€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€196,980
Entries
42
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
25
Players Left
1
Level 23
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
After a quick-fire Day 2 at the Hilton Prague, Hungary's Andras Nemeth emerged victorious in the €10,200 Mystery Bounty at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour, defeating Michail Manolakis in a back-and-forth heads-up battle.
Nemeth took home a total of €132,980 (inclusive of bounties) after besting the 42-entry field, which generated an overall prize pool of €406,980.
This victory represents Nemeth's fifth triumph at an EPT event, a remarkable record which cements his status as one of the most accomplished tournament players in the world. The Hungarian started Day 2 as the chipleader, and was never far away from the top of the standings in a high-quality performance.
Nemeth found a huge river hero-call to put him in a commanding position three-handed, and although Manolakis found two double-ups to bring matters back to even, Nemeth kept his composure and ultimately finished off his stubborn opponent.
Manolakis can take solace in a quality performance and in beating his previous combined lifetime recorded cashes of $40,514 in one score, after taking home €89,300 (including bounties).
Winner's Reaction
"It feels really nice, this is my first tournament of the festival so it's a great feeling to get off to a good start, especially for the mindset, so a very nice start," said Nemeth.
"The hero-call was a hand where I called it correctly after I'd maybe made a mistake a couple of hands previously. It felt like a good combination to call in theory, and I felt my opponent could be bluffing at a reasonable frequency. Ace-high was going to be beating all his bluffs so I decided to go for it.
When you have a chip lead, it's easy to feel like you are close to winning the tournament, and when I doubled him up twice I could have let myself feel like it's slipping away. But the key for me is to stay focused, and take each hand at a time. I didn't get carried away at any stage, whether I was ahead or behind."
€10,200 Mystery Bounty Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | €67,980 | €65,000 | €132,980 |
| 2 | Michail Manolakis | Greece | €44,300 | €45,000 | €89,300 |
| 3 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | €30,500 | €40,000 | €70,500 |
| 4 | Ilia Pavlov | Russia | €22,700 | 0 | €22,700 |
| 5 | Morten Klein | Norway | €17,700 | €10,000 | €27,700 |
| 6 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | €13,800 | €40,000 | €53,800 |
Final Day Recap
Six entrants at the start of Day 2 brought the field to 25 players, increasing the overall number of entrants to 42, which generated a cash prize pool of €196,980 and a bounty prize pool of €210,000.
There were a number of early exits as Sonny Franco, Scott Margereson and Steve O'Dwyer all departed in the first level.
After bounties came into play at the start of Level 13, the action heated up and Candido Cappiello spiked the flop to pick off Espen Jorstad and claim a bounty token.
Nikita Kuznetsov got in on the bounty action when he busted Simone Andrian in a three-way all in where all players held pocket pairs.
The final table was set when Lander Lijo departed, with only six places earning a return on investment.
Final Table Action
At the outset of the final table, Manolakis held the chip lead, closely followed by Nemeth, with Kuznetsov completing the top three, albeit some way behind.
Cappiello was the first player to exit when he succumbed to Nemeth, and he pulled a €10,000 bounty as he departed.
Kuznetsov then took a significant pot against Niklas Astedt when pocket rockets and Big Slick collided.
Astedt claimed the stack of Elias Suhonen to bring about the bubble, which burst promptly when Kuznetsov had Maksim Vaskresenski's ace dominated.
Action slowed down thereafter, and it was some time before Astedt exited in sixth after running into the pocket sevens of Morten Klein with only one overcard. No doubt Astedt was suitably consoled by pulling the biggest bounty of €40,000.
Klein departed in fifth after getting unlucky with Big Slick versus Nemeth, and the final three were set when Kuznetsov overcame a precarious preflop position to send Ilia Pavlov to the rail in fourth.
Nemeth found the previously mentioned river hero-call against Manolakis to put him in a commanding position, but then Manolakis doubled through the Hungarian twice in short order to retake the lead.
Kuznetsov's journey came to an end in third when he jammed from the small blind but found Nemeth had woken up with an ace behind him.
Nemeth held a slight lead at the start of heads-up play, but Manolakis took a number of small pots to gradually build a 3:1 chip advantage. Nemeth found a double when his ace-high held against king-high to bring the stacks back to even.
Nemeth proceeded to pick off a bluff from Manolakis, and the Greek's demise came about shortly after, when Nemeth spiked an ace on the turn to overcome Manolakis' flopped second pair.
That concludes PokerNews coverage of this event, but be sure to check out the rest of our extensive coverage from EPT Prague 2024.
Level 23
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
After an excellent performance on the final table, which included a breathtaking hero call on the river, Andras Nemeth has won the €10,200 Mystery Bounty event, with the first place prize of €67,980 being increased to €132,980 after bounties.
Standby for the full recap on PokerNews.
Level 23
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Michail Manolakis was down to 1,200,000, a stack worth 15 big blinds when he shoved all in from the button. Andras Nemeth thought about it for a moment before plonking his chips in the middle to put Manolakis at risk. Players turned their cards.
Michail Manolakis: Q♣J♣ 
Andras Nemeth: A♠3♥
Manolakis pulled ahead when he paired his jack on the 8♥J♠K♦ flop, but the A♦ turn gave Nemeth a pair of aces. The river was the 5♦ and Nemeth held to win the pot, the tournament, and the trophy.
Manolakis was eliminated in second place for €44,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 22
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Andras Nemeth completed his option and Michail Manolakis raised to 210,000 from the big blind, which Nemeth called. The hand started slow with both players checking on the 2♣2♥J♥ flop.
Manolakis then fired out a large bet of 245,000 on the 8♥ turn and Nemeth called. The river was the 5♣ and Manolakis led again, this time for 450,000. Nemeth made the call.
"You got me," said Manolakis, who turned over Q♦9♠ for a bluff. Nemeth had Q♠8♣ for a pair of eights, two pair with the deuces on board, a strong enough hand to win him the pot and put him firmly back in first position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,050,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Andras Nemeth pushed all in from the button for 980,000. "I think I'm calling," said Michail Manolakis, who got the count before making the call with the bigger stack.
Players flipped their cards, with Nemeth at risk.
Andras Nemeth: A♥3♦
Michail Manolakis: K♦J♦
The board ran out 8♥4♥8♣9♦6♣, so Nemeth held with his ace-high and the pair of eights on board to win the pot, doubling up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,150,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
|
2,050,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Michail Manolakis raised to 150,000 from the button and Andras Nemeth called in the big blind.
The flop came A♣9♥7♦ and Nemeth checked. Manolakis made it 75,000 to go and Nemeth called. Both players then checked it back on the 6♣ turn.
On the A♠ river, Nemeth led out for 110,000 and Manolakis called. Nemeth showed 10♠6♥ for two pair, aces and sixes. Manolakis, however, had Q♣9♠ for a higher two pair, aces and nines, to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,150,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Michail Manolakis opened to 100,000 and Andras Nemeth called in the big blind.
On the A♣7♠3♣ flop, Nemeth check-called versus a bet of 100,000 from Manolakis.
The 7♦ turn was checked through. On the 7♥ river, Nemeth led out with a bet of 75,000 and Manolakis called.
Nemeth said "I have quads" as he turned over 7♣5♠, and Manolakis smiled and said "I can't beat that!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,950,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |