We're down to 17 and it's Ihar Soika who's gone and again it was an elimination at the feature table. From under-the-gun Soika raised to 70,000 from a stack of 679,000. It folded to Stephen Chidwick in the small blind, he set Soika all-in and the Belarusian called all in.
Chidwick:
Soika:
The classic race graphic was dusted off for the feature table and it went the way of the pair this time as the board ran and Soika was out in 18th.
One name that keeps popping up here at the EPT Prague is Skrill – which isn’t a player, but rather an online payment solutions company that aims to evolve “the way people pay and get paid globally.” Skrill is branded throughout the venue and also have a booth where players can sign up for their popular "Last Longer Competition."
The Skrill Last Longer competition will be held at each stop on this season’s EPT, of which they’re an official sponsor. The promotion is simple – players sign up for the promotion either online (preregistration is available) or at the Skrill booth (which will be present at each stop); don a Skrill patch; and then aim to be the last man or woman standing. The last player remaining will then receive their buy-in back via their Skrill account.
Today, just three players remained in the competition including Tapio Vihakas, Dimitri Holdeew, and Tamer Kamel. You already know Kamel has been eliminated, which means either Vihakas or Holdeew will emerge as the last man standing. Rest assured we'll be keeping an eye on the race and bring you a post once a winner has been determined.
Meanwhile, the company’s website provides a bit more information on Skrill, which rebranded from Moneybookers back in 2010:
“Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001. We offer online payment solutions for businesses and consumers, allowing them to pay and get paid globally. Over 36 million account holders already trust Skrill. Our customers can send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 currencies, securely and at low cost, without revealing their personal financial details. Your business will benefit from our worldwide payment network with over 100 payment options. Whether through a simple one-step integration or a fully-tailored payment solution. Whoever you are, however you like to pay or get paid, trust Skrill to make your online payments simpler, faster and safer.”
Headquartered in London, Skrill is looking to make their presence known in the poker world with a commitment to customer satisfaction through innovation and service. Not only that, they’re looking to be more than just a company by becoming a trusted and respected member of the poker community.
The action on the outer tables continues to be plentiful, but most of it is pre-flop and there have been precious few showdowns. There have been lots of all in's though, but everyone of them has got through.
The closest we had to a cards on their backs moment was in the following hand, Jorma Nuutinen opened to 60,000 from under-the-gun, Zdravko Duvnjak three-bet to 140,000 from middle position only for Dimitri Holdeew to cold four-bet to 275,000 from the big blind. The original raiser folded but Duvnjak moved all in.
Holdeew requested a count as their stacks were very close, Duvnjak had 1,150,000, Holdeew roughly 1,050,000. After a long tank Holdeew let his hand go. Pot to Duvnjak, 17 players remain.
We're down to the final two tables in Prague as Artem Metalidi has just been eliminated at the feature table. Max Silver raised to 60,000 from the cut-off, Artem Metalidi three-bet all in for 670,000 and Silver made the call.
Silver:
Metalidi:
The flop gave no help to the Ukranian, the turn was an over card to Silver's pair but not one that helped Metalidi and the river was not one of Metalidi's six outs.
He's out in 17th for €39,400 and they'll no be a re-draw to the final 16 players.
They are instinctive to poker players, but sometimes these unwritten codes are broken, with catastrophic results for those who do so, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
16 players remain in the EPT Prague Main Event with €889,000 for the win. Max Silver leads, but has German wunderkind Ole “wizowizo” Schemion pipped Negreanu to the GPI Player of the Year title? Read all about it over at the PokerStars Blog.
and Soika was out in 18th.
turn was an over card to Silver's pair but not one that helped Metalidi and the 
river was not one of Metalidi's six outs.
