Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
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Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
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Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Stefan Dimitrov was all in and at risk for 160,000 against the covering stack of Mariusz Golinski. Dimitrov was left short having lost to Golinski the previous hand. He had A?3? against Golinski's A?10?. The runout of 4?2?J?K?8? gave Golinski the majority of Dimitrov's stack.
Stefan Dimitrov: A?4?
Mariusz Golinski: A?Q?
Dimitrov flopped a gutshot once again on the 3?5?9? flop but couldn't improve on the 6? turn and 10? river sent him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Christopher Wood opened the action to 225,000, and Junichi Kato moved all in from his direct left. The action folded back to Wood, who snap called.
Christopher Wood: K?K?
Junichi Kato: J?10?
Wood was in great shape to double up. The dealer revealed the 5?3?Q? flop, strengthening Wood's position. The 8? on the turn gave Kato a gutshot straight draw, but the A? on the river provided no help. Kato was left with just 15,000 chips and was eliminated in the next hand, finishing in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Matteo Calzoni opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 200,000, only to have Mariusz Golinski in the small blind respond with a three-bet to 625,000. After taking some time to deliberate, Calzoni made the bold move to go all in, and Golinski snapped him off.
At showdown, Calzoni held A?K?, while Golinski revealed A?A?.
Calzoni was behind, needing help from the board. The flop came K?5?6?, giving him a pair of kings, then the turn brought the K?, completing his trips and putting him in the lead.
The 9? on the river didn’t change anything, and Calzoni secured the double-up, leaving Golinski with a much smaller stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,510,000
3,610,000
|
3,610,000 |
|
|
1,290,000
-960,000
|
-960,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Giuseppe Dedoni opened the button to 200,000. Malcolm Franchi put in his last 60,000 chips having lost 800,000 to Dedoni the previous hand after he caught Franchi bluffing with king-high.
Mariusz Golinski called in the big blind. He check-folded to a bet of 150,000 on the flop of K?2?A?. Dedoni and Franchi showed down.
Malcolm Franchi: 9?7?
Giuseppe Dedoni: A?6?
Franchi was drawing to running hearts and he didn't find one on the J? turn. The 8? confirmed his exit from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
|
2,250,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Omar Del Pino was left short after losing with K?10? against the A?Q? of Christopher Wood. The board ran out Q?4?5?J?3?.
The next hand Youngshin Im put Del Pino all in for his last 50,000, with the rest of his stack already in the middle in blinds and ante.
Omar Del Pino: Q?3?
Youngshin Im: 8?4?
Im made two pair across the Q?8?4?7?A? runout to eliminate Del Pino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,450,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Christopher Brammer opened the action with a raise to 160,000. When the action arrived at Cyril Mira, he moved all in, and Claudio Di Giacomo also moved all in from his direct left. Brammer took some time but ultimately folded.
Cyril Mira: Q?10?
Claudio Di Giacomo: A?Q?
The dealer put out the 7?9?4? flop. The turn was the 7?, giving Mira some extra outs, but the 6? on the river was not one of them, and he was eliminated in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
|
2,900,000
-1,070,000
|
-1,070,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000