€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 1b Started
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 1b Started
The 2021 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event has been off to a blistering start with 418 entries, which surpassed the Day 1a field of the previous live edition of the popular flagship event in the Czech capital. However, a far bigger field is expected for Day 1b, which is set to kick off at noon local time in the King's Casino at the Hilton Hotel Prague.
Record-breaking fields in the €1,100 Eureka Main Event and €2,200 High Roller may very well indicate that the crown jewel of the festival will also result in an excellent turnout as well. The last EPT Prague Main Event reeled in a field of 1,154 entries and Mikalai Pobal was crowned the winner, becoming the second-ever two-time champion in EPT history. While Pobal hasn't been spotted during the series so far, other former winners such as Hossein Ensan, Kalidou Sow, Davidi Kitai, Jasper Meijer Van Putten, Piotr Nurzynski, and Ognyan Dimov are expected to take another shot at glory on Day 1b.
Jack Sinclair (317,900) and Sharon Sade (312,200) set the pace on Day 1a by increasing their starting stack more than ten fold and it remains to be seen if a new overall chip leader will be crowned on the second and final starting day.
Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 60 min | 100 | 100 | |
2 | 60 min | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Break | 15 min | |||
3 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
4 | 60 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
Break | 15 min | |||
5 | 60 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
6 | 60 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
Dinner Break | 75 min | |||
7 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
8 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
Break | 15 min | |||
9 | 60 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
10 | 60 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
All participants receive 30,000 in chips and will aim to make it all the way through the scheduled ten 60-minute levels. A total of two entries across both Day 1s and until the start of Day 2 are allowed for those who run out of chips. There will be a break every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after the end of level six, while bagging and tagging takes place around midnight local time in Prague.
The very same day will also see the conclusion of the €50,000 Super High Roller and the €2,200 Eureka High Roller while another edition of the €25,000 Single-Day High Roller is scheduled to take place. All of these marquee events will be covered by the PokerNews live reporting team during an exciting day of live poker action from the Czech Republic.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Cards are now in the air for Day 1b of the €5,300 EPT Main Event. There are 222 players in the tournament at its start.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Georges Hanna |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Francois Pirault |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Do Tran |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Armin Rezaei |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Saar Wilf |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Anatolii Zyrin |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ehsan Amiri |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Julien Sitbon |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jamie Nixon |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Aleksandar Spadijer |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Vlado Banicevic |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Julian Thomas |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Albert Sapiano |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Frederik Brink |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Marco Slacanac |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jan Bendik |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Salvatore Bonavena |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Alexandros Kolonias |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ana Marquez |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Christophe Panetti |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Dragos Trofimov |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jon Kyte |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
With some 3,000 in the middle, the turn showed and Juan Pardo checked. Matin Nitravesh bet 2,000 and Pardo called. After the river, Pardo check-called for another 2,500 and was shown the by Nitravesh. He had that beat with the to claim a nice pot right away.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Juan Pardo |
36,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
Matin Nitravesh
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Christophe Panetti was unable to bag and tag on Day 1a but jumped right back into the action for Day 1b. He was involved in a small pot to the river and checked. With some 2,500 in the middle, his opponent checked back and Panetti rolled over the for a flush to drag in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christophe Panetti |
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Georges Hanna came out firing early on Day 1b and fired three barrels on a short-handed table. That created a pot of more than 18,000 to the river and he made it 10,000 to go. His sole opponent Akos Meszaros was in the tank, then started some small talk out of the small blind.
Hanna just smiled back without responding and Meszaros then called. There was no showdown, as Hanna sent his cards into the muck to forfeit the large pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Akos Meszaros |
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Georges Hanna |
11,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Three ways to the turn, Jason Wheeler bet 600 and Atanas Kavrakov called. Vlado Banicevic then check-raised to 2,100 and received two calls. The on the river was checked by everyone and Banicevic tabled the for a busted straight draw.
Wheeler mucked but Kavrakov had that beat with he for a flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Atanas Kavrakov |
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Vlado Banicevic |
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Jason Wheeler |
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Avni Berisha raised to 300 from middle position and Ilay Oz called from the cutoff. Stephane Cordeille raised to 1,500 from the button and both players came along.
The flop was . Berisha and Oz checked and Cordeille bet 2,500. Berisha called and Oz folded.
Both players checked the turn and river before Berisha turned over for a pair of aces. Cordeille mucked the losing hand and Berisha took the pot in early Day 1b action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Avni Berisha
|
39,400
39,400
|
39,400 |
Stephane Cordeille |
27,300
27,300
|
27,300 |
Ilay Oz |
25,300
25,300
|
25,300 |