€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Día 1e empezado
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Día 1e empezado
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague continues today at the Hilton Prague, with Day 1e of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event due to kick off at 11 a.m. local time. The event is on track to be a record breaker, with a total of 2,306 entries gained across the four previous starting flights.
The final opportunities for players to qualify for Day 2 are today, with Day 1e followed by the final turbo flight, Day 1f, commencing at 5 p.m.
Players start with 30,000 in chips and blinds at 100/100, with a 100 big blind ante. Levels in Day 1e will last 30 minutes each, and registration remains open until the end of Level 10.
Day 1e will conclude when the field is trimmed to 15% of the total entries, guaranteeing those who bag chips for Day 2 a minimum cash.
The players will be hoping to freshen up the current top ten, with Stefano Puccilli of Italy (655,000) leading the way from Istvan Pilhofer of Hungary (653,000) and Felix Vu of Sweden (626,000).
Three PokerStars Ambassadors have already progressed to Day 2 - Benjamin Spragg (341,000), Marle Spragg (127,000) and Simon Wiciak (58,000).
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefano Puccilli | Italy | 655,000 |
| 2 | Istvan Pilhofer | Hungary | 653,000 |
| 3 | Felix Vu | Sweden | 626,000 |
| 4 | Athanasios Kostouros | Greece | 622,000 |
| 5 | Andreas Walter | Germany | 583,000 |
| 6 | James Bagley | United Kingdom | 582,000 |
| 7 | Jan Jorgensen | Denmark | 580,000 |
| 8 | Daisuke Ogita | Japan | 572,000 |
| 9 | Valeriu Pelinschii | Moldova | 551,000 |
| 10 | David Savocka | Czechia | 538,000 |
In Day 2 blind levels will increase to 60 minutes, and will stay there throughout the remainder of the tournament, with a champion scheduled to be crowned on Day 4 on December 9.
| Date | Day | Time | Blind Levels |
| December 6 | Day 1e | 11:00 a.m. | 30 minutes |
| December 6 | Day 1f | 5:00 p.m. | 20 minutes |
| December 7 | Day 2 | 11:00 a.m. | 60 minutes |
| December 8 | Day 3 | 12:00 p.m. | 60 minutes |
| December 9 | Day 4 | 12:00 p.m. | 60 minutes |
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of this event as we see if anyone can catch Stefano Puccilli as Day 2 chip leader.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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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 |
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30,000
30,000
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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30,000 |
Nivel: 1
Ciegas: 100/100
Ante: 100
Play is underway here in Day 1e, with 569 players registered for the start of proceedings.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of the action.
Picking the action up on a K♦Q♣2♣ flop in a button versus big blind spot, Arian Kashani check-called versus a bet of 300 from Matej Gorba.
The 3♥ turn was checked through to the 7♠ river. Kashani check-called versus a bet of 700 from Gorba, and mucked when he was shown Q♦6♦ for second pair queens.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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31,800 | |
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29,000 |
Armando Scognamiglio and Simon Goldthorpe had each put in 1,900 preflop in a blind versus blind spot.
On the 10♦9♦8♠ flop, Scognamiglio continued with a bet of 1,100, which failed to shake off Goldthorpe.
The 4♠ hit on the turn, and Scognamiglio took the pot with a bet of 4,200.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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33,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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27,000
27,000
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27,000 |
Rafael Navas raised to 400 over an early position limp, to be met with a three-bet to 1,800 from Richard Birchall in the small blind. The limper got out of the way, and Navas called.
Birchall continued with a bet of 1,100 on the Q♥4♥4♦ flop, and Navas pumped it up to 3,000 in response. After some thought Birchall called.
The 7♠ turn was checked through. The 8♠ river completed the board, and Birchall checked once more. Navas fired out a bet of 6,000, and Birchall took a couple of minutes before folding, seemingly reluctantly.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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35,000 |
Nivel: 2
Ciegas: 100/200
Ante: 200
Around 6,000 was in the middle on a board of A♠Q♣7♣10♥, in a hand between Maksym Filipovskyi in early position and Francesco Bozza in the cutoff, with Filipovskyi check-calling a bet of 3,500 from Bozza.
The 5♠ completed the board, and Bozza fired out a bet of 12,000 when given the opportunity. Filipovskyi thought it through for a while before flicking in a calling chip, but was shown the bad news when Bozza tabled Q♦Q♥ for a set of queens.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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59,000 | |
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37,000 |