Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 4
Updated Counts After Level 22
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gaby Livshitz | Israel | 3,435,000 | 137 |
| 1 | 2 | Aleksandr Sheshukov | Russia | 620,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 3 | Wing Sang Lee | Hong Kong | 820,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 4 | Erdal Gulseven | Turkey | 600,000 | 24 |
| 1 | 5 | Tomas Paiva | Portugal | 2,975,000 | 119 |
| 1 | 6 | Denys Shafikov | Ukraine | 655,000 | 26 |
| 1 | 7 | Jakub Oliva | Czech Republic | 340,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 8 | Laurent Michot | France | 385,000 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | Dietrich Fast | Germany | 1,250,000 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | Gab Yong Kim | South Korea | 1,390,000 | 56 |
| 2 | 3 | Ricardo Da Rocha | Brazil | 1,445,000 | 58 |
| 2 | 4 | Pierre Calamusa | France | 1,845,000 | 74 |
| 2 | 5 | Luigi Shehadeh | Italy | 2,595,000 | 104 |
| 2 | 6 | Luke Marsh | UK | 1,830,000 | 73 |
| 2 | 7 | Dominik Panka | Poland | 545,000 | 22 |
| 3 | 1 | Fidan Zahiti | Sweden | 590,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 2 | Stefan Egermann | Germany | 1,135,000 | 45 |
| 3 | 3 | Vlastimil Pustina | Czech Republic | 600,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 5 | Morten Hvam | Denmark | 1,920,000 | 77 |
| 3 | 6 | Akin Tuna | Germany | 3,875,000 | 155 |
| 3 | 7 | Mikalai Pobal | Belarus | 1,170,000 | 47 |
| 3 | 8 | Norbert Szecsi | Hungary | 4,620,000 | 185 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,620,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
3,875,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
3,435,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
2,975,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
2,595,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
||
|
1,920,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
1,845,000 | |
|
||
|
1,830,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
1,445,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
1,390,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
1,250,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
1,170,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
||
|
1,135,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
820,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
655,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
620,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
600,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
600,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
590,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
545,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
||
|
385,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
340,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Break
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With 22 players remaining, the tournament is going on another 20-minute break.
When they return, the blinds will be 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante. The average currently stands at just over 1,500,000.
Sorin Flutur Eliminated in 23rd Place (€33,300)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Sorin Flutur raised to 40,000 from under the gun with 
and Pierre Calamusa three-bet to 130,000 in the cutoff holding 
. Action folded back to Flutur who made the call.
The flop came 
for Flutur to hit top pair but keep Calamusa ahead with the overpair. Flutur checked and Calamusa bet 100,000. Flutur responded with a shoe for 420,000 and Calamusa snap-called.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river for Calamusa to improve to a set to send Flurtur to the rail in 23rd place for €33,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,845,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Szecsi Takes The Lead
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
On the tail end of a pot between Norbert Szecsi in the big blind and Akin Tuna on the button, the former bet the 
river for 125,000 and Tuna raised to 325,000.
Szecsi called and was good with 
as Tuna was bluffing with the 
.
Tuna then raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Fidan Zahiti called in the big blind. Tahiti quickly check-called bets of 60,000 on the 
flop and 95,000 on the 
turn. After the river, Tahiti checked a third time and Tuna grabbed into his stack to randomly grab chips and place a bet of 310,000.
Tahiti folded and mentioned in table chat he had a queen. "I had ace-five," Tuna grinned.
One hand later, Szecsi raised the button and folded to a shove of Tahiti in the small blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,450,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,880,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
|
520,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Paiva Scores Big Double After Action Turn
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Erdal Gulseven and Tomas Paiva checked to Wing Sang Lee on the button with a 
flop in front of them. Lee bet 85,000 and got two calls.
The turn was the 
. It checked to Lee again who bet 165,000. Gulseven then counted out some chips and put 250,000 in front of him. That was ruled a raise and it was changed to 330,000. Paiva then used a time extension before moving all in for 1,175,000.
Lee folded and Gulseven used a time extension of his own before calling.
Tomas Paiva: 
Erdal Gulseven: 
Paiva had turned a full house and Gulseven had called with trip twos. The river was the and Paiva doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,950,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
900,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
|
|
610,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Calamusa Bluffs Flutur
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Pierre Calamusa raised to 45,000 from the early position with 
. Sorin Flutur three-bet to 130,000 with 
on the button. Action folded back to Calamusa who made the call.
They both checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn to give Calamusa the flush draw. Calamusa bet 150,000 and Flutur called.
The river completed the board with the , Calamusa fired another bet over the line, this time for 200,000. Flutur took some time and then decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,140,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
590,000
-355,000
|
-355,000 |
Szecsi Rivers a Set and Gets Paid
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Norbert Szecsi opened the action with a raise in the hijack and Fidan Zahiti three-bet the cutoff to 155,000, which Szecsi called. After the 
flop, Szecsi checked and called a continuation bet worth 250,000 to see the 
turn go check, check.
After the 
river, Szecsi slid forward a tower of T-25,000 chips and Tahiti snap-called.
Szecsi had rivered a set with 
and was paid off by Zahiti for 525,000, who mucked his 
face-up and dropped to just over half a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,050,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
585,000
-965,000
|
-965,000 |
Gulseven Gets Three Streets of Value
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Erdal Gulseven opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Wing Sang Lee defended his big blind.
Lee check-called 30,000 on the flop and repeated it for 80,000 on the 
turn.
The river was the and Lee check-called 95,000. Gulseven showed for a flopped set and Lee mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
760,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
Pieter Aerts Eliminated in 24th Place (€27,930)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Pieter Aerts raised to 45,000 and Morten Hvam three-bet to 105,000 from one seat over. Aerts moved all in and Hvam used a time bank extension before making the call.
Pieter Aerts:
Morten Hvam: 
Both had very similar stack sizes and the board came 
to improve Hvam to a runner-runner flush. Once the stacks were counted, both had exactly 960,000 and that sent Aerts to the rail in 24th place for €27,930.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,970,000
995,000
|
995,000 |
|
Busted |