€1,100 Eureka Main Event Dia 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

2023-12-06 13:30 UTC+2

First Flight of €1,100 Eureka Main Event Begins Today

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Welcome to the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague here at Hilton Prague, where Day 1a (the first of six starting flights) of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event is set to begin at 2 p.m. local time.

Last December, the event drew a massive 4,017-entry field across four starting flights with Pieter Theelen emerging victorious after defeating Anton Suarez heads-up to take home his first EPT title at the €496,760 first-place prize. Given the two additional starting flights this time around, we expect there's a good chance for a record-setting field to participate.

2022 €1,100 Eureka Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (in EUR)
1	Pieter Theelen	Netherlands	€496,760
2	Anton Suarez	Sweden	€306,770
3	Leonardo Romeo	Italy	€219,120
4	Jack Sinclair	United Kingdom	€168,560
5	Elias Suhonen	Finland	€129,650
6	Quentin Guivarch	France	€99,720
7	Silius Moll	Norway	€76,700
8	Waldemar Starostin	Germany	€59,000
9	Marko Martinkovic	Croatia	€45,390

Players will begin with 30,000 in chips and blinds will start at 100/100 with a 100 big-blind ante in Level 1. Each level will last 40 minutes and players are allowed one reentry per flight. Breaks of 20 minutes will be held after every three levels and an extended 75-minute break will take place at the end of Level 8. Late registration will close at the end of Level 10 and play will end for the day once the field is reduced to 15% of the total entries. All players who survive into Day 2 are guaranteed to make the money (the prize pool will be announced at the start of Day 2).

Day 1b will also take place today beginning at 7 p.m. local time with a similar structure, except levels will last 30 minutes each and there will be no extended breaks.

Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we bring you all the action from Hilton Prague in what could be a historic Eureka Main Event. For ongoing coverage of other events, check out our EPT Prague Live-Reporting Hub.

Tags: Anton Suarez Elias Suhonen Jack Sinclair Leonardo Romeo Marko Martinkovic Pieter Theelen Quentin Guivarch Silius Moll Waldemar Starostin

2023-12-06 15:10 UTC+2

Mahonen Hates His Hand

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Lucjan Jankowski kicked off the action with a raise to 300 from the cutoff. Pascal Frezza then made the call from the button before Jari Mahonen bumped it up to 1,400 from the small blind. The action folded back to Jankowski, who put in the call while Frezza got out of the way.

The flop fell 3♥10♠10♦ and Mahonen checked to Jankowski, who made a bet of 2,000 chips, which Mahonen called. Both players then checked on the 4♠ turn before the K♦ river completed the board.

Mahonen checked once more, after which Jankowski fired a big bet of 7,000. Mahonen quickly called, but mucked his cards once he saw the A♥K♥ of his opponent, who had rivered two pair.

"I hate playing jacks," Mahonen added after the hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Lucjan Jankowski	42,500
Pascal Frezza	29,700
Jari Mahonen	18,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Jari Mahonen Lucjan Jankowski Pascal Frezza

2023-12-06 16:18 UTC+2

Spragg Starts With Ladies

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Sascha Unertl raised to 400 from under the gun before Marle Spragg, who only recently sat down, pumped it up to 1,400 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Unertl, who obliged with a call.

Unertl then checked on the 4♥3♠10♥ flop and Spragg continued for 1,800 chips. Unertl called and did so too when Spragg put in an additional 3,500 chips on the K♠ turn.

Both players then checked on the 8♥ turn and Unertl showed 7♠7♦ for a pair of sevens. Spragg had the better pocket pair with Q♥Q♣, however, and raked in an early pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marle Spragg	40,700

Sascha Unertl	26,000

Tags: Marle Spragg Sascha Unertl

2023-12-06 17:54 UTC+2

Frezza Calls It Off

Nível 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a completed board of 6♣Q♠4♦4♣7♥, 21,000 chips had been put in the middle in a pot between Lumsen Osmani under the gun and Pascal Frezza in the hijack.

Osmani then shoved all in for 18,400 and Frezza mulled it over for a bit before committing to a call. Osmani showed Q♥Q♦ for a full house, and Frezza was forced to show his 10♠10♣ for two pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Lumsen Osmani	57,800
Pascal Frezza	22,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Pascal Frezza Lumsen Osmani

2023-12-06 18:43 UTC+2

Lipnitskii Shows a Better Nine

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Nível 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Vladimir Lipnitskii opened to 1,200 on the button and found one caller in Konstantinos Markakis from the big blind.

Markakis check-called a 2,000 bet from Lipnitskii on the 9♣8♠5♦ flop and a 2,500 bet from Lipnitskii on the Q♣ turn.

Both players checked down on the 3♦ river and Markakis turned over 9♥4♥ for a pair of nines. Lipnitskii tabled J♥9♦ for nines with a better kicker and dragged the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vladimir Lipnitskii	32,000 32,000	32,000
Konstantinos Markakis	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Konstantinos Markakis Vladimir Lipnitskii

2023-12-06 20:01 UTC+2

Spragg Getting Short

Tboss

Nível 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Silvio Domingues Costa opened the button to 1,600, and Marle Spragg defended the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of A♣6♠4♠, and Spragg check-called a bet of 1,400.

The 9♥ fell on the turn, and Spragg checked once again to Costa who continued for 5,500. This time Spragg's cards instantly hit the muck as the dealer pushed the pot to Costa.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Silvio Domingues Costa	59,500 13,500	13,500
Marle Spragg	12,000 -4,700	-4,700

Tags: Marle Spragg Silvio Domingues Costa

2023-12-06 20:35 UTC+2

Novotny Rivers Double Knockout

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

After some preflop action, Niculina Grasu went all in for her final 8,000 chips from the big blind and found no less than three callers in Safwane Bahri under the gun, Petr Novotny on the button, and Luca Moschitta in the small blind.

Moschitta then created a side pot when he bet 4,500 on the 9♠5♣9♥ flop. Bahri quickly folded but Novotny stuck around with a call.

On the Q♦ turn, Moschitta checked to Novotny, who made a bet of 5,000 in response. Moschitta then jammed all in for 18,800 and a swift call followed from Novotny, after which all three players revealed their holdings.

Niculina Grasu: 5♠5♦
Luca Moschitta: A♥A♣
Petr Novotny: Q♠J♠

Grasu flopped a full house and was looking to quadruple up, while Moschitta was a big favorite for the side pot. The Q♣ river, however, saw Novotny hit one of his two outs to scoop the pot.

His higher full house awarded him with a big stack of almost six figures, while both Grasu and Moschitta left the tournament in a state of disbelief.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Petr Novotny	97,500 31,000	31,000
Safwane Bahri	42,000 42,000	42,000
Niculina Grasu	Eliminado
Luca Moschitta	Eliminado

Tags: Luca Moschitta Niculina Grasu Petr Novotny Safwane Bahri

2023-12-06 20:59 UTC+2

Odani Secures Chip Lead With Monster Draw

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

Takumi Odani kicked off the action with a raise to 2,000 from under the gun. Luc Ramos then called from the next seat over, as did Paul Covaciu in the cutoff.

Rene Keller then went all in for 10,000 from the button and Odani called before Ramos got out of the way. Covaciu also came along and a flop of 10♠8♥6♠ was dealt.

Odani checked before calling a 9,500 bet from Covaciu. On the A♦ turn, Odani checked once more before being faced with an all-in wager of 38,300 from his opponent. He thought it over for a minute or so but ultimately decided he could not fold and put in the call, leading to a three-way showdown.

Rene Keller: 7♦6♦
Paul Covaciu: A♥10♥
Takumi Odani: J♠9♠

Covaciu was ahead with his two pair, but Odani had a plethora of outs with his straight and flush draws. Keller was still drawing live as well, but the Q♣ river made Odani his straight, resulting in the elimination of both of his opponents.

By winning this pot, the Japanese player crossed the 200,000-mark and is chip-leading the field on Day 1a of the Eureka Main Event.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Takumi Odani	203,300 85,300	85,300
Luc Ramos	17,000 17,000	17,000
Paul Covaciu	Eliminado
Rene Keller	Eliminado

Tags: Luc Ramos Paul Covaciu Rene Keller Takumi Odani

2023-12-06 22:55 UTC+2

Schneiders Fails to Quadruple Up

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

Yi Lin raised to 2,400 from under the gun and received a call from Emmanuel Wouters in the next seat over. Moonho Seo also came along from the button, but Felix Schneiders had different ideas and went all in for 9,200 from the big blind.

All of his opponents made the call, seeing an opportunity arise for the PokerStars Ambassador to quadruple his stack.

On the subsequent 4♣7♠5♣ flop, the action checked to Seo, who put out a bet of 15,500. Lin and Wouters folded in quick succession, leaving a heads up showdown.

Felix Schneiders: A♣K♦
Moonho Seo: 9♦7♦

Seo had flopped the best hand with a pair of sevens, and improved to two pair on the 9♥ turn. The A♦ river could not save Schneiders' Big Slick and he left the tournament area after saying his goodbyes to his former table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Moonho Seo	95,000 95,000	95,000
Emmanuel Wouters	58,000 -2,000	-2,000
Yi Lin	58,000 17,000	17,000
Felix Schneiders	Eliminado

Tags: Emmanuel Wouters Felix Schneiders Moonho Seo Yi Lin

2023-12-06 23:35 UTC+2

Nasty Turn Sends Wheeler Rolling

Tboss

Nível 10 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Daniel Koloszar opened 2,500 under the gun, and Jason Wheeler three-bet 6,500 next to act. The action folded back around to Koloszar and he tossed in a call.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♦9♦9♥, and Koloszar checked to Wheeler as he continued for 5,000. Koloszar raised to 13,500 and Wheeler jammed for about 29,000. Koloszar wasted little time making the call and both hands were tossed on their backs.

Jason Wheeler: A♣A♦
Daniel Koloszar: A♠Q♥

Wheeler was in great shape until the Q♣ fell on the turn, filling Koloszar to a full house. The J♣ river was no help for Wheeler as he stood up from the table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Koloszar	123,500 34,500	34,500
Jason Wheeler	Eliminado

Tags: Daniel Koloszar Jason Wheeler