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

12-13-2023 00:00 UTC+1

Moraru Loses Flip and Busts

Matt Warburton

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

Catalin Moraru was all in preflop for around 40,000 against Andrii Derzhypilskyi, who had him covered as the players flipped their cards.

Catalin Moraru: J♦J♠
Andrii Derzhypilskyi: A♠K♦

The board ran out 2♥A♥3♦5♠Q♦ to give Derzhypilskyi a pair of aces on the flop. He won the pot and Moraru was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrii Derzhypilskyi	115,000 82,500	82,500
Catalin Moraru	Busted

Tags: Andrii Derzhypilskyi Catalin Moraru

12-12-2023 23:37 UTC+1

Russo Wins Flip to Bust Peters

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Matt Warburton

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

Filippo Russo open raised and Tobias Peters moved all in for around 16,000. Russo made the call with the bigger stack and the players flipped their cards.

Tobias Peters: J♥J♣
Filippo Russo: A♥Q♥

The board ran out A♣5♠8♦K♦5♥. Russo paired his ace on the flop and held to win the pot. Peters was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filippo Russo	39,000 39,000	39,000
Tobias Peters	Busted

Tags: Filippo Russo Tobias Peters

12-12-2023 23:20 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	Busted
Kayhan Mokri	Busted
Juan Pardo	Busted
Max Wind	Busted
Slimane Mameche	Busted
Philipp Yalmanian	Busted
Jean-Robert Autran	Busted
Juha Helppi	Busted
Giovanny Reyes	Busted
Ricardo Graells	Busted

Tomovic Runs Tens Into Jacks

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Matt Warburton

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

Following an open raise, Baurzhan Akimov three-bet to 8,500, then Aleksandar Tomovic moved all in from late position for 16,000. The original raiser folded and Akimov made the call. He had Tomovic well covered as the players turned over their cards.

Aleksandar Tomovic: 10♠10♥
Baurzhan Akimov: J♥J♣

The board ran out 2♠8♥K♣2♦4♣. Akimov held with his pocket jacks to win the pot and chip up to over 150,000, while Tomovic was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Baurzhan Akimov	152,000 152,000	152,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	Busted

Tags: Aleksandar Tomovic Baurzhan Akimov

12-12-2023 23:10 UTC+1

Dickerson Doubles Through Dusco

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Maxime Taldir

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

An all-in and call situation occurred at Table 28. In a five-bet pot, Jules Dickerson found himself at risk for 63,300 in the cutoff against Alexandr Dusco under the gun.

Jules Dickerson: Q♥Q♦
Alexandr Dusco: J♣J♥

Dickerson's queens held on a board of 7♥A♣2♥5♣6♣ and he doubled up. Down to five blinds, Dusco was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jules Dickerson	130,000 107,000	107,000
Alexandr Dusco	Busted

Tags: Alexandr Dusco Jules Dickerson

12-12-2023 22:46 UTC+1

Noyan Eliminated by Wood

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Maxime Taldir

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

After an open by a player in middle position, Ishak Noyan shoved for 16,200 from middle position. Then Christopher Wood decided to four-bet to 30,300 from the button. The initial raiser seemed unhappy to fold, but he eventually did.

Ishak Noyan: A♦K♦
Christopher Wood: A♥Q♦

Wood hit top pair on the Q♥3♥4♦ to take the lead. And he kept it on the turn 3♣ and the river 6♥, sending Noyan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Wood	50,000
Ishak Noyan	Busted

Tags: Christopher Wood Ishak Noyan

12-12-2023 22:44 UTC+1

Tsai's Fives Hold Against Ace-High

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Patrick Cole

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

Eric Tsai opened raised the small blind to an amount that put a short-stacked Andras Nemeth all in.

Nemeth made the call and tabled A♠3♦, Tsai showed 5♥5♦.

Andras Nemeth: A♠3♦
Eric Tsai: 5♥5♦

The flop of J♣2♦J♠ was clean for Tsai's pocket pair, and the J♦ turn gave Tsai a full house and left Nemeth drawing to three outs.

The river 9♦ gave Tsai the win and sent Nemeth to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Tsai	80,000 50,000	50,000
Andras Nemeth	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Eric Tsai

12-12-2023 21:55 UTC+1

Wiciak Sends Coutinho to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After Thomas Clack eliminated Fehmi Hajdari, he opened to 2,200 from the cutoff. Then Joaquim Coutinho decided to raise all in for 6,700 from the small blind. But Simon Wiciak to his left wanted more, so he four-bet to 11,500 and made Clack fold.

Joaquim Coutinho: 5♥5♣
Simon Wiciak: K♥Q♣

On a board of 9♦K♦A♣8♣Q♥, a king landed on the flop and a queen on the river to give two pair to Wiciak and eliminate Coutinho.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Clack	136,000 136,000	136,000
Simon Wiciak	100,000 70,000	70,000

Joaquim Coutinho	Busted
Fehmi Hajdari	Busted

Tags: Fehmi Hajdari Joaquim Coutinho Simon Wiciak

12-12-2023 21:42 UTC+1

Nemoto Eliminated as Suutari Makes Good Fold

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ion Tabacaru raised to 2,100 from middle position and Takayoshi Nemoto moved all in for 13,400 from the button. Juho Suutari then flat-called from the big blind before Tabacaru four-bet all in himself, covering Suutari's stack of 55,000 chips.

Suutari went deep into the tank but eventually folded once the clock had been called on him, leaving the other two players to show down.

Takayoshi Nemoto: Q♥J♣
Ion Tabacaru: A♥A♦

Upon seeing Tabacaru's aces, Suutari shot up from his chair in relief. Meanwhile, the 7♦8♣6♠Q♠8♠ runout gave the aces little trouble and Nemoto headed towards the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ion Tabacaru	112,300 112,300	112,300
Halil Coknez	74,000 -12,000	-12,000
Ivan Zhechev	47,500
Juho Suutari	41,500 41,500	41,500
Adam Wagner	34,000
Kent Roed	30,500 500	500
Maximilian Silz	18,000 -5,000	-5,000
Takayoshi Nemoto	Busted

Tags: Ion Tabacuru Juho Suutari Takayoshi Nemoto

12-12-2023 21:35 UTC+1

Skarfstad Busts Mohammed

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Fredrik Skarfstad raised to 2,000 from late position, Jennifer Frankenstein called on the button, and Murad Mohammed moved all in from the small blind for 11,000. Frankenstein folded and Skarfstad called. Players flipped their cards, with Mohammed at risk.

Murad Mohammed: A♥Q♥
Fredrik Skarfstad: A♦K♠

The board ran out 10♣3♠7♣6♥4♥. Skarfstad held with his ace-king high to win the pot, while Mohammed was eliminated from the tournament.