€25,000 NL Hold'em II | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

2023-12-09 18:29 UTC+2

Mokri Dents Pardo in Consecutive Pots

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Nível 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 5,500 from early position before Juan Pardo made it 18,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Mokri who four-bet to 45,500 and Pardo quickly folded.

Mokri raised the following hand to 5,500 and Pardo again reraised it 18,000. There was no four-bet this time as Mokri just called.

Action checked through to the river for the board to read 9♥3♠6♠A♥4♥. Mokri led out for 43,000 and after using a time bank card, Pardo called.

Mokri tabled his A♣Q♣ for a pair of aces and Pardo conceded the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kayhan Mokri	270,000 90,000	90,000
Juan Pardo	180,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Kayhan Mokri

2023-12-09 18:28 UTC+2

Shimizu and Kobayashi Take From O'Dwyer

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Nível 8 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 5,500 from middle position and was called by Nozomu Shimizu from the button. Dimitar Danchev and Niklas Astedt also called from the blinds.

O'Dwyer continued for 5,000 on the 8♦3♥2♣ flop. Shimizu made it 14,500. The blinds folded and O'Dwyer did the same.

The hand after, O'Dwyer raised to 5,500 and Hirokazu Kobayashi defended his big blind.

Kobayashi check-called for 3,500 on the J♦7♦6♠ flop before the J♥ turn and 9♦ river checked through to showdown. Kobayashi had a pair of sevens with Kx7x and O'Dwyer mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Hirokazu Kobayashi	240,000 20,000	20,000
Steve O'Dwyer	240,000 -10,000	-10,000

Dimitar Danchev	210,000

Nozomu Shimizu	180,000 40,000	40,000
Niklas Astedt	144,000 -31,000	-31,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Hirokazu Kobayashi Niklas Astedt Nozomu Shimizu Steve O'Dwyer

2023-12-09 18:20 UTC+2

Okamura Hits the Flop, Pardo Smacks the Turn

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Nível 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 6,000 in early position, Ole Schemion three-bet to 16,000 in the cutoff, and Danchev moved all in. Schemion folded and Danchev showed K♦K♠ as he took the pot.

Danchev raised to 6,000 again the next hand before Motoyoshi Okamura moved all in for 40,000 in the hijack. Juan Pardo reshoved from the small blind and Danchev folded.

Motoyoshi Okamura: A♦Q♣
Juan Pardo: J♦J♣

The flop came 10♠5♠A♣ and Okamura took the lead with a pair of aces. The turn, though, was the J♠ and Pardo made a set. Okamura missed the 2♠ river as Pardo took the rest of his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Juan Pardo	260,000 46,000	46,000
Dimitar Danchev	210,000 30,000	30,000

Ole Schemion	82,000 -18,000	-18,000
Motoyoshi Okamura	Eliminado

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Juan Pardo Motoyoshi Okamura Ole Schemion

2023-12-09 18:13 UTC+2

Pardo Smacks the Flop

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Nível 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 5,500 from early position and was called by Juan Pardo on his direct left. Motoyoshi Okamura also came along from the big blind.

Action checked to Pardo on the K♦6♦5♦ flop and he bet 4,000. Okamura made it 16,000, forcing out Mokri. Pardo opted to stick around.

Okamura sized up to 28,000 on the 4♣ turn. Pardo moved all in for 78,500 just before his shot clock hit zero. The decision was back on Okamura who used up a time bank card before flicking in calling chips.

Pardo had a flush with his Q♦J♦ while Okamura had A♦J♣ for the nut-flush draw. The 7♠ completed the board and Pardo booked a quick double-up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Juan Pardo	214,000 114,000	114,000
Motoyoshi Okamura	53,000 -97,000	-97,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Kayhan Mokri Motoyoshi Okamura

2023-12-09 18:08 UTC+2

Shimizu Takes Out Schemion

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Nível 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ole Schemion moved all in for 15,000 under the gun and Steve O'Dwyer called in middle position. Nozomu Shimizu, on his first hand of the event, then reshoved from the cutoff and O'Dwyer folded.

Ole Schemion: A♦J♦
Nozomu Shimizu: 5♦5♠

Schemion picked up a straight draw to go with his overcards on the K♣10♣8♠ flop, but he missed the 6♣ turn and 4♥ river and was sent to the rail.

Schemion quickly headed off to the registration desk and took his seat back at the table a few minutes later.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Steve O'Dwyer	250,000 -5,000	-5,000

Nozomu Shimizu	140,000 40,000	40,000
Ole Schemion	100,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Nozomu Shimizu Ole Schemion Steve O'Dwyer

2023-12-09 18:06 UTC+2

Okamura Doesn't Waste Time Stacking Chips

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Nível 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Hirokazu Kobayashi raised to 5,000 under the gun and Motoyoshi Okamura, playing his first hand of the tournament, called in the hijack. Dimitar Danchev and Niklas Astedt also came along from the blinds.

The flop came 2♥J♥3♥ and action checked to Okamura who bet 15,000. Only Astedt called and they went heads-up to the 2♠ turn.

Both players checked and Astedt led out for 18,000 on the 7♣ river. Okamura then raised to 50,000 and Astedt used a time bank before folding, showing the K♥.

"Show one," Astedt asked and Okamura allowed him to choose one. Astedt picked the 10♥ as Okamura took down his first pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Hirokazu Kobayashi	220,000 -20,000	-20,000
Dimitar Danchev	180,000 -20,000	-20,000

Niklas Astedt	175,000 -15,000	-15,000
Motoyoshi Okamura	150,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Hirokazu Kobayashi Motoyoshi Okamura Niklas Astedt

Nível: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

2023-12-09 17:50 UTC+2

Mini EPT Prague Online Has $40K in Added Value

Nível 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

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2023-12-09 17:38 UTC+2

Extended Break

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Nível 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players agreed to extend the scheduled break to 20 minutes and headed away from the table.

Motoyoshi Okamura, Nozomu Shimizu, and Juan Pardo joined the field during the break.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Motoyoshi Okamura	100,000 100,000	100,000
Nozomu Shimizu	100,000 100,000	100,000
Juan Pardo	100,000

2023-12-09 17:37 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Leaves Schemion on Fumes

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Nível 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ole Schemion opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and called when Steve O'Dwyer made it 18,000 from the button.

The J♥10♦6♠ flop checked through to the 7♥ turn, prompting Schemion to fire out a bet of 19,000. O'Dwyer thought for about 20 seconds before announcing all in for 109,000. Schemion called as the slightly bigger stack.

Steve O'Dwyer: A♥3♥
Ole Schemion: K♥10♥

Schemion was ahead, while O'Dwyer had a flush draw to go along with his overcard.

The A♠ completed the board and O'Dwyer got there with a pair of aces to secure the double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Steve O'Dwyer	255,000 145,000	145,000

Hirokazu Kobayashi	240,000
Dimitar Danchev	200,000 15,000	15,000

Niklas Astedt	190,000 2,000	2,000
Kayhan Mokri	180,000 20,000	20,000
Ole Schemion	17,000 -124,000	-124,000