€5,300 EPT Main Event
Giorno 1b completo
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Giorni 1b
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
Informazioni Giocatori - Giorno 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Montepremi
€6,101,300
Entries
1,285
Livello
38
Bui
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
838
Giocatori Rimasti
297
Livello 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
After a rare incident which led to a player's disqualification caught the entire room's attention during the final hands of the night, 297 players managed to find a bag at the end of Day 1b of the €5,300 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event at the Hilton Prague.
They are the survivors of a field of 838 entrants on Day 1b. In total, 1,250 entrants were recorded on both Day 1s, which is just seventeen entrants shy of last year's 1,267 entries. However, late registration remains open until the start of Day 2, so this 2023 EPT Prague Main Event will probably be the largest ever.
Three players bagged up more than 300,000 chips on Day 1a, but only Daniel Koloszar did it on Day 1b. Thanks to his 304,500 chip-stack, he ended the day as the chip leader. France's Mercedes Osti takes second place with 285,000 chips, even though she had a tough table in the last levels, with PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo (131,000) to her right, and recent WSOP Europe Main Event champion Max Neugebauer (58,000) to her left. Both of them will also be back on Day 2.
Jon Kyte didn't have the easiest table either with Niklas Astedt (193,000) seated next to him. But with 245,500 in the bag, he finished Day 1b in third place.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Koloszar | Hungary | 304,500 | 254 |
| 2 | Mercedes Osti | France | 285,000 | 238 |
| 3 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 245,500 | 205 |
| 4 | Omar Eljach | Sweden | 244,500 | 204 |
| 5 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 243,500 | 203 |
| 6 | Davis Mihelsons | Latvia | 240,000 | 200 |
| 7 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 236,000 | 197 |
| 8 | Wouter Beltz | Netherlands | 235,000 | 196 |
| 9 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 230,500 | 192 |
| 10 | Mehdi Senhaji | Morocco | 216,000 | 180 |
Omar Eljach (244,500), Niall Farrell (243,500), and Dario Sammartino (236,000) also managed to reach the Top 10, along with Cesar Garcia (230,500), who was in the front row of tonight's incident.
Indeed, Michele Nizzardelli eliminated Ghattas Kortas during one of the final hands of the day, but that didn't end here. While Kortas was leaving the table, the situation escalated, and a fight broke out between the two players, with Nizzardelli throwing a headbutt at Kortas. Security was called, and Nizzardelli was disqualified from the tournament.
The incident didn't disturb Jason Wheeler who filled his bag with 206,000 chips. Tamas Adamszki will also be returning with a healthy stack (157,500) and he will be looking to collect his third trophy of the festival, as he already secured two victories last week by taking down the €10,200 NL Hold'Em event and the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller.
Furthermore, at least seven former EPT winners are progressing to Day 2, including Lucien Cohen (178,000), Robin Ylitalo (174,000), Dimitar Danchev (144,500), Simon Wiciak (76,500), Grzegorz Glowny (52,500), and Piotr Nurzynski (43,000).
PokerNews will also be keeping an eye on some familiar faces, such as Jules Dickerson (136,500), Marle Spragg (109,500), Luca Moschitta (100,000) Thomas Eychenne (99,000), Julien Sitbon (75,000), Maria Lampropulos (64,000) and Leo Margets (41,500).
All Day 1 survivors, plus the new entrants before the end of late registration, will return to their seats at noon local time on Wednesday, December 13. As from then, all levels will last 90 minutes, commencing with Level 11, which features 1,000/1,500 blinds with a 1,500 big-blind ante. Day 2 is expected to conclude after five levels or when the bubble bursts, depending on which takes longer.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide all the action. The live stream feature table action also commences on Day 2 with cards-up coverage and commentary on a security delay of 30 minutes on the PokerStars social media channels.
Livello 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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Livello 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
304,500
79,500
|
79,500 |
|
||
|
285,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
245,500 | |
|
||
|
244,500
244,500
|
244,500 |
|
243,500
91,500
|
91,500 |
|
||
|
240,000
192,500
|
192,500 |
|
236,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
235,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
230,500
-40,500
|
-40,500 |
|
216,000
216,000
|
216,000 |
|
210,500
80,500
|
80,500 |
|
206,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
200,500
155,500
|
155,500 |
|
193,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
189,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
188,500
188,500
|
188,500 |
|
184,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
|
183,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
||
|
178,000
151,500
|
151,500 |
|
|
||
|
175,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
174,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
||
|
171,500
171,500
|
171,500 |
|
170,500
170,500
|
170,500 |
|
163,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
162,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
Livello 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
297 players in the EPT Main Event have bagged and tagged for the end of Day 1b. Standby for the recap on PokerNews.
Livello 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
As the final hands of the night were being played, tensions were already high at Table 12 from the previous hand where Michele Nizzardelli won a pot after a controversial check on the river.
Nizzardelli was covering the short stack of Ghattas Kortas, who was all in and at risk. Nizzardelli three-bet with A♠K♣ and was called by Kortas, who turned over 10♠10♥.
Nizzardelli hit a pair immediately on the K♦4♥7♥ flop, holding through the Q♣J♠ runout to earn a second straight pot. Kortas was eliminated but was visibly angry at the situation. He walked behind Nizzardelli, removed the Italian's hat and began to walk away.
Nizzardelli reacted by pushing Kortas in the back. Kortas stumbled forward, turned around and walked back towards Nizzardelli, who put his hands up as if to challenge Kortas.
The two were then standing face to face when Nizzardelli threw a headbutt that caught Kortas on the bridge of the nose and knocked him to the floor. Kortas was startled and began asking other players if his face was alright. Security was called, escorting Nizzardelli out of the tournament room.
His stack was immediately removed from the table and Nizzardelli was disqualified. Both Nizzardelli and Kortas were further disciplined by PokerStars.
Livello 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Hussein Abud raised to 3,500 from middle position, Thomas Clack three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind, and Abud called.
The flop came J♣8♣2♥. Clack bet 2,500, Abud moved all in, and Clack called off the rest of his stack for 20,900. Abud showed 4♦4♠ for a pair of fours and Clack had A♣A♠ for a pair of aces.
The turn came 3♥ and the river was the J♠. Clack held with his aces to win the pot and double up his stack late in the day.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
45,000
-148,000
|
-148,000 |
Livello 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Duco ten Haven raised to 2,400 from under the gun, Toni Kaukua called in late position, and the button also called.
The flop came 7♠5♦Q♠. Ten Haven checked and Kaukua bet 3,500. The button folded and Ten Haven check-raised to 11,700. Kaukua folded and Ten Haven took the pot.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
43,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Livello 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Peter Jaksland opened from the cutoff to 2,600 and Niklas Astedt defended the big blind.
The flop of 10♥8♠2♣ was checked by both players and the 7♠ was dealt on the turn.
Astedt fired 4,200 and Jaksland called.
The K♣ river drew another bet from Astedt, this time sizing up to 16,500.
After a moment in the tank, Jaksland folded, leaving Astedt with the pot.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
29,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
Livello 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The tournament director stopped the clock as the end of the day is approaching. Five more hands will be played before wrapping up tonight.