€1,100 EPT National Dia 2 | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

2019-12-09 11:24 UTC+2

Welcome To Day 2 of the 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague €1,100 EPT National

Day 2 of the 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague €1,100 EPT National is set to get underway shortly, marking the first time the tournament field will play together under one roof inside the Hilton Prague. Three starting flights generated 2,452 entries over the last two days, and the number returning players for Day 2 has been culled to 367.

All of those 367 returning players advanced after playing down to 15 percent of their respective fields, and will officially be in the money when play resumes as a result. Day 1c chip leader Pierre Calamusa (900,000) enters the day with four-and-a-half times the average stack of roughly 200,000, with Day 1b chip leader Gediminas Uselis (768,000) next in the counts. Gabriele Guerrini (702,000), Dan Serban Borlan (682,000), and Paul van Oort (629,000) round out the top five.

However, plenty of strong competitors remain in the field. Day 1a chip leader Andrew Hulme (551,000), Viktor Blom (460,000), Jose Quintas (432,000), Rifat Palevic (322,000), and Anatolii Zyrin (238,000) are just a few above-average stacks with their sights still set on more as the day looks to progress through the 10-plus levels on today's schedule.

Cards will fly at noon local time with play resuming at Day 1a’s stopping point of 4:18 remaining in Level 17 (3,000/6,000/6,000) due to it being the earliest finishing time of the three. Players will enjoy a bump up to 60-minute levels upon the beginning of Level 18 after playing Day 1 flights that lasted either 20 or 40 minutes in length, and breaks will occur at the completion of every two levels. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled for the end of Level 23.

Payout information is expected to be released in the near future and will be provided upon its official announcement. The PokerNews live reporting team will be around all day providing updates as the action unfolds. Don’t go anywhere.

Tags: Anatolii Zyrin Andrew Hulme Dan Serban Borlan EPT Prague Gabriele Guerrini Gediminas Uselis Jose Quintas Paul Van Oort Pierre Calamusa Rifat Palevic Viktor Blom

2019-12-09 13:11 UTC+2

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

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Nível 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The prize pool details have been confirmed and announced. With the 2,452 entries in the EPT National, the players have created a total prize pool of €2,353,920. All 367 returning players are guaranteed at least €1,790 and the winner will walk away with a whopping €375,000!

This is what everyone is playing for:

Place	Prize (EUR)	Prize (USD)	Place	Prize (EUR)	Prize (USD)	Place	Prize (EUR)	Prize (USD)
1	€375,000	$414,728	10-11	€24,670	$27,284	40-55	€6,075	$6,719
2	€200,820	$222,095	12-13	€21,940	$24,264	56-71	€4,780	$5,286
3	€136,525	$150,988	14-15	€19,585	$21,660	72-95	€4,000	$4,424
4	€104,395	$115,455	16-17	€17,230	$19,055	96-119	€3,415	$3,777
5	€87,095	$96,322	18-20	€14,875	$16,451	120-143	€2,850	$3,152
6	€70,265	$77,709	21-23	€12,525	$13,852	144-183	€2,520	$2,787
7	€53,670	$59,356	24-27	€10,285	$11,375	184-223	€2,260	$2,499
8	€38,770	$42,877	28-31	€8,735	$9,660	224-263	€2,000	$2,212
9	€29,540	$32,669	32-39	€7,390	$8,173	264-327	€1,790	$1,980
						328-367	€1,695	$1,875

2019-12-09 13:34 UTC+2

Colillas Backs Into a Double

Nível 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ramon Colillas went all in for the last of his chips from the small blind and received a call from Dirk Benz, who was in the big blind.

Ramon Colillas:
Dirk Benz:

Colillas was behind and found his situation only get worse as the flop came to give Benz top two pair. The turn came , giving Colillas four outs at a backdoor straight, and the river fell behind it to fill Colillas up and score him the double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dirk Benz	104,000 -63,000	-63,000
Ramon Colillas	102,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Dirk Benz Ramon Colillas

2019-12-09 15:40 UTC+2

Violleau Takes Day 1a Chip Leader, Hulme, Out

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Nível 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In the last hand before the break, Jan Erlei raised to 25,000 from the middle position and Andrew Hulme three-bet to 58,000 in the hijack. Mehdi Violleau four-bet to 150,000 in the big blind. Erlei folded but Hulme shoved which Violleau snap-called.

Andrew Hulme:
Mehdi Violleau:

The board ran out for Violleau to hold and eliminate the Day 1a chip leader.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mehdi Violleau	1,017,000 317,000	317,000
Andrew Hulme	Eliminado

Tags: Andrew Hulme Jan Erlei Mehdi Violleau

2019-12-09 15:43 UTC+2

Quintas Eliminated by Rusu

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Nível 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The 2019 €1,100 EPT National Barcelona finalist Jose Quintas opened to 100,000 with 34,000 behind and Catalin Rusu in the big blind verified that it was just a raise and not an all. Rusu then took half a minute of consideration and moved all in, Quintas called after spending an equally long time in the think tank.

Jose Quintas:
Catalin Rusu:

The board gave Rusu aces and queens, sending Quintas to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Catalin Rusu	475,000 185,000	185,000
Jose Quintas	Eliminado

Tags: Catalin Rusu Jose Quintas

2019-12-09 15:47 UTC+2

Staszko Dusted

Nível 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Goran Lukac opened to 26,000 from the cutoff with a dead big blind due to the player not having returned from break yet. Martin Staszko three-bet all in for 155,000 out of the small blind and Lukac asked for a count. He received confirmation of the figure and then thought for close to a minute before dropping one more chip on top of his original raise to signify a call.

Martin Staszko:
Goran Lukac:

The two were in a coin flip situation with Staszko needing to hold to stay alive in the tournament, but the flop improved Lukac to a better two pair than that of Staszko's, leaving him with two chances to hit one of the remaining two snowmen in the deck. The turn removed those two outs as Lukac improved to a full house, leaving his only chance at survival being a river ace to chop with a higher full house. Unfortunately for the Czech native and 2011 WSOP Main Event runner up, the river fell and sent him home from the tournament shortly after the first break of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Goran Lukac	545,000 431,000	431,000
Martin Staszko	Eliminado

Tags: Goran Lukac Martin Staszko

2019-12-09 17:29 UTC+2

Saccucci Trampled by Cowboys

Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jordan Saccucci went all in for his last 179,000 in the hijack and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya asked for confirmation of the amount before putting out calling chips. All remaining players folded and the two tabled their hands, with Skhulukhiya's being shown first.

Jordan Saccucci:
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya:

"I like my hand. Three outs," Saccucci said with a smile, realizing he was up against the kings of Skhulukhiya.

"Sometimes it's like eight," said another player at the table, sending positive wishes Saccucci's way. Saccucci liked his hand less and less as the board ran out , leaving him dry on chips to result in him leaving the tournament area en route to the payout desk

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	2,140,000 540,000	540,000
Jordan Saccucci	Eliminado

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Jordan Saccucci

2019-12-09 18:58 UTC+2

Blom Runs Out of Chips

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Nível 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Viktor Blom was bleeding chips all day and eventually got it in for the last 250,000, and he was called by Michael Kramer.

Blom was trailing with versus and found no help on a board. He bumped fists with the other players at the table before heading to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Kramer	700,000 595,000	595,000
Viktor Blom	Eliminado

Tags: Michael Kramer Viktor Blom

2019-12-09 19:18 UTC+2

Armand Busts Morozovs In Massive Pot

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Nível 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With some 170,000 in the middle, the flop showed and Gregory Armand got into a raising war with Mihails Morozovs. Armand eventually reraised to 650,000 and called the shove of Morozovs for 1.1 million.

Mihails Morozovs:
Gregory Armand:

The turn and river run out kept Armand's hand best and he gasped a "fuck yeah, this is the run of my live," then added how much he loves the venue and the quality of the dealers.

Armand already reached the last two tables of the EPT National in Barcelona a few months ago and may very well do so again as he has become one of the current chip leaders.

After he was done stacking all the chips, he apologized to the table for his swear words and excitement.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Gregory Armand	2,900,000 1,465,000	1,465,000
Mihails Morozovs	Eliminado

Tags: Gregory Armand Mihails Morozovs

2019-12-09 19:38 UTC+2

Chen Tank-Busts But Misses Pay Jump

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Nível 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Vojtech Susta raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Pete Chen three-bet to 500,000 on the button, leaving himself behind with a mere 25,000-chip. Action folded back to Susta who made the call.

The flop came and Susta bet 50,000 for Chen to dive deep into the tank as there were 72 players left and a pay jump was looming. Chen kept on tanking and even told the table that he'd be tanking until someone called the clock on him and that he'd understand if someone did. The tank lasted several more minutes and his tablemates all waited patiently for quite a while until one of them decided to pull the trigger and called the clock.

The floor came over, Chen confirmed that there would be a countdown. The floor confirmed and gave him 30 seconds. When she started counting down, Chen held his chip over the line before putting it down to make the call for his last 25,000 on the 2-second mark.

Pete Chen:
Vojtech Susta:

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river for Chen to get eliminated. The floor confirmed Chen finished in 72nd place for €4,000 and that he had missed the pay jump.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vojtech Susta	2,260,000 670,000	670,000
Pete Chen	Eliminado

Tags: Pete Chen Vojtech Susta