Boris Kuzmanovic took over the role as table captain right off the bat and was involved in almost every hand. Just now he took a hit to the stack, though, after a battle of the blinds with James Akenhead went wrong. On a flop of 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.
Neither the turn nor the river improved Kuzmanovic and Akenhead doubled.
On a board, Matt Moss had enough T-5,000 chips in front of him to put Albert Daher to the test for his remaining stack of 21,000. Yesterday's €25,500 Single Day High Roller winner spent minutes agonizing over his decision, with a wide range of facial emotions appearing during his thought process.
For a split second, it appeared Daher was going to fold, then he suddenly put his stack in to call it off. Moss instantly revealed for a bricked king-high and Daher tabled for the winner.
"I was going to fold, then I changed my mind," laughed Daher to table mate Parker Talbot. "It was a last second decision."
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Kees van Brugge finished 57th in the last ever EPT Prague Main Event one year ago at this very location, but he won't be taking home a portion of the prize pool this time. Down to 13,500, van Brugge got it in with and Alessio Isaia looked him up from two seats over with the dominating .
When there is a loud scream of celebration in tournaments in Europe and the words seemingly appear to be Russian, one can be certain that the player who just won a big pot is Mikhail Korotkikh. Sure enough it was him this time around again, as he celebrated a big double through Miguel Use.
A raising war preflop saw Korotkikh at risk for 67,000 with the and Use eventually looked him up with pocket tens. The board ran out and the "dawai dawai" of Korotkikh followed. Other big stacks at his table include Kalidou Sow, Yuliyan Kolev and Carlo Savinelli.
Oleg Larichev was all in for his last remaining chips and called by both Christopher Andler and Paraschos Stavridis. On the turn, there was 13,000 in the side pot on top of the smaller main pot.
The board read and Stavridis bet 16,000. Andler check-raised all in, prompting a fold from Stavridis.
Christopher Andler:
Oleg Larichev:
Larichev was drawing live to an eight but instead caught the to bust out.
Omid Mojaverian raised to 2,100 on the button, Jasper Meijer van Putten three-bet to 8,000 from the small blind and Mojaverian called after a while. On the flop, Meijer van Putten continued 10,000 and Mojaveriran once again took his time before calling.
The turn was the and Meijer van Putten check-folded to a 10,000 bet from the Iranian.
From early position, Knut Karnapp raised to 2,200. Stefan Schillhabel shoved all in for his last 6,500 on the button and Tsugunari Toma called in the big blind after some thinking. Karnapp gave it about ten seconds before shoving all in as well, for 37,000, and Toma quickly folded.
Stefan Schillhabel:
Knut Karnapp:
Schillhabel picked up an additional out after the flop but the jacks didn't appear on the turn and river, making the German high roller one of the first casualties of the day.
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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.
board, Matt Moss had enough T-5,000 chips in front of him to put Albert Daher to the test for his remaining stack of 21,000. Yesterday's 
for a bricked king-high and Daher tabled 
for the winner.
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flop, Meijer van Putten continued 10,000 and Mojaveriran once again took his time before calling.
and Meijer van Putten check-folded to a 10,000 bet from the Iranian.
flop but the jacks didn't appear on the 
river, making the German high roller one of the first casualties of the day.
