€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

Dec 14, 2023

Kolarik Takes Out Guler, Wagner Lays Down the Winner

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Adam Wagner raised to 13,000 in early position before Suhan Guler moved all in for 118,000 in the small blind. Tomas Kolarik in the big blind used a time bank before calling.

Wagner buried his face in his hands as he went into the tank, using two time banks before folding J♦J♣ face up.

Suhan Guler: A♦10♦
Tomas Kolarik: A♥Q♣

Guler was dominated by Kolarik's superior ace and found no help on the 7♣5♠5♣K♥9♥ board as he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Adam Wagner Suhan Guler Tomas Kolarik

Dec 14, 2023

Ten Haven Sends Smith Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Smith was already all in and at risk for around 100,000 from the small blind against Duco ten Haven, who had Smith covered on the button.

Michael Smith: 7♣7♦
Duco ten Haven: A♠3♠

Smith was a favorite to double, but the K♥J♥A♣8♠3♣ runout left Ten Haven with two pair and Smith was eliminated.

Tags: Duco ten Haven Michael Smith

Dec 14, 2023

Zima Pairs Up to Double

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Matthew Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Grigory Zima shoved from the button for 40,000 and Kazuyuki Tanemura called in the small blind. The big blind folded and the two players flipped their cards, with Zima at risk.

Grigory Zima: K♦J♠
Kazuyuki Tanemura: 6♠5♠

The board ran out K♣9♣A♣9♦3♦. Zima flopped a pair of kings, two pair with the nines on board to win the pot and double up his stack.

Tags: Grigory Zima Kazuyuki Tanemura

Dec 14, 2023

Eljach Gets Revenge, Then Doubles Zoufri

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Omar Eljach eliminated Jacob Amsellem right before the break to climb above 1,000,000, exacting a bit of revenge after Amsellem had eliminated him from the WSOP Europe Main Event last month.

Shortly after coming back from break, Vincent Meli raised to 12,000 in early position and Abdelhakim Zoufri called in the small blind. Eljach then moved all in and Meli folded, but Zoufri called for 70,000.

Abdelhakim Zoufri: 9♣9♠
Omar Eljach: K♣7♣

The board ran out J♥3♦2♥3♥10♣ and Zoufri's nines stayed in the lead to earn him a double up.

"He has a lot of chips. He can do anything," a tablemate said.

"It's nothing personal. This one was personal," Eljach said, pointing at Amsellem's empty seat.

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Jacob Amsellem Omar Eljach Vincent Meli

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Dec 14, 2023

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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Dec 14, 2023

PokerStars Announces Full Five Stop 2024 EPT Schedule; Paris and Cyprus Return

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

PokerStars has unveiled the full schedule for the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) season, which shows five destinations, including a return to EPT Paris and EPT Cyprus. Both Paris and Cyprus made their EPT debut in 2023, and they return for 2024, much to the delight of the players.

EPT Paris is the first stop of the 2024 European Poker Tour season. It takes place between February 14-25 at a new venue. The stunning Le Palais des Congres has a 120-table capacity, meaning there will be a more extensive schedule for the festival. Cedric Billot, Associate Director for Live Events and Operations, believes the new-look EPT Paris could be one of the largest EPT festivals on record.

Check out the full schedule

Dec 14, 2023

First Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players in the field are now on their first 20-minute break of the day. Of the 175 players who sat down for Day 3, just 138 remain.

Here are some highlights from Level 16:

Dec 14, 2023

Rivered Set Earns Garcia Double KO

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Ben Weiss

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

An incredible hand unfolded just before the first break of Day 3.

It was all in three ways preflop, involving Cesar Garcia from the small blind, Andy Graf from the hijack and Joao Mestre from the cutoff, with the Spaniard covering both.

Andy Graf: K♦Q♥
Joao Mestre: A♥K♣
Cesar Garcia: 10♥10♣

The flop of 2♥4♣A♠ put Dominguez in third place in the hand.

A 9♠ turn came, and Mestre looked set to earn a triple-up.

But a 10♠ on the river gave Garcia a set and sent Mestre and Graf to the rail.

Tags: Andy Graf Cesar Garcia Joao Mestre

Dec 14, 2023

Sargsyan Runs Into Neugebauer's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aram Sargsyan was all in for 110,000 from middle position and up against Max Neugebauer in the big blind.

Aram Sargsyan: A♦Q♣
Max Neugebauer: K♣K♦

Sargsyan was looking for an ace to stay alive, but none arrived on the 8♥7♣3♠3♦9♥ board as Neugebauer's kings stayed in front. Sargsyan departed the table so quickly he forgot his bag on the back of his seat and a tournament official had to track him down before he left the room.

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Max Neugebauer