€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€267,900
Entries
57
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
56
Players Left
25
Welcome to the 2022 EPT Prague €10,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
The PokerStars European Poker Tour has returned to central Europe and one of the most popular stops will unfold at a rather unusual time of the year. Initially slated to kick off in December 2021, the 2022 EPT Prague festival has been rescheduled for March and the first headline event will get underway shortly. The host venue is the same as usual at the Hilton Hotel in Prague, however, it is now owned by Leon Tsoukernik and rebranded to the King's Casino Prague.
One of the High Roller competitions on the schedule is the initial €10,200 No-Limit Hold'em, which will determine a champion on March 6. To spice up the action, Event #1 will contain a bounty portion of €5,000 Bounty while the remaining €5,000 will go to the cash prize pool.
All players receive 100,000 in chips and the levels last 30 minutes each for the entire duration of the tournament. Day 1 will feature a total of 10 levels and two 15-minute breaks with the action getting underway at approximately 7pm local time. The late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 at 12.30 pm local time to give all last minute additions 20 big blinds.
A 30-second shot clock is in play during the entire tournament and all participants will receive multiple time bank extensions available as well. This tournament allows for one re-entry and thus a maximum of two entries for each player is granted.
The PokerNews team will be providing updates from various marquee events and High Roller competitions, so stay tuned for the return of one of live poker's most well-known festivals.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With a delay of just a few minutes, the cards are in the air in the main tournament area. Manual seating has already taken place and three tables are in play with some 18 participants registered. A first batch of notable entries will be added shortly.
First Batch of Entries
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Three-Bet Pot for Kulev
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ognyan Dimov opened the action with a button raise to 2,500 and then faced a three-bet to 11,000 by Alex Kulev in the small blind. DImov opted to call and they headed to the 
flop. Both players checked and did so again on the 
turn. The 
river brought no betting action either and Kulev's 
was good enough to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
90,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
Second Batch of Entries
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The field is now up to 23 entries and a fourth table will open soon. Among those to sit down recently was also Spanish poker prodigy Adrian Mateos along with the well-known Brazilian online grinders Belarmino De Souza and Rodrigo Sirichuk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
||
Dimov Gets Some Chips Back
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In a three-bet pot to the 
turn, Zhong Chen in the big blind checked. The same applied for Ognyan Dimov and Paul Newey, the latter of which was in the cutoff. All three players checked the 
on the river and Chen tabled the 
. Dimov had that beat with the 
and Newey mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
97,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Achegsei Beats Dzivielevski in Showdown
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Heads-up to the 
turn, Ahmad Achegsei made it 11,500 to go out of the small blind. He was only called by Yuri Dzivielevski on the button and the duo then checked down the 
on the river. Achegsei was the first to act and tabled the 
for a rivered top pair. Dzivielevski studied the board for a second and sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
80,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000