€1,100 EPT National Day 3 | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-10-2019 13:31 UTC+1

Marcin Lesniewski Eliminated in 23rd Place (€12,525)

Shirley Ang

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Lyudmil Ivanov raised to 200,000 from the early position and action folded to Marcin Lesniewski in the small blind who made the call while Bartosz Stasiewicz opted to fold his big blind.

The flop came , Ivanov bet another 150,000 after Lesniewski had checked. Lesniewski responded with a shove for just over 900,000 and Ivanov quickly called.

Marcin Lesniewski:
Lyudmil Ivanov:

Lesniewski had two pair while Ivanov had the nut flush draw.

The turn was the for Lesniewski to stay ahead but the river completed the board with the to bring Ivanov to flush indeed to send Lesniewski to the payout desk to collect €12,525 for finishing in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyudmil Ivanov	5,600,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Marcin Lesniewski	Busted

Tags: Bartosz Stasiewicz Lyudmil Ivanov Marcin Lesniewski

12-10-2019 13:18 UTC+1

Luigi Lavigna Eliminated in 24th Place (€10,285)

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Shirley Ang

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Luigi Lavigna got up from his chair as he had just been eliminated. Narcis Nedelcu was kind enough the relay the details:

Semen Kravets raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Luigi Lavigna shoved in the big blind for 685,000 which Kravets called with . Lavigna held . The board ran out to give Kravets two pair to send Lavigna to the payout desk to collect €10,285 for finishing in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Semen Kravets	3,640,000 1,030,000	1,030,000

Luigi Lavigna	Busted

Tags: Luigi Lavigna Marcin Lesniewski Semen Kravets

12-10-2019 13:12 UTC+1

Final Three Tables

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Shirley Ang

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Luigi Lavigna	Italy	1,850,000	19
1	2	Narcis Nedelcu	Romania	4,650,000	47
1	3	Micha Hoedemaker	Netherlands	2,600,000	26
1	4	Rafael Alkhouri	Sweden	3,550,000	36
1	5	David Katav	Israel	1,500,000	15
1	6	Grzegorz Wyraz	Poland	1,550,000	16
1	7	Yin Liu	China	1,450,000	15
1	8	Semen Kravets	Russia	2,860,000	29

2	1	Gregory Telman	Israel	5,250,000	53
2	2	Jakub Oliva	Czech Republic	3,050,000	31
2	3	Jussi Mattila	Finland	4,740,000	47
2	4	Marcin Lesniewski	Poland	1,300,000	13
2	5	Bartosz Stasiewicz	Poland	2,200,000	22
2	6	Vojtech Susta	Czech Republic	1,600,000	16
2	7	Lyudmil Ivanov	Bulgaria	3,600,000	36
2	8	Nikita Kuznetcov	Russia	3,000,000	30

3	1	Fidan Zahiti	Sweden	4,200,000	42
3	2	Patrick El Kallas	Jordan	1,400,000	14
3	3	Gregory Armand	United States	3,100,000	31
3	4	Jasper Meijer Van Putten	Netherlands	9,990,000	100
3	5	Nazar Buhaiov	Ukraine	1,200,000	12
3	6	Philipp Heinke	Germany	4,600,000	46
3	7	Timo Laasonen	Finland	3,000,000	30
3	8	Alexandre Viard	France	1,375,000	14

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

12-10-2019 13:05 UTC+1

Meijer van Putten Manhandles Mascolo, Crests Ten Million

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Yori Epskamp

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Chip leader Jasper Meijer van Putten has been pushing the gas pedal non-stop today. Earlier, after a raise to 160,000 from Giorgiy Skhulukhiya under the gun and a three-bet to 495,000 from Vojtech Susta in the cutoff, Meijer van Putten four-bet to 950,000 on the button to shake both players out. A few hands later, he barrelled it off in a blind battle against Susta where the latter folded the river to be left with 1.4 million.

Meijer van Putten put in another raise a few hands later. Mascolo, in the big blind, three-bet shoved all in for 970,000 but the Dutchman snapped him off with a big hand.

Giulio Mascolo:
Jasper Meijer van Putten:

A clean board appeared for Meijer van Putten to force a tap-out from Mascolo. The remaining players subsequently redrew for the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jasper Meijer van Putten	9,990,000 3,360,000	3,360,000
Vojtech Susta	1,400,000 155,000	155,000
Giulio Mascolo	Busted

Tags: Giulio Mascolo Jasper Meijer van Putten Vojtech Susta

12-10-2019 12:58 UTC+1

Hoedemaker Doubles Through Viard

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Shirley Ang

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Gregory Telman raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Jussi Mattila called on the button. Micha Hoedemaker shoved in the small blind for 1,100,000. Alexandre Viard responded with a shove of his own in the big blind for more. Telman folded and Mattila asked for a count. While the dealer was still counting, Mattila had enough and decided to fold.

Micha Hoedemaker:
Alexandre Viard:

The flop came for Hoedemaker to hit trips immediately.

The turn was the which meant Hoedemaker secured his double-up and the river completed the board with the as a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Micha Hoedemaker	2,680,000 1,680,000	1,680,000
Alexandre Viard	1,320,000 -1,080,000	-1,080,000

Tags: Alexandre Viard Jussi Mattila Micha Hoedemaker

12-10-2019 12:55 UTC+1

Skhulukhiya Shaken Down by Stasiewicz

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Shirley Ang

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya shoved from the cutoff for 680,000 and was called by Bartosz Stasiewicz on the button while the blinds folded.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya:
Bartosz Stasiewicz:

The flop came for Stasiewicz to hit a pair of jacks immediately. The turn was the to improve it to trips and the river completed the board with the for Skhulukhiya to get eliminated in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bartosz Stasiewicz	2,600,000 440,000	440,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Busted

Tags: Bartosz Stasiewicz Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

12-10-2019 12:50 UTC+1

Mascolo Doubles Through Skhulukhiya

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Shirley Ang

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Giulio Mascolo shoved from the middle position for 465,000 and action folded to Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in the big blind who made the call.

Giulio Mascolo:
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya:

The board ran out for Mascolo to hold with the higher hole cards to double up with.

The hand after, Mascolo shoved again, this time from under the gun and got no action so he could pick up the blinds and ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giulio Mascolo	1,250,000 385,000	385,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	720,000 -480,000	-480,000

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Giulio Mascolo

12-10-2019 12:45 UTC+1

Konopelko Celebrates Too Early

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Yori Epskamp

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Fidan Zahiti mixed it up with a limp from under the gun and Andrei Konopelko, left short after the earlier clash with Lyudmil Ivanov, shipped his last 595,000 in the middle.

Ivanov wanted to finish what he'd begun earlier and called from the small blind but snap-folded when Zahiti came over the top all in.

Andrei Konopelko:
Fidan Zahiti:

"One time!" the aminated Zahiti yelled among other words in his native language. The flop was the low one he needed, but the on the turn gave Konopelko a massive lead in the hand.

Konopelko roared when the turn fell, pumping and shaking both of his fists in excitement. Zahiti let out a sigh in disappointment but bolted out of his seat when the on the river brought him one of the two remaining outs.

Ecstatic, he pumped his fist in celebration and a loud "come on" echoed throughout the room. Needless to say, Konopelko's spirit was crushed and, with a sullen look on his face, he darted out of the tournament room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fidan Zahiti	3,900,000 1,505,000	1,505,000
Lyudmil Ivanov	3,900,000 -600,000	-600,000
Andrei Konopelko	Busted

Tags: Andrei Konopelko Fidan Zahiti Lyudmil Ivanov

12-10-2019 12:36 UTC+1

Ivanov Leaves Konopelko Short

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Shirley Ang

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The board read with a substantial pot brewing already in the middle.

Lyudmil Ivanov had checked in the big blind and Andrei Konopelko fired a bet of 400,000 over the line from the cutoff which Ivanov called.

The river completed the board with the and Ivanov checked for the last time. Konopelko shoved for almost 2,000,000 which sent Ivanov into the tank. After contemplating for a while, Ivanov flicked in the chips for the call. Konopelko tabled for the pair of sevens but Ivanov had made the right call as he held for the flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyudmil Ivanov	4,500,000 2,697,000	2,697,000
Andrei Konopelko	595,000 -2,555,000	-2,555,000

Tags: Andrei Konopelko Lyudmil Ivanov