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

Greenwood Forces a Fold on the River

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action folded to Sam Greenwood on the button who made it 7,000 to go. Jean-Noel Thorel called from the big blind and the dealer fanned the flop of {q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}.

Both players checked and the {2-Clubs} landed on the turn. Thorel checked again and Greenwood dropped in a bet of 7,000 which Thorel called.

The {j-Diamonds} completed the board and Thorel checked once more. Greenwood splashed in another bet of 12,000 this time and Thorel was forced to lay his hand down.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Greenwood
250,000
15,000
15,000
Run It Once
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Jean-Noel Thorel
124,000
9,000
9,000

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Kulev Approaches Three Starting Stacks

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised it up to 6,000 and Alex Kulev defended the big blind. The flop came {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and was quickly checked by Kulev. Thorel continued for 8,000 and Kulev check-raised small to 17,000.

A few seconds later, Thorel studied the flop and gently slid his cards into the muck.

After winning the large preflop contest against Thorel earlier, Kulev has been steadily accumulating chips via small pots and sits in second place on the leaderboard by some margin.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Kulev
295,000
15,000
15,000
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Jean-Noel Thorel
115,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Alex KulevJean-Noel Thorel

PokerNews Podcast: $12K Contest Giveaway Controversy & WPT RRPO Champ Andy Wilson

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
PN Pod
PN Pod

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss their recent travels, offer highlights from the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open (RRPO) at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and offer an interview with the winner of the $3,500 Championship, Andy Wilson, who claimed a $785,800 top prize.

Speaking of the WPT, don't miss out on hearing about this week's ClubWPT Qualifier, who punched their ticket to the upcoming $15M GTD WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, as well as highlights from the WPT Premier MUG at Wynn Las Vegas.

Finally, the guys preview the upcoming Phil Hellmuth vs. Jason Koon High Stakes Duel III Rd 5 match on December 7 before diving headfirst into the most recent controversy where Nemo "akaNemsko" Zhou, a chess and poker player, decided to hold a contest for a $12K WPT World Championship seat only to give it to her poker coach and alleged boyfriend Alex "Thallo" Epstein.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!

Holz Felted by Mateos

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action started with a raise to 6,500 by Fedor Holz and Adrian Mateos glanced at his stack from one seat over before clicking it up to 20,000. It folded all the way back to Holz, who pushed all-in and was snap-called.

Fedor Holz: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Adrian Mateos: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

The {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop vaulted Mateos into the lead but Holz had outs with a gutshot. More outs were added with the {a-Hearts} on the turn but the {a-Diamonds} river was a blank, sending Holz to the rail fewer than half an hour after he had entered the tournament.

Fedor Holz - Adrian Mateos
Fedor Holz - Adrian Mateos
Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
370,000
50,000
50,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Fedor Holz
Busted

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Mateos Catches Up on the River

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Fedor Holz raised to 6,000 in early position and was called by Adrian Mateos on his left. They went heads-up to a flop of {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Holz started with a check. Mateos bet 6,000 and Holz check-raised to 30,000 which Mateos called.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and Holz checked again. Mateos fired out a bet of 21,000 and Holz just called this time. The river was the {9-Clubs} and both players quickly tapped the table. Holz tabled {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds} for a pair of eights but Mateos rivered the best hand with {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a pair of nines.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
320,000
56,000
56,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Fedor Holz
43,000
-57,000
-57,000

Tags: Adrian MateosFedor Holz

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Big River Raise Does the Trick for Greenwood

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

Sam Greenwood made it 6,000 to go and was called only by Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind. On a {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop, O'Dwyer check-called for 5,500 and both checked the {q-Clubs} on the turn.

O'Dwyer then bet the {q-Hearts} river for 8,500 and Greenwood raised big to 70,000. One time bank extension was used by O'Dwyer, who then opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Greenwood
235,000
20,000
20,000
Run It Once
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Steve O'Dwyer
210,000
-5,000
-5,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Sam GreenwoodSteve O'Dwyer

Two Bets from Mateos

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

The action folded to Ben Heath in the small blind who limped in and Adrian Mateos checked his option in the big blind. The flop came {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Heath check-called a min-bet of 2,500 from Mateos.

The turn brought the {q-Spades} and Heath checked again. Mateos sized up a bet of 12,500 this time and Heath quickly dumped his cards in the muck.

Just moments ago, Fedor Holz also took a seat at the lone table in action as of right now with a fresh stack of 100,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
264,000
14,000
14,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Fedor Holz
100,000
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Ben Heath
94,500
-500
-500

Tags: Fedor HolzBen HeathAdrian Mateos

Redraw of the Temporary Final Table

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

If another two players sign up, the contenders will be split across two tables once more. For the time being, the final seven players are on the same table. The late registration remains open until the start of level 11 after the scheduled dinner-break.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Jean-Noel ThorelFrance130,00052
2Ben HeathUnited Kingdom95,00038
3   0
4Adrian MateosSpain250,000100
5Steve O'DwyerIreland215,00086
6Alex KulevBulgaria254,000102
7Sam GreenwoodCanada215,00086
8Orpen KisacikogluTurkey170,00068
Player Chips Progress
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Alex Kulev
254,000
-11,000
-11,000
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Adrian Mateos
250,000
28,000
28,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Steve O'Dwyer
215,000
5,000
5,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Sam Greenwood
215,000
-33,000
-33,000
Run It Once
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Orpen Kisacikoglu
170,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
130,000
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Ben Heath
95,000