€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-16-2023 23:58 UTC+1

Margereson Turns Set to Crack Queens

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ersin Sancak raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Scott Margereson moved all in from the button for 251,000. Sancak quickly made the call with the bigger stack and the players flipped their cards.

Scott Margereson: 8♥8♣
Ersin Sancak: Q♠Q♣

The board ran out J♠4♥7♦8♦9♦. Sancak had pocket queens, but Margereson made a set of eights on the turn. Sancak looked dismayed as he handed over the chips.

"I shouldn't complain, but...", he said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	520,000 221,000	221,000
Ersin Sancak	195,000 -204,000	-204,000

Tags: Ersin Sancak Scott Margereson

12-16-2023 23:50 UTC+1

Saout Avoids Cracked Kings on the River

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Antoine Saout moved all in for 81,000 in early position and Fabian Schmidt called in the big blind.

Antoine Saout: K♣K♦
Fabian Schmidt: Q♣J♥

The Q♦J♣4♥ flop was a disaster for Saout as Schmidt hit top two pair. The 3♠ turn left him one card away from elimination, but the 3♥ river gave him a higher two pair and a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Schmidt	330,000 -130,000	-130,000
Antoine Saout	180,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Fabian Schmidt

12-16-2023 23:35 UTC+1

Chan Cracks Selides' Aces to Survive

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Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tsz Him Chan moved all in for 113,000 from early position and Mathieu Selides called in the small blind. The players flipped their cards, with Chan at risk.

Tsz Him Chan: J♠J♦
Mathieu Selides: A♥A♠

Chan had run his pocket jacks into aces, but the board came 8♦J♥3♥5♠8♣ to give him jacks full of eights. He won the pot and doubled his stack, avoiding elimination late in Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsz Him Chan	240,000 91,000	91,000
Mathieu Selides	164,000 -166,000	-166,000

Tags: Mathieu Selides Tsz Him Chan

12-16-2023 23:28 UTC+1

Montone Bubbles the €10,300 EPT High Roller

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Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Diego Montone moved all in for his remaining 84,000, from the small blind, only to receive a snap-call from Scott Margereson, in the big blind.

Diego Montone: A♦K♦
Scott Margereson: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out 4♣10♠6♣5♣9♦; this classic tournament flip fell in the favour of Margereson as his queens held to send Montone to the rail.

This blind versus blind cooler ensured the remaining 31 players were now all in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	299,000 32,000	32,000
Diego Montone	Busted

Tags: Diego Montone Scott Margereson

12-16-2023 23:18 UTC+1

Labat Busts One Off Bubble

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Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded around to Anton Suarez, who moved all in from the button against the shorter stacks in the blinds. Antoine Labat looked down at his cards and then placed his chips in the middle, calling for 135,000. The players flipped their cards.

Antoine Labat: Q♣Q♦
Anton Suarez: 7♥7♦

The board ran out 2♦J♦3♣6♥7♠. Labat was ahead with his pocket queens, but the river brought the seven to give Suarez a set. Labat was eliminated one away from the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	645,000 195,000	195,000
Antoine Labat	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Anton Suarez

12-16-2023 22:59 UTC+1

Chan Counterfeits Marsh

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tsz Him Chan moved all in for 36,000 in the hijack, Luke Marsh reraised to 55,000 in the small blind, and Manuel Fischer gave up his big blind.

Tsz Him Chan: K♦Q♣
Luke Marsh: 5♥5♠

The flop came J♣9♣2♥ and Chan picked up a straight draw to go with his two overcards. The turn was the J♠, while the 9♠ river put two pair on the board and counterfeited Marsh's fives as Chan doubled up with his king-kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Marsh	470,000 -20,000	-20,000
Tsz Him Chan	80,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Tsz Him Chan Luke Marsh

12-16-2023 22:57 UTC+1

Hartmann Wakes Up With Queens

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Diogo Coelho raised to 20,000 in the hijack before Pascal Hartmann three-bet to 200,000 in the small blind, leaving himself just 10,000 back. Coelho moved all in and Hartmann stuck in his last chips.

Pascal Hartmann: Q♥Q♣
Diogo Coelho: 10♣10♠

The board ran out J♦3♠3♥A♣8♠ and Hartmann's queens earned him a double up near the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Hartmann	430,000 198,000	198,000
Diogo Coelho	250,000 -185,000	-185,000

Tags: Diogo Coelho Pascal Hartmann

12-16-2023 22:46 UTC+1

Coelho Has Higher Kicker to Bust Hulme

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Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Diogo Coelho raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Andrew Hulme called in the big blind, with 65,000 left behind in his stack.

The flop came 5♦J♠5♥. Hulme checked and Coelho bet 10,000. Hulme raised to 25,000 and Coelho called.

The turn was the 6♠. Hulme bet out for 35,000, leaving just 5,000 behind. Coelho put him all in and Hulme called. Hulme showed K♥J♣ for a pair of jacks, but Coelho had A♦J♥ for a pair of jacks with ace kicker.

The river was a blank, the 7♠. Coelho won the pot and Hulme was eliminated from the tournament just a few players before the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo Coelho	435,000 97,000	97,000
Andrew Hulme	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Diogo Coelho

12-16-2023 22:01 UTC+1

Fischer Snaps Off Helppi

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 4♦3♣8♦, Juha Helppi bet 15,000 in the cutoff before Manuel Fischer raised to 35,000 in the small blind. Helppi tanked for a minute before moving all in for around 100,000 more and Fischer snap-called.

Juha Helppi: A♥4♠
Manuel Fischer: 8♣4♣

Fischer had flopped two pair to take a big lead in the hand. The 9♠ turn was no help to Helppi, while the 6♠ river sealed his elimination as Fischer brought the field one closer to the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fischer	650,000 215,000	215,000
Juha Helppi	Busted

Tags: Juha Helppi Manuel Fischer

12-16-2023 21:58 UTC+1

Atac Snap-Calls Abakirov

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Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kubanychbek Abakirov raised to 16,000 from the button, finding Salih Atac in the big blind, who defended.

Atac check-called a bet of 12,000 on the 7♣A♣Q♥ flop.

The 3♣ turn checked through to the 10♣ on the river. Atac checked again and Abakirov bet out 36,000. Despite the four-flush on board, Atac snap-called with confidence. Abakirov tabled J♠3♠ for bottom pair, while Atac claimed this pot with A♦9♠ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kubanychbek Abakirov	640,000 20,000	20,000
Salih Atac	570,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Kubanychbek Abakirov Salih Atac