€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-11-2023 13:45 UTC+1

Plocki Sends Stumbo Out

Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Anthony Desai opened to 500 from middle position and was called by Maciej Plocki on the button. Anthony Stumbo then three-bet in the small blind to 1,500, with Desai folding and Plocki calling.

Stumbo led out for 1,000 on the 10♥9♦7♠ flop and was promptly raised to 3,000 by Plocki. The call was made to see the Q♥ turn. A check from Stumbo was followed by an all in from Plocki. Stumbo called and the hands were turned over.

Anthony Stumbo: A♠A♥
Maciej Plocki: 9♣9♥

Stumbo smirked as showed his pocket aces, seeing he trailed the flopped set of Plocki. The 4♥ river changed nothing, as Stumbo was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maciej Plocki	45,000 15,500	15,500
Anthony Desai	8,500 8,500	8,500
Anthony Stumbo	Busted

Tags: Anthony Desai Anthony Stumbo Maciej Plocki

12-11-2023 18:13 UTC+1

Ohl Busts Menicanin

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Andrew Hulme opened to 1,500 from under the gun, and Mario Menicanin shoved all in for 14,500.

After a quick think, Birger Ohl in the big blind called Menicnian's bet. Hulme got out of the way and the players show down.

Mario Menicanin: A♥K♣
Birger Ohl: A♦Q♣

The flop of 7♠10♦8♦ increased Menicanin's chances of doubling, but the Q♠ turned those chances against him. The blank 4♥ river left Ohl with top pair and Menicanin with ace-high, which sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	85,000 85,000	85,000
Birger Ohl	35,500 35,500	35,500
Mario Menicanin	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Birger Ohl Mario Menicanin

12-11-2023 18:44 UTC+1

Mariam Makes Most of Jacks

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aleksi Naski pushed all in for 14,500 from early position. Action folded around to Henok Tekle Mariam who called.

Aleksi Naski: A♠K♥
Henok Tekle Mariam J♥J♠

The flop came J♦6♦6♠ leaving Naski drawing almost dead. The 10♦ turn confirmed Mariam's victory, and the river was an inconsequential 2♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henok Tekle Mariam	44,000 9,000	9,000
Aleksi Naski	Busted

Tags: Aleksi Naski Henok Tekle Mariam

12-11-2023 18:48 UTC+1

Zerdev Busts Zahir

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Konstantin Zerdev opened in the cutoff and called when [Removed:476] moved all in from the small blind.

[Removed:476]: A♣K♦
Konstantin Zerdev: 10♣10♥

Messouat was looking to spin up his second bullet, but could not catch up on the 3♣6♦J♠10♠3♥ runout to hit the rail for a second and final time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Zerdev	49,500 49,500	49,500
[Removed:476]	Busted

Tags: Konstantin Zerdev

12-11-2023 20:28 UTC+1

Kaufmann Claims Tran's Last Blind

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Patrick Cole

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded to Tuan Tran who exclaimed; "I win the tournament from one big blind, just watch."

He put his remaining 800 chips in and David Kaufmann checked his option in the big blind.

Tuan Tran: K♠10♠
David Kaufmann: K♣J♥

The runout of 4♦K♥J♦3♣7♦ gave Kaufmann two pair and left Tran with one pair, eliminating him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	65,000 65,000	65,000
Tuan Tran	Busted

Tags: David Kaufmann Tuan Tran

12-11-2023 22:42 UTC+1

EPT Champ Farrell Hits the Rail With Cracked Aces

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Peter Robinson

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on a flop of 10♣Q♥4♥. After a bet of 7,500, Niall Farrell faced an all in from Brandon Leetz who covered the Scottish poker legend.

Farrell reluctantly made the call and showed A♣A♦, only for his opponent Leetz to show 10♠10♦ for a flopped set.

The rest of the runout was clean for Leetz, who now had a stack worth bragging about.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Leetz	180,000 155,800	155,800
Niall Farrell	Busted

Tags: Brandon Leetz Niall Farrell

12-11-2023 22:52 UTC+1

Berger Busts Dogan

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Patrick Berger opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and was called by Lampros Vlachos on the button. Ulter Dogan then three-bet all in for 9,700.

Berger took some time before reshoving his stack of 23,500. Vlachos got out of the way and the cards were turned up.

Ulter Dogan: K♦9♠
Patrick Berger: J♥J♦

Dogan found no help on the 5♥4♥3♦6♠J♣ runout, hitting the rail early in Level 9 as Berger recovered some lost chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lampros Vlachos	58,000 58,000	58,000
Patrick Berger	36,500 -84,500	-84,500
Ulter Dogan	Busted

Tags: Lampros Vlachos Patrick Berger Ulter Dogan

12-11-2023 23:24 UTC+1

Beresford Busts Kreft

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Patrick Cole

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After a preflop raise from Conor Beresford in middle position, Marcin Kreft called.

Beresford barreled the flop of 10♥A♣5♣ for 4,600, which Kreft called.

The 8♦ drew a bet of 12,500 from Beresford, Kreft called again but his stack was dwindling.

The dealer flipped the 2♥ river, where Beresford slowed down for a moment.

He then put Kreft all in for the rest of his chips and Kreft called.

Beresford tabled A♠K♣ and Kreft showed A♦J♦ and was sent to the rail.

Conor Beresford
Marcin Kreft

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	180,000 110,000	110,000
Marcin Kreft	Busted

Tags: Conor Beresford Marcin Kreft

12-11-2023 23:35 UTC+1

Three-Way All In Sees Andre Back in the Mix

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Peter Robinson

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action started with Mihails Nikitins jamming all in for his last 11,300. Alexis Andre next to act just made the call and was put to the test when Giuliano Bendinelli also announced all in.

Andre made the call and was also at risk.

Mihails Nikitins A♦10♠
Alexis Andre K♠K♥
Giuliano Bendinelli 10♣10♦

The board ran out 9♠Q♦7♣K♣2♥ and Andre scooped the pot with his set of kings, while Nikitins hit the rail.