Pablo Silva raised to 1,100 from early position, Tarmo Tammel called in late position, the button called, and the players in both the small and big blind came along.
The flop came 5♥8♣7♥. Action checked to Tammel, who made it 3,000 to go. Only Silva made the call. The turn was the 10♦ and both players checked.
The river was the 7♣. Silva bet 10,000 and Tammel called. Silva showed [AhAs[ for pocket aces, two pair with the sevens on board. Tammel mucked and Silva won the pot.
Action was picked up on the flop of 7♥4♠9♠ where Juan Pardo bet 3,500. Duco Ten Haven made the call.
The turn Q♣ was knuckled around by both players, and the dealer flipped the 9♥. Pardo bet 1,500 after using one of his time bank cards. Ten Haven then reraised to 16,500. Pardo went into the tank once again, using another time bank.
Another extra 30 seconds elapsed before deploying yet another time bank. After his second lot of extra time, Pardo three-bet all in.
It was then Ten Haven's turn to use two of his time banks. He hesitantly flicked his cards into the muck. Pardo said "you can see one," and Ten Haven picked a card and flipped over the 8♣ before saying "you are a genius."
Day 1 of the €10,300 EPT Prague High Roller begins at 12:30 p.m. local time here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague in the opulent Hilton Prague.
Thailand's Kannapong Thanarattrakul took down this event in Prague last year, claiming a first prize of €543,750 for the victory. He beat Marius Kudzmanas who won €339,830 for his second-place finish. The event drew a field of 274 entries, creating a prize pool of €2,454,100 and those numbers could be challenged this year.
Recent EPT €10,300 High Roller Champions
Event
Player
Country
Prize
2023 EPT Cyprus
Ilia Pavlov
Russian Federation
$787,400
2023 EPT Barcelona
Ka Kwan Lau
United Kingdom
€910,400
2023 EPT Paris
Diogo Coelho
Portugal
€810,500
2022 EPT Prague
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
Thailand
€543,750
This multi-day tournament features 60-minute levels, however, players will only be allowed a single reentry. Play will start at 12:30 p.m. local time and players will have a starting stack of 50,000. Ten 60-minute levels will be played on Day 1 and late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2.
Players will receive four time bank cards at the time of taking their seat and each are worth 30 seconds. Players who are seated at the first hand of every odd level number (3, 5, 7, 9, etc), will receive one extra time bank card. Eliminated players who reenter can claim the number of time bank cards they had at elimination at the moment they take their seat and not later.
EPT Trophy
Blinds start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Breaks of 20 minutes are scheduled after every two hours of play, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6 at approximately 7:10 p.m. local time.
