Julian Selinger was in middle position and got his entire stack of around 115,000 in the middle against Ramon Colillas in the hijack.
Julian Selinger: A♠K♣
Ramon Colillas: A♣A♥
Selinger had run right into Colillas' aces as the board ran out 7♦9♦7♣9♣4♠, giving the pot to the PokerStars Team Pro and sending Selinger off to the exit.
Day 1b chip leader Daniel Koloszar open-shoved for 54,000 from the hijack, then Hussein Abud took his time before raising to 100,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and cards went on their backs.
Daniel Koloszar: A♥10♠
Hussein Abud: 6♥5♥
Koloszar hit top pair on the 4♥6♣10♥ flop, but Abud also found a pair and a flush draw. The 2♣ didn't change anything, but the 3♥ on the river completed Abud's flush, leading to Koloszar's elimination.
Omar Eljach eliminated Jacob Amsellem right before the break to climb above 1,000,000, exacting a bit of revenge after Amsellem had eliminated him from the WSOP Europe Main Event last month.
Shortly after coming back from break, Vincent Meli raised to 12,000 in early position and Abdelhakim Zoufri called in the small blind. Eljach then moved all in and Meli folded, but Zoufri called for 70,000.
Abdelhakim Zoufri: 9♣9♠
Omar Eljach: K♣7♣
The board ran out J♥3♦2♥3♥10♣ and Zoufri's nines stayed in the lead to earn him a double up.
"He has a lot of chips. He can do anything," a tablemate said.
"It's nothing personal. This one was personal," Eljach said, pointing at Amsellem's empty seat.
Aram Sargsyan was all in for 110,000 from middle position and up against Max Neugebauer in the big blind.
Aram Sargsyan: A♦Q♣
Max Neugebauer: K♣K♦
Sargsyan was looking for an ace to stay alive, but none arrived on the 8♥7♣3♠3♦9♥ board as Neugebauer's kings stayed in front. Sargsyan departed the table so quickly he forgot his bag on the back of his seat and a tournament official had to track him down before he left the room.
Shortly after Matija Kajtez's double up on this table, Jiri Kocab and Dimitar Danchev tangled in another all-in pot.
There was around 80,000 in the pot on a flop of 4♠2♣7♦ when Danchev got the rest of his 100,000 in the middle from the big blind and Kocab had him at risk in middle position.
Dimitar Danchev: A♠K♠
Jiri Kocab: 8♣8♠
Danchev needed to improve against Kocab's pair of eights, but he missed the Q♦ turn and 5♠ river as the EPT champion was sent to the rail.
A pot of more than 100,000 was already in the middle as Tamas Adamszki and Enzo Vito went to the turn on a board of 10♥5♦3♥Q♠.
Adamszki then bet 80,000 from middle position and Vito called in early position. The river was the 6♦ and Adamszki moved all in for 87,000.
Vito quickly called and Adamszki turned over A♣A♦. "Yep, that wins," Vito said, showing the Q♦ before the dealer exposed his other card, the J♦, and gathering them into the muck.
Another day of competition starts at the Hilton Prague, with Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event. After Day 2 saw the bubble burst, 175 players out of a record 1,285 entrants progressed to the next step in the largest EPT Prague Main Event ever. Each of them is guaranteed to win €9,100, but they are also all aiming for the first prize of €1,030,000.
After Day 2, Belgium's Arthur Thiriart finished just shy of the million-chip mark, bagging the lead with 959,000 chips. He is closely followed by Duco ten Haven (920,000), while the gap is wider with Dejan Jakovljevic (684,000), Jacob Amsellem (680,000) and Jovan Kenjic (679,000), who complete the top five.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Arthur Thiriart
Belgium
959,000
192
2
Duco ten Haven
Netherlands
920,000
184
3
Dejan Jakovljevic
Netherlands
684,000
137
4
Jacob Amsellem
France
680,000
136
5
Jovan Kenjic
Serbia
679,000
136
6
Jon Kyte
Norway
615,000
123
7
Grigorii Rodin
Russia
602,000
120
8
Andraz Gognjavec
Slovenia
571,000
114
9
Ferdinando D'Alessio
Belgium
560,000
112
10
Max Neugebauer
Austria
559,000
112
The field is obviously getting smaller and smaller but a lot familiar faces remain, including EPT champions Robin Ylitalo (499,000), Steve O’Dwyer (471,000), Niall Farrell (233,000) and Grzegorz Glowny (98,000).
PokerStars Team Pro Ramon Colillas (492,000) also qualified for Day 3, along with recent WSOP Europe bracelet winners Max Neugebauer (559,000) and Omar Eljach (452,000), or Jon Kyte (615,000), Teun Mulder (445,000), Marle Spragg (373,000), Maria Lampropulos (255,000), Dario Sammartino (188,000), and Tamas Adamszki (176,000).
Ramon Colillas
Day 3 will kick off at noon local time on Level 16 with blinds of 2,000-5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. Five 90-minute levels will be played today before wrapping up. Furthermore, a 30-second shot clock will be implemented, with players receiving six time bank cards at the beginning of the day.
2023 EPT Prague Main Event Remain Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€1,030,000
10-11
€73,160
40-55
€18,260
2
€643,000
12-13
€60,960
56-71
€15,900
3
€459,240
14-15
€50,800
72-95
€13,840
4
€353,240
16-17
€42,320
96-119
€12,020
5
€271,660
18-20
€36,780
120-143
€10,480
6
€209,000
21-23
€31,980
144-175
€9,100
7
€160,750
24-27
€27,800
8
€123,600
28-31
€24,180
9
€95,000
32-39
€21,000
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide all the action. The live stream feature table action also continues on Day 3 with cards-up coverage and commentary on a security delay of 30 minutes on the PokerStars social media channels.
