2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
Kees van Brugge was missing, and we later found out what happened.
The button opened for 6,000 and from the big blind, Van Brugge three-bet to 22,000. The button shoved and Van Brugge called for 110,000 with ![]()
. The button had ![]()
and rivered a queen to send Van Brugge packing.

Bryan Paris' chair was empty, reason enough for us to ask his former neighbor Mazin Khoury what had happened.
Khoury told us that Paris had called a raise with ![]()
from the big blind. Paris then check-shoved a flop of ![]()
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only to get called by the initial raiser who had queens. No nine or king on the turn or river and that was the end of it for Paris.
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The 264 remaining players have been sent for their second 20-minute break of the day.
With Muskan Sethi eliminated not too long ago, Fatima Moreira de Melo was Team PokerStars Pro's last hope. Well, those hopes are now squashed as she too has hit the rail.
Moreira de Melo told us how she opened the hijack to 4,500 holding ![]()
. The player in the cutoff three-bet to 15,500 and the button and both blinds gave up. Moreira de Melo shoved for around 60,000 or so and the cutoff called.
The cutoff showed ![]()
and hit a queen right on the flop. Moreira de Melo received no help on the turn or river and packed her things and made her exit.
Ognyan Dimov raised to 4,000 from the early position and only Kees van Brugge made the call from the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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, Van Brugge check-shoved when Dimov continued with a bet of 3,000 and Dimov snap-folded.