The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event heads into Day 3 today, with 191 players returning to the baize inside the stunning Hilton Prague at noon local time. This year’s Main Event has reached new heights, setting a record with an astounding 1,458 entries, creating a massive €7,071,300 prize pool. Each of the remaining competitors has already locked up a minimum cash of €8,550, but all eyes are on the top prize of €1,146,500 and the prestigious title of EPT Main Event Champion.
Day 3 kicks off with Sylwia Studniarz leading the charge, having bagged an impressive 842,000 chips at the end of Day 2. Despite having only two recorded live cashes on The Hendon Mob, Studniarz already boasts a notable victory from the EPT Ladies Event in Barcelona last year, where she took home €10,670. Sweden’s Anton Bergstrom occupies second place with 715,000 chips, who finished twenty-fourth in this event last year and will know what it takes to make a deep run here in Prague.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylwia Studniarz | Poland | 842,000 | 168 |
| 2 | Anton Bergstrom | Sweden | 715,000 | 143 |
| 3 | Pierre Calamusa | France | 700,000 | 140 |
| 4 | Luke Porter | United Kingdom | 696,000 | 139 |
| 5 | Jacob Amsellem | France | 695,000 | 139 |
| 6 | Marian Virlanuta | Romania | 586,000 | 117 |
| 7 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 585,000 | 117 |
| 8 | Konstantinos Nanos | Greece | 555,000 | 111 |
| 9 | Alexander Ivarsson | Sweden | 539,000 | 108 |
| 10 | Josef Schusteritsch | Austria | 536,000 | 107 |
Several other notable players returning today include Enrico Camosci (535,000), Jason Wheeler (515,000), Jerry Odeen (495,000), Max Neugebauer (363,000), Leo Margets (227,000), the 2012 EPT Berlin Main Event champion Davidi Kitai (194,000), and PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton (93,000).
Play gets underway at noon local time on Level 16, which features 2,000/5,000 blinds with a 5,000 big-blind ante. A 30-second shot clock will be implemented from now onwards, with each player receiving six time bank cards.
2024 EPT Prague Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,146,500 | 18-20 | €39,950 |
| 2 | €716,950 | 21-23 | €34,700 |
| 3 | €512,100 | 24-27 | €30,200 |
| 4 | €393,950 | 28-31 | €26,250 |
| 5 | €303,000 | 32-39 | €22,850 |
| 6 | €233,050 | 40-55 | €19,800 |
| 7 | €179,250 | 56-71 | €17,200 |
| 8 | €137,900 | 72-95 | €15,000 |
| 9 | €106,050 | 96-119 | €13,000 |
| 10-11 | €81,600 | 120-143 | €11,300 |
| 12-13 | €68,050 | 144-183 | €9,850 |
| 14-15 | €56,700 | 184-191 | €8,550 |
| 16-17 | €47,250 |
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