€10,300 EPT High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-17-2023 14:02 UTC+1

Pascal Hartmann Eliminated in 15th Place (€40,250)

Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Juan Pardo raised from late position, Pascal Hartmann reraised from the big blind and Pardo called.

The flop came 6♦8♣7♥. Hartmann made a continuation bet of 50,000, which Pardo called. The turn was the 2♣ and both players checked.

The river was the 4♣. Hartmann pushed all in for 225,000, less than a pot sized bet. Pardo quickly called and players turned their cards. Hartmann had A♦A♥ for pocket aces. Pardo, however, turned over A♣7♣ for a flush.

For a moment, the dealer and players misread the situation and thought Hartmann's aces had won. "I'm with the dealer," joked Hartmann as he tapped the table and took his leave. He was eliminated from the tournament in 15th place for €40,250.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	2,500,000 600,000	600,000

Pascal Hartmann	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Pascal Hartmann

12-17-2023 14:06 UTC+1

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The remaining 14 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

12-17-2023 14:30 UTC+1

Simon Mattsson Eliminated in 14th Place (€40,250)

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Ollie Garland

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

Antoine Saout raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Simon Mattsson three-bet to 400,000 from the small blind; an effective all-in with just 25,000 behind. Kubanychbek Abakirov four-bet jammed himself for 825,000, from the big blind, Saout got out of the way and Mattsson called.

Simon Mattsson: J♣J♦
Kubanychbek Abakirov: Q♠Q♦

The board ran out 8♥4♣A♠Q♣3♦; Abakirov turned a set and had Mattsson drawing dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kubanychbek Abakirov	1,300,000 800,000	800,000
Antoine Saout	595,000 165,000	165,000
Simon Mattsson	Busted

Tags: Antoine Saout Kubanychbek Abakirov Simon Mattsson

12-17-2023 14:41 UTC+1

Fabian Schmidt Eliminated in 13th Place (€46,350)

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Matt Warburton

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

Juan Pardo raised to 50,000 from the button and Fabian Schmidt called in the big blind.

The flop came 4♦4♣J♣. Schmidt checked and Pardo bet 25,000. Schmidt check-raised to 60,000 and Pardo called.

The turn was the 5♥. Schmidt moved all in for around 170,000 and Pardo quickly made the call. Schmidt showed 9♣8♣ for a flush draw and Pardo flipped over K♠J♦ for a pair of jacks.

The river came the A♦ and Pardo held. Schmidt was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place for €46,350.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	2,700,000 200,000	200,000

Fabian Schmidt	Busted

Tags: Fabian Schmidt Juan Pardo

12-17-2023 14:47 UTC+1

Manuel Fischer Eliminated in 12th Place (€46,350)

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Ollie Garland

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

Manuel Fischer raised to 200,000 from the hijack, leaving himself approximately 180,000 behind the line. Tarmo Tammel moved all in for approximately 720,000 from the button and Fischer called off the bet for his tournament life.

Manuel Fischer: A♥10♦
Tarmo Tammel: 7♦7♥

The board ran out with no help for Fischer as it came K♠9♦4♥6♣J♠; Tammel's pocket pair held to eliminate Fischer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tarmo Tammel	970,000 -280,000	-280,000
Manuel Fischer	Busted

Tags: Manuel Fischer Tarmo Tammel

12-17-2023 15:03 UTC+1

Tobias Peters Eliminated in 11th Place (€53,300)

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Matt Warburton

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

Juan Pardo raised to 50,000 and Tarmo Tammel reraised to 140,000. Tobias Peters then pushed all in from the big blind for 525,000. Pardo called and Tammel got out of the way, leaving the two players to flip their cards.

Tobias Peters: A♠K♦
Juan Pardo: A♥A♦

The board ran out 3♠3♦9♣7♣5♣. Pardo held with his pocket aces to chip up to over 3,000,000, putting him way out in front as chip leader. Peters was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for €53,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	3,100,000 400,000	400,000

Tobias Peters	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Tarmo Tammel Tobias Peters

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

12-17-2023 15:24 UTC+1

Atac Snaps Off Abakirov

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Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Salih Atac limped in from the small blind and Kubanychbek Abakirov checked his option in the big blind.

Atac check-called a bet of 30,000 from Abakirov on the 9♦K♦3♠ flop.

The 8♥ turn checked through to the J♦ on the river. Atac checked again and Abakirov bet out for 60,000. Atac snap-called. Abakirov tabled J♥2♣, while Atac claimed this pot with Q♠J♣ for a pair of jacks with a better kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kubanychbek Abakirov	1,400,000 100,000	100,000
Salih Atac	950,000 -650,000	-650,000

Tags: Kubanychbek Abakirov Salih Atac

12-17-2023 15:34 UTC+1

Margereson Gets Huge Double, Muratovic Left Short

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Following an open raise from the button, Nisad Muratovic three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind and then Scott Margereson moved all in from the big blind for 990,000. The original raiser folded and Muratovic made the call with a slightly bigger stack. Players turned over their cards.

Scott Margereson: J♥J♦
Nisad Muratovic: A♦K♠

The board ran out 4♣2♣6♥4♠7♥. Margereson held with his pocket jacks to win a huge pot and chip up to around 2,000,000, leaving Muratovic short with less than 100,000 left to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	2,000,000 900,000	900,000
Nisad Muratovic	90,000 -520,000	-520,000

Tags: Nisad Muratovic Scott Margereson