Players are now on another 20-minute break as Late Registration is closed. Day 1b attracted 475 and 213 players remain. This means that 71 players will make the money. Players must bag for Day 2 in order to make the money.
There was been another record-setting event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague, with the €2,200 Eureka High Roller smashing the previous all-time total set back in March.
Across Day 1a and 1b, the tournament has seen a total of 1,534 entries, surpassing the previous best 1,149.
The prize pool stands at €2,945,280 and anyone who makes Day 2 will be in the money.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
There was 16,500 in the pot in a blind vs blind battle with Andrea Binotto in the small blind against Batien May in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Binotto bet 6,000 before May raised to 12,000 which prompted a fold from Binotto.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
27,500 |
There was 38,000 in the pot heading to a flop of 
. Martin Stoyanov was in the small blind against Chneor Ghebali in early position and Fabrizio Strollo in the hijack.
Stoyanov bet 17,000 and only Strollo called.
The turn was the 
and Stoyanov bet 23,000 before Strollo instantly announced all in covering Stoyanov. Stoyanov quickly called.
Martin Stoyanov: 
Fabrizio Strollo: 
Stoyanov had top pair but Strollo had turned the straight. However Stoyanov still had the nut flush draw but it didn't come as the turn came the 
to send him home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
PokerStars Players Championship runner up Julien Martini raised to 6,000 from early position and was called by Jorge Pardo and Andrea Binotto in the blinds.
The flop came 
and Martini continued for 5,000. Only Pardo called.
The 
was the turn and Martini fired 25,000 in the pot. Pardo went into the tank for a while before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | |
|
100,000 |
Dinesh Alt raised to 6,500 from early position before Jyri Merivirta three bet to 20,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Alt who four bet all in for around 70,000 effective. Merivirta called.
Jyri Merivirta: 
Dinesh Alt: 
Merivirta was in awful shape. The flop came 
which helped nobody. The turn gave both players top pair but Alt was still way out in front. However the river was the 
which gave the board a flush which kept Merivirta alive with a chop pot.
Alt said to his tablemates "Feels better than a queen on the river" as both players received their share of the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
80,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Antony Mezzarobba moved all in from the cutoff for around 50,000 before Nino Ullmann moved all in for slightly more in the small blind. Thomas Furrer in the big blind folded.
Antony Mezzarobba: 
Nino Ullmann: 
Ullmann was in good shape for the knockout and held as the board ran out 
to send Mezzarobba home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
74,200
|
74,200 |
|
|
Busted |
