2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€80,360
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€267,900
Entries
57
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
26
Players Left
1

Level: 22

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Gab Yong Kim Eliminated in 6th Place (€17,150)

Level 21 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Gab Yong Kim
Gab Yong Kim

Niklas Astedt raised to 100,000 on the button and was called by Sam Grafton. Gab Yong Kim had paid one third of his tiny stack through the big blind ante already and joked "I just call", leaving himself with exactly one T-5,000 chip behind. Grafton and Kim checked the {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop and Astedt bet 100,000, picking up a call from Grafton.

Kim smiled and was about to grab his time bank extensions but then called it off. On the {5-Diamonds} turn, Grafton check-called for 325,000 and did so again for 450,000 on the {8-Clubs} river, rolling over the {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a straight. Kim exposed his {7-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Astedt nodded. "You win," he said and sent the cards into the muck.

Kim collected €17,150 in cash along with the bounties he had previously earned.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
2,450,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
960,000
-1,110,000
-1,110,000
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
Busted

Rockets Deliver For Grafton

Level 21 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised to from the cutoff, Gab Yong Kim jammed all in from the button. Grafton called and turned over the needles with the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}. Kim had the {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and would need a lot of help to eliminate Grafton.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and the river came the {10-Diamonds} to deliver a double for Grafton and leave Kim with crumbs.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
1,350,000
775,000
775,000
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
360,000
-770,000
-770,000

Tags: Gab Yong KimSam Grafton

Alexandros Theologis Eliminated in 7th Place (€13,660)

Level 21 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Alexandros Theologis
Alexandros Theologis

Gab Yong Kim made it 100,000 to go and Alexandros Theologis pushed all-in for the last 160,000 he had behind. Niklas Astedt seemed interested but opted to fold while Kim obviously called without any hesitation whatsoever.

Both players revealed one card after the other with a grin on the face.

Alexandros Theologis: {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Gab Yong Kim: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Kim whiffed the {j-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop and the {3-Diamonds} turn. "King?!" he inquired and sure enough, the {k-Spades} fell on the river to knock out Theologis in 6th place for €13,660.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
1,130,000
205,000
205,000
Profile photo of Alexandros Theologis gr
Alexandros Theologis
Busted

Astedt Wins Flip For Big Double

Level 21 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Niklas Astedt raised under the gun, Daewoong Song jammed all in from the big blind. Astedt took a couple seconds before calling.

Niklas Astedt: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Daewoong Song: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

It was a big flip with a pot of over 2,000,000 in the middle. The flop came harmlessly to the tens, {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. The turn was the {7-Spades} and the river was the {3-Clubs} to give Astedt the winning hand and move him into an enviable chip position.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
2,070,000
1,120,000
1,120,000
Profile photo of Daewoong Song kr
Daewoong Song
1,300,000
-850,000
-850,000

Tags: Daewoong SongNiklas Astedt

Song Further Extends Lead

Level 21 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Daewoong Song kicked off the action with a raise to 100,000 in the cutoff to pick up a single caller in Niklas Astedt on the button. The flop fell {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Song continued for 50,000. Astedt clicked it up to 150,000 and that urged Song to use a time bank extension. He then made it 375,000 total to go and Astedt quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daewoong Song kr
Daewoong Song
2,150,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
950,000
100,000
100,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Zhong Chen Eliminated in 8th Place (€10,720)

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Zhong Chen
Zhong Chen

From early position, Gab Yong Kim raised to 80,000. It folded to Zhong Chen in the big blind who jammed all in and Kim called quickly.

Zhong Chen: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Gab Yong Kim: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Chen had the lead as the flop came {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} to pair the ace and leave Kim hoping for a queen. The turn was the {k-Spades} to pair Kim's king and the river was another one the {k-Hearts} to give him runner-runner trips and eliminate Chen as the first victim in the money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
925,000
445,000
445,000
Profile photo of Zhong Chen nl
Zhong Chen
Busted

Tags: Gab Yong KimZhong Chen

Mulder's Turn to Double

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Teun Mulder
Teun Mulder

Sam Grafton raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Gab Yong Kim then moved all-in with the covering stack of all players behind while on the button. Teun Mulder in the small blind called all-in and Grafton folded.

Teun Mulder: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Gab Yong Kim: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The dominated pair picked up a gutshot on the {a-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop and flush draw on the {10-Spades} turn. However, the {6-Diamonds} river was a brick and Mulder doubled for 225,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
610,000
335,000
335,000
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
575,000
-45,000
-45,000
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
480,000
-170,000
-170,000

Kulev Will Not Go Away

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Alex Kulev raised all in for 260,000 from the hijack. Sam Grafton was in the big blind and called.

Alex Kulev: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Sam Grafton: {8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

The flop came {k-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}, the turn was the {10-Hearts} and the river came the {k-Spades} to hold the best hand for Kulev and he once again stayed alive.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
620,000
-255,000
-255,000
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
520,000
145,000
145,000
Day 1 Chip Leader

Tags: Alex KulevSam Grafton