€5,300 EPT Main Event
Jour 1a terminé
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Jours 1a
Event Info
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Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1a
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,771,500
Entrants
1,190
Niveau
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entrants
418
Joueurs Survivants
134
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The first of two starting days for the crown jewel of the rescheduled 2021 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague festival has concluded in the Czech capital. It was a very promising start for the €5,300 EPT Main Event in the King's Casino at the Hilton Hotel Prague as 377 unique players and 41 entries created a field of 418 total entries.
It surpassed the 391 entries the very same tournament attracted during the last live edition back in 2019 and showcases a strong turnout across all events so far during the return to live poker for PokerStars' flagship series. After eight levels of 60 minutes each, only 134 players advanced and a familiar name appeared at the top of the leaderboard. The 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Jack Sinclair sailed through the day and accumulated a stack of 317,900. He was very closely followed by Sharon Sade (312,200) while Ezequiel Waigel (258,800) occupies the final spot on the overnight podium.
EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Day 1a Top 10 Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds for Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 317,900 | 199 |
| 2 | Sharon Sade | Israel | 312,200 | 195 |
| 3 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | 258,800 | 162 |
| 4 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 237,200 | 148 |
| 5 | Boaz Madhala | Israel | 227,700 | 142 |
| 6 | Manuel Fischer | Germany | 211,600 | 132 |
| 7 | Shai Arbel | Israel | 209,400 | 131 |
| 8 | Gergely Kulcsar | Hungary | 183,300 | 115 |
| 9 | Duco ten Haven | Netherlands | 177,200 | 111 |
| 10 | Daniele Lunario | Italy | 175,600 | 110 |
Notables with above average stacks include Daniel Dvoress (237,200), Manuel Fischer (211,600), Karolis Sereika (169,000), Manuel Fritz (157,700), Pablo Brito Silva (126,700), Teun Mulder (115,800), Conor Beresford (114,800), Martin Pineiro (111,100), and Jordan Westmorland (109,600) to name all but a few familiar faces of the live poker circuit.
The PokerStars ambassadors Ramon Colillas (147,000) and Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo (139,200) also had a productive day at the poker tables and advanced with very healthy stacks. For Lococo, it was a stellar finish to a remarkable day as he won the €1,100 Eureka Main Event earlier on before late-regging the marquee event. Steve Enriquez will join them for Day 2 with 53,300 while Sam Grafton and Parker Talbot were both eliminated.
Former EPT Main Event champions to bow out included Kalidou Sow, Davidi Kitai, Jasper Meijer Van Putten, Piotr Nurzynski, Simon Brandström, Ognyan Dimov, and Hossein Ensan. More fortunate were Uri Gilboa (80,000), Remi Castaignon (77,500), Dominik Panka (66,800), Dimitar Danchev (64,700), as they all retained the chance to become the third two-time champion in EPT history.
The rise of Waigel started very early on as he dominated the first half of the day and quickly amassed a massive stack, soaring past seven times what he started with prior to the dinner break. Sinclair followed on his heels after winning several larger showdown pots and eventually rose to the top in the final level, beating Sade by a few big blinds only.
The High Roller regulars Thomas Muehloecker and Tom Vogelsang were just two of numerous notable casualties throughout Day 1a. Muehloecker was on the wrong end of a cooler when he improved on each street to a full house with ace-seven suited only to run into the aces full of Santiago Plante. For Vogelsang, the end came with a dominated pocket pair as fours couldn't beat the kings of Ranno Sootla.
With nearly two thirds of the contenders already gone, all those that bowed out just once can take advantage of the single re-entry option for the flagship tournament. A significantly bigger field is expected for Day 1b, which will get underway at noon local time on Friday, March 11, 2022. The late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 and that's also when the live stream on the PokerStars Twitch and YouTube channels will kick off as well.
As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish to provide as many of the key hands as possible en route to crowning the next EPT Main Event champion.
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
317,900
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
||
|
312,200
72,200
|
72,200 |
|
258,800
16,800
|
16,800 |
|
||
|
237,200
62,200
|
62,200 |
|
||
|
227,700
37,700
|
37,700 |
|
211,600
211,600
|
211,600 |
|
209,400
20,600
|
20,600 |
|
183,300
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
177,200
49,200
|
49,200 |
|
175,600
175,600
|
175,600 |
|
172,700
172,700
|
172,700 |
|
169,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
160,900
78,900
|
78,900 |
|
160,400
160,400
|
160,400 |
|
157,700
157,700
|
157,700 |
|
151,400
8,600
|
8,600 |
|
|
148,800
148,800
|
148,800 |
|
147,600
139,200
|
139,200 |
|
147,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
139,200
34,200
|
34,200 |
|
||
|
137,300
137,300
|
137,300 |
|
136,200
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
136,100
136,100
|
136,100 |
|
131,700
131,700
|
131,700 |
|
|
131,400
131,400
|
131,400 |
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Day 1a has wrapped up with some 134 players out of 418 entries remaining. Assorted counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Hossein Madani got a fairly large stack in preflop during the final hands of the night and found his 
dominated. Georgi Sandev had the superior 
and remained ahead throughout the 
board to eliminate Madani.
Fabian Spielmann three-bet jammed his last 16,400 on a neighbouring table a few moments later and was looked up by Jordan Westmorland.
Fabian Spielmann: 
Jordan Westmorland: 
The two overcards were alive on the 
flop and 
turn but the 
river kept Spielmann in contention.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
115,000 | |
|
35,000 | |
|
Eliminé |
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Silviu Baltateanu bet the 
turn and then called all-in following the raise by Andreas Boelling. The Romanian tabled the and had the check mark already as Boelling only held 
, which made the 
river a formality.
Baltateanu then also knocked out Kenny Hallaert to chip up further.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
55,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
|
||
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Silviu Baltateanu bet the turn and then called all-in following the raise by Andreas Boelling. The Romanian tabled the and had the check mark already as Boelling only held , which made the river a formality.
Baltateanu then also knocked out Kenny Hallaert to chip up further.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
|
55,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
Eliminé | |
|
|
||
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
During the final four hands of the night, Jan Bednar raised to 3,000 and then called the shove by Arie Kliper for 19,300 total.
Arie Kliper: 
Jan Bednar: 
The suited ace failed to connect with the 
board and Kliper doubled.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
40,000 |
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and the dealers have been instructed to deal four more hands before the remaining players have bag and tag their chips for Day 2.
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
152,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
130,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
69,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
31,000 | |
|
12,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
