2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Mikalai Pobal
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€1,005,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,596,900
Entries
1,154
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
745
Players Left
268

Krawinski Wins Big Three-Way All-In

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante
Jakub Krawinski
Jakub Krawinski

The flop was {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} and with about 7,500 in the middle already it was a player who moved his last 22,000 in the middle. Jakub Krawinski pushed 51,900 over the line to go all in as well and when two players folded it was Erwann Pecheux who moved all in as well, covering both opponents.

Pecheux tabled {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and he was up against the {5-Spades}{3-Hearts} of Krawinski and the {7-Spades}{6-Hearts} of the shortest stack.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and the river the {8-Spades} and Pecheux received a blow to his stack while Krawinski won a big 130,000 pot. The third player in the hand was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jakub Krawinski pl
Jakub Krawinski
130,000
130,000
130,000
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
18,000
-12,000
-12,000

Tags: Erwann PecheuxJakub Krawinski

Defending Champion Michaelis Eliminates Azor

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Paul Michaelis
Paul Michaelis

Paul Michaelis sat in early position and he raised to 900. He was called by hijack Ran Azor and the others folded. The two continued heads-up to the {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop.

Michaelis checked and Azor took over the betting when he flicked 2,000 in the middle. Michaelis quickly raised to 5,500 and Azor put his last 13,000 in the middle. Michaelis called immediately and they opened up.

Ran Azor: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Paul Michaelis: {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board completed with the {3-Clubs} on the turn and the {7-Spades} on the river and Azor was eliminated from the tournament by the defending champion of the EPT Prague Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
60,000
33,700
33,700
Defending Champion
Ran Azor il
Ran Azor
Busted

Tags: Paul MichaelisRan Azor

My Stack App Activated

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
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Sorensson More Than Doubles

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Sebastian Sorensson
Sebastian Sorensson

A player opened from middle position to 800 and Alberto Borsoi called from the cutoff. Kenny Hallaert sat on the button and three-bet to 3,500. The small blind folded and Sebastian Sorensson was seated in the big blind and he just called. The initial raiser got out of the way and Borsoi called as well.

The flop was dealt {q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades} and it checked to Hallaert who continued with a bet of 4,000. Sorensson and Borsoi both called to see the turn and that was the {k-Diamonds}.

Sorensson opted to jam right away on the turn for 10,800 and Borsoi called. Hallaert tanked for a minute before he let go of his hand.

Sorensson opened up {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and he was ahead of the {a-Spades}{9-Spades} of Borsoi. The river was the {9-Diamonds} and that was safe for Sorensson who doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Sorensson se
Sebastian Sorensson
43,000
12,400
12,400
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
32,000
32,000
32,000
Alberto Borsoi it
Alberto Borsoi
19,000
19,000
19,000

Tags: Kenny HallaertSebastian Sorensson

Action Table; Richez Doubles Up

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Clement Richez
Clement Richez

On Table 15, two players had already busted and Clement Richez had just sat down.

He was all-in on the {7-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades} board from the big blind after Oleg Drews had shoved on the button with the bigger stack. Ionel Anton check-folded in the cutoff and showed he had {q-}{q-}.

Clement Richez: {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Oleg Drews: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}

Richez had flopped a pair of sevens and held an open-ended straight draw while Drews was sitting on a flush draw.

The turn was the {6-Diamonds} which gave Richez the straight indeed and the river completed the board with the {q-Clubs} to secure the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Clement Richez fr
Clement Richez
67,000
37,000
37,000
Lukasz Cygan pl
Lukasz Cygan
54,000
54,000
54,000
Gheorghe Caplescu ro
Gheorghe Caplescu
50,000
50,000
50,000
Chris Da-Silva gb
Chris Da-Silva
41,000
11,000
11,000
Jonathan Schuman gb
Jonathan Schuman
35,000
35,000
35,000
Benjamin Saada fr
Benjamin Saada
30,000
30,000
30,000
Oleg Drews de
Oleg Drews
16,000
16,000
16,000
Ionel Anton ro
Ionel Anton
10,000
10,000
10,000
Ibrahim Kiriakus se
Ibrahim Kiriakus
Busted
Bruno Caron fr
Bruno Caron
Busted

Tags: Clement RichezIonel Anton

Li Busts Lipp During the Break

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Yuan Li
Yuan Li

Two hands took several minutes into the break and one of them would once again see Yuan Li and [Removed:220] in action in a battle button versus big blind. On the {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop, Lipp bet 3,000 and Li min-raised to 6,000, which Lipp reluctantly called.

After the {k-Spades} turn, Lipp checked with just shy of 20,000 behind and Li moved all in for 20,100. Lipp tanked until six minutes of the break had passed and then called it off.

[Removed:220]: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Yuan Li: {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

The {10-Hearts} river was a blank and Lipp was covered by a few chips only to hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Yuan Li cn
Yuan Li
59,000
28,000
28,000
[Removed:220] at
[Removed:220]
Busted

Tags: Yuan Li

Excellent Start for Blain

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Dermot Blain
Dermot Blain

The second player to bust on Day 1b was Tzur Levy and he sent his chips over to Dermot Blain. The Irishman just claimed another decent pot to become the early frontrunner as he cut the stack of Anton Siden into nearly half.

Picking up the action on the {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{7-Hearts} turn, Blain in the big blind made it 1,000 to go and Siden in the cutoff raised it up to 4,000, which Blain called. After the {8-Spades} river, Blain checked and Siden now made it 8,000 to go. Blain tossed in a raise to 40,000, which had Siden's remaining stack covered by far, and that ended up forcing a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
75,000
75,000
75,000
Anton Siden se
Anton Siden
16,500
-13,500
-13,500
Tzur Levy il
Tzur Levy
Busted

Tags: Anton SidenDermot BlainTzur Levy

Zheng Busts In First Minute

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Jiayu Ruan
Jiayu Ruan

Wei Zheng was seen leaving the tournament area and the dealer on Table 16 yelled: "Seat open!"

Jiayu Ruan was stacking up chips while the dealer wiped the board but he was kind enough to relay what had happened:

According to Ruan (small blind), he had raised with {a-}{a-} and Zheng (big blind) three-bet. Ruan four-bet, Zheng five-bet, Ruan six-bet-shoved and Zheng called with {j-}{10-} suited.

The board ran out {9-}{9-}{q-}{10-}{j-}.

Player Chips Progress
Jiayu Ruan cn
Jiayu Ruan
60,000
60,000
60,000
Wei Zheng cn
Wei Zheng
Busted

Tags: Jiayu RuanWei Zheng

Noon Kick-Off for Day 1b of the 2019 EPT €5,300 Main Event

Tournament Room
Tournament Room

The second starting flight which is Day 1b of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event start at noon local time here at the Hilton Prague. The 2018 edition attracted 1,174 entries and with 391 players flocking to Day 1a which surpassed last year’s Day 1a numbers, Day 1b is set to be a busier one.

Pierre Calamusa bagged his second chip lead of the festival in the Czech Republic as he collected 457,000 in chips on Day 1a, staying ahead of players like Stefan Egermann, Roland Chassing, Yehuda Cohen, and Steve O’Dwyer. Defending champion, Paul Michaelis busted on Day 1a but might be back if he hasn’t used his second bullet yet.

Kalidou Sow was the only PokerStars ambassador to survive the day so a bunch more are expected to jump into the field today. Players can enter or reenter right up to the start of Day 2 with a maximum of 2 bullets that can be fired.

Players start with 30,000 in chips. Day 1b has ten levels of 60 minutes each on the planning with a 20-minute break after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor and behind the laptops to bring you all the updates from the Main Event!

Day 1b Structure

LevelDurationSmall BlindBig BlindBB Ante
160100100 
260100100100
Break20   
360100200200
460100300300
Break20   
560200400400
660200500500
Dinner Break75   
760300600600
860400800800
Break20   
9605001,0001,000
10606001,2001,200

Tags: Kalidou SowPaul MichaelisPierre CalamusaRoland ChassingStefan EgermannYehuda Cohen