Noon Kick-Off for Day 1b of the 2019 EPT €5,300 Main Event
The second starting flight which is Day 1b of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event start at noon local time here at the Hilton Prague. The 2018 edition attracted 1,174 entries and with 391 players flocking to Day 1a which surpassed last year’s Day 1a numbers, Day 1b is set to be a busier one.
Pierre Calamusa bagged his second chip lead of the festival in the Czech Republic as he collected 457,000 in chips on Day 1a, staying ahead of players like Stefan Egermann, Roland Chassing, Yehuda Cohen, and Steve O’Dwyer. Defending champion, Paul Michaelis busted on Day 1a but might be back if he hasn’t used his second bullet yet.
Kalidou Sow was the only PokerStars ambassador to survive the day so a bunch more are expected to jump into the field today. Players can enter or reenter right up to the start of Day 2 with a maximum of 2 bullets that can be fired.
Players start with 30,000 in chips. Day 1b has ten levels of 60 minutes each on the planning with a 20-minute break after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor and behind the laptops to bring you all the updates from the Main Event!
Day 1b Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 100 | 100 | |
| 2 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 3 | 60 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 60 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 5 | 60 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 60 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| Dinner Break | 75 | |||
| 7 | 60 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 60 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 9 | 60 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 60 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
suited. 
turn, Blain in the big blind made it 1,000 to go and Siden in the cutoff raised it up to 4,000, which Blain called. After the 
river, Blain checked and Siden now made it 8,000 to go. Blain tossed in a raise to 40,000, which had Siden's remaining stack covered by far, and that ended up forcing a fold.
flop, Lipp bet 3,000 and Li min-raised to 6,000, which Lipp reluctantly called.
turn, Lipp checked with just shy of 20,000 behind and Li moved all in for 20,100. Lipp tanked until six minutes of the break had passed and then called it off.
river was a blank and Lipp was covered by a few chips only to hit the rail.
which gave Richez the straight indeed and the river completed the board with the 
to secure the double-up.
and it checked to Hallaert who continued with a bet of 4,000. Sorensson and Borsoi both called to see the turn and that was the 
. 
and he was ahead of the 
and that was safe for Sorensson who doubled up.
on the turn and the 
and with about 7,500 in the middle already it was a player who moved his last 22,000 in the middle. Jakub Krawinski pushed 51,900 over the line to go all in as well and when two players folded it was Erwann Pecheux who moved all in as well, covering both opponents. 
of Krawinski and the 
and the river the 
