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Morandini Leads as PokerStars EPT Prague Sets New Attendance Record in Final Go
- Updated: December 15, 2016
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague has been around since way back in Season 4, but it’s never been quite this big before. With a monster Day 1b turnout of 934 players added to the 244 who fired on Day 1a of the freezeout, the turnout has been pushed to 1,178, besting the 1,107 who played in 2014.
And there’s still time for more. Registration for the final event in the history of the EPT will remain open until Day 2 kicks off Thursday at noon local time.
Day 1b saw another eight levels of play, and this time, little-known American player Ronald Morandini (photo) emerged as the chip leader with a late surge that pushed him to 237,400 in chips. That’s good for the overall lead ahead of Day 1a star Henrik Hecklen. Matas Cimbolas (215,100), Anton Petrov (214,800) and EPT champion Maxim Lykov (180,400) also finished with …
