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Registration for Day 1a is open for about another 45 minutes, and we've ticked up to 236 players so far. There were only 191 players for this flight last year, so things are looking good for the turnout. The biggest field we've ever had at EPT Prague was 584, and we like the over on a record-setting 600+ this time around.
Chris Moorman put in a raise to 8,100 after Douglas Ferreira bet 2,600 on the board of 
. Ferreira tanked for a bit, but then gave it up and let Moorman scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | 5,000 |
In early position, Michael Keiner raised to 375, and only Jan Skampa made the call, going heads up from the cutoff seat. Heads up, the dealer spread out 
, and Keiner checked. Skampa took his cue to fire 550 at the pot, and the German check-called to see another card.
It was the 
, and Keiner checked again. Skampa bet another 1,400, but Keiner snuck in a check-raise to 3,200 total. Skampa made the call, and the river was the 
. Keiner kept the betting lead with a final wager of 5,500, but now Skampa responded with a shove for 14,575 total. Keiner demanded the count in his brash tone, then made the call to put the hometown hero at risk.
Skampa sheepishly tabled 
as he stood up from his chair, resigned to defeat. Any pair was good, and Keiner's 
was plenty good enough to do the trick.
Skampa won this thing in 2009, but there will be no repeat championship here in Prague this week. Skampa is out, and Keiner is one of the early doublers, up to about 60,000 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
|
Busted |
Scott Baumstein had bet 1,650 on the board of 
into his opponent Phillip Huxley. Huxley came back at Baumstein with a raise to 4,400. After some thought, Baumstein fired back with a reraise to 9,200. Huxley tanked for a bit and then called.
Baumstein tabled the 
for the nut flush. Huxley mucked his hand and Baumstein won the pot. Despite his minor mishap earlier with the wrong seat, Baumstein has gathered himself and it up over 40,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
Under the gun, Chris Moorman opened to 400, and an unknown player in Seat 2 made the call. Two seats over, Grzegorz Cichocki squeezed in a reraise to 1,700, and both opponents called to see a three-handed flop.
It came suited 
, and it checked to the (re)raiser. Cichocki continued out with another 2,400, and now only Moorman came along with the check-call to proceed heads up. The turn came the 
and the river the 
with the two men content to check it down.
Cichocki showed up 
, and Moorman's was easily good enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
We picked up the action on the river with the board reading 
between Sabrina Larochelle and Team PokerStars Pro Richard Toth. Larochelle bet 2,200 and Toth made the call after some time for thought. Larochelle tabled the 
for kings full of tens. Toth smirked and then mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | -5,000 |
Mariusz Klosinski checked the 
flop and Marvin Rettenmaier bet 425. Ilan Rouah raised to 1,700 and Klosinski folded. Rettenmaier reraised to 3,625 and Rouah called.
The turn was the 
and Rettenmaier bet out 4,125. After a minute, Rouah called.
The river completed the board with the 
. Rettenmaier bet 5,425. Another minute passed and then Rouah called.
Rettenmaier tabled the 
for top two pair and Rouah mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 |
With many thanks to EPT photographer Neil Stoddart (who even managed to catch Manuel Bevand in the short time he was here), a few early photos from the field:
Tristan Clemencon limped behind an early-position limper before action folded to Mike Watson on the button. Watson raised to 1,100 and only the first limper called. The flop produced the 
and both players checked. They also checked the turn card before the fell on the river. After the first player checked, Watson bet 1,100. His opponent folded and Watson picked up the pot.
