€25,000 NL Hold'em II | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-10-2022 21:04 UTC+1

Thanarattrakul Pays Off Kisacikoglu

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu limped the small blind and Kannapong Thanarattrakul checked out of the big blind. Both players checked the flop and Kisacikoglu then bet the turn for 12,000 and the river for 48,000.

Thanarattrakul called the first bet swiftly while he did so very reluctantly on the final bet. Kisacikoglu rolled over for the top pair and it was good enough for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	380,000 30,000	30,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul	280,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Kannapong Thanarattrakul Orpen Kisacikoglu

12-10-2022 20:59 UTC+1

Heath Gets the Best of Greenwood Again

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ben Heath raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Sam Greenwood called from the big blind. The flop fell and Greenwood check-called a bet of 11,000 from Heath.

The landed on the turn and Greenwood checked again. Heath counted out a bet of 33,000 and Greenwood check-raised to 90,000. Heath called and the paired the board on the river.

Greenwood checked for the third time and Heath pushed out a bet of 163,000, leaving himself with just 1,000 behind. Greenwood gave it little thought before sliding his cards to the muck, sending another pot to Heath.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	403,000 98,000	98,000
Sam Greenwood	280,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Ben Heath Sam Greenwood

12-10-2022 20:53 UTC+1

Small Showdown Pot for Brito Silva

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs made it 16,000 to go on the button and Pablo Brito Silva in the big blind was the only caller. Following a flop, Brito Silva elected to check-call a bet worth 11,000. That was the last betting action as both checked down the turn and river.

Brito Silva revealed the for a flush and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Brito Silva	210,000 27,000	27,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	155,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Pablo Brito Silva

12-10-2022 20:49 UTC+1

Seiji Has Kicker Problems

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action folded to Rodrigo Seiji on the button who moved all in for around 70,000. Aleksejs Ponakovs woke up with a premium in the big blind and quickly called to put Seiji at risk.

Rodrigo Seiji:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:

The flop of gave Seiji some additional outs with a straight draw. However, the and runout bricked out and Ponakovs scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	195,000 75,000	75,000
Rodrigo Seiji	Busted

Tags: Rodrigo Seiji Aleksejs Ponakovs

12-10-2022 20:47 UTC+1

Kisacikoglu Check-Raises Successfully

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kannapong Thanarattrakul raised to 16,000 and earned one caller in Orpen Kisacikoglu out of the big blind. The flop was checked by Kisacikoglu, who then faced a bet worth 12,000 by Thanarattrakul. The check-raise to 40,000 followed and Thanarattrakul folded.

One hand later, Thanarattrakul raised to 16,000 once more and won the blinds and big blind ante, as table short stack Rodrigo Seiji let go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	410,000 -10,000	-10,000

Kannapong Thanarattrakul	350,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	350,000 50,000	50,000
Pablo Brito Silva	183,000 -12,000	-12,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	120,000 30,000	30,000
Rodrigo Seiji	57,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: Kannapong Thanarattrakul Orpen Kisacikoglu Rodrigo Seiji

Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-10-2022 20:40 UTC+1

Adams Also Runs Out of Chips as Well

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised from under the gun and then beat Timothy Adams into the pot when the latter jammed for around 95,000 in the big blind.

Timothy Adams:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:

The flop gave Adams some outs with the top pair but he was unable to improve on the turn and river, which only gave Kisacikoglu a set of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	300,000 35,000	35,000
Timothy Adams	Busted

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Timothy Adams

12-10-2022 20:37 UTC+1

Dvoress Felted by Thanarattrakul

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kannapong Thanarattrakul raised to 12,000 on the button and received a single caller in Daniel Dvoress out of the big blind. The flop fell and Dvoress opted for a check-raise from 11,000 to 26,000. Thanarattrakul stuck around as they headed to the on the turn.

Dvoress now pushed all-in and Thanarattrakul asked for an exact count. Once it was deemed to be for 56,000, Thanarattrakul quickly checked his stack behind and then called within a few seconds.

Daniel Dvoress:
Kannapong Thanarattrakul:

Dvoress had some outs with the gutshot and one overcard but bricked the river to become the next casualty after the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kannapong Thanarattrakul	350,000 105,000	105,000
Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Kannapong Thanarattrakul

12-10-2022 20:34 UTC+1

Heath Calls Correctly to Double Through Greenwood

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sam Greenwood made it 12,000 to go on the button and Ben Heath re-raised to 36,000 in the small blind. Greenwood called and the flop fell .

Heath continued with a bet of 22,000 and Greenwood called to see the on the turn. Both players checked and the completed the board.

Heath checked again and Greenwood plopped in a stack of T25,000 chips. Heath went into the tank for a couple of minutes, using three of his time bank cards, before making the call for his last 88,000 chips. Greenwood showed for a missed flush draw while Heath tabled for the only pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	385,000 -160,000	-160,000

Ben Heath	305,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Ben Heath

12-10-2022 20:24 UTC+1

Danchev Eliminated by Watson

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev defended out of the big blind against a raise by Pablo Brito Silva and checked the flop. Brito Silva bet 10,000 and that won the pot.

Soon after, Danchev faced an open raise to 12,000 by Mike Watson and jammed for what appeared to be around 40,000. Once it folded back to Watson, he instantly called.

Dimitar Danchev:
Mike Watson:

As soon as the cards were revealed, Danchev could all but shake his head. There was no miracle escape on the board and Watson notched up another elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Brito Silva	195,000 50,000	50,000
Mike Watson	175,000 32,000	32,000
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Mike Watson Pablo Brito Silva