A Few Faces in the Field
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Jours 1a
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1a
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€3,028,800
Entrants
3,155
Niveau
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entrants
694
Joueurs Survivants
103
Peralta Climbing Back
Niveau 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Eugenio Peralta raised to 2,000 from middle position and the player in the big blind called.
The flop was 
and Peralta continued for 1,600. The big blind called and the turn was 
.
Peralta fired 3,000 and his opponent went into the tank before asking how much he had left. Peralta counted out nearly 7,500.
After a few moments, the big blind tossed his hand in the muck and Peralta took the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Targa Flushes to Bust Arcas
Niveau 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With 
on the board, Petr Targa shoved and Felipe Arcas called with less.
Targa turned over 
for the ace-high flush. Arcas flashed what may have been 
and tossed the losing hand in the muck before wishing the table luck and making his way for the door.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
59,800
59,800
|
59,800 |
|
Eliminé |
Yokosawa Eliminated, But Will Return
Niveau 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Masato Yokosawa was short-stacked and all in preflop versus Patrick Bechard and 2013 EPT Deauville Main Event Champion Remi Castaignon.
With action on the river for a side pot with the board reading 
, Castaignon checked to Bechard, who bet 10,000. Castaignon called for most of his remaining stack.
Bechard showed 
for a winning top two pair. Castaignon showed a losing 
, while Yokosawa showed 
to eliminate him from the flight, but the GPI award-winning Poker Personality of the Year says he'll be entering tonight's flight B.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
52,900
|
52,900 |
|
3,200
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
Bessaev Making Big Moves
Niveau 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A player in the cutoff raised to 2,500 and Oleg Bessaev called from the button. The player in the big blind came along and action was three-handed.
The flop was 
. Both players checked and Bessaev bet 6,000. The big blind folded and the cutoff called.
The turn was and the cutoff checked. Bessaev fired 10,000 and the cutoff check-called to see on the river.
The cutoff fired 10,000 on the river and Bessaev gave it a moment of thought before he called. The cutoff turned over 
for aces and threes, but Bessaev showed 
to take the pot with aces and jacks. Bessaev wins another one and he has vaulted to the top part of the leaderboard.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
259,000
233,500
|
233,500 |
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Bojang Among Chip Leaders
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ismael Bojang has been spotted in the field with a heap of chips in front of him.
In a recent hand, The German star faced a bet of 10,000 on a completed board of .
He opted to fold, flashing the 
in the process, preserving his more than 200,000 chip stack as the dinner break approaches.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
214,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
Kilic Spikes River to Oust Sasso
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The PokerNews team heard a loud celebration coming from Serok Kilic, who was standing up just a few tables over.
Upon arrival, the board read 
, and Kilic was showing . His opponent, Nicola Sasso, had 
.
Both players snapped a few photos of the runout to commemorate the moment before Sasso gathered his things and headed for the door.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
141,800 | |
|
|
Eliminé |
Dinner Break
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Play is expected to continue at 8:45 p.m. local time.
Big Stacks and Notables at Dinner Break
Niveau 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
299,800
40,800
|
40,800 |
|
|
257,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
|
212,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
200,300
200,300
|
200,300 |
|
|
199,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
|
196,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
98,800
-1,200
|
-1,200 |
|
98,200
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
|
17,100
-27,900
|
-27,900 |