2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
Arsenii Karmatckii opened to 4,500 from under the gun and George Wolff stuck in his last 8,000 from middle position. Matthias Eibinger raised to 42,000 in the big blind, leaving just 3,000 chips behind. Karmatckii announced all in and Eibinger obliged.
Arsenii Karmatckii: ![]()
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Matthias Eibinger: ![]()
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George Wolff: ![]()
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gave Karmatckii a set of tens and a stranglehold on the hand. The
on the turn meant Eibinger was already drawing dead and the
on the river secured the pot for Karmatckii.
Thomas Boivin opened to 4,500 in the cutoff and Hirokazu Kobayashi three-bet to 15,000 on the button.
Sergio Aido had already built up an above-average stack and ripped it in for around 150,000. Boivin folded.
Kobayashi used a time extension before eventually folding, and the Spaniard took down the pot.
Meanwhile, Michael Soyza and Arsenii Karmatckii have become the latest players to join the field, bringing the total number of entries so far to 31.
Niveau: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Stephen Chidwick opened to 3,500 in the hijack and Luuk Gieles called from the big blind. The flop fell ![]()
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and Gieles check-called a bet of 3,000 from Chidwick.
The turn was the
and both players checked to the
on the river. Gieles led out with a pot-sized bet of 15,500 and Chidwick moved all in for 32,000. Gieles made the call and Chidwick tabled ![]()
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Steve O'Dwyer raised it up in the cutoff and Pavel Plesuv defended from the big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and both players checked to the
on the turn.
Plesuv checked again and O'Dwyer made a bet of 3,500. Plesuv called and the
completed the board. Plesuv checked for the third time and O'Dwyer bet 8,500. Plesuv check-raised to 35,500 this time and O'Dwyer mucked his cards.
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river, Sirzat Hissou had bet 25,500 into a pot of 50,000. His opponent was Matthias Eibinger who used three time extensions before folding.
Hissou sits on double starting stack, with no one at the table - not even newly registered Jean-Noel Thorel - above starting stack.
Sergio Aido raised it up from the cutoff and Daniel Dvoress stuck in a three-bet from the big blind. Aido called and the dealer spread the flop of ![]()
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. Dvoress continued with a bet and Aido called to see the
on the turn.
Dvoress fired out another 22,000 into a pot of over 40,000 but Aido still called. The river was the
and Dvoress finally checked. Aido quickly checked it back and Dvoress showed ![]()
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for the only pair and was awarded the pot.
Thomas Boivin and Kitson Kho have taken their seats for the first time while Jean-Noel Thorel is the first player to fire a second bullet.