Jeffrey Hakim got up from his seat, grabbed his iPad, and was about to get escorted to the payout desk. Before that happened, he told us how his final hand played out.
It was opened to 11,000 and the small blind had three bet to 30,500. Hakim woke up with jacks in the big blind als made it 54,000. The initial raiser folded but the small blind pushed. Hakim called it off and was up against ace-queen.
"Fout hearts on the board" said Hakim, indicating his opponent made a flush. Hakim left in 142nd place, netting him €9,610.
As expected the action has kicked in very quickly with many short stacks getting their chips in preflop. Wilfried Harig's bustout was slightly different. He defended his big blind with a tiny stack and to find a gutshot on a flop of only to join the rail two community cards later as his opponent held up with .
Marcin Chmielewski followed next after failing to improve with against on a board of . Adam Martinsson and Silvestros Chasilas also ran out of chips, the latter couldn't get there with the against Olivier Busquet's . The board ran out .
Last but not least Sandrine Rousseau was all in for her last 13,000 and got called by Bjorn Wiesler with out of the big blind. Rousseau was ahead preflop with but the German improved on the board.
The action folded all the way around to Shannon Shorr on the button who moved all in for 102,500 in chips. Miltiadis Kyriakides was on the big blind and made the quick call before both players tabled their cards.
Kyriakides:
Shorr:
The board ran out to see Kyriakides hold with his ace-high as Shorr was sent to the rail.
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One more hand would be played before the players were sent into the second break and Mickey Petersen was all in for his last 11,000 chips. He got called by Peter Turmezey and Stephen Graner, both opponents checked down the flop. Graner then bet the turn and Turmezey folded.
Petersen had gotten it in ahead with but was already drawing dead against the of Graner, the meaningless on the river completed the board.
At the same time, Mirko Acksel and Sergej Choroskov were sent to the rail as well and all three claimed the min-cash of €8,970.
Christian Favale bubbles the 2014 EPT Prague Main Event
The action folded around to Mustapha Kanit in the cut off who made a raise. Team PokerStars Online Pro Christian Favale then three bet to 25,000 in chips. Both blinds folded their hands before Kanit was presented with another option. He bumped it up once more to 63,000 applying the pressure back on Favale.
Favale tanked for a few minutes and five bet to 105,000 in chips. Kanit paused for a few seconds before announcing all in. Favale let out a sigh and moved all in for an additional 150,000 and was snap called.
The media crowded around the table and with the all clear the players tabled their cards.
Favale:
Kanit:
Favale was at risk for his tournament life and dominated by Kanit’s pair of aces. There would be no help as the board ran out to see Favale receive the unfortunate title of “bubble boy”.
Pascal Pflock opened the action for 8,000 and, with one other caller, Idan Raviv three-bet to 26,500 from the button. The blinds folded, Pflcok called and it with the other caller folding it went heads up to a flop of .
Pflock checked called a bet of 34,000 and they saw the turn come the . Raviv’s bet of 51,000 was again called by Pflock, and on the river they both checked.
Pflock turned over his and the flopped set was good as Raviv mucked.
to find a gutshot on a flop of 
only to join the rail two community cards later as his opponent held up with 
against 
on a board of 
. Adam Martinsson and Silvestros Chasilas also ran out of chips, the latter couldn't get there with the 
. The board ran out 
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but the German improved on the 
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flop. Graner then bet the 
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. Raviv’s bet of 51,000 was again called by Pflock, and on the river 
and the flopped set was good as Raviv mucked.
