€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,144,950
Entries
1,267
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
402
Players Left
124
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With ten hours of play down, the first flight of the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event has come to a close here at the Hilton Prague. Players from all over the world joined in this electric venue to get the special tournament kicked off.
A total of 402 entries took part in Day 1a here in the Czech capital. The number nearly matched the impressive attendance set at this same event earlier this spring, and holds promise for a spectacular turnout over the next few days. After ten hours of play, 124 players found bags and get to take tomorrow off before returning for Day 2 on Wednesday, December 14. As a single reentry event across both flights, those who missed the mark today can still take part in Day 1b tomorrow at 12 p.m.
When play was over, it was Javier Gomez Zapatero who found himself atop the leaderboard with an impressive 341,000. He'll bring 227 big blinds to navigate Day 2 with hopes of going wire to wire.
2022 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds for Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Gomez Zapatero | Spain | 341,000 | 227 |
| 2 | Ramon Colillas | Spain | 312,000 | 208 |
| 3 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 293,000 | 195 |
| 4 | Nicola Grieco | Italy | 289,500 | 193 |
| 5 | Julien Sitbon | France | 232,000 | 155 |
| 6 | Justin Steinbrenner | Germany | 220,000 | 147 |
| 7 | Jun Obara | Japan | 214,000 | 143 |
| 8 | Dawid Smolka | Poland | 209,500 | 140 |
| 9 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 189,500 | 126 |
| 10 | Simon Lofberg | Sweden | 188,500 | 126 |
Other Leaders and Action of the Day
Hot on Zapatero's heels is another Spanish pro, PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas (312,000). He made a big river raise in a very interesting hand towards the end of the day and rode that pot to a second-place stack at the end of the night.
Just behind him is the accomplished Canadian professional Sam Greenwood (293,000). Greenwood is coming off of a strong Triton Super High Roller series in Cyprus where he had ninth, second, second, and first-place finishes for nearly $2,000,000 in September. He's started this one strong as well, including a great call against a big river bet to really build his stack.
There are other ways to get a big stack in this tournament. Just ask Italy's Nicola Grieco (289,500). He played a pot of over 200 big blinds against king-ten offsuit because of an opponent's misclick and worked that stack into a fourth-place spot on the leaderboard.
A couple of other PokerStars Ambassadors took part in the action today. Benjamin Spragg found himself a bag of 89,500 to join fellow ambassador Colillas among those moving on. Alejandro Lococo wasn't as fortunate, busting midway through the day. Also failing to find a bag was former World Series of Poker Main Event Champion and EPT Main Event Champion Hossein Ensan.
Day 2 will pick back up on Wednesday, December 14th at 12 p.m. Players from both starting flights will return to Level 11 with blinds of 1,000/1,500/1,500.
PokerNews is just getting started with coverage of this Main Event and will be here all week long from start to finish. Come back tomorrow and follow along with Day 1b coverage that starts at 12 p.m.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
341,000 | |
|
||
|
312,000 | |
|
||
|
293,000 | |
|
||
|
289,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
232,000 | |
|
220,000 | |
|
214,000 | |
|
209,500 | |
|
189,500 | |
|
188,500 | |
|
172,000 | |
|
171,000 | |
|
169,000 | |
|
166,000 | |
|
163,500 | |
|
|
162,500 | |
|
162,500 | |
|
159,000 | |
|
158,000 | |
|
154,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
|
153,000 | |
|
150,000 | |
|
149,000 | |
|
148,000 | |
|
147,000 | |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The full chip counts will be provided when they are provided by the PokerStars Live staff and a recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
341,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
312,000
136,200
|
136,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
293,000
89,800
|
89,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
288,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
|
232,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
220,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
214,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
209,500
-25,500
|
-25,500 |
|
|
189,500
-40,500
|
-40,500 |
|
|
188,500 | |
|
|
172,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
171,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
169,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
|
166,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
163,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
162,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
162,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
159,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
|
158,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
153,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
149,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
148,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
147,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
145,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
After ten full levels, 125 players are putting their chips in bags and are done for the night. A full recap and chip counts will be posted shortly.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
During the last hands of the night with some 29,000 in the middle, the board read 
. Daniel Menger had checked and Nino Ullmann pushed all-in for 54,100. Deep in the tank, Menger eventually folded the 
face-up.
"Show me the queen," Menger demanded and Ullmann replied "I don't have a queen ... pocket eights." Menger didn't believe him and Ullmann then changed his story to queen eight of diamonds but the cards were already mucked as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Halil Tasyurek opened for 2,500 from early position and found two callers, Samir Nacer on his left and Simone Maglianella in the hijack. In the small blind, Alice Sicconi three-bet the 8,000. Tasyurek folded, but Nacer and Maglianella both called.
The flop was 
. Sicconi opted to check, as did Nacer. Maglianella, last to act, bet 17,500. Sicconi folded and action was one Nacer. He decided to go with his hand one of the last of the night, and moved in for about 18,500. Maglianella called the small amount more.
Samir Nacer: 
Simone Maglianella: 
No pair in either hand, the board ran out blanks and Maglianella's ace high was good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
148,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
50,200
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
15,200 | |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Down to the last 13,900, Vincas Tamasauskas was all-in and looked up by Jaesung Lee from the very next seat.
Vincas Tamasauskas:
Jaesung Lee:
The 
flop left the Lithuanian in dire need of help but the 
turn provided all but a possible chop with another spade as the only way to survive. However, the 
river was not significant anymore as Tamasauskas was sent to the rail very late on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With 10:00 left on the clock, the tournament director has announced that three more hands will be played tonight before players bag up for Day 2.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Yosuke Nakazawa check-called bets by Erdal Gulseven on the 
turn and 
river to get shown the by Gulseven. However, that bluff was no good as Nakazawa raked in the pot with the 
to leave his opponent short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
18,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |