Main Event
Day 4 Started
Main Event
Day 4 Started
After 18 levels of play, the 777-entry strong field of the 2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT €5,300 Main Event has been whittled down to all but 45 hopefuls and they have €13,600 locked up for their efforts. However, the lion's share of the €3,768,450 prize pool is still up for grabs with a payday of €712,000 waiting for the eventual champion on May 4, 2018.
Four of the survivors already know what it feels like to lift the prestigious EPT Main Event trophy for the winner shots: Davidi Kitai (1,026,000), Patrik Antonius (778,000), Dimitar Danchev (753,000) and Adrian Mateos (614,000). They are all trailing David Peters, who holds the chip lead for the second day in a row after accumulating 1,839,000 thus far, but remain dangerous foes in a field filled with big names from Europe and abroad.
Second in chips is Spain's Javier Fernandez Alonso with 1,605,000 followed by Josip Simunic with 1,547,000. Day 1a chip leader Mark Demirdjian (1,190,000), Tomas Jozonis (1,141,000) and Gary Miller (1,020,000) are the other chip millionaires heading into Day 4. Further notables in contention include Federico Petruzzelli (963,000), Ole Schemion (714,000), Stefan Huber (449,000), two-time WSOP Main Event finalist Antoine Saout (329,000), Philipp Gruissem (284,000), Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari (218,000) and Maxim Panyak (173,000).
Action resumes at noon local time and a maximum of five levels of 90 minutes each or reaching the last 16 hopefuls are scheduled for Day 4, whichever of the two comes first. Level 19 kicks off with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000, the 30-second shot clock is in play and all players get an additional two 30 second time bank extensions before play resumes.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action, and you can also follow the live stream of the feature table as well.
Main Event Day 4 Seat Draw
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | 1 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 714,000 | 71 |
1 | 2 | [Removed:432] | France | 305,000 | 31 |
1 | 3 | Davor Lanini | Italy | 737,000 | 74 |
1 | 4 | Eric Sfez | France | 744,000 | 74 |
1 | 5 | Jan Bednar | Czech Republic | 164,000 | 16 |
1 | 6 | Ekrem Sanioglu | Turkey | 195,000 | 20 |
1 | 7 | Anton Kraus | Bulgaria | 320,000 | 32 |
1 | 8 | Thomas Pettersson | Sweden | 187,000 | 19 |
2 | 2 | Stefan Huber | Switzerland | 449,000 | 45 |
2 | 3 | Georgios Karakousis | Greece | 455,000 | 46 |
2 | 4 | Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 304,000 | 30 |
2 | 5 | Gavin O'Rourke | Ireland | 450,000 | 45 |
2 | 6 | Saar Wilf | Israel | 450,000 | 45 |
2 | 7 | Sadri Saleh | Canada | 165,000 | 17 |
2 | 8 | Mark Demirdjian | Lebanon | 1,190,000 | 119 |
3 | 1 | Krisztian Gyorgyi | Hungary | 335,000 | 34 |
3 | 2 | Alexis Fleur | France | 436,000 | 44 |
3 | 3 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 1,026,000 | 103 |
3 | 4 | Francesco Grieco | Italy | 194,000 | 19 |
3 | 5 | Yorane Kerignard | France | 85,000 | 9 |
3 | 6 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 123,000 | 12 |
3 | 7 | Javier Fernandez Alonso | Spain | 1,605,000 | 161 |
3 | 8 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 218,000 | 22 |
4 | 1 | Federico Petruzzelli | Italy | 963,000 | 96 |
4 | 2 | Sonny Franco | France | 169,000 | 17 |
4 | 3 | Gary Miller | United Kingdom | 1,020,000 | 102 |
4 | 5 | Maxim Panyak | Russia | 173,000 | 17 |
4 | 6 | Tomas Jozonis | Lithuania | 1,141,000 | 114 |
4 | 7 | Ali Chaieb | France | 303,000 | 30 |
4 | 8 | Philipp Gruissem | Germany | 284,000 | 28 |
5 | 1 | Ville Tapio Sissonen | Finland | 151,000 | 15 |
5 | 2 | Dan Abouaf | France | 362,000 | 36 |
5 | 3 | Aleksandr Sheshukov | Russia | 76,000 | 8 |
5 | 4 | Chaofei Wang | China | 127,000 | 13 |
5 | 5 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | 778,000 | 78 |
5 | 7 | Said Butba | Russia | 132,000 | 13 |
5 | 8 | Nicolas Dumont | France | 341,000 | 34 |
6 | 1 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 753,000 | 75 |
6 | 2 | Antoine Saout | France | 329,000 | 33 |
6 | 3 | Honglin Jiang | New Zealand | 561,000 | 56 |
6 | 4 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 614,000 | 61 |
6 | 5 | Carl-Fredrik Tingvall | Sweden | 392,000 | 39 |
6 | 6 | David Peters | United States | 1,839,000 | 184 |
6 | 7 | Pierre Morin | France | 236,000 | 24 |
6 | 8 | Josip Simunic | Austria | 1,547,000 | 155 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
In one of the first hands of the day, Ole Schemion and Eric Sfez got involved in action. It was Sfez who bet 65,000 on the turn on and 101,000 on the river.
Schemion made two quick calls and Sfez showed . Schemion, however, held the better hand with for trip nines and won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ole Schemion |
970,000
256,000
|
256,000 |
Eric Sfez |
520,000
-224,000
|
-224,000 |
Patrik Antonius made it 20,000 to go from the hijack and Said Butba moved all in with his short stack in the cutoff. Ville Tapio Sissonen in the small blind also moved all in and Antonius asked for a count, then called when it was deemed to be for 141,000.
Said Butba:
Ville Tapio Sissonen:
Patrik Antonius:
The flop immediately gave Antonius top set and he locked up the double knockout on the turn, the river was a formality.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrik Antonius |
1,050,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
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Ville Tapio Sissonen | Busted | |
Said Butba | Busted |
Jan Bednar shoved all in from the cutoff for what looked like 103,000, and Ole Schemion put him at risk from the big blind.
Jan Bednar:
Ole Schemion:
The board ran out , safe for Schemion.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ole Schemion |
1,200,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Jan Bednar | Busted |
Just after the previous bustout, another all in and call was heard at another table. It appeared Maxim Panyak had shoved for about 200,000 over an under-the-gun open from Federico Petruzzelli, but the latter had to dominate . The board meant it was over before the river even hit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Federico Petruzzelli |
1,200,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
Maxim Panyak | Busted |
David Peters faced a check-raise to 105,000 by Antoine Saout on the flop and moved all in to force a fold. One hand later, Peters opened to 23,000 and Dimitar Danchev's three-bet to 70,000 on the button won the pot.
Tomas Jozonis took a big chunk off table neighbor Ali Chaieb. On the rail end of a board , Jozonis check-raised from 34,000 to 130,000 and Chaieb called. Jozonis rolled over for a full house and left Chaieb short in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Peters |
1,950,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Tomas Jozonis |
1,310,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
||
Dimitar Danchev |
920,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
||
Ali Chaieb |
122,000
-179,000
|
-179,000 |
Earlier, Danut Chisu defended his big blind with against an under the gun open from Javier Fernandez Alonso with , then Chisu check-folded a ten-high flop to leave him with 9 bb.
Chisu then shoved for 86,000 all in from under the gun. Everyone folded, including Yorane Kerignard in the big blind with .
Shortly after, it did end for the Romanian film director. After Javier Fernandez Alonso had raised from under the gun, Chisu reshoved from the big blind for 111,000 and Fernandez instantly called.
Danut Chisu:
Javier Fernandez:
There was no help for Chisu on the flop, and the on the turn left him drawing to the kings instead.
"One king," Chisu said, circling his finger at the table as he were to summon it from the deck. The magic remained unanswered; the dealer slapped the on the board to send out Chisu in 41st place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Javier Fernandez
|
1,760,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Yorane Kerignard |
60,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Danut Chisu | Busted |
There were two seat open on the feature table with the details to come as they appear on the live stream, and in between Sonny Franco was ousted in 40th place.
Franco faced a button raise by Federico Petruzzelli for 22,000 and three-bet all in out of the small blind for 15 big blind, Petruzzelli called.
Sonny Franco:
Federico Petruzzelli:
While the flop gave Franco trips deuces, he could not fade the turn and river runner runner flush and headed to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Federico Petruzzelli |
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Sonny Franco | Busted |