2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

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

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€273,710
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€720,300
Entries
30
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
30
Players Left
1

Kent Staahle Eliminated on the Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Kent Staahle
Kent Staahle

In a previous hand, Kent Staahle had defended the small blind against a raise by Ben Heath and there wasn't much action until the {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} river. Staahle bet small and Heath called to win the pot with {a-Spades}{5-Hearts} thanks to his kicker advantage, as Staahle only had {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

One hand later, Kannapong Thanarattrakul raised to 32,000 and Staahle came along on the button as did Heath in the big blind. The three-way flop of {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} was checked by Heath and Thanarattrakul bet 30,000. Staahle then suddenly pushed all-in and that got rid of Heath within a second.

"Can I get a count please?" Thanarattrakul inquired and the all-in was for 444,000, which the Thai had covered by a very small margin only. He counted the own stack and then made the call without using a time bank extension.

Kent Staahle: {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The {k-Hearts} turn and {8-Spades} river changed nothing whatsoever and Staahle was eliminated on the bubble.

"I had to call," Thanarattrakul said and pointed to the king of diamonds.

"I didn't have to go all-in," Staahle responded and grabbed his belongings. He left the tournament area with an "good luck guys ... see you tomorrow, I guess".

Aleksejs Ponakovs was the one to benefit the most as he made the money with his severe short stack. "Now I can play," the Latvian joked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
1,220,000
145,000
145,000
Profile photo of Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
1,060,000
530,000
530,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
130,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Kent Staahle no
Kent Staahle
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBen HeathKannapong ThanarattrakulKent Staahle