2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€913,250
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,144,950
Entries
1,267
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
402
Players Left
124

Velasevic Runs Out of Chips

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Guy Goossens just called a raise and then called the preflop all-in by Danilo Velasevic while the third player in the hand had gotten out of the way.

Danilo Velasevic: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Guy Goossens: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop had Velasevic on the ropes but he found some equity with the {9-Diamonds} turn. However, the {3-Clubs} river only improved Goossens to a full house and ended Velasevic's first bullet on Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
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Guy Goossens
40,000
17,000
17,000
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Danilo Velasevic
Busted

Tags: Danilo VelasevicGuy Goossens

Recent Exits in the Field

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Jan Bednar
Busted
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Peter Jorgne
Busted
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Aziz Efe
Busted
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Bryce Bernstein
Busted
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Ihar Soika
Busted
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Andre Sammour
Busted
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Wooram Cho
Busted
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Armin Rezaei
Busted
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Jelle Moene
Busted
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Duman Vural
Busted
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Yosuke Nakazawa
Busted
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Mario Adinolfi
Busted
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Alireza Bandar
Busted
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Michail Simos
Busted
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Iliodoros Kamatakis
Busted
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Kayhan Mokri
Busted
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Vladislav Kozynets
Busted
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Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Arnold Oosterbaan
Busted
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Frederik Reusch
Busted
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Ian Hamilton
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Kemal Aslan
Busted
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Thanisorn Saelor
Busted
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David Comeron
Busted
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Daan Mulders
Busted

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Zarbo Knocked Out by Sundaralingam

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Thivakaran Sundaralingam
Thivakaran Sundaralingam

The {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} turn was checked by Thivakaran Sundaralingam and he then called a bet worth 1,700 by Raffael Zarbo. This led them to the {7-Spades} on the river and Sundaralingam checked once more.

Zarbo pushed all-in for 8,700 and that sent Sundaralingam into the tank. After three minutes he asked for an exact count to then call shortly after. Zarbo revealed {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for counterfeited two pair and Sundaralingam won the pot with the {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Thivakaran Sundaralingam
48,000
48,000
48,000
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Raffael Zarbo
Busted

Tags: Raffael ZarboThivakaran Sundaralingam

Ylitalo Busts Soering

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Robin Ylitalo
Robin Ylitalo

With 7,200 each invested to the {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop, Robin Ylitalo bet for what appeared to be 4,500 in the hijack. Hendriekus Soering then pushed all-in for 16,800 and Ylitalo reluctantly called.

Hendriekus Soering: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Robin Ylitalo: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The {8-Hearts} turn made a split pot likely but the {k-Diamonds} river restored the preflop and flop order, as Ylitalo made kings and tens to score the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Robin Ylitalo
58,000
58,000
58,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Hendriekus Soering
Busted

Tags: Hendriekus SoeringRobin Ylitalo

Nacer Plays for Stacks

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action picked up on the flop with a board of {7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. Three players were battling hard over a pot of 14,000.

Petr Targa bet 8,000 from under the gun. In middle position, Samir Hadj-Nacer moved all in for 26,000. In the big blind, Junhyoung Kim also moved all in, his bet for slightly less at 23,000.

Targa sat there, apparently thinking for about three minutes. Ki called the clock. The floor came over, announced the clock, and counted down to zero, then declared the hand dead. Ki announced his hand of {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. At that point, Targa attempted to make the call.

Targa does not speak English and apparently thought the action was on Ki the whole time. After the tournament director was called over and the situation explained, he was forced to fold his hand because of the action. The other two went to a runout.

Junhyoung Kim: {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Samir Hadj-Nacer: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

Trips versus a flush draw, the turn came the {4-Diamonds}. A club showed on the river, but it was the {4-Clubs} to double pair the board and give Nacer the full house.

For what it's worth, Targa explained via translator that he folded the nut-flush draw, so he ended up saving chips in the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Samir Hadj-Nacer
68,200
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Petr Targa
21,000
21,000
21,000
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Junhyoung Ki
Busted

Tags: Junhyoung KimPetr TargaSamir Hadj-Nacer

Calamusa and Teusl Among Recent Casualties

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Pierre Calamusa and Jessica Teusl were eliminated in quick succession and the latter provided the details. According to Teusl, an overpair for Calamusa was no good as Rachid Amamou had flopped trips fives with eight-five.

Teusl herself lost most of the chips with a set of queens against a flush and departed shortly after.

On the same table, Amamou then bet a {q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} river for 3,500. Namhyung Kim raised to 13,100 and Amamou shrugged, then folded the {7-Spades} face-up. "I believe you," he added as Kim exposed the {a-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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Namhyung Kim
65,000
65,000
65,000
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Rachid Amamou
55,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Selahaddin Bedir
29,000
29,000
29,000
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Vivian Im
21,000
-3,000
-3,000
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Jessica Teusl
Busted
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Pierre Calamusa
Busted

Tags: Jessica TeuslNamhyung KimPierre CalamusaRachid Amamou

Bayram Doubles Through Reusch

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The completed board showed {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades} and Frederik Reusch bet 4,000. Haci Bayram pushed all-in for 14,500 and that sent his opponent into the tank.

After plenty of table chat, Reusch called and Bayram tabled {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a straight to double as Reusch only had {j-Spades}{6-Spades} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Haci Bayram
40,000
23,900
23,900
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Frederik Reusch
12,000
-32,200
-32,200

Tags: Frederik ReuschHaci Bayram

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Sitbon Soars to a Big Stack

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Julien Sitbon
Julien Sitbon

Valerii Kalynych check-called a bet worth 15,000 on a completed board of {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} river while in the big blind. Julien Sitbon tabled the {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} from an early position and Kalynych mucked his {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs} with a lot of frustration.

One hand later, Sitbon opened to 800 and called a three-bet to 2,300 by Luciano Cutri. On the {9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop, Sitbon check-called for 5,000 and the {8-Clubs} turn was checked. Following the {2-Diamonds} river, Sitbon bet 7,000 and Cutri paid that off. Sitbon exposed {9-Spades}{8-Spades} for nines and eights to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Julien Sitbon
105,000
74,000
74,000
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Boris Kuzmanovic
39,000
-1,800
-1,800
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Luciano Cutri
35,000
-2,200
-2,200
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Antoine Labat
22,000
-9,000
-9,000
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Valerii Kalynych
14,000
-36,000
-36,000

Tags: Julien SitbonLuciano CutriValerii Kalynych