2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€699,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,781,200
Total Entries
1,192
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 1,192
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Early Eliminations

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

[Removed:551] and Simon Deadman are the notable players hitting the rail over the course of the first two levels.

Mateos on a Roll

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Adrian Mateos is off to a good start and now up to 60,000 chips. Just before the break, the Spanish poker pro won a pot when the action was raised from a player in early position to 400. Mateos from the blinds three-bet the pot to 1,600 and received a call.

After the flop came {K-Spades}{6-Spades}{7-Hearts}, Mateos bet 1,800. His opponent didn't waste too much time tossing his hand into the muck.

Mateos is the chip leader on a star-studded table which includes Justin Bonomo (20,000), Martin Kabrhel (16,000) and 2016 WSOP November Niner Kenny Hallaert (22,000).

Tags: Adrian MateosJustin BonomoKenny HallaertMartin Kabrhel

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Field Approaching 200 Players

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

During the break, a few more players entered the field. Day 1a is now up to 199 players with 187 still in their seats. The EPT Main Event does not allow for reentries. So unlike other events on the schedule in Prague, once a player is eliminated, he or she can no longer rejoin the field.

Table Tennis in the Lobby

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

While there are three final tables in big EPT and Eureka events, including the EPT Super High Roller, going on simultaneously as well as the opening of the EPT Main Event, the biggest crowd is gathered in the lobby watching table tennis matches as part of the PokerStars Right to Play.

Anyone can sign-up, and we were told by a representative that three of the players will be awarded prizes.

Newey Among Recent Entries; Updated Chip Counts

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Paul Newey, who just busted at the final table of the Super High Roller, hopped straight into the Main Event. Other recent entries include Anthony Zinno, Timothy Adams, and Vojtech Ruzicka.

Tags: Paul Newey

Bonomo Short

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

On a completed board of {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}, Justin Bonomo was in the big blind and facing an all-in shove for his remaining 6,725 from cutoff Martin Kabrhel.

"What do you have?" Kabrhel asked, and Bonomo pointed at the ace. "Ace and? I have diamonds."

"How many diamonds?" Bonomo asked.

Kabrhel proceeded to ask if Bonomo could beat ace-queen, and the American shook his head no. In the end, Bonomo did decide to fold, and Kabrhel didn't show.

Tags: Justin BonomoMartin Kabrhel

Lewis and Lecomte Among the Latest Entrants

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

The field has now grown to 216 players with 197 players remaining. Players can late register into the tournament for the entire day, enter the field tomorrow for Day 1b or instead skip Day 1 altogether by joining the action on Thursday before the first cards are dealt on Day 2.

Among the latest entrants include a pair of French players sitting on neighboring tables in Quentin Lecomte and Romain Lewis representing PokerStars France.

Kempe Dropping Chips Early

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

More notables have entered, including Davidi Kitai, Steve O'Dwyer, Jack Salter and Rainer Kempe. The latter, who won the ARIA Super High Roller Bowl this summer, has already lost about half of his starting stack.