2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National Prague

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€105,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,800
Entries
251
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000

Main Event

Day 2 Completed

Simeon Naydenov Leads Final 19 into Day 3 of the 2014 partypoker WPT National Prague

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Simeon Naydenov
Simeon Naydenov

The action was fast and furious at the start of Day 2 of the 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National €2,000 Main Event at the Corinthia Hotel in Prague, and 125 players returned to the tables of King's Casino. With late registration and single reentry option still available until the end of Level 9, many pros took advantage of the opportunity and jumped in. It would be an additional 21 entries that bumped the overall attendance to 251, and a prize pool of €438,250 was set. The top 27 spots were guaranteed at least €3,600, with the winner set to take home €105,000 on Sunday when the event concludes.

Fahredin Mustafov and Anton Wigg started as big stacks, but they would have to leave the tournament area within the first four levels. Other familiar faces such as Steve O'Dwyer, Michael Telker, Dylan Linde, Kevin MacPhee, Sinem Melin, Alessio Isaia, Marvin Rettenmaier, Micah Raskin, Robin Ylitalo, Bobby Oboodi, and Sorel Mizzi all followed before the dinner break. That's when the action slowed down with only seven eliminations in two levels before picking up speed again as play approached the bubble.

Day 1b chip leader Nikolay Tsanev lost the remainder of his stack with the {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} to the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} of David Vamplew when the Brit made the nut flush on the turn. Vladimir Malak cracked the kings of Goswin Siemsen and Krzysztof Czerwinski. Jason Wheeler lost a chip-lead pot with pocket kings against the pocket aces of Zo Karim close to the money, and then Seth Berger ended up as "bubble boy." He three-bet shoved with the {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and Steve Watts called with the {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. The board ran out {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, and Berger was gone.

Ben Dobson, Ankush Mandavia, and Tom Hall settled for the minimum cash, whereas [Removed:17] turned a late entry into €4,100. It could have been far more though if he had not attempted to bluff start-of-day chip leader Alexander Lakhov off pocket kings close to the bubble.

Vamplew later lost a flip with the {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} against the {A-Hearts}{8-Spades} of Chris Hunichen, and Steve Watts ran the {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades} into the {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} of Jonathan Klüpfel. Pawel Kapczynski then had a kicker problem with the {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} against the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} of Oliver Heidel, and Stephen Chidwick busted in 20th place after failing to improve his short stack with the {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts} versus the {A-Spades}{7-Spades} of Alex Goulder.

Whereas many players had a roller coaster of a day, Simeon Naydenov dominated his opponents from the start and was always near the top of the leader board. The World Series of Poker bracelet winner from Bulgaria bagged up 821,000, and Hunichen followed in second place with 794,000. Karim completed the podium with 615,000, but plenty of other well-known names are still in.

Tournament director Artur Voskanyan may not be a household name just yet, but the Russian accumulated an impressive 564,000. Other notables included Day 2 chip leader Lakhov (554,000), Sebastian Langrock (441,000), former footballer Sergej Barbarez (427,000), Andy Seth (332,000), and Jean-Philippe Piquette (99,000).

The third and final day of the Main Event will commence at 14:00 CET with blinds at 4,000/8,000/1,000 in Level 19. All remaining players have €4,600 guaranteed, and the full payout structure can be found here.

The PokerNews Live Reporting team will capture all decisive moments until the winner is crowned, so make sure to tune back in!

Tags: Alex GoulderAlexander LakhovAnirudh SethAnkush MandaviaArtur VoskanyanChris HunichenDavid VamplewFahredin MustafovJason WheelerKrzysztof CzerwinskiNikolay TsanevSebastian LangrockSeth BergerSimeon NaydenovStephen ChidwickSteve O'DwyerSteve WattsTom HallVladimir MalakWPTZo Karim

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Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
PlayerTableSeatChip Count
Zo Karim801615,000
Niclas Adolfsson802396,000
Vladimir Velikov80382,000
Alex Goulder804484,000
Jonathan Klüpfel805521,000
Alexander Lakhov808554,000
Chris Hunichen809794,000
    
Simeon Naydenov812821,000
Vladimir Malak814347,000
Artur Voskanyan815564,000
Jean-Philippe Piquette81699,000
Salvatore Pepi817112,000
Sergej Barbarez818427,000
    
Andy Seth821332,000
Koray Aldemir822235,000
Manuel Sanchez Morito823120,000
Matthias Kürschner826207,000
Oliver Heidel827412,000
Sebastian Langrock829441,000

End-of-the-Day Chip Counts Day 2 (full)

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Simeon Naydenov bg
Simeon Naydenov
821,000 151,000
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
794,000 94,000
Zo Karim us
Zo Karim
615,000 -65,000
Artur Voskanyan ru
Artur Voskanyan
564,000 364,000
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
WPT 1X Winner
554,000 -96,000
Jonathan Klüpfel de
Jonathan Klüpfel
521,000 21,000
Alex Goulder gb
Alex Goulder
484,000 104,000
Sebastian Langrock de
Sebastian Langrock
441,000 21,000
Sergej Barbarez de
Sergej Barbarez
427,000 7,000
Oliver Heidel de
Oliver Heidel
412,000 162,000
Niclas Adolfsson se
Niclas Adolfsson
396,000 26,000
Vladimir Malak cz
Vladimir Malak
347,000 -53,000
Andy Seth us
Andy Seth
332,000 214,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
235,000 40,000
Mathias Kürschner de
Mathias Kürschner
207,000 -3,000
Manuel Sanchez Morito es
Manuel Sanchez Morito
120,000 -127,500
Salvatore Pepi it
Salvatore Pepi
112,000 -48,000
Jean-Philippe Piquette ca
Jean-Philippe Piquette
99,000 -96,000
Vladimir Velikov bg
Vladimir Velikov
82,000 -138,000

19 Players Bag up Chips

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Koray Aldemir paid off a 75,000-bet of Artur Voskanyan on the river of a {A-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {J-Hearts} {10-Clubs} board and then mucked when he was shown {K-Clubs} {9-Spades} for the straight. That was the only other notable hand on the third table and all players now bag up their chips and then most likely head to the players party.

The good news: Day 3 was supposed to start at 13:00 CET, but the tournament director confirmed that the restart has been pushed back to 14:00 CET.

Tags: Artur VoskanyanKoray Aldemir

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 20th Place (€4,600)

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

From under the gun, Stephen Chidwick moved all in for his last five big blinds (30,000 chips) and was called by Alex Goulder in the big blind. Chidwick had {Q-Hearts} {7-Hearts} and Goulder the better kicker in {A-Spades} {7-Spades}. Both players hit the seven on the {J-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} flop, but the ace would scoop the pot with the {6-Diamonds} turn and {4-Hearts} river as final two community cards.

Suddenly, the field was reduced to only 19 players within the last 15 minutes of play. Chidwick receives €4,600 for his efforts, it will just be another line on his Hendon Mob profile though.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Goulder gb
Alex Goulder
380,000 -30,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted

Tags: Alex GoulderStephen Chidwick

Pawel Kapczynski Eliminated in 21st Place (€4,600)

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Pawel Kapczynski
Pawel Kapczynski

A short-stacked Pawel Kapczynski moved all in for 55,000 in the fourth last hand and Oliver Heidel reshoved from one seat over. All other players folded and Kapczynski was in need of some help with {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}. Heidel had him covered and also the better hand in {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs}.

The {4-Hearts} {K-Spades} {9-Spades} flop immediately shut down all hopes of a comeback, the {9-Hearts} on the turn left Kapczynski drawing dead. The {Q-Spades} on the river was meaningless and just completed the dealer's duty. Kapczynski headed to the payout desk to collect €4,600 and only a few more hands are played before everyone bags and tags their chips.

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Heidel de
Oliver Heidel
250,000 15,000
Pawel Kapczynski pl
Pawel Kapczynski
Busted

Tags: Oliver HeidelPawel Kapczynski

Steve Watts Eliminated in 22nd Place (€4,100)

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Steve Watts
Steve Watts

In a preflop raising war, Steve Watts was all in for what looked like 200,000 and Jonathan Klüpfel called with {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}. Watts had one over card with the {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades} and indeed hit the {2-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} flop nicely. However, the {K-Spades} on the turn saw him drawing dead and the {10-Clubs} river was just a formality. The WPT National Marbella champion is out in 22nd place and receives €4,100.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Klüpfel de
Jonathan Klüpfel
500,000 290,000
Steve Watts gb
Steve Watts
Busted

Tags: Jonathan KlüpfelSteve Watts