Jasper Meijer van Putten, the Dutchman who won the last-ever EPT back in Prague 2016 for €699,300, has an impressive stack in front of him all of the sudden. He told us he first doubled from 100,000 to 200,000 getting it in with aces versus ace-king and winning.
He added another 100,000 when a player in middle position opened for 6,000. Meijer van Putten defended his big blind with and check-called a bet of 8,000 on . Meijer van Putten lead for 21,000 on the turn and bet another 47,000 on the river. He got called both times, but his opponent mucked after being shown trips.
Maksim Prokhorov, who's seated to Jose Latorre's right, has taken the chip lead from his neighbor. In one of the hands that got him there, Prokhorov dragged a 150k pot with on a board, when Latorre was caught bluffing with .
Adrian Mateos has touched 300k after getting two streets of value on an board. Mateos had raised from under the gun and got a call in late position. After both players checked the flop, Mateos bet 9,000 on the turn and 25,000 on the river.
The Spaniard received the calls and showed to win the hand.
From middle position, Maksim Prokhorov opened for 7,500. His neighbor Jose Latorre called from the hijack and Simeon Naydenov squeezed to 28,500 from the cutoff. The button, blinds, and Prokhorov folded, Latorre called.
Latorre check-called another 18,500 on before checking again on the hit the turn. Naydenov shoved all in for 107,000 and Latorre tank-folded.
Alexandr Merzhvinskii pushed into a raise by Francisco Pinho Correia and the latter called for 67,200 with the . Merzhvinskii only had and the kicker played on a board of to let the Portuguese double.
Jean Paul Zaffran shoved for just 33,200 in the small blind with and Alex Komaromi quickly called with the in the big blind. The board came and Zaffran rivered trips to stay in.
Daniel Melten was already all in and awaiting his fate when Mark Roovers and Michal Lubas saw a flop of . Lubas bet 17,200 from the big blind and Roovers called before the turn saw a bet of 35,500 by Lubas and a call by Roovers.
Lubas had 60,000 behind and checked the river. Roovers moved all in to force a fold and showed , while Melten revealed for king-high only to join the rail.
With camera's still swarming around his table, Tonny Krijn got up and moved to our side of the room to relay the information of what just transpired to him. According to Krijn, he had called a three-bet from Aleksey Ponakov with and saw a flop appear.
Krijn check-called a bet and hit the turn appeared, which also paired the board. Krijn called a big bet from Ponakov before the fell on the river.
After Krijn had checked, his opponent waived his hand upwards to gesture to Krijn to reveal his remaining stack, then quickly moved his hand down again. Krijn understood this as a check and revealed his nut flush.
Ponakov claimed he didn't check and the floor ruled in the Latvian's favor. With knowledge of Krijn's hand, Ponakov shoved all in, putting Krijn to the test for his stack of 190,000. The Dutchman thought for over five minutes before relinquishing his hand.
After the hand, Krijn received a one-round penalty for exposing his cards early.
Jose Latorre raised to 7,500 on the button and Jose Latorre called in the small blind. The flop came and Latorre checked, while Prokhorov continued for 7,500. Latorre called and the duo checked the turn. Latorre's bet of 31,200 on the river won the pot and the Spaniard got some chips back.
The tournament director just announced 3 more hands to be played. We'll be back with you shortly with end-of-day chip counts and a recap of today's action.
and check-called a bet of 8,000 on 
. Meijer van Putten lead for 21,000 on the 
turn and bet another 47,000 on the 
river. He got called both times, but his opponent mucked after being shown trips.
on a 
board, when Latorre was caught bluffing with 
.
board. Mateos had raised from under the gun and got a call in late position. After both players checked the flop, Mateos bet 9,000 on the turn and 25,000 on the river.
to win the hand.
before checking again on the 
hit the turn. Naydenov shoved all in for 107,000 and Latorre tank-folded.
. Merzhvinskii only had 
to let the Portuguese double.
and Alex Komaromi quickly called with the 
in the big blind. The board came 
and Zaffran rivered trips to stay in.
. Lubas bet 17,200 from the big blind and Roovers called before the 
, while Melten revealed 
for king-high only to join the rail.
and saw a 
flop appear.
turn appeared, which also paired the board. Krijn called a big bet from Ponakov before the 
and Latorre checked, while Prokhorov continued for 7,500. Latorre called and the duo checked the 