Hand-for-Hand Play Begins
Now that we're just one spot off the money, the tournament staff has informed the remaining four tables that they will play hand for hand. It's a bubble for €17,750, so it could take a bit.
Now that we're just one spot off the money, the tournament staff has informed the remaining four tables that they will play hand for hand. It's a bubble for €17,750, so it could take a bit.
Two players had reached the river, Simon Ravnsbaek in the big blind and Fabrice Soulier. The final board out there on the felt was and Ravnsbaek announced all in. The red triangle was thrown to Ravnsbaek and Soulier, the at risk player, exhaled and sat back in his seat.
“I’m going to need time on this one.” Soulier said. Play had stopped at the other tables as everyone waited to see if he would call and risk being the bubble. There was 87,000 in the pot and Soulier had 100,000 behind.
A few minutes passed but he eventually folded his hand saying, “I wish I had an ace.”
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Fabrice Soulier |
100,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
There were a lot of short stacks clinging to life and hoping to make it in the money. Odds were one of them would be the bubble boy, but instead it turned out to be a player who could have coasted to the money.
It happened when Viacheslav Goryachev opened for 18,000 and Jens Lakemeier three-bet him to 39,000. Action folded back around to Goryachev and he announced that he was all in for 247,000. Much to the surprise, and no doubt delight, of the rest of the table, Lakemeier snap-called.
The players didn't revealed their cards until action had concluded at the other tables, and when they did Goryachev discovered the bad news.
Goryachev:
Lakemeier:
The railbirds were several deep all around the table, with many of the high rollers coming to see if they were about to earn at least a €17,750 payday. The flop left Goryachev in need of running cards, which meant when the blanked on the turn the bubble was burst.
The meaningless was put out on the river to make it official, and then Goryachev headed to the exit as the bubble boy.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Jens Lakemeier |
620,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Viacheslav Goryachev | Eliminado |
As soon as the bubble burst, a short-stacked Alexander Dovzhenko moved all in under the gun for his last 55,000. Benny Spindler, who was next to act, made the call and the rest of the field got out of the way.
Spindler:
Dovzhenko:
Dovzhenko's best chance of doubling was to find an ace, and while the flop failed to deliver one, he did pick up a gutshot wheel draw. The turn wasn't what he was looking for, and neither was the river. Dovzhenko missed and became the first player to be eliminated in the money.
Alex Klimashin opened the betting, Anatoly Filatov raised him and when Jonathan Duhamel moved all in for just under 200,000 Klimashin and Filatov made the call.
Filatov
Duhamel
Klimashin
The cards ran out and Duhamel trippled up, eliminating Klimashin in the process.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Duhamel |
300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Alex Klimashin | Eliminado |
Sam Trickett moved all in and was called by Jonas Kronwitter. Trickett tabled and had to beat the of Kronwitter.
The card fell . The overkill quads sending Trickett out of the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Jonas Kronwitter |
400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Sam Trickett | Eliminado |
Table | Seat | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Jose Carlos Garcia |
1 | 2 | Anatoly Filatov |
1 | 3 | Jonathan Karamalikis |
1 | 4 | Fabrice Soulier |
1 | 5 | Alex Bilokur |
1 | 6 | Jens Lakemeier |
1 | 7 | Patrick Sacrispeyre |
1 | 8 | Ivan Soshnikov |
2 | 1 | Vitaly Lunkin |
2 | 2 | Simon Ravnsbaek |
2 | 3 | Benny Spindler |
2 | 4 | Oleh Okhotskyi |
2 | 5 | Rasmus Agerskov |
2 | 6 | Steven Lewzey |
2 | 7 | Robin Ylitalo |
2 | 8 | Fady Kamar |
3 | 1 | Ihar Soika |
3 | 2 | Alex Roumeliotis |
3 | 3 | Jonathan Duhamel |
3 | 4 | Theo Jorgensen |
3 | 5 | Dmitry Yurasov |
3 | 6 | Ismail Erkenov |
3 | 7 | Samir Moukawem |
3 | 8 | Jonas Kronwitter |
Back in December, Ivan Soshnikov won the EPT10 Prague High Roller for €382,050. The Russian was looking to become the first player to win two EPT High Roller titles, but that dream just came to an end.
It happened when action folded to a short-stacked Soshnikov on the button, and he hesitated. He seemed to be eyeing up the other tables to see if he might ladder up in the money, but after about a minute of waiting he moved all in for 47,000. The small blind quickly folded, and then Anatoly Filatov, who is sitting on a massive stack, called the small raise.
Soshnikov:
Filatov:
Soshnikov was drawing to two live cards, but he was drawing dead when the flop came down . The turn and river completed the board, and then Soshnikov wished the table luck before taking his leave.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Anatoly Filatov |
1,300,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Ivan Soshnikov | Eliminado |
Action folded to a short-stacked Samir Moukawem on the button and he moved all in, which Ihar Soika called.
Soika:
Moukawem:
Moukawem was looking for an ace, but he was left wanting after the board ran out .
Moukawem was one of the short stacks on the bubble, and he somehow managed to ladder up a bit to 23rd place, which came with a bit more cash.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Samir Moukawem | Eliminado |
Alex Roumeliotis got his stack all in preflop holding the only to run into the of Jonas Kronwitter.
Roumeliotis had some kicker woes, and he'd receive no salvation after the board ran out a dry .
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Jonas Kronwitter |
600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Alex Roumeliotis | Eliminado |