€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-15-2023 18:15 UTC+1

Lazzaretto Runs Queens Into Spirins Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Filippo Lazzaretto open-raised, Pavels Spirins three-bet to 4,000 and the player on the button called. Lazzaretto then four-bet to 17,500, the button folded, and Spirins moved all in for 40,100. Lazzaretto called and players flipped their cards, with Spirins at risk.

Pavels Spirins: A♥A♣
Filippo Lazzaretto: Q♦Q♠

The board ran out K♥2♣2♠3♥4♦. Spirins held with his pocket aces, two pair with the deuces on board. He won the pot to chip up to over 100,000 and Lazzaretto was left with just 9,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavels Spirins	105,000 36,000	36,000
Filippo Lazzaretto	9,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Filippo Lazzaretto Pavels Spirins

12-15-2023 18:18 UTC+1

Bonanata Busts

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 10♦6♠4♦ where Marcelo Bonanata was all in from middle position. Aliaksei Boika, had who Bonanata covered, made the call.

Manfredini Bonanata: 7♦2♦
Aliaksei Boika: J♠J♣

The turn 4♥ paired the board and the river J♥ gave Boika a full house and sent Bonanata to the rebuy desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	155,000 117,000	117,000

Marcelo Manfredini	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Marcelo Bonanata

12-15-2023 18:24 UTC+1

Astedt Leaves Kassouf Short

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Peter Robinson

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

We picked up the action when the board was complete 5♣8♠A♣5♦2♥ with around 32,000 in the pot.

Both players checked and Niklas Astedt showed A♠9♣ for the winning hand leaving William Kassouf short stacked.

Not so marvelous for the Brit who showed K♣J♣ for his busted flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	72,000 32,000	32,000
William Kassouf	18,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Niklas Astedt William Kassouf

12-15-2023 18:32 UTC+1

Derzhypilskyi Rivers Straight

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Moonho Seo raised to 1,600, Enrique Rodriguez Cabanillas called, Akin Tuna called on the button, and Andrii Derzhypilskyi called in the small blind.

The flop came 10♠2♥9♥. Action checked to Tuna, who bet 3,500. Derzhypilskyi and Seo called. The turn was the 2♣. Players once again checked to Tuna, who bet 8,000. Only Derzhypilskyi made the call.

The river came the 8♠, Derzhypilskyi checked and Tuna also checked. Derzhypilskyi showed Q♠J♠ for a rivered straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrii Derzhypilskyi	125,000
Moonho Seo	110,000 9,500	9,500
Akin Tuna	51,000

Tags: Andrii Derzhypilskyi Akin Tuna Enrique Rodriguez Cabanillas Moonho Seo

12-15-2023 18:36 UTC+1

Jon Kyte Gets Lucky in Main Event and Stays Alive

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Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

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12-15-2023 18:38 UTC+1

Pardo Check-Raises Flop

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Markkos Ladev opened to 1,600 from early position. Action folded around to Jacob Amsellem who called in the small blind and Juan Pardo who defended the big blind.

Amsellem and Pardo checked the 2♠Q♠Q♥ flop to Ladev, who bet 1,000. Amsellem called and Pardo put in the raise to 3,000.

Both Ladev and Amsellem folded quickly and Pardo took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	165,000 -6,000	-6,000

Markkos Ladev	85,000 -23,000	-23,000
Jacob Amsellem	10,000 -54,000	-54,000

Tags: Jacob Amsellem Juan Pardo Markkos Ladev

12-15-2023 18:43 UTC+1

Auzoux Wins with "Creativity"

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Peter Robinson

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action started with an open to 1,600 from Giuliano Bendinelli only to face a there-bet from David Boyaciyan to 5,000. Gregoire Auzoux called the 5,000 as did Bendinelli.

The three players went to a flop of 7♣7♦5♦ and this time Boyaciyan continued for 12,500 and only Auzoux made the call. The two went to the turn card of 3♥ and both players checked.

The river brought the A♦ and Auzoux announced that he was all in for his remeaining 34,000. Boyaciyan tanked for a few seconds, then mucked his hand. Auzoux let out a sigh of relief and showed K♣Q♣ and shouted to the table "Creativity!" It certainly was a bold move from the Frenchman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregoire Auzoux	69,500 69,500	69,500
David Boyaciyan	47,000

Tags: David Boyaciyan Giuliano Bendinelli Gregoire Auzoux

12-15-2023 18:46 UTC+1

Ishizu Raises Flop

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 9♦7♠8♠ where Testuma Ishizu checked to Claas Segebrecht.

Segebrecht bet 5,000 into the pot which was quickly raised by Ishizu to 13,500. Segebrecht folded and forfeited the pot to Ishizu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tetsuma Ishizu	40,000 40,000	40,000
Claas Segebrecht	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Claas Segebrecht Tetsuma Ishizu

12-15-2023 18:49 UTC+1

Helppi Wins Small Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Juha Helppi raised to 2,000 from early position, Tomas Jozonis three-bet to 5,100 and Helppi called.

The flop came 4♠J♠3♦. Helppi checked, Jozonis bet 3,500 and Helppi called. The 5♥ turned and both players checked.

The river was the 6♥ and Helppi bet 6,000. Jozonis folded and Helppi won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	90,000 38,500	38,500
Tomas Jozonis	24,000 -26,000	-26,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Tomas Jozonis

12-15-2023 18:55 UTC+1

Andre Doubles and Leaves Kim Short

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Henning Andre was all in preflop against Wooseok Kim, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Henning Andre: J♥J♠
Wooseok Kim: A♣K♥

The board ran out Q♠6♥5♦8♠9♣. Andre held with his pocket jacks to win the pot and double his stack, leaving Kim short with just 22,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henning Andre	103,000 103,000	103,000
Wooseok Kim	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Wooseok Kim Henning Andre