2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€523,120
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€2,473,500
Entries
255
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Bhavin Khatri Eliminated in 11th Place (€45,270)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Bhavin Khatri
Bhavin Khatri

Bhavin Khatri moved all in from the small blind for 590,000. Matthias EIbinger made a big show of checking his first card in the big blind which was the {a-Hearts}. He then further scrutinised his second card and asked for a count. He eventually called.

Bhavin Khatri: {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Matthias Eibinger: {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

There was a seven on the {10-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop and a {6-Spades} on the turn offered additional straight outs, but the {4-Hearts} river and Khatri was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthias Eibinger
2,230,000
530,000
530,000
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Bhavin Khatri
Busted

Tags: Bhavin KhatriMatthias Eibinger

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 12th Place (€40,320)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress
Daniel Dvoress

Ludovic Geilich raised to 175,000 under the gun to leave him with 60,000 behind and Daniel Dvoress called, leaving himself 25,000 behind. Action made its way around to Masato Yokosawa in the big blind and he announced he was all in. Geilich and Dvoress both called for a three-way all-in situation.

Daniel Dvoress: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}
Ludovic Geilich: {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Masato Yokosawa: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Dvoress was ahead for the time being but that changed when the flop came {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, giving both other players a pair and putting Yokosawa out in front in position for a double knockout. However, the turn {10-Clubs} gave Geilich trips and the river {8-Hearts} completed the runout to give him the near triple, knocking out Dvoress along the way.

"Blessed," said somebody on the rail. "Must be nice."

Geilich responded as he stacked his chips, "Definitely not blessed, that's for sure." Nonetheless, he was able to stay alive as Dvoress exited the tournament in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Masato Yokosawa
1,075,000
-155,000
-155,000
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Ludovic Geilich
710,000
280,000
280,000
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Daniel Dvoress
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Daniel DvoressLudovic GeilichMasato Yokosawa

Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 13th Place (€40,320)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

George Wolff raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Fahredin Mustafov called from the big blind. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and both players checked to the {3-Diamonds} on the turn.

Mustafov led out with a bet of 55,000 and Wolff called to see the {7-Clubs} on the river. Mustafov jammed all in for 220,000 and Wolff pondered for a moment before making the call. Mustafov showed {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} for a missed straight and flush draw while Wolff held {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for the only pair.

Player Chips Progress
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George Wolff
1,100,000
390,000
390,000
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Fahredin Mustafov
Busted

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Kemal Aslan Eliminated in 14th Place (€36,610)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Kemal Aslan
Kemal Aslan

On a {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}{j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} board Simon Pedersen bet 85,000 from under the gun and Kemal Aslan called on the button.

The river was the {7-Clubs} and Pedersen announced all in. Aslan used a time extension before calling with {k-Spades}{q-Spades} for a pair of kings.

Pedersen turned over {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for the nut straight and Aslan was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Simon Pedersen
1,750,000
440,000
440,000
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Kemal Aslan
Busted

Tags: Simon PedersenKemal Aslan

Arsenii Karmatckii Eliminated in 15th Place (€36,610)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Arsenii Karmatckii
Arsenii Karmatckii

Arsenii Karmatckii saw action folded to him in the cutoff and limped in. Simon Lofberg was on the button and pumped it up to 75,000 and Karmatckii reraised all in once action got back to him. Lofberg went into the tank and eventually settled on a call, slamming a chip down on the felt to signify the action.

Arsenii Karmatckii: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Simon Lofberg: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Karmatckii looked poised for a double until the flop came {q-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, putting his top pair, top kicker firmly behind Lofberg's top two pair. He would need to find an ace or a ten to stay alive and would not do so as the turn {9-Spades} and river {4-Spades} completed the runout, resulting in his departure from the tournament in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Simon Lofberg
2,650,000
630,000
630,000
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Arsenii Karmatckii
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Arsenii KarmatckiiSimon Lofberg

Sam Greenwood Eliminated in 16th Place (€32,900)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood

Ludovic Geilich was under the gun and raised to 45,000, prompting action to fold around to Sam Greenwood in the big blind. Greenwood looked down at his hand and then looked over to the other table. He used up his shot clock and tossed in an extension, picking up the rest of his cards and fanning them out to count them. He proceeded to use every extension as play continued on the adjacent table and then went all in for his last few big blinds once he could wait no longer. Geilich quickly called.

Sam Greenwood: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
Ludovic Geilich: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

"I have a really good hand," said Greenwood as he turned over his hand, happy that he had not been dealt two rags in the big blind with such a short stack. However, he was still behind and his odds only deteriorated from there as the flop came {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. He said that maybe a club would come on the turn, but instead it fell {3-Spades} to give Geilich aces up and leave Greenwood drawing dead.

Geilich's hand was tabled barely in front of him in the two-seat so he took it and tossed it a little further out towards the middle of the table as the river fell {4-Hearts} to complete the runout with his two pair being displayed as the best hand, ending Greenwood's run at a second High Roller title for the series in the process.

Player Chips Progress
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Ludovic Geilich
800,000
200,000
200,000
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Sam Greenwood
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Ludovic GeilichSam Greenwood

Thi Nguyen Eliminated in 17th Place (€32,900)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Thi Nguyen
Thi Nguyen

Thi Nguyen was down to just 200,000 following a hand with Bhavin Khatri. The two were back it again when Nguyen shoved all in and Khatri called on the button.

Bhavin Khatri: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Thi Nguyen: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The flop came {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} to give Nguyen a pair of tens but the {q-Hearts} on the turn gave Khatri a pair of queens. The river was the {7-Clubs} and Nguyen was eliminated, bringing the field down to just two tables.

Player Chips Progress
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Bhavin Khatri
1,100,000
675,000
675,000
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Thi Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Thi NguyenBhavin Khatri

Who Will Be Victorious in the €10,000 EPT High Roller?

Masato Yokosawa
Masato Yokosawa

The final day of the 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague festival is about to get underway as the 2019 poker calendar begins to close out its season before the holidays. There will be 17 players returning to their seats in the €10,000 EPT High Roller but only one will come out on top in this 255-entry tournament.

After two days and 20 levels of poker, Simon Lofberg is currently leading the way with an impressive stack of 2,205,000 chips. Lofberg was the only player to crack the 2 million chip mark on Day 2 but his work isn't finished yet. Lofberg is in search of his largest career live tournament score but the competition will be tough when the cards go back in the air. Masato Yokosawa (1,685,000), George Wolff (1,115,000), and Yunye Lu (1,085,000) are the only other players with a seven-figure chip count.

There are plenty of others to keep an eye on moving forward including Gianluca Speranza (720,000), Matthias Eibinger (605,000), Ludovic Geilich (675,000), and Rainer Kempe (505,000). Sam Greenwood, Daniel Dvoress, and Tsugunari Toma are on the short stacks but they each have plenty of high-roller experience so don't count them out either.

EPT Prague €10,300 High Roller Seating Draw

SeatTable 1Chip CountTable 2Chip CountTable 3Chip Count
1Sam Greenwood110,000Rainer Kempe505,000Tsugunari Toma410,000
2Bhavin Khatri425,000Daniel Dvoress185,000Simon Pedersen505,000
3  Masato Yokosawa1,685,000  
4  Gianluca Speranza720,000George Wolff1,115,000
5Simon Lofberg2,205,000  Kemal Aslan850,000
6Ludovic Geilich675,000Matthias Eibinger605,000  
7Yunye Lu1,085,000  Fahredin Mustafov460,000
8Thi Nguyen595,000Arsenii Karmatckii665,000  

The action is scheduled to get underway at 12:30 p.m. local time with just one elimination away from breaking to two tables. The blinds will resume on level 21 at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. The levels will remain at 60 minutes throughout for the time being with a 20-minute break after every two levels. Each player will receive additional time extensions to begin the day as well as at the final table.

There is still plenty of money up for grabs as the day unfolds with the remaining players having already locked up €32,900. There will be significant pay jumps throughout the day with the winner taking home a cool €523,120.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to find out who will come out on top of this star-studded field and become the champion.

Tags: Daniel DvoressGeorge WolffGianluca SperanzaLudovic GeilichMasato YokosawaMatthias EibingerRainer KempeSam GreenwoodSimon LofbergTsugunari TomaYunye Lu