Main Event
Day 3 Started
2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National Prague
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National Prague
Buy-in
€1,800
Entries
251
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Welcome to the Final Day of the 2014 partypoker WPT National Prague
As of 14:00 CET, the remaining 19 players out of a field of 251 entries in the €1,800 + €200 World Poker Tour National Main Event at the Corinthia Hotel in Prague will battle for the title and first-place prize of €105,000. Simeon Naydenov leads the field with 821,000 in chips, but the World Series of Poker Bracelet winner faces stiff competition from online legend Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen (794,000) and Zo Karim (615,000). Karim is no stranger at the tables and his largest-ever score came from a third place at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown in April 2013 for $252,190.
Other notables include tournament director Artur Voskanyan (564,000), WPT Cyprus 2014 champion and WPT Prague 2012 runner-up Alexander Lakhov (554,000), Alex Goulder (484,000), Sebastian Langrock (441,000) and former football star Sergej Barbarez (427,000). Jean-Philippe Piquette (99,000) and Vladimir Velikov (82,000) will be among the shortest stacks when play resumes in level 19 at blinds 4,000-8,000 / ante 1,000.
After the next bustout, the field will be redrawn to the final two tables and the official eight-handed final table will then be streamed live on the internet with a delay of 30 minutes. The minimum payout is €4,600 and the PokerNews team will be back at the King's Casino to bring you all the crucial hands until the winner is crowned.
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw
| Player | Table | Seat | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zo Karim | 80 | 1 | 615,000 |
| Niclas Adolfsson | 80 | 2 | 396,000 |
| Vladimir Velikov | 80 | 3 | 82,000 |
| Alex Goulder | 80 | 4 | 484,000 |
| Jonathan Klüpfel | 80 | 5 | 521,000 |
| Alexander Lakhov | 80 | 8 | 554,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 80 | 9 | 794,000 |
| Simeon Naydenov | 81 | 2 | 821,000 |
| Vladimir Malak | 81 | 4 | 347,000 |
| Artur Voskanyan | 81 | 5 | 564,000 |
| Jean-Philippe Piquette | 81 | 6 | 99,000 |
| Salvatore Pepi | 81 | 7 | 112,000 |
| Sergej Barbarez | 81 | 8 | 427,000 |
| Andy Seth | 82 | 1 | 332,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 82 | 2 | 235,000 |
| Manuel Sanchez Morito | 82 | 3 | 120,000 |
| Matthias Kürschner | 82 | 6 | 207,000 |
| Oliver Heidel | 82 | 7 | 412,000 |
| Sebastian Langrock | 82 | 9 | 441,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Vladimir Velikov Eliminated in 19th Place (€4,600)
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
It only took two minutes after the restart of Day 3 to reduce the field to the final two tables. In a battle of the blinds, Vladimir Velikov was all in and at risk preflop out of the big blind with 
and had a kicker advantage against the 
of Niclas Adolfsson. However, the board ran out 
and Velikov was sent to the rail in 19th place for €4,600.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000 | 89,000 |
|
Busted |
Redraw Last Two Tables
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Klüpfel | 80 | 1 |
| Sergej Barbarez | 80 | 2 |
| Niclas Adolfsson | 80 | 3 |
| Zo Karim | 80 | 4 |
| Artur Voskanyan | 80 | 5 |
| Jean-Philippe Piquette | 80 | 6 |
| Oliver Heidel | 80 | 7 |
| Andy Seth | 80 | 8 |
| Vladimir Malak | 80 | 9 |
| Simeon Naydenov | 81 | 1 |
| Koray Aldemir | 81 | 2 |
| Manuel Sanchez Morito | 81 | 3 |
| Matthias Kürschner | 81 | 4 |
| Salvatore Pepi | 81 | 5 |
| Chris Hunichen | 81 | 6 |
| Alexander Lakhov | 81 | 7 |
| Alex Goulder | 81 | 8 |
| Sebastian Langrock | 81 | 9 |
Piquette Doubles Through Karim
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Niclas Adolfsson opened the action with a raise to 16,000 and Zo Karim called from one seat over. In the small blind, Jean-Philippe Piquette moved all in for 75,000 and Adolfsson mucked his cards. Karim called with 
and faced the 
of the Canadian. Piquette immediately fell in love with the 
flop, the 
on the turn was a little sweat. However, a blank 
on the river let Piquette double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000 | -75,000 |
|
180,000 | 81,000 |
Pepi Getting Shorter
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Salvatore Pepi raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and Alexander Lakhov called out of the small blind. On the 
flop, Lakhov moved all in almost immediately and Pepi folded. The next hand, the Italian folded his cards out of turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000 | -34,000 |
|
80,000 | -32,000 |
Hunichen almost a Millionaire; Pepi Doubles
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Hunichen won a bigger multi-way pot against Alexander Lakhov with 
with an ace on the turn and the next hand, short stack Salvatore Pepi moved all in for 81,000. Simeon Naydenov called in the small blind with 
and Pepi doubled up with 
on a board of 
. The Italian banged on the table in excitement and Naydenov wasn't necessarily too amused about that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
999,000 | 205,000 |
|
720,000 | -101,000 |
|
|
180,000 | 100,000 |
Goulder Takes from Hunichen
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Hunichen raised and then called the three-bet of Alex Goulder for 46,000 to see the flop of 
. The American check-called a bet of 51,000 and both checked the on the turn. Hunichen check-called 78,000 on the river and Goulder showed him 
for the nut straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
810,000 | -189,000 |
|
655,000 | 171,000 |