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

Kulev Loses Some; Pulls Them Back

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

Ben Heath also won the second hand of heads-up play and Alex Kulev then limped the button once more, Heath checked. On the {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop, Heath check-called for 40,000 and the {6-Spades} turn went check, check. After the {j-Diamonds} river, Heath checked once more and Kulev bet 85,000.

Heath required one time bank and then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
1,675,000
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Alex Kulev
525,000

Tags: Alex KulevBen Heath

Level: 20

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

First Heads-Up Pot to Heath

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Both players returned early from their break and played a single hand at the old blinds still.

Alex Kulev limped the small blind and Ben Heath checked. On the {k-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop, Kulev's bet of 30,000 was raised to 105,000 by Heath and he called to see the {q-Clubs} on the turn. Heath now bet 200,000 and that won the pot without resistance.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Heath
1,675,000
135,000
135,000
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Alex Kulev
525,000
-135,000
-135,000

Tags: Alex KulevBen Heath

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 3rd Place (€95,080)

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress
Daniel Dvoress

With a big smile on the face, Daniel Dvoress grabbed his single chip on the button and announced all-in. Ben Heath raised to 120,000 in the small blind and Dvoress still grinned while he awaited the fate. Alex Kulev folded and the cards were flipped over.

Daniel Dvoress: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Ben Heath: {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop gave Heath heaps of outs with the two live cards and open-ended straight draw. While he bricked the {9-Diamonds} turn, he got there with the {5-Spades} river to eliminate Dvoress in third place.

With two minutes left on the clock for the level, the two contenders opted to take the break now and will determine a winner in 10 minutes from now.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Heath
1,540,000
90,000
90,000
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Alex Kulev
660,000
-60,000
-60,000
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Daniel Dvoress
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Alex KulevBen HeathDaniel Dvoress

Dvoress Left With a Single Chip

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress
Daniel Dvoress

Ben Heath raised to 65,000 in the small blind and then folded when Alex Kulev jammed out of the big blind. That pulled Kulev narrowly behind of Daniel Dvoress, who was in the big blind next.

Kulev jammed for 360,000 and Dvoress mulled it over before making the call.

Alex Kulev: {k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Daniel Dvoress: {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The superior pair remained ahead on a {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} runout and Dvoress was left with 40,000 in chips.

Kulev limped the next button and Dvoress sigh-folded to be left with one single chip. Ben Heath moved all-in with his comfortable lead and Kulev folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Heath
1,450,000
100,000
100,000
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Alex Kulev
720,000
445,000
445,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
25,000
-575,000
-575,000
Run It Once

Tags: Alex KulevBen HeathDaniel Dvoress

Pablo Brito Silva Eliminated in 4th Place (€63,390)

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Pablo Brito Silva
Pablo Brito Silva

Several hands without showdown followed until Ben Heath raised to 500,000 on the button, which covered both players in the blinds. Pablo Brito Silva had some 340,000 behind in the small blind and tank-called.

Pablo Brito Silva: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Ben Heath: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

The pocket pair remained ahead throughout the entire {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades} board as Heath dealt the final blow with a full house. Brito Silva made it to the final four but had to settle for a cash prize of €63,390.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Heath
1,350,000
340,000
340,000
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Pablo Brito Silva
Busted

Tags: Ben HeathPablo Brito Silva

Rodrigo Seiji Eliminated on the Bubble

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Rodrigo Seiji
Rodrigo Seiji

Rodrigo Seiji got three jams through to essentially triple up his micro stack. He then lost a portion when Pablo Brito Silva jammed blind on blind. Daniel Dvoress raised to 195,000 from under the gun next and collected the blinds and big blind ante.

Alex Kulev jammed next blind on blind and won the pot.

Soon after that, Seiji pushed for 235,000 in the cutoff. Dvoress asked for a count in the small blind and moved all-in over the top to isolate.

Rodrigo Seiji: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Daniel Dvoress: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop and {7-Diamonds} turn failed to improve Seiji, who had four outs to avoid the elimination by then. However, the {9-Clubs} river was not among them and that let the money bubble burst eventually.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
600,000
325,000
325,000
Run It Once
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Pablo Brito Silva
400,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
275,000
-20,000
-20,000
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Rodrigo Seiji
Busted

Tags: Alex KulevDaniel DvoressPablo Brito SilvaRodrigo Seiji

Level: 19

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Heath Above a Million

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ben Heath open-jammed from under the gun and it quickly folded to Daniel Dvoress in the big blind. He asked for an exact amount while also checking the other stack sizes to determine the entire scenario and Heath's jam was deemed to be for 945,000.

With Rodrigo Seiji on the button holding a micro stack after folding the last few orbits, he mulled it over but eventually folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Heath
1,010,000
115,000
115,000
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Pablo Brito Silva
450,000
-75,000
-75,000
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
295,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
275,000
-5,000
-5,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Rodrigo Seiji
Rodrigo Seiji
110,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Ben HeathDaniel DvoressRodrigo Seiji

Heath Doubles Into the Lead

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ben Heath
Ben Heath

Pablo Brito Silva raised to 50,000 on the button and Alex Kulev inquired about his stack size before calling in the big blind. The flop brought {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Kulev check-folded to a min-bet.

Kulev then got some chips back when he raised to 60,000 in the small blind, as Daniel Dvoress forfeited the big blind and big blind ante.

Kulev open-jammed the next button and this time, Ben Heath snap-called.

Ben Heath: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Alex Kulev: {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}

The superior pair remained ahead on a {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{q-Spades}{2-Diamonds} runout as Heath doubled for 430,000 to send Kulev among the short stacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Heath
895,000
420,000
420,000
Profile photo of Pablo Brito Silva
Pablo Brito Silva
525,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
295,000
-420,000
-420,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
280,000
-85,000
-85,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Rodrigo Seiji
Rodrigo Seiji
170,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Alex KulevBen HeathDaniel DvoressPablo Brito Silva