€10,200 NL Hold'em I
Day 2 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,200 NL Hold'em I
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€339,500
Entries
35
Level
21
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
27
Players Left
1
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
They say you always remember your first, in which case Tamas Adamszki just created a lifelong memory after picking up his maiden PokerStars spadie trophy at the 2023 European Poker Tour Prague.
The Hungarian online grinder, who's been dipping his toe in the live sphere as of late, topped the 35-entry field in Event #4:€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em for €117,150.
He bested the Dutch rising star Michel Molenaar in heads-up play to seal the victory. Molenaar, who was looking for his third tournament victory of the year under the PokerStars umbrella, collected €76,400 for his admirable runner-up effort. Prior to the event, Molenaar had recorded $483,934 in live earnings over the last 12 months, marking the best period of his career.
The top six players secured a slice of the €339,500 prize pool, with EPT regulars Pablo Brito Silva, Deividas Daubaris, Niklas Astedt and Yulian Bogdanov all booking their first cash of the festival.
Final Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamas Adamszki | Hungary | €117,150 |
| 2 | Michel Molenaar | Netherlands | €76,400 |
| 3 | Pablo Brito Silva | Brazil | €52,600 |
| 4 | Deividas Daubaris | Lithuania | €39,050 |
| 5 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | €30,550 |
| 6 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | €23,750 |
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Winner's Reaction
Winning any poker tournament is an achievement in itself, but when the likes of Astedt and Silva are your competition, it's easier said than done, and that's something that propelled Adamszki throughout the day.
"I know that it's going to be a hard field because there are a few good players here. It was just a challenge, but it's a little bit easier when there are fewer entrants to win the trophy, so that was the motivation for me. As well as learn from the best," he told PokerNews.
Adamszki, who played professionally online for ten years, has got the bug for live poker and all his efforts on the virtual felt were for days like today.
"It's my first try at live poker because I only played online for ten years. So, this is a new challenge for me. What I accomplished online was to make it happen live. This is the new challenge for me, to become a live professional."
Adamszki isn't stopping just yet, as a big series for him is just getting started.
"[I'll play] the 50Ks for sure, maybe a few 25Ks as well. I'm going to grind those events."
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Final Day Action
There were 18 additional entries on Day 2, made up of some fresh faces as well as some returning ones. The late registration period closed after the first two levels, where 19 players remained. Across Levels 11 and 12, there were eight more casualties with the likes Steve O'Dwyer, Conor Beresford, and Andras Nemeth were among the unfortunate to bring the player count to 11 after the first break.
Deividas Daubaris and Pablo Brito Silva remained as the two players to catch as the pair maintained their Day 1 chip leads throughout the first part of the session.
PokerStars ambassador Parker Talbot, who is still searching for his first-ever live tournament victory, bowed out when play resumed after his pocket threes were counterfeited to usher in the final table bubble.
Soon after, Hwany Lee was ejected from contention after jamming into trips with ace-king leaving the field to merge onto one table. Both Talbot and Lee were eliminated by Adamszki, who shot up to the top of the chip counts.
Teun Mulder was next to go as he fell to Daubaris' pocket aces. Robbie Toan was stacked moments later to set up the stone bubble after his jacks failed to hold against Silva's ace-king. Bubble play lasted all of two hands and Silva scored another knockout after his superior ace remained best against 2013 PCA Champion Dimitar Danchev.
Daubaris began to pull away from Silva and Adamszki after getting paid off with quads by the latter to become the only player over the one-million-chip threshold. Play started to slow for half an hour until the next elimination and Silva claimed another scalp. Yulian Bogdanov, who had reentered earlier, was at risk with ace-king and couldn't leapfrog the Brazilian's pocket nines, becoming the first player to bust in the money.
Another 40 minutes would pass by until the next all-in and call. Niklas Astedt managed to score a triple-up by cracking aces with pocket tens in the final hand before the second break of the day.
A few levels later, the big stacks had become the short stacks as Molenaar and Adamszki took control while Daubaris and Silva had less than average. However, Astedt dropped out in fifth place after he could not reverse his domination. Despite the €30,550 payout, the online phenom was still in the red as he fired four bullets into the event.
Daubaris and Silva quickly followed Astedt out of the door to set up heads-up play between Molenaar and Adamszki, with the Dutchman having just shy of a 2:1 chip lead.
Molenaar took the first few pots, but Adamszki evened the score after pairing his ace while up against pocket queens and then continued to pull away. A few pots were exchanged until the duo got their chips in the middle with Molenaar at risk. His queen-jack couldn't beat Adamszki's ace-five and confirmed Adamszki's first EPT title.
That concludes PokerNews coverage of this tournament, but stick around to find out what's happening in Day 1c and 1d of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event.
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Tamas Adamszki limped in from the button and called when Michel Molenaar jammed for 900,000 from the big blind.
Michel Molenaar: Q?J?
Tamas Adamszki: A?5?
Molenaar failed to connect on the K?2?4? flop and 8? turn. Drawing to six outs, the 10? river was not what he needed, which confirmed the victory for Adamszki.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Play was scheduled to go on a 60-minute dinner break at the conclusion of the last level, but both players agreed to play on without a break.
Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Michel Molenaar limped the button and Tamas Adamszki checked his option.
The flop came 8?2?9? and Molenaar bet 60,000. Adamszki called and the 10? fell on the turn.
Molenaar then bet 180,000 and Adamszki again called. The river was the 5? and Molenaar slid forward a bet of 425,000.
Adamszki flicked in a chip to signify a call and Molenaar turned over 7?3? for a bluff. Adamszki showed 10?6? for a pair of tens to take the big pot and open up a sizeable lead in the heads-up match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
750,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Tamas Adamszki opened to 90,000 from the button but folded when Michel Molenaar made it 360,000. Molenaar then limp-jammed over Adamszki's big blind raise to 140,000. Adamszki folded.
Molenaar then called for 90,000 preflop and then check-folded to a bet of 85,000 on the A?Q?6? flop.
The following hand, Molenaar raised to 100,000 and was called. The Q?7?5? flop checked through to the K? turn. Adamszki check-called for 120,000 and did the same for 240,000 on the K? river.
Molenaar had kings and sevens with his J?7? but Adamszki had kings and queens with his Q?3?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Tamas Adamszki limped the button, Michel Molenaar raised to 160,000, and Adamszki moved all in for 890,000. Molenaar snap-called.
Tamas Adamszki: A?9?
Michel Molenaar: Q?Q?
Molenaar was in front with his pair of queens as the 2?8?7? flop left him two cards away from the title. The turn, though, brought the A? and Adamszki took the lead with a pair of aces.
The river was the 2? and Adamszki doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,825,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
1,780,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Tamas Adamszki raised to 90,000 on the button and Michel Molenaar called.
The flop came 7?6?2? and Adamszki continued for 75,000. Molenaar called and the K? turn was checked through.
Molenaar led out for 90,000 on the 10? river and Adamszki called. Molenaar showed 6?5? for a pair of sixes and Adamszki mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,380,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
In a limped pot to the Q?10?8? flop, Tamas Adamszki check-called bets of 50,000 and 150,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read Q?10?8?5?9?. Adamszki checked for a third time and then let his hand go after Molenaar fired a third barrel of 325,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |