2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€56,710
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€87,210
Entries
9
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
2,000 / 4,000
Ante
4,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Camosci Shows Straight, O'Dwyer Wins One Back

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The hand after Thomas Santerne joined the table, Enrico Camosci raised from the button and Santerne called in the big blind. After bets on the flop, Camosci took down the pot when he fired the turn. He showed QJ for a straight on the K710A board.

The following hand, Camosci raised to 4,000 from the hijack, Mihails Nikitins called on the button, and Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind.

The flop came K55 and Camosci checked. Action checked to Nikitins, who made it 9,000 to go. O'Dwyer then check-raised to 25,000 and his opponents folded to give him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Enrico Camosci it
Enrico Camosci
240,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Thomas Santerne fr
Thomas Santerne
86,000
-14,000
-14,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
82,000
16,000
16,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mihails Nikitins lv
Mihails Nikitins
81,500
-14,000
-14,000

Tags: Enrico CamosciMihails NikitinsSteve O'DwyerThomas Santerne

O'Dwyer Makes a Painful Fold

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 4,500 from the cutoff and Enrico Camosci called from the big blind.

The JQ2 flop saw Camosci check and then call a bet of 3,000 from O'Dwyer.

The Q turn checked through to the 5 on the river. Camosci took the lead for 12,000 and O'Dwyer laid it down.

"I felt the pain in that fold," remarked Teun Mulder.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Enrico Camosci it
Enrico Camosci
230,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
66,000
-11,000
-11,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Enrico CamosciSteve O'DwyerTeun Mulder

Camosci Paid on River for Aces

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Enrico Camosci open-raised to 4,000 from the button and Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind.

O'Dwyer checked on the 235 flop and Camosci checked behind. Both players then checked again on the 10 turn. The river came the 7 and O'Dwyer led out for 3,500. Camosci raised it up to 19,000 and O'Dwyer flicked in a chip to call.

Camosci flipped over AA and O'Dwyer mucked. Camosci scooped the pot with aces, which he'd waited until the river to get paid for.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Enrico Camosci it
Enrico Camosci
210,000
20,500
20,500
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
77,000
-23,000
-23,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Enrico CamosciSteve O'Dwyer

Flashback: Padraig O'Neill Turns 12 Big Blinds into €1,030,000 En Route to 2023 EPT Prague Main Event Victory

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Padraig O'Neill
Padraig O'Neill

The road to PokerStars European Poker Tour glory always has plenty of twists and turns, and the record-breaking 2023 EPT €5,300 Prague Main Event was no exception.

Jon Kyte, who had led the tournament from Day 3, entered the finale with 229 big blinds and a historic chip lead, one that was assumed to be unassailable. Padraig O'Neill had other ideas and was unexpectedly awarded the final EPT Trophy of the 2023 season after overcoming the Norwegian in heads-up play.

Known affectionately as "Smidge" in the Irish poker community, O'Neill came into the day as the shortest stack and turned his 12 big blinds into a €1,030,000 payout. With the victory, he became Ireland's second-ever EPT Main Event champion, 11 years after Steve O'Dwyer reigned supreme in Monte Carlo.

2023 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)
1Padraig O'NeillIreland€1,030,000
2Jon KyteNorway€643,000
3Umberto RuggeriItaly€459,240
4Cheng ZhaoChina€353,240
5Adam WagnerCzechia€271,660
6Grigorii RodinRussian Federation€209,000
7Govert MetaalNetherlands€160,750
8Marle SpraggUnited States€123,600
9Vincent MeliFrance€95,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

O'Dwyer and Tamasauskas Chop Pot

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Steve O'Dwyer completed the small blind and Vladas Tamasauskas checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came 564 and O'Dwyer bet 3,000, which Tamasauskas called. Both players checked it back on the 2 turn.

Action heated up on the 3 river as O'Dwyer led for 10,500 and Tamasauskas raised to 28,000. O'Dwyer reraised to 78,000 and Tamasauskas called. O'Dwyer showed Q7 and Tamasauskas had J7, both players making a seven-high straight, resulting in a chopped pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladas Tamasauskas lt
Vladas Tamasauskas
235,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
100,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Steve O'DwyerVladas Tamasauskas