€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day 1b Started
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
825
Players Left
273
Day 1b of the PokerStars EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event is Here
The second flight of the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event, at the Hilton Hotel in Prague, will kick off at noon today and is the final EPT Main Event Day 1 of 2022.
Day 1a saw a total of 402 players whittled down to 124 after ten hours of play with some notable names finding bags. Spain's Javier Gomez Zapater leads the pack, bagging up an impressive 341,000 chips to take into battle on Day 2 and is closely followed in the counts by another Spaniard, PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas who is the only other stack over 300,000.
The top ten is a who's who of poker alumni and features two players that went agonisingly close at the last EPT stop in London only a few months ago.
Frenchman Julien Sitbon placed 23rd in EPT London and sits fifth on the leaderboard after the first day's play. Another player looking to go one better than London is Conor Beresford from the United Kingdom. Beresford had an impressive haul in London finishing second in the UKIPT £2,200 High Roller for £145,120 and 31st in the EPT London £5,300 Main Event for £17,050 and sits ninth in chips after Day 1a.
All participants receive 30,000 in chips and will aim to make it through the entire ten levels of 60 minutes each. There is a scheduled 15-minute break every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6. The late registration period for the 2022 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event remains open until the start of Day 2 on December 14, 2022, and a maximum of two entries per player are allowed.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you all the updates throughout the Main Event and festival from a very snowy Prague.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
First Batch Of Notable Entries
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event with 279 players currently in this flight and late registration will run until the start of Day 2.
Second Batch of Notable Entries on Day 1b
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Laghzaoui Wins A Bigger Showdown Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
In a larger pot to the 
river, Daniel Palys bet 6,000 in the small blind and was called by Jamal Laghzaoui in the cutoff. The former tabled the 
but Laghzaoui won the pot with 
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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39,000 | 39,000 |
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21,000 | 21,000 |
No Call for Stumpf on the River
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
In a heads-up pot to the 
turn, Frank Stumpf bet small and earned one caller before the duo headed to the 
river. Stumpf now bet 2,300 and his opponent swiftly sent his cards into the muck.
Also featured on the same table is Fahredin Mustafov, who is a regular in the European poker scene.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
29,500 | -500 |
Tran Chops With Auer
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Ami Barer raised to 400 on the button to get called by Do Tran in the small blind and Matthias Auer in the big blind. The trio checked the 
flop and Tran bet the turn for 700. Only Auer called and the 
river went check, check.
Tran tabled the 
and Auer chopped with the 
.
"It is getting better, I am chopping with you," the Austrian joked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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29,000 | -1,000 |
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27,000 |
More Notables in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |