Dimitrios Kilintaris Tops the Counts in Day 1b of 2025 EPT Prague Main Event

After seeing 753 entrants jump into Day 1b, the entire Hilton Hotel Prague ballroom was filled with European Tour Prague Main Event tables, creating another jam-packed EPT €5,300 Main Event Day 1.

Just 255 made it through to Day 2 from the second flight, emerging from the field. These players join the 124 that bagged from Day 1a and will return on Wednesday, December 10 to battle through five 90-minute levels in hopes of advancing to Day 3.

So far, total entries stand at 1,174, pushing the prize pool just short of €6,000,000. But with late registration open until the start of play tomorrow, this figure is expected to climb even higher.

Dimitrios Kilintaris emerged atop the counts after ten levels of action. His rise began later in the day when he secured a key double-up with pocket sevens after turning a set. He then saw to the elimination of Reino Rasmussen after picking up kings, keeping him up in the counts.

Grzegorz Kozieja sits close behind in second after building a big stack early and maintaining his pace throughout the day. In the final level, Kozieja continued to climb after jamming and forcing Fabio Muhr to fold.

Rounding out the podium positions on Day 1b was Aram Sargsyan, who started strong and carried his momentum deep into the night. Although he appeared poised to finish as the chip leader, a few small late pots slipped away, leaving him to bag the third-largest stack.

Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Dimitrios Kilintaris	Greece	282,000	188
2	Grzegorz Kozieja	Poland	270,000	180
3	Aram Sargsyan	Armenia	261,500	174
4	Oleg Vasylchenko	Ukraine	258,000	172
5	Jon Sataoen	Norway	240,500	160
6	Terry Jordon	United Kingdom	207,000	138
7	Ghattas Kortas	Sweden	200,000	133
8	Mahmoud Bedoui	Germany	197,500	132
9	Roberto Manfredi	Italy	192,500	128
10	Roger Perez	Spain	191,000	127

Notable names who also bagged for Day 2 include the UK’s Terry Jordon (207,000) and Leo Worthington-Leese (108,000). Regular EPT contenders Gal Naim (120,500) and Paawan Bansal (89,000) also secured respectable stacks.

Former EPT Main Event champions still chasing another title are Uri Gilboa (98,000), Jan Bendik (84,500), and Anton Wigg (39,500). Wigg will need an early chip-up to stay amongst the pack, returning with just over 20 big blinds for Day 2.

A number of players took multiple shots, including Kaan Ozdemir, who became the first player to bust and rebuy but ultimately couldn’t find a bag.

Former EPT champions Simon Brandstorm, Aliaksei Boika, and Padraig O’Neill were also among those chasing another Main Event title, but all fell short before Day 2. Dominik Panka joined them on the rail after busting in the final level of the night.

Day 2 will commence at noon local time on Wednesday, the 10th of December. Players will begin at Level 11 with blinds at 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante. The schedule features five 90-minute levels with a 15-minute break after each one, along with a 65-minute dinner break at the end of Level 14 (approximately 18:45 p.m. local time).

Remaining Schedule

Date	Day	Time	Blind Levels
December 10	Day 2	12 p.m.	90 minutes
December 11	Day 3	12 p.m.	90 minutes
December 12	Day 4	12 p.m.	90 minutes
December 13	Day 5	12 p.m.	90 minutes
December 14	Day 6	12:30 p.m.	90 minutes