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2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Dias: 1b
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Resultados Finais
Campeão
Mão Vencedora
a3
Premiação
€913,250
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Premiação
€6,144,950
Entries
1,267
Informações do Nível
Nível
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Informações do Jogador - Dia 1b
Entries
825
Jogadores Restantes
273

Robert Cowen Near the Top on Day 1b as 2022 EPT Prague Main Event Sets New Attendance Record

Nível 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Robert Cowen
Robert Cowen

After record fields in the Eureka €1,100 Main Event and €2,200 High Roller, the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour stop in capital of the Czech Republic has continued the path success in the crown jewel of the schedule as well. Even before the end of the late registration period, a new record attendance has already been confirmed for the 2022 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event.

The second starting flight used every single table in the grand ballroom at Hilton Hotel Prague at some point and was bursting with poker action. Ultimately, a massive field of 825 entries emerged to boost the overall attendance to more than 1,200 entries.

With the registration still open until the cards go back in the air at noon local time, 11 players have already signed up and more are likely to follow. At least 1,238 confirmed entries, the total prize pool has surpassed €6 million and some 405 players will return to their seats in pursuit of glory.

A trio of players was able to increase the starting stack of 30,000 more than ten-fold and Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Ka Kwan Lau (322,000) edged ahead of fellow four-card aficionado Robert Cowen (321,500) by a single chip. Arjel Daci from Albania follows in third place with 302,000) and there is already a gap to Ismail Kalkan (242,500) and [Removed:431] (238,000).

Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1b

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds Day 2
1Ka Kwan LauSpain322,000215
2Robert CowenUnited Kingdom321,500214
3Arjel DaciAlbania302,000201
4Ismail KalkanGermany242,500162
5[Removed:431]Germany238,500159
6Michael PintoNetherlands220,500147
7Kai Uwe LachGermany219,500146
8Petr SvobodaCzech Republic219,000146
9Nikolay IvanovBulgaria216,000144
10Nazar BuhaiovUkraine209,500140

Cowen has had an excellent past 12 months on the live poker circuit and took down the €10,300 EPT High Roller during the rescheduled Prague festival in March 2022 for €475,410. During the 2022 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the Englishman reached three final tables and won his second gold bracelet in the $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller alongside a top prize of $1,393,816. He spent the last two months away in Brazil to relax away from the poker tables and instantly hit the ground running on the return.

Other notables with big stacks include Petr Svoboda (219,000), Ami Barer (209,000), former PokerStars ambassador Marcin Horecki (192,000), Bleron Maliqi (172,500), Lander Lijo (168,000), Erwann Pecheux (161,500), and Alexandre Reard (151,000) to name all but a few of those who made it through.

Three PokerStars ambassadors advanced in Parker Talbot (131,500), Alejandro Lococo (108,500), and Sam Grafton (64,500), while Jen Shahade was among the hundreds of casualties throughout the ten 60-minute levels. Lococo had even more reason to celebrate in the late stages of Day 1b as his home country of Argentina advanced to the finals of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Alejandro Lococo
Alejandro Lococo

The list of casualties on Day 1b included familiar faces such as Niko Koop, Jorryt van Hoof, Jack Sinclair, Symeon Alexandridis, Teun Mulder, Julien Martini, Kully Sidhu, Manuel Ruivo, Fedor Holz, David Boyaciyan, Gab Yong Kim, Rainer Kempe, Ana Marquez, and Maria Lampropulos, among others.

Several EPT Main Event champions were aiming to add a second title to their resume but that bid came up short for Robin Ylitalo, Sebastian Sorensson, Uri Gilboa, and Hossein Ensan. Aliaksei Boika advanced with 97,500 and Dominik Panka made it through with 91,500 as both are flirting with the average for Day 2. Both are joined by Davidi Kitai (50,500), Jan Bendik (43,500), and Ognyan Dimov (38,000) while the EPT stalwarts Juha Helppi (25,500) and Vladimir Troyanovskiy (23,000) carried over fewer chips than they started with.

All Day 1 survivors will return to their seats at noon local time on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. As of then, all levels will last 90 minutes long and the race to the money bubble and beyond begins. Late entrants before the cards go in the air start their journey with 20 big blinds at 1,000-1,500 and a big blind ante of 1,500.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide all the action on moving day. Furthermore, the live stream feature table action also commences with cards-up coverage and commentary on a security delay of 30 minutes on the PokerStars social media channels.

Tags: Alejandro LococoAliaksei BoikaAmi BarerDavid BoyaciyanDavidi KitaiDominik PankaFedor HolzHossein EnsanIsmail KalkanJack SinclairJen ShahadeJuha HelppiKa Kwan LauMarcin HoreckiMaria LampropulosNazar BuhaiovOgnyan DimovParker TalbotRobert CowenRobin YlitaloSam GraftonSebastian SorenssonUri GilboaVladimir Troyanovskiy

Salem Sent to the Rail

Nível 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Arjel Daci
Arjel Daci

Issam Salem was all-in after a flop of {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} and tabled the {a-Spades}{8-Spades} for the nut flush draw. The table big stack Arjel Daci made the call with {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for the top pair and remained ahead after the {k-Diamonds} turn and {9-Hearts} river runout.

Daci is among the biggest stacks in the room as the final stages have already commenced.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Arjel Daci al
Arjel Daci
315,000 140,000
Issam Salem it
Issam Salem
Eliminado

Tags: Arjel DaciIssam Salem

Cowen Continues to Climb

Nível 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Robert Cowen
Robert Cowen

On table 22, three players saw a flop of {j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Spades}. Roland Rokita was the first to act and checked to Robert Cowen who bet 2,500. Max Neugebauer called, from the seat to Cowens's left, as did Rokita.

The turn came {10-Clubs} and Rokita checked again. Cowen, this time, elected to check and Neugebauer bet 15,000. Cowen called and the two went to the river.

Both players checked the {2-Hearts} river and Neugebauer mucked his hand as Cowen showed {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
300,000
Max Neugebauer at
Max Neugebauer
150,000
Roland Rokita at
Roland Rokita
18,000 -18,000

Tags: Max NeugebauerRobert CowenRoland Rokita

An Opportune Time for Aces

Nível 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Said Chegdane
Said Chegdane

Alexander Norden was all in from early position and Majid Ejlal Noubarian committed the rest of his small stack from the next seat over. Said Chegdane looked down and called both players with more from the small blind and action was three ways with Norden and Noubarian at risk.

Alexander Norden: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Majid Ejlal Noubarian: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Said Chegdane: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Chegdane made quad aces to knock out both players and move above 150,000.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Said Chegdane it
Said Chegdane
160,000 160,000
Alexander Norden se
Alexander Norden
Eliminado
Majid Ejlal Noubarian ir
Majid Ejlal Noubarian
Eliminado

Tags: Alexander NordenMajid Ejlal NoubarianSaid Chegdane

All Is Bueno for Bueno

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Manuel Bueno
Manuel Bueno

Alexandru Papazian had kept his shorter stack afloat with some jams and surpassed more than half of the average. Some of those chips then vanished when he raised and Manuel Bueno defended the big blind.

Bueno check-called two bets worth two-thirds of the pot on the {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop and {a-Spades} turn. The {4-Clubs} river was checked by both and Bueno tabled the {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} as the winning hand.

"You are running too good, I am just happy to still be in," Papazian said with a smile on the face.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Manuel Bueno at
Manuel Bueno
190,000 100,000
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
35,000 -5,000

Tags: Alexandru PapazianManuel Bueno

Krebes Hits Runner Runner to Stay Alive

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Lukasz Szymon Grossmann
Lukasz Szymon Grossmann

Action folded to Lukasz Szymon Grossmann who raised 3,000 from the button, the small blind folded and Tomas Krebes reraised to 10,000. With the action back on Grossmann, he slid a stack of blue chips totalling 115,000 putting Krebes all in.

Krebes made the call for his remaining 75,200 and the hands were shown.

Tomas Krebes: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Lukasz Szymon Grossmann: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Krebes was behind and in need of help.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{7-Diamonds} putting Grossmann further in the lead. Krebes needed running cards to stay in the tournament.

The dealer peeled the {2-Spades} on the turn, giving Krebes more outs but he needed a spade on the river.

Grossmann sighed as the {5-Spades} fell on the river as Krebes raked in the chips thanks to running spades.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Tomas Krebes cz
Tomas Krebes
162,000
Lukasz Szymon Grossmann pl
Lukasz Szymon Grossmann
68,000

Tags: Lukasz Szymon GrossmannTomas Krebes

Pilkington Sniffs Out the Bluff

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jessica Pilkington
Jessica Pilkington

On a board of {2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{j-Spades}{a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}, Jessica Pilkington checked to Yucel Eminoglu who fired 8,600 on the river.

Pilkington tossed out the call and Eminolglu rapped his knuckles on the table flashing the {8-Spades} as Pilkington turned over the winner with {a-Spades}{2-Spades}

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Jessica Pilkington gb
Jessica Pilkington
89,000 19,000
Yucel Eminoglu tr
Yucel Eminoglu
27,000 27,000

Tags: Jessica PilkingtonYucel Eminoglu

Krueger Gives Jaworski Nightmares on Fifth Street

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Marcin Jaworski
Marcin Jaworski

On a board of {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} with a pot of around 39,000, the action was on Klas Krueger who elected to bet his remaining 41,200 chips, covering his opponent Marcin Jaworski.

Jaworksi thought hard before committing the rest of his chips, roughly 29,000, and tabled {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}. The pocket aces were no match for Krueger's {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Trip sevens were enough to win the pot and eliminate Jaworski from the tournament.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Klas Krueger de
Klas Krueger
101,000 78,000
Marcin Jaworski pl
Marcin Jaworski
Eliminado

Tags: Klas KruegerMarcin Jaworski

Marquez Busts to Dukic

Nível 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ana Marquez
Ana Marquez

On a flop of {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}, Dukic check-called a 15,000 bet of Marquez, with the pot at around 56,000 from the pre-flop action.

The turn came {8-Spades}, pairing the board, and Dukic checked again. Marquez bet her remaining 29,000 and was all in. Dukic took his time and after a few minutes passed, he made the call and the hands were shown.

Ana Marquez: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Nenad Dukic: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

Marquez needed an ace or king to survive but the river was the {4-Spades}, sending Marquez out of the tournament.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Nenad Dukic rs
Nenad Dukic
190,000 190,000
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
Eliminado

Tags: Ana MarquezNenad Dukic

Huber Eliminated by Dimsa

Nível 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Stefan Huber
Stefan Huber

Lukas Dimsa scored the second high-profile knockout of the day after he took on Stefan Huber in the following all-in showdown for around 13 blinds effective.

Stefan Huber: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Lukas Dimsa: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop was bad news already for Huber, who remained ahead on the {6-Diamonds} turn. However, the {k-Hearts} river gave Dimsa two pair and the Swiss exited.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
45,000 -20,000
Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
Eliminado

Tags: Lukas DimsaStefan Huber