€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-04-2024 19:35 UTC+1

Barny Bluffman Does It Again

Will Shillibier

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

Julijan Rados, Andries Swart, and Barny Boatman went to a flop of 5♠7♠4♦ with 7500 in the pot.

It checked to Swart on the button, and he bet 3,500. Both players called. The K♣ on the turn did not slow down the action. Both players again checked to Swart, who bet 5,500. Boatman in the big blind called, and Rados in the hijack also called, going to a river card.

The A♠ on the river saw Swart bet 4,000 when checked to. Boatman then snap-shoved all in.

Rados thought it over before mucking his cards. Swart asked Boatman if he was bluffing, and Boatman replied, "Perhaps we're both bluffing." Swart mucked, and Boatman tabled Q♠6♥ for the bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julijan Rados	75,000
Barny Boatman	70,000 10,000	10,000

Andries Swart	25,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Andries Swart Barny Boatman Julijan Rados

12-04-2024 19:36 UTC+1

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

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12-04-2024 19:39 UTC+1

Margereson Sends Sorainen to the Rail

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Will Shillibier

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

On a A♥7♠6♠ flop, Luka Sorainen check-called a bet of 2,200 from Scott Margereson and the turn was the K♦.

With 11,000 in the middle, Sorainen checked again and Margereson bet the pot. Sorainen called.

The river was the 3♣. Sorainen checked for the third time and Margereson moved all in. Sorainen sat with around 40,000 behind and called.

Margereson tabled A♠Q♠ for a missed flush draw, but top pair, with Sorainen out-kicked after turning over A♦2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	200,000 148,000	148,000
Luka Sorainen	Busted

Tags: Luka Sorainen Scott Margereson

12-04-2024 19:46 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Will Shillibier

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

Players in Day 1a of the Eureka Main Event are going on a 75-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 9 p.m. CET.

The tournament clock shows 145 players remaining from a field of 336. When they return there will be one more level before late registration closes.

12-04-2024 20:12 UTC+1

Flashback: Padraig O'Neill Turns 12 Big Blinds into €1,030,000 En Route to 2023 EPT Prague Main Event Victory

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Kaelaine Minton

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

The road to PokerStars European Poker Tour glory always has plenty of twists and turns, and the record-breaking 2023 EPT €5,300 Prague Main Event was no exception.

Jon Kyte, who had led the tournament from Day 3, entered the finale with 229 big blinds and a historic chip lead, one that was assumed to be unassailable. Padraig O'Neill had other ideas and was unexpectedly awarded the final EPT Trophy of the 2023 season after overcoming the Norwegian in heads-up play.

Known affectionately as "Smidge" in the Irish poker community, O'Neill came into the day as the shortest stack and turned his 12 big blinds into a €1,030,000 payout. With the victory, he became Ireland's second-ever EPT Main Event champion, 11 years after Steve O'Dwyer reigned supreme in Monte Carlo.

2023 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Padraig O'Neill	Ireland	€1,030,000
2	Jon Kyte	Norway	€643,000
3	Umberto Ruggeri	Italy	€459,240
4	Cheng Zhao	China	€353,240
5	Adam Wagner	Czechia	€271,660
6	Grigorii Rodin	Russian Federation	€209,000
7	Govert Metaal	Netherlands	€160,750
8	Marle Spragg	United States	€123,600
9	Vincent Meli	France	€95,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

12-04-2024 21:03 UTC+1

Top Counts at Dinner

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Margereson	204,000 4,000	4,000
Lars Sommer	177,500 6,000	6,000
Markus Wellen	177,000 61,000	61,000
Michael Sklenicka	172,000 7,000	7,000
Anders Hansen	169,000 4,000	4,000
Alexandre Guibon	167,000 157,000	157,000
Adam Polek	164,000 164,000	164,000
Ihor Prokopchuk	158,000 12,000	12,000
Nikolai Ogoltsov	157,000 16,000	16,000
Oleksandr Romanets	156,500 16,500	16,500
Miroslav Forman	154,000 154,000	154,000
Ondrej Goetz	143,000 143,000	143,000
Tapio Vihakas	139,500 45,500	45,500
Jie Xu	138,500
Robin Ylitalo	137,000 137,000	137,000

Elad Malinski	134,500 81,500	81,500
Conor O'Driscoll	118,000 69,000	69,000
Luca Moschitta	117,000 42,000	42,000

12-04-2024 21:03 UTC+1

Back in Action

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players have returned from dinner break and cards are back in the air.

12-04-2024 21:13 UTC+1

Mikulas Forces a Fold

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There were already around 35,000 chips in the pot on a full board of Q♠7♣8♣A♦5♦ when Igor Iarmoshuk checked from the big blind and Filip Mikulas fired out 30,000. Iarmoshuk was considering his options and certainly had the chips to call, but elected to fold, relinquishing the pot to Mikulas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filip Mikulas	82,000 55,000	55,000
Igor Iarmoshuk	80,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Filip Mikulas Igor Iarmoshuk

12-04-2024 21:14 UTC+1

Spraggs in Action; Marle Down Early

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Both Marle and Benjamin Spragg jumped into Day 1a of the Eureka Main Event on dinner break and both have been in action early.

Marle Spragg opened from under the gun and was called by Ritvars Cekalins in the big blind. Cekalins check-called a bet on the 10♣8♣2♣ flop but check-folded to a bet of 5,000 on the Q♦ turn.

On the very next hand, Cekalins raised to 4,500 from the small blind. Spragg defended her big blind.

The flop came A♦9♦5♥ and Spragg called 2,500. The turn was the 8♠ and Spragg called 6,000. The river 3♣ completed the board. Cekalins moved all in, covering Spragg, who quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ritvars Cekalins	90,000 90,000	90,000
Benjamin Spragg	35,000 35,000	35,000

Marle Spragg	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Marle Spragg