€1,100 Eureka Main Event Dia 1d | 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

2022-03-08 04:21 UTC+2

Leonard Among €1,100 Main Event Day 1d Survivors; Jaros Finishes with Chip Lead

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Nível 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, March 8, the final starting flight of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event (FKA EPT National) wrapped up with 96 players advancing to Day 2 which begins in less than 9 hours time at 12 p.m. CET.

Day 1d operated as a turbo flight, with levels increasing every 20-minutes. It was a fast and ferocious affair, with action going from the get go.

By the time late registration closed, there were 654 entries, taking the total number to a massive 3,155. It was a record setting field, and with that, a record setting prize pool of €3,028,000. Across the four starting flights, 469 players made it through to Day 2 and they have all locked up a min-cash, which is yet to be determined.

EPT National/Eureka Main Event History

Year	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Winner's Prize
2011	329	€231,290	Keith Johnson	€58,400
2012	652	€632,440	Menikos Panagiotou	€137,100
2013	1,315	€1,275,550	Dimitri Holdeew	€226,400
2014	1,738	€1,685,860	Balazs Botond	€206,948
2015	1,893	€1,836,210	Javier Rojas Mederos	€311,000
2016	2,031	€1,970,070	Hubert Matuszewski	€193,298
2017	2,117	€2,053,490	Georgios Vrakas	€338 000
2018	2,486	€2,411,420	Boris Mondrus	€382,750
2019	2,452	€2,353,920	Semen Kravets	€262,309
2022	3,155	€3,028,800	TBD	TBD

*From 2011-16, the event operated under freezeout rules

Day 1d Recap

Patrik Jaros capped off the day as the chip leader, joining the likes of Mateusz Szymanski, Daniel Lakerveld and Maxime Costas, who all finished their respective flight's a top of the chip counts.

Rounding out the top three chip stacks for Day 1d were Samy Dubonnet and Justin Tsui. Notable names who progressed from the final starting flight include Patrick Leonard, Kacper Pyzara and Didier Rabl. Georgios Vrakas, who won this event in 2017, has the chance to become a two-time champion, finishing the day with a stack of 118,000.

PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas, Triple Crown Winner Niall Farrell and Ludovic Geilich were just some of the well-known players to fall at the first hurdle.

Eugenio Peralta was the unfortunate bubble boy, and was ousted by Andreas Krause in a blind versus blind confrontation.

Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts

Name	Country	Chip COUNT
Patrik Jaros	Czech Republic	580,000
Samy Dubonnet	Hungary	563,000
Justin Tsui	United Kingdom	536,000
Aristeidis Moschonas	Malta	515,000
Hamoun Habibi	Netherlands	507,000
Rifat Gegic	Serbia	492,000
Joao Canongia	Portugal	483,000
Simone Demasi	Italy	455,000
Javier Fernandez	Spain	415,000
Giovanni Palma	Italy	398,000

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from this event and every EPT Prague event here at King’s Casino Prague. Don't forget that Day 2 gets underway on Tuesday, March 8 at 12 p.m. CET.

2022-03-08 03:06 UTC+2

Song Doubles Through Ufano

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Nível 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Daewoong Song jammed for 50,000 from the cutoff and was only called by Jorge Ufano in the small blind.

Daewoong Song:
Jorge Ufano:

The pocket threes avoided any trouble and remained the best hand after the .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daewoong Song	110,000	69,700
Jorge Ufano	100,000

2022-03-08 02:52 UTC+2

Pyzara Felts Calamusa and Nader

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Nível 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Earlier on in the day, Kacper Pyzara predicted that he would eliminate his table mate Pierre Calamusa, and that was a possibility following a three-way all-in.

Calamusa jammed for 90,000 from middle position, with Amjad Nader calling off his short stack. Kacper Pyzara called from the button with the covering stack.

Amjad Nader:
Pierre Calamusa:
Kacper Pyzara:

It looked like Pyzara was wrong about his foretelling after the flop but of course, the hit the turn. The completed the board for Pyzara to scoop and knock two out in the process.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kacper Pyzara	370,000	187,000
Amjad Nader	Eliminado
Pierre Calamusa	Eliminado

2022-03-08 01:17 UTC+2

Leonard Running Away from Pack

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Nível 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Patrick Leonard was seen walking over to his new table with a rack full of chips. He's amassed a stack north of 200,000 and takes the 1d chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Patrick Leonard	220,000	220,000

2022-03-07 22:31 UTC+2

Khatri Ousts Constantin

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Nível 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

After a series of raises pre-flop, Bhavin Khatri and Marius Constantin found all their chips in the middle with the latter at risk of elimination.

Marius Constantin:
Bhavin Khatri:

Khatri paired up for the lead after the flop and would seal the bust out after the turn and river.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bhavin Khatri	115,000	60,000
Marius Constantin	Eliminado

2022-03-07 20:43 UTC+2

Geilich's Aces Cracked

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Nível 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Ludovic Geilich opened to 500 from early position and was called by the cutoff and Adolfo D'aniello (button). Geilich fired for 1,200 on the flop, the cutoff called and D'aniello raised to 3,500. Both players called.

On the turn, action checked to the button who fired for 5,000 and again both of his opponents called. Action checked through on the river. Geilich turned over his pocket aces but they were bested by D'aniello's , which was good for two pair.

Also at the table is GUKPT regular Bhavin Khatri, he was unable to progress from Day 1c and is now trying his luck in Day 1d.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adolfo D'aniello	45,000	45,000
Bhavin Khatri	30,000	-600
Ludovic Geilich	20,000	-10,000

2022-03-07 19:00 UTC+2

Last Chance Saloon for €1,100 Eureka Main Event

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At 7 p.m. on Monday, March 7, the final starting flight of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event begins. Day 1d is expected to have an extensive field, as it is the last chance for players to make it through to Day 2, which takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8.

The first two starting flights saw 1068 entries, with just 159 of those players making it through to the next stage. Day 1c is currently underway and has already seen over 1,100 entries.

Each participant that makes it through to Day 2 will lock up a min-cash. That figure will be determined when late registration closes in this starting flight. Day 1d will come to a close when just 15% of the field remains and those players will combine with the survivors from the previous fields.

Players in the €1,100 Eureka Main Event will start with 30,000 in chips and play 20-minute levels. One re-entry is available for each player and registration will continue through Level 10.

Keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from all four opening flights, as well as other marquee events and high rollers throughout the festival at EPT Prague.