The 2024 European Poker Tour (WPT) Prague ran from December 4-15, and PokerNews was there all through capturing all of the motion. That included within the €5,300 EPT Important Occasion, which noticed Portugal’s Pedro Marquez prime a record-breaking area of 1,458 entries to win the event for €963,450 after a heads-up take care of Romania’s Paul Runcan.
Different facet occasion winners from the sequence included Paul Tedeschi, Andras Nemeth, and Thomas Santerne, who received an unbelievable three titles!
Beneath is a take a look at 5 thrilling and game-changing palms that the PokerNews Stay Reporting Staff caught throughout updates from the 2024 EPT Prague.
Try our recap of Pedro Marques profitable the EPT Prague right here!
Quads for Grafton
On Day 1 of the €50,000 EPT Tremendous Excessive Curler, it was Stage 8 (2,000/5,000/5,000) when reporter Will Shillibier noticed Sam Grafton elevate to 10,000 from underneath the gun and Artsiom Lasouski was the one caller. The pair checked the Q♣9♠7♥ flop and the flip was the 8♣.
Grafton checked and Lasouski wager 15,000. Grafton known as and the Q♥ accomplished the board. Grafton checked and Lasouski wager 30,000.
Grafton used a time financial institution earlier than check-raising to 142,000, leaving himself crumbs behind. Lasouski known as and Grafton tabled Q♠Q♦ for quads. Lasouski confirmed 7♣7♦ and the PokerStars Ambassador secured a late increase to his stack.
Quads for Sinclair Mud Drbal
On Day 3 of the €1,100 Eureka Important Occasion, simply 20 gamers remained in Stage 32 (100,000/200,000/200,000) when reporter Richard Hayes watched Vaclav Drbal open to 400,000 underneath the gun, and was known as by Jack Sinclair within the subsequent seat and Tim van Kemenade within the massive blind.
On the A♠8♠8♣ flop, Drbal continued with a wager of 400,000 and Sinclair known as. Van Kemenade then produced a check-raise to 1,400,000, earlier than Drbal three-bet jammed for five,350,000.
Sinclair took a while to suppose earlier than getting his stack of round 4,000,000 into the center, and, unbelievably, Van Kemenade moved his stack ahead, making a three-way all-in.
Vaclav Drbal: A♣Q♥Jack Sinclair: 8♦8♥Tim van Kemenade: A♥Ok♥
Sinclair was in dreamland with flopped quads leaving each of his opponents drawing lifeless. The Ok♣Q♣ runout accomplished the board, sending a small facet pot to Van Kemenade, and an enormous triple as much as Sinclair.
River Chaos as Mitrovic By accident Exhibits His Hand
On Day 1b of the €5,300 Important Occasion, it was early in Stage 2 (100/200/200) when reporter Kai Cocklin captured a extremely uncommon state of affairs unfold at Desk #11 throughout a hand between Paawan Bansal and Hrvoje Mitrovic.
In accordance with the motion recounted to PokerNews, the participant on the button opened the betting, Mitrovic known as from the small blind, and Bansal three-bet from the massive blind. The button folded, and Mitrovic known as to see a flop.
The flop got here down 2♣J♦4♣, and Mitrovic check-called a continuation wager from Bansal. When the A♦ appeared on the flip, Mitrovic once more check-called, this time for two,700.
The river introduced the ten♠, and Mitrovic instantly moved all-in for roughly 23,000 — about twice the dimensions of the pot — igniting drama on the desk.
“What are you doing to me right here?” Bansal requested. “Will you present if I fold?”
Mitrovic, who had been masking his playing cards with each palms since shoving, inadvertently revealed his holdings — Ok♦8♦ — as he fumbled his playing cards momentarily. With that info in hand, Bansal declared, “Sorry, I’ve to name.”
“That is sick,” remarked Mitrovic as he turned over his playing cards formally. Bansal revealed 4♠3♠ for a pair of fours, sufficient to scoop the pot on this extraordinary hand.
“Sorry man, you both had king-queen or nothing, I needed to name,” Bansal claimed.
Munteanu Bubbles in Coronary heart-Breaking Style
On Day 2 in Stage 15 (2,000/4,000/4,000), the cash bubble was on when reporter Dan O’Hair caught some heartache. It started when Luke Porter opened from underneath the gun and was three-bet by Bogdan Munteanu within the hijack. Motion folded again round to Porter, who four-bet to roughly 70,000. Munteanu responded with a shove for a 331,000 whole and Porter known as to place Munteanu in danger.
Bogdan Munteanu: Ok♠Ok♥Luke Porter: A♦A♠
It was a brutal cooler for Munteanu, however the 6♥Ok♣10♦ flop vaulted him into the lead with a set of kings. Nevertheless, in a merciless coincidence, the A♥ was dealt on the flip, which acquired a collective gasp from onlookers as Porter retook the lead with a set of aces.
The J♣ river sealed Munteanu’s destiny and he was eradicated on the stone bubble.
Ice-Chilly Runcan Pulls Off Insane Bluff on Kapeller
On Day 5 of the Important Occasion, it was Stage 30 (60,000/120,000/120,000) when Cocklin caught a sick bluff.
Paul Runcan made it 240,000 from the button and Siegfried Kapeller known as out of the massive blind with 6♠3♠.
They noticed a flop of 4♠9♦A♠ the place Kapeller check-called a wager of 200,000 from Runcan. On the J♠ flip, once more Kapeller checked, and Runcan fired 525,000. Kapeller then put in a elevate to 1,400,000, and Runcan known as.
When the 4♦ paired the board on the river, Kapeller burned via three time financial institution playing cards earlier than he slid out a wager of 1,700,000. Runcan, instantly moved all in, which put Kapeller to the check for his remaining stack of virtually 1,600,000.
After utilizing one other time financial institution, Kapeller elected to fold his flush. Runcan requested Kapeller if he needed to see his playing cards, Kapeller agreed, then Runcan confirmed 3♥2♣ for a stone-cold bluff, a hand that helped propel him to a runner-up end.
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