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2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
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Nenad Dukic open-raised to 1,000 from under the gun, leaving himself just 500 behind. He picked up two calls, one from Ilya Nikiforov, before Arthur Thiriart three-bet to 5,200 from the small blind. Dukic put the rest of his chips in and Nikiforov also called.
The flop came 4♥10♣7♥ and Thiriart continued for 5,600, which Nikiforov called. Both players checked it back on the K♠ turn.
The river was the 7♦ and Thiriart fired out a bet of 9,500 and Nikiforov used two time bank cards before making the call. Players revealed their hands.
Nikiforov had A♠J♥ for ace-high. Dukic had A♣3♦ and also had ace-high. Thiriart turned over Q♣Q♠ for pocket queens, two pair with the sevens on board to win the pot. Dukic bust and Nikiforov took a blow to his stack.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Arthur Thiriart |
110,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
Ilya Nikiforov |
20,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Nenad Dukic | Eliminado |
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
Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Padraig O'Neill | Ireland | €1,030,000 |
2 | Jon Kyte | Norway | €643,000 |
3 | Umberto Ruggeri | Italy | €459,240 |
4 | Cheng Zhao | China | €353,240 |
5 | Adam Wagner | Czechia | €271,660 |
6 | Grigorii Rodin | Russian Federation | €209,000 |
7 | Govert Metaal | Netherlands | €160,750 |
8 | Marle Spragg | United States | €123,600 |
9 | Vincent Meli | France | €95,000 |
Action was caught as Martin Finger had been put all-in by Maksim Vaskresenski on a board of 7♦3♦5♦5♣.
With 36,000 already in the pot and Finger having 25,000 behind, he eventually called after using a time bank.
Martin Finger: Q♣Q♥
Maksim Vaskresenski: A♣A♥
The 3♥ was no good and Finger was eliminated.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Maksim Vaskresenski |
110,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Martin Finger | Eliminado | |
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Action was on the flop on a board of K♦J♥8♥ and Yakov Bar El checked. Vladas Tamasauskas fired out a bet, Lukas Bojovic called, then Yakov Bar El check-raised. That prompted Tamasauskas to reraise and then Luka Bojovic back-raised all in. Bar El folded and Tamasauskas called.
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♥K♥
Luka Bojovic: K♠8♠
Tamasauskas had top pair along with a flush draw. Bojovic was ahead with two pair, kings and eights. The turn was the K♣ to further improve Bojovic's hand to a full house and remove Tamasauskas' outs for the flush.
The river came the 6♠ and Bojovic held to win the pot, near-doubling his stack and sending Tamasauskas to the rail.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Luka Bojovic |
68,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Vladas Tamasauskas | Eliminado |
Kazuhiko Yotsushika in middle position opened to 1,500 from middle position. He was called by Peter Jorgne in the hijack who just reentered, but Paolo Boi in the small blind three-bet to 7,000. Yotsushika was the only one to call.
The dealer fanned a flop of 6♠8♣10♦ and Boi continued for 12,000. Yotsushika called, then both players checked the K♣ turn.
Boi bet 20,000 on the J♥ river, but Yotsushika eventually min-raised to 40,000. Boi went deep into the tank and chose to call, but ran into Yotsushika's set with 6♦6♥.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Kazuhiko Yotsushika |
134,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
Thomas Santerne |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Peter Jorgne |
48,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
Paolo Boi |
14,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
There were roughly 21,000 chips in the pot on 3♦8♦Q♣. Raul Gallego in middle position bet 10,000 but was quickly raised to 23,000 by Tibor Nagygyorgy in early position, Gallego called.
Nagygyorgy continued his aggression when the 7♠ hit the turn and bet 25,000. Gallego looked at how many chips Nagygyorgy had behind and put him all-in. Nagygyorgy used two time banks then folded to save his 20,000 chip stack.
Gallego flashed the A♦ to the table.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Raul Gallego |
140,000
49,500
|
49,500 |
Tibor Nagygyorgy |
20,300
20,300
|
20,300 |
Vlad Martynenko raised to 1,200 from the cutoff, Davidi Kitai three-bet to 3,600 from the button, the big blind called and Martynenko called.
The flop came K♠Q♥A♣ and action checked to Kitai, who continued for 2,500. Only Martynenko called. On the 7♣ river, Martynenko checked and Kitai fired out a bet of 12,000. Martynenko folded and Kitai won the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Davidi Kitai |
101,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
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Vlad Martynenko | 33,000 |
There were roughly 20,000 chips in the pot on 7♥10♦9♦4♥5♠. Maksim Vaskresenski who was under the gun bet 16,000, Joshua Gebissa who was on the button used two time banks before he eventually called.
Vaskresenski tabled J♦J♠ which was good and took his chip count to around 66,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Maksim Vaskresenski |
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Joshua Gebissa |
37,700
37,700
|
37,700 |
Cards went on their backs on Table 15 with Maximilian Lehmanski at risk for 5,200 against Elias Suhonen.
Maximilian Lehmanski: A♣J♠
Elias Suhonen: Q♦Q♥
Suhonen flopped a set on K♦A♠Q♣, while Lehmanski had top pair and a straight draw. But the 5♠8♦ runout didn't change anything and Lehmanski was eliminated.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Elias Suhonen |
84,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Maximilian Lehmanski | Eliminado |