2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
€682,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,842,100
Entries
586
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Players Left 1 / 586
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It's probably had to get motivated for a €5,000 tournament when the price of the entry is just a couple big blinds at your cash table. Just ask Ilari Sahamies.

Just moments after returning to the table after an impromptu dinner break, Sahamies found his stack of 64,000 whittled down to about 20,000. Those 20,000 all went in before the flop with {A-Hearts} {5-Hearts}, and he somehow found action from Katalin Jerney and her {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs}.

The flop was, er, in her neighborhood as it came out ten-high with three clubs. Sahamies was drawing stone dead right there, and he's been eliminated just as the last break of the day approaches.

Tags: Ilari SahamiesZiigmund

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

Puker News

A bit of a disturbance in the tournament room right now. During or just after the break, some unfortunate soul was unable to hold their lunch and -- well, there's no real quaint way to say this -- vomited all over the tournament floor.

A swarm of housekeepers carrying mops and brooms rushed to the scene of the crime, and they're furiously trying to rid the room of the unpleasant sight and smell.

You may want to stay away from the carpaccio on the buffet this week.

Happy Days

The payout is here! 80 places will be paying out, in the following sums:

1: €682,000
2: €454,000
3: €255,000
4: €171,000
5: €135,000
6: €100,000
7: €71,000
8: €55,500
9-10: €42,600
11-12: €31,400
13-14: €24,500
14-16: €20,000
17-24: €15,500
25-32: €12,800
33-40: €11,300
41-48: €10,300
49-56: €9,700
57-64: €9,100
65-72: €8,500
73-80: €8,000

Total: €2,842,100

Hong Tough

After an excellent day of slow but sure upward grindage, Chaz Chattha is right back down to 26,500.

We caught up with him on the {J-Spades} {8-Hearts} {8-Spades} flop, when Catherine Hong bet out 2,100. Chattha made it 6,200, Hong called, and they proceeded.

We must confess that we were momentarily distracted on the {K-Hearts} turn so we missed the action, but re-focused come the {6-Hearts} turn, which Hong checked. Chattha bet a chunky 15,000 and Hong called.

Chattha: {8-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for flopped trips
Hong: {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts} for flopped two pair that turned into a flush on the river

"Nice hand," sighed Chattha, tapping the table in acknowledgment. Hong, nonchalantly munching on a sandwich, is up to 80,000.

Tags: Catherine HongChaz Chattha

Rifat and Weep

The gentleman in seat one raised to 1,600, only for chipped-up Rifat Palevic to his immediate left to make it 3,600. Everyone else got out of their way, Mr. Seat One called, and they saw a flop.

Flop: {7-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}

Both players unexpectedly checked.

Turn: {9-Hearts}

Mr. Seat One bet out 5,100 and Palevic called. Onwards.

River: {10-Diamonds}

Mr. Seat One now bet 13,100, followed by an insta-call from Palevic - who then rather violently threw his pocket {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} back to the dealer when Mr. Seat One turned over {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} for a turned set and rivered full house.

Palevic, who looked to be our chip leader before the start of the hand, is still looking good on 115,000 or so.

Sarwer Resets His Stack

Jeff Sarwer
Jeff Sarwer
It's been a long grind back for Jeff Sarwer, but he finally finds himself back over his starting stack for the first time since the first level.

On a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {Q-Spades}, Sarwer checked to the player on the other side of the table. The unknown player flicked out a bet of 5,000, and Sarwer announced a check-raise all in for 20,475. After spending some quality time in the tank, the player released his cards, and Sarwer exhaled deeply. He's back to about 33.000 now and has his sights set on Day 2.

Tags: Jeff Sarwer