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

12-11-2019 14:39 UTC+1

Durnegger Eliminates Szczytkowski

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Markus Durnegger opened early and Wojciech Szczytkowski shoved for 128,000 in the small blind. Durnegger called, though he didn't look thrilled about it, showing .

Szczytkowski had one of the hands he didn't mind seeing: . The flop pulled Durnegger ahead, and the turn and river kept him there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Durnegger	403,000 137,000	137,000
Wojciech Szczytkowski	Busted

Tags: Markus Durnegger Wojciech Szczytkowski

12-11-2019 14:36 UTC+1

Zub Doubles Fournier

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mikhail Zub saw action folded to him in the small blind and he announced an all-in bet, effectively putting Fournier to a decision for his remaining chips. Fournier quickly called.

Eric Fournier:
Mikhail Zub:

Fournier's big slick found further improvement on the flop and he had the dub locked up by the turn , watching the river fall behind it to complete the runout. The dealer totaled his stack to be 75,000 and Zub sent the requisite amount Fournier's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zub	242,000 -118,000	-118,000
Eric Fournier	162,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Eric Fournier Mikhail Zub

12-11-2019 14:25 UTC+1

Eliminated for €3,890

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The following players were eliminated in 96-119th place, earning €3,890 for their efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ihar Soika	Busted
Nikita Bochkin	Busted
Robert Schiffbauer	Busted
Zhong Chen	Busted
Rainer Kempe	Busted
Nils Pudel	Busted
Luka Drakic	Busted
Rinat Enkov	Busted
Eleftherios Kavoukis	Busted
Slobodan Ruzicic	Busted
Ori Miller	Busted
Scott Margereson	Busted
Antony Marchetti	Busted
Jinho Hong	Busted
Nir Levy	Busted
Renan Bruschi	Busted
Norbert Szecsi	Busted
Jason Wheeler	Busted
Carlo Calingasan	Busted
Jaroslaw Sikora	Busted
Mikalai Pobal	Busted

Kimmo Kurko	Busted
Shlomo Angel	Busted
Amato Landi	Busted

12-11-2019 14:23 UTC+1

Losev Doubles Through Wattenberg

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kai Wattenberg opened in the hijack for 28,000, Alexey Losev three-bet on his left to 91,000 and Wattenberg shoved. Losev called off 391,000.

Losev:
Wattenberg:

The board ran , no threat to the queens.

"Thank you," a relieved Losev said to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Losev	812,000 339,000	339,000
Kai Wattenberg	88,000 -379,000	-379,000

Tags: Alexey Losev Kai Wattenberg

12-11-2019 14:07 UTC+1

Khatskevich Doubles, Kuznetcov Toasted

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On the last hand of the previous level, Nikita Kuznetcov put his last 2,000 in from middle position and action folded around to Yiannis Liperis who was on the button and raised to 22,000. Maryna Khatskevich was in the big blind and took a few moments to think about her decision. She looked away from the table over to the tournament clock, which displayed 77 players remaining at the time, and then announced she was all in. Liperis called and immediately turned over his hand.

"Oh my God!" said Khatskevich as she tabled her hand.

"Oh my God!" replied Kuznetcov, just as emphatically after seeing what he was up against.

Nikita Kuznetcov:
Maryna Khatskevich:
Yiannis Liperis:

The flop came to give Khatskevich a set of tens and Kuznetcov a gutshot straight draw in addition to top pair.

"Please, please, please no ace!" said Khatskevich. "If he (Kuznetcov) wins, ok, but..." Khatskevich watched the runout come and breathed a sigh of relief as she earned the double, calming down from the excitement as the pot was sent her way. She offered an apology to Liperis, who seemed unshaken from his aces being cracked all along as he counted his new stack and prepared to get back to business.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maryna Khatskevich	357,000 272,000	272,000
Yiannis Liperis	136,000 -24,000	-24,000
Nikita Kuznetcov	Busted

Tags: Maryna Khatskevich Nikita Kuznetcov Yiannis Liperis

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

12-11-2019 14:02 UTC+1

Yurasov Wakes Up With a Monster

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Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetcov was on the button and saw action folded to him. He announced he was all in and Dmitry Yurasov immediately slammed down a stack of chips in front of him from the small blind thereafter. Kuznetkov let out a noise that signified he knew he was not in good shape.

Nikita Kuznetcov:
Dmitry Yurasov:

The board ran out , giving Kuznetcov a pair of queens on the turn, though no help on the river left his hand no good against Yurasov's kings. Kuznetcov stood up and shook Yurasov's hand to wish him a good game, but stacks looked too close for it to be certain.

Kuznetcov's stack was counted out and looked to be 293,000 but no amount was announced by the dealer. He then moved on to Yurasov's stack, which he broke down to be 291,000 much faster. He took 291,000 from Kuznetcov and he was indeed left with just 2,000 behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	604,000 504,000	504,000
Nikita Kuznetcov	2,000 -426,000	-426,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Nikita Kuznetcov

12-11-2019 14:01 UTC+1

Schwippert Five-Bet Ships

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Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Aleksandr Sheshukov opened early for 20,000 and Jan Schwippert made it 60,000 in the cutoff. Sheshukov came back with 150,000 and Schwippert quickly shoved for about 375,000. Sheshukov tanked a bit but then released.

"Expensive bluff," Dietrich Fast said, providing commentary from Sheshukov's right.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan-Eric Schwippert	550,000 180,000	180,000
Aleksandr Sheshukov	226,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Aleksandr Sheshukov Jan Schwippert

12-11-2019 13:55 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Bozinovic	1,300,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Sam Grafton	707,000 256,000	256,000

Javier Zarco	670,000 380,000	380,000
Dietrich Fast	555,000 47,000	47,000
Alexandre Reard	410,000 211,000	211,000
Michal Mrakes	355,000 214,000	214,000
Conor Beresford	330,000 -439,000	-439,000
Chris Da-Silva	163,000 110,000	110,000
Viktor Blom	60,000 -80,000	-80,000

12-11-2019 13:55 UTC+1

Martini Back from the Dead

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Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Julien Martini found himself down to 9,000 and was in the process of getting a triple after putting his chips in with , which wound up best on a board of against the players in the blinds.

On the following hand, Vladimir Andjelic opened to 22,000 and Martini three-be tall in for 37,000 in the hijack. Action made its way back to Andjelic and he called.

Julien Martini:
Vladimir Andjelic:

It appeared as if the triple would be short-lived for Martini but the flop changed the landscape for him. The turn came to give Andjelic the nut flush draw, quadrupling his outs in the meantime, but he would not fill up on the river . Martini's tens remained best and he scored the double, regaining fold equity on his way back to nearly a 10 big-blind stack in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Andjelic	105,000 -5,000	-5,000
Julien Martini	94,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Julien Martini Vladimir Andjelic