€2,200 EPT National High Roller | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-11-2019 16:49 UTC+1

Yurasov Sends Zhang to the Rail

Milko van Winden

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dmitry Yurasov raised to 50,000 from under the gun and it folded to Ji Zhang in the small blind. He put his last 200,000 in the middle and Freek Scholten folded from the big blind. Yurasov quickly called.

Ji Zhang:
Dmitry Yurasov:

Zhang needed a queen or a miracle but neither happened after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	1,150,000 230,000	230,000
Ji Zhang	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Freek Scholten Ji Zhang

12-11-2019 16:49 UTC+1

Hain Eliminates Leon

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mnuwwarah

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jose Leon got his remaining 240,000 in from the small blind and Janosch Hain had him at risk in the big with . Leon had live suited cards with but saw one of his worst-case flops as arrived. The left him heading to payouts.

At the next table, Bjorn Kozenkai also busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Janosch Hain	626,000 318,000	318,000
Jose Leon	Busted
Bjorn Kozenkai	Busted

Tags: Bjorn Kozenkai Janosch Hain Jose Leon

12-11-2019 16:44 UTC+1

A Round of Chip Counts

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HillKerby

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	2,100,000 800,000	800,000
Josip Vidovic	1,260,000 715,000	715,000
Luigi D'Alterio	930,000 -424,000	-424,000
Dmitry Yurasov	920,000 30,000	30,000
Maryna Khatskevich	840,000 24,000	24,000
Jose Quintas	810,000 580,000	580,000
[Removed:102]	720,000 70,000	70,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	469,000 -177,000	-177,000
Jean-René Fontaine	315,000 66,000	66,000
Ji Zhang	245,000 105,000	105,000
Liwei Sun	200,000 30,000	30,000

12-11-2019 16:40 UTC+1

Mrakes Trying to Ladder

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Milko van Winden

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Michal Mrakes sat under the gun with just 58,000 which is just slightly over two big blinds. He was tanking because there were 40 players remaining with a pay jump of €1,000 looming if one more player was eliminated. Mrakes took his time under the gun until the clock was called on him. He waited and waited some more until one second was left and he raised to 50,000 with 8,000 behind.

It folded to [Removed:102] in the cutoff and he three-bet all in for 578,000. It quickly folded to Mrakes and he took his time again. Jose Quintas asked after about a minute how long Mrakes was allowed to think for and the floorman who was standing at the table replied that he had as long as he wanted until someone called the clock.

The clock was eventually called on him by Clement Richez and Mrakes waited until he had one second left before calling.

Mrakes was behind with against the of Apicella-Albertini. The board ran out and Mrakes was eliminated from the tournament.

He ended up taking 40th place worth €6,015 while all other players are guaranteed €7,100.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:102]	650,000 115,000	115,000
Michal Mrakes	Busted

Tags: Clement Richez Jose Quintas Michal Mrakes

12-11-2019 16:35 UTC+1

Liperis Doubles Through Richez

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HillKerby

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Clement Richez saw action folded to him in the small blind and looked to his left at the stack of Yiannis Liperis, who was in the big blind.

"All in," said Richez. Liperis thought for a couple of seconds and then announced a call.

Yiannis Liperis:
Clement Richez:

Liperis found help as the flop came , leaving him in need of fading just three immediate outs due to Richez not having a club. The turn gave Richez four more outs to broadway, but the river did not fill him up and Liperis put forward his stack to be counted and paid off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Richez	1,715,000 -85,000	-85,000
Yiannis Liperis	375,000 239,000	239,000

Tags: Clement Richez Yiannis Liperis

12-11-2019 16:35 UTC+1

Wiecek Doubles on the River

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mnuwwarah

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Piotr Wiecek was in the tank, having opened early for 50,000 only to see the big blind, Remi Wyrzykiewicz, shove all in with a covering stack. Wiecek thought for a few minutes before someone called the clock.

Told he had 30 seconds, Wiecek announced a call and turned over . Wyrzykiewicz had and looked good to surpass 2 million as hit the felt. However, the river sent the pot to Wiecek, who collected a double worth 665,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Piotr Wiecek	1,365,000 1,046,000	1,046,000
Remi Wyrzykiewicz	800,000 191,000	191,000

Tags: Piotr Wiecek Remi Wyrzykiewicz

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

12-11-2019 16:23 UTC+1

Bartalos Runs Into Cowboys

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HillKerby

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sam Grafton was under the gun and bumped it up to 40,000. He received a call from Jozef Bartalos in the hijack before action made its way around to Mikhail Zub in the big blind. Zub three-bet all in and got a fold from Grafton to put action onto Bartalos, who called all in for less.

Jozef Bartalos:
Mikhail Zub:

Bartalos found no help as the runout came and a few players at the table wished him a good game as he made his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	905,000 354,000	354,000

Mikhail Zub	396,000 154,000	154,000
Jozef Bartalos	Busted

Tags: Jozef Bartalos Mikhail Zub Sam Grafton

12-11-2019 16:23 UTC+1

D'Alterio Overcomes Two Much Better Hands

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mnuwwarah

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Three players got it all in and showed down at Table 2.

Urmo Velvelt:
Vlachos Lampros:
Luigi D'Alterio:

According to Sam Grafton, D'Alterio opened and Lampros flatted before Velvelt shoved behind them. D'Alterio's attempt to isolate was met with a quick call, however he flopped everyone nearly dead when three spades arrived. The turn and river were clean for him and he sent both opponents with dominating hands to payouts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi D'Alterio	1,354,000 844,000	844,000
Vlachos Lampros	Busted
Urmo Velvelt	Busted

Tags: Luigi D'Alterio Sam Grafton Urmo Velvelt

12-11-2019 16:20 UTC+1

Daghari Runner-Runnered to the Exit

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Milko van Winden

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mehdi Daghari sat in the small blind with and he put his last 300,000 in the middle. He was called by big blind Alexey Losev with and Daghari was in good shape to double up.

The flop was good for Daghari as well and Losev only added multiple backdoors to his outs, but he actually gained some direct outs on the turn.