Nandor Solyom is the first casualty on Day 1a, having sent the remainder of his stack to opponents at the same table as Tom Holke. The Romanian can still bag up chips for Day 2 however, but will have to do so in the turbo flight 1c as sole option. Only participants that busted the two previous starting days are allowed to enter Day 1c tomorrow as of 10 p.m. local time.
Sebastian Langrock had just taken a seat not long ago and was just spotted checking from under the gun with the flop reading . Aleksandar Tomovic bet 750 from the button and Langrock called before doing the very same on the turn for 1,500. The river saw a third check by Langrock and Tomovic now bet 2,500.
The German quickly called and Tomovic showed the for trips tens, which Langrock had beat with the for a full house. "No raise?" another player on the table asked and Langrock replied that he was thinking about it.
Makarios Avramidis, who won a bracelet at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe, has entered Day 1a and he is joined by Ismail Kalkan. The latter finished 23rd in the World Series of Poker Circuit Event here in Rozvadov last November.
Daniel Rose already lost 10,000 chips and the board was already gone. A few tables over, Vlado Sevo was involved in a three-way pot to the flop. Sevo, the player in the small blind and Stephan Nitzschke all invested 1,100 chips and the fell on the turn. The small blind checked, Sevo bet 2,850 and that won the pot without any further resistance.
Picking up the action on the river, Nandor Solyom bet 1,475 and Tom Holke called in the cutoff before Petr Satek then squeezed to 7,000. Solyom called and Holke suddenly turned over his for two pair, assuming it was time for the showdown already.
The dealer then reminded the German that there had been a raise and Holke mucked his two pair. Satek turned over and Solyom sighed, revealing the .
Last season, the Main Event started with just under 100 entries on Day 1a and that number has already been eclipsed with at least 142 entries. Among those to have taken their seats are Marius Pospiech, Roman Cieslik as well as Rasmus Agerskov.
Defending Eureka Rozvadov Main Event champion Raphael Wimmer has made the trip to the Czech Republic once again and he is joined by Eureka 5 Hamburg champion Tom Holke as well as EPT7 Main Event winner Michael Eiler.
As of 12 p.m. local time, a €150+20 Hyper Turbo Satellite for Day 1a got underway and the registration has since closed. Thanks to 77 entries, a total of 10 tickets worth €1,100 each were generated and the 11th place finisher will receive €204.