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

12-17-2023 15:40 UTC+1

Muratovic Finds a Much-Needed Double

Ollie Garland

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

Kubanychbek Abakirov raised to 60,000 from the hijack, Nisad Muratovic moved all in for 100,000 from the cutoff and Abakirov called.

Nisad Muratovic: 10♥10♣
Kubanychbek Abakirov: K♣J♦

The board ran out 7♦2♠6♣5♥9♦; this flip fell in the favor of Abakirov and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kubanychbek Abakirov	1,300,000 -100,000	-100,000
Nisad Muratovic	275,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Kubanychbek Abakirov Nisad Muratovic

12-17-2023 15:47 UTC+1

Saout Doubles

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Ollie Garland

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

Scott Margereson moved all in from the small blind, putting Antoine Saout all in for his remaining 475,000, in the big blind.

Antoine Saout: 10♥10♠
Scott Margereson: 9♦6♦

The board ran out Q♣J♠2♠8♠A♠; Saout's pocket pair improved to a flush and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	1,450,000 -550,000	-550,000
Antoine Saout	980,000 385,000	385,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Scott Margereson

12-17-2023 15:56 UTC+1

Nisad Muratovic Eliminated in 10th Place (€53,300)

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Ollie Garland

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

Kubanychbek Abakirov raised to 65,000 from the button, Nisad Muratovic three-bet jammed for approximately 430,000 from the small blind and Scott Margereson four-bet jammed from the big blind. Abakirov folded.

Nisad Muratovic: Q♣10♦
Scott Margereson: K♣K♦

The board ran out 2♦2♥J♥8♦6♥. Margereson woke up with a hand at the right time, putting an end to Muratovic's deep run.

The remaining nine players are taking a short break before the final table gets underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	2,000,000 550,000	550,000
Nisad Muratovic	Busted

Tags: Kubanychbek Abakirov Nisad Muratovic Scott Margereson

12-17-2023 16:05 UTC+1

Final Table Redraw and Chip Counts (full)

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Matt Warburton

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

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Christopher Nguyen	Austria	560,000	19
2	Antoine Saout	France	970,000	32
3	Salih Atac	Switzerland	625,000	21
4	Kubanychbek Abakirov	Kyrgyzstan	1,200,000	40
5	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	1,590,000	53
6	Shyngis Satubayev	Kazakhstan	800,000	27
7	Juan Pardo	Spain	3,890,000	130
8	Anton Suarez	Sweden	140,000	5
9	Scott Margereson	United Kingdom	1,880,000	63

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	3,890,000 790,000	790,000

Scott Margereson	1,880,000 -120,000	-120,000
Tarmo Tammel	1,590,000 620,000	620,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov	1,200,000 -100,000	-100,000
Antoine Saout	970,000 -10,000	-10,000
Shyngis Satubayev	800,000 -100,000	-100,000
Salih Atac	625,000 -325,000	-325,000
Christopher Nguyen	560,000 -370,000	-370,000
Anton Suarez	140,000 -310,000	-310,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Christopher Nguyen Juan Pardo Kubanychbek Abakirov Salih Atac Scott Margereson Shyngis Satubayev Tarmo Tammel

12-17-2023 16:20 UTC+1

Pardo Five-Bets Into Aces

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Ollie Garland

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

Salih Atac raised to 60,000 from early position, Juan Pardo three-bet to 140,000 on the button and Scott Margereson cold four-bet to 360,000, from the small blind. Atac folded and Pardo moved all in for Margereson's effective stack of 1,705,000. Margereson snap-called.

Scott Margereson: A♥A♣
Juan Pardo: A♦4♦

The board ran out 3♠4♥7♥6♠8♣; Margereson's aces held to take the chip lead on this final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	3,470,000 1,590,000	1,590,000
Juan Pardo	2,560,000 -1,330,000	-1,330,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Salih Atac Scott Margereson

12-17-2023 16:30 UTC+1

Suarez Doubles Short Stack

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Matt Warburton

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

Juan Pardo open raised and Anton Suarez moved all in for 90,000 from the button. Christopher Nguyen pushed all in over the top and Pardo folded to leave two players to reveal their cards.

Anton Suarez: 3♥3♣
Christopher Nguyen: A♦K♥

The board ran out 10♣4♥5♥Q♦9♣. Suarez held with his pocket threes to win the pot and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	360,000 220,000	220,000
Christopher Nguyen	340,000 -220,000	-220,000

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Juan Pardo Anton Suarez

12-17-2023 16:30 UTC+1

Salih Atac Eliminated in 9th Place (€61,250)

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Matt Warburton

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

Scott Margereson raised from late position and Salih Atac called in the big blind.

The flop came Q♦Q♥9♣. Atac checked and Margereson bet 40,000. Atac check-raised to 105,000 and Margereson called. The turn was the 3♣ and Atac led for 175,000, which Margereson called.

The river was the 6♦. Atac checked and Margereson put him all in for 280,000 effective. Atac made the call. He showed 10♣9♠ for two pair, nines and the queens on board. Margereson, however, had K♣Q♣ for trip queens to win the pot.

Atac was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for €61,250.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	4,150,000 680,000	680,000
Salih Atac	Busted

Tags: Salih Atac Scott Margereson

12-17-2023 16:31 UTC+1

Players Heading for 15-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

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

Players in the EPT High Roller are heading for a 15-minute break.

There are now just eight players remaining. The next payout is worth €70,450 and the winner is set to walk away with €491,950.

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

12-17-2023 16:58 UTC+1

Christopher Nguyen Eliminated in 8th Place (€70,450)

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Ollie Garland

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Scott Margereson, in the small blind, moved all in, putting Christopher Nguyen to the test for his tournament life, in the big blind. Nguyen made the call.

Christopher Nguyen: A♦5♦
Scott Margereson: A♠9♠

The board ran out 9♦K♥K♦5♠J♣; Margereson's dominating hand improved as he paired his nine and sent Nguyen to the rail.