Day 3 of the €5,300 Main Event Kicks Off Shortly at PokerStars EPT Prague
Welcome to Day 3 of the €5,300 Main Event at EPT Prague. The PokerStars European Poker Tour is back in Prague after two years and its marquee event is in full force as the festival makes the turn into the final stretch. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. CET for the third of six days of Main Event action that will award the winner €1,033,520.
A total of 1,190 runners turned out to generate a prize pool of €5,771,500, and Ezequiel Waigel will lead a field of 119 survivors into Day 3. The Argentinan is followed by Dawid Kuliberda of Poland in second and David Huspeka of the Czech Republic in third.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | 955,000 | 159 |
| 2 | Dawid Kuliberda | Poland | 909,000 | 152 |
| 3 | David Huspeka | Czech Republic | 871,000 | 145 |
| 4 | Andreas Boelling | Germany | 836,000 | 139 |
| 5 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 812,000 | 135 |
| 6 | Leonardo Romeo | Italy | 804,000 | 134 |
| 7 | Andrea Cortellazzi | Italy | 655,000 | 109 |
| 8 | Piotr Nurzynski | Poland | 617,000 | 103 |
| 8 | Manuel Labous | France | 617,000 | 103 |
| 10 | Robert Heidorn | Germany | 585,000 | 98 |
Of the 119 players remaining, Adrian Mateos, Jareth East, Jack Sinclair, Daniel Dvoress, Hossein Ensan, and Juan Pardo are among the notable players still looking to take home the Main Event title.
Play will continue in Level 17 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante. Day 3 will once again play five 90-minute levels, with a break after each.
Day 3 Blind Levels
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 90 min | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 18 | 90 min | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 19 | 90 min | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 20 | 90 min | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 21 | 90 min | 8,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for updates live from the floor of the €5,300 Main Event at EPT Prague.
on the board, Andreas Boelling checked from early position and Demetrio Caminita shoved for 416,000. 
. Caminita had 
and needed some help. 
, bringing a flush for Caminita to secure the big double. 
board, van Hoof mentioned in table chat "ace three is my favourite hand in this tournament" before wishing Jelle Moene good luck in Dutch.
and Sade held on to knock Kabrhel out of the tournament with a better ace-high.
flop brought a continuation bet worth 24,000 by Yokosawa and he earned two callers including Angelov.
turn, Angelov checked and Yokosawa bet 85,000 with around 100,000 behind. It folded to Angelov who moved all-in and Yokosawa went with it.
river either.
from the button for Tom Vogelsang to come along in the small blind with the 
. Dimitar Danchev defended his big blind while holding the 
for Panka to hit a set, Vogelsang to hit top pair, and for Danchev to pick up the open-ended straight draw. Vogelsang bet 24,000, Danchev folded, Zervos did the same. Panka opted to make the call while Chan let his hand go.
for Panka to improve his set to quad sevens. Vogelsang fired another bet out of 40,000 and Panka took some time before he decided to make the call.
completed the board. Vogelsang looked over to Panka and checked. Panka shoved for 175,000 for Vogelsang to take a few seconds before the fold.
and Katzenberger made a set of aces to bust Aniulis.
turn. He repeated the same wish but instead, it was the 
