€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1b | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event

Day 1b Completed

12-13-2023 02:11 UTC+2

Daniel Koloszar Bags Chip Lead on Day 1b of the EPT Prague Main Event

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After a rare incident which led to a player's disqualification caught the entire room's attention during the final hands of the night, 297 players managed to find a bag at the end of Day 1b of the €5,300 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event at the Hilton Prague.

They are the survivors of a field of 838 entrants on Day 1b. In total, 1,250 entrants were recorded on both Day 1s, which is just seventeen entrants shy of last year's 1,267 entries. However, late registration remains open until the start of Day 2, so this 2023 EPT Prague Main Event will probably be the largest ever.

Three players bagged up more than 300,000 chips on Day 1a, but only Daniel Koloszar did it on Day 1b. Thanks to his 304,500 chip-stack, he ended the day as the chip leader. France's Mercedes Osti takes second place with 285,000 chips, even though she had a tough table in the last levels, with PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo (131,000) to her right, and recent WSOP Europe Main Event champion Max Neugebauer (58,000) to her left. Both of them will also be back on Day 2.

Jon Kyte didn't have the easiest table either with Niklas Astedt (193,000) seated next to him. But with 245,500 in the bag, he finished Day 1b in third place.

Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Counts	Big Blinds
1	Daniel Koloszar	Hungary	304,500	254
2	Mercedes Osti	France	285,000	238
3	Jon Kyte	Norway	245,500	205
4	Omar Eljach	Sweden	244,500	204
5	Niall Farrell	United Kingdom	243,500	203
6	Davis Mihelsons	Latvia	240,000	200
7	Dario Sammartino	Italy	236,000	197
8	Wouter Beltz	Netherlands	235,000	196
9	Cesar Garcia	Spain	230,500	192
10	Mehdi Senhaji	Morocco	216,000	180

Omar Eljach (244,500), Niall Farrell (243,500), and Dario Sammartino (236,000) also managed to reach the Top 10, along with Cesar Garcia (230,500), who was in the front row of tonight's incident.

Indeed, Michele Nizzardelli eliminated Ghattas Kortas during one of the final hands of the day, but that didn't end here. While Kortas was leaving the table, the situation escalated, and a fight broke out between the two players, with Nizzardelli throwing a headbutt at Kortas. Security was called, and Nizzardelli was disqualified from the tournament.

The incident didn't disturb Jason Wheeler who filled his bag with 206,000 chips. Tamas Adamszki will also be returning with a healthy stack (157,500) and he will be looking to collect his third trophy of the festival, as he already secured two victories last week by taking down the €10,200 NL Hold'Em event and the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller.

Furthermore, at least seven former EPT winners are progressing to Day 2, including Lucien Cohen (178,000), Robin Ylitalo (174,000), Dimitar Danchev (144,500), Simon Wiciak (76,500), Grzegorz Glowny (52,500), and Piotr Nurzynski (43,000).

PokerNews will also be keeping an eye on some familiar faces, such as Jules Dickerson (136,500), Marle Spragg (109,500), Luca Moschitta (100,000) Thomas Eychenne (99,000), Julien Sitbon (75,000), Maria Lampropulos (64,000) and Leo Margets (41,500).

All Day 1 survivors, plus the new entrants before the end of late registration, will return to their seats at noon local time on Wednesday, December 13. As from then, all levels will last 90 minutes, commencing with Level 11, which features 1,000/1,500 blinds with a 1,500 big-blind ante. Day 2 is expected to conclude after five levels or when the bubble bursts, depending on which takes longer.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide all the action. The live stream feature table action also commences on Day 2 with cards-up coverage and commentary on a security delay of 30 minutes on the PokerStars social media channels.

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Cesar Garcia Daniel Koloszar Dario Sammartino Davis Mihelsons Dimitar Danchev Grzegorz Glowny Jason Wheeler Jon Kyte Jules Dickerson Julien Sitbon Leo Margets Luca Moschitta Lucien Cohen Maria Lampropulos Marle Spragg Max Neugebauer Mehdi Senhaji Mercedes Osti Niall Farrell Niklas Astedt Omar Eljach Piotr Nurzynski Robin Ylitalo Simon Wiciak Tamas Adamszki Thomas Eychenne Wouter Beltz

12-13-2023 02:10 UTC+2

Check the Seat Draw on the PokerStars LIVE App!

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

For the complete seat draw to this and all EPT Prague events, be sure to get the PokerStars LIVE App.

Download it now on Android or iOS.

EPT event seat draws can also be found online here.

12-13-2023 02:05 UTC+2

End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Koloszar	304,500 79,500	79,500

Mercedes Osti	285,000 65,000	65,000
Jon Kyte	245,500

Omar Eljach	244,500 244,500	244,500
Niall Farrell	243,500 91,500	91,500

Davis Mihelsons	240,000 192,500	192,500
Dario Sammartino	236,000 61,000	61,000
Wouter Beltz	235,000 138,000	138,000
Cesar Garcia	230,500 -40,500	-40,500
Mehdi Senhaji	216,000 216,000	216,000
Andreas Werner	210,500 80,500	80,500
Jason Wheeler	206,000 91,000	91,000
Thomas Clack	200,500 155,500	155,500
Niklas Astedt	193,000 48,000	48,000
Anton Siden	189,000 189,000	189,000
Jerome Ruefenacht	188,500 188,500	188,500
Stefan Dimitrov	184,000 184,000	184,000
Mohamad El Rais	183,000 183,000	183,000
Lucien Cohen	178,000 151,500	151,500

Henrik Veldhoem	175,500 11,500	11,500
Robin Ylitalo	174,000 138,000	138,000

John One	171,500 171,500	171,500
Michele Guerrini	170,500 170,500	170,500
Ori Miller	163,000 129,000	129,000
Maksim Shornikau	162,000 162,000	162,000

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12-13-2023 01:34 UTC+2

Players Bag and Tag

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

297 players in the EPT Main Event have bagged and tagged for the end of Day 1b. Standby for the recap on PokerNews.

12-13-2023 01:32 UTC+2

Nizzardelli Disqualified After Late-Night Fight

Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

As the final hands of the night were being played, tensions were already high at Table 12 from the previous hand where Michele Nizzardelli won a pot after a controversial check on the river.

Nizzardelli was covering the short stack of Ghattas Kortas, who was all in and at risk. Nizzardelli three-bet with A♠K♣ and was called by Kortas, who turned over 10♠10♥.

Nizzardelli hit a pair immediately on the K♦4♥7♥ flop, holding through the Q♣J♠ runout to earn a second straight pot. Kortas was eliminated but was visibly angry at the situation. He walked behind Nizzardelli, removed the Italian's hat and began to walk away.

Nizzardelli reacted by pushing Kortas in the back. Kortas stumbled forward, turned around and walked back towards Nizzardelli, who put his hands up as if to challenge Kortas.

The two were then standing face to face when Nizzardelli threw a headbutt that caught Kortas on the bridge of the nose and knocked him to the floor. Kortas was startled and began asking other players if his face was alright. Security was called, escorting Nizzardelli out of the tournament room.

His stack was immediately removed from the table and Nizzardelli was disqualified. Both Nizzardelli and Kortas were further disciplined by PokerStars.

Tags: Ghattas Kortas Michele Nizzardelli

12-13-2023 01:27 UTC+2

Clack Holds With Aces to Get Late Double

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Hussein Abud raised to 3,500 from middle position, Thomas Clack three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind, and Abud called.

The flop came J♣8♣2♥. Clack bet 2,500, Abud moved all in, and Clack called off the rest of his stack for 20,900. Abud showed 4♦4♠ for a pair of fours and Clack had A♣A♠ for a pair of aces.

The turn came 3♥ and the river was the J♠. Clack held with his aces to win the pot and double up his stack late in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hussein Abud	120,000 53,000	53,000
Thomas Clack	45,000 -148,000	-148,000

Tags: Hussein Abud Thomas Clack

12-13-2023 01:20 UTC+2

Ten Haven Check-Raises Flop

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Duco ten Haven raised to 2,400 from under the gun, Toni Kaukua called in late position, and the button also called.

The flop came 7♠5♦Q♠. Ten Haven checked and Kaukua bet 3,500. The button folded and Ten Haven check-raised to 11,700. Kaukua folded and Ten Haven took the pot.