Jie Xu just doubled up through Andras Nemeth with 
against Nemeth's 
.
The board read 
and Xu held on to the straight he had flopped to earn the double-up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 10,400 |
|
90,000 | -75,200 |
From middle position, Georgios Tsiligkaridis limped in for 2,000 and big blind Niall Farrell made it 31,000, just about all Tsiligkaridis had behind. Tsiligkaridis tanked for some time and even got the clock called on him before he slammed 
on the table and put his 37,000 in chips in. Farrel added the small amount of extra chips needed and showed 
.
Tsiligkaridis got up, extremely nervous about the outcome of the hand. The 
flop hit him hard, and he could not contain his excitement. After the 
hit the turn and 
hit the river, he made a little jump and yelled "Yes! Yes!" for the entire tournament room to hear.
"Nice call," Farrell said with a big smirk.
"Gambler!" someone else at the table said.
As the next hand got underway, Tsiligkaridis made a little lap to let go of the excitement before taking his seat again. Double up for him, Farrell now extremely short.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | 34,200 |
|
9,000 | -129,000 |
Filipe Oliveira raised to 5,000 from under the gun and action folded to Gianluca Speranza in the small blind. Speranza three-bet to 14,500 for the big blind to fold and Oliveira to shove for almost 50,000. Speranza quickly made the call.
Filipe Oliveira: 
Gianluca Speranza: 
The flop came 
for Speranza to hit the higher pair of queens. Oliveira needed a jack to survive but the 
on the turn and the 
on the river weren't that as Oliveira was sent to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 86,300 |
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
With 1,174 entries (893 unique players and 281 reentries), the total prize pool has come to €5,693,900 ($6,427,432) here at the PokerStars EPT Prague. €1,020,000 ($1,151,404) of that is reserved for the winner who'll be crowned on Tuesday. The runner-up is set to receive €600,810, so a heads-up match for €419,190 is in the books unless the players reach a deal. A total of 175 spots are paid with a min-cash being worth €8,710 ($9,832).
Last time the EPT Prague was held, back in 2016, Jasper Meijer van Putten beat a field of 1,192 players to take home €699,300, the biggest share from a total prize pool of €5,781,200. That event, though, was a freeze-out with no reentries allowed.
In 2017, when this event ran as part of the now defunct PokerStars Championship tour, the event attracted 855 players with Kalidou Sow coming out on top to take home €675,000 from the €4,146,750 prize pool.
Here's the full payout for the 2018 PokerStars EPT Prague Main Event:
| Position | Prize | Position | Prize | Position | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,020,000 | 10-11 | €62,690 | 40-55 | €17,540 |
| 2 | €600,810 | 12-13 | €56,310 | 56-71 | €14,520 |
| 3 | €422,600 | 14-15 | €50,610 | 72-95 | €12,180 |
| 4 | €316,000 | 16-17 | €44,920 | 96-119 | €10,980 |
| 5 | €242,560 | 18-20 | €39,230 | 120-143 | €9,790 |
| 6 | €179,360 | 21-23 | €33,540 | 144-175 | €8,710 |
| 7 | €136,720 | 24-27 | €28,130 | ||
| 8 | €97,420 | 28-31 | €23,740 | ||
| 9 | €75,520 | 32-39 | €20,610 |
The 352 remaining players have just been sent for their first 20-minute break of the day.
Andrea Benelli raised to 3,500 from early position and was called by Niall Farrell in mid-position. Denis Karakashi three-bet to 14,800 from the cutoff and action folded back to Benelli who folded. Farrell did make the call though. They both checked through the 
on the flop to the on the turn. Farrell bet 19,500 and Karakashi folded.
"Good flop..." Karakashi commented, "You always win on this flop."
The hand right after, Benelli raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Niall Farrell three-bet to 11,500 from the early position. Both Karakashi and Benelli called. They all checked through the 
flop to see the 
on the turn pair the board. Benelli bet 15,500 and only Karakashi called. The river completed the board with the 
, Benelli now checked for Karakashi to bet 20,000. Benelli tanked for a while and then folded. Karakashi showed his pocket tens for quads.
The three players were not done with battling each other though, the hand after that, Farrell raised to 3,500 from under the gun, Karakashi called in mid-position and so did Benelli in the big blind. They all checked through the on the flop and the 
on the turn to the on the river. Benelli checked, Farrell bet 7,500 for both Karakashi and Benelli to fold.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 68,700 |
|
|
138,000 | -62,300 |
|
85,000 | -16,300 |
WSOP November Niner Kenny Hallaert has been eliminated. Not too long ago, Hallaert shared the details of Ryan Riess' bust out, now it was Bryan Paris sharing Hallaert's bust out details.
According to Paris, Hallaert shoved his last eleven big blinds or so with 
. A player behind him called with 
and that was the end of it. Hallaert paired his king on the flop and turned a gutshot but the river was a blank and Hallaert exited.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado |
Ryan Riess, who bubbled the €25,000 Single-Day High Roller last night, just busted the Main Event.
According to Kenny Hallaert, Riess shoved blind on blind holding 
suited against the big blind who called with 
. The board ran out 
and Riess exited the tournament area.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado |
We got there on the river, but Bryan Paris told us the details afterward.
Paris opened from middle position for 3,500 and John Mooney called in the hijack. Paris bet 4,000 on the 
flop and Mooney called in position before the 
on the turn was checked through.
The hit the river and Paris bet 25,000, the vast majority of his chips. Mooney shoved all in and Paris called right away.
John Mooney showed 
for the full house, but that turned out not to be the winner as Paris tabled 
!
Mooney, kind of shellshocked, took a picture of the board and so did Paris. Mooney then got up from the table and headed for the exit before the players at the table called him back as he still had 15,000 left to play with.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 | 76,400 |
|
15,000 | -2,200 |
