€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 1 Started
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 1
€2,200 Eureka High Roller Kicks Off at 1 P.M. CET
Welcome to Day 1 of the €2,200 Eureka High Roller which gets underway at 1 p.m. CET in King's Casino in Prague; for yet another event in what has been an exciting and successful PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague.
The €1,100 Eureka Main Event has been a record-breaker, attracting 3,155 entries from a wide variety of countries throughout Europe and another bumper field is expected to be in-store today.
The €2,200 buy-in gives each entry a 30,000 starting stack, with a maximum of two entries allowed. Levels increase every 40-minutes and registration will close after the 60-minute dinner break following Level 10.
Day 1 schedule is to play 16 levels, with the surviving players advancing to Thursday's, March 9 Day 2. The second day of action is to begin at 12:30 p.m.
Alexandre Reard won the last instalment of this event in 2019 for a cool €342,810. However, it is unlikely that he'll be able to defend his title. The WSOP bracelet winner has made a deep run in the €1,100 Eureka Main Event, making Day 3 which is just about to start.
As always, PokerNews will provide all the updates on Day 1, so keep it locked here for another day of poker action in picturesque Prague.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
€2,200 Eureka High Roller Underway
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
The first set of cards are being dealt and the €2,200 Eureka High Roller has begun with 288 entries!
O'Kearney and Lodge Among Early Entrants
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
More Notables Take Their Seat
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Da Takes One
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
From the cutoff, Peter Da three-bet to 1,400 over a raise from his opponent on the button, his opponent called.
The flop came 
. Da continued with a bet of 2,000. His opponent folded after a moment and Da took in an early modest pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000 | 4,000 |
Perez, Panka and Bise Hop into High Roller; Bessaev Gets First Elimination
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Oleg Bessaev is off to a flying start, securing a bust out in the first 20-minutes of the day and recalled the hand for PokerNews. A player opened to 3,300 in early position with 
and Bessaev jammed with 
from the blind.
Bessaev would go on to river a straight to get an early double after the 
runout.
Elsewhere, PokerStars Team Online Pro Alberto Perez has taken his seat and so have the likes of WSOP bracelet winners Dominik Panka and Emil Bise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Galataud Calls River
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
The board was completed to read 
. Gerard Berthaut moved all in to put Pierre Galataud to the test,
Galataud thought for about a minute before eventually calling for his entire stack.
Berthaut tabled the 
for top pair but that was no good as Galataud had the 
and he collected the big pot as Berthaut was left with a just few chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000 | 57,000 |
|
|
3,000 | 3,000 |