2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

�25,000 NL Hold'em III
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
96
Prize
€71,072
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€216,090
Entries
9
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
2,000 / 4,000
Ante
4,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Kulev and Mateos Chop Up Lefrancois

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Alex Kulev - Adrian Mateos
Alex Kulev - Adrian Mateos

Alex Kulev opened to 5,500 from the hijack and Adrian Mateos three-bet to 16,000 from the next seat. Pascal Lefrancois then four-bet jammed a stack of 110,000 from the big blind and Kulev re-shoved with the chip lead. Mateos snap-called with Lefrancois covered.

Pascal Lefrancois: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Adrian Mateos: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Alex Kulev: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

"That's good for you!" Kulev told Lefrancois, who was behind but the only player with immediate outs.

But he couldn't hit one of those two outs as the board ran out {8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{j-Spades} to mark the Canadian's elimination as Mateos and Kulev split the pot.

"You had him covered?" Kulev cheekily asked Mateos as he tried, to no avail, to get a bigger share.

Pascal Lefrancois
Pascal Lefrancois
Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
440,000
48,000
48,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
180,000
43,500
43,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosAlex KulevPascal Lefrancois

Mateos Hits a Rough Patch in the Blinds

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

Alex Kulev limped in from the small blind and Adrian Mateos raised to 8,000 in the big blind. Kulev responded with a re-raise to 32,000 and Mateos called.

The dealer fanned the flop of {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Kulev counted out a bet of 40,000 which got Mateos to quickly fold.

On the next hand, Mateos raised to 9,000 from the small blind and Philip Sternheimer three-bet to 28,500 in the big blind. Mateos called and the flop of {3-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} was spread across the felt.

Mateos checked to Sternheimer who bet 18,000 and Mateos called. The turn was the {6-Spades} and Mateos checked again. Sternheimer put together a bet of 40,000 and Mateos snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
392,000
30,000
30,000
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
192,000
34,000
34,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
136,500
-86,500
-86,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Philip SternheimerAlex KulevAdrian Mateos

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Lefrancois Raises Oosterbaan

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Arnold Oosterbaan completed in the small blind and Pascal Lefrancois raised to 6,000 in the big blind. Oosterbaan called.

Oosterbaan checked on the flop of {4-Hearts}{10-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and Lefrancois bet 3,500. Oosterbaan called. Oosterbaan checked again on the {j-Clubs} turn and Lefrancois checked back.

The {10-Diamonds} river completed the board and Oosterbaan led out for 5,500. Lefrancois raised to 33,000 and Oosterbaan used through two time banks before surrendering his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
100,000
27,000
27,000
Arnold Oosterbaan nl
Arnold Oosterbaan
60,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Arnold OosterbaanPascal Lefrancois

Oosterbaan Gets Pressured Right Away

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After just re-taking his seat at the lone table in play, Arnold Oosterbaan found himself deep in another big pot with Alex Kulev. A completed board of {q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} was spread across the table with around 70,000 in the middle already.

Oosterbaan checked from the big blind and Alex Kulev moved out a bet of 175,000. Oosterbaan went deep into the tank for at least two minutes, using four of his time banks. He eventually folded and Kulev raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
362,000
42,000
42,000
Arnold Oosterbaan nl
Arnold Oosterbaan
75,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Alex KulevArnold Oosterbaan

Kulev Loses Two Small Pots

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Alex Kulev defended from the big blind. The flop came {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Kulev check-called a bet of 3,000 from Mateos.

The turn brought the {5-Hearts} and Kulev checked again. Mateos fired out a bet of 13,000 this time and Kulev let his hand go.

A couple of hands later, Kulev raised to 4,500 on the button. Philip Sternheimer three-bet to 21,500 from the big blind and Kulev was forced to dump his cards again.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
320,000
-5,000
-5,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
223,000
-19,500
-19,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
158,000
-1,500
-1,500

Tags: Adrian MateosAlex KulevPhilip Sternheimer

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Mateos Wins with a Raise

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Alex Kulev called from the big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and both players checked to the {8-Diamonds} on the turn.

Kulev led out with a bet of 4,000 and Mateos dropped in a raise to what looked like 13,000. Kulev instantly folded and Mateos pulled the chips back into his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
325,000
30,000
30,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
242,500
63,500
63,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
159,500
-45,500
-45,500
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
73,000
-34,000
-34,000

Tags: Alex KulevAdrian Mateos

Mateos Flop a Full House to Eliminate Oosterbaan

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Arnold Oosterbaan
Arnold Oosterbaan

A completed board of {6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} was spread across the felt and Arnold Oosterbaan was getting up from his seat. Adrian Mateos had tabled {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} for a flopped full house and the stack sizes were just being confirmed.

Mateos just had enough to cover Oosterbaan, bringing the field down to four players.

According to the tournament director, if the field gets down to three players, late registration will be closed and the players will have the option of playing it out tonight or returning tomorrow.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
179,000
90,500
90,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Arnold Oosterbaan nl
Arnold Oosterbaan
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosArnold Oosterbaan