€3,000 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-15-2023 17:52 UTC+1

Tekel Makes a Pair of Fives

Tyler Foran

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Gab Yong Kim opened 625,000 and Andrej Tekel called.

The dealer fanned a flop of J♣5♥2♠, and Tekel check-called a bet of 325,000.

The 7♦ turn, and 9♦ river were checked down before Tekel rolled his Q♦5♣ for a pair of fives which was good as Kim mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	14,500,000 -850,000	-850,000

Andrej Tekel	9,100,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Gab Yong Kim

12-15-2023 17:44 UTC+1

Yong Kim Draws First Blood

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Ollie Garland

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Andrej Tekel limped in on the button and Gab Yong Kim checked his option in the big blind.

The 7♣9♠8♠ flop checked through to the 10♠ on the turn. Yong Kim bet out 275,000 and Tekel called.

The 3♦ river saw Yong Kim size up to 775,000 and Tekel made a quick call. Yong Kim tabled J♥5♦ for a straight; good enough to take down this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	15,350,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Andrej Tekel	8,250,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Gab Yong Kim

12-15-2023 17:39 UTC+1

ICM Deal Made Heads Up

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Ben Weiss

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The remaining two players agree to an ICM deal, with Gab Yong Kim holding a slight chip advantage over Andrej Tekel. They will now play for the remaining tokens, with one €5,000 and two €1,000 bounties left to scoop, as well as the illustrious EPT trophy.

Final Payouts of €3,000 Mystery Bounty

Chips	Player	Country	Prize
13,450,000	Gab Yong Kim	South Korea	€214,674*
10,150,000	Andrej Tekel	Austria	€186,278*

*denotes heads-up ICM deal

12-15-2023 17:29 UTC+1

Ioannis Oikonomidis Eliminated in 3rd Place (€110,110)

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Ollie Garland

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Andrej Tekel, the covering stack, moved all in from the small blind. Ioannis Oikonomidis snap-called for his remaining 1,950,000 and tournament life.

Ioannis Oikonomidis: A♥8♥
Andrej Tekel: 9♠7♣

Oikonomidis was out in front and the 10♣2♥Q♥ flop improved his chances further. However, the 8♠ turn and 6♠ river gave Tekel a straight and Oikonomidis made his way to the rail.

Oikonomidis won a total of $59,000 in bounties in addition to his payout of €110,110.

The remaining two players have gone on a short break before heads-up play begins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	13,450,000 -1,950,000	-1,950,000

Andrej Tekel	10,150,000 4,850,000	4,850,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis	Busted

Tags: Andrej Tekel Ioannis Oikonomidis

Level: 34

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

12-15-2023 16:58 UTC+1

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The remaining 3 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

12-15-2023 16:58 UTC+1

Tekel Fires Three Streets

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Tyler Foran

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis opened 400,000 on the button, and Andrej Tekel called in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 6♣4♥3♥, and Tekel took the lead, firing 300,000. Oikonomidis called.

When the 7♥ fell on the turn, Tekel continued for 450,000. and Oikonomidis called once again.

When the 6♦ paired the board on the river, Tekel took a moment before putting in another bet of 350,000. This time Oikonomidis gave up as he passed the cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	15,400,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Andrej Tekel	5,300,000 300,000	300,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis	2,900,000 -3,100,000	-3,100,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Ioannis Oikonomidis

12-15-2023 16:56 UTC+1

Oikonomidis Doubles Against Queens

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Ben Weiss

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Gab Yong Kim opened to 425,000 from the button. Ioannis Oikonomidis shoved over the top from the big blind and got a call from his Korean opponent.

Ioannis Oikonomidis: A♣9♣
Gab Yong Kim: Q♣Q♥

The flop of A♠7♣6♦ put the Greek into the lead.

A 5♠ on the turn left Kim with just two outs.

The 10♦ completed the board and in doing so, confirmed Oikonomidis' double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	13,200,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Ioannis Oikonomidis	6,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Ioannis Oikonomidis

12-15-2023 16:43 UTC+1

Yong Kim Chips Up

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Ollie Garland

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis opened to 400,000 on the button, Gab Yong Kim three-bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind and Oikonomidis made the call.

The flop landed J♥4♣7♠, prompting Yong Kim to continue for 1,500,000. Oikonomidis spent some time in the tank before making a frustrated fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	15,200,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Ioannis Oikonomidis	3,700,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Ioannis Oikonomidis

12-15-2023 16:36 UTC+1

Oikonomidis Bombs the Turn

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Tyler Foran

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis opened 400,000 on the button, and Andrej Tekel defended the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♥4♦3♥, and Tekel check-called a continuation bet of 350,000 from Oikonomidis.

The J♦ fell on the turn, and Tekel checked once more before Oikonomidis stacked up a bet of 900,000 and pushed it across the line. Tekel only took a couple of seconds before pushing his cards toward the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	13,500,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Andrej Tekel	5,000,000 -2,150,000	-2,150,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis	4,800,000 2,865,000	2,865,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Ioannis Oikonomidis