Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,693,900
Entries
1,174
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
van Zadelhoff Finds a Lucky Double
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Steven van Zadelhoff got his stack of 43,900 in preflop from the big blind with 
but was crushed by the player in the cutoff's 
. The 
pulled van Zadelhoff ahead with a set of queens but he still had cards to fade. The 
turn and 
river kept him a winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,400 | 45,400 |
Martins Collects Shells from Vieira
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Yuri Martins checked in the small blind on 
and Joao Vieira bet 4,000 into 6,700. Martins called and the turn was a . He check-called 7,700 and the river was the 
. Both players checked and Martins won the showdown with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,500 | 11,500 |
|
27,000 | -13,000 |
Photos: 2018 PokerStars EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Day 1a
Photos by Neil Stoddart.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,500 | 50,500 |
|
98,000 | 42,000 |
|
53,000 | 23,000 |
|
53,000 | 17,500 |
|
48,000 | 21,500 |
|
44,000 | 14,000 |
|
43,000 | -2,000 |
|
42,500 | 9,500 |
|
29,500 | -500 |
|
17,000 | -28,000 |
Hong Finds a Dub
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Nan Hong got his stack of 15,500 in after a 
flop holding 
. He was fading quite a few cards as his opponent on the button held 
but the and 
were safe for Hong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,500 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 106,500 |
|
125,000 | -55,000 |
|
124,000 | 76,000 |
|
120,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
92,000 | 80,500 |
|
76,000 | 33,000 |
|
65,000 | 20,000 |
|
56,000 | -4,000 |
|
42,000 | 22,000 |
|
32,100 | -2,900 |
|
29,500 | -4,500 |
|
22,500 | -4,900 |
|
20,500 | -19,900 |
|
17,000 | -15,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Mandic Won't Call Off
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The final board read 
and a player in the big blind moved all in for 23,000 effective into 34,000, putting Goran Mandic to the test. Mandic went into the tank for a couple of minutes and then tossed in his cards.
Players are now on break for 20 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000 | -7,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Frederik Brink doubled up with on a 
runout for 42,100, although we didn't get to see his opponent's hand as it was already dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 16,000 |
|
86,100 | 50,100 |
|
83,000 | 34,000 |
|
77,000 | -7,000 |
|
|
56,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
44,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
35,500 | -8,500 |
|
32,000 | -13,500 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
25,400 | -5,600 |
|
21,000 | |
|
16,000 | -9,000 |
|
11,500 | -50,500 |