€5,300 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,781,200
Entries
1,192
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000
Welcome to Day 1a of the 2016 PokerStars EPT Prague Main Event
Welcome to Day 1a of the 2016 PokerStars EPT Prague Main Event. History is in the making as this will be the final EPT in its 13 season history with the advent of the PokerStars Championship and PokerStars Festival events.
It is fitting that the last EPT takes place in Prague, where it has been ever-present on the EPT since making its debut during the tour's fourth season. Arnaud Matter won the inaugural EPT Prague Main Event in Season 4 after outlasting a field of 555 to get his hands on the winner's trophy and €708,400.
Last year in Prague, Hossein Ensan bested a field of almost double the size of 1,044 entrants to capture the tournament's top prize of €754,510. However, this wasn't the biggest win for an EPT Prague Main Event, which took place the year before when in 2014 Stephen Graner navigated through a field of 1,107 players to win €969,000.
Past EPT Prague Main Event Winners
| Season | Buy-in | Entrants | Prize pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | €4,700+€300 | 555 | €2,530,240 | Arnaud Mattern | €708,400 |
| 5 | €5,000+€250 | 570 | €2,764,500 | Salvatore Bonavena | €774,000 |
| 6 | €5,000+€250 | 586 | €2,842,100 | Jan Skampa | €682,000 |
| 7 | €5,000+€300 | 563 | €2,730,550 | Roberto Romanello | €640,000 |
| 8 | €5,000+€300 | 722 | €3,501,700 | Martin Finger | €720,000 |
| 9 | €5,000+€300 | 864 | €4,190,400 | Ramzi Jelassi | €835,000 |
| 10 | €5,000+€300 | 1,007 | €4,883,950 | Julian Track | €725,700 |
| 11 | €5,000+€300 | 1,107 | €5,368,950 | Stephen Graner | €969,000 |
| 12 | €5,000+€300 | 1,044 | €5,063,400 | Hossein Ensan | €754,510 |
Play commences at 12 p.m. local time and ends around midnight after the completion of eight levels of 75-minutes each. A 20-minute break is scheduled after every second level, with a 75-minute dinner break at the end of the sixth level.
A second opening day with the same structure will take place on Dec. 13 followed by Days 2-6 from Dec. 14-19.
Also taking place today are the final tables of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event and the €50,000 Super High Roller, while the €2,200 Eureka High Roller, which was originally advertised as a two-day event will play down to a final one to two tables. PokerNews will be on hand today for live coverage for both the conclusion of the EPT Super High Roller and the EPT Prague Main Event.
With the final EPT Main Event winner to claim the trophy will take place in less than a week, PokerNews recapped the 13 year history of the tour. Part One of the retrospective focused on the early years in Seasons 1 through 5, Part Two focused on the Berlin robbery, the effects of Black Friday and the "mega-schedule" and Part Three will focus on the later years in Seasons 9 through 13 when the number of venues was reduced with each offering more events, along with some general stats about the venues and EPT winners.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards in the Air!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The tournament director just welcomed the players and asked the dealers to shuffle up and deal the first hand of the day. The field to start the day is already at 128 players.
Some Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Muehloecker Picks Off Barrels
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Thomas Muehloecker was in the small blind against an opponent who was under the gun and he check-called a bet on the 
flop. He did the same for 1,200 more on the 
turn and an 
river prompted a final check from Muehloecker. His opponent fired a final barrel of 2,500, and Muehloecker thought briefly before calling.
His opponent showed 
for top pair on the river, but Muehloecker had also made top pair with a superior kicker: 
.
At other tables, €50,000 Super High Roller participants Koray Aldemir and Sergey Lebedev have taken seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
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"Lucky King" is Unlucky for Martin Kabrhel
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Martin Kabrhel, who played in the EPT Super High Roller the past two days, is already is talking up a storm. His stack, however, recently took a dent as he opened up from under the gun for 300 and was raised by the player to his left to 800. The action folded around to Karbhel who called.
No significant action took place on the 
flop and the 
turn. On the river, Kabrhel fired out a bet of 2,600 before sharing with his opponent, "Lucky king, your queen is no good." His opponent tanked for a minute before making a raise to 10,050.
Kabrhel tanked for a few minutes during which time he chatted with his opponent. Near the end of the hand, Kabrhel's opponent stated, "I have the nuts." Kabrhel asked, "If I fold, will you show one?" His opponent replied, "If you call, I will show one."
Both players laughed before Kabrhel signaled he needed to focus. He eventually called before tossing his hand into the muck when his opponent indeed did have the nuts with 
.
Meanwhile, during the hand, Justin Bonomo straight off a fifth place finish in the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $345,272, joined the tournament and was seated at the same table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
16,800 | -13,200 |
Kisacikoglu Makes a Light Call
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A hefty pot of more than 2,500 sat in front of three players on the river with 
on the felt. After one check, a player in the cutoff a had a bet of 2,000 in front of him. Orpen Kisacikoglu dropped in calling chips from the button, and the third player folded.
The player who bet mucked without showing, and Kisacikoglu turned over 
to show his opponent what he'd been called by.
At another table across the room, Dominik Nitsche took a seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000 | 7,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Field Grows to 152 players
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
As the first level begins to win down, the field size has grown to 152 players.