Poker legend John Juanda, 6th on the all-time money list with over $23 million in lifetime winnings, had a bet of 20,800 in front of him on a board. Rui Neves Ferreira took his time before committing a call but couldn't beat Juanda's .
With that, Juanda now sits at a very workable 150,000 in chips.
The following notables are among those who busted during the last hour of play, including Christoph Vogelsang, Georgios Sotiropoulos and Bartlomiej Machon.
Diego Zeiter's open raise was met with a three-bet to 11,300 by Ivan Soshnikov from one seat over and Zeiter called to see a flop of . Zeiter checked and Soshnikov quickly bet 9,500 to rake in the pot. The Russian started the day below the average and has since more than doubled.
He won't be adding any more chips on this very table though, because that one just broke to see Xixiang Luo, Vlado Banicevic and Louis Salter all head for new homes.
"I am playing 29.7 guys," Ioannis Angelou Konstas said after just having raised to 2,700 from under the gun. Nick Maimone called from one seat over, as did big stack Omid Mojaverian on the button. Jans Arends called from the big blind and the flop fell . Action checked to Mojaverian, who bet 4,300 and picked up no fewer than three callers.
Four-way to the turn, it was again Mojaverian who bet 9,800. This time, only Konstas and Maimone called to see the on the river. Konstas checked, Maimone bet 18,000 and Mojaverian folded. "I guess I can't beat anything," Konstas added and flashed his cards so at least one player could see it before they ended up in the muck.
"I had " Konstas said and the dealer indeed turned over these exact cards. Maimone claimed a decent pot without having to show and bumped his stack nicely, everyone then headed to new tables as theirs broke.
The prize pool and the total number of players paid have been finalized. 855 players signed up for the PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event and 127 of them will claim their share of the €4,146,750 prize pool. Each of them will receive at least €8,700 for their efforts but all eyes are on the trophy and the €775,000 that awaits the champion on Monday night.
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While the early stages of Day 2 proved to be very profitable for Michal Mrakes, the start-of-day chip leader just experienced a setback, but remains near the top of the counts.
Mrakes had raised and picked up two callers in Jaroslaw Sikora in the cutoff and Harry Lodge out of the big blind. The flop of flop was checked to Sikora, who bet 3,500. Lodge called that and Mrakes check-raised to 11,500. Sikora folded and Lodge called.
On the turn, Lodge checked and called the shove of Mrakes for his last 33,000.
Harry Lodge:
Michal Mrakes:
The on the river was already a formality, as Lodge had the unbeatable flush and the Brit doubled. This summer, Lodge scored his best result thus far at the World Series of Poker when he finished 3rd in the Crazy Eights Event for a payday of $344,888.
The 855 players in the PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event are from a diverse background and make for a well-rounded international field. France is sporting the biggest number of players under their banner with 69, narrowly edging out the United Kingdom (65) and Russia (58). Germany (57) and Italy (52) complete the top 5, while the Czech Republic as home nation comes in seventh (34).
board. Rui Neves Ferreira took his time before committing a call but couldn't beat Juanda's 
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and table neighbor Mattia Baccassino called with the 
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brought a ten on the flop and a jack on the river to keep the preflop order, sending Fronda to the rail.
. Zeiter checked and Soshnikov quickly bet 9,500 to rake in the pot. The Russian started the day below the average and has since more than doubled.
. Action checked to Mojaverian, who bet 4,300 and picked up no fewer than three callers.
turn, it was again Mojaverian who bet 9,800. This time, only Konstas and Maimone called to see the 
flop was checked to Sikora, who bet 3,500. Lodge called that and Mrakes check-raised to 11,500. Sikora folded and Lodge called.
