€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dia 1a Começado
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dias: 1a
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Premiação
€5,693,900
Entries
1,174
Nível
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Welcome to Day 1a of 2018 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event
The time has come for the crown jewel of 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague: the €5,300 Main Event. Today marks Day 1a — the first of two starting days — of seven straight days of Main Event action.
The EPT's traditional closeout event in the Czech capital has a long and fruitful history, which ended temporarily last year when PokerStars' live operations were rebranded. Past champions of the event include Roberto Romanello, Martin Finger and 2016 winner Jasper Meijer van Putten. Several prize pools over €5 million have been generated.
In the intervening year, Frenchman Kalidou Sow prevailed over Jason Wheeler after a heated heads-up match, topping a field of 855 to win €675,000.
The day's schedule calls for 10 levels of play, each lasting an hour. Players begin with 30,000 in their stacks playing blinds of 100/100 if they sit during Level 1, progressing to 600/1,200 with a 1,200 big blind ante. A dinner break of 75 minutes will be given after Level 6.
Each player is permitted one reentry, so eliminated players may find themselves back in the event.
Cards are scheduled to fly at noon local time here in Prague, so keep an eye on PokerNews for updates throughout the day.
Past EPT Prague Main Event Winners
| Season | Buy-in | Entrants | Prize pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | €4,700+€300 | 555 | €2,530,240 | Arnaud Mattern | €708,400 |
| 5 | €5,000+€250 | 570 | €2,764,500 | Salvatore Bonavena | €774,000 |
| 6 | €5,000+€250 | 586 | €2,842,100 | Jan Skampa | €682,000 |
| 7 | €5,000+€300 | 563 | €2,730,550 | Roberto Romanello | €640,000 |
| 8 | €5,000+€300 | 722 | €3,501,700 | Martin Finger | €720,000 |
| 9 | €5,000+€300 | 864 | €4,190,400 | Ramzi Jelassi | €835,000 |
| 10 | €5,000+€300 | 1,007 | €4,883,950 | Julian Track | €725,700 |
| 11 | €5,000+€300 | 1,107 | €5,368,950 | Stephen Graner | €969,000 |
| 12 | €5,000+€300 | 1,044 | €5,063,400 | Hossein Ensan | €754,510 |
| 13 | €5,000+€300 | 1,192 | €5,781,200 | Jasper Meijer van Putten | €699,300 |
Nível: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Nível 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
PokerStars EPT Prague is under way.
Update Your Stack Using MyStack
Nível 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
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.
Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.
Early Risers
Nível 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Despite many a poker player being known to show up a bit tardy to a tournament, plenty of recognizable faces dot the 25 or so tables in use so far at PokerStars EPT Prague Main Event.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Helppi Wins a Bit
Nível 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
From the button, Juha Helppi bet 400 on a flop of 
. His big blind opponent called and both players checked the 
. The big blind checked the 
river and Helppi fired 1,000. His opponent thought briefly before calling and Helppi showed 
to take it down.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
More Arrivals
Nível 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Ivarsson Induces a Tank-Fold
Nível 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a board of 
, a player in the big blind bet 700, just a hair over half pot. Alexander Ivarsson was under the gun and called. The river was the 
and the big blind checked. Ivarsson bet 2,000 and his opponent sighed and stretched before going into the tank for around 90 seconds. Finally, he folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,500 | -500 |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100