€2,200 Eureka High Roller Dia 1a | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

2022-12-11 22:32 UTC+2

Channell Coolers Barone

MattHansen

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alessandro Barone went for a double-up with his last 80,000 and Thomas Channell was the one to put him at risk. Barone grimaced when the cards were turned up.

Alessandro Barone:
Thomas Channell:

The board ran out and Channell flopped an ace to make aces full of twos and knockout Barone.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Thomas Channell	370,000	370,000
Alessandro Barone	Eliminado

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2022-12-11 22:20 UTC+2

Yakoubi Busts Grudi

MattHansen

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Grudi Grudev was all in before the flop and Mosjin El Yakoubi was the one to put him at risk.

Grudi Grudev:
Mosjin El Yakoubi:

The board ran out and the kings held to eliminate Grudev from the tournament shortly after the end of late registration.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mosjin El Yakoubi	118,000	118,000
Grudi Grudev	Eliminado

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2022-12-11 22:17 UTC+2

Mokri Gets a Gift

Calum_Grant

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alexander Norden opened to 3,500 from under the gun and was called by Angelo Castriotta from middle position. Kayhan Mokri three-bet to 11,500 on his direct left which pushed out the original raiser. Castriotta stuck around to see a flop.

On the flop, Castriotta immediately moved all in for 22,500 and was snap-called by Mokri.

Angelo Castriotta:
Kayhan Mokri:

Catriotta went with his middle pair but ran into Mokri's pocket queens. The runout confirmed the Italians exit and Mokri's received a boost.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kayhan Mokri	98,500	98,500
Angelo Castriotta	Eliminado

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2022-12-11 22:06 UTC+2

Late Registration Closes

Calum_Grant

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Day 1a has seen 1,059 entries and of those, just 380 remain. Day 1a will close when 159 players are left standing.

Nível: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

2022-12-11 20:47 UTC+2

Players Go On Dinner Break

Calum_Grant

Nível 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The 373 remaining players are now on a 75-minute dinner break, with play expected to resume around 9 p.m. CET. Once the dinner break is over, late registration will close.

In the meantime, be sure to check out some of the highlights from the last few hours of play.

2022-12-11 20:42 UTC+2

Grasu Runs Into Pocket Jacks

MattHansen

Nível 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was heads up with Niculina Grasu committed from under the gun and Georgi Sandev in position to score a knockout from the button.

Niculina Grasu:
Georgi Sandev:

The board ran out and Sandev held on with pocket jacks to eliminate Grasu as the dinner break nears.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Georgi Sandev	97,000
Niculina Grasu	Eliminado

Tags: Niculina Grasu Georgi Sandev

2022-12-11 20:35 UTC+2

Nikiel Five-Bet Jams with Seven-High; Doubles Up

Calum_Grant

Nível 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Stefan Burch raised to 2,500 from middle position before Walter Treccarichi three-bet to 8,000. Rafal Nikiel flatted on the button and action folded back to Burch who put in the four-bet to 24,000. Treccarichi folded and then it was Nikiel's turn to raise and he moved all in for 52,100 and was snap-called by Burch.

Rafal Nikiel:
Stefan Burch:

Nikiel had put in the five-bet jam with seven-high and needed to connect to stay in the Eureka High Roller. The flop gave him the lead and he doubled up following the turn and river.

Burch was in disbelief while several of Nikiel's tablemates offered him first bumps for his creativity.

Also at the table is two-time WSOP bracelet winner Juha Helppi, who was also revealed to be World Champion paintball player.

PokerNews sat down with Helppi to discuss his exploits off and on the felt recently so be sure to check out the article.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Juha Helppi	143,000	143,000
Rafal Nikiel	113,000	113,000
Stefan Burch	60,000	60,000

2022-12-11 20:27 UTC+2

Calderone Shows the Bluff

MattHansen

Nível 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was heads up with over 50,000 in the pot and on the board when Tama Konya checked from the big blind before Eros Calderone shoved for 67,000 from late position. Konya went deep into the tank for several moments, but he ultimately decided to toss his hand in the muck and give up the pot.