Main Event
Day 1b Started
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€4,146,750
Entries
855
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Welcome to Day 1b of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event
At noon local time, cards are in the air for the second of two starting days of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event, the seventh and final PokerStars Championship Main Event of its inaugural season. Yesterdays Day 1a attracted a field of 193 players. 77 of them advanced to Day 2, with Czech Republic's very own Michal Mrakes in the lead with 202,700.
Prague has been woven with the PokerStars Championship's past, the European Poker Tour (EPT), and has been a stop since 2007 (EPT4). The gorgeous Hilton Hotel Prague is expected to be packed today as players from all over aspire to become the next in line to lift the trophy in "the City of a Hundred Spires".
Past EPT Prague Main Event Winners
| Season | Buy-in | Entrants | Prize pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | €4,700+€300 | 555 | €2,530,240 | Arnaud Mattern | €708,400 |
| 5 | €5,000+€250 | 570 | €2,764,500 | Salvatore Bonavena | €774,000 |
| 6 | €5,000+€250 | 586 | €2,842,100 | Jan Skampa | €682,000 |
| 7 | €5,000+€300 | 563 | €2,730,550 | Roberto Romanello | €640,000 |
| 8 | €5,000+€300 | 722 | €3,501,700 | Martin Finger | €720,000 |
| 9 | €5,000+€300 | 864 | €4,190,400 | Ramzi Jelassi | €835,000 |
| 10 | €5,000+€300 | 1,007 | €4,883,950 | Julian Track | €725,700 |
| 11 | €5,000+€300 | 1,107 | €5,368,950 | Stephen Graner | €969,000 |
| 12 | €5,000+€300 | 1,044 | €5,063,400 | Hossein Ensan | €754,510 |
| 13 | €5,000+€300 | 1,178 | €5,781,200 | Jasper Meijer van Putten | €699,300 |
Last year's winner Jasper Meijer van Putten will be in the field today and the Dutchman is already off to a fantastic start in Prague. Just days ago, Meijer van Putten won the €10,300 Single Reentry and added €150,000 and a PokerStars Championship trophy to his mantle top. Another one to watch for is Raffaele Sorrentino, who won the PokerStars Championship Presented by Monte-Carlo Casino Main Event earlier this year. Sorrentino nearly repeated that feat in Barcelona, where he finished 3rd for €850,110, almost making him the first two-time champion in the PokerStars Championship's short history.
Like Day 1a, Day 1b features a price tag of €5,300 and all players receive 30,000 in chips. Eight levels of 75 minutes each will be played, with a 75-minute dinner break at the end of level six. Day 1b will end around midnight and late registration is open up until the start of level 2.
Next to Day 1b, a €25,500 Single Day High Roller will take place. Updates of that tournament can be found here. Follow PokerNews throughout the day for all updates of the PokerStars Championship Prague!
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 minutes | 50 | 100 | - |
| 2 | 75 minutes | 75 | 150 | - |
| Break | 20 minutes | |||
| 3 | 75 minutes | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 4 | 75 minutes | 150 | 300 | 50 |
| Break | 20 minutes | |||
| 5 | 75 minutes | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 6 | 75 minutes | 250 | 500 | 75 |
| Dinner Break | 75 minutes | |||
| 7 | 75 minutes | 300 | 600 | 100 |
| 8 | 75 minutes | 400 | 800 | 100 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Some Early Runners
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A number of notable players are already registered for this event, including Marton Czuczor, who finished runner-up to Jasper Meijer van Putten in EPT Prague 2016.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 |
Big Start for Cody
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody is sitting pretty behind a 50,000 stack in the early stages. According to Cody, the player to his right opened to 250 and Cody three-bet to 800 in the cutoff holding 
. His opponent four-bet to 2,750 and Cody called.
On the 
flop, Cody's opponent bet 2,700 and the Brit called with top set in position. Both players checked the 
on the turn. On the 
river, Cody's opponent bet 2,650, Cody raised to 13,000 and received a call to take a big chunk out of his opponent's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
More Names
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Blain Boats Up
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Dermot Blain checked in the small blind on a board of 
and saw his big blind opponent, David Calzada, put in a bet of 750, a roughly pot-sized wager. Blain raised to 2,000 and Calzada stuck around. Blain bet 4,500 on the 
river and Calzada called after about a minute.
Blain rolled over 
for jacks full and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000 | 6,000 |
More Names
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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More Level 1 Arrivals
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |