€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

2 days 19 hours ago

Iwanov-Petkin Fires All Three Streets, Folds to Garp's River Shove

Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Tobias Garp made it 500 to go preflop from the cutoff and Josef Schusteritsch called in the small blind. Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin bumped it up to 2,200 from the big blind, which only Garp called.

The two saw a flop of 2♠2♥8♠ where Iwanov-Petkin continued with a bet of 1,800, and Garp called.

A 9♠ on the turn saw Iwanov-Petkin bet again, this time for 2,800. Garp called.

When the J♣ landed on the river, Iwanov-Petkin unloaded his third bullet into the pot of 5,000, and Garp moved all-in. Iwanov-Petkin had 15,000 behind and needed to put them all at risk if he wanted to proceed to a showdown, however, after some time thinking, he folded and showed the A♠ as he did so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artus Gimenez	40,000
Tobias Garp	40,000
Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin	15,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Dimitar Iwanov-Petkin Josef Schusteritsch Tobias Garp

2 days 19 hours ago

Nut-Flush for Kyte

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ferenc Vardai opened to 500 from the cutoff, but Abraham Uittenbogaard on the button three-bet to 1,200. Last year's runner-up Jon Kyte in the big blind four-bet to 4,400, making Vardai fold. Uittenbogaard however made the call.

Both players checked the 7♥6♣9♥ flop leading to the 2♥ turn where Kyte bet 5,400. Uittenbogaard called, but found himself in a tough spot after Kyte bet 25,000 on the A♥ river. He counted his stack and said "Hero-call" while pushing his 16,000-chip stack forward.

Abraham Uittenbogaard: A♣10♥ All in
Jon Kyte: K♥K♦

Uittenbogaard called with a flush, but ran into Kyte's nut-flush and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	73,000 73,000	73,000
Ferenc Vardai	16,000 16,000	16,000
Abraham Uittenbogaard	Busted

Tags: Abraham Uittenbogaard Ferenc Vardai Jon Kyte

2 days 20 hours ago

Schneiders Takes From Ploch

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

PokerStars ambassador Felix Schneiders opened to 300 from the cutoff, but Jean-Michel Ploch on the button three-bet to 1,200. The blinds folded and Schneiders made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♠J♥10♣ where Ploch continued for 800. Schneiders check-called.

Both players checked the 9♥ turn leading to the 9♣ river where Schneiders led out for 2,500. Ploch looked at his cards and folded. Schneiders asked Ploch to turn over one of his cards. The French chose the left card, the K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Michel Ploch	47,000 21,000	21,000
Felix Schneiders	30,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Felix Schneiders Jean-Michel Ploch

2 days 21 hours ago

Welcome to the 2024 EPT Prague Main Event

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Maxime Taldir

After a record-breaking Eureka Main Event, which comes to an end today, it’s now time for the big one: the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 EPT Main Event.

At the Hilton Prague, players from around the world are hoping for at least as much action as last year, when Padraig O’Neill became an EPT champion, winning €1,030,000 after a five-hour heads-up battle against Jon Kyte. The 2023 EPT Prague Main Event recorded 1,285 entries. Could this year surpass that number?

2023 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Padraig O'Neill	Ireland	€1,030,000
2	Jon Kyte	Norway	€643,000
3	Umberto Ruggeri	Italy	€459,240
4	Cheng Zhao	China	€353,240
5	Adam Wagner	Czechia	€271,660
6	Grigorii Rodin	Russian Federation	€209,000
7	Govert Metaal	Netherlands	€160,750
8	Marle Spragg	United States	€123,600
9	Vincent Meli	France	€95,000

The 2024 EPT Prague winner will join a long and prestigious list of EPT Prague champions, which includes Jordan Saccucci (2022), the second two-time EPT Champion Mikalai Pobal (2019) and Hossein Ensan (2015).

This Main Event also marks the conclusion of the 2024 EPT season, which featured Barny Boatman returning to the spotlight in Paris, Derk van Luijk lifting the EPT Monte Carlo trophy, Stephen Song triumphing in the fourth-largest EPT ever in Barcelona, and Oliver Weis adding a new title to his record.

Recent EPT Prague Main Event History

Year	Prize Pool	Entries	First Place
2023	€6,101,300	1,285	€1,030,000
2022	€6,144,950	1,267	€913,250
2021	€5,771,500	1,190	€692,252
2019	€5,596,900	1,154	€1,005,600
2018	€5,693,900	1,174	€840,000
2017	€4,146,750	855	€675,000
2016	€5,781,200	1,192	€699,300

Play is set to kick off at 12 p.m. local time. Players will begin with 30,000 in chips with blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels will last 60 minutes, and players will be sent on 20-minute breaks after every two levels. An extended 75-minute dinner break will be held after Level 6.

Players are allowed a maximum of two entries combined for flights 1a and 1b as well as Day 2. Play will end for the day after Level 10, and all remaining entrants from both flights will reconvene on Wednesday, December 11 at noon for Day 2.

Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action from the tournament floor leading to the next EPT Main Event champion!

Tags: Adam Wagner Barny Boatman Cheng Zhao Derk van Luijk Govert Metaal Grigorii Rodin Hilton Prague Hossein Ensan Jon Kyte Jordan Saccucci Marle Spragg Mikalai Pobal Oliver Weis Padraig O'Neill Padraig O’Neill Stephen Song Umberto Ruggeri Vincent Meli