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

12-12-2023 00:14 UTC+2

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

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

12-12-2023 00:18 UTC+2

Silva Shoves Short Stack and Doubles

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Matt Warburton

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

Pablo Silva moved all in from late position for 1,300,000 and Karo Nuri called in the big blind. Players flipped their cards, with Silva at risk.

Pablo Silva: A♠5♥
Karo Nuri: K♣Q♦

The board ran out 4♠8♣6♥9♦9♥. Neither player improved and so both were playing the pair of nines on board. Silva had the ace-high kicker to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Silva	2,800,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Karo Nuri	1,400,000 -1,355,000	-1,355,000

Tags: Karo Nuri Pablo Silva

12-12-2023 00:26 UTC+2

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

12-12-2023 00:34 UTC+2

Wheeler Doubles Through Silva

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Matt Warburton

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

Jason Wheeler raised to 1,300,000 from the button, leaving just 100,000 behind. Pablo Silva moved all in from the small blind with the bigger stack and Wheeler called. The players flipped their cards.

Jason Wheeler: J♥10♦
Pablo Silva: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 10♠J♣5♦2♦Q♦. Wheeler hit two pair on the flop, leaving Silva drawing thin. Silva did pair his queen on the river, but Wheeler held with his jacks and tens to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	3,000,000 955,000	955,000
Pablo Silva	840,000 -1,960,000	-1,960,000

Tags: Jason Wheeler Pablo Silva

12-12-2023 00:42 UTC+2

Larsen Doubles With Kings

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Ollie Garland

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

Sokratis Linaras opened to 250,000 from under the gun, Dan Larsen three-bet jammed for 1,785,000 and Linaras made the call.

Dan Larsen: K♥K♦
Sokratis Linaras: A♥Q♥

The board ran out clean for Larsen as it came 7♣9♠3♠2♣7♦, ensuring him the full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sokratis Linaras	4,600,000 -1,140,000	-1,140,000
Dan Larsen	3,700,000 1,915,000	1,915,000

Tags: Dan Larsen Sokratis Linaras

12-12-2023 00:51 UTC+2

Volkmann Chips Up With Straight

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Matt Warburton

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

Bruno Volkmann raised to 260,000 from the button and Vasileios Chatzilazarou called in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦10♠5♣. Chatzilazarou checked and Volkmann bet 330,000, which Chatzilazarou called. The turn was the 2♠ and both players checked.

The river came the 8♣. Chatzilazarou led out for 435,000 and Volkmann raised it up to 1,400,000. Chatzilazarou made the call and players went to showdown.

Volkmann showed Q♥J♣ for the nut straight. Chatzilazarou mucked his hand and Volkmann won the pot to chip up to over 13,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Volkmann	13,100,000 4,615,000	4,615,000
Vasileios Chatzilazarou	1,100,000 -4,340,000	-4,340,000

Tags: Bruno Volkmann Vasileios Chatzilazarou

12-12-2023 00:54 UTC+2

Linaras Shoves Turn, Shows Jacks

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Matt Warburton

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

Safwane Bahri raised to 260,000 from middle position and Sokratis Linaras called in the big blind.

The flop came 3♠8♦8♥. Linaras checked and Bahri continued for 260,000. Linaras raised to 725,000 and Bahri called. The turn came the 10♦. Linaras moved all in for around 3,500,000, leaving Bahri with a decision to make.

"I think it's time," said Bahri.

Linaras shrugged. "Now I'm in front. I don't know about later."

Bahri eventually made the fold and Linaras showed pocket jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safwane Bahri	6,100,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000
Sokratis Linaras	5,500,000 -240,000	-240,000

Tags: Safwane Bahri Sokratis Linaras

12-12-2023 01:01 UTC+2

Mini EPT Prague Online Has $40K in Added Value

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Sandra Barbour

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

Running parallel to the live action at the Prague Hilton, the Mini EPT Prague Online series has its opening shuffle up and deal on Tuesday, December 12, and continues through to Sunday, December 17, offering a thrilling lineup of 18 tournaments over six action-packed days, with buy-ins starting at just $1.10.

This series is unmissable because of the staggering $40,000 in added value that PokerStars is injecting into the prize pools.

The highlight of the added value is found in the $5.50 and $55 Mini Main Events scheduled for December 17. The winner of each of these events will walk away with a prestigious Gold Power Pass valued at $10,300, offering the chance to experience the full EPT atmosphere at any future EPT stop.

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12-12-2023 01:01 UTC+2

Silva Triples Up

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Ollie Garland

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

Bruno Volkmann raised to 250,000 from under the gun, Michele Nizzardelli called in the cutoff and Pablo Silva moved all in for 735,000, from the big blind. Both players called.

Volkmann and Nizzardelli checked the hand to a showdown as the full board now read 5♥3♠3♣J♣2♦.

Pablo Silva: A♣9♠
Michele Nizzardelli: K♦Q♠
Bruno Volkmann: K♠10♦

Much to the surprise of the room, ace-high was good and Silva tripled up.