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2010 EPT Prague
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2010 EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,730,550
Entries
563
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Praz Fighter
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
The gentleman under the gun opened for 950 and a couple seats down, Praz Bansi went all in for 17,000 - actually covering the original raiser, who had just 10,000 back. It folded back around to the original raiser who folded too, and Bansi stays in the game on 19,000 or so.
Big Stack Watch Pre Dinner Break
As well as those already highlighted, a few new stacks have started to wobble due to their height. Please see below for a selection of the moment's chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
117,000 | |
|
105,000 | 20,000 |
|
97,000 | |
|
90,000 | |
|
86,000 | 8,000 |
|
80,000 | 41,000 |
Flush < Straight Flush: Tough Break for Chaz Chattha
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
A possibly tournament-life-threatening pot just sent most of Chaz Chattha's stack over to Tobias Reinkemeier in harsh circumstances. Three players made it to the 
flop, where Reinkemeier's bet of 4,500 was check-called only by Chattha.
The turn was the 
. Now Chattha led out for 10,500. This prompted a pause before Reinkemeier threw in the call (he was one of the leading stacks and it represented just about 10% of his stack).
The river: . Chattha now checked and an even longer dwell preceded Reinkemeier's eventual bet of 18,000.
Chattha darted him a look which could have cut through steel, before shaking his head and throwing in a bitter-looking call.
Sure enough, Reinkemeier showed 
and Chattha shook his head flashing the 
. Down to under 12,000, while Reinkemeier comfortably tops 100,000.
Things Not Going So Chouity For Nicolas
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Nicolas Chouity does not look a happy bunny at the back of the cardroom as he is currently nursing a very short stack of 6,000 chips, which isn't going to last him long with these blinds.
Chouity has cashed four times at the EPT, most recently a min-cash in Barcelona but more famously he won the 2010 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo for a mammoth prize of €1,700,000.
If he is to make it five EPT cashes he is going to need a lot of luck and that is an understatement!
Cowboys All Round
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
A raising war between Florian Langmann (under the gun) and the player in the big blind culminated with Langmann six-betting (we think) all in to cover his opponent. The big blind called, and they turned the cards over.
Langmann: 
Big Blind gentleman: 
"Oh, I like that," said Langmann cheerfully.
Flop: 
Langmann, even cheerier now: "Freeroll!"
Turn:
Langmann: "Come on, one heart!"
River: 
Langmann remained cheery as they chopped it up. His opponent's relief was evident on his face. Langmann's at 73,000.
Konstantin the Great
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Konstantin Puchkov, holder of a WSOP bracelet and third place finisher at EPT Barcelona recently, is doing rather well. We found him involved in a raising war with the gent on the button. Puchkov had raised in early position and the button had made it 3,500. Back to Puchkov, who made it 10,400 to go, and following a lengthy period of gazing sadly around the room, the button folded.
Puchkov is over the 70,000 mark now.
Jesus Rises
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Jesus Cortes Lizano, runner up back at Barcelona a few weeks ago, was spotted raking in a very large pot - possibly even a double up - with pocket tens on a 
board. He's at over 40,000 now.
Lewis Explodes Into Action
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Every time I have walked past Toby Lewis' table today, all I have seen is him folding or sat without cards. However, on my latest attempt to report on some action involving the EPT Vilamoura winner I was treated to not one but two hands from him. Lucky me.
Hand 1: A player open limped in late position but Lewis was having none of that and raised it up to 1,200 from the cutoff. The button and small blind both folded but the big blind moved all-in. After the initial limper got out of the way, Lewis snap-called as he had his opponent well covered.
Lewis:
Soon to be bust big blind: 
The board ran out 
and Lewis paired his eight on the river to send his opponent to the rail.
Hand 2: The very next hand the action folded to Lewis in late position and he made it 750 to play. The cutoff re-raised to 2,025 and when everyone else folded back to Lewis he made the call.
Flop: 
- The action went check, check.
Turn: 
- A little more interesting here as Lewis lead out with a 1,575 bet, a bet that the cutoff instantly called.
River: 
- A second queen on the board didn't slow Lewis down, in fcat it seemed to speed him up as he placed chips worth 7,425 in the middle of the felt.
After around a minute of thinking time, Lewis' opponent mucked 
face up.
The young Brit climbs to around 42,000
Minus Minieri
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Having dropped into the danger zone, Dario Minieri has now dropped out of the tournament entirely, after taking a stand preflop with 
, called by Brian Jensen with his 
. No simple spike to take out the Italian PokerStars Pro - the board delivered 
and made broadway for Jensen.