€25,000 NL Hold'em III
Day 1 Started
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
€25,000 NL Hold'em III
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€216,090
Entries
9
Level
10
Blinds
2,000 / 4,000
Ante
4,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
EPT Prague Closing Out with Two-Day €25,000 NL Hold'em III
The 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague festival is winding down and will see €25,000 NL Hold'em III kicking off this evening at 6 p.m. local time.
The third €25,000 high roller of the series, the two-day event is expected to draw a small field of the world's most accomplished poker players, including Mike Watson, Adrian Mateos, Fedor Holz, Sam Greenwood and Steve O'Dwyer, all of whom have been active this stop.
Should he take a seat today, British pro Ben Heath will be after his third high roller title of the series after taking down the earlier €25,000 events back-to-back for €227,130 and €273,710. He isn't the only grinder looking for a third title this stop as Rodrigo Seiji took down €10,200 Mystery Bounty at the start of the trip and went on to win the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller.
Players will begin the tournament with a starting stack of 100,000 chips and blinds of 500/1,000/,1000 with levels lasting 30 minutes in duration and 15-minute breaks at various intervals. The event features a shot clock from the start and each new entry will receive four time bank cards.
Late registration in the single reentry event will remain open until tomorrow, at which point the prize pool and payouts will be determined. Approximately 15% of the field will be paid and the event will play down to a winner on Day 2 on Dec. 18.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here at Hilton Prague to bring you updates on the high roller action. Check out the EPT Prague reporting hub in the meantime.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 1 of €25,000 NL Hold'em III.
Seven Entries to Start
Level 1
: Blinds 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 |
Mateos Shoves on the First Hand
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On the very first hand, Pascal Lefrancois opened to 2,500 from under the gun and Adrian Mateos three-bet to 8,000 in the cutoff. Lefrancois called and they went heads-up to a flop of 
.
Lefrancois checked to Mateos who continued with a bet of 6,000. Lefrancois check-raised to 18,000 and Mateos just called. The 
peeled off on the turn and Lefrancois checked again. Mateos tossed in a bet of 20,000 and Lefrancois called.
The river was the 
and Lefrancois checked for the third time. Mateos jammed all in for 54,000 and Lefrancois opted to lay his hand down. With a couple of time banks being used already, the first alone took seven minutes to complete.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
148,500 | 48,500 |
|
|
54,000 | -46,000 |
Heath Looking for Third Series Title
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ben Heath opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and Alex Kulev three-bet to 11,000 from the big blind. Heath called.
The flop landed 
and Kulev continued for 7,000. Heath called. Kulev then checked on the 
turn and Heath fired a bet of 24,000. Kulev laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
85,000 | -15,000 |
Kulev Scoops a Wild One
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Juan Pardo raised to 2,500 in the hijack and was called by Alex Kulev on his left and Daniel Dvoress in the big blind. The flop came 
which stirred on plenty of action so follow closely.
Kulev was the first to make a bet of 1,500. Dvoress called and Pardo check-raised to 8,000. Kulev just called and Dvoress re-raised to 23,000. Pardo called and Kulev came along as well.
The turn was the 
and Dvoress ripped all in. Pardo instantly folded and Kulev called off his stack of 55,000 just as quickly. Dvoress tabled 
and was drawing dead to the 
of Kulev. The insignificant 
hit the river and Dvoress passed over a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
188,000 | 103,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
22,000 | -78,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
One New Entry
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Philip Sternheimer has joined the field as the blinds will repeat for the second level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 |