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

12-17-2023 00:19 UTC+1

Nguyen and Suarez Split

Maxime Taldir

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

Anton Suarez opened to 24,000 from early position, but Christopher Nguyen three-bet to 115,000 from the big blind.

Action back to him, Suarez four-bet to 400,000. Nguyen seemed to have a decision, as he looked at the payouts on the screen. As there was a pay jump between the 27th and the 28th place, he waited a few seconds before moving all-in for approximately 430,000. Suarez took his time too and called.

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

On a board of 6♦8♠A♠K♣6♥, both players obviously split the pot and took their chips back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	465,000 25,000	25,000
Christopher Nguyen	430,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Anton Suarez Christopher Nguyen

12-17-2023 00:26 UTC+1

Marsh Eliminated, Pardo Surpasses One Million

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot stood at approximately 75,000 with two players looking at a board that read 4♦K♣5♠10♦.

Juan Pardo, in the big blind, bet out 90,000. Luke Marsh, in early position, made the call.

The river landed the 5♣ and Pardo bet enough to put Marsh all in for his remaining 245,000. Marsh went deep into the tank, eventually making the call.

Luke Marsh: A♥10♥
Juan Pardo: 5♥4♣

Pardo's full house was more than enough to send Marsh to the rail.

"Easy game?" a neutral player at the table jokingly remarked as Pardo stacked his chips.

The table then began to discuss the pair's earlier confrontation, during which Pardo admitted he was in fact bluffing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	1,350,000 390,000	390,000

Luke Marsh	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Luke Marsh

12-17-2023 00:28 UTC+1

Saout Wins Three-Way All In, Kasper Busts

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Matt Warburton

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

Henri Kasper raised to 25,000 from early position, which was half of his stack. Fabian Schmidt called in middle position and Antoine Saout moved all in from the small blind for 126,000. Kasper called all in and Schmidt called all in with the biggest stack. The three players flipped their cards.

Henri Kasper: 7♠5♠
Antoine Saout: 10♦10♠
Fabian Schmidt: K♠Q♦

The board ran out J♥9♦9♣6♣9♥. Saout made a full house with his pocket pair, nines full of tens. He won the pot to bring his stack up to around 270,000. Schmidt took a big hit and Kasper was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	270,000 90,000	90,000
Fabian Schmidt	190,000 -140,000	-140,000
Henri Kasper	Busted

Tags: Antoine Saout Fabian Schmidt Henri Kasper

12-17-2023 00:29 UTC+1

Tammel Takes the Rest From Lehut

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David Salituro

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

Tarmo Tammel raised to 25,000 in the cutoff before Kubanychbek Abakirov three-bet to 62,000 on the button. Jean-Vincent Lehut stuck in his last 15,000 in the small blind, Tammel reshoved, and Abakirov folded.

Jean-Vincent Lehut: A♠Q♦
Tarmo Tammel: A♦K♠

"Again," Lehut said upon seeing Tammel's now-familiar holding. The board ran out 4♠5♥4♥2♠4♦ and Lehut thought he had earned a chop until the table pointed out that Tammel's king-kicker still played, sending him to the rail.

The remaining 24 players are now drawing for seats at the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kubanychbek Abakirov	570,000
Tarmo Tammel	560,000
Jean-Vincent Lehut	Busted

Tags: Jean-Vincent Lehut Kubanychbek Abakirov Tarmo Tammel

12-17-2023 00:36 UTC+1

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Maxime Taldir

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

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Alexandru Danes	France	250,000	21
1	2	Paul Newey	United Kingdom	100,000	8
1	3	Pascal Hartmann	Germany	290,000	24
1	4	Anton Suarez	Sweden	480,000	40
1	5	Fabian Schmidt	Germany	200,000	17
1	6	Manuel Fischer	Germany	305,000	25
1	7	Kubanychbek Abakirov	Kyrgyzstan	500,000	42
1	8	Antoine Saout	France	260,000	22

2	1	Christopher Nguyen	Austria	310,000	26
2	2	Marcelo Manfredini	Uruguay	610,000	51
2	3	Alexander Norden	Sweden	150,000	13
2	4	Shyngis Satubayev	Kazakhstan	430,000	36
2	5	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	510,000	43
2	6	Aram Sargsyan	Armenia	130,000	11
2	7	Diogo Coelho	Portugal	650,000	54
2	8	Simon Mattsson	Sweden	160,000	13

3	1	Tobias Peters	Netherlands	983,000	82
3	2	Scott Margereson	United Kingdom	720,000	60
3	3	Salih Atac	Switzerland	1,010,000	84
3	4	Juan Pardo	Spain	1,360,000	113
3	5	Andrii Derzhypilskyi	Ukraine	213,000	18
3	6	Yevgeneiy Golenko	Kazakhstan	450,000	38
3	7	Natan Chauskin	Belarus	743,000	62
3	8	Nisad Muratovic	Bosnia and Herzegovina	550,000	46

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	1,360,000 10,000	10,000

Salih Atac	1,010,000 130,000	130,000
Tobias Peters	983,000 355,000	355,000
Natan Chauskin	743,000 184,000	184,000
Scott Margereson	720,000 20,000	20,000
Diogo Coelho	650,000 400,000	400,000
Marcelo Manfredini	610,000 -90,000	-90,000
Nisad Muratovic	550,000 90,000	90,000
Tarmo Tammel	510,000 -50,000	-50,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov	500,000 -70,000	-70,000
Anton Suarez	480,000 15,000	15,000
Yevgeneiy Golenko	450,000 -130,000	-130,000
Shyngis Satubayev	430,000 -20,000	-20,000
Christopher Nguyen	310,000 -120,000	-120,000
Manuel Fischer	305,000 -312,000	-312,000
Pascal Hartmann	290,000 -140,000	-140,000
Antoine Saout	260,000 -10,000	-10,000
Alexandru Danes	250,000 76,000	76,000
Andrii Derzhypilskyi	213,000 -24,000	-24,000
Fabian Schmidt	200,000 10,000	10,000
Simon Mattsson	160,000
Alexander Norden	150,000 -100,000	-100,000
Aram Sargsyan	130,000 -120,000	-120,000
Paul Newey	100,000 -40,000	-40,000

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12-17-2023 00:42 UTC+1

Newey Tanks With Aces

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Ollie Garland

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

Paul Newey raised to 40,000 from under the gun, leaving himself 40,000 more behind the line. Manuel Fischer, in the cutoff, clicked it back to 68,000 and Newey tanked for several minutes, burning through his last time bank slips, before making the call.

The dealer spread the Q♣Q♥2♠ and Newey began to think, again before finally committing his last 12,000 into the middle. Fischer snap-called.

Paul Newey: A♠A♣
Manuel Fischer: A♦K♦

The turn and the river landed the 2♦ and 4♦ respectively, ensuring Newey's double up. With the looming pay jump of €3,400, the table was in good spirits about Newey's tactical tanking, as he dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fischer	264,000 -41,000	-41,000
Paul Newey	190,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Manuel Fischer Paul Newey

12-17-2023 00:46 UTC+1

Sargsyan Gets a Fortunate Triple

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David Salituro

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

Aram Sargsyan moved all in for 144,000 under the gun and Marcelo Manfredini called in the cutoff. Alexander Norden then shoved for 161,000 and Manfredini called again.

Aram Sargsyan: 7♦7♠
Alexander Norden: Q♥Q♦
Marcelo Manfredini: 10♠10♥

Norden was ahead and poised to take the massive three-way all in until the 9♠7♣A♦ flop gave Sargsyan a set. The rest of the board came 3♦2♣ and Sargsyan tripled up, while Norden took the small side pot that left him on an extreme short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Sargsyan	450,000 320,000	320,000
Marcelo Manfredini	450,000 -160,000	-160,000
Alexander Norden	30,000 -120,000	-120,000

Tags: Alexander Norden Aram Sargsyan Marcelo Manfredini

12-17-2023 00:50 UTC+1

Day 2 Comes to an End

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Maxime Taldir

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

Bags are on the tables as Level 20 just ended. 24 players remain and have qualified for Day 3.

Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.

12-17-2023 00:55 UTC+1

The Most Memorable & Unexpected Moments from PokerStars EPT Prague

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Sandra Barbour

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

2007 was the first year that the PokerStars European Poker Tour visited Prague, and the Czech capital city has since woven a rich tapestry of poker history.

There have been a plethora of memorable and unexpected moments over the last 16 years, and as PokerStars gears up for the 2023 edition of EPT Prague, PokerNews thought it'd be fun to look back at some of the epic tales that have taken place at the stop.

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12-17-2023 01:04 UTC+1

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	1,350,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tobias Peters	1,120,000 137,000	137,000
Salih Atac	1,105,000 95,000	95,000
Natan Chauskin	760,000 17,000	17,000
Diogo Coelho	675,000 25,000	25,000
Anton Suarez	625,000 145,000	145,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov	610,000 110,000	110,000
Nisad Muratovic	585,000 35,000	35,000
Tarmo Tammel	505,000 -5,000	-5,000
Shyngis Satubayev	490,000 60,000	60,000
Marcelo Manfredini	460,000 10,000	10,000
Aram Sargsyan	430,000 -20,000	-20,000
Yevgeneiy Golenko	370,000 -80,000	-80,000
Christopher Nguyen	350,000 40,000	40,000
Pascal Hartmann	300,000 10,000	10,000
Antoine Saout	275,000 15,000	15,000
Alexandru Danes	245,000 -5,000	-5,000
Manuel Fischer	210,000 -54,000	-54,000
Paul Newey	190,000
Andrii Derzhypilskyi	185,000 -28,000	-28,000
Scott Margereson	180,000 -540,000	-540,000
Fabian Schmidt	170,000 -30,000	-30,000
Simon Mattsson	165,000 5,000	5,000
Alexander Norden	35,000 5,000	5,000