Welcome to Day 1 of the 2020 PokerStars EPT Online $5,200 Main Event
The inaugural 2020 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Online is on the home stretch and the highlight of the entire festival awaits with the start of the highly-anticipated $5,200 NLHE 8-Max Main Event. One hour prior to the start at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) , more than 270 players were already registered for the flagship tournament which comes with a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000.
Included in the field will be several PokerStars ambassadors such as Fintan "easywithaces" Hand, Ben "Spraggy" Spragg, Mikhail "innerpsy" Shalamov, Kalidou "KalidouSow" Sow, and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis. Each of them will likely battle against one if not more high stakes regulars, all in the hunt for a massive payday and the EPT winner's trophy that awaits the champion three days from now.
As usual, the Main Event of an online poker festival on PokerStars comes with a slow and quality structure, giving each participant 250,000 in chips and levels of 30 minutes each. Day 1 will conclude upon completion of level 15 and the late registration will remain open for 24 hours, lasting until five minutes prior to the restart of Day 2 on Monday, November 16th, 2020, at 1.10 p.m. EST (EST).
While the biggest names in the world of online and live poker are expected to take a shot, more than 120 entries are still guaranteed in MTT satellites today to give players a chance to qualify for a fraction of the entry cost. One hopeful to participate for free is PokerNews #EPT4Charity Contest winner Jay "Blackoid" Kennedy from the UK, who will donate 10% of his winnings to CLIC Sargent UK.
Day 2 will resume the following day with blinds at 6,000/12,000 and a running ante of 1,500, and the money bubble will burst then as the field plays down to the final 72 contenders. On Day 3, the action resumes at 1.05 p.m. EST and play down to the nine-handed final table before a champion is then crowned on Wednesday, November 18th, 2020. The final three days will also be streamed on the PokerStars YouTube and Twitch channels with cards-up coverage and commentary provided by Joe Stapleton and James Hartigan.
Follow along right here on PokerNews to find out who will be crowned the 2020 PokerStars EPT Online $5,200 Main Event champion!
2020 PokerStars EPT Online Winners
| Date | Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 8-12 | EPT Online 01: $1,050 NLHE Arena Championship | 2,426 | $2,426,000 | "DON JOHAN" | $356,769 |
| Nov. 8-9 | EPT Online 02: $10,300 PLO High Roller | 70 | $700,000 | Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau | $188,937 |
| Nov. 8 | EPT Online 03: $5,200 High Roller | 131 | $655,000 | David "MonkeyBausss" Laka | $143,567 |
| Nov. 9 | EPT Online 04: $530 NLHE | 1,139 | $569,500 | Tatiana "Mysters_Y" Barausova | $74,951 |
| Nov. 9 | EPT Online 05: $1,050 Win the Button | 238 | $200,000 | Claas "SsicK_OnE" Segebrecht | $45,765 |
| Nov. 10-11 | EPT Online 06: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] | 109 | $1,090,000 | Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski | $222,453 |
| Nov. 10 | EPT Online 07: $2,100 NLHE PKO | 334 | $668,000 | Daniel “SmilleThHero” Smiljkovic | $113,490 |
| Nov. 12 | EPT Online 08: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max] | 244 | $500,000 | Bert "girafganger7" Stevens | $87,984 |
| Nov. 11-12 | EPT Online 09: $5,200 8-Game [High Roller] | 51 | $255,000 | "RaulGonzalez" | $100,050 |
| Nov. 12-13 | EPT Online 10: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller] | 81 | $2,000,000 | Eelis “EEE27” Parssinen | $539,819 |
| Nov. 13 | EPT Online 11: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks] | 637 | $637,000 | Daan “DaanOss” Mulders | $111,184 |
| Nov. 13-14 | EPT Online 12: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO] | 733 | $733,000 | Fabian "!$eveeeeeeen!" Gumz | $107,343 |
| Nov. 13 | EPT Online 13: $10,300 6+ Hold’em [6-Max High Roller] | 41 | $410,000 | Sam “Str8$$$Homey” Greenwood | $177,599 |
| Nov. 14 | EPT Online 15: $10,300 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, High Roller] | 69 | $500,000 | Bert "girafganger7" Stevens | $186,238 |
flop, Peter "twirlpro" Turmezy made it 9,250 to go from the big blind and was called by "kalaisin?" from under the gun. Turmezy also bet the 
turn for 32,475 to pick up a call and led the 
river for 68,450 with 127,505 behind.
for top set, which beat the 
of Turmezy.
and Darie check-raised from 3,973 to 11,508 only for Cimbolas to make it 33,600 to go. Darie called and they headed to the 
turn on which Darie check-jammed for 200,750. Cimbolas had invested 46,900 and made the call with the superior stack.
river to eliminate Darie in spectacular fashion.
flop and the 
river, Lau checked and "ModzillaPL" bet 137,600 with 1,781 behind. Those went in when Lau jammed and the Spaniard prevailed with the 
.
flop and 55,000 on the 
turn, both of which Rudolph called to leave himself 166,381 behind.
flop, "Cali1112" check-called for 8,975 and did so again for 46,500 on the 
, Kennedy check-raised from 15,505 to 45,500 and Jetten stuck around to see the 
on the turn.
flop on which Joyce continued for 163,800 and picked up a call. The battle of the big stacks continued to the 
river for 196,560. Hand moved all-in for 599,089 and Joyce reluctantly folded.
