2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j5
Prize
€463,850
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,945,280
Entries
1,534
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
71
Players Left
1

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

A Few Assorted Chip Count Updates

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Defending champion Jose Manual Gonzalez has chipped up to near the top of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Alessandro Manfredini it
Alessandro Manfredini
1,230,000
155,000
155,000
Jose Manuel Gonzalez es
Jose Manuel Gonzalez
1,210,000
1,210,000
1,210,000
Defending Champion
Rui Bouquet pt
Rui Bouquet
1,080,000
883,000
883,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu ro
Paul-Adrian Covaciu
1,020,000
784,000
784,000
Jonas Degen de
Jonas Degen
950,000
661,000
661,000
Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
540,000
457,000
457,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
340,000
-344,000
-344,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
325,000
-222,000
-222,000
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
200,000
EPT 1X Winner

Kostiander Cracks Aces

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

David Hu raised to 50,000 from under the gun before Kristian Kostiander moved all in from the button for 435,000. Another player in the small blind and moved all in over the top for 670,000. Hu folded.

Kristian Kostiander: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Small Blind : {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Kostiander was all in and way behind but the flop was favourable as it came {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} much to the frustration of his opponent. The turn came the {5-Diamonds} and the river the {3-Hearts} which secured Kostiander the double up. The small blind was left with just 235,000 and was shortly eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Kristian Kostiander fi
Kristian Kostiander
970,000
390,000
390,000

Tags: Alin GrasuDavid HuKristian Kostiander

Recent Eliminations (95th-72nd; €6,250)

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Attila Zab hu
Attila Zab
Busted
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta
Busted
Vedat Coknez de
Vedat Coknez
Busted
Alin Grasu ro
Alin Grasu
Busted
Jason Tompkins ie
Jason Tompkins
Busted
Thomas Channell gb
Thomas Channell
Busted
David Elyashar il
David Elyashar
Busted
Roberto Manfredi it
Roberto Manfredi
Busted
Mosjin El Yakoubi nl
Mosjin El Yakoubi
Busted
Max Gruvaeus se
Max Gruvaeus
Busted
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
Busted
Amir Mozaffarian de
Amir Mozaffarian
Busted
Julian Herold de
Julian Herold
Busted
Victor Vozian es
Victor Vozian
Busted
Mikolaj Zawadzki pl
Mikolaj Zawadzki
Busted
Andrei Stoenescu ro
Andrei Stoenescu
Busted
Janos Kuertoesi hu
Janos Kuertoesi
Busted
Ruslan Volkov ua
Ruslan Volkov
Busted
Dimitrios Leventis gr
Dimitrios Leventis
Busted
Omer Segal il
Omer Segal
Busted
Sokratis Linares gr
Sokratis Linares
Busted
Alexandre Duraes Costa pt
Alexandre Duraes Costa
Busted
Nacim Amakrane fr
Nacim Amakrane
Busted
Gregory Teboul fr
Gregory Teboul
Busted

Klezys Gets Value on River

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

There was around 150,000 in the pot on the board of {j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Kasparas Klezys was in the big blind and bet 85,000. He was called by Jose Sanchez in early position.

The river was the {9-Spades} and Klezys bet 240,000. Sanchez thought for a bit before making the call. Klezys showed {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for top pair which was enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kasparas Klezys lt
Kasparas Klezys
1,115,000
-55,000
-55,000
Jose Sanchez es
Jose Sanchez
800,000
541,000
541,000

Tags: Jose SanchezKasparas Klezys

Pardo Raise Jams River

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jorge Pardo raised from under the gun and was called by Andrew Hulme in the big blind. There was around 120,000 in the pot.

Hulme check called for 30,000 on the {q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop.

The {7-Diamonds} was the turn and Hulme led out for 50,000. Pardo called.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and Hulme bet 180,000 before Pardo postured and moved all in for 510,000. Hulme let out a sigh of frustration as the dealer counted Pardo's raise. It was all in to call for Hulme but the Brit eventually let his hand go as the chips went to Pardo.

Player Chips Progress
Jorge Ufano es
Jorge Ufano
970,000
640,000
640,000
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
500,000
85,000
85,000

Tags: Andrew HulmeJorge Pardo

Hu Vaults Up the Leaderboard

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
David Hu
David Hu

David Hu was spotted with a giant stack after running hot for the last level and he now sits near 4,000,000.

Hu has several finishes on the European Poker Tour, his best coming here in Prague when he took 11th in the € 1,100 Hyper Turbo in 2019.

Player Chips Progress
David Hu nl
David Hu
3,900,000
3,460,000
3,460,000

Tags: David Hu

Recent Eliminations (71st-56th; €7,200)

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Chrysi Phiniotis cy
Chrysi Phiniotis
Busted
Alexander Norden se
Alexander Norden
Busted
Tobias Fischer de
Tobias Fischer
Busted
Alessandro Orsi it
Alessandro Orsi
Busted
Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
Busted
Valentin-Marius Cristea ro
Valentin-Marius Cristea
Busted
Guillaume Lefebvre fr
Guillaume Lefebvre
Busted
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Terje Bremseth no
Terje Bremseth
Busted
Alessandro Manfredini it
Alessandro Manfredini
Busted
Tommy Beuker nl
Tommy Beuker
Busted
Jean Gianotti fr
Jean Gianotti
Busted
Nenad Dukic rs
Nenad Dukic
Busted
Aurelien Russo fr
Aurelien Russo
Busted
Jaeseong Kim kr
Jaeseong Kim
Busted

Akenhead Doubles in Flip

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Manoe Betrix raised to 50,000 on the button before James Akenhead moved all in for 270,000 from the big blind. Betrix thought for a while before calling.

James Akenhead: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Manoe Betrix: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

It was a flip for Akenhead's tournament life. The flop came {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs} which put Betrix in the lead. However the turn put Akenhead way out in front as it came the {q-Clubs}. The river was the {6-Hearts} which secured Akenhead the double up on the last hand before break.

Player Chips Progress
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
550,000
424,000
424,000
Manoe Betrix ch
Manoe Betrix
500,000
389,000
389,000

Tags: James AkenheadManoe Betrix