€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,542,720
Entries
4,732
Level
43
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Entries
200
Players Left
30
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1b of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €1,100 Eureka Main Event has concluded with just 30 players surviving from the 200 that took their seats in the Hilton Prague.
With two flights completed, the cumulative number of entries stands at 552, with 83 players already having punched their ticket into Day 2 on Saturday, December 7.
Finishing at the top of the chip counts with an impressive 626,000 is Sweden's Felix Vu. Germany's Paul Hoefer follows closely behind, having bagged up 396,000. Completing the podium is Dohang Na, who advances to Day 2 with 395,000 in chips.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Vu | Sweden | 626,000 |
| 2 | Paul Hoefer | Germany | 396,000 |
| 3 | Dohang Na | South Korea | 395,000 |
| 4 | Pavlos Xanthopoulos | Greece | 361,000 |
| 5 | Kasper Mellanen | Finland | 332,000 |
| 6 | Oleh Pritsak | Ukraine | 273,000 |
| 7 | Mateusz Wozniak | Poland | 267,000 |
| 8 | Jochen Kaiser | Germany | 266,000 |
| 9 | Nicola Stagi | Italy | 256,000 |
| 10 | Cedric Schwaederle | France | 230,000 |
A significant portion of Vu's chip stack came shortly after late registration closed. He spiked a king on the river with Big Slick in a three-way all-in against Virgile Turchi and Eros Calderone, eliminating both players. Shortly afterward, Vu cracked William Paschall's pocket kings with a flopped set of sevens and maintained the chip lead from that point forward.
Pavel Plesuv finished just outside the top 10 with a stack of 227,000, bolstered in the penultimate level of the day when his small value-bets with bottom pair were paid off by Stavros Petychakis. Plesuv, a two-time EPT champion, claimed his first title here in Prague in 2016. With over $8,000,000 in live tournament earnings, he will undoubtedly be a player to watch when play resumes on Day 2 this Saturday.
As play reached the bubble, only one hand of hand-for-hand was needed before the final elimination of the night. Konstantinos Tzinis earned the unfortunate title of bubble boy after his king-queen ran into Jochen Kaiser’s ace-king. With no miracle runout for Tzinis, the remaining 30 players had made it through the day and into the money.
Some other notables who will be making an appearance on the baize for Day 2 include Julio Carvalho (224,000), Marcel Lopko (128,000), EPT Winner Daniel Custodio (123,000), and Robert Kokoska (85,000).
Some of the notables who were unable to make it through the day include Liam O'Donoghue, Patrik Jaros, Ran Ilani, Ryan Plant, Conor Beresford, Juha Helppi, Emil Olsson, and Rifat Palevic.
All of today's survivors will join players from the five other flights to compete on Day 2, which begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 7. Everyone advancing from a starting flight has already secured at least a minimum cash prize, with the full prize pool set to be revealed at the start of Day 2.
Players who have yet to secure a bag in the Eureka Main Event will have another opportunity tomorrow, Wednesday, December 5, with Day 1c starting at 11 a.m. and Day 1d kicking off at 7 p.m.
Make sure to check out PokerNews throughout the rest of the series as updates from the floor will continue to be brought to you throughout EPT Prague.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
626,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
||
|
396,000
396,000
|
396,000 |
|
395,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
361,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
332,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
273,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
267,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
266,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
256,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
230,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
227,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
224,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
203,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
175,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
163,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
149,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
139,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
128,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
123,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
113,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
87,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
85,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
75,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
74,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The remaining 30 players are bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for full a recap of Day 1b.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Dohang Na raised to 12,000 from middle position, Konstantinos Tzinis three-bet jammed for 81,000 from the cutoff and Jochen Kaiser, on the button, cold four-bet jammed for around 160,000. Na folded to prompt a showdown.
Konstantinos Tzinis: K♦Q♥ 
Jochen Kaiser: A♦K♥
The board ran out K♠6♣9♠8♣4♣; Kaiser's hand held to send Tzinis to the rail on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
260,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Players are now hand-for-hand as they are one more elimination away from making it through to Day 2 and the money.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Adam Wagner raised to 12,000 from middle position and Julio Ribeiro defended out of the big blind.
The 2♥J♣6♥ flop was checked through for the 9♥ to fall on the turn. Ribeiro led out for 11,000 and was met by a raise to 35,000 by Wagner. Ribeiro pondered briefly before folding his cards and forfeiting the pot to Wagner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Cedric Schwaederle moved all in from the small blind. Tomas Hajek, in the big blind, called off the bet for his effective stack of 44,000.
Tomas Hajek: A♥8♦
Cedric Schwaederle: K♠7♦
The board ran out 8♠4♠4♣5♠9♦; Hajek held to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
97,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Juergen Hofer raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Nicola Stagi called from the cutoff.
Hofer bet 11,000 on the 6♥K♦7♦ flop and Stagi called.
Both players checked the 6♦ turn and 4♣ river. Hofer showed a pair of deuces with 2♦2♥ and lost the pot to the K♠Q♠ of Stagi for a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
260,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action was picked up on the river with a board of 9♠4♥Q♣3♠3♥.
Adam Wagner bet 45,000, putting Damian Rapanowicz deep into the tank. After a considerable amount of time, Rapanowicz tossed in a chip to make the call but saw the bad news when Wagner revealed 4x4x for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
70,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |