Day 2 of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event Kicks Off at Noon!
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After eight levels of 75 minutes each and two separate starting days, the 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague €5,300 Main Event has attracted 193 and 655 runners respectively to create a field of 848 entries thus far. Of those, at least 409 hopefuls will return to the main tournament room of the Hilton Hotel in Prague for Day 2 as of noon local time.
However, the registration remains open until cards get back in the air and all new entries prior to this will start their mission for glory with 30 big blinds in level nine at blinds of 500/1,000 with a running ante of 100. The man to catch thus far is well-known Czech poker pro Michal Mrakes with 202,700, followed by Day 1b chip leader Tsugunari Toma (181,600) and Xixiang Luo (174,900).
Other notables with big stacks include Matas Cimbolas (171,500), 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion Marti Roca De Torres (170,900), Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu (167,500), Akin Tuna (155,600), 2017 PokerStars Festival Rozvadov champion Petr Svoboda (146,400), Vlado Banicevic (143,500), Mikhail Rudoy (142,400), former Czech November Niner Martin Staszko (133,100) and 2016 Irish Open champion Daniel Wilson (132,000).
A host of PokerStars Team Pros also remain in contention: Marcin Horecki, who comes fresh off an 8th place finish in the PokerStars Festival Hamburg €1,100 Main Event a few weeks ago, leads the red spade representatives with 110,400, while Igor Kurganov also made it through with an above-average stack of 100,000. Fatima Moreira de Melo will return with 74,200, Jake Cody starts Day 2 with 66,400 . Furthermore, Friend of PokerStars Maria Konnikova (46,200), Liv Boeree (27,200) and Felipe Ramos (16,900) are among those with hopes for a deep run at the end of the year.
Day 2 will feature a total of six levels of 75 minutes each with a 20-minute break after the second and fourth level of the day. There will be no dinner break and the field is expected to get closer to the money bubble without bursting just yet.
| Level | Duration | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 75min | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 10 | 75min | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
| 11 | 75min | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
| 12 | 75min | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
| 13 | 75min | 1,200 | 2,400 | 400 |
| 14 | 75min | 1,500 | 3,000 | 500 |
Stay tuned for more as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action.
the Brit was all in and at risk for 33,300 with the 
for bottom two pair and Kuzmanovic looked him up with the 
for top pair.
turn nor the 
river improved Kuzmanovic and Akenhead doubled.
and Targa checked, Ruzicka bet 4,100 and O'Rourke was the only caller. After the 
turn, Ruzicka bet 9,800 and had around 34,000 behind, O'Rourke called once more.
fell on the river and Ruzicka carefully counted his remaining stack before moving all in. O'Rourke didn't snap call but did so to leave Ruzicka with the head shaking as he tabled 
for top set and raked in a big pot.
and table neighbor Guillaume Pau Davy looked her up with the 
. The board of 
provided the ace on the turn and Konnikova doubled.
on the felt. Dietrich Fast had put in 45,000 from the small blind with the pot already looking to contain at least 60,000. He had left himself just about 7,500 back. After several minutes of thought, someone called a clock. Shortly after the supervisor arrived, the PokerStars Team Pro splashed in a call.
fell on the turn. Indahl continued for 16,000 and Luo raised to 38,000, which the Norwegian called. The 
river. Indahl checked to Luo and reluctantly paid off a bet of 30,000 by the Chinese, who rolled over 
.
gave Povilas a full house and Castelluccio an early exit on Day 2.
. Both players checked.
