€10,300 EPT High Roller Jour 2 | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

2019-12-16 19:15 UTC+2

Guerrero Eliminated by Lofberg

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Niveau 15 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Simon Lofberg opened and called a shove from Jimmy Guerrero for his last 88,000.

Simon Lofberg:
Jimmy Guerrero:

Guerrero was ahead in his bid to stay alive, but the flop didn't help, and he was drawing dead on the turn. The completed the board and Guerrero was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Arsenii Karmatckii	590,000 -3,000	-3,000

Simon Lofberg	565,000 71,000	71,000
Thi Nguyen	495,000 25,000	25,000
Sam Grafton	310,000 60,000	60,000

Viktor Ustimov	240,000 -110,000	-110,000
Nazim Shala	175,000 -9,500	-9,500
Aliaksei Boika	120,000

Jimmy Guerrero	Eliminé

Tags: Jimmy Guerrero Simon Lofberg

Niveau: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

2019-12-16 19:27 UTC+2

Bitar Picks Off Katzenberger

HillKerby

Niveau 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There was around 65,000 in the middle on a board of with heads-up action between Viktor Katzenberger in the big blind and Ghassan Bitar, who was on the button. The board read and Katzenberger fired out 15,000, which Bitar called.

The river came and Katzenberger bet another 18,000. Bitar called again to take the hand to showdown.

Katzenberger showed for a busted gutshot straight draw and Bitar slammed down immediately after seeing it, earning the pot with aces up to take him to a half-million early in Level 6.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ghassan Bitar	500,000 185,000	185,000
Viktor Katzenberger	415,000 -86,000	-86,000
Matthias Eibinger	287,000 -92,000	-92,000
Krasimir Yankov	285,000 5,000	5,000
Ghattas Kortas	265,000 139,500	139,500
Luigi D'Alterio	174,000 56,000	56,000
Daniel Dvoress	106,000 16,000	16,000

2019-12-16 19:27 UTC+2

Soyza Says Goodbye

ajlamers

Niveau 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Soyza moved all in for 102,500 from under the gun and the action folded around to Francesco Delfoco in the small blind. Delfoco slid out a call and the big blind folded.

Francesco Delfoco:
Michael Soyza:

Soyza was happy to see that it was a coin flip but the flop of put Delfoco in the lead. The on the turn and the on the river spelled the end to Soyza who said goodbye to his tablemates.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Francesco Delfoco	300,000 97,000	97,000
Michael Soyza	Eliminé

Tags: Francesco Delfoco Michael Soyza

2019-12-16 19:34 UTC+2

Ustimov More Than Doubles; Boika Eliminated

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Niveau 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Simon Lofberg opened and Viktor Ustimov three-bet to 35,000. Sam Grafton four-bet to 82,000 and Aliaksei Boika five-bet all in for 140,000.

Lofberg folded and Ustimov six-bet shoved for 210,000. Grafton tank-called putting both players at risk.

Sam Grafton:
Viktor Ustimov:
Aliaksei Boika:

There were no worries for Ustimov on the board and he almost tripled, sending Boika to the rail in the process.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Viktor Ustimov	580,000 340,000	340,000
Sam Grafton	170,000 -210,000	-210,000

Aliaksei Boika	Eliminé

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Sam Grafton Simon Lofberg Viktor Ustimov

2019-12-16 19:44 UTC+2

Khachaturov Doubles Through Pedersen

HillKerby

Niveau 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Simon Pedersen raised to 12,000 in early position and action made its way around to Artem Khachaturov, who defended his big blind. The two saw a flop of and Khachaturov checked. Pedersen made a continuation-bet of 8,000 and Khachaturov called.

The turn was . Khachaturov checked again and Pedersen fired a second barrel for 28,000. Khachaturov reached for chips as if he were about to check-raise all in, but a few toppled over behind the rest of his stack. He picked up three T1,000 chips along with the five T5,000 chips that fell to hold a call in his hand, and then paused again for a split second before announcing he was all in for 82,000. Pedersen called.

Artem Khachaturov:
Simon Pedersen:

Khachaturov found a pair of queens on the turn after sticking around on the flop and got the rest of his chips in well ahead of Pedersen's jacks. The river came to complete the runout and ensure Khachaturov's double, taking him over 200,000 as Pedersen has dropped to around 600,000, still one of the largest stacks in the room with five tables remaining.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Rainer Kempe	610,000 425,000	425,000
Simon Pedersen	600,000 -46,000	-46,000
Kemal Aslan	373,000 68,000	68,000
Danilo Velasevic	235,000 -44,000	-44,000
Artem Khachaturov	213,000 129,000	129,000
Paul Newey	180,000 -75,000	-75,000
Masato Yokosawa	121,000 -16,000	-16,000
Daniel Rezaei	89,000 -96,000	-96,000

Tags: Simon Pedersen

2019-12-16 19:48 UTC+2

Aces for Fattahi

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Niveau 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was on a river between Ashkan Fattahi and Ghassan Bitar.

Fattahi bet 47,000 and his opponent tanked before eventually flicking in a chip to call. Fattahi showed and took down the pot.

"How many aces have there been at this table?" asked Daniel Dvoress aloud.

"What do you expect?" replied tablemate Matthias Eibinger. "It's a Stars event after all!"

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ghassan Bitar	380,000 -120,000	-120,000
Ashkan Fattahi	270,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Ashkan Fattahi Ghassan Bitar Matthias Eibinger

2019-12-16 19:55 UTC+2

Karmatckii Shows Two Aces

HillKerby

Niveau 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was three ways on a flop of with Arsenii Karmatckii first to act in early position. He checked to Sam Grafton in middle position, who bet 10,500. Action was then on Nazim Shala, who was on the button and folded. Karmatckii then called.

The turn came and Shala checked. Grafton thought for a few moments and checked behind, bringing the river . Karmatckii checked again and Grafton wasted no time tapping the felt to check behind and take the hand to showdown.

Karmatckii tabled for two pair, aces and kings, good to earn him the pot as Grafton sent his cards to the center of the table in a face-down manner.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Arsenii Karmatckii	608,000 18,000	18,000

Nazim Shala	225,000 50,000	50,000
Sam Grafton	132,000 -38,000	-38,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Nazim Shala Sam Grafton

2019-12-16 19:59 UTC+2

Geilich Puts Toma to the Test

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Niveau 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading , Ludovic Geilich and Tsugunari Toma were heads-up in what was already becoming a large pot. Geilich led out for 98,000 into a pot of around 130,000 and Toma called.

The river was the and Geilich announced all in for just over 300,000 effective. It didn't take long for Toma to let his hand go and Geilich collected the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ludovic Geilich	776,000 151,000	151,000
Tsugunari Toma	307,000 -61,000	-61,000

Tags: Tsugunari Toma Ludovic Geilich

2019-12-16 20:06 UTC+2

Grafton Exits Prior to the Money

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Niveau 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Nazim Shala opened to 15,000 in early position and Sam Grafton three-bet shoved all in for 127,000 in the small blind. Shala asked for a count and then flicked in a chip to call.

Nazim Shala:
Sam Grafton:

Grafton wasn't feeling too confident after seeing the cards but Shala ensured him that he still had some hope with two outs. However, the flop of gave Shala a set of nines and Grafton was nearly drawing dead. The on the turn locked up the pot for Shala and Grafton exited after the on the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nazim Shala	343,000 118,000	118,000
Sam Grafton	Eliminé

Tags: Sam Grafton Nazim Shala