€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€591,700
Entries
61
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Entries
61
Players Left
1
Who Will Win the First PokerStars Spade Trophy at EPT Prague Today?
Day 2 of the €10,300 No-Limit Hold’em is set to start at 1 p.m. local time at the 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. At least 27 players out of 54 entries will return to the tables in the Chez Louis salon on the mezzanine level of the Hilton Prague but with registration still open right until the start, these numbers are expected to go up.
Tsugunari Toma will start the day in the lead with 219,000 in chips. The Japanese player has great results recently and will be looking to add another PokerStars spade trophy to the three he has already won albeit those were all won in tournaments with a “slightly” lower buy-in. Trailing Toma in the chip counts are Orpen Kisacikoglu (162,000), Michael Soyza (160,500), Anton Yakuba (160,500), and Kahle Burns with 151,500.
Daniel Dvoress, Matthias Eibinger, Jean-Noel Thorel, Scott Margereson, Yuan Li, Davidi Kitai, Bertrand Grospellier, and Quan Zhou will all come back to the felt with an above-average stack but anything can change.
The seat draw for Day 2 will be posted as soon as registration has closed when the players start Level 11 which features a small blind of 1,000, big blind of 2,500, and a big blind ante of 2,500. Players will receive an additional 3 time bank cards to the ones they bagged last night worth another 30 seconds each. Another 3 will be handed out to the players who reach the final table.
A 15-minute break will take place after every three levels and play will continue until the first winner in Prague can be announced. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action from the beautiful Hilton Prague so stick around!
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Cards Are in the Air
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The players are in their seats and registration has officially been closed with the action underway. There were seven entries before the start of play, bringing the total to 61 for the tournament.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Sergio Aido, Sam Greenwood, and Conor Beresford have reentered at the start of the day while Bryn Kenney, Timothy Adams, Chin Wei Lim, and Vladimir Troyanovskiy are fresh in the field.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 127,000 | 51 |
| 1 | 2 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 50,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 5 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russia | 53,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 6 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 82,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 7 | Scott Margereson | United Kingdom | 122,000 | 49 |
| 1 | 8 | Yuan Li | China | 121,000 | 48 |
| 2 | 2 | Derek Ip | Hong Kong | 49,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 3 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 50,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 4 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 92,000 | 37 |
| 2 | 5 | Andrey Kotelnikov | Russia | 44,500 | 18 |
| 2 | 6 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 50,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 7 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 150,500 | 60 |
| 2 | 8 | Jimmy Guerrero | France | 40,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | Istvan Birizdo | Hungary | 68,000 | 27 |
| 3 | 2 | Anton Yakuba | Russia | 160,500 | 64 |
| 3 | 3 | Jorryt van Hoof | Netherlands | 92,000 | 37 |
| 3 | 6 | Quan Zhou | China | 105,500 | 42 |
| 3 | 8 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 113,000 | 45 |
| 4 | 1 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 162,000 | 65 |
| 4 | 2 | Kahle Burns | Australia | 151,500 | 61 |
| 4 | 3 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 160,500 | 64 |
| 4 | 4 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russia | 50,000 | 20 |
| 4 | 6 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 126,000 | 50 |
| 4 | 7 | Sam Higgs | Australia | 24,000 | 10 |
| 4 | 8 | Bertrand Grospellier | France | 107,500 | 43 |
| 5 | 1 | Pauli Ayras | Finland | 94,000 | 38 |
| 5 | 2 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 50,000 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 71,500 | 29 |
| 5 | 4 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 50,000 | 20 |
| 5 | 5 | Ognjen Sekularac | Serbia | 57,500 | 23 |
| 5 | 6 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 50,000 | 20 |
| 5 | 7 | Seth Davies | United States | 50,000 | 20 |
| 5 | 8 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 219,000 | 88 |
| Bryn Kenney | United States | 50,000 | 20 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Adams Scores an Early Double
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Timothy Adams was one of the latest entries prior to the start of the cards going in the air. He just moved to a new table with his fresh stack of 50,000 chips and wasted little time getting into the middle. Jorryt van Hoof opened to 6,000 in middle position and Tsugunari Toma called in the hijack. Adams pushed all in from the cutoff and the action folded back to Toma who made the call.
Timothy Adams: 
Tsugunari Toma: 
Adams held the superior pocket pair and the flop of 
proved to be safe for him. The 
on the turn left Toma drawing to just two out and the 
on the river was not one of them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | -54,000 |
|
|
109,000 | 59,000 |
Higgs Doubles Through Thorel
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 5,500 in early position and Sam Higgs shoved all in for 15,000 just a couple of seats over. The action folded back to Thorel who quickly made the call.
Sam Higgs: 
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
Higgs' king-high was currently in the lead and the flop of 
cemented that lead for him. The 
on the turn and the on the river improved Higgs to two pair in order to double through Thorel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | -56,000 |
|
33,500 | 9,500 |
Three Quick Eliminations
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Greenwood Eliminates Kotelnikov
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Andrey Kotelnikov shoved from the small blind for 36,000 and was called by Sam Greenwood in the big blind.
Andrey Kotelnikov: 
Sam Greenwood: 
The board ran out 
for Greenwood to hit the flop to bust Kotelnikov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,000 | 47,000 |
|
Busted |
Small Value Bet from Kisacikoglu
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Michael Soyza raised to 5,500 in early position and Orpen Kisacikoglu defended from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Kisacikoglu check-called a bet of 10,000 from Soyza.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Kisacikoglu tossed in a small bet of 7,000 and Soyza quickly paid him off. Kisacikoglu showed 
for two pair and Soyza mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
184,000 | 22,000 |
|
91,500 | -69,000 |