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Danilo Velasevic leads final 6 in EPT Prague National

2018 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague started on 7^th December at the Casino Atrium in Hilton Prague. The series features tournaments to suit each and every player’s pockets. PokerStars LIVE is hosting the 12-day affair, with the inaugural event already declaring its champion.

The €1,100 EPT Prague National Event began its Day 3 yesterday. The event drew a 2,486 entry-strong field but whittled down to only 30 players entering the day yesterday. After just seven levels of play, only 6 players were left at the Final Table.

The chip leader entering the day, Iliya Iliev, was eliminated at 13^th place, receiving a €22,460 pay-out. The player to attain the position of chip leader entering today is Danilo Velasevic (pictured above), bagging 20,675,000 chips in the end. Velasevic won a huge pot in the last hand of the night. He slow-played aces, with calling a three-bet and flopped a set. He then proceeded to go all-in on the turn against Mohamad El-Rais’ lower pair and a flush draw. The river bricked and Velasevic climbed over 20 million in chips.

Commenting on the lead, Velasevic told the press, “It was an up and down day. I played really good, I think. I made a few bluffs, and just now that last hand was so sick. I saw this guy three-betting too much and I just thought he was fooling around. That’s why I just called.”

Velasevic, a poker player from Serbia, has cashed out in quite a few tournaments in Europe. His first recorded live win was at the 2013 Mega Poker Series in Montenegro where he cashed out $44,601 as first place cash prize. This is also his best live score till date. But winning the EPT Prague National will put this figure to a colossal €382,750. He also finished 7th in the Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) 2018 Main Event, for a $41,423 pay-out.

Velasevic is seconded by Italy’s Walter Treccarichi (pictured above) with 16,725,000 chips. For a long time, it looked like either Treccarichi or Ali Al Saidy would be the chip leader, after Treccarichi recovered from two early doubles and Al Saidy eliminated two players back-to-back.

However, the chip leader turned out to be Velasevic, who obviously had a good night’s sleep and is dreaming about the title. He expressed, “I prefer having a big stack going into the final day. I’ll try to put some pressure on people and I hope to win!”

Final 6 Chip Counts –

1. Danilo Velasevic – 20,675,000
2. Walter Treccarichi – 16,725,000
3. Ali Al Saidy – 14,850,000
4. Boris Mondrus – 9,525,000
5. Ondrej Lon – 8,975,000
6. Ut Tam Vo – 5,400,000

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