€2,200 EPT National High Roller
Day 1 Started
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€2,200 EPT National High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Entries
954
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Left 1 / 954
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Welcome to the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague and Day 1 of the €2,200 EPT National High Roller which is scheduled to start at noon local time here at the Hilton Prague.
The defending champion is Alexandro Tricarico from Belgium who beat Canada’s Hani Bahna heads-up for €204,500. As the fields in the other tournaments here in Prague this year have been bigger than previous years, the expectations is that it won’t be any different in this tournament. Last year, 627 players flocked to the poker tables, and with a single reentry possibility, it will be highly likely that that number will be beaten.
Players will receive 30,000 in chips in return for their €2,200 buyin and play 40-minute levels. A 20-minute break is scheduled after every three levels with a 75-minute dinner break after the ninth level of play today. The late registration period closes at 6 PM local time which also means that is the time till when players can do their one reentry that is allowed.
Structure for Day 1 (subject to change):
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 100 | 100 | |
| 2 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 4 | 40 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 40 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 40 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 7 | 40 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 40 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 40 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Break | 75 | |||
| 10 | 40 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 40 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 12 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 13 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 14 | 40 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 15 | 40 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 16 | 40 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 17 | 40 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 18 | 40 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action from the shuffle up and deal signal until the final bag has been put away for Day 2, so make sure to keep following the updates!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The floor has welcomed the players to the main room here in the Hilton Prague and instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal. The floor has also confirmed that play will end once 15% of the field is remaining.
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With 334 entries showing on the clock already, the main poker room is starting to fill up. PokerStars Team Pros Maria Konnikova and Fatima Moreira De Melo have taken their seats in the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The board read 
with 12,600 in the middle already. PokerStars Team Pro's Fatima Moreira De Melo was seated in the small blind and had a big bet in front of her, keeping her 100-value chips behind. Peter Majoros was sitting in the hijack and in the tank as the bet had him covered. After a while, Majoros opted to fold, first showing the 
and then the 
for trip jacks. Moreira De Melo didn't show anything, not even really a response on her face as she raked the pot in and stacked her newly earned chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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16,600 | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Julien Sitbon raised to 400 from the hijack and was called by Elias Moukawem in the small blind.
The flop came 
, Moukawem check-called the 700 continuation-bet of Sitbon.
The turn was the 
, Moukawem now check-called the 2,200 continuation-bet of Sitbon.
The river completed the board with the 
and they both checked. Moukawem tabled 
for the turned pair of aces to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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16,500
13,500
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13,500 |
