Action folded to Tsugunari Toma in the small blind who raised to 3,000. Laszlo Bujtas called in the big blind and they went heads-up to the A♦2♠5♣ flop.
Toma bet 3,000 and Bujtas raised to 8,000. Toma called and checked over to Bujtas on the 6♥ turn. Bujtas then bet 16,000 and Toma called.
Both players checked the 7♣ river and Bujtas turned over A♥4♦ for top pair. Toma tossed K♥K♠ into the muck as he took another hit to his stack.
The date poker’s high rollers have had circled on their calendars since the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague festival began is finally here when the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller kicks off at 12:30 p.m. local time.
Originally scheduled with 30-minute levels, the decision was made last night to increase the levels to 60 minutes. Players begin with a 250,000 starting stack. Day 1 consists of eight levels, with late registration remaining open until the end of Level 10 on Day 2. Unlimited reentries are allowed during the registration period.
The list of past champions of this event reads as a veritable who’s who among poker’s elite, including Stephen Chidwick, Matthias Eibinger, Steve O’Dwyer, and even King’s Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik. Timothy Adams won this event twice, in March 2022 and 2017.
Rodrigo Seiji
Last year’s tournament saw Brazil’s Rodrigo Seiji conquer a 55-player field, defeating Sergio Aido heads-up at the end of a final table that also included Daniel Dvoress, EPT champion Dimitar Danchev, and PokerStars Team Pro Sam Grafton.
Past Champions
Year
Winner
Entries
Earnings
Runner-Up
December 2022
Rodrigo Seiji
55
€773,630
Sergio Aido
March 2022
Timothy Adams
45
€742,200
Orpen Kisacikoglu
2019
Stephen Chidwick
44
€725,710
Bertrand Grospellier
2018
Matthias Eibinger
40
€653,000
Andras Nemeth
2017
Timothy Adams
34
€555,000
Mikita Badziakouski
At this year's festival, high-stakes regulars Teun Mulder and Ole Schemion took down €25,000 buy-in events and are anticipated to be in the field today chasing a second EPT Prague trophy. It will be an elite crop of players who descend on the Hilton Prague today as they battle for the prestigious title.
PokerNews will follow all the action and provide live updates throughout the event until one player adds their name to the illustrious list of champions.
