2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

PokerStars has unveiled the full schedule for the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) season, which shows five destinations, including a return to EPT Paris and EPT Cyprus. Both Paris and Cyprus made their EPT debut in 2023, and they return for 2024, much to the delight of the players.
EPT Paris is the first stop of the 2024 European Poker Tour season. It takes place between February 14-25 at a new venue. The stunning Le Palais des Congres has a 120-table capacity, meaning there will be a more extensive schedule for the festival. Cedric Billot, Associate Director for Live Events and Operations, believes the new-look EPT Paris could be one of the largest EPT festivals on record.
The final 198 players are now on a 30-minute break. With 191 players getting paid, the money bubble is fast approaching.
Here are some highlights from Level 14:
Rolando Carrera opened to 7,000 from under the gun and Elias Abussamra called from the button. Ori Miller reraised to 34,000 from the small blind before Marc Foggin jammed for 174,500 from the big blind. Action folded back to Miller who snap-called.
Marc Foggin: A♣K♠
Ori Miller: A♠A♦
Foggin was on the rougher side of the preflop cooler but picked up a Broadway draw after the J♦10♠9♣ flop. He binked the straight on the Q♣ turn and doubled up after the 3♣ river.
Foggin was elated after the runout while Miller couldn't believe what had taken place just before the break started. Foggin bowed and thanked the dealer and left the room with a skip in his step.
Tobias Garp opened to 6,000 from the button and Stefano Rege Gianas defended his big blind.
Gianas check-called for 4,000 and 22,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read K♥9♠5♠10♥9♣. Gianas checked for a third time and then entered the tank after Garp fired out 75,000. After some extensive thinking time, Gianas called.
Garp tabled Q♠J♥ for a straight and Gianas mucked.
Pasquale Di Ceglie raised to 6,500 from under the gun. He was called by Hussein Abud to his left, and by Jaroslaw Lipien in the big blind.
Lipien and Di Ceglie checked on the 7♥4♠9♠ flop, but Abud bet 12,500. Lipien called, then Di Ceglie went into the tank for a long moment. The clock was called, but he decided to fold before the end of the 30 seconds.
On the 3♦ turn, Abud continued with a bet of 29,000, and Lipien check-called. But there was no more action on the river 4♥, as both players checked. Abud checked-back revealing K♣9♣, and won the pot after Lipien mucked his cards.
Niall Farrell raised to 7,000 in the hijack, Arthur Thiriart three-bet to 21,500 in the cutoff, and Farrell called.
The flop came 6♠K♦7♦ and Thiriart bet 13,500. Farrell called and the 2♠ fell on the turn.
Thiriart then bet another 39,000 and Farrell paused for a minute before calling again. The river was the 5♣ and Farrell checked for a third time.
Thiriart quickly checked back and Farrell turned over K♥Q♥ to win the pot.
Tamas Adamszki raised to 7,000 under the gun before Salih Atac moved all in for 49,500 in middle position. Jakub Cihar in the small blind took his time before folding, but Adamszki quickly called.
Salih Atac: A♣K♠
Tamas Adamszki: A♦Q♠
Atac had Adamszki dominated heading to the 9♦5♠5♣ flop. Both players ended with two pair as the board ran out 3♥A♠, but Atac's king-kicker played to earn him a double up less than 10 spots from the money.
Mark Helou opened to 7,500 from under the gun and was three-bet to 21,000 by Lukas Rose in middle position. Action folded to Jorge Rios in the small blind and he thought for some time before cutting out a four-bet to 44,500 and placing it into the middle.
Helou immediately folded and Rose followed suit after a bit of thought.
"I'll show you," Rose said as he revealed QxQx. Rios returned the gesture and flashed AxKx before collecting the pot.