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Next up from the PokerStars Blog, a report on how filling the time is essential in a tournament like the EPT Prague Main Event. It lasts more than 12 hours per day, and won’t finish until next Wednesday, so distractions should include a tablet, hard backed book, and an ice rink. Read more over at the PokerStars Blog.
Tim Reilly broke his streak of always making it to Day 2 on the EPT; in fact, he was one of many players that failed to make the second break of the day.
Sven Krieger opened for 525 and Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel three-bet to 1,300 pretty quickly from the cut-off. We told you before about Sal Al Fakih from the Lebanon who has a hefty stack and is hitting some cards, he called on the button and the blinds folded. Krieger made the call and we saw a flop of . Krieger checked and the aggressor, Duhamel, continued for 1,700. Al Fakih was going nowhere and called in position. Krieger got out of the way and we saw a turn which Duhamel and Al Fakih both checked. Duhamel checked the river and after some thought Al Fakih bet 4,700. Duhamel looked puzzled by the bet and after some thought shook his head at his troublesome neighbour and folded. His tormentor showed the and cheekily asked the Pro “What did you have?”
A lot of the caginess has seeped out of the tournament at this stage. Some players have been playing together all day and have clearly picked up on a few things. Stacks are getting shallower too of course. This hand seemed to suggest that this may be the case.
Paolo Compagno, a Swiss Online qualifier, opened for 500 on the button, was called by the small blind Tiberu-Florian Georgescu but faced a three-bet to 1,600 from the big blind, German Garlef Konstantin Rinne . No messing from Compagno, he shipped the rest of his 12k stack in. Georgescu looked pained by this turn of events, sandwiched as he was, and folded. Rinne too released his hand and there were raised eyebrows as Compagno showed a single card, the , and scooped a decent pot.
These two EPT regulars have battled it out before today, and now they were at it again. On a | | board Sarwer had bet out 3,600 from early position. Pinho in the hijack position thought about it for a couple of minutes, and eventually called. Sarwer quickly showed his for the flopped flush and Pinho muttered something before mucking his cards.
There are eight levels of play scheduled for today, as we mentioned before. There will be a dinner break after the sixth level, and two more levels of play after that. The bags will come out around midnight according to the tournament director.
. Krieger checked and the aggressor, Duhamel, continued for 1,700. Al Fakih was going nowhere and called in position. Krieger got out of the way and we saw a turn 
which Duhamel and Al Fakih both checked. Duhamel checked the river 
and after some thought Al Fakih bet 4,700. Duhamel looked puzzled by the bet and after some thought shook his head at his troublesome neighbour and folded. His tormentor showed the 
and cheekily asked the Pro “What did you have?”
, and scooped a decent pot.
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board Sarwer had bet out 3,600 from early position. Pinho in the hijack position thought about it for a couple of minutes, and eventually called. Sarwer quickly showed his 
