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Paolo Compagno three-bet jammed for 77,500 over an open from Philippe Ktorza, who made the call.
Compagno: 
Ktorza: 
The board ran out 
, and Compagno doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | 75,000 |
|
82,000 | -81,000 |
Marvin Rettenmaier, Anaras Alekberovas, and Morten Klein took a flop of 
. Rettenmaier checked, Alekberovas fired 12,500, and only Klein called.
The turn was the 
, Alekberovas led for 21,000, and Klein called.
The completed the board, and Alekberovas moved all in for effectively 73,500. Klein snapped it off.
Alekberovas turned over 
for a bluff, and Klein showed 
for an ace-high flush. He doubled to 225,000 chips, while Alekberovas was crippled to just 25,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 70,000 |
|
24,500 | -165,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
With the elimination of Kristijonas Andrulis, we are now down to three tables:
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niklas Astedt |
| 1 | 2 | Bertrand Grospellier |
| 1 | 3 | Philippe Ktorza |
| 1 | 4 | Paolo Compagno |
| 1 | 5 | Juha Helppi |
| 1 | 6 | Marcin Wydrowski |
| 1 | 7 | Gurgen Melkonyan |
| 1 | 8 | Eugene Katchalov |
| 2 | 1 | Juha Lauttamus |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Volpe |
| 2 | 3 | Olivier Busquet |
| 2 | 4 | Fabian Quoss |
| 2 | 5 | Sorel Mizzi |
| 2 | 6 | James Carroll |
| 2 | 7 | Philipp Gruissem |
| 2 | 8 | Martin Quack |
| 3 | 1 | Anaras Alekberovas |
| 3 | 2 | Andrey Gulyy |
| 3 | 3 | Morten Klein |
| 3 | 4 | Kent Lundmark |
| 3 | 5 | Jason Mercier |
| 3 | 6 | Berthold Winz |
| 3 | 7 | Aubin Cazals |
| 3 | 8 | Marvin Rettenmaier |
Andrew Chen was all in and at risk on a 
flop with 
. His opponent, Juha Helppi, had 
, and held as the turn and river came 
, 
respectively.
Chen is out, while Helppi is up to around 285,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000 | 107,000 |
|
Busted |
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier opened to 8,000 from under the gun. Olivier Busquet flatted in position, and Anaras Alekberovas three-bet to 28,000 from the big blind. Mercier four-bet to 57,000, Busquet quickly folded, and the action was back on Alekberovas.
He tanked for quite some time, then five-bet to what looked like 87,000. Less than five seconds after the chips hit the felt, Mercier moved all in. Alekberovas snap-mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
190,000 | -60,000 |
Fabian Quoss opened to 8,000 in early position, Paul Volpe three-bet to 17,500 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Quoss, who four-bet to 38,500. Volpe moved all in for effectively 126,500, and Quoss snapped it off.
Quoss:
Volpe: 
The flop gave Quoss the lead, and he retained it as the turn and river came , respectively.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 135,000 |
|
245,000 | -90,000 |
Andrew Chen opened to 8,000 from under the gun, Morten Klein moved all in for around 75,000 on the button, and Chen quickly called.
Chen: 
Klein: 
The board ran out 
, and Klein doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000 | 74,000 |
|
|
80,000 | -75,000 |
Niklas Astedt opened to 8,000, Elio Fox three-bet to 18,000 in position, Astedt four-bet jammed, and Fox quickly called.
Fox:
Astedt: 
The board ran out 
, and Fox was eliminated.
A few hands later, on an adjacent table, Jeffrey Hakim busted as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | 115,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
The EPT Prague High Roller event is not only stacked with talent, it is also full of sub-plots, including the latest in ElkY and Eugene Katchalov's personal duel, Jason Mercier battling his travel agent, and Roger Hairabedian still sweating his €100,000. PokerStars Blog finds out more.
