EPT Prague made a boisterous return to the Czech capital in Season 5. Some 40 countries were represented by the 570 players at the €5,250 buy-in event but it was Italians who came to the fore and achieved their first ever EPT winner.

Salvatore Bonavena took down the €774,000 first prize after a rollercoaster final day. The 44-year-old estate agent went from overnight chip leader, to short stack, and then chip leader once more. After 264 hands of play over 12 hours, he finally triumphed at the Italian-heavy final table with Massimo Di Cicco finishing second and Francesco Cirianni fifth. The final hand came at 1am local time, when Bonavena's 7-8 beat Di Cicco's A-4 on an eight-high flop. All three Italians were vociferously supported from a packed rail of supporters.

Numerous stars took part in the Prague event, including Team PokerStars Pros Noah Boeken, Dario Minieri, Marcin Horecki, Luca Pagano, William Thorson, Alex Kravchenko and Katja Thater. PokerStars sponsored player Juan Maceiras, from Valencia, Spain, finished 12th for €30,400 and German ShootingStar Sebastian Ruthenberg came ninth for €42,800. A total of 88 players won their seats online with PokerStars.

VENUE

Golden Prague Poker
Hilton Prague Hotel
Pobrezni 1
Prague
Czech Republic 186 00
Tel: +420 602 561 223
Email: fabrice@goldenpraguepoker.cz
Opening hours: 2pm - 6am
Dress code: Casual, but no sports wear
Minimum age: 18
NB: You must bring photo ID or your passport to enter the casino.

SCHEDULE

December 8 18:00	EPT Super Sat - €200 + 20 Re-buy event
December 9 12:00	€5,000 + €250 Freezeout - DAY 1A (300 players maximum))
December 10 12:00	*EPT TOURNAMENT No Limit Hold'em €5,000* + €250 Freezeout - DAY 1B (300 players maximum)
December 11 12:00	EPT TOURNAMENT - DAY 2
December 11 20:00	**NLHE €500 + 50 1 Re-buy (2 day event))
December 12 12:00	EPT TOURNAMENT - DAY 3
December 12 18:00	NLHE €2,000 + 100 Freezeout
December 13 12:00	NLHE €1,000 + 100 Freezeout
December 13 13:00	EPT TOURNAMENT - FINAL TABLE

* 3% of all tournaments witheld for tournament staff
** 2 day tournament with final table played on the following day 1pm.
The EPT reserves the right to cancel or alter details of listed events at its discretion.

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

All EPT Season 5 events except for the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final have the same structure. Please click EPT Structure for details. Click Monte Carlo structure for the Grand Final.

TOURNAMENT RULES

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