2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€25,000 NL Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
53
Prize
€227,130
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€528,220
Entries
22
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
22
Players Left
1

Adams Walks Into Thorel's Aces

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Timothy Adams three-bet shoved all in for 54,000 out of the big blind. Thorel quickly called and Adams was in trouble.

Timothy Adams: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

The flop fell {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and Thorel still held a big lead with his pocket aces. The {2-Clubs} on the turn meant Adams was drawing dead to the {6-Clubs} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
130,000
55,000
55,000
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Timothy Adams
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelTimothy Adams

No River Value for Kisacikoglu

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu defended his big blind against a button raise by Jean-Noel Thorel for 5,500 and checked the {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts} flop. Thorel made it 6,000 to go and earned a call from Kisacikoglu. Both checked the {4-Spades} turn and {a-Clubs} river as Kisacikoglu announced a straight, revealing the {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Thorel briefly showed his {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and mucked the cards thereafter.

Player Chips Progress
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Orpen Kisacikoglu
190,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
75,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelOrpen Kisacikoglu

Heath Gets Paid Off by Adams

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 5,500 and then folded when Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 15,000.

One hand later, a min-raised pot featured three-way action to the {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop and it checked to the {4-Diamonds} turn. Ben Heath bet 6,000 for Kisacikoglu to fold and Timothy Adams called. After the {5-Diamonds} river, Adams check-called for 10,000 and mucked after he was shown the {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} by Heath.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
170,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
95,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
90,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
45,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Ben HeathJean-Noel ThorelOrpen KisacikogluTimothy Adams

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Thorel Wins Some With the Nut Flush

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ben Heath raised to 5,500 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel defended the big blind. On the {a-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Spades} flop, Thorel checked and subsequently called a bet worth 3,000. Both checked the {7-Spades} on the turn and that led them to the {q-Diamonds} on the river.

Thorel now bet 10,000 and Heath called to get shown {k-Spades}{8-Spades} for the nut flush, as he exposed the losing {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} with a smile on the face.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
178,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
88,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
71,000
-49,000
-49,000
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
65,000
14,500
14,500

Tags: Ben HeathJean-Noel Thorel

Greenwood Flops a Straight to Eliminate Pardo

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sam Greenwood raised to 6,000 on the button and Juan Pardo called from the big blind. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Pardo checked to Greenwood who bet 6,000. Pardo called and the {2-Clubs} rolled off on the turn.

Pardo checked again and Greenwood counted out a bet of 23,000. Pardo still called and the {6-Hearts} landed on the river. Pardo checked for the third time and Greenwood pushed out a bet of 91,000. Pardo shrugged his shoulders as he called off his last 83,500 chips.

Greenwood turned over {j-Clubs}{8-Spades} for a flopped straight while Pardo could only muster top pair with {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Greenwood
248,000
108,000
108,000
Run It Once
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Juan Pardo
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoSam Greenwood

Adams Wins One; Loses One

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Heads-up to the {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop, Timothy Adams checked and Ben Heath bet 2,500. What followed was a check-raise by Adams and that shut down his opponent.

Shortly after, Adams limped the small blind and called a raise by Alex Kulev in the big blind. On a flop of {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, Adams check-called a first barrel for 11,000 and checked again the {a-Clubs} on the turn. Kulev now made it 15,000 to go and that won the pot.

The table now features Jean-Noel Thorel once more, who recently re-entered into the four seat.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Kulev
265,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
120,000
-27,000
-27,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
50,500
-10,500
-10,500

Tags: Alex KulevBen HeathJean-Noel ThorelTimothy Adams

Small Pot for O'Dwyer

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised from under the gun and was called by Juan Pardo in the big blind. On the {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop, Pardo checked and then called for 4,500 to see the {9-Hearts} on the turn. Pardo elected to check once more and O'Dwyer now bet for 15,000 to win the pot right there.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve O'Dwyer
210,000
-8,500
-8,500
EPT 1X Winner
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Juan Pardo
110,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Juan PardoSteve O'Dwyer

Mateos Gets Paid on the River

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Juan Pardo raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Adrian Mateos defended from the big blind. The flop came {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Mateos check-called a bet of 4,000 from Pardo.

The turn was the {k-Clubs} and both players checked to the {a-Diamonds} on the river. Mateos led out with a bet of 15,000 and Pardo dipped into the tank for a minute before making the call. Mateos tabled {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for trip aces and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
222,000
32,000
32,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Juan Pardo
120,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Juan PardoAdrian Mateos