2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Entries
552
Players Left
90
Average Chip Stack
184,000
Total Chips
16,560,000
Level Info
Level
16
Blinds
2,000 / 5,000
Ante
5,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
200
Players Left
37

Hubel Gives Bako the Full Double

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mario Hubel raised to 800 from under the gun. Mazalahedwa Bako, in early position, made the call, as did the big blind.

The 74J flop checked through to the K on the turn. The action checked to Bako, who took the lead for 1,500. The big blind folded and Hubel check-raised to 3,500. Bako called.

The A river saw Hubel move all in for Bako's effective stack of 6,600. Bako called.

Mazalahedwa Bako: A4 All in
Mario Hubel: KJ

Bako rivered a superior two pair to earn him the full double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Mazalahedwa Bako
22,200
5,200
5,200
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Mario Hubel
5,500
5,500
5,500

Tags: Mario HubelMazalahedwa Bako

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Vu's Bottom Pair Is Good at Showdown

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Felix Vu raised to 900 from middle position and Michal Mrakes called in the hijack.

The 108J flop saw Vu slow down, check-calling a bet of 800 from Mrakes.

The 9 turn and the J river checked to a showdown. Vu rolled over A8 for bottom pair, good enough to secure this pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Michal Mrakes
70,000
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Felix Vu
25,000

Tags: Michal MrakesFelix Vu

Cowboys Help Evliya Chip Up

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Mustafa Evliya raised to 1,500 from early position with Andrey Andreev calling from the next seat, and Liviu-Alexandru Nedelea defending out of the blig blind.

The three players checked the 465 flop to see the 10 fall on the turn. After Nedelea checked, Evliya bet 4,000. Andreev called, but Nedelea folded.

The two players checked the 7 river and Evliya took down the pot with KK for a pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
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Mustafa Evliya
61,000
61,000
61,000
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Liviu-Alexandru Nedelea
35,000
35,000
35,000
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Andrey Andreev
5,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Andrey AndreevLiviu-Alexandru NedeleaMustafa Evliya

Gomez Spikes the River to Stay Alive

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The action picked up on the turn of a Qx8xJ5 board, where Victor Gomez moved all in for 9,000 chips. Thomas Graupner quickly called.

Victor Gomez: Q9 All in
Thomas Graupner: AQ

Gomez needed a diamond, a ten or a nine to avoid elimination, and the dealer delivered the 9 on the river, keeping Gomez in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Graupner
28,000
28,000
28,000
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Victor Gomez
20,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Thomas GraupnerVictor Gomez

Mittal's Ace-High Is Good

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The pot stood at around 5,500 with two players looking at a board of J82Q.

Mehdi Bilem, in the big blind, checked and then called a bet of 3,400 from Prateek Mittal, in the cutoff.

The 8 river checked to a showdown. Bilem rolled over K10 for king-high, while Mittal won this pot with AK, for ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
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Mehdi Bilem
32,000
25,000
25,000
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Prateek Mittal
29,500
500
500

Tags: Prateek MittalMehdi Bilem

Dinu Five-Bets Into Aces

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Toni Kaukua
Toni Kaukua

The preflop action heated up as Alexandru Anuta opened to 600 from under the gun. Ionut Dinu three-bet to 1,600 from the cutoff, and Mehdi Bilem called from the button. After some deliberation, Toni Kaukua four-bet to 4,500 from the big blind. Anuta folded, and Dinu announced all in for 16,200. Bilem folded, and Kaukua called after double-checking his cards.

Ionut Dinu: QxQx All in
Toni Kaukua: AA

The board ran out 72K10J, eliminating Dinu as Kaukua claimed the pot with his pocket rockets and increased his stack to nearly double the starting amount.

Player Chips Progress
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Toni Kaukua
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Mehdi Bilem fr
Mehdi Bilem
28,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Alexandru Anuta ro
Alexandru Anuta
26,400
-5,600
-5,600
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Ionut Dinu
Busted

Tags: Alexandru AnutaIonut DinuMehdi BilemToni Kaukua

Olsson Sends One to the Rail

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Baki Fazliu limped in from ealry position, the hijack called and Emil Olsson, in the cutoff, squeezed to 5,000. Fazliu called and the hijack folded.

The 26A flop saw Fazliu play in flow. Olsson continued for 1,200 and Fazliu check-raised to 5,000. Olsson called.

The 3 turn checked through to the 4 on the river. Fazliu moved all in for 12,900 and Olsson snap-called.

Baki Fazliu: A2 All in
Emil Olsson: 65

Fazliu's two pair was behind the rivered straight of Olsson, sending him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Emil Olsson
65,000
65,000
65,000
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Baki Fazliu
Busted

Tags: Baki FazliuEmil Olsson

Ioannou Wins a Battle of the Blinds

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With around 9,000 in the middle on a flop of 8610, Jonas Degen was first to act from the small blind and opted for a bet of 2,500. Next to act, in the big blind was Georgios Ioannou, who chose to put in a raise to 8,000. Degen quickly folded and forfeited the pot to Ioannou.

Player Chips Progress
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Georgios Ioannou
45,000
45,000
45,000
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Jonas Degen
24,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Georgios IoannouJonas Degen