€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Jour 1 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

2022-12-14 20:38 UTC+2

Rous Rockets Up Chip Leaderboard with Aces

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Niveau 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Marek Rous opened to 1,500 from early position before Ghassan Bitar three-bet to 4,500 on his immediate left. Christophe Larquemin called from the next seat over which prompted Rous to jam for 22,000. Bitar then re-shoved for 40,000 and Larquemin called off his 35,000 stack as well.

Marek Rous:
Christophe Larquemin:
Ghassan Bitar:

Rous was on course for a huge triple up following the preflop cooler. The runout kept his pocket aces ahead and he scooped in the main pot while Larquemin took the side pot to leave Bitar with crumbs.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Marek Rous	68,000 13,000	13,000
Christophe Larquemin	26,200 26,200	26,200
Ghassan Bitar	5,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Christophe Larquemin Ghassan Bitar Marek Rous

2022-12-14 20:56 UTC+2

Larquemin Dominates Papazian

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Christophe Larquemin was out of position in a heads-up pot against Alexandru Papazian on a board of .

With around 23,000 already in the middle, Larquemin moved all in to put Papazian to the test for his remaining 12,000 or so.

"I have an ace but I'm not sure about it," Papazian said before eventually calling.

Alexandru Papazian:
Christophe Larquemin:

Papazian was correct to be wary of his hand and he was eliminated as the peeled off on the river to keep Larquemin ahead with his two pair.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Christophe Larquemin	55,000 28,800	28,800
Alexandru Papazian	Eliminé

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Christophe Larquemin

2022-12-14 21:07 UTC+2

Aldemir and Sinclair in Mystery Bounty

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The €3,000 Mystery Bounty features some of poker's most prominent players and has become a real star-studded field.

Two more titans of the game have also hopped into the mix. 2021 WSOP Main Event Koray Aldemir has just a little over-starting stack and 2018 WSOPE Main Event Jack Sinclair has also not long taken his seat.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Koray Aldemir	32,000

Jack Sinclair	30,000

2022-12-14 21:16 UTC+2

Sinclair Pays Off Trips

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Markus Schottes opened to 1,500 from under the gun and Jack Sinclair flat-called from the cutoff, while Kuljinder Sidhu also came along from the big blind.

The flop landed and Sidhu and Schottes both checked. Sinclair bet 1,500 and only Sidhu called. Sidhu checked again on the turn and Sinclair checked back.

The river completed the board and Schottes led out for 5,500. Sinclair gave a shrug and called. Schottes showed for trips and Sinclair quickly mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Markus Schottes	100,000 65,000	65,000
Kuljinder Sidhu	65,000
Jack Sinclair	22,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Jack Sinclair Kuljinder Sidhu Markus Schottes

2022-12-14 21:35 UTC+2

Unsal Gets Value With Flush

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Niveau 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Elias Suhonen raised to 1,600 on the button. He was called by Florencio Campomanes and Onur Unsal in the blinds.

Action checked through on the flop.

The turn was the and Campomanes bet 1,400. Only Unsal called.

The and Campomanes checked to Unsal. Unsal bet 8,400 and Campomanes thought for a while before calling. Unsal turned over for a flush to take down the pot as Campomanes mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Onur Unsal	43,400
Florencio Campomanes	31,500

Tags: Elias Suhonen Florencio Campomanes Onur Unsal

2022-12-14 21:36 UTC+2

Rokita Heros with Ace-High

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Niveau 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 14,000 in the middle on the flop, Peter Jorgne check-called from under the gun after Roland Rokita bet 4,000 from the button.

The turn checked through to the river, which prompted Jorgne to lead out for 11,000. Rokita toyed with his cards and chips before making the call.

"Ace-high," announced Jorgne as he tabled his . Rokita then turned over his to take the pot with a superior ace.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Roland Rokita	115,000
Peter Jorgne	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Peter Jorgne Roland Rokita

2022-12-14 21:45 UTC+2

Nadeem Five-Bet Jams Ace-Queen

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Niveau 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Majid Nadeem opened to 2,000 from the button before Renato Ribeiro put in the three-bet from the small blind. Gyu Hyuk Lee then made it 16,500 from the big blind which prompted Nadeem to jam for around 50,000.

"I'd call if it was Day 2," said Ribeiro before he folded. Lee, who had slightly less than Nadeem, called for his tournament life.

Gyu Hyuk Lee:
Majid Nadeem:

Lee was immediately drawing to just two immediate outs following the flop and was ousted from the event following the turn and river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Majid Nadeem	105,000 105,000	105,000
Gyu Hyuk Lee	Eliminé

Tags: Gyuhyuk Lee Majid Nadeem

2022-12-14 22:09 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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Niveau 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Players will return at approximately 10:15 local time. The field so far has attracted 554 entrants generating a prizepool of almost €1,000,000, while hundreds of thousands sit in the bounty prize pool.

Play is expected to resume around 10:15 p.m. CET, so here are some highlights from the day so far:

2022-12-14 23:37 UTC+2

Mulder Risks It All

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Niveau 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Vojtech Cervinka opened to 2,500 from the button and was called by Emrah Yildiz from the small blind. Teun Mulder then three-bet to 8,500 from the big blind and only Cervinka called.

Cervinka called again when Mulder bet 3,500 on the flop. Mulder then check-called for 6,500 on the turn.

The Dutch poker player then emptied the clip for around 43,000 on the river. Cervinka went into the tank for a round a minute before calling.

Mulder tabled his for a pair of tens while Cervinka rivered a set with his .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Vojtech Cervinka	165,000
Teun Mulder	Eliminé

Tags: Teun Mulder Vojtech Cervinka

2022-12-14 23:50 UTC+2

An Orbit with EPT London Champ Ian Hamilton

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Niveau 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Britain's Ian Hamilton is fresh off of taking down the EPT London £5,300 Main Event for a career-best £664,400, so PokerNews spent an orbit with the newly minted EPT champ.

Hand #1 (UTG): Hamilton was first to act and folded.

Hand #2 (Big Blind): Mats Ullereng completed in the small blind and Hamilton raised. Ullereng called. Ullereng checked on the flop of and Hamilton bet 2,500. Ullereng called. Ullereng checked again on the turn and Hamilton sized up to 7,000, which got a quick fold from his opponent.

Hand #3 (Small Blind): Action folded to Hamilton in the small blind and he open-jammed into Manuel Fernandez in the big blind who had just a few chips behind. Fernandez folded.

Hand #4 (Button): Action folded to Hamilton and he followed suit.

Hand #5 (Cutoff): Hamilton opened to 2,100 and Manuel Fernandez three-bet jammed a stack of 9,000 from the button. Hamilton called.

Manuel Fernandez:
Ian Hamilton:

Hamilton stayed ahead as the board ran out to improve him to a straight and eliminate the short-stacked opponent.

Hand #6 (Hijack): Simone Andrian opened to 2,100 from under the gun and Hamilton folded.

Hand #7 (Early Position): Hamilton folded.

Hand #8 (Early Position): Hamilton opened to 2,100 and Ghassan Bitar three-bet to 6,200 from the next seat. Hamilton called. Hamilton checked on the flop of and Bitar bet 6,600. Hamilton check-raised to around 30,000 and Bitar called off with less.