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Andras Nemeth Wins First High Roller At 2024 European Poker Tour Prague Stop

Hungarian Online Star Tops 42-Entry Field In €10,200 Mystery Bounty Tournament

by Erik Fast  |  Published: Dec 06, 2024

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Andras Nemeth is a force to be reckoned with in European Poker Tour high roller events. Of the Hungarian online poker star’s eight recorded live tournament titles, five have come in high-stakes EPT tournaments. The most recent saw Nemeth top a field of 42 entries in the 2024 EPT Prague €10,200 no-limit hold’em mystery bounty event for $140,959 in total prize money, with a nearly even split between main prize pool payout and bounties.

Nemeth now has nearly $7.7 million in recorded scores to his name. This was his 19th cash for six figures or more, and 173rd in-the-money finish overall. The 300 Card Player Player of the Year points he was awarded for this victory were his first of 2024.

The top six finishers all earned a share of the $420,799 prize pool in this tournament, which kicked off on the opening day of the 43-event festival.

Niklas Astedt

Maksim Vaskresenski was the player knocked out on the bubble, with his A-J running into A-K for Nikita Kuznetsov. 2024 World Series of Poker main event third-place finisher Niklas Astedt (6th – $57,028) was the first to hit the rail inside the money, with his A-7 unable to overcome the pocket sevens of Morten Klein. Astedt now sits just outside the top 50 in the 2024 POY race presented by Global Poker after this, his seventh POY-qualified final table of the year. The Swedish online poker legend now has more than $4.8 million in to-date POY earnings, thanks in large part to the $4 million he secured with his deep run in the big dance this summer.

Klein (5th – $29,362) and Ilya Pavlov (4th – $24,062) then bowed out to set up a three-handed showdown between Nemeth, Michail Manolakis, and Nikita Kuznetsov. Nemeth made a big hero call with ace high during short-handed action, picking off a queen-high bluff from Manolakis to overtake the chip lead.

Nikita Kuznetsov got all-in for his last 12 or so big blinds with J-10 trailing A-6 for Nemeth, who made the only pair by the river to win the pot and score the knockout. Kuznetsov earned $74,730 as the third-place finisher.

Nemeth entered heads-up play with a slight lead over Manolakis. Everything seemed to go the Greek player’s way in the early going, but Nemeth found a double up to get back to square one. He then picked off a bluff to jump back out in front again ahead of the final hand of the tournament.

Manolakis got his last 15 big blinds in with QClub SuitJClub Suit facing ASpade Suit3Heart Suit for Nemeth. The board came down KDiamond SuitJSpade Suit8Heart SuitADiamond Suit5Diamond Suit and Nemeth made a pair of aces for the win. Manolakis earned $94,658 in total prize money as the runner-up.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:

Place Player Earnings POY Points
1 Andras Nemeth $140,959 300
2 Michail Manolakis $94,658 250
3 Nikita Kuznetsov $74,730 200
4 Ilya Pavlov $24,062 150
5 Morten Klein $29,362 125
6 Niklas Astedt $57,028 100

Photo credits: Rational Intellectual Holdings Ltd. / Danny Maxwell, Manuel Kovsca.

 
 
Tags: Poker Tournaments,   2024 EPT Prague,   European Poker Tour Prague,   EPT,   no-limit hold'em,   mystery bounty,   high roller,   Andras Nemeth,   Michail Manolakis,   Nikita Kuznetcov,   Ilya Pavlov,   Morten Klein,   Niklas Astedt
 
 
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