Day 1a of €2,200 Eureka High Roller Begins at 12 P.M. CET
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague begins another event shortly, with the €2,200 Eureka High Roller kicking off inside the wonderful Hilton Prague at 12 p.m. CET.
Like the €1,100 Eureka Main Event, another huge turnout is expected with March's record of 1,149 entries in the same event seriously under threat.
The defending champion is Spain's Jose Manuel Gonzalez, who reigned supreme after defeating Pedro Marques in heads-up back in the Spring time. Gonzales claimed the €343,750 first-place prize following a deal and overcame a final table that included the likes of tournament specialists Nicolas Vayssieres and Romain Lewis.
Previous EPT Prague €2,200 Eureka High Roller Final Table Results
| PLACE | WINNER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Manuel Gonzalez | Spain | €343,750* |
| 2 | Pedro Marques | Portugal | €288,750* |
| 3 | Ermanno Di Nicola | Italy | €166,120 |
| 4 | Nicolas Vayssieres | France | €124,860 |
| 5 | Thomas Lhomme | France | €95,080 |
| 6 | Romain Lewis | France | €69,930 |
| 7 | John Mooney | United Kingdom | €53,060 |
| 8 | Gilles Gauyacq | France | €37,880 |
* the final two players agreed to an ICM deal and continued to play for €32,500 in cash and the EPT winner's trophy
Plan for Day 1a
The €2,200 buy-in gives each entry a 30,000 starting stack, with unlimited entries allowed. Levels increase every 40-minutes and registration will close after the 75-minute dinner break following Level 10 (approx 9 p.m.).
Day 1a schedule is to play to the money, with action concluding when 15% of the field remains. Anyone who bags and tags a stack will then return the following day to battle it out on Day 2, where a champion will be crowned.
As always, PokerNews will provide updates on all the action, so keep it locked here to keep up to date with everything going on at EPT Prague.
flop, his opponent bet 3,000. Spragg, who had 
made the call and did the same for 4,000 on the 
turn. 
river, and shoved when checked to. His opponent ended up calling off his stack with 
flop and was called by Sturz and Pilkington. Action then checked to Sturz on the 
turn who bet 2,200. Pilkington quickly raised to 6,000 which put off Romeo while Sturz tagged along. 
for a king-high flush and bested her opponent's 
. 
completed board with around 16,000 in the middle. Jamil Wakil, with 16,900 behind, checked from the big blind. 
which was good for a full house. Wakil left the table before the dealer exposed his 
.
flop with around 9,000 in the middle in a three-handed pot involving Dominik Panka, Claudio Moreira and Michael Huber. 
turn and 
river to showdown. Panka was the only player to pair up with 
and added to his stack.
board. Valentin-Marius Cristea was his opponent and made the call from the cutoff as the bigger stack. 
