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

Fast a Chip Millionaire After Busting Boika

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Aliaksei Boika
Aliaksei Boika

Andrei Stoenescu opened the action with a raise to 25,000 from early position and Dietrich Fast called on the button. Aliaksei Boika moved all in for 120,000 out of the small blind and Stoenescu folded after some consideration. Fast asked for a count and tossed in a single chip for the call within the allocated 30-second shot clock.

Aliaksei Boika: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Dietrich Fast: {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

While Boika spiked top pair on the {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop, he showed no emotions at all and simply said "good game guys" as soon as the {4-Clubs} turn left him drawing dead. The meaningless {5-Diamonds} river further improved Fast to a full house and the 2016 EPT Malta champion Boika departed in 48th place.

Player Chips Progress
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
1,060,000 122,000
Andrei Stoenescu ro
Andrei Stoenescu
365,000
Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaAndrei StoenescuDietrich Fast

Big Bluff Boosts Calamusa

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Pierre Calamusa
Pierre Calamusa

Denys Shafikov opened and got calls from Vlastimil Pustina on the button and Pierre Calamusa in the big blind.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades} and both Pustina and Calamusa called a continuation bet from Shafikov. Calamusa opted to bet 125,000 on the {8-Clubs} turn and Shafikov called, with Pustina folding.

The river was the {6-Hearts} and Calamusa moved all in for around 300,000. Shafikov had two time banks left and used both, having his hand declared dead following a five second count down of his last time bank.

"Good hand," said tablemate Victor Bogdanov, and Calamusa smiled tabling {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for a king-high bluff.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Day 1A Chip Leader
1,460,000 160,000
Vlastimil Pustina cz
Vlastimil Pustina
720,000 50,000
Denys Shafikov ua
Denys Shafikov
235,000 -275,000

Tags: Denys ShafikovPierre CalamusaVictor BogdanovVlastimil Pustina

Shehadeh Approaching Two Million

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Luigi Shehadeh
Luigi Shehadeh

Boris Kuzmanovic defended out of the blinds against big stack Luigi Shehadeh and check-called a first barrel on the {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop. Kuzmanovic checked the {2-Hearts} turn with 180,000 behind and Shehadeh moved all in to force a fold.

Shortly after, Roman Herold three-bet to 75,000 and Luke Marsh cold four-bet jammed out of the big blind. The initial raiser had already folded and Herold came to the same conclusion.

Player Chips Progress
Luigi Shehadeh it
Luigi Shehadeh
Day 3 Chip Leader
1,900,000 220,000
Luke Marsh gb
Luke Marsh
550,000 -155,000
Roman Herold de
Roman Herold
Day 2 Chip Leader
350,000 -125,000
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
180,000 -95,000

Tags: Boris KuzmanovicLuigi ShehadehLuke MarshRoman Herold

Aerts Blocker Bet Gets Raised

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

On a {4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} board there was over 100,000 chips in the middle between Pieter Aerts and Vlastimil Pustina. Aerts was positioned in the big blind and was first to act, betting just 12,000.

This bet was raised by Vlastimil Pustina to 88,000 and Aerts called.

Pustina showed {7-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a pair of tens but was outkicked by Aerts with {a-Spades}{10-Spades} who took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vlastimil Pustina cz
Vlastimil Pustina
670,000 -110,000
Pieter Aerts be
Pieter Aerts
525,000 166,000

Tags: Pieter AertsVlastimil Pustina

Candelari Doubles Through Kim

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Francesco Candelari
Francesco Candelari

Francesco Candelari was all in for 185,000 with the {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Gab Yong Kim looked him up with the {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

"Come on, I already had my cooler," Candelari joked in table chat. The board came {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Spades}{q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and the kicker played in favor of the Italian, who received a full double.

Player Chips Progress
Francesco Candelari it
Francesco Candelari
390,000 240,000
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
250,000 -275,000

Tags: Francesco CandelariGab Yong Kim

Aces for Pobal Eliminates Shala

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Nazim Shala
Nazim Shala

Mikalai Pobal opened to 25,000 on the button and Nazim Shala three-bet to 75,000 from the big blind.

Pobal used a time bank before four-betting to 145,000 and Shala moved all in for 482,000. Pobal snap-called.

Mikalai Pobal: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Nazim Shala: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The flop came {j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds} giving Pobal a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the {5-Spades} and the river the {6-Diamonds} and Shala was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Pobal by
Mikalai Pobal
EPT 2X Winner
1,540,000 510,000
Nazim Shala se
Nazim Shala
Busted

Tags: Mikalai PobalNazim Shala

Carbone Bluffs At the Wrong Time

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Guiseppe Carbone
Guiseppe Carbone

On the river of a board {9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, Giuseppe Carbone jammed out of the small blind and Sylvain Loosli, who had just been moved to his table a few minutes ago, snap-called.

Carbone tabled the {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a missed flush draw and Loosli had the nuts with {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} for top set.

Player Chips Progress
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
740,000 309,000
Giuseppe Carbone it
Giuseppe Carbone
Busted

Tags: Giuseppe CarboneSylvain Loosli

Lybaert Loses Everything to Szecsi

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Bart Lybaert
Bart Lybaert

Norbert Szecsi raised to 26,000 from the early position and was called by Bart Lybaert in the middle position.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, Szecsi check-called the 35,000 bet of Lybaert.

The turn was the {10-Spades} and Szecsi checked again. Lybaert shoved for 206,000 and Szecsi snap-called with {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for the pair of jacks, the flush, and the straight draw. Lybaert held {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} for the set of fives.

The river completed the board with the {k-Hearts} for Szecsi to hit the Broadway to eliminate the Day 1b chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Norbert Szecsi hu
Norbert Szecsi
Day 4 Chip Leader
865,000 365,000
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
Busted

Tags: Bart LybaertNorbert Szecsi