George-Mircea Tomescu opened from early position to 4,000 with Brandon Sheils calling from the small blind, and Albert Gil defending his big blind.
After Sheils checked the 7♥8♥5♦ flop, Gil bet 4,000 and was met by a raise to 11,000 from Tomescu. Sheils folded but Gil put in another raise to 20,000. Tomescu quickly folded and forfeited the pot to Gil.
PokerStars have released official stats about the EPT Prague Main Event, which broke the record as the largest EPT Prague Main Event ever, with 1,458 entries.
According to officials, the event saw a 13.5% year-over-year increase in total entries, and a 12.1% year-over-year increase in unique participants.
Key numbers from EPT Prague 2024 Main Event:
A total of 64 countries were represented — the same number as in 2023 — with Italy (97), France (95) and Germany (86) the top three contributors.
| Year | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 555 | €2,530,240 | Arnaud Mattern | France | €708,400 |
| 2008 | 570 | €2,764,500 | Salvatore Bonavena | Italy | €774,000 |
| 2009 | 586 | €2,930,000 | Jan Skampa | Czech Republic | €682,000 |
| 2010 | 563 | €2,730,550 | Roberto Romanello | UK | €640,000 |
| 2011 | 772 | €3,501,700 | Martin Finger | Germany | €720,000 |
| 2012 | 864 | €4,190,400 | Ramzi Jelassi | Sweden | €835,000 |
| 2013 | 1,007 | €4,883,950 | Julian Track | Germany | €725,700 |
| 2014 | 1,107 | €5,535,000 | Stephen Graner | USA | €969,000 |
| 2015 | 1,044 | €5,063,400 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | €754,510 |
| 2016 | 1,192 | €5,781,200 | Jasper Meijer van Putten | Netherlands | €699,300 |
| 2017 | 855 | €4,146,750 | Kalidou Sow | France | €675,000 |
| 2018 | 1,174 | €5,693,900 | Paul Michaelis | Germany | €840,000 |
| 2019 | 1,154 | €5,596,900 | Mikalai Pobal | Belarus | €1,005,600 |
| 2022 (Mar) | 1,190 | €5,771,500 | Grzegorz Glowny | Poland | €692,252 |
| 2022 (Dec) | 1,267 | €6,144,950 | Jordan Saccucci | Canada | €913,250 |
| 2023 | 1,285 | €6,232,250 | Padraig O'Neill | Ireland | €1,030,000 |
| 2024 | 1,458 | €7,071,300 | €1,146,500 |
Michel Molenaar opened to 6,000 from middle position before Antonio Iannei three-bet to 14,500 out of the big blind. Molenaar made the call to see a flop.
Both players checked the 3♦8♠K♥ flop and the 10♦ fell on the turn. Iannei led out for 12,500 and Molenaar quickly folded.
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Fintan Hand opened from the cutoff and just behind him, Alessandro Siena shoved for a bit over 30,000 from on the button. It was folded back to Hand, who called to put Siena at risk.
Alessandro Siena: 5♥5♠
Fintan Hand: 8♥8♦
Siena would need some help with lower pair, but the 4♥Q♣J♠3♥9♥ runout kept Hand's eights best and Siena was eliminated.
Mikolaj Zawadzki opened to 4,000 and got one caller before Malcolm Franchi three-bet to 16,000 on the button.
Zawadzki then four-bet to 34,000 and the caller folded. Franchi then five-bet all in for 98,000.
"I'm not excited but I call," said Zawadzki.
Malcolm Franchi: K♦K♠
Mikolaj Zawadzki: Q♣Q♠
There was no help for Zawadzki's cause on the A♣10♦5♥9♠2♥ runout and Franchi doubled to over 200,000. The tournament average currently sits at 121,000.
Cornelis van Gent opened to 4,000 from middle position with Luke Porter and Artsiom Lasouski calling out of the blinds.
The flop of J♥4♣2♣ was checked through for the 6♠ to come on the turn. Porter checked, Lasouski bet 7,000, and only Porter called.
After Porter checked the 8♥ on the river Lasouski fired out 13,000 into the middle. Porter pondered over the decision for a few moments but, ultimately, folded his cards, forfeiting the pot to Lasouski.
Joining the action on a Q♣5♦3♠Q♦Q♥ board, William Kassouf shoved for 26,000 into a pot of around 35,000.
His opponent was Alexander Ivarsson who snap-called.
Kassouf tabled J♥J♠ but they were no good against the A♦A♠ of Ivarsson.
"Nice hand," said Kassouf. "Should have shoved pre, but then the board [...] just kept getting better and better for my hand."
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Philipp Engel raised to 4,000 from under the gun. Stephane Knafo called from the hijack, Adrian State called from the button, but Ryan Plant squeezed to 20,000 from the small blind. Engel folded, but Knafo and State called.
Plant put out a continuation-bet of 12,000 on the 2♦A♦6♣ flop and was met by an immediate shove by Knafo for roughly 50,000. State and Plant both quickly folded and Knafo slammed down 8♦7♦ for just an eight-high flush draw.
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