2010 EPT Prague

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€640,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,730,550
Entries
563
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Main Event

Day 3 Completed

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
2,096,000 18,000
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
1,846,000 -12,000
Peter Skripka
Peter Skripka
1,216,000 -2,000
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
1,166,000 79,000
Marco Leonzio it
Marco Leonzio
1,064,000 -123,000
Nikolay Losev ru
Nikolay Losev
971,000 342,000
Denis Kipnis
Denis Kipnis
912,000 -3,000
Manuel Bevand fr
Manuel Bevand
849,000 358,000
Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
739,000 440,000
Richard Toth hu
Richard Toth
680,000 -1,000
Jean Sami Souleiman
Jean Sami Souleiman
670,000 363,000
Roberto Nulli
Roberto Nulli
605,000 25,000
Haykel Cherif Vidal es
Haykel Cherif Vidal
572,000 2,000
Rob Hollink nl
Rob Hollink
EPT 1X Winner
529,000 -3,000
Sergio Rodriguez Sanchez
Sergio Rodriguez Sanchez
513,000 -18,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
EPT 1X Winner
512,000 2,000
Ion Pavel
Ion Pavel
477,000 167,000
Emilliano Bono
Emilliano Bono
371,000 -18,000
Ludovic Marguerat
Ludovic Marguerat
335,000 33,000
Andrea Ferrari
Andrea Ferrari
303,000 -372,000
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
260,000 -9,000
Zoltan Szabo hu
Zoltan Szabo
253,000 11,000
Josh Prager us
Josh Prager
141,000 -4,000

Day 4 Seat Draw

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Table 1

Seat 1: Josh Prager - 141,000
Seat 2: Zoltan Szabo - 253,000
Seat 3: Haykel Cherif Vidal - 572,000
Seat 4: Marco Leonzio - 1,064,000
Seat 5: Melanie Weisner - 260,000
Seat 6: Salvatore Bonavena - 1,166,000
Seat 7: Jan Bendik - 1,846,000
Seat 8: Denis Kipnis - 912,000

Table 2

Seat 1: Sergio Rodriguez Sanchez - 513,000
Seat 2: Jean Sami Souleiman - 670,000
Seat 3: Roberto Romanello - 512,000
Seat 4: Roberto Nulli - 605,000
Seat 5: Ion Pavel - 477,000
Seat 6: Andrea Ferrari - 303,000
Seat 7: Richard Toth - 680,000
Seat 8: Emiliano Bono - 371,000

Table 3

Seat 1: Manuel Bevand - 849,000
Seat 2: Ludovic Marguerat - 335,000
Seat 3: Nikolay Losev - 971,000
Seat 4: Rob Hollink - 529,000
Seat 5: Kevin MacPhee - 2,096,000
Seat 6: Peter Skripka - 1,216,000
Seat 7: Marcin Horecki - 739,000

Big Mac: Kevin MacPhee Chip Leader at Close of Play

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kevin MacPhee: relishing tomorrow
Kevin MacPhee: relishing tomorrow

Leading the final three tables is Kevin MacPhee with a huge 2,096,000 chips, making what looks to be a very convincing bid for a second EPT title. While nearly two days were dominated by Dirk Richter, he failed to make it through another full day, along with 70 others including record-breaking Luca Pagano (who has yet again broken his record for the highest number of EPT cashes), Dermot Blain, Guillaume Darcourt, Matt Affleck and Toby Lewis.

Going through to Day 4 is an unusually tough lineup including Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki (who brought the day to an end with an abrupt double elimination), Salvatore Bonavena, Rob Hollink, Roberto Romanello and of course MacPhee.

A turbulent day, which is about to be rounded off with the PokerStars Christmas party - great news for anyone not still in contention for the title (or any of the side events)!

The tournament will restart tomorrow at 12pm local time when the last three tables will play down to just one.

Tags: Kevin MacPheeMarcin Horecki

One Prager Down; 23 Players Remain

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Helen Prager - 24th place
Helen Prager - 24th place

Last hand of the night, already down to 24 players, Rob Hollink raised to 35,000 under the gun. To his immediate left Helen Prager went all in - and in the small blind, Ion Pavel re-shoved. Roberto Romanello thought about it for a long time but ultimately folded, holding on to his cards so he could show the table at the end of the hand. Hollink folded too, and they were on their backs.

Pavel: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Prager: well ahead with {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Flop: absolutely as entertaining as could be, coming down {9-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Clubs} to make Pavel a set and Prager a straight draw

Turn: {8-Spades} completing Prager's straight

River: {j-Diamonds} making Pavel quads! Romanello showed the table {a-}{k-}, by the by.

Thus we will be returning tomorrow with 23 players, and only one Prager. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to head to the PokerStars party...

Tags: Helen PragerIon PavelRob HollinkRoberto Romanello

Restart Here is Deadly - Nielsen and Irace Bust In Same Hand

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Marcin Horecki: great finish for him
Marcin Horecki: great finish for him

It's ALL OVER! The same hand pitted short-stack shover Salvatore Irace vs. medium-stack re-shover Rasmus Nielsen vs. Marcin Horecki in the blind who covered them both. All in preflop, and on their backs!

Irace: {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Nielsen: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Horecki: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}

Flop: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Turn: {2-Spades}
River: {3-Diamonds}

The rest of the room thought they were joking when the members of that table started letting them know: "Stop! It's all over." But it wasn't quite...

Tags: Salvatore IraceRasmus NielsenMarcin Horecki

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

End of Level Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
2,078,000 -122,000
Jan Bendik sk
Jan Bendik
1,858,000 58,000
Peter Skripka
Peter Skripka
1,218,000 18,000
Marco Leonzio it
Marco Leonzio
1,187,000 568,000
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
1,087,000 584,000
Denis Kipnis
Denis Kipnis
915,000 455,000
Richard Toth hu
Richard Toth
681,000 -69,000
Andrea Ferrari
Andrea Ferrari
675,000 295,000
Nikolay Losev ru
Nikolay Losev
629,000 -393,000
Roberto Nulli
Roberto Nulli
580,000 -97,000
Haykel Cherif Vidal es
Haykel Cherif Vidal
570,000 20,000
Rob Hollink nl
Rob Hollink
EPT 1X Winner
532,000 -253,000
Sergio Rodriguez Sanchez
Sergio Rodriguez Sanchez
531,000 -119,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
EPT 1X Winner
510,000 -90,000
Manuel Bevand fr
Manuel Bevand
491,000 -349,000
Emilliano Bono
Emilliano Bono
389,000 29,000
Ion Pavel
Ion Pavel
310,000 60,000
Jean Sami Souleiman
Jean Sami Souleiman
307,000 17,000
Ludovic Marguerat
Ludovic Marguerat
302,000 142,000
Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
299,000 -121,000
Rasmus Nielsen
Rasmus Nielsen
295,000 27,000
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
269,000 39,000
Zoltan Szabo hu
Zoltan Szabo
242,000 12,000
Josh Prager us
Josh Prager
145,000 -90,000
Salvatore Irace
Salvatore Irace
122,000 122,000

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Last Break Saloon

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Once again Thomas Kremser has been proved right - this whole level came and went and we are not yet done for the day. We've only got two more players to lose, though, so be back in 15 minutes or you'll miss it.

Vidal Shears a Chunk Off of Szabo

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Zoltan Szabo raised from the cutoff and Haykel Cherif Vidal in the small blind went all in. Szabo squinted at him for a few moments and then made the call.

Vidal: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Szabo: well ahead with {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Board: bam! {7-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Spades}

Vidal was delighted as he doubled up to around 550,000. Szabo, who's already had a very trying level in attempting to ignore the drunken ranting of tablemate Josh Prager, looked incredibly depressed as he dropped to 230,000.

Tags: Haykel Cherif VidalZoltan Szabo