€2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-12-2023 03:40 UTC+1

Dan Larsen Eliminated in 5th Place (€123,640)

Matt Warburton

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Safwane Bahri raised to 800,000 and Dan Larsen moved all in from the big blind for 3,100,000. Bahri got the count and then made the call. The players flipped their cards, with Larsen at risk.

Dan Larsen: A♠Q♥
Safwane Bahri: K♣J♥

Bahri's rail cheered out for his cards. The board ran out 5♠10♦9♥J♦10♥. Bahri paired his jack on the turn and held to win the pot. Larsen was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for €123,640.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safwane Bahri	10,200,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Dan Larsen	Busted

Tags: Dan Larsen Safwane Bahri

12-12-2023 03:04 UTC+1

Sokratis Linaras Eliminated in 6th Place (€95,120)

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Matt Warburton

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Sokratis Linaras shoved all in from under the gun on the six-handed table for 1,675,000 and was called by Jason Wheeler the next seat across. The rest of the table folded and the players flipped their cards, with Linaras at risk.

Sokratis Linaras: Q♣10♠
Jason Wheeler: K♦J♠

The board ran out 7♣9♣4♦A♠9♥. Neither player improved their hand and so Wheeler held with the nines on board and his king-high.

The hand before, Wheeler had made a four-bet shove to chip up and, after winning the all in, he chipped up to over 10,000,000.

Linaras was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place for €95,120.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	10,200,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Sokratis Linaras	Busted

Tags: Jason Wheeler Sokratis Linaras

12-12-2023 02:14 UTC+1

Vasileios Chatzilazarou Eliminated in 7th Place (€73,160)

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Matt Warburton

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Grzegorz Kozieja raised to 500,000 from early position, Bruno Volkmann called on the button, then Vasileios Chatzilazarou moved all in from the big blind for 1,175,000. Kozieja reraised to 1,800,000 and Volkmann folded, leaving two players to flip their cards.

Vasileios Chatzilazarou: K♥J♦
Grzegorz Kozieja: A♦K♦

The board ran out 6♥A♠2♠9♣9♥. Kozieja paired his ace on the flop and made two pair with the nines on board to win the pot. Chatzilazarou was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place for €73,160.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	9,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Vasileios Chatzilazarou	Busted

Tags: Bruno Volkmann Grzegorz Kozieja Vasileios Chatzilazarou

12-12-2023 01:43 UTC+1

Bahri Gets Value for Top Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Safwane Bahri raised to 450,000 from early position and Sokratis Linaras called from one seat across.

The flop came A♥5♦Q♥. Bahri continued for 350,000 and Linaras called. The turn came the 10♦. Bahri bet out again, this time sizing up to 900,000, and Linaras called.

The river was the 8♥ and both players checked to showdown. Bahri showed A♠K♥ for a pair of aces. Linaras mucked and Bahri scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safwane Bahri	9,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Sokratis Linaras	2,700,000 -1,800,000	-1,800,000

Tags: Safwane Bahri Sokratis Linaras

12-12-2023 01:07 UTC+1

Pablo Silva Eliminated in 8th Place (€56,300)

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Ollie Garland

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Pablo Silva moved all in for, what looked to be, his last 800,000. Grzegorz Kozieja, sat to Silva's direct left, called.

Pablo Silva: K♥Q♥
Grzegorz Kozieja: A♥K♠

The board ran out A♠Q♦2♦10♠4♦. Silva's dominated hand remained that way to the river and he was sent to the rail in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	8,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Pablo Silva	Busted

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Pablo Silva

12-12-2023 01:01 UTC+1

Michele Nizzardelli Eliminated in 9th Place (€43,300)

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Matt Warburton

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Action folded to Michele Nizzardelli, who moved all in from the button for around 2,700,000. Safwane Bahri called in the small blind with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Michele Nizzardelli: 10♦10♣
Safwane Bahri: A♥A♦

The board ran out 5♠3♥8♠K♦K♠. Bahri held with his pocket aces to win the pot. Nizzardelli was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for €43,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safwane Bahri	6,700,000 320,000	320,000
Michele Nizzardelli	Busted

Tags: Michele Nizzardelli Safwane Bahri

12-12-2023 00:21 UTC+1

Karo Nuri Eliminated in 10th Place (€33,320)

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Ollie Garland

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Grzegorz Kozieja opened to 300,000 from under the gun, Karo Nuri moved all in for 2,025,000 on the button and Kozieja snap-called.

Karo Nuri: A♥10♣
Grzegorz Kozieja: J♥J♣

The board ran out J♦5♥2♦6♦9♥. Kozieja's flopped set had Nuri drawing dead on the turn and he exited in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	6,000,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Karo Nuri	Busted

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Karo Nuri

12-11-2023 23:26 UTC+1

Aurelijus Sipavicius Eliminated in 11th Place (€33,320)

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Ollie Garland

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Aurelijus Sipavicius made it 600,000 from under the gun, which was a raise of approximately half his stack. Safwane Bahri three-bet to 1,200,000 from the button and Sipavicius called off the bet for his tournament life.

Aurelijus Sipavicius: A♠Q♣
Safwane Bahri: A♥K♦

The board ran out 9♦4♣4♥2♦A♦; Bahri's dominating hand remained that way to the river and Sipavicius was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safwane Bahri	7,500,000 1,120,000	1,120,000
Aurelijus Sipavicius	Busted

Tags: Aurelijus Sipavicius Safwane Bahri

12-11-2023 23:14 UTC+1

Mathias Bayer Eliminated in 12th Place (€27,750)

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Ollie Garland

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mathias Bayer raised to 370,000 from under the gun, an effective all-in with just 5,000 behind. Safwane Bahri three-bet to 625,000 from the small blind and Grzegorz Kozieja cold four-bet to 1,500,000 in the big blind. Bayer put in his last 5,000 and Bahri folded.

Mathias Bayer: Q♠2♥
Grzegorz Kozieja: Q♦Q♣

"Oh no, I'm dead!" exclaimed Bayer as he saw the cards on their back.

"You are never dead in this beautiful game of cards," said Kozieja.

The board ran out K♥4♠9♣K♣9♦; no help for Bayer and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	3,800,000 960,000	960,000

Mathias Bayer	Busted

Tags: Safwane Bahri Mathias Bayer Grzegorz Kozieja

12-11-2023 22:42 UTC+1

Ioannis Oikonomidis Eliminated in 13th Place (€27,750)

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Ollie Garland

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis raised to 415,000 from the cutoff, an effective all in as he just has 10,000 behind. Dan Larsen, in the big blind, put him all in and Oikonomidis called.

Ioannis Oikonomidis: K♣7♣
Dan Larsen: J♣9♠

Oikonomidis was way out in front when the flop came 3♥7♥K♦, giving him two pair. However, the 8♥ turn and 10♠ river meant Larsen went runner-runner to make a straight, sending Oikonomidis to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Larsen	1,700,000 400,000	400,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis	Busted

Tags: Dan Larsen Ioannis Oikonomidis