2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Mikalai Pobal
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€1,005,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,596,900
Entries
1,154
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
141
Players Left
41

Marsh Loses a Big Pot

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Around 135,000 were in the middle as the flop showed {9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Alessio Di Cesare ended up all-in and at risk for 324,000 against big stack Luke Marsh.

Alessio Di Cesare: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Luke Marsh: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Di Cesare had the best of it heading into the showdown and held up on the {6-Diamonds} turn and {6-Hearts} river to put a dent into the big stack of Marsh.

Player Chips Progress
Alessio Di Cesare it
Alessio Di Cesare
825,000 460,000
Luke Marsh gb
Luke Marsh
565,000 -462,000

Tags: Alessio Di CesareLuke Marsh

Hlavacek Doubles Through Kenney

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

After a raise and a call, Bryn Kenney three-bet to 41,000 in the small blind. Petr Hlavacek four-bet shoved his last 105,000 from the big blind, the two other players folded, and Kenney quickly called.

Petr Hlavacek: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Bryn Kenney: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

The {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades} board remained low for Hlavacek, who collected some much-needed chips.

Shortly after, at another table, Vitaly Karayvan lost his final chips to Stefan Egermann to leave the field with 115.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
550,000 -106,000
Stefan Egermann de
Stefan Egermann
450,000 163,000
Petr Hlavacek cz
Petr Hlavacek
239,000 121,000
Vitaly Karayvan ru
Vitaly Karayvan
Busted

Tags: Bryn KenneyPetr HlavacekStefan EgermannVitaly Karayvan

Flutur Sends Ruzicka To The Rail

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Vojtech Ruzicka
Vojtech Ruzicka

Giuseppe Zarbo opened the action with a raise to 12,000 and he was called by Sorin Flutur from one seat over. Vojtech Ruzicka moved all in for 63,000 and was called both ways. On the {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop both remaining active players checked to see the {4-Hearts} turn on which Zarbo check-folded to a bet.

Vojtech Ruzicka: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Sorin Flutur: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

Ruzicka had two overcards and the flush draw but the {j-Hearts} river was not what he was looking for.

Player Chips Progress
Giuseppe Zarbo it
Giuseppe Zarbo
560,000 -125,000
Sorin Flutur ro
Sorin Flutur
470,000 136,000
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
Busted

Tags: Giuseppe ZarboSorin FluturVojtech Ruzicka

Bad Start for Ji on Feature Table

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Xiaqing Ji
Xiaqing Ji

Earlier on the stream, both Orpen Kisacikoglu {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Xiaqing Ji {j-Spades}{9-Spades} saw a flop of {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Kisacikoglu checked and Ji bet 15,000. The Turk check-raised to 45,000 and Ji then re-raised to 125,000.

Kisacikoglu tanked before shoving for 427,000 and Ji eventually folded.

A short while later, Ionut Voinea opened {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} to 11,000 and Kisacikoglu {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} called on the button. Ji was in the big blind with {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and opted to three-bet to 45,000.

Voinea four-bet all in for 132,000 and Ji called.

The {q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} flop improved Voinea to a set and there were no worries on the {6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} runout as Voinea doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
565,000 127,000
Xiaqing Ji cn
Xiaqing Ji
495,000 -273,000
Ionut Voinea ro
Ionut Voinea
285,000 153,000

Tags: Ionut VoineaOrpen KisacikogluXiaqing Ji

Zeiter Can't Hold With Aces

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Diego Zeiter was spotted all-in and at risk with the {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} and Alessio Di Cesare had him covered, but tabled the inferior pocket pair in {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}.

The board came {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and the six on the flop propelled Di Cesare in the lead, which he kept until the end.

Player Chips Progress
Alessio Di Cesare it
Alessio Di Cesare
365,000 128,000
Diego Zeiter ch
Diego Zeiter
Busted

Tags: Alessio Di CesareDiego Zeiter

End of the Road for Azor

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A short-stacked Ran Azor was preflop called by both Roman Herold and Vasileios Tsaknis. The active pair checked it down postflop during the {8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Spades} rundown.

All three players tabled high cards on showdown: {a-Spades}{9-Spades} for Herold, {k-Spades}{q-Clubs} for Azor and {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, the winner, for Tsaknis who celebrated the win with a loud "Yes!".

Player Chips Progress
Roman Herold de
Roman Herold
Day 2 Chip Leader
760,000 -120,000
Vasileios Tsaknis gr
Vasileios Tsaknis
350,000 122,000
Ran Azor il
Ran Azor
Busted

Tags: Ran AzorVasileios TsaknisRoman Herold

Last PokerStars Ambassador Kalidou Sow Eliminated by Koleno

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kalidou Sow
Kalidou Sow

Kalidou Sow got his short stack of around 60,000 in from the button and Stanislav Koleno made the call in the big blind.

Sow's {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} faced the {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades} of Koleno and he picked up some equity on the {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop. However, the {5-Hearts} turn and {4-Spades} river brought no help to the PokerStars ambassador and he was eliminated in the first level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Stanislav Koleno sk
Stanislav Koleno
360,000 3,000
Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
Busted

Tags: Kalidou SowStanislav Koleno