€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1d Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
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
473
Players Left
71
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1d of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event, running as part of the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Hilton Prague, has now reached its conclusion. A total of 473 entries were made; up 351 from the turbo flight Day 1b yesterday. After 18 levels of play, 71 advanced to Day 2 and reached the money.
As this chaotic flight died down, Amir Mozaffarian bagged the overall chip lead taking through a total of 700,000 for the Day 2 restart. Mozaffaria is nearly 220,000 in front of his closest competitors Mathias Bayer and Thomas Haverstad who still managed to accumulate an impressive 483,000 and 473,000 respectively.
Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts
| Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Mozaffarian | Germany | 700,000 | 88 |
| Mathias Bayer | Germany | 483,000 | 60 |
| Thomas Haverstad | Norway | 473,000 | 59 |
| Radu Pitic | Romania | 453,000 | 57 |
| Audrius Daugvilavicius | Lithuania | 385,000 | 48 |
| Marco Di Persio | Italy | 362,000 | 45 |
| Dominik Ostrowski | Poland | 355,000 | 44 |
| Shay Rozenbaum | Israel | 351,000 | 44 |
| Robert Schulz | Germany | 333,000 | 42 |
Day 1d welcomed some of the best players in Europe and beyond, including PokerStars Ambassadors Benjamin Spragg and Fintan Hand. The two popular streamers tangled in a hand on level 10 that saw Spragg send Hand to the rail. But it was Hand who would have the last laugh; having re-entered the tournament, Hand managed to bag a stack of 92,000 for the Day 2 restart, while Spragg has yet to progress.
Other notable names to hit the rail included UKIPT Player of the Year David Docherty and EPT Main Event Champion Steve O'Dwyer.
PokerStars ambassador Marle Spragg wasn’t so fortunate either, having been eliminated on level 4 shortly after her flopped nut flush was rivered by the quads of her opponent, Robin Sommer.
Those fortunate enough to find a bag for Day 2 included Ole Schemion (172,000), Antoine Labat (292,000) and Jon Kyte (177,000), each of whom will be looking to add to their already impressive resumes here on the EPT circuit.
Day 2 will kick off on December 9th, but before then, players have plenty more opportunities to get into the mix with flights 1e and turbo flight 1f happening tomorrow at 11 am and 6 pm respectively.
The PokerNews live reporting team will return to bring you more coverage of the Eureka Poker Tour Main Event here at EPT Prague, so stay tuned.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
|
483,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
473,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
453,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
385,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
362,000
297,000
|
297,000 |
|
355,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
351,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
333,000
333,000
|
333,000 |
|
331,000
331,000
|
331,000 |
|
330,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
330,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
325,000
209,000
|
209,000 |
|
323,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
316,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
311,000
311,000
|
311,000 |
|
295,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
292,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
291,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
281,000
281,000
|
281,000 |
|
278,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
267,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
258,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
243,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
232,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Or Nezer raised from middle position and Radu Pitic called in the big blind.
The flop came 6♣4♣3♣. Nezer bet 15,000 and Pitic called. The turn came the 2♣. Nezer switched to a check and Pitic bet 27,000, which Nezer called.
The river was the Q♣. With a flush on board, Nezer checked again and Pitic pushed all in for the rest of Nezer's stack, around 80,000 effective. Nezer put his hand on his head and looked anguished at the decision, put to the test on the stone cold bubble.
Nezer made the call and revealed A♦K♣ for the king-high flush. Pitic, however, flipped over A♣Q♥ for the ace-high flush to win the pot.
Nezer was eliminated on the bubble. The rest of the players bagged and tagged to return for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded around to Jan-Mikael Kesanen, who pushed all in from the small blind for around 80,000 effective against Ole Shemion in the big blind. Schemion made the call and, once hands at other tables were complete, players turned their cards.
Ole Schemion: A♠J♠
Jan-Mikael Kesanen: A♥7♥
The board ran out 10♦4♠A♣3♥8♥. Schemion paired his ace and held with the jack-high kicker. He doubled his stack and survived the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Akos Pasztor moved all in for 65,000 from the hijack. Thomas Haverstad reshoved from the cutoff and the hand went to a showdown.
Akos Pasztor: A♠K♣
Thomas Haverstad: K♦K♥
The board ran out 2♠4♥10♣7♣4♣. The kings of Haverstad held, sending Pasztor to the rail.
With 72 players remaining and 71 progressing to Day 2 and making the money, the tournament is now playing hand for hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tamer Ibrahim, in the small blind, found himself all in and at risk for his last 40,000, against Amir Mozaffarian on the button.
Tamer Ibrahim: 10♣9♣
Amir Mozaffarian,: A♥4♥
The board ran out 9♥3♦7♥5♣6♣. Although Ibrahim took the lead on the flop, Mozaffarian went runner-runner to make a straight, sending Ibrahim to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
590,000
534,000
|
534,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Dominik Ostrowski raised and picked up a button call before Rusen Mat shoved all in from the small blind for around 70,000. Dominik Ostrowski shoved all in over the top and the button got out of the way.
Rusen Mat: K♥8♥
Dominik Ostrowski: A♦J♠
The board ran out 10♥2♦6♣4♦4♠. Neither player improved and so Ostrowski held with the fours on board and his ace-high to win the pot. Mat was eliminated as the bubble approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mathieu Goncalves moved all in for 23,000, from the cutoff. Patrik Zidek, the covering stack, moved all in from the button and Ferry Ikink also put his last chips at risk from the small blind.
Mathieu Goncalves: J♣J♠
Patrik Zidek: A♦6♦
Ferry Ikink: A♥A♣
The board ran out 2♥K♠10♠K♦5♦; Ikink woke up with aces at just the right time, eliminating Goncalves and securing himself a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Adda Dor raised to 12,000 and Tom Cohen called on the button.
The flop came A♣Q♥4♣. Dor bet 10,000 and Cohen called. The turn was the 4♥ and both players checked. The river came the 9♠. Dor fired out a bet of 18,000 and Cohen folded his hand to concede the pot.
Action seems to be slowing down at the tables as the bubble approaches. Ten more players are set to be eliminated before players bag and tag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
