Around 6,000 was in the middle on a board of A♠Q♣7♣10♥, in a hand between Maksym Filipovskyi in early position and Francesco Bozza in the cutoff, with Filipovskyi check-calling a bet of 3,500 from Bozza.
The 5♠ completed the board, and Bozza fired out a bet of 12,000 when given the opportunity. Filipovskyi thought it through for a while before flicking in a calling chip, but was shown the bad news when Bozza tabled Q♦Q♥ for a set of queens.
Rafael Navas raised to 400 over an early position limp, to be met with a three-bet to 1,800 from Richard Birchall in the small blind. The limper got out of the way, and Navas called.
Birchall continued with a bet of 1,100 on the Q♥4♥4♦ flop, and Navas pumped it up to 3,000 in response. After some thought Birchall called.
The 7♠ turn was checked through. The 8♠ river completed the board, and Birchall checked once more. Navas fired out a bet of 6,000, and Birchall took a couple of minutes before folding, seemingly reluctantly.
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague continues today at the Hilton Prague, with Day 1e of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event due to kick off at 11 a.m. local time. The event is on track to be a record breaker, with a total of 2,306 entries gained across the four previous starting flights.
The final opportunities for players to qualify for Day 2 are today, with Day 1e followed by the final turbo flight, Day 1f, commencing at 5 p.m.
Players start with 30,000 in chips and blinds at 100/100, with a 100 big blind ante. Levels in Day 1e will last 30 minutes each, and registration remains open until the end of Level 10.
Day 1e will conclude when the field is trimmed to 15% of the total entries, guaranteeing those who bag chips for Day 2 a minimum cash.
The players will be hoping to freshen up the current top ten, with Stefano Puccilli of Italy (655,000) leading the way from Istvan Pilhofer of Hungary (653,000) and Felix Vu of Sweden (626,000).
Three PokerStars Ambassadors have already progressed to Day 2 - Benjamin Spragg (341,000), Marle Spragg (127,000) and Simon Wiciak (58,000).
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Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1d
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Stefano Puccilli
Italy
655,000
2
Istvan Pilhofer
Hungary
653,000
3
Felix Vu
Sweden
626,000
4
Athanasios Kostouros
Greece
622,000
5
Andreas Walter
Germany
583,000
6
James Bagley
United Kingdom
582,000
7
Jan Jorgensen
Denmark
580,000
8
Daisuke Ogita
Japan
572,000
9
Valeriu Pelinschii
Moldova
551,000
10
David Savocka
Czechia
538,000
In Day 2 blind levels will increase to 60 minutes, and will stay there throughout the remainder of the tournament, with a champion scheduled to be crowned on Day 4 on December 9.
Remaining Eureka Prague Main Event Schedule
Date
Day
Time
Blind Levels
December 6
Day 1e
11:00 a.m.
30 minutes
December 6
Day 1f
5:00 p.m.
20 minutes
December 7
Day 2
11:00 a.m.
60 minutes
December 8
Day 3
12:00 p.m.
60 minutes
December 9
Day 4
12:00 p.m.
60 minutes
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of this event as we see if anyone can catch Stefano Puccilli as Day 2 chip leader.
