€25,000 Single-Day High Roller II | 2018 PokerStars EPT Prague

2018-12-15 16:37 UTC+2

Kisacikoglu Eliminated by O'Dwyer Then Rejoins

Nível 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu got all his chips into the middle from the big blind after Steve O'Dwyer had entered the pot, and O'Dwyer called.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Steve O'Dwyer:

Board:

Kisacikoglu was behind with preflop and needed to catch something from the board. But it wasn't to be as O'Dwyers hand held.

"See you soon" joked Kisacikoglu as he left the table, and asked to leave his bag at the table.

Kisacikoglu has since reentered and is back in the action.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	140,000	39,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	100,000	60,000

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2018-12-15 16:35 UTC+2

Boivin Doubles Through Plesuv

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Nível 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Down to just 23,500, Thomas Boivin shoved from the small blind holding . Big blind Pavel Plesuv called with but failed to catch up as the board ran out .

Ryan Riess and Liang Xu, who both played the first €25,000 Single-Day High Roller this EPT Prague festival as well, both registered and have taken their seats. 24 players remain from 28 total entries.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pavel Plesuv	118,500	-11,500
Liang Xu	100,000
Ryan Riess	100,000
Thomas Boivin	49,500	26,000

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2018-12-15 16:33 UTC+2

Nemeth Takes From O'Dwyer

Nível 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action folded to Andras Nemeth on the button, and he raised before Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 18,000. Nemeth made the call after the big blind folded and they went heads-up to the flop.

O'Dwyer continued for 23,000 and Nemeth called. The turn card was the , and O'Dwyer check-called a 28,000 bet from Nemeth.

After the river fell the , O'Dwyer checked again, and Nemeth put in a large 80,000 bet.

O'Dywer was sat with a 100,000 stack and studied the board for close to a minute. With the final seconds fleeting away on his time bank he folded at the last second and Nemeth picked up the pot to move up to 260,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andras Nemeth	260,000	110,000
Steve O'Dwyer	101,000	-49,000

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2018-12-15 16:20 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Correctly Calls

Nível 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action folded to Andras Nemeth on the button, and he raised to 6,000 which got calls from both Steve O'Dwyer and Orpen Kisacikoglu in the blinds.

The flop fell , and all three players checked to see the turn.

O'Dwyer bet 15,000 which got a call from Kisacikoglu and a fold from Nemeth.

The river was the , and O'Dwyer bet 18,000. Kisacikoglu took some to think to think and responded with a raise to 36,000.

O'Dwyer seemed slightly confused but made the call after 20 seconds had past.

Kisacikoglu tabled for two pair but it no match for O'Dwyers higher pair with .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	150,000	35,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	40,000	-42,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Orpen Kisacikoglu Steve O'Dwyer

Nível: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

2018-12-15 16:07 UTC+2

High Roller Photos

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Courtesy of Manuel Kovsca.

2018-12-15 15:48 UTC+2

Break

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Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The players are on their first 20-minute break.

2018-12-15 15:46 UTC+2

Toma Shoves on Carrel and Fast

Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action folded to Tsugunari Toma in the cutoff, and he raised to 5,000. Dietrich Fast three-bet to 15,000 from the button and Charlie Carrel opted to four-bet to 30,000.

With the action back on Toma, he moved all in for 160,000 which got a fold from Fast, and a laugh from Carrel before he let his hand go as well.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tsugunari Toma	165,000	5,000
Dietrich Fast	110,000	10,000
Charlie Carrel	65,000	-20,000

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2018-12-15 15:45 UTC+2

Ace-Queen to Chop

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Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

We caught the action with the full board already out in a hand between Christopher Soyza (hijack) and Juan Pardo (button). On , Soyza was all in for about 53,000. Pardo thought about it for a bit and called after having used two time bank cards.

Soyza showed and started to get up to make his exit. He sat right back down when Pardo tabled . Chop it up!

"Sick call, I thought GG for sure!" Soyza said with a big smile.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Juan Pardo	110,000	10,000
Michael Soyza	80,000	5,000

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2018-12-15 15:42 UTC+2

Boivin and O'Dwyer Battle Again

Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Just a few days ago, it was Thomas Boivin up against Steve O'Dwyer in the heads-up battle for the first €25,000 Single-Day High Roller title of the festival. On that occasion it was Boivin who was victorious. But in their most recent encounter, it was O'Dwyer who came out best.

The board was down , and the pot was around 50,000. Both players checked and saw the river.

Boivin then bet 13,000 from the big blind and O'Dwyer sat patiently as his shot clock timed down to just one second remaining before he moved his 55,000 stack into the middle.

Boivin contemplated his next move for close to 15 seconds but ultimately gave up and allowed O'Dywer the win this time around.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	115,000	15,000
Thomas Boivin	60,000	-40,500

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Thomas Boivin