Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1e
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,542,720
Entries
4,732
Level
43
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Entries
1,587
Players Left
236
Players Left 1 / 4,732
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Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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340,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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335,000 | |
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235,000 | |
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200,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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22,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Spyros Karathanos had three-bet to 20,000 versus Tamer Ibrahim's open, and was faced with a four-bet jam by his opponent with the covering stack.
Karathanos, who had 73,500 behind, engaged in some chatter with Ibrahim, who assured him he was strong.
The table talk might have persuaded Karathanos to go for it, as after a minute or so of more thought he made the call.
Spyros Karathanos: Q♦J♦ 
Tamer Ibrahim: A♦K♣
Ibrahim was ahead, but Karathanos smashed the Q♠9♥8♦ flop, hitting top pair and a straight draw. He improved to the straight on the 10♠ turn, and the 4♠ river confirmed his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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193,000
193,000
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193,000 |
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102,000
102,000
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102,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action was picked up on the river of J♦4♦6♦2♥7♦. Daniel Abrahamsson was all-in for 60,000. The pot stood at around 100,000 with four to a flush on board.
Frederik Rydahl went deep into the tank and asked for a count as he contemplated his decision. After around three minutes, he folded his hand and left Abrahamsson with the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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195,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Peter Oprea opened from middle position, and Fatos Haxhaj & Martin Tsvetanov called in the blinds.
On the A♣8♠J♣ flop, it checked to Oprea, who fired 7,500. Haxhaj called, and Tsvetanov folded.
A 6♦ dropped on the turn and after Haxhaj checked, Oprea shoved. Haxhaj had around 35,000 chips behind and didn't need to think for too long before he folded, which meant Oprea added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000 | |
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35,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Grudi Grudev opened to 5,000 under the gun and received a call from Alessandro Adinolfo in the next seat.
Grudev continued on the J♦6♠6♣ flop with a bet of 6,000, which failed to shake off Adinolfo.
The 2♠ hit on the turn, and Adinolfo quickly folded to Grudev's 19,500 jam.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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46,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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45,000
5,000
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5,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ran Ilani jammed for roughly 20,000 from early position and he was called by Patrick Beuter in the big blind.
Ran Ilani: 10♣9♣
Patrick Beuter: Q♣Q♠
Ilani found a flush draw on a board of A♣2♥7♥K♣, but the 4♥ river didn't change anything, so he left the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Bin Yuan was joking with his tablemates about a rather large melon positioned on his chair.
"How much did you pay for it?" someone asked. "It could be a card protector!" someone else said.
Yuan then raised to 16,000 leaving himself just 1,000 behind. It folded to Konstantinos Nanos who three-bet and Yuan put the rest of his chips in.
Bin Yuan: 8♣8♥
Konstantinos Nanos: 3♦3♥
There were no issues for Yuan on the 7♠6♠2♥5♣5♦ board and he, and his melon, doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | |
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40,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 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 |
