With 2,800 in the pot and a board reading , Malte Monning checked from the small blind and allowed Antonio Guerrero to bet 1,000 from the big. Pim de Goede then came in with a raise to 3,000 from the cutoff, Nachman Berlin called from the button, Monning folded, and Guerrero called the additional 2,000.
All three players then checked the river and the cards were tabled. Guerrero showed , which beat Goede's , but it wasn't good enough to overcome Berlin's .
"That raise saved you," Berlin told Guerrero of Goede's raise on the turn.
It all started when Ari Engel opened to 275 from under the gun. Vytautas Semaska called in middle position, Petr Jelinek called on his direct left, Ignat Liviu called in the cutoff, and Sean Jazayeri defended his big blind.
The flop fell , and the action checked to Semaska, who tossed out 850. Jelinek folded, Liviu raised to 2,100, and the action folded back to Semaska, who called.
The turn was the , both players rapped the table, and the river was a second five - the . Semaska checked again, and Liviu fired 3,500. Semaska tanked for the better part of two minutes, then committed enough chips to make the call.
A number of British players have bought into Day 1a of EPT Prague, two of them seated on the same table.
Stuart Rutter is situated in the middle of the room, whilst Praz Bansi has a seat in the top right-hand corner of this vast tournament area. One of the newer tables to open homes Martins Adeniya and two to his right is Hull's Tom Macdonald.
A whole host of the United Kingdom's finest are expected to buy into Day 1, including Mathew Frankland, Toby Lewis, John Eames, Craig McCorkell and Roberto Romanello
Today's plan is to play eight 75-minute levels, with a dinner break after Level 6 (approximately 20:00 CEST). We will follow the same schedule on Day 1b, and then the tournament staff will decide how many levels will be played on subsequent days.
Sean Jazayeri has a World Poker Tour title to his name and is now attempting to add a European Poker Tour win to his resume here in Prague.
Joining the action on a board, Vytautas Semaska tested the waters with bet of 2,900 from the big blind and Jazayeri pondered all of his options before making the call.
The river was the and Semaska gave up and checked. Jazayeri instantly checked behind from the button and showed after his opponent revealed .
Chip counts and payouts for the last 25 players in the Eureka High Roller. Plenty of known grinders still in. 24 get paid. Read more at the PokerStars Blog.
Praz Bansi found value in a three-way hand where many other players would've checked behind.
He squeezed an initial raise and call whilst sat on the button but failed to dislodge either player. They both called before all three checked a flop.
The turn brought a and a player in the cut-off bet 1,000. Both players called to the river and the action was checked to Bansi who bet 2,200. He was only called by a player in mid position and opened . His opponent mucked and Bansi scooped.
Ignat Liviu, better known as online high-stakes legend "0Human0", opened for 350 under the gun only to have the UK's Andrew Hulme three-bet to 900. The rest of the field got out of the way, Liviu called, and the flop came down . Liviu wasted little time in checking, and Hulme continued with a bet of 700. Liviu then sprung to life with a check-raise to 2,500, Hulme called, and the peeled off on the turn.
"Twenty-five," Liviu said while tossing out a blue T5,000 ship for a bet of 2,500. Hulme mulled his options before making the call, which brought about the river. Liviu took a long time before betting 16,000, and the pressure was on Hulme. A solid two minutes passed as Hulme considered what to do, but he ultimately came to the decision to lay down his hand. With that, Liviu chipped up to 40,000.
Meanwhile, last year's sixth-place finisher, Ari Engel, is also up to 40,000.
The Congress Hall at the Hilton Prague Hotel is packed today as Day 1a of the €5,300 EPT Prague Main Event, the final of the €1,100 Eureka Prague Main Event, Day 2 of the Eureka PLO Championship, and the Women’s Event are all currently taking place. What's more, a €2,000 PLO Turbo tourney is slated to start at 4pm followed by two super satellites to the EPT Prague Main Event and the €10,000 Invitation EPT Season 8 Country of the Year freeroll for Lebanese players.
Needless to say it's a busy day here in Prague. Here's some more information courtesy of the EPT:
GUILLAUME RIVET LEADS EUREKA HIGH ROLLER
Canadian pro Guillaume Rivet, sixth in the WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo Championship last summer, is leading the Eureka High Roller event with 25 players left. By 3am last night, the event was still on the bubble – 24 get paid. Also still in are EPT Berlin finalist Prayush Buddiga, French veterans Michel Abecassis and Philippe Ktorza, Dmitry Vitkind, EPT Vilamoura champion Toby Lewis, Craig McCorkell, Jan Bendik and two-time EPT runner-up Martin Jacobson. A record-breaking 195 players took part in the two-day €2,000 Eureka tourney creating a total prize pool of nearly €350,000 - with €89,200 going to the winner. The biggest Eureka HR prior to this was Latvia in October with 40 entries.
GERMAN BUSINESSMAN BERND VOGELHUBER LEADS EUREKA MAIN EVENT FINAL
Bernd Vogelhuber was chip leader at the start of today's €1,100 Eureka Prague Main Event final. The finalists, from eight different countries, include two PokerStars qualifiers and two PokerStars players. A record-breaking 652 players competed in Eureka Season 2 finale, creating a total prize pool of €632,440 and €140,000 first prize.
, Malte Monning checked from the small blind and allowed Antonio Guerrero to bet 1,000 from the big. Pim de Goede then came in with a raise to 3,000 from the cutoff, Nachman Berlin called from the button, Monning folded, and Guerrero called the additional 2,000.
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