2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€913,250
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,144,950
Entries
1,267
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
825
Players Left
273

Macugins Folds Aces Against Matsuda

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Joining the action on the {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs} turn, Stanislavs Macugins checked and Tomoki Matsuda bet 1,200 for his opponent to call. Macugins checked again the {8-Hearts} on the river and Matsuda now bet 3,000. This sent Macugins into a brief tank, he shook his head and then folded the {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} face-up.

Player Chips Progress
Raoul Refos nl
Raoul Refos
55,000
Mustafa Biz tr
Mustafa Biz
32,000
Stefan Jedlicka at
Stefan Jedlicka
32,000
Zhong Chen nl
Zhong Chen
31,000 31,000
Stanislavs Macugins lv
Stanislavs Macugins
26,000
Tomoki Matsuda jp
Tomoki Matsuda
15,000

Tags: Stanislavs MacuginsTomoki Matsuda

Two EPT Champions on Same Table

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Hossein Ensan
Hossein Ensan

Over on table 19, two former EPT Main Event champions can now be fund. Uri Gilboa was already seated since the first level while Hossein Ensan, a previous winner right here at the Hilton Hotel in Prague, just re-entered. On Day 1a, Ensan was eliminated rather quickly before the dinner break and will aim to do better today.

Player Chips Progress
Uri Gilboa il
Uri Gilboa
EPT 1X Winner
31,000 1,000
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
30,000 30,000

Tags: Hossein EnsanUri Gilboa

Goossens Chips Up Without Showdown

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With some 4,500 in the middle in four-way action, the flop showed {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Guy Goossens in the big blind was the player to bet for 1,700 and Fiodor Martino the only caller on the button. The {4-Spades} fell on the turn and Goossens bet another 4,500. This time, Martino sent his cards into the muck and the Belgian chipped up.

Player Chips Progress
Guy Goossens be
Guy Goossens
37,000 7,000
Fiodor Martino it
Fiodor Martino
24,000 24,000

Tags: Fiodor MartinoGuy Goossens

Walenta Loses a Chunk to Pardo

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Some 9,500 chips were in the middle to a flop of {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Spades} between Piotr Walenta and Juan Pardo. The former then opted to bet 2,500 only for Pardo to go into the tank and raise it up to 8,500. Walenta gave it some thought for 30 seconds, double-checked his cards and silently sent them into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
43,000 13,000
Ondrej Drozd cz
Ondrej Drozd
32,000 2,000
Piotr Walenta pl
Piotr Walenta
22,100

Tags: Juan PardoPiotr Walenta

Dahan Finds Help on the River

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Johan Storaakers
Johan Storaakers

On a board of {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, Johan Storaakers check-called the 1,800 turn bet from David Dahan and the two players went to the river.

With over 11,000 in the pot, the river came {10-Diamonds} and Storaakers checked once more. Dahan counted out a bet of 4,200 and slowly pushed it over the line before Storaakers quickly called.

Storaaker was shown the bad news as Dahan showed {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for a rivered full house which bested Storaakers' {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
David Dahan il
David Dahan
47,000 47,000
Johan Storaakers se
Johan Storaakers
17,200 -12,800

Tags: David DahanJohan Storaaker

Day 1b Nears 500 Entries

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Table 51 has already opened and currently plays short-handed. Among those seated there is Kully Sidhu, who opened to 500 in the cutoff. The button called and Frederic Delval then three-bet to 3,600 out of the big blind in order to force two quick folds.

Many more new faces have since emerged in the field as 470 players out of 480 entries remain.

Player Chips Progress
Kully Sidhu gb
Kully Sidhu
32,000
Frederic Delval fr
Frederic Delval
32,000
Tomas Jozonis lt
Tomas Jozonis
30,000
Bruno Fitoussi fr
Bruno Fitoussi
30,000
Peter Jaksland dk
Peter Jaksland
30,000
Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
30,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos gr
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
30,000
Danut Chisu ro
Danut Chisu
30,000
Christian Dressler de
Christian Dressler
28,000
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
28,000 28,000
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
28,000
Seamus Cahill ie
Seamus Cahill
28,000

Tags: Frederic DelvalKully Sidhu

Pilkington Picks off the Bluff

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Jessica Pilkington
Jessica Pilkington

Jessica Pilkington opened to 500 from early position and action folded around to Sergio Castelluccio who reraised to 1,400 from middle position. With the action back to Pilkington she took a few moments before throwing in a call.

On a flop of {j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{7-Spades}, both players checked and saw the {9-Clubs} turn. Both players opted to check the {k-Clubs} turn and went to the river.

The river came {k-Diamonds}, pairing the board, and Pilkington checked for the third time. This time Castelluccio fired out 1,600 on the river, putting Pilkington to the test. After a few moments, Pilkington called showing {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} which was good versus the {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} of Castelluccio.

Pilkington is fresh off her victory in the Ladies Event at EPT London and looking to add an EPT Main Event title to her already impressive resume.

Player Chips Progress
Jessica Pilkington gb
Jessica Pilkington
29,000 -1,000
Sergio Castelluccio it
Sergio Castelluccio
25,000 -5,000

Tags: Jessica PilkingtonSergio Castelluccio