2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
437
Players Left
117

More Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Pierre De Almeida fr
Pierre De Almeida
450,000
351,000
351,000
Eitan Cohen
Eitan Cohen
330,000
120,000
120,000
Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
330,000
50,000
50,000
Paul Covaciu ro
Paul Covaciu
330,000
145,000
145,000
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
300,000
44,000
44,000
Ondrej Drozd cz
Ondrej Drozd
290,000
125,000
125,000
Jorge Ufano es
Jorge Ufano
240,000
103,000
103,000
Benjamin Lebor gb
Benjamin Lebor
160,000
19,500
19,500
Selahaddin Bedir tr
Selahaddin Bedir
140,000
39,500
39,500
Daniele D'Angelo it
Daniele D'Angelo
120,000
30,000
30,000
Fabian Niederreiter de
Fabian Niederreiter
75,000
45,000
45,000
Parham Ahoor fr
Parham Ahoor
45,000
-22,000
-22,000
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
20,000
-142,000
-142,000

Homma Knocked Out by Liudvikevich

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kiryl Liudvikevich moved all-in from the button into two shorter stacks and one of them happened to commit the last chips in Sho Homma, who was the player at risk for around 30,000.

Sho Homma: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Kiryl Liudvikevich: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs} flop improved Liudvikevich and he held onto the lead on the {2-Clubs} turn as well as the {a-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Kiryl Liudvikevich lv
Kiryl Liudvikevich
140,000
100,000
100,000
Sho Homma jp
Sho Homma
Busted

Tags: Kiryl LiudvikevichSho Homma

Refos Doesn't Fall For Lau's Trap

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action picked up on the river in a heads-up pot with about 60,000 in the middle. The board looked like {3-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

From the hijack, Ka Kwan Lau checked the final street. Raoul Refos thought for a while about betting. He even picked up some chips before setting them back down and tapping the table for a check.

Lau showed {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} for runner-runner quads and Refos laughed, happy that he chose to wave the white flag on the river.

"You even picked up chips!" Lau laughed as he patted Refos on the shoulder. "Good surrender."

Player Chips Progress
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
572,000
34,000
34,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Raoul Refos nl
Raoul Refos
101,000
-39,000
-39,000

Tags: Ka Kwan LauRaoul Refos

Chip Counts from Around the Room

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
460,000
10,000
10,000
Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
450,000
150,000
150,000
Nicola Grieco it
Nicola Grieco
430,000
60,000
60,000
Rui Milhomens pt
Rui Milhomens
360,000
259,000
259,000
Bleron Maliqi ch
Bleron Maliqi
330,000
-10,000
-10,000
Petr Svoboda cz
Petr Svoboda
300,000
70,000
70,000
Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
300,000
-85,000
-85,000
Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
280,000
25,000
25,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
280,000
-23,000
-23,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Raoul Refos nl
Raoul Refos
140,000
47,000
47,000

Mariam Fights Back Against Small Blind Three-Bet

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Henok Tekle Mariam opened in the hijack before getting three-bet to 18,500 by Jerry Odeen with a big stack in the small blind. Mariam made the call in position.

The flop came out {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. Odeen continued for 11,000. Mariam put in the call.

The turned paired the top card when the {k-Clubs} hit. Odeen slowed down and checked. Mariam went for a bet of 15,000. Odeen looked at his cards one more time before releasing them to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Jerry Odeen se
Jerry Odeen
393,000
83,000
83,000
Henok Tekle Mariam nl
Henok Tekle Mariam
117,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Henok Tekle MariamJerry Odeen

Small Bets from Picone

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tibor Szenasi raised to 5,000 in middle position and was called by Tomoki Matsuda in the hijack. Igor Picone three-bet to 22,500 from the small blind and only Matsuda called.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Picone led out with a small bet of 7,500. Matsuda called and the {j-Spades} landed on the turn. Both players checked and the {7-Hearts} completed the board.

Picone tossed in another small bet of 6,500 and Matsuda looked him up. Picone turned over {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and Matsuda was unable to beat it.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Picone be
Igor Picone
158,000
18,000
18,000
Tomoki Matsuda jp
Tomoki Matsuda
74,000
-56,000
-56,000

Tags: Tomoki MatsudaTibor SzenasiIgor Picone

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

2022 EPT Prague Main Event Sets New Attendance Record

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With record fields in the €1,100 Eureka Main Event and €2,200 Eureka High Roller, it was not much of a surprise that the flagship tournament of the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague festival at the Hilton Hotel Prague also set a record as well.

The tournament drew a record-breaking field of 1,267 entries (from 918 unique players) and beat the previous record attendance of the 2016 edition. Back then, the event was held in a freezeout format and attracted an impressive 1,192 entries.

Only the top 183 finishers will receive a portion of the €6,144,940 prize pool and a massive top prize of €1,054,500 awaits for the eventual champion on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Until then, it is still a long way to go while it seems all but certain that the money bubble will burst on Day 2.

2022 EPT Prague Nationalities
2022 EPT Prague Nationalities

A total of 62 countries were represented and France leads the way with 95 players(10.4%), followed by Italy (90 players / 9.8%), Germany (75 players / 8.2%), the United Kingdom (46 players / 5.0%), and Spain (40 players / 4.4%).

The March edition of this very event which had been rescheduled due to the global coronavirus pandemic drew a total of 1,190 entries to narrowly miss out on a new record. It featured 885 unique players from 58 countries with France (99) leading the way ahead of Germany (81), Italy (77), the United Kingdom (46), the Netherlands and Poland (both 42).

All the updates of the €5,300 Main Event can be followed right here on PokerNews and the live stream action of the feature table is available on the PokerStars YouTube and Twitch channels as well.

Break Time

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The tournament is down to 260 players remaining after another level was completed. All the players are heading on another 20-minute break before the action resumes.

Drake Makes Mateos' Hotline Bling With River Call

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop in a heads-up pot between Adrian Mateos and Ian Drake. The flop showed {j-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and 22,000 in the pot.

Drake checked his option in the big blind. Mateos bet 8,000 in position, and Drake made the call.

The turn showed up the {10-Clubs}. Both players checked the paired board.

The river landed the {4-Hearts}. Drake checked for a third time. Mateos thought for about 30 seconds before betting 37,500. Drake flicked in a chip for a call immediately.

Mateos flipped over {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, but that was no good against the {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} of Drake for trips.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
303,000
-47,000
-47,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Ian Drake im
Ian Drake
107,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Adrian MateosIan Drake