2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 5
Skampa Starting to Take Control
![{5-Hearts}](/img/cards/5h.gif)
![{7-Spades}](/img/cards/7s.gif)
![{Q-Diamonds}](/img/cards/qd.gif)
![{A-Hearts}](/img/cards/ah.gif)
The
![{A-Clubs}](/img/cards/ac.gif)
Skampa turned over
![{Q-Hearts}](/img/cards/qh.gif)
![{10-Spades}](/img/cards/10s.gif)
![{Q-Spades}](/img/cards/qs.gif)
![{8-Spades}](/img/cards/8s.gif)
Another One for Skampa
![{5-Spades}](/img/cards/5s.gif)
![{K-Hearts}](/img/cards/kh.gif)
![{8-Hearts}](/img/cards/8h.gif)
![{9-Hearts}](/img/cards/9h.gif)
Slight Recovery for Avitan
So it was that Avitan called a button raise from Skampa and saw a
![{J-Hearts}](/img/cards/jh.gif)
![{J-Diamonds}](/img/cards/jd.gif)
![{4-Diamonds}](/img/cards/4d.gif)
Come the
![{9-Hearts}](/img/cards/9h.gif)
![{2-Hearts}](/img/cards/2h.gif)
![{K-Spades}](/img/cards/ks.gif)
![{9-Spades}](/img/cards/9s.gif)
"I told you so," said wifey at the rail.
Current standings:
Skampa - 10.5 million
Avitan - 7 million
Eyal Avitan Eliminated in 2nd Place (€454,000)
![Second place](https://s.pnimg.net/scCuU7TJ0T4WOYk-cbiNb6hhwb6OvSJRtXbuAyeL764/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/NC82Mi94NGEyNzE1/MDJhNC5qcGc.webp)
Simple as that.
Skampa:
![{J-Hearts}](/img/cards/jh.gif)
![{J-Diamonds}](/img/cards/jd.gif)
Avitan: in an awful lot of trouble with
![{J-Clubs}](/img/cards/jc.gif)
![{9-Spades}](/img/cards/9s.gif)
Board:
![{K-Hearts}](/img/cards/kh.gif)
![{6-Diamonds}](/img/cards/6d.gif)
![{2-Clubs}](/img/cards/2c.gif)
![{8-Hearts}](/img/cards/8h.gif)
![{5-Hearts}](/img/cards/5h.gif)
And with that, we are down to one.
Jan Skampa Wins the 2009 PokerStars.comEPT Prague (€682,000)
![Jan Skampa - Champion!](https://s.pnimg.net/E_nNjUjVi3kIOFI4oDI0-yddCgJ9aR-yFj0wBfPXoDQ/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/NC82Mi94NmQxMTE5/NjgxZC5qcGc.webp)
We saw aggression, but over the three hours of three-way play and the three or four hours of heads-up play that followed, we saw patience too. Young Mr. Skampa has proved himself a versatile and talented player, and fully deserving of the pile of money and the shiny trophy that are now his.
Prague has always been one of the most welcoming and entertaining stops on the EPT tour, and 2009's sojourn here in the Czech Republic has been no exception. As Jan Skampa raises his new EPT trophy in his own home town and the rest of us all begin the long trudge home to our various corners of the world, it's goodbye from us, and it's goodbye from them.
EPT Prague Main Event
Day 5 Completed