€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dia 1b Começado
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dia 1b Começado
The chase for EPT Main Event Glory began yesterday at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague, with 131 players advancing from Day 1a to the tournament's second stage.
Leading the pack of survivors was Joao Mestre (359,000), who was also joined by Yulian Bogdanov (315,000) and Cheng Zhao (306,500) as the only other players to bag more than 200 big blinds.
The 412 entries have already contributed €2,808,150 to the prize pool. Of course, that figure will continue to swell as Day 1b is expected to have a bumper field filled with some of poker's biggest names.
Like yesterday, the action will kick off at 12 p.m. local time, with the action taking place at the Hilton Prague, which became a winter wonderland for last night's player's party.
Will there be a few sore heads this morning? Likely. But hopefully, any ailments will quickly subside as the next chapter of the €5,300 EPT Main Event unfolds.
Year | Entries | Winner | First Place | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 1,267 | Jordan Saccucci | €913,250 | €6,144,950 |
2021 | 1,190 | Grzegorz Glowny | €692,252 | €5,771,500 |
2019 | 1,154 | Mikalai Pobal | €1,005,600 | €5,596,900 |
2018 | 1,174 | Paul Michaelis | €840,000 | €5,693,900 |
2017 | 855 | Kalidou Sow | €675,000 | €4,146,750 |
2016 | 1,192 | Jasper Meijer van Putten | €699,300 | €5,781,200 |
Day 1b will play a total of ten 60-minute levels, with breaks after every two hours and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6. Action begins with blinds of 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Players will start with 30,000 chips and have one reentry should they bust.
Late registration will remain open until the start of play on Day 2.
Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 60 min | 100 | 100 | 100 |
2 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
20-minute Break | ||||
3 | 60 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
4 | 60 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
20-minute Break | ||||
5 | 60 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
6 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
75-minute Dinner Break | ||||
7 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
8 | 60 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
20-minute Break | ||||
9 | 60 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
10 | 60 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
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Nível: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Cards are in the air on Day 1b of the €5,300 EPT Main Event.
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2022 EPT Prague runner-up Antoine Saout opened from under the gun, and was called by Philipp Yalmanian in the big blind.
Both of them checked on the 7♣4♦2♦. But after Yalmanian checked again on the turn J♦, Saout bet 300. Yalmanian quickly called.
The 10♦ landed on the river, and Yalmanian checked again. Saout checked back, and waited for Yalmanian to show his Q♣10♥ to reveal J♥9♥ and win the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Antoine Saout |
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Philipp Yalmanian
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Niall Farrell |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Lucien Cohen |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Simon Wiciak |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jon Kyte |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Jorge Ufano |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Juha Helppi |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Pierre Calamusa |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ricardo Graells |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
With 3,500 chips in the middle, Roelof Pepping checked from the hijack to Maksym Scheingart on the button. Scheingart then made a bet of 2,000 on the 7♠9♣5♦2♠ board, which Pepping called.
The subsequent Q♦ river completed the board, and Pepping checked to Scheingart once more. He made one more bet, of 5,500 chips, but Pepping quickly let his hand go to grant his opponent the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Roelof Pepping | 40,100 | |
Maksym Scheingart
|
32,000 |
Ireneusz Nurzynski opened to 300 and found two callers in Philipp Yalmanian and Him Tsz Chan.
The three went to a flop of 3♦J♣3♠ and Nurzynski continued for 300 with only Chan making the call.
The tun card brought the Q♦ and again Nurzynski bet 1,200 with Chan making the call. The river was 8♣ and this time Chan led out for 2,500 and his opponent folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Him Tsz Chan
|
31,800
31,800
|
31,800 |
Philipp Yalmanian
|
29,700
1,700
|
1,700 |
Ireneusz Nurzynski
|
28,200
28,200
|
28,200 |
Tomas Kolarik opened on the button to 300 and Andrii Derzhypilskyi defended the big blind.
On the 2♣10♠8♣ flop, Kolarik led out for 300 and Derzhypilskyi called.
The 9♠ turn presented a second flush draw, and Kolarik bet 700 and Derzhypilskyi called again.
Kolarik slowed down on the 7♣ river and checked to Derzhypilskyi who checked back.
Derzhypilskyi showed down A♠J♦ for a rivered straight and Kolarik mucked.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Andrii Derzhypilskyi |
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
Tomas Kolarik |
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |