Toby Lewis opened to 1,500 when first to act and the players folded one by one until the action was on Sergio Aido Espina in the cutoff. Espina called and when the button and small blind surrendered their hands, Chris Brammer added the few extra chips from the big blind.
The flop saw Brammer and Lewis check, Espina bet 1,650 and just Brammer call. The turn brought the into the equation, but it didn't fit in with either players plans and they both checked.
The fifth community card saw the make an appearance and Brammer checked again. Espina bet 2,300 into the UK number one and Brammer took a good 45-60 seconds to fold; it really looked like he was tempted to call Espina's river bet.
The Czech Republic is close to the geographical centre of Europe, a fact reflected in one of the most diverse fields ever seen at an EPT main event. No single country represents more than 12 per cent of the total field, as PokerStars Blog discovered when they crunched the numbers.
We missed the exact preflop action, but from what we could piece together Jakob Tostesen opened with a raise, an unknown player three-bet, and Johnny Lodden four-bet to 9,500 from the button. Tostesen then moved all in for 31,925 total, the three-bettor tank-folded, and Lodden made a hesitant call.
Showdown
Lodden:
Tostesen:
It was a bad spot for Tostesen, and it only got worse as the board ran out . "I had the best hand preflop," the three-bettor told Lodden as Tostesen quietly exited the tournament floor.
Lodden and the folder ended up discussing the hand, and it was determined that both were prepared to call Tostesen but not each other.
John "Eddie" Eames is up to around 70,000 chips after playing a three-bet pot successfully in position.
Philip Junghuber opened from early position and was called by Jason Wheeler in mid position and Eames on the button. Ankush Mandavia was in the small blind and squeezed to 3,600. All but Eames folded before an flop fanned across the table.
Mandavia led for 2,550. Call. The turn was and Mandavia fired for 6,500. Call. Mandavia slowed to a check on the river and after some thought Eames set his opponent all in for his remaining 46,000. Mandavia snap folded and Eames showed a .
Moments ago, Jonathan Khalifash shot up out of his chair, and shouted. The shout was a mix of disbelief and celebration, culminating with a high five or two with his friends.
When we reached the table to check out what happened, we saw that the board read , and Khalifash had sitting in front of him. According to one of our French colleagues, Khalifash and two other players were all in on the flop. One player had , and the other had .
The case jack on the river gave Khalifash jacks full of nines, and eliminated both of his opponents from the EPT Prague Main Event. Khalifash now has 115,000 chips.
All five former EPT Prague champions returned to the Hilton Hotel this week in an attempt to win the crown again. It's rare for there to be a complete set of champions in the field - so much so, PokerStars Blog can't even figure out when it last happened.
Chris Brammer is almost through the 100,000 chip barrier and is definitely a force again in this tournament.
The UK's number one ranked online tournament player three-bet an UTG+1 open of 1,100 from Rasmus Agerskov to 2,800, whcih cleared out the field. Agerskov called and he and Brammer saw the flop come down .
Agerskov checked to Brammer and then called when Brammer bet 2,800. That was the last of the betting action though, as the pair checked the turn and the river, Brammer scooping the pot with his .
We have Mat "one T" Frankland to thank for an insight into how Brammer accumulated his large stack. Apparently, "he got it in bad with jacks against aces and caught a third knave."
And that ladies and gentlemen is how you build stacks. Tune in this time next week for the next installment of our strategy insights where we will introduce you to the world of rivering full houses to beat flushes.
flop saw Brammer and Lewis check, Espina bet 1,650 and just Brammer call. The turn brought the 
into the equation, but it didn't fit in with either players plans and they both checked.
. "I had the best hand preflop," the three-bettor told Lodden as Tostesen quietly exited the tournament floor.
and Mandavia fired for 6,500. Call. Mandavia slowed to a check on the 
river and after some thought Eames set his opponent all in for his remaining 46,000. Mandavia snap folded and Eames showed a 
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sitting in front of him. According to one of our French colleagues, Khalifash and two other players were all in on the flop. One player had 
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river, Brammer scooping the pot with his 
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