€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 1b Started
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Noon Kick-Off for Day 1b of the 2019 EPT €5,300 Main Event
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
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 100 | 100 | |
| 2 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 3 | 60 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 60 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 5 | 60 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 60 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| Dinner Break | 75 | |||
| 7 | 60 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 60 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 9 | 60 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 60 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The players have been welcomed to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal with the button in Seat 7 if they have 3 or more players at their table.
First Batch of Notables on Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Zheng Busts In First Minute
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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 
and Zheng (big blind) three-bet. Ruan four-bet, Zheng five-bet, Ruan six-bet-shoved and Zheng called with 
suited.
The board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
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Busted |
Michot Forces Out Jozonis
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A pot of more than 11,000 emerged until the 
river in a battle Tomas Jozonis (cutoff) and Laurent Michot (button). Jozonis opted to check and Michot bet nearly the size of the pot for 11,000. Jozonis spent more than two minutes in the tank and folded.
"Bluff?" he inquired and Michot replied with a "sometimes" while raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | |
|
24,500 | 24,500 |
More Notables Enter
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Among others, 2018 EPT Barcelona champion Piotr Nurzynski has been spotted in the field and a previous EPT runner-up is also in contention in Georgios Karakousis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Buhler and Stuer Back For More
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Henri Buhler and Julian Stuer both took part on Day 1a without being able to bag up chips and can now be found at the same table on Day 1b. Another familiar face of the German-speaking poker community is seated with them in Markus Durnegger and Stuer lost a first minor pot when his 
ended up second-best to 
in a checked down board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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29,500 | 29,500 |
More Familiar Faces at the Tables
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |