€25,000 NL Hold'em II | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

2023-12-10 00:11 UTC+2

Shimizu Gets There on the River to Bust Kobayashi

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Niveau 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nozomu Shimizu raised to 30,000 under the gun, then let out a laugh and called when Hirokazu Kobayashi moved all in for 106,000 in the big blind.

Hirokazu Kobayashi: 3♣3♠
Nozomu Shimizu: 6♦5♦

The flop came 7♣4♦9♦ and Shimizu picked up straight and flush draws. The A♥ fell on the turn, while the 3♦ river gave Kobayashi a set but Shimizu a flush as he busted his countryman two spots off the money.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nozomu Shimizu	420,000 100,000	100,000
Hirokazu Kobayashi	Eliminé

Tags: Hirokazu Kobayashi Nozomu Shimizu

2023-12-10 00:16 UTC+2

Zeiter Doubles; Shimizu Gets Aces

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Niveau 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nozumu Shimizu jammed from the small blind and Diego Zeiter snap-called for his stack of 315,000 from the big blind.

Diego Zeiter: Q♥Q♠
Nozomu Shimizu: Q♦9♥

Shimizu laughed as the cards were tabled and he remained in good spirits despite Zeiter holding on the 5♥6♣4♥2♦10♥ runout. Shimizu was reduced to 76,000.

The hand after, Shimizu opened to 30,000 from the button and Ole Schemion called from the big blind. Schemion check-folded to a bet of 15,000 on the A♠8♠3♣. Shimizu tabled A♦A♥ for top set as he clawed some chips back.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Diego Zeiter	635,000 300,000	300,000
Ole Schemion	615,000 -11,000	-11,000
Nozomu Shimizu	131,000 -289,000	-289,000

Tags: Diego Zeiter Nozomu Shimizu Ole Schemion

2023-12-10 00:20 UTC+2

Shimizu Picks Up Another Big Pair

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Niveau 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nozomu Shimizu moved all in for 70,000 on the button and Ole Schemion called in the big blind.

Nozomu Shimizu: 10♦10♥
Ole Schemion: K♣7♦

The board ran out 6♥9♦3♥Q♥9♠ and Shimizu's tens stayed in the lead to earn him a double up.

"You're lucky I didn't raise. If I raise, I win. Then it's ciao ciao, bye bye," Kayhan Mokri told him.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ole Schemion	560,000 -55,000	-55,000
Nozomu Shimizu	160,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Nozomu Shimizu Ole Schemion

Niveau: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

2023-12-10 00:30 UTC+2

Shimizu Gets Another Premium

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Niveau 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Teun Mulder opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and Nozomu Shimizu defended his big blind.

On the 9♥9♠7♥ flop, Shimizu, with 157,000 behind, checked and Mulder bet 20,000. Shimizu made it 62,000 and snap-called when Mulder shoved as the bigger stack.

Nozomu Shimizu: K♣K♠
Teun Mulder: A♦J♦

Shimizu slow played his kings and got his chips in as the favorite. The 8♥ turn and 8♦ river confirmed his double up and Mulder became the short stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nozomu Shimizu	404,000 244,000	244,000
Teun Mulder	145,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Nozomu Shimizu Teun Mulder

2023-12-10 00:37 UTC+2

Momentum All With Shimizu

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Niveau 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri raised to 40,000 in the hijack and Nozomu Shimizu called in the cutoff.

Both players checked to the river on a board of J♠5♠10♦2♠3♣ when Mokri bet 65,000. Shimizu snap-called.

Mokri showed K♣J♦ for top pair, but Shimizu had A♣J♥ and won the pot with his ace-kicker.

"Holy moley, I've never been more confident I was winning a hand in my whole life," Mokri said.

Shimizu then put in 30,000 from the hijack before being forced to make it 40,000. The rest of the table folded and Shimizu showed a deuce.

Shimizu raised again the next hand to 40,000 and Mokri called in the big blind. Both players checked down the J♠8♠3♣7♦K♦ board.

Mokri showed A♣9♦, but once again Shimizu had him out-kicked with A♠10♥. "Didn't he have like 5,000 chips," Mokri said as Shimizu claimed another pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nozomu Shimizu	700,000 296,000	296,000
Kayhan Mokri	460,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Nozomu Shimizu

2023-12-10 00:38 UTC+2

Shimizu Wakes Up With a Monster to Bust Derzhypilskyi on the Bubble

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Niveau 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Andrii Derzhypilskyi moved all in for 220,000 on the button and Nozomu Shimizu snap-called in the big blind.

Andrii Derzhypilskyi: A♥Q♠
Nozomu Shimizu: A♠K♣

Derzhypilskyi was dominated as the flop came 9♣9♠10♥. The K♦ turn improved Shimizu to two pair, while the river came the A♣ and Shimizu sent Derzhypilskyi to the rail on the money bubble.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nozomu Shimizu	920,000 220,000	220,000
Andrii Derzhypilskyi	Eliminé

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2023-12-10 00:41 UTC+2

Mulder Turns a Straight to Double

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Niveau 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ole Schemion jammed from the small blind and Teun Mulder called off his stack of 72,000 from the big blind.

Schemion had 4♠4♥ and was up against J♦2♠. Mulder would go on to make a straight on the Q♥9♥8♠10♣3♦ runout.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ole Schemion	418,000 -142,000	-142,000
Teun Mulder	168,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Ole Schemion Teun Mulder

2023-12-10 00:47 UTC+2

Accused Private Poker Game Cheater: "I Didn't Bring Any Cards Anywhere"

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Niveau 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

One day after being accused of cheating a California home game out of millions, Tony Mars issued a statement to PokerNews denying the allegations.

Wesley Fei and Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot, both Hustler Casino Live regulars, claim that Mars, who also plays on HCL, brought a special UV-marked deck that allowed him to decipher face-down cards.

The alleged scandal occurred in a game at a private residence in Yorba Linda, California, a community in Orange County.

Read the full story on what happened here!

Tags: Nik Airball Tony Mars Wesley Fei

2023-12-10 00:48 UTC+2

Schemion Calls Shimizu With Ace-High

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Niveau 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ole Schemion raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and Nozomu Shimizu called in the big blind.

Both players checked the J♥8♥8♣ flop before Shimizu bet 35,000 on the 5♦ turn.

Schemion called and the J♦ fell on the river. Shimizu bet another 60,000 and Schemion called. Shimizu showed 10♣9♠, but Schemion had A♣5♣ and won the pot with jacks and eights, ace-kicker.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nozomu Shimizu	760,000 -160,000	-160,000
Ole Schemion	630,000 212,000	212,000

Tags: Nozomu Shimizu Ole Schemion