The nine finalists have agreed to a short 10-minute break before play continues.
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Grzegorz Kozieja opened to 300,000 from under the gun, Karo Nuri moved all in for 2,025,000 on the button and Kozieja snap-called.
Karo Nuri: A♥10♣
Grzegorz Kozieja: J♥J♣
The board ran out J♦5♥2♦6♦9♥. Kozieja's flopped set had Nuri drawing dead on the turn and he exited in 10th place.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Grzegorz Kozieja |
6,000,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
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Karo Nuri | Eliminato |
Pablo Silva pushed all in from under the gun on the five-handed table for 1,100,000 and Bruno Volkmann called from the next seat along. The rest of the table folded. Action paused to allow the hand to play out on the other table. Silva had already stood up and put on his scarf, knowing by then that he was far behind. The players flipped their cards.
Pablo Silva: A♠6♠
Bruno Volkmann: A♣J♠
The board ran out K♠A♥10♥Q♣J♥. Both players paired their ace on the flop. Volkmann made a straight on the turn. But the jack on the river put a straight on board and Silva and Volkmann chopped the pot.
Neutral players and observers on the rail groaned. Silva was saved and the break to the final table delayed.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Bruno Volkmann |
11,600,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Pablo Silva |
1,200,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
Livello: 31
Bui: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Bruno Volkmann raised to 250,000 from under the gun, Michele Nizzardelli called in the cutoff and Pablo Silva moved all in for 735,000, from the big blind. Both players called.
Volkmann and Nizzardelli checked the hand to a showdown as the full board now read 5♥3♠3♣J♣2♦.
Pablo Silva: A♣9♠
Michele Nizzardelli: K♦Q♠
Bruno Volkmann: K♠10♦
Much to the surprise of the room, ace-high was good and Silva tripled up.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Bruno Volkmann |
11,900,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Michele Nizzardelli |
4,300,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
Pablo Silva |
2,500,000
1,660,000
|
1,660,000 |
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Safwane Bahri raised to 260,000 from middle position and Sokratis Linaras called in the big blind.
The flop came 3♠8♦8♥. Linaras checked and Bahri continued for 260,000. Linaras raised to 725,000 and Bahri called. The turn came the 10♦. Linaras moved all in for around 3,500,000, leaving Bahri with a decision to make.
"I think it's time," said Bahri.
Linaras shrugged. "Now I'm in front. I don't know about later."
Bahri eventually made the fold and Linaras showed pocket jacks.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Safwane Bahri |
6,100,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
Sokratis Linaras |
5,500,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
Bruno Volkmann raised to 260,000 from the button and Vasileios Chatzilazarou called in the big blind.
The flop came 9♦10♠5♣. Chatzilazarou checked and Volkmann bet 330,000, which Chatzilazarou called. The turn was the 2♠ and both players checked.
The river came the 8♣. Chatzilazarou led out for 435,000 and Volkmann raised it up to 1,400,000. Chatzilazarou made the call and players went to showdown.
Volkmann showed Q♥J♣ for the nut straight. Chatzilazarou mucked his hand and Volkmann won the pot to chip up to over 13,000,000.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Bruno Volkmann |
13,100,000
4,615,000
|
4,615,000 |
Vasileios Chatzilazarou |
1,100,000
-4,340,000
|
-4,340,000 |
Sokratis Linaras opened to 250,000 from under the gun, Dan Larsen three-bet jammed for 1,785,000 and Linaras made the call.
Dan Larsen: K♥K♦
Sokratis Linaras: A♥Q♥
The board ran out clean for Larsen as it came 7♣9♠3♠2♣7♦, ensuring him the full double up.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Sokratis Linaras |
4,600,000
-1,140,000
|
-1,140,000 |
Dan Larsen |
3,700,000
1,915,000
|
1,915,000 |
Jason Wheeler raised to 1,300,000 from the button, leaving just 100,000 behind. Pablo Silva moved all in from the small blind with the bigger stack and Wheeler called. The players flipped their cards.
Jason Wheeler: J♥10♦
Pablo Silva: A♦Q♥
The board ran out 10♠J♣5♦2♦Q♦. Wheeler hit two pair on the flop, leaving Silva drawing thin. Silva did pair his queen on the river, but Wheeler held with his jacks and tens to win the pot and double up his stack.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Jason Wheeler |
3,000,000
955,000
|
955,000 |
Pablo Silva |
840,000
-1,960,000
|
-1,960,000 |