According to the tournament screens, there are 366 players out of 789 entries remaining and with today's attendance so far, the event is just a single entry away from equaling the record field in Prague. Another two levels remain to be played after the 75-minute dinner break and the action is expected to resume at approximately 10.20 p.m. local time.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000 | |
|
170,000 | |
|
165,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
145,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
140,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
125,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
100,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
20,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
A field of 800 entries for Day 1b has already locked up a new record attendance for the EPT Prague Main Event with now at least 1,202 total entries across the two starting days. Some of those who jumped into the action or re-entered can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
30,000 |
Tibor Szenasi raised to 22,500 before Antonio Mallol shoved 30,600 from the next seat over. Action folded back around and Szenasi called to put Mallol at risk.
Antonio Mallol: 
Tibor Szenasi: 
The board ran out 
and Mallol held on with the pocket aces to double through Szenasi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
64,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Fabrizio Benvenuto raised to 5,000 from middle position and Alin Grasu put in his last 13,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the table got out of the way and Benvenuto called to put Grasu at risk.
Alin Grasu: 
Fabrizio Benvenuto: 
The board ran out 
and Benvenuto flopped a pair of nines to send Grasu towards the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,000 | |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
190,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
180,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
145,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
130,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
125,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
120,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
100,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
70,000 | |
|
50,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
40,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
40,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
38,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
On a board of 
with a pot of around 39,000, the action was on Klas Krueger who elected to bet his remaining 41,200 chips, covering his opponent Marcin Jaworski.
Jaworksi thought hard before committing the rest of his chips, roughly 29,000, and tabled . The pocket aces were no match for Krueger's 
. Trip sevens were enough to win the pot and eliminate Jaworski from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
Busted |
Frank Stumpf opened to 2,500 and then called a larger three-bet by Niccolo Messeri to see a flop of 
. The action was checked by Stumpf and Messeri made it 12,500 to go and that ended the hand right there after a fold from Stumpf.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | |
|
42,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
On a board of 
, Jessica Pilkington checked to Yucel Eminoglu who fired 8,600 on the river.
Pilkington tossed out the call and Eminolglu rapped his knuckles on the table flashing the as Pilkington turned over the winner with 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
