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2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague

€10,300 High Roller
Dias: 1
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague

Resultado Final
Vencedor
Mão Vencedora
33
Prémio
€487,180
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€3,028,200
Entradas
309
Informações sobre o nível
Nível
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy Leads After Day 1 of Record-Breaking EPT Prague High Roller

Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Igor Yaroshevskyy
Igor Yaroshevskyy

With a big €50,000 Super High Roller, a record-breaking Main Event, and a buzzing Hilton Prague Hotel for all side events during festival, people could only imagine how big the €10,300 High Roller would get. Would the record set last year with 137 players and 39 reentries be broken? Let's find out.

YearChampionEntriesTrendTop Prize
2010Nichlas Mattsson26--€127,000
2011John Andress50+24€176,400
2012Marvin Rettenmaier108+58€365,300
2013Ivan Soshnikov176+68€382,050

A resounding yes was the answer straight out of the gate. After the 10 one-hour levels were done for Day 1, the tournament clock showed a total of 294 entries, of which 63 players reentered. Registration will remain open till 11:45 a.m. local time Tuesday morning, and after that, and only after registration closes, a table draw will be released.

The amount of notables in an event like this is as long as you'll find anywhere. Every table had at least one player who had won a major event, the World Series of Poker Main Event champion Martin Jacobson and runner-up Felix Stephensen were present, there were tons of former European Poker Tour winners, and millions and millions of dollars in tournament earnings were represented.

Not only was the amount of notables long, but the list of remarkable hands witnessed was extensive as well. Let's take a look.

First, there was Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier's straight flush versus Govert Metaal's full house. Grospellier had opened before the flop, and Metaal made the call in position. Andrey Andreev called from the small blind, and then he checked to Grospellier on the {Q-Hearts}{A-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop. The French Team PokerStars Pro bet 2,500, Metaal made the call, and Andreev called.

All three men checked the {A-Clubs} on the turn and so the {9-Hearts} was seen without a charge. Andreev checked again, and Grospellier bet out 12,200. Metaal thought for a little bit and then just called. Andreev called as well. Grospellier proudly showed his {J-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a straight flush. Metaal confidently turned over the {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, but then realized seconds later that he was beat. Andreev double checked his cards one last time, flashed an ace, and mucked to give Grospellier the pot.

Then there was the big exchange between Martin Kabrhel and Steve O'Dwyer, or should we say monologue? We dubbed it the "Kabrhel Cabaret."

In one of the last hands before the final break, Kabrhel opened to 2,000, and Dmitry Nemirovsky made the call in the cutoff seat. O'Dwyer came along from the big blind, and the flop came down {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{J-Clubs}. O'Dwyer checked, Kabrhel bet 3,000, Nemirovsky folded, and O'Dwyer called. O'Dwyer check-called another 8,000 on the {Q-Diamonds} turn, and the {7-Clubs} fell on the river. O'Dwyer bet out 22,000, which prompted the show to start.

While O'Dwyer gave Kabrhel his famous death stare, Kabrhel began talking.

"Flush?" he asked to a non-answering O'Dwyer. "Flush?"

Still no reply.

"Time, Table 18!" shouted the dealer. Not only was O'Dwyer not responding, but neither was the floor. "Time, Table 18!" the dealer shouted in repeat.

"It's OK, no worry," said Kabrhel with a kind of serious face.

"Yeah... time, Table 18!" repeated the dealer.

"So Steve, you want a call or not?" asked Kabrhel again.

"Time, Table 18!" the dealer kept shouting.

"Be a man, Steve," prodded Kabrhel. "Yes or no? Flush?"

In the meantime, a floor person had finally come over and given Kabrhel the one-minute countdown warning.

"One? Really?" said Kabhrel with a not too serious tone of voice as he had been given the notice many times before in his long poker career. "But I need advice from Steve! So yes or no?"

O'Dwyer was listening, but wasn't making a noise.

"You don't speak with me?" kept on Kabrhel. "No? Why not?"

With just a few seconds to go, Kabrhel made the call, and O'Dwyer immediately tabled the {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for a full house.

"I was asking you!" said Kabrhel with a smile.

"I know," said O'Dwyer, "but I just wanted to hear you talk."

"Nice call preflop," commented Kabrhel. "I like it. Nice call preflop. That was the only reason I called, because I thought you fold that s*** preflop."

O'Dwyer lost a huge hand not much later when he ran ace-king into Igor Yaroshevskyy's aces, which catapulted the latter into the chip lead. O'Dwyer was relegated to the role of short stack and busted not much later. Kabrhel did much better, finishing with 316,000 in chips — second to end the day.

O'Dwyer didn't reenter straight away, but he still has the option to give it one more try as long as he makes up his mind before 15 minutes prior to the start of Day 2. And why he may not have reentered, several others did.

Team PokerStars Pro Online's Isaac Haxton fired two bullets, but saw them both gone before the dinner break. Benny Spindler and several others tried twice, but they had no chips to bag at the end of day, either. EPT Prague €50,000 Super High Roller winner Leonid Markin was the first to bust, then reentered and didn't do much better on his second bullet.

Andrew Chen, Dermot Blain, Mukul Pahuja, and Jean-Noel Thorel also busted before the day's finish.

On the contrary, Dan Shak, Ole Schemion, Kevin MacPhee, Jonathan Little, Ankush Mandavia, and Mike Watson all bagged up very good stacks to take into Day 2.

There are 137 survivors after the first 10 levels of play, and the tournament will resume at 12 p.m. local time with the goal being to play down to 8 players, or 10 levels, whichever comes first. The first level will be 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante and the levels will again be an hour long. Play should be done at about 11:45 p.m. at the latest on the penultimate day of play from Prague.

While you wait for Day 2 to begin, be sue to check out the following "My First EPT" video with voice of the tour, James Hartigan:

Tags: Benny SpindlerBertrand GrospellierFelix StephensenGovert MetaalIgor YaroshevskyyIsaac HaxtonIsmail ErkenovIvan SoshnikovLeonid MarkinMartin JacobsonMartin KabrhelMarvin RettenmaierSimon RavnsbaekSteve O'Dwyer

O'Dwyer Loses a 326,400 Pot

Nível 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

We missed the first raise, but we did see 8,500 in front of Steve O'Dwyer in the hijack just now. The cutoff, button and both blinds had folded and the action was back on initial raiser Igor Yaroshevskyy. The man from the Ukraine four bet to 21,500 and not much later O'Dwyer had 50,000 in front of him as a five bet. Yaroshevskyy shoved all in for 161,900 and O'Dwyer reluctantly called.

He sighed and he rolled his eyes a little bit as he saw he was in need of a lot of help with his {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} as Yaroshevskyy showed {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}.

The {Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{J-Clubs} on the flop guaranteed O'Dwyer at least a sweat till the river as there was no card that could pop up on the turn that would leave him drawing dead. So the hope for the suck out on O'Dwyers parts was still alive after the {9-Diamonds} hit the turn, but it vanished into thin air with the {K-Spades} on the river. O'Dwyer paired up but it wasn't enough.

O'Dwyer counted out 161,900 from his stack, sighed one last time, and continued with 34,100.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
326,400
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
34,100 -135,900

Tags: Igor YaroshevskyySteve O'Dwyer

"Be a Man Steve, Yes or No? Flush?" - Kabrhel Cabaret Ends with O'Dwyer Winning Big Hand

Nível 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Martin Kabrhel
Martin Kabrhel

In one of the last hands before the break Martin Kabrhel opened to 2,000 and Dmitry Nemirovsky made the call in the cutoff. Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind came along for the ride and the flop came {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{J-Clubs}.

O'Dwyer checked, Kabrhel bet 3,000, Nemirovsky folded, O'Dwyer called. O'Dwyer check called another 8,000 on the {Q-Diamonds} turn and the {7-Clubs} fell on the river. O'Dwyer bet out 22,000 and now the big show started.

While O'Dwyer gave Kabrhel his famous death stare, Kabrhel started a monologue. "Flush?" he asked to a non answering O'Dwyer, "Flush?" Still no reply from O'Dwyer.

"Time table 18!" shouted the dealer. Not only O'Dwyer wasn't replying, no floor answered either. "Time table 18!"

"It's ok, no worry" said Kabrhel with a kind of serious face, "Yeah... Time table 18!" repeated the dealer.

"So Steve, you want a call or not?"

"Time table 18!"

"Be a man Steve, yes or no? Flush?"

In the meantime a floor finally had come over and had given Kabrhel the one minute countdown warning. "One? Really?" said Kabhrel with a not too serious tone of voice as he had been given the notice many times before in his long poker career. "But I need advice from Steve! So yes or no?"

O'Dwyer was listening, but wasn't saying a damn thing. "You don't speak with me? No? Why not? asked Kabrhel.

With just a few second to go Kabrhel made the call. O'Dwyer immediately tabled {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for the full house.

"I was asking you!" said Kabrhel with a smile. "I know," said O'Dwyer "but I just wanted to hear you talk."

"Nice call pre flop. I like it. Nice call pre flop" said a now somewhat bitter sounding Kabrhel. "That was the only reason I called, because I thought you fold that shit pre flop."

O'Dwyer just stacked the chips and left Kabrhel blaze it off a bit. The home town player stood up from the table and went for a little walk. O'Dwyer is up to about 170,000, Kabrhel still has well over 100,000 left.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
170,000 15,000
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
111,000 -39,000

Tags: Martin KabrhelSteve O'Dwyer

"ElkY" Makes a Straight Flush, Metaal Can Muck his Full House

Nível 7 : 400/800, 100 ante
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (photo: Main Event)
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (photo: Main Event)

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier opened before the flop and Metaal made the call in position. Andrey Andreev in the small blind came along for the ride as well.

Andreev checked to "ElkY" on {Q-Hearts}{A-Spades}{10-Hearts} and the French PokerStars Team Pro bet out 2,500. Metaal made the call, Andreev called again also.

All three of them checked the {A-Clubs} on the turn and so the {9-Hearts} was seen without a charge. Andreev checked again and Grospellier bet out 12,200. Metaal thought for a little bit, and than just called. Andreev called instantly as well.

Grospellier proudly showed his {J-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a straight flush. Metaal confidently turned over {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and only saw mili seconds later that he was beat. Andreev double checked his cards one last time, flashed at least an ace (we couldn't see the other card), and mucked as well.

Grospellier and Metaal laughed and discussed how the hand could have turned out differently if Metaal had raised the flop, bet the turn, or raised the river.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
EPT 1X Winner
PokerStars
150,000 93,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
145,000 -20,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

"Lets Make a Deal" - Lets Not

Nível 7 : 400/800, 100 ante
David Boyaciyan
David Boyaciyan

Chris Hunichen opened from middle position and David Boyaciyan three bet on the button to 4,000. Sotirios Koutoupas, who finished runner up to Ramzi Jelassi in the Prague Main Event two years ago when Boyaciyan finished third, cold called from the big blind. Hunichen made the call as well.

Koutoupas and Hunichen checked on {9-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{A-Spades} and Boyaciyan bet 3,800 in position. Koutoupas instantly folded, Hunichen made the call. Hunichen check called another 7,200 without giving it too much seat on the {J-Hearts} turn. The {7-Spades} on the river made Hunichen check again and Boyaciyan bet out 15,100 with 15,000 behind.

Hunichen needed some time and started talking after some minutes. "Lets make a deal; if I fold I'll show you what I had, if you show what you had." No response from Boyaciyan who was sitting there relaxed, playing a bit with the toothpick in his mouth.

Hunichen continued "Can you beat a set? You have kings or ace-king?" Still no reply from Boyaciyan. "Do you really have kings?" asked Hunichen.

Eventually the American folded and Boyaciyan quietly mucked. "Show the bluff and you're my hero!" laughed Hunichen. "[I'm] not good enough to bluff" said Boyaciyan with a mysterious smirk on his face. "Yeah you are, you might have pulled one right there!" Hunichen replied. "Not good enough to bluff" replied Boyaciyan again with a little bit bigger smile this time around.

"I made the same laydown on the same runout in Florida in the $10 Million. I was wrong there, really makes me wonder," Hunichen said now to no one in particular. "Cant always be a bluff" replied the new button. In the meantime, the next hand was dealt, Boyaciyan was done stacking, and Hunichen raised again. Boyaciyan is up to 65,000 in chips.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
David Boyaciyan nl
David Boyaciyan
65,000 33,000

Tags: Chris HunichenDavid Boyaciyan

Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood Jan. 22-Feb. 11, 2015 feat. a $3 Million Guaranteed Championship

Nível 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Dec. 10, 2014) — The Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida Jan. 22-Feb. 11, 2015 held in the resort’s ballrooms. The series will feature 21 main events along with several secondary events and qualifiers. The exciting live poker action culminates with the Seminole Hard Rock WPT Lucky Hearts $3 Million Guaranteed Championship February 5-11, with a $3,500 buy-in and six starting flights. The live-streamed Championship final table will be held at the resort’s Paradise Live theater in Seminole Paradise.

LHPO schedule can be found at www.SHRPO.com.

The annual series kicks-off on Jan. 22 at 11a.m. with a four-day $570 buy-in Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em event featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool with six starting flights.

Super Bowl weekend will bring even more action with the WPTDeepStacks (WPTDS) which will kick-off its 2015 tour at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. WPTDS is a one-of-a-kind partnership between the world’s most established poker tour, WPT® and the world’s fastest growing poker tour, the DSPT. The $1,100 buy-in, $300,000 Guarantee WPTDeepStacks-Hollywood will start Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. in the resort’s ballrooms.

Other highlight tournaments a four-day $350 buy-in Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, $250,000 Guarantee from Jan. 25-28 and a four-day $150 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em $150,000 Guarantee from Jan. 28-31.

Satellite events for the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Jan. 22-Feb 10, 2015.

Registration for all LHPO events will be open Dec. 15, 2015. To participate, players must obtain a free “Wild Card” at the Player’s Club or in The Poker Room at Seminole Paradise. Located on State Road 7 (U.S. 441) in Hollywood, Florida. Take I-95, exit Stirling Rd. and travel west to 1 Seminole Way.

For more information and schedule visit www.SHRPO.com.

Tags: Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open

A Leopard Can't Change Its Spots

Nível 6 : 300/600, 75 ante
Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

Ole Schemion is up to his old tricks again. That trick is easy to describe (amassing chips), hard to learn.

On a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{8-Spades} Schemion was seen betting 3,150 from the cutoff. His opponent on the button, Patrick Sacrispeyre, threw in two 5,000 chips. We're not sure if he made it 10,000 or said a number he wanted to raise to with that move. We are sure that Schemion three bet to 17,150 though. Sacrispeyre thought for a minute or two before moving in. Schemion snap called.

Patrick Sacrispeyre: {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Ole Schemion: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The turn and river didn't help Sacrispeyre and the man from Morocco made his way to the exit. Schemion was still stacking chips minutes later.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
154,000 58,000

Tags: Ole SchemionPatrick Sacrispeyre

Mandavia Busts Haxton

Nível 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

Right before the break we walked up to Isaac Haxton's table, but the Team PokerStars Pro Online player just got up and left the tournament area. He might be back later, but he'll have to pony up another €10,000 to get back in the tournament.

Ankush Mandavia was busy stacking the chips. Upon request he told us that Haxton had opened from middle position to 700 and the cutoff had three bet to 1,500. From the small blind Mandavia had made it 5,100 with {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and Haxton had shoved for 14,200. The cutoff folded but Mandavia made the call.

Haxton had turned out to go to battle with {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} but wouldn't win the showdown. Mandavia, who started a little late after a long night of online poker, already up to 65,000.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Ankush Mandavia us
Ankush Mandavia
65,000 15,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
PokerStars
Eliminado

Tags: Ankush MandaviaIsaac Haxton

Haxton Trusts Opponent

Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

The action started with the player in the cut off raising to 600. He was called by Ihar Soika on the button before Isaac Haxton bumped it up to 2,700 from the small blind. Both players called before the dealer produced the {7-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop.

Haxton thought for half a minute before betting out 5,100 and was only called by the player in the cut off. When the {5-Hearts} fell on turn, Haxton took a little longer to slide out another 11,500 in chips. His opponent made the call before the {a-Hearts} completed the board.

Haxton reached for his chips and bet out 14,000 before his opponent splashed out a raise of 30,000 which had the PokerStars Team Pro covered.

For a few minutes Haxton looked puzzled, trying to contemplate what he was going to do. He sat back in his chair and shuffled chips in his hand, all whilest looking at the board and his opponent.

“I can’t really see how I can fold but I do believe you,” said Haxton.”Im feeling very trusty,” he added.

He picked up all his remaining chips in one hand and almost forced himself to call before tossing his cards into the muck instead.

“Show me the bluff! Show me the bluff,” he begged after the hand, as h watched his opponent muck his hand and rake in the pot.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
PokerStars
14,375 -28,825

Tags: Ihar SoikaIsaac Haxton

Metaal Hits Pure Two Outer to Double Up

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Govert Metaal
Govert Metaal

Govert Metaal is an easily identifiable player with his slick hair and a posh fedora on. He's a regular on the European Poker Tour (Super) High Rollers as well, so we had our eyes on him from the get go. That, and we speak the same language.

Metaal didn't start out too good today losing a rather big hand to an opponent with top set. It almost really went sour as he just got it in with just two outs left in the deck and only one card to go.

Metaal told us he had an open raise to 1,300 and a call in front of him and he squeezed to 4,800 with pocket nines. Both opponents made the call and Metaal bet 7,500 on {J-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{3-}. Just one opponent stuck around.

A {5-} fell on the turn and Metaal's opponent checked. The number 11 of the Dutch All Time Money List shoved all in and got called. It turned out Metaal's opponent had pocket fives for a turned set and Metaal was in dire straits for one of the two remaining nines in the deck.

Well, wouldn't you know it, the river was a nine and Metaal got what he asked for; a rivered set, and so he doubled. His opponent was left behind with about 16,000.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
85,000 42,700

Tags: Govert Metaal