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Mon Dec 10 2007 21:56 GMT+2 | Posted by Luckyblind
Play Has Finished for the Night -- Join us From 12pm Tommorrow...
Play has finished for the night. The clock shows 86 players remaining, meaning the average stack is 27,000. The dealers are racing off the 25-value chips, and the players are bagging and tagging their stacks. They have a day off tommorrow before returning on Wednesday, when the two flights combine.
Join us from the Hilton Hotel in Prague from 12pm tommorrow when Day 1b of the PokerStars EPT Prague begins.
Adrian Koy and Maciej Mazur look like they are the two biggest stacks. Full chip counts from today's play will be posted before play starts tommorrow. -
Mon Dec 10 2007 21:52 GMT+2 | Posted by Luckyblind
Markus GolserMarkus Golser Takes One Down!
With a board reading
, Markus Golser bet out 5,500 from the small blind into a 9,500 pot. After a small deliberation, his opponent called with 
, but Markus had 
for the set to take down a nice pot to finish the day. He now has 26,000 in chips. -
EPT Prague Main EventDay 1a completed
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Mon Dec 10 2007 21:47 GMT+2 | Posted by The_Diamond
Mazur Now Chip Leader
He just won a huge pot with a straight against top set.
By the turn the board read
, and all the chips flew. Mazur's 
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Mon Dec 10 2007 21:41 GMT+2 | Posted by The_Diamond
Maciej Mazur92 Players Remaining
With just a few minutes of play left, Maciej Mazur from Poland has joined a group of players on over 60,000.
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Mon Dec 10 2007 21:38 GMT+2 | Posted by Luckyblind
Five More Hands!
There will be five more hands played on each table before play finishes. This system, which was employed also at the EPT Dublin, means that there will be no stalling towards the end of play.
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Mon Dec 10 2007 21:28 GMT+2 | Posted by The_Diamond
Luigi RizziRizzi Wins Large Pot from Daehling
By the river the board read
, and Daehling bet 13,000 into a 16,000 pot. Rizzi decided to just call with 
for a full house.
Daehling, disgusted, turned over
for a smaller full house, but was surely happy that his opponent decided not to raise him at any point after the flop.
Rizzi is now on close to 70,000. -
Mon Dec 10 2007 21:25 GMT+2 | Posted by Luckyblind
98 Players Remain
With 20 minutes left in the final level of the day, the tournament clock shows that 98 players remain.
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Mon Dec 10 2007 21:24 GMT+2 | Posted by Luckyblind
John Flanagan up to 30,000!
John Flanagan moves all in preflop from the big blind, over a 3,000 early-position raise. The original raiser folds and John shows
. "How else do you play them?" asks the Irishman. He is now up to 30,000 in chips. -
Mon Dec 10 2007 21:21 GMT+2 | Posted by Luckyblind
Marty Smyth is Eliminated!
Irish Open champion Marty Smyth has been eliminated in unknown circumstances.
Started 10th Dec, 2007
