€2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

3 days 3 hours ago

Carbo Eliminated on Stone Bubble

Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michal Schuh raised to 15,000 from early position and Gerard Carbo three-bet to 71,000 from the button, leaving just 28,000 behind. Schuh put him all in for the rest of his chips and Carbo called all in for around 105,000 total. He was at risk on the stone bubble as players turned their cards.

Gerard Carbo: 9♦9♣ All in
Michal Schuh: 8♦8♠

Carbo was well ahead, but the board brought a brutal runout of Q♠8♥J♥Q♦10♥ and Schuh made a set of eights on the flop, improving to a full house on the turn. Carbo even made a straight on the river, if only to add insult to injury, as Schuh dragged in the pot.

Carbo was eliminated on the stone bubble and the other 177 players made the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Schuh	700,000 235,000	235,000
Gerard Carbo	Busted

Tags: Gerard Carbo Michal Schuh

3 days 3 hours ago

Pashchetnyk Busts Before Bubble

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Niklas Bauer raised to 12,000 from middle position and Volodymyr Pashchetnyk moved all in with a short stack of around 40,000. Bauer made the call with the covering stack.

Volodymyr Pashchetnyk: K♥Q♦ All in
Niklas Bauer: A♣A♠

Bauer woke up with aces and the board ran out 4♣J♣8♦10♥4♥ to give him two pair with the fours on board. He won the pot and Pashchetnyk was eliminated one off the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Bauer	240,000 240,000	240,000
Volodymyr Pashchetnyk	Busted

Tags: Niklas Bauer Volodymyr Pashchetnyk

3 days 4 hours ago

Erlandsson Busts to Wheeler Close to Bubble

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

As PokerNews picked up the action, Jason Wheeler had 72,000 in the middle from the big blind and Daniel Erlandsson responded by moving all in from the button for 145,000. Wheeler went deep into the tank.

"How can they do this to me everytime?," he pondered. "This must be the one that I win." He made the call and players flipped their cards.

Daniel Erlandsson: 10♦10♠ All in
Jason Wheeler: A♦K♠

The board ran out 8♠A♠3♠4♣5♣ and Wheeler picked up a pair of aces on the flop. He held to win the pot and Erlandsson was eliminated just two away from the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	345,000 345,000	345,000
Daniel Erlandsson	Busted

Tags: Daniel Erlandsson Jason Wheeler

3 days 4 hours ago

Antonio Busts Six Off the Money

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Barry Russell

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There were roughly 55,000 chips in the pot on 10♥8♣K♥J♦. Zab Attila on the button bet 20,000 when the action checked to him, Ioannis Poullos in the big blind raised to 80,000 and was met by a shove from Alilovic Antonio. Attila took his time before he mucked his cards.

Alilovic Antonio: Q♠Q♣ All in
Ioannis Poullos: A♦Q♥

Antonio was only drawing to a chop could not find it on the 8♥ and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Poullos	280,000 280,000	280,000
Zab Attila	36,000 36,000	36,000
Alilovic Antonio	Busted

Tags: Alilovic Antonio Ioannis Poullos Zab Attila

3 days 5 hours ago

Di Giacomo's King-High Enough

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 2♦J♦8♦ with around 30,000 in the pot. Michael Aviv pushed all in with a short stack of just 13,000 and told his opponent, "You can fold, you know!"

Claudio Di Giacomo didn't fold, instead opting to throw in his chips to make the call. Aviv flipped over 9♣7♣ for nine-high with a gutshot draw, while Di Giacomo had K♠9♠ for king-high.

The turn was the Q♥ and river the Q♣ and Di Giacomo held to win the pot, sending Aviv to the exit as the bubble quickly approached.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	450,000 77,000	77,000
Michael Aviv	Busted

Tags: Michael Aviv Claudio Di Giacomo

3 days 5 hours ago

Vasilev Runs Into Rockets

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Barry Russell

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ivan Vasilev open-shoved 38,500 from the cutoff. Giovanni Agliozzo. in the small blind, called after the dealer confirmed the count.

Ivan Vasilev: Q♠J♦ All in
Giovanni Agliozzo: A♠A♥

The flop of 3♦8♣6♣ gave Vasilev very little hope. However, the 9♣ provided Vasilev with a gutshot, but a useless Q♦ sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Agliozzo	250,000 84,000	84,000
Ivan Vasilev	Busted

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3 days 6 hours ago

Paschall Loses Blind Versus Blind

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Two players already had their chips in the middle preflop as PokerNews caught up with the action. William Paschall was all in with the shorter stack from the big blind against his opponent, Nicolas Tytgat, in the small blind. Paschall was at risk as players turned their cards.

William Paschall: Q♥10♣ All in
Nicolas Tytgat: K♦Q♦

Paschall was dominated and the board ran out 3♦A♠Q♣4♥6♠ to give both players a pair of queens. Tytgat's king kicker played to give him the pot and Paschall was sent to the rail.

He didn't seem happy as he walked away, despite his opponent holding the best hand when he busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Tytgat	125,000 125,000	125,000
William Paschall	Busted

Tags: Nicolas Tytgat William Paschall

3 days 6 hours ago

Huberman Runs Into Sitbon's Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Julien Sitbon raised from under the gun and Alon Huberman moved all in from the small blind for around 60,000. Sitbon made the call with the bigger stack and players turned their cards.

Alon Huberman: A♣J♥ All in
Julien Sitbon: K♣K♥

Sitbon had picked up kings and Huberman was about to pay for his reshove as the board ran out 5♦7♥6♥10♥10♣ to give Sitbon two pair, kings and tens. He won the pot and Huberman was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	180,000 90,000	90,000

Alon Huberman	Busted

Tags: Alon Huberman Julien Sitbon

3 days 6 hours ago

Castagna Eliminated After Losing Flip

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Giuseppe Castagna open-shoved all in for 26,500 from middle position and was looked up by Malcolm Franchi, who isolated from late position with the covering stack. The cards were turned.

Giuseppe Castagna: A♦K♠ All in
Malcolm Franchi: 7♦7♣

It was a coinflip situation and the board ran out 10♠J♥8♦5♦5♠. Franchi held with his pocket sevens, making two pair with the fives on the board to win the pot, while Castagna was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	110,000 110,000	110,000
Giuseppe Castagna	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Castagna Malcolm Franchi

3 days 7 hours ago

Neugebauer Shoves Flop and Busts to Leknes

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Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 6♦3♥7♥ and Max Neugebauer was all in for around 30,000. Tobias Leknes called the bet with the covering stack to put Neugebauer at risk.

Neugebauer showed A♦3♦ for a pair of threes, while Leknes tabled Q♥Q♠ for pocket queens.

The turn came the J♥ and river the K♠, so Leknes held to win the pot, sending Neugebauer to the rail.