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

Break on the Money Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The final five players are on a scheduled 15-minute break, during which the T-1,000 chips will be raced off.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Alex KulevBulgaria505,00025
2Daniel DvoressCanada375,00019
5Ben HeathUnited Kingdom455,00023
6Pablo Brito SilvaBrazil615,00031
8Rodrigo SeijiBrazil250,00013
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pablo Brito Silva
Pablo Brito Silva
615,000
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Alex Kulev
505,000
-35,000
-35,000
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Ben Heath
455,000
1,000
1,000
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Daniel Dvoress
375,000
Run It Once
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Rodrigo Seiji
250,000
-80,000
-80,000

Brito Silva Wins Very Long Hand Versus Dvoress

Level 16 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Pablo Brito Silva opened the action with a raise to 30,000 and he was called by Daniel Dvoress in the big blind. The duo headed to the {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop on which Dvoress check-called a bet of 40,000. On the {a-Spades} turn, the same procedure repeated for 90,000 and the {2-Diamonds} fell on the river.

Dvoress checked again and Brito Silva bet 150,000. That sent the Canadian deep into the tank and he used four time bank extensions before folding.

Player Chips Progress
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Pablo Brito Silva
615,000
105,000
105,000
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Daniel Dvoress
375,000
-96,000
-96,000
Run It Once

Tags: Daniel DvoressPablo Brito Silva

Kulev's Heat(h) is Cooled Down

Level 16 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Ben Heath
Ben Heath

Alex Kulev made it 35,000 to go and Ben Heath pushed all-in from the button as the shortest stack on the table.

"Can I get a count?" Kulev instantly asked and Heath replied almost instantly "should be 207k" which was indeed the case.

Kulev then called and the cards were flipped over.

Ben Heath: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Alex Kulev: {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}

The {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop was a mighty sweat for Heath but he held onto the lead thanks to the {j-Diamonds} turn and {a-Diamonds} river.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Kulev
540,000
-205,000
-205,000
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Ben Heath
454,000
237,000
237,000

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Kulev Takes Over the Lead

Level 16 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Alex Kulev
Alex Kulev

Pablo Brito Silva raised to 40,000 out of the small blind. Rodrigo Seiji pushed all-in from the big blind and his fellow countryman quickly folded.

Brito Silva then raised to 30,000 on the button and Alex Kulev inquired "you are playing around 600k now?" to which his opponent nodded, Kulev then called. The {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop was checked by Kulev and he then called a bet of 20,000. Both checked the {8-Diamonds} on the turn and saw the {2-Hearts} river for free.

Kulev now bet very small for just 24,000 and Brito Silva raised it up to 90,000. After using one time bank, Kulev double-checked his stack and made it 230,000 to go. That sent Brito Silva into the tank and he used two time banks before conceding the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Kulev
745,000
135,000
135,000
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Pablo Brito Silva
510,000
-120,000
-120,000
Profile photo of Rodrigo Seiji
Rodrigo Seiji
330,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Alex KulevPablo Brito SilvaRodrigo Seiji

Heath Spikes Another Double

Level 16 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Pablo Brito Silva opened to 30,000 from under the gun and then called the all-in of Ben Heath for 96,000 in the big blind.

Ben Heath: {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Pablo Brito Silva: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The overcards got there right away on the {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop and Heath remained ahead throughout the {8-Clubs} turn as well as the {5-Spades} river.

Player Chips Progress
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Pablo Brito Silva
630,000
-85,000
-85,000
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Ben Heath
217,000
102,000
102,000

Tags: Ben HeathPablo Brito Silva

Level: 16

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Greenwood and O'Dwyer Eliminated by Dvoress

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood

Sam Greenwood moved all-in for the last 39,000 and Daniel Dvoress in the cutoff was aiming to call but put in a few too many chips, which made it a min-click to 66,000. Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind then pushed all-in for around 150,000 and Dvoress asked for a count.

However, before the exact amount was known, Dvoress plunked in a stack of T-5,000 chips for the call.

Sam Greenwood: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Steve O'Dwyer: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Daniel Dvoress: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

"I am in good shape", Greenwood exclaimed once he saw the cards of his opponents and he picked up even more outs on the {j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop. However, the {2-Diamonds} turn and {8-Diamonds} river were both blanks to bring the field down to the money bubble.

Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer
Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
471,000
187,000
187,000
Run It Once
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Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
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Sam Greenwood
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Daniel DvoressSam GreenwoodSteve O'Dwyer

Kulev Prevails Against Brito Silva

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pablo Brito Silva raised it up from under the gun to get called by Alex Kulev on the button and Ben Heath in the big blind. The trio saw a {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop on which Brito Silva bet 20,000. Only Kulev called and the {k-Hearts} turn was checked by the Brazilian.

Kulev doubled-checked his cards and checked behind. No betting action followed on the {3-Clubs} river and Brito Silva showed the {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Kulev had that beat with {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} to further close the gap to the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
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Pablo Brito Silva
715,000
-60,000
-60,000
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Alex Kulev
610,000
135,000
135,000
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Ben Heath
115,000
-45,000
-45,000

Tags: Alex KulevBen HeathPablo Brito Silva

Dvoress Doubles Again; Greenwood on Fumes

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sam Greenwood open-jammed on the button and Alex Kulev folded out of the small blind. Daniel Dvoress glanced at his cards in the big blind and then snap-called with the inferior stack.

Daniel Dvoress: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Sam Greenwood: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

No king or queen appeared on the {3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{j-Hearts} runout as Greenwood dropped to a severe short stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
284,000
134,000
134,000
Run It Once
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Sam Greenwood
40,000
-140,000
-140,000
Run It Once

Tags: Alex KulevDaniel DvoressSam Greenwood

Greenwood Continues to Slide

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pablo Brito silva raised it up from the cutoff and was called by Sam Greenwood out of the big blind. The {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop was checked by the Canadian and Brito Silva made it 20,000 to go. Greenwood then check-raised to 60,000 and Brito Silva stuck around to see the {9-Hearts} on the turn.

Once Greenwood checked again, Brito Silva bet 50,000 and that shut down any further resistance by his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Pablo Brito Silva
775,000
75,000
75,000
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Sam Greenwood
180,000
-115,000
-115,000
Run It Once

Tags: Pablo Brito SilvaSam Greenwood