With now 161 entries, the tournament is well on track to better the number of entries of 2015. One of the hopefuls that jumped in recently was a previous winner of the EPT Prague High Roller event in Andrey Zaichenko. The Russian lifted the trophy in 2014 for a career-best payday of €487,190.
After an open-raise by Alexandru Papazian in under the gun and a call by [Removed:17], Alin Pandilica three-bet on the button and both opponents came along. On the flop, the action checked to Pandilica and he bet 3,700 and Papazian as well as Yan called.
After the turn, it was again Pandilica who bet, this time for 12,400 after it was checked to him. Only Yan called and checked the river, Pandilica checked behind and scooped the pot with to get up to around 80,000.
While Kristen Bicknell, Bryan Piccioli and Nicholas Palma joked about who to follow and unfollow on Twitter based on chip count updates, a big pot emerged. There was an open raise already and William Kassouf then three-bet to 1,800 on the button, James Akenhead four-bet to 6,500. The initial raiser folded and Kassouf called.
On the flop, Akenhead bet 5,500 and Kassouf asked "how many blue chips do you have?", referring to the blue T-5,000 chips. Akenhead slid them forward and Kassouf then called. Both checked the turn and the river and Akenhead showed , which Kassouf had beat with .
Martin Kozlov opened the cutoff and small blind Ivan Skoblov called. Skoblov check-called a bet of 800 on before both checked the on the turn and on the river. Skoblov showed while Kozlov showed . The two chopped the pot with the straight out on the board.
Connor Drinan won the massive EPT13 Barcelona High Roller for a payday of €849,200 after defeating Mihails Morozovs heads up. While Morozovs was already in at the start of level one, Drinan only now took his seat on a table with Max Silver and Ben Heath.
Sam Greenwood, who won the second €25,500 Single-Day High Roller here in Prague two days ago, has joined the competition as well.
On a flop of we saw Pierre Neuville check. Martin Finger bet 1,900 and Neuville called. Neuville check-called another 5,800 on the -turn. The saw both players check and Neuville tabled the winner with as Finger mucked.
Koray Aldemir raised to 525 and four players including the cutoff, Pierre Neuville on the button and the big blind called. On the flop, the action checked to Neuville and he bet 1,025. Only Aldemir called and then checked again the turn rather quickly.
Neuville bet 2,600 and Aldemir called before check-calling the river for 6,500. Neuville showed the and Aldemir chopped it with and a very confused look on the face. Isaac Haxton next to Aldemir laughed and Martin Finger joked to Neuville "good or bad river?"
From the hijack, Akin Tuna raised to 500 and Alexander Ivarsson three-bet to 2,000 from one seat over. "Okay, gamble," Tuna said and called. The flop came and both players checked. On the turn, Tuna bet 1,500 and Ivarsson called before the river went check, check. Tuna showed and Ivarsson claimed the pot with .
Hand 2
A preflop raising war between the duo saw Tuna four-bet to 4,525 and Ivarsson called. On the flop, Tuna continued for 8,500 and Ivarsson quickly folded.
Steven van Zadelhoff opened for 500 and his neighbor Sameer Khurana three-bet to 1,500 from the hijack. Saar Wilf flat called from the button and Van Zadelhoff called as well to make it three-handed.
The flop came and both Van Zadelhoff and Khurana checked. Wilf bet 2,500 and Van Zadelhoff folded, Khurana called. Both then checked the on the turn before the completed the board. Khurana checked again, and folded to Wilf's 5,000-bet.
The tournament clock currently shows 123 entries and below are further additions to the field. William Kassouf won his seat in a Live Satellite and shares a table with Nicholas Palma, Kristen Bicknell and James Akenhead. The only other woman in the field thus far is Thi Xoa Nguyen.
flop, the action checked to Pandilica and he bet 3,700 and Papazian as well as Yan called.
turn, it was again Pandilica who bet, this time for 12,400 after it was checked to him. Only Yan called and checked the 
river, Pandilica checked behind and scooped the pot with 
to get up to around 80,000.
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turn and the 
river and Akenhead showed 
.
before both checked the 
while Kozlov showed 
we saw Pierre Neuville check. Martin Finger bet 1,900 and Neuville called. Neuville check-called another 5,800 on the 
as Finger mucked.
flop, the action checked to Neuville and he bet 1,025. Only Aldemir called and then checked again the 
turn rather quickly.
and Aldemir chopped it with 
and a very confused look on the face. Isaac Haxton next to Aldemir laughed and Martin Finger joked to Neuville "good or bad river?"
.
flop, Tuna continued for 8,500 and Ivarsson quickly folded.
completed the board. Khurana checked again, and folded to Wilf's 5,000-bet.
