Level: 24
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
2020 PokerStars EPT Online
EPT Online 10: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller]
Day: 2
Level 23
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean made it 140,000 to go from early position and was called by Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian and David "MonkeyBausss" Laka in the blinds. On a flop of 
, Martirosian check-raised from 149,625 to 412,965 which got rid of Laka. Boghean however moved all in and Martirosian called it off for just over 1.8 million.
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian: 
Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean: 
Boghean was ahead with his overpair and that remained to be the case on the 
turn and 
river, eliminating Martirosian in 9th place for $62,353.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,485,701
2,155,250
|
2,155,250 |
|
||
|
2,450,128
-8,750
|
-8,750 |
|
||
|
1,648,900
-8,750
|
-8,750 |
|
1,402,278
-148,750
|
-148,750 |
|
1,259,777
-8,750
|
-8,750 |
|
|
1,201,041
-8,750
|
-8,750 |
|
1,153,843
-8,750
|
-8,750 |
|
648,332
-8,750
|
-8,750 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 23
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean switched to a straight min-raise for 140,000 and was called by Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle on the button and Joao "Naza114" Vieira in the big blind. On a 
flop, Vieira check-folded when facing a bet of 127,500 by Boghean and a call by Rolle.
The 
turn brought a near pot-sized bet of Boghean and Rolle folded.
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo then raised for more than half of his stack from early position and claimed the blinds and ante. Up next, David "MonkeyBausss" Laka min-raised and Boghean moved all-in to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,330,451
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,458,878
-442,500
|
-442,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,954,000
187,950
|
187,950 |
|
|
1,657,650
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
1,551,028
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
|
1,268,527
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
1,209,791
-389,200
|
-389,200 |
|
|
1,162,593
446,250
|
446,250 |
|
|
657,082
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Level 23
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian's min-raise to 140,000 from under the gun was called by Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen in the big blind. On a 
flop, Pärssinen elected to check and called a bet of 98,438 by Martirosian. The second barrel of the Russian on the 
turn was for 420,000 and Pärssinen check-folded.
Two hands later, Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean opened to 152,600 and Joao "Naza114" Vieira cold-called in the cutoff, Martirosian came along from the small blind as well. The flop brought 
and Martirosian checked, Boghean made it 151,965 to go and was called by both opponents.
Only Martirosian check-called a second barrel of Boghean for 348,734 on the turn and reluctantly check-folded the 
river when Boghean fired a third barrel for 787,974.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,660,451
1,701,614
|
1,701,614 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,901,378
-166,250
|
-166,250 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,832,650
-334,688
|
-334,688 |
|
|
1,766,050
-318,611
|
-318,611 |
|
|
1,598,991
-357,065
|
-357,065 |
|
|
1,498,528
-122,500
|
-122,500 |
|
|
1,443,527
-166,250
|
-166,250 |
|
|
832,082
-166,250
|
-166,250 |
|
|
716,343
-61,250
|
-61,250 |
Level 23
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle opened to 140,000 in early position and was called by David "MonkeyBausss" Laka on the button. The 
flop was checked and Rolle check-called a bet of 363,880 into 463,750 by Laka on the turn. The fell on the river and both players checked once more. Rolle revealed 5Ah8h] for trips eights and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,958,837
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,067,628
827,630
|
827,630 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,167,338
-148,750
|
-148,750 |
|
|
2,084,661
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
1,956,056
-78,750
|
-78,750 |
|
|
1,621,028
-661,380
|
-661,380 |
|
|
1,609,777
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
998,332
-43,750
|
-43,750 |
|
|
777,593
-148,750
|
-148,750 |
Level 23
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
David "MonkeyBausss" Laka limped in and Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean raised to 210,000 from two seats over. Joao "Naza114" Vieira came along out of the big blind and Laka folded. The flop fell 
and Vieira checked, Boghean made it 152,500 to go and that won the pot right there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,888,837
297,500
|
297,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,316,088
-26,250
|
-26,250 |
|
|
2,282,408
-236,250
|
-236,250 |
|
|
2,239,998
227,500
|
227,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,049,661
-26,250
|
-26,250 |
|
|
2,034,806
-236,250
|
-236,250 |
|
|
1,469,777
-96,250
|
-96,250 |
|
|
1,042,082
122,500
|
122,500 |
|
|
926,343
-26,250
|
-26,250 |
Level 23
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
In the third hand of the final table, the first all-in showdown took place. David "MonkeyBausss" Laka opened to 154,000 in the cutoff and called all-in when Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph jammed out of the big blind.
David "MonkeyBausss" Laka: 
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph: 
The superior pocket pair held on a board of 
and Laka doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,591,337
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,518,658
1,254,955
|
1,254,955 |
|
|
2,342,338
-26,250
|
-26,250 |
|
|
2,271,056
-26,250
|
-26,250 |
|
|
2,075,911
-26,250
|
-26,250 |
|
|
2,012,498
157,500
|
157,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,566,027
-1,228,704
|
-1,228,704 |
|
|
952,593
-131,250
|
-131,250 |
|
|
919,582
-26,250
|
-26,250 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 35,000/70,000
Ante: 8,750
Only nine players out of an 81-entry strong field remain in the EPT Online 10: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller] and chase the title in the most expensive buy-in of the 2020 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Online festival. The money bubble burst last night and ensured each of the finalists a slice of the $2,000,000 prize pool with ninth place guaranteed at least $62,353, the winner can look forward to a payday of $539,819 and the PokerStars EPT trophy.
Leading the charge is Romania's Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean leads the pack with nearly two times as many chips as the nearest follower as he will start the final table with 5,538,837. Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph sits in second place for the second EPT Online High Roller in a row with 2,794,731 to his name and three contenders behind that are within four big blinds including Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen (2,368,588), Joao "Naza114" Vieira (2,297,306) and Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian (2,102,161).
Online poker coach and streamer Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle is in the middle of the pack with 1,854,998 and EPT Online 03: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] champion David "MonkeyBausss" Laka (1,263,703) chases a second title of the festival with the third-shortest stack. High Roller regular Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo (1,083,843) and Jamie "jamienixon90" Nixon (945,832) complete the line-up and Nixon is in for a spin, having won his entry in a winner-takes-all $75 Spin & Go.
The Finalists of EPT Online 10: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller]
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean | Romania | 5,538,837 | 79 |
| 2 | Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph | Austria | 2,794,731 | 40 |
| 3 | Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen | Finland | 2,368,588 | 34 |
| 4 | Joao "Naza114" Vieira | Portugal | 2,297,306 | 33 |
| 5 | Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian | Russia | 2,102,161 | 30 |
| 6 | Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle | Austria | 1,854,998 | 26 |
| 7 | David "MonkeyBausss" Laka | Spain | 1,263,703 | 18 |
| 8 | Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo | Spain | 1,083,843 | 15 |
| 9 | Jamie "jamienixon90" Nixon | United Kingdom | 945,832 | 14 |
The action resumes in the PokerStars client at 1.05 p.m. EST with almost the entire level 23 to play for at blinds of 35,000/70,000 and a running ante of 8,750.
The Final Table will be broadcasted on the PokerStars YouTube and Twitch channel with cards-up coverage and commentary on a security delay of half an hour. All PokerNews live updates will be published according to the stream delay. You can also check out all previous results and ongoing 2020 PokerStars EPT Online coverages right here.
EPT Online 10: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller]
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