€10,300 EPT High Roller Dia 1 | 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

2022-03-14 21:25 UTC+2

Dzivielevski Jams on Ricci

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Nível 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Yuri Dzivielevski opened to 1,200 from under the gun and only Andrea Ricci called from the big blind.

Dzivielevski continued for 1,300 on the flop. Ricci check-raised to 2,800 and Dzivielevski called to see the turn.

Ricci bet 5,000 and then it was Dzivielevski's to put more money into the pot. He made it 12,000 to go which Ricci called.

The Brazilian then moved all-in on the river. Ricci asked for a count but opted to fold before using any of his time bank cards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yuri Dzivielevski	58,800
Andrea Ricci	50,000

2022-03-14 19:12 UTC+2

Online Wizards Chat Chirping Live

MikePatrick

Nível 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

There are a lot of fun table draws so far in today's event. One of them has PokerStars Ambassador Parker "Tonkaaaa" Talbot sitting to the immediate left of Niklas "Lena900" Astedt.

In a recent pot, Astedt checked a board to Talbot after betting earlier in the hand.

Talbot fired 8,500 and Astedt folded.

"What're ya doing?" Talbot asked teasingly as he dragged the chips.

"Betting my equity" replied Astedt. "I missed".

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Niklas Astedt	43,000 6,500	6,500
Parker Talbot	40,500 40,500	40,500

Tags: Niklas Astedt Parker Talbot

2022-03-14 18:57 UTC+2

Nemeth and Van Rooij play 200+ Big Blind Preflop Pot

MikePatrick

Nível 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

We're only five levels into the tournament, but four-bets and big all-ins are happening all over the tournament floor already.

Merijn van Rooij opened to 1,000 in the hijack and was three-bet by Audrius Stakelis in the cutoff. Andrea Ricci cold-called on the button, and then the fun really started.

Andras Nemeth came in for a four-bet to 12,000 from the big blind, and with action back on him, Van Rooij five-bet piled his full 47,000 chip stack into the middle. Stakelis and Ricci folded, but after his four-bet, Nemeth was put to a decision for most of his chips.

After a bit of time, he called to see he was involved in a big flip.

Merijn van Rooij:
Andras Nemeth:

The dealer spread a board of , giving Van Rooij a winning pair of kings on the turn to more than double his stack, while taking a big chunk of the €25,000 Single-Day High Roller II champion's.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Audrius Stakelis	114,000 7,000	7,000
Merijn van Rooij	100,000
Andrea Ricci	69,500 16,500	16,500
Andras Nemeth	17,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Andrea Ricci Audrius Stakelis Merijn van Rooij

2022-03-14 18:30 UTC+2

Heath's Turn to Double

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Nível 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Vitalijs Korhs opened to 1,000 from under the gun and was called by Ben Heath (middle position) and Koray Aldemir (big blind).

Korhs continued for 1,700 on the and only Heath called.

Korhs then check-called a bet of 2,300 on the turn before checking again on the river. Heath then bet 17,500, leaving just 100 behind. Korhs used up two time banks and then decided to call.

Heath turned over his for the nut-straight and Korhs mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Koray Aldemir	55,000 4,000	4,000
Ben Heath	49,000 3,000	3,000
Vitalijs Korhs	10,000

2022-03-14 18:08 UTC+2

Kanit Back to the Registration Desk

MikePatrick

Nível 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Mustapha Kanit is on to his second bullet after being on the wrong end of a cooler versus Adam Bonham.

With action picked up on a river board of , Kanit faced a roughly pot-sized bet of 25,300, which would leave him with just 600 chips if he called and lost.

That's exactly what happened, as Bonham showed Kanit for a turned full house, which also gave Kanit the nut flush, as he flashed before tossing his cards into the muck.

Kanit's final 600 chips would disappear shortly after, and he was off to the registration desk to drop another €10,000 into the prize pool.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adam Bonham	76,000 29,000	29,000
Mustapha Kanit	50,000

Tags: Adam Bonham Mustapha Kanit

2022-03-14 17:18 UTC+2

Preflop Battle Leads to Nguyen Taking a Big Pot from Gonzalez

MikePatrick

Nível 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Jose Manuel Gonzalez just lost a decent chunk of his stack after a preflop battle with Thi Nguyen.

Gonzalez opened from the hijack and was three-bet by Nguyen in the small blind. Gonzalez then came back with a four-bet to 11,700 which Nguyen called.

On the flop, after Nguyen checked to Gonzalez, drawing an 8,000 chip bet from the Eureka High Roller champ, she check-raised him to 20,000.

Gonzalez called, leaving himself about 20,000 behind.

The turn was then checked through and another seemingly useless card on the river, the was also checked through.

Nguyen turned over which was good, as Gonzalez mucked his cards and the pot was pushed to his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Thi Nguyen	146,000 146,000	146,000
Jose Manuel Gonzalez	20,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Jose Manuel Gonzalez Thi Nguyen

2022-03-14 17:16 UTC+2

Duran Doubles Astedt

Calum_Grant

Nível 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Niklas Astedt was all-in for his last 18,100 after a pre-flop raising battle with Ferhat Duran. Duran called to see his had run into his opponent's .

Astedt would get a full double following the runout.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ferhat Duran	78,000 -2,000	-2,000
Niklas Astedt	37,000 -13,000	-13,000

2022-03-14 16:17 UTC+2

Guilbert Fires All Three Streets

MikePatrick

Nível 3 : 100/300, 300 ante

Panagiotis Oikonomou opened under the gun and was three-bet to 2,600 by Johan Guilbert immediately to his left. Oikonomou called to see a flop of and checked.

Guilbert methodically put forward a bet of 2,100, which Oikonomou called.

On the turn, Oikonomou checked again and was this time faced with a bet of 3,600. Again, Oikonomou called.

The river brought the and once more Oikonomou checked. One final time, Guilbert put out a bet, this time for 11,500. After some brief deliberation, Oikonomou opted to fold, giving Guilbert a pot that brings him back to near his starting stack after a slow start.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Panagiotis Oikonomou	55,600 55,600	55,600
Johan Guilbert	49,000

Tags: Johan Guilbert Panagiotis Oikonomou

2022-03-14 15:13 UTC+2

WSOP Main Event Champ in €10,300 EPT High Roller

Calum_Grant

Nível 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action began with Koray Aldemir folding from early position which prompted Rifat Palevic to limp from middle positon. Kayhan Roshanfekr made it 800 from the button.

Stephen Chidwick, who has started to build a chip stack, continued with his aggressive start and made it 3,200 from the big blind which received two snap-folds.

Also at the table is Chidwick's compatriot Ben Heath, who has just under starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stephen Chidwick	67,000 18,000	18,000
Koray Aldemir	55,000 55,000	55,000
Ben Heath	46,000

2022-03-14 12:22 UTC+2

Welcome To Day 1 of the PokerStars EPT Prague €10,300 EPT High Roller

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It's a new day at PokerStars EPT Prague and another high roller event kicks off in the wonderful King's Casino, Prague at 12:30 p.m. CET on Monday, March 14.

There's been some great nosebleed stakes action throughout the festival. The likes of Sam Grafton, Teun Mulder, Andras Nemeth, Rodrigo Selouan and Timothy Adams have picked up EPT High Roller titles so far, and are all expected to take part in this tournament.

The event is a three-day affair and Day 1 will see 10 60-minute levels play out to their completion. There will be 20-minute breaks at the end of every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6.

There will be a 30-second shot clock in play from the beginning of the event with eight extensions granted to each player who registers before the event starts. One re-entry is available for anybody who is eliminated from the tournament and registration will close at the start of Day 2.

Blinds will begin at 100/200 with an ante of 100 and hour-long levels. The second level of the day will also be 100/200 and will see a big-blind ante come into play at that point and remain a fixture for the duration of the tournament.

Cards will get in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time with players receiving 50,000 in chips to start the day.

The PokerNews team will be on the floor bringing you all the action as it unfolds, so make sure to stick around.