€1,100 EPT National Day 1c | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-09-2019 02:08 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Silencov	Busted
Benjamin Winsor	Busted
Dmytro Maltsev	Busted
Irena Macesovic	Busted
John Hanaphy	Busted
Mateusz Wozniak	Busted
Mehdi Daghari	Busted
Navot Golan	Busted
Nima Alamzad	Busted
Omer Hassid	Busted
Pasquale Braco	Busted
Paul Michaelis	Busted
Per Linde	Busted
Ralph Schumacher	Busted
Sven Thormahlen	Busted
Tilman Welsch	Busted

Shumacher Sent to the Pits

Adam Lamers

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Pierre Calamusa raised it up to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by the button. Ralph Schumacher shoved all in for 68,000 in the small blind and Calamusa asked for a count before making the call. The button folded and the cards were tabled.

Pierre Calamusa:
Ralph Schumacher:

The flop fell to give Calamusa a straight and flush draw. "That's a good start," he stated. The on the turn left Schumacher in the lead with one card to come. The river was the and Calamusa nailed his flush to eliminate Schumacher and soar to the top of the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	441,000 441,000	441,000

Ralph Schumacher	Busted

Tags: Pierre Calamusa Ralph Schumacher

12-09-2019 02:17 UTC+2

Ace from Space Keeps Zukernik Alive

Adam Lamers

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There was a raise in middle position and Philipp Zukernik three-bet shoved all in for 87,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to the initial raiser who quickly made the call to put Zukernik at risk.

Philipp Zukernik:
Opponent:

The flop came and things were looking grim for Zukernik who was searching for an ace. The on the turn got Zukernik out of his chair but the on the river was exactly what he needed in order to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Zukernik	189,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Philipp Zukernik

12-09-2019 02:19 UTC+2

Russo Finds a Dub

HillKerby

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Peter Da opened to 15,000 from the cutoff and saw Antonio Russo three-bet all in on the button. Action got back to Da and he asked for a count, which was totaled to be 54,500, and then dropped in chips to call.

Antonio Russo:
Peter Da:

Da let out a bit of a sigh after seeing his suited king was dominated, leaving Russo in great shape for the double as the board ran out , leaving Da drawing dead by the turn en route to said double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Russo	124,000 124,000	124,000
Peter Da	72,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: Antonio Russo Peter Da

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-09-2019 02:28 UTC+2

Cybulski Sweats Through the Squeeze

HillKerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Simeon Naydenov opened to 17,000 under the gun and received a call from a player in middle position. Action made its way around to the big blind, where Tomasz Cybulski three-bet all in. Naydenov asked for a count on Cybulski, which was totaled to be 106,000, and then went into the tank.

"One-oh-six (thousand)," Naydenov repeated as the number to call before looking over to the player in middle position. "And you have around 150 (thousand)." He thought about his decision for over a minute and then let his cards go and the player in middle position followed suit after about 10 seconds, resulting in Cybulski taking down the pot preflop.

Meanwhile, Zhong Chen was also spotted at the same table with a stack north of 400,000, making him one of the larger stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhong Chen	413,000 413,000	413,000
Simeon Naydenov	313,000 83,000	83,000
Tomasz Cybulski	152,000

12-09-2019 02:32 UTC+2

Filstein Shows the Bluff

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Arik Filstein raised it up in middle position and was called by the button. The flop came and Filstein continued with a bet of 16,500. His opponent called and the landed on the turn.

Filstein checked this time and his opponent tossed in a small bet of 15,500 which Filstein called. The river was the and Filstein opted to shove all in for around 65,000. His opponent instantly folded but asked to Filstein to show his cards.

Filstein reached into the middle of the table and turned over his for a missed straight draw. "You asked to see so I show you."

Player	Chips	Progress
Arik Filstein	152,000

Tags: Arik Filstein

12-09-2019 02:36 UTC+2

Too Easy for Schable

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Schable opened to 17,000 in the hijack and the small blind pushed all in for 80,000. The big blind folded and Schable instantly dropped in a couple of chips to signify a call.

David Schable:
Opponent:

"It's too easy," Schable noted as he continues to pick up premium hands. The board ran out and Schable scooped the pot with hardly any sweat.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Schable	350,000

Tags: David Schable

12-09-2019 02:39 UTC+2

Field Nearing 100

HillKerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Twelve tables are all that remain to hold the remaining field on Day 1c with Level 18 looking to soon to come to a close. The tournament clock displays 108 players remaining, meaning no more than 21 eliminations are needed for play to conclude for the evening. Here are a handful of players to have recently found the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bhavin Khatri	Busted
Michel Leibgorin	Busted
Anatoly Chen	Busted
Anh Do	Busted
Bryan Paris	Busted
Fausto Tantillo	Busted
Giuseppe Simeone	Busted
Helge Pedersen	Busted
Humberto Guerra Cabrerizo	Busted
Jonathan Wong	Busted
Michal Mrakes	Busted
Piotr Kuszczak	Busted
Robert Lim	Busted
Roman Skudar	Busted
Yi Ye	Busted

12-09-2019 02:41 UTC+2

Last Break of the Night

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There are just under 100 players still remaining and they are heading on their last 20-minute break of the night. When they return, it will be a dash to the finish with only 87 players making it through to Day 2.