The pace of play has slowed down considerably with just two tables left, but we do have our first elimination after the redraw. SUPER_MARIO was down to his last 100,000 chips and moved all-in from first position holding . Florian Bach woke up with in the small blind and moved in over the top, and Prezes in the big blind quickly got out of the way.
The board ran out , and despite catching a flush draw on the turn, it was not to be for SUPER_MARIO, who now is free to eat mushrooms, date princesses or even jump straight into the Main Event.
Play have been fast and furious after the players got back from dinner break and only 16 players now remain. There's just been a redraw for the final two tables, and the new table constellations will be up soon.
Jan Bendik has, by all means, had a frustrating day at the felt and after hours of navigating the dangerous waters of a short stack, he finally succumbed.
He got his chips in from the button holding against the of Boris Kotleba in the big blind, and when the board ran out he was left with a mere 21,000 - good for a big blind and change.
Three antes later Bendik put his last 15,000 at risk with , but they couldn't beat his opponents after the board ran out and Bendik the former EPT Grand Final winner hit the rail.
The King's Big Bang recently kicked off. The tournament offers a lofty €50,000 guaranteed prize pool for a €110 entry. Currently, there are 191 players in the field of that tournament with late registration open until the end of Level 11. Players can also re-enter up to two times during this period.
With the conclusion of level 16, the remaining 20 players was just given a 30-minute dinner break. Cards will be back in the air by 7.50 p.m. local time.
Lukas Soucek were doing well not more than half an hour ago, but the Czech has lost some big ones and just had to hand over another 200,000 to Polish player Prezes.
Soucek raised to 26,000 from the button and called when Prezes reraised to 86,000 from the small blind. The flop saw Prezes fire another 55,000 and Soucek call, and the price was 115,000 on the turn. Both players checked through the river, and Prezes showed down to scoop the pot.
Former EPT Grand Final winner Jan Bendik was among the chip leaders coming into Day 2, but he's had a very quiet day at the felt and has been sporting a short stack the last few levels.
It seems like cards haven't gone his way either, as he just shot the dealer a frustrated look after folding yet another hand preflop. Apparently, that was all it took because the very next hand he picked up and moved all-in for 180,000. No one wanted to play with the Slovak, and he took down the blinds and antes moving above 200,000 once more.
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. Florian Bach woke up with 
in the small blind and moved in over the top, and Prezes in the big blind quickly got out of the way.
, and despite catching a flush draw on the turn, it was not to be for SUPER_MARIO, who now is free to eat mushrooms, date princesses or even jump straight into the Main Event.
against the 
of Boris Kotleba in the big blind, and when the board ran out 
he was left with a mere 21,000 - good for a big blind and change.
, but they couldn't beat his opponents 
and Bendik the former EPT Grand Final winner hit the rail.
flop saw Prezes fire another 55,000 and Soucek call, and the price was 115,000 on the 
turn. Both players checked through the 
river, and Prezes showed down 
and moved all-in for 180,000. No one wanted to play with the Slovak, and he took down the blinds and antes moving above 200,000 once more.