forward a stack of T5,000 chips, nearly his entire remaining stack. Hajiyev went into the tank, needing to use an extension to do so. Eventually, a call was made.

Hartmann showed {a-Clubs}{4-Spades} for aces up and took down the pot as Hajiyev sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Pascal Hartmann
368,000
205,000
205,000
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Ramin Hajiyev
285,000
83,000
83,000

Tags: Pascal HartmannRamin Hajiyev