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2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

€5,300 Main Event
Dias: 1a
Event Info

2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

Resultados Finais
Campeão
Mão Vencedora
aa
Premiação
€754,510
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Premiação
€5,063,400
Entries
1,044
Informações do Nível
Nível
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000

€5,300 Main Event

Dia 1a Começado

Time for Season 12 European Poker Tour Prague Main Event Day 1a

EPT Prague by Tomas Stacha
EPT Prague by Tomas Stacha

It is finally here, the Season 12 European Poker Tour Prague Main Event, one of the most eagerly anticipated stops on this prestigious tour.

Prague has been ever-present on the EPT since making its debut in Season 4 and continues to grow year-on-year, creating massive prize pools as a result.

Arnaud Matter won the inaugural EPT Prague Main Event in Season 4, outlasting a field of 555 to get his hands on the winner's trophy and €708,400. Mattern's crown was taken by Italy's Salvatore Bonevena in Season 5, with Jan Skampa and Roberto Romanello conquering Prague in the years that followed.

Prague's attendance figures have soared since Romanello's victory. When the popular Welshman won in Season 7, 565 players competed for the title. The following year, Martin Finger had to navigate his way through 721 opponents. Fast forward to Season 9 and the attendance swelled to 864, with Season 10, won by Julian Track, being the first Prague Main Event to break through the 1,000 players barrier (1,007 to be exact).

Amazingly, last season's Prague Main Event grew again, with 1,107 players turning out for it. Surely it cannot grow again? We don't have long to find out if it will.

Past EPT Prague Main Event Winners

SeasonBuy-inEntrantsPrize poolChampionPrize
4€4,700+€300555€2,530,240Arnaud Mattern€708,400
5€5,000+€250570€2,764,500Salvatore Bonavena€774,000
6€5,000+€250586€2,842,100Jan Skampa€682,000
7€5,000+€300563€2,730,550Roberto Romanello€640,000
8€5,000+€300722€3,501,700Martin Finger€720,000
9€5,000+€300864€4,190,400Ramzi Jelassi€835,000
10€5,000+€3001,007€4,883,950Julian Track€725,700
11€5,000+€3001,107€5,368,950Stephen Graner€969,000

Play commences at 12:00 pm local time and ends around midnight after the completion of eight levels of 75-minutes each. A 20-minute break is scheduled after every second level, with a 75-minute dinner break at the end of he sixth level where players and your PokerNews Live Reporting team will head into the Czech capital to fill our hungry bellies!

Stay tuned to PokerNews from midday through to December 16 for all of the action from the EPT Prague Main Event.

Nível: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

"Good Start" for 2015 WSOP 3rd-Place Finisher

Nível 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Last month as part of the November Nine, Neil Blumenfield finished in third place in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event for $3,398,298. Even before that incredible finish, Blumenfield stated his intention to play more poker, and as such he's travel all the way to Prague for the latest EPT Main Event.

In a recent hand, there was around 2,000 in the pot and a board reading {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{k-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} when we stumbled upon the action. Blumenfield was first to act and fired out 1,550, which his lone opponent called. Blumenfield sheepishly showed the {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for a bluff, which had been picked off by the {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} of his opponent.

"Good start," Blumenfield uttered to himself sarcastically.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Neil Blumenfield us
Neil Blumenfield
27,500 -2,500

Tags: Neil Blumenfield

Flopped Boat For Carrel

Nível 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

There is an interesting starting table that we'll keep our eye on during the opening stages of Day 1a because it's the home of three well-known players who could have a significant influence over where the title eventual heads.

Irish legend Donnacha O'Dea has been a regular for years in the biggest tournaments in the world, and he's sat with Charlie Carrel and Craig McCorkell, both of whom are among the best poker talent in the world today.

Carrel and McCorkell clashed a few moments ago when the former raised to 300 on the button; McCorkell called in the small blind, and the big blind came along for the ride.

The action checked to Carrel on the {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop, Carrel bet 500, and only McCorkell called.

McCorkell check-called a 500 bet on the {A-Spades} turn, before check-calling a 1,500 bet on the {4-Clubs} river. Carrel showed {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for a flopped full house, and McCorkell mucked.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
32,300
Donnacha O'Dea ie
Donnacha O'Dea
30,000
Craig McCorkell gb
Craig McCorkell
27,700

Tags: Charlie CarrelCraig McCorkellDonnacha O'Dea

Fresh Faces

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More top poker talent has entered the fray including Super High Roller bustees Jeff Rossiter, Ivan Luca, and Dominik Nitsche while Rhys "floppinhel" Jones has joined the previously mentioned table that's the home of Donnacha O'Dea, Charlie Carrel, and Craig McCorkell.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
30,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
30,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
30,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
30,000
Keith Johnson gb
Keith Johnson
30,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
30,000
Rhys Jones gb
Rhys Jones
30,000
Jani Sointula fi
Jani Sointula
30,000

Tags: Charlie CarrelCraig McCorkellDominik NitscheDonnacha O'DeaIvan LucaJeff RossiterRhys Jones

Hof Gives It Up to Yurasov

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Dmitry Yurasov opened for 300 from the hijack and the player in the cutoff called. Friend of PokerStars Natalie Hof came along from the big blind, and three players saw a flop of {7-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. Hof checked, Yurasov continued for 550, and the player in the cutoff folded.

Hof made the call and then opted to lead out for 1,150 on the {9-Hearts} turn. Yurasov thought for a brief moment before raising to 3,500, and that did the trick as Hof released her hand.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Natalie Hof de
Natalie Hof
28,000 -2,000

Tags: Natalie HofDmitry Yurasov

Dmitriev Looks to Win the Kitchen Sink

Nível 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Dominik Nitsche opened for 300 from the hijack and received a call from John Kitchen in the cutoff. When action reached Russia's Anton Dmitriev in the big blind, he three-bet to 1,000, both his opponents called, and the flop came down {7-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

Dmitriev led out for 1,300, Nitsche folded, and Kitchen called to see the {8-Hearts} turn. Both players checked, and then action repeated itself on the {9-Spades} river. Dmitriev tabled the {k-Spades}{q-Spades} for a pair of queens, and it was good as Kitchen sent his cards to the muck unseen.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
29,500 -500

Tags: John KitchenDominik Nitsche

MyStack App Available for EPT12 Prague Main Event

Nível 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

The PokerNews MyStack App is available for players here in the EPT12 Prague Main Event, allowing players to directly update their chip count on the PokerNews Live Reporting page for their friends and family to see.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.