Anton Wigg will not become the first-ever double EPT champion this week, because he has just been eliminated. According to the Swede's Twitter account, Wigg ran straight into and he couldn't find one of the two sevens in the deck.
Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck has been eliminated. Our excellent photographer Neil Stoddart informed us of the Finn's demise, thanks for that sir.
Action folded to Andrei Nikonov on the button and he put in a raise to 4,000. Not to be outdone, Fabrice Soulier three-bet to 12,200 from the big blind, Nikonov called, and the flop came down . Soulier kept the pressure on with a bet of 12,700, Nikonov called, and the dealer burned and turned the , which both players checked.
When the peeled off on the river, Soulier returned to betting, this time 12,200, and Nikonov gave up on the hand. Both players are sitting with very healthy stacks.
Yngve Steen has been eliminated at the hands of Andreas Berggren.
Steen pushed in with his short-stack with what turned out to be and could not out run the of Berggren. By the river the board read and Steen was sent on his way.
It is roughly the mid-point of Day 2 at EPT Prague, which is when the tournament begins to take shape. Here's the shape it is beginning to take, courtesy of PokerStars Blog.