The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) stops off within the Czech capital, Prague, this December, and PokerNews’ reside reporting crew will probably be on the bottom all through the pageant, relating all the motion from the schedule’s largest and most-prestigious occasions.
Prague has lengthy been some of the well-liked stops on the EPT, and has grown in reputation since combining the EPT Prague occasions with the Eureka Poker Tour. Since 2013, every EPT Prague Fundamental Occasion has attracted greater than 1,000 entries, with a file 1,190 gamers turning out in power the final time the EPT dropped anchor within the picturesque Czech metropolis.
The 2022 version of EPT Prague runs from December 7-18, throughout which era a staggering 53 numbered tournaments are crammed into the bustling schedule. PokerNews is offering unequalled protection from ten of these tournaments, together with atrio of €25,000 buy-in occasions, the €50,000 EPT Tremendous Excessive Curler, and, after all, the €5,300 EPT Prague Fundamental Occasion.
Observe the most important EPT Prague Occasions right here!
Observe These EPT Prague Occasions within the PokerNews Stay Reporting Pages
| Dates | Occasion* |
| December 7-8 | €10,200 Thriller Bounty |
| December 8-12 | €1,100 Eureka Fundamental Occasion |
| December 9 | €25,000 NL Maintain’em I |
| December 10 | €25,000 NL Maintain’em II |
| December 11-12 | €2,200 Eureka Excessive Curler |
| December 11-13 | €50,000 EPT Tremendous Excessive Curler |
| December 12-18 | €5,300 EPT Prague Fundamental Occasion |
| December 14-16 | €3,000 EPT Thriller Bounty |
| December 16-18 | €10,300 EPT Prague Excessive Curler |
| December 17-18 | €25,000 NL Maintain’em III |
PokerNews’ EPT Prague protection kicks off with the €10,200 Thriller Bounty occasion, the primary such event at a Prague cease. From there, we’re bringing you all the motion from the €1,100 Eureka Fundamental Occasion, which Alejandro Lococo received final day out for €417,820.
Two €25,000 NL Maintain’em Single Day Excessive Rollers comply with, earlier than we swap our consideration to the €2,200 Eureka Excessive Curler. Spain’s Jose Manuel Gonzalez outlasted 1,148 opponents, together with Pedro Marques, on the final EPT Prague cease, capturing the €343,750 prime prize.
Will Timothy Adams be within the Czech Republic to defend his €50,000 EPT Tremendous Excessive Curler title? Discover out from December 11. A day later, our EPT Prague Fundamental Occasion protection begins, with the €3,000 EPT Thriller Bounty, €10,300 Excessive Curler, and the third and closing €25,000 Excessive Curler working alongside the Fundamental.
On-line Qualifier Grzegorz Glowny Wins 2021 EPT Prague Fundamental Occasion (€692,252)
Previous EPT Prague Fundamental Occasion Champions
| March 2022 | €5,300 | 1,190 | €5,771,500 | Grzegorz Glowny | €692,252 |
| December 2019 | €5,300 | 1,154 | €5,596,900 | Mikalai Pobal | €1,005,600 |
| December 2018 | €5,300 | 1,174 | €5,693,900 | Paul Michaelis | €840,000 |
| December 2016 | €5,300 | 1,192 | €5,781,200 | Jasper Meijer van Putten | €669,300 |
| December 2015 | €5,300 | 1,044 | €5,063,400 | Hossein Ensan | €754,510 |
| December 2014 | €5,300 | 1,107 | €5,368,950 | Stephen Graner | €969,000 |
| December 2013 | €5,300 | 1,007 | €4,883,950 | Julian Monitor | €725,700 |
| December 2012 | €5,300 | 864 | €4,190,400 | Ramzi Jelassi | €835,000 |
| December 2011 | €5,300 | 722 | €3,501,700 | Martin Finger | €720,000 |
| December 2010 | €5,300 | 563 | €2,730,550 | Roberto Romanello | €640,000 |
| December 2009 | €5,250 | 586 | €2,842,100 | Jan Skampa | €682,000 |
| December 2008 | €5,250 | 570 | €2,764,500 | Salvatore Bonavena | €774,000 |
| December 2007 | €5,000 | 555 | €2,530,240 | Arnaud Mattern | €708,400 |
The primary EPT Prague Fundamental Occasion passed off in December 2007, which was the fourth season of the European Poker Tour. Widespread Frenchman Arnaud Mattern emerged victoriously that day, and returned dwelling with €708,400 in chilly, onerous money.
Since Mattern’s victory, the likes of Roberto Romanello, Martin Finger, and World Sequence of Poker Fundamental champion Hossein Ensan have gotten their fingers on the winner’s trophy. It was in Prague that Mikalai Pobal turned solely the second two-time EPT Fundamental Occasion champion.
Poland’s Grzegorz Glowny is the reigning EPT Prague Fundamental Occasion champion, having triumphed within the delayed 2021 version in March 2022. Glowny navigated his approach by a file 1,190-strong area, and banked €692,252 after a four-way ICM deal involving Andrea Cortellazzi, Symeon Alexandridis, and Gab Yong Kim.
Keep tuned to PokerNews as we carry you all the motion, because it occurs, from the 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague pageant.
