€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1c Started
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,226,880
Entries
4,403
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
1,138
Players Left
171
Players Left 1 / 4,403
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A new day has begun at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague, which means that another starting flight of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event is on the schedule at the luxurious Hilton Prague.
Two of the six starting flights have already been completed on the first day of the iconic poker festival, seeing 426 entries across Day 1a and Day 1b. As all flights play down until the money has been reached, 63 players secured their bags for Day 2 already, with Mircea Flutur from Romania amassing the chip lead. He ended up with a whopping 772,000 chips on Day 1a, which was good for 154 big blinds when play concluded. Flutur is head and shoulders above his nearest competitors so far, as France’s Christian Ly sits in second place with 571,000 chips.
Hometown hero Ondrej Goetz had the most chips in his possession when the slightly faster-paced Day 1b reached its conclusion, bagging 514,000 chips to start Day 2 with, which happens on Saturday, December 9th. PokerStars Ambassadors Parker Talbot (194,000) and Alejandro Lococo (155,000) also found themselves with chips at the end of their starting flights.
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mircea Flutur | Romania | 772,000 | 154 |
| 2 | Christian Ly | France | 571,000 | 114 |
| 3 | Ondrej Goetz | Czechia | 514,000 | 103 |
| 4 | Komil Khadimov | Poland | 493,000 | 99 |
| 5 | João Mestre Ferreira | Mexico | 481,000 | 96 |
| 6 | Ender Lacin | Turkey | 427,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Joonas Helin | Finland | 411,000 | 82 |
| 8 | Tomas Chmela | Slovakia | 363,000 | 73 |
| 9 | Nikolai Ogoltsov | Czechia | 361,000 | 72 |
| 10 | Alejandro Vazquez | Spain | 344,000 | 69 |
Meanwhile, Day 1c will follow the same recipe as Day 1a, meaning that every player starts with 30,000 chips in their possession. When the action kicks off at noon local time, blinds will be at 100/100 with a big blind ante of 100. Levels will be 40 minutes throughout the day, and the flight will play down to 15% of the field, at which point the money will have been reached and the remaining players can bag and tag for Day 2.
As with every starting day, the late registration is open for ten levels, after which the starting stack is worth 20 big blinds. A 75-minute dinner break is conveniently scheduled after Level 10, meaning that players can fill their bellies before making a last-minute effort on Day 1c. Each player has two entries at their disposal. If they exhaust both bullets on Day 1c, Day 1d is slated to start at 6 p.m., which follows the same structure but with 30-minute levels instead, in addition to shorter breaks.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as another big turnout is expected, guaranteeing plenty of action, big pots, and bad beats from the beautiful capital of Czechia.
With 326 players to start things off — Day 1c of €1,100 Eureka Main Event is now underway!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Picking the action up on a 6♠A♦6♦10♥A♠ board in a three-way pot, Rene Keller bet 1,600, causing Mathieu Rabalison to fold but getting the call from Maksim Petrov.
Petrov showed Ax7x for a full house to take down an early pot as Keller mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Heads-up action saw Brandon Mifsud lead for 600 on a board of K♣8♠10♣2♠, only to be raised to 2,5000 by Ivan Antala. Mifsud called to bring the 3♠ river and checked to Antala, who opted for a pot-sized bet of 6,000.
After some consideration, Mifsud folded and flashed the K♠ as he did so. Antala showed the Q♠ and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Salih El-Emran and Niranjan Nukul were heads up in the blinds, with 2,500 chips already in the middle. El-Emran then check-called a 1,700 bet from Nukul on the 6♦9♦J♠ flop before doing the same for the 2,200 bet on the 7♥ turn.
The 5♣ river saw El-Emran shift gears as he led out for 6,000 chips. After some table talk, Nukul decided to make the call. El-Emran showed 10♥9♠ for a pair of nines, but Nukul had made the right call with A♠J♥ for top pair, and won a big pot early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,100 | |
|
|
18,900 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Julien Sitbon opened to 300 from early position and was called by Priptal Singh in the small blind and Philippe Le Touche in the big blind.
Action checked to Sitbon on the K♠5♣2♥ flop and he continued for 300. Both Singh and Le Touche called.
Everyone checked on the 6♥ turn and then Singh checked to Le Touche on the 3♦ river, who bet 1,700. Sitbon responded by raising to 5,800, which got quick folds from both Singh and Le Touche.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
29,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Picking up the action in a hand between Ittai Gluska on the button and Roberto Begni in the big blind, the board of 6♣K♣9♠ led to a check-call of 700 from Begni into the 1,000 chip pot.
On the 10♣ river, Begni led for 2,500 which was enough to force the fold from Gluska.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
28,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
