EPT Prague Day 1a: Adrian Koy leads
Day 1a of the European Poker Tour Prague Main Event just ended at the Hilton Hotel in Prague. This is the first major poker tournament to be held in the Czech Republic.
A total of 555 players entered the main event, so the field has been split into two starting days. The €4700+300 buy-in resulted in a top prize of €708,400 and an estimated prize pool of over € 2 million.
Julian Thew, the winner of EPT Baden, lost most of his chips early on with 
on a flop of 
. He called his opponent's all-in, who revealed 
. Unfortunately the 
on the turn crippled him. Failing to get any cards for a double-up, he was eliminated early on in the tournament.
Norwegian pro Johnny Lodden also went out early holding 
versus his opponent's 
. The flop offered an 
and a 
, sealing his fate.
The day finished with Adrian Koy as a big chip leader, followed by Maciej Mazur. Other notable leaders include Magnus Petersson and Michel Abecassis.
| Chipleaders Day 1a | ||
| Rank | Name | chips |
| 1 |
Adrian Koy | 115,500 |
| 2 |
Maciej Mazur | 104,300 |
| 3 |
Luigi Rizzi | 72,800 |
| 4 |
Magnus Petersson | 72,300 |
| 5 |
Maik Daehling | 61,000 |
| 6 |
Andrej Nagy | 56,600 |
| 7 |
Jose Navarro | 50,400 |
| 8 |
Michel Abecassis | 45,100 |
| 9 | Thierry Labat | 44,500 |
| 10 | Kristian Kjondal | 43,800 |
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