€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 5 | 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-16-2019 14:00 UTC+2

Pots for Michot and Marsh

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gab Yong Kim raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Laurent Michot three-bet to 255,000 in the big blind to win the pot.

One hand later, Mikalai Pobal raised to 80,000 and Luke Marsh called out of the big blind. "Queen four?" Pobal joked right before the flop fell and both smirked. Marsh checked and called a bet for 100,000 to then see the turn go check, check.

Marsh led the river for 600,000 and Pobal conceded the pot with one second left on his 30-second shot clock and the words "nice bet."

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Marsh	5,025,000 275,000	275,000
Gab Yong Kim	3,100,000 -50,000	-50,000
Mikalai Pobal	2,225,000 -325,000	-325,000

Laurent Michot	1,070,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Laurent Michot Luke Marsh Mikalai Pobal

12-16-2019 14:04 UTC+2

Dominik Panka Eliminated in 10th Place (€62,070)

Shirley Ang

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Norbert Szecsi raised to 90,000 from the cutoff with . Dominik Panka put almost his whole stack in from the small blind with for Ricardo Da Rocha to fold his big blind and Szecsi to fold too.

The hand after, Szecsi raised to 90,000 again, this time from under the gun. Panka three-bet to 825,000 on the button, keeping 85,000 behind. Ricardo Da Rocha shoved from the small blind for more. Szecsi folded and Panka called for the

Dominik Panka:
Ricardo Da Rocha:

The flop came to give Panka the backdoor flush draw.

The turn was the to give him a gutshot to a Broadway.

The river completed the board with the to not help Panka as the former EPT Champion bubbled the final table in tenth place for €62,070.

The final nine players will be redrawn onto the final table, the seat draw is to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	7,265,000 -185,000	-185,000

Gaby Livshitz	4,405,000 95,000	95,000

Dietrich Fast	3,550,000 -100,000	-100,000
Ricardo Da Rocha	3,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dominik Panka	Busted

Tags: Dominik Panka Norbert Szecsi Ricardo Da Rocha

12-16-2019 14:05 UTC+2

Early Day 5 Pictures

Christian Zetzsche

Courtesy of Neil Stoddart / PokerStars.

12-16-2019 14:10 UTC+2

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

There are 37:43 minutes remaining at blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a big blind ante of 40,000 and the seat assignments as well as stack sizes of the final nine players can be found below.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Counts	Big Blinds
1	Mikalai Pobal	Belarus	2,125,000	53
2	Laurent Michot	France	1,070,000	27
3	Luke Marsh	United Kingdom	5,035,000	126
4	Ricardo Da Rocha	Brazil	3,300,000	83
5	Dietrich Fast	Germany	3,550,000	89
6	Tomas Paiva	Portugal	4,595,000	115
7	Gab Yong Kim	South Korea	3,155,000	79
8	Norbert Szecsi	Hungary	7,265,000	182
9	Gaby Livshitz	Israel	4,405,000	110

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	7,265,000

Luke Marsh	5,035,000 10,000	10,000
Tomas Paiva	4,595,000 -155,000	-155,000
Gaby Livshitz	4,405,000

Dietrich Fast	3,550,000
Ricardo Da Rocha	3,300,000
Gab Yong Kim	3,155,000 55,000	55,000
Mikalai Pobal	2,125,000 -100,000	-100,000

Laurent Michot	1,070,000

12-16-2019 14:20 UTC+2

Cards In the Air for the Final Nine

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

There is an average stack of 96 big blinds and the cards for the final nine are back in the air on the feature table of the Atrium Casino in the Hilton Prague.

12-16-2019 14:24 UTC+2

All-In By Michot in the First Hand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gaby Livshitz raised to 80,000 with the in early position and Laurent Michot called with the from two seats over. Ricardo Da Rocha in the cutoff came along with the and Dietrich Fast three-bet the button to 325,000 with .

The action folded back to Michot who jammed for 1,070,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaby Livshitz	4,330,000 -75,000	-75,000

Dietrich Fast	3,225,000 -325,000	-325,000
Ricardo Da Rocha	3,220,000 -80,000	-80,000
Laurent Michot	1,655,000 585,000	585,000

Tags: Dietrich Fast Gaby Livshitz Laurent Michot Ricardo Da Rocha

12-16-2019 14:39 UTC+2

Szecsi Extends Lead

Shirley Ang

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Luke Marsh raised to 85,000 from the early position with , action folded to Norbert Szecsi on the button who found . Szecsi three-bet to 275,000 and Marsh called. The flop came , Marsh checked and Szecsi bet 200,000 which was enough for Marsh to fold.

Gab Yong Kim found in the hijack and raised to 80,000 and got no action.

Gaby Livshitz picked up in the cutoff and raised to 80,000. Laurent Michot three-bet to 280,000 with in the small blind for everyone including Livshitz to fold.

Kim raised to 80,000 with in the middle position and got no action.

Mikalai Pobal raised to 80,000 from the hijack with and Luke Marsh called on the button with . Ricardo Da Rocha called too in the small blind with . Dietrich Fast picked up in the big blind and went along too. The flop came , It was checked to Marsh who bet 85,000 and got everyone to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	7,660,000 395,000	395,000

Luke Marsh	4,940,000 -95,000	-95,000
Tomas Paiva	4,580,000 -15,000	-15,000
Gaby Livshitz	4,150,000 -180,000	-180,000

Gab Yong Kim	3,240,000 85,000	85,000
Dietrich Fast	3,110,000 -115,000	-115,000
Ricardo Da Rocha	3,060,000 -160,000	-160,000
Mikalai Pobal	1,950,000 -175,000	-175,000

Laurent Michot	1,840,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Dietrich Fast Gab Yong Kim Gaby Livshitz Laurent Michot Luke Marsh Mikalai Pobal Norbert Szecsi Ricardo Da Rocha

12-16-2019 14:43 UTC+2

Szecsi Loses One; Wins the Next

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Norbert Szecsi raised to 100,000 with the and Ricardo Da Rocha called on the button with the . The flop came and Szecsi checked his option, a bet of 125,000 by Da Rocha won the pot.

Szecsi opened to 100,000 the next hand with the and Tomas Paiva called in the small blind with the . On a flop of both checked and did so again on the turn. The river was checked, too, and Szecsi recovered the chips he had just lost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	7,740,000 80,000	80,000

Tomas Paiva	4,400,000 -180,000	-180,000
Ricardo Da Rocha	3,260,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Norbert Szecsi Ricardo Da Rocha Tomas Paiva

12-16-2019 14:46 UTC+2

Gab Yong Kim Eliminated in 9th Place (€74,770)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gaby Livshitz opened the action with a raise to 80,000 from under the gun with the and Gab Yong Kim three-bet out of the small blind for 315,000. Chip leader Norbert Szecsi four-bet out of the big blind to 825,000 and Livshitz quickly got out of the way.

Kim gave it some consideration and moved all in for 3,155,000 in total. That immediately sent Szecsi into the think tank with his hand into the head. He made the call half a minute later, then shook his head right away.

Gab Yong Kim:
Norbert Szecsi:

Kim was a four-to-one favorite heading into the showdown but the flop gave Szecsi a flush draw to improve to 11 outs. Nothing changed with a blank turn but the on the river improved Szecsi to a winning flush.

From potentially losing a big portion of his stack, Szecsi suddenly moved into a commanding lead with 275 big blinds, more than two times of his nearest follower. Kim's run ends in 9th place and he takes home €74,770.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	10,925,000 3,185,000	3,185,000

Gaby Livshitz	4,070,000 -80,000	-80,000

Gab Yong Kim	Busted

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Gaby Livshitz Norbert Szecsi

12-16-2019 14:55 UTC+2

Szecsi Over 11 Million

Shirley Ang

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ricardo Da Rocha raised to 100,000 from the hijack with and got no action.

The hand after, Da Rocha picked up from the middle position and raised to 100,000 again to not get any action.

Luke Marsh found in the under-the-gun position and raised to 85,000 and got no action either.

Gaby Livshitz raised to 80,000 with in the cutoff and Marsh defended his big blind with . The flop came for Marsh to pick up the gutshot to a straight but keep Livshitz ahead. Marsh check-called the 125,000 continuation-bet of Livshitz. The turn was the to give Livshitz the pair of kings. Livshitz bet 410,000 this time for Marsh to check-fold to.

Dietrich Fast picked up in the under-the-gun position and raised to 80,000. Ricardo Da Rocha defended with . The flop came , Da Rocha check-folded to the 75,000 bet of Fast.

Szecsi found in the early position and raised to 100,000. Action folded to Fast who held in the big blind and he defended. The flop came , Fast check-folded to the 150,000 continuation-bet of Szecsi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	11,115,000 190,000	190,000

Luke Marsh	4,775,000 -165,000	-165,000
Tomas Paiva	4,395,000 -5,000	-5,000
Gaby Livshitz	4,230,000 160,000	160,000

Ricardo Da Rocha	3,320,000 60,000	60,000
Dietrich Fast	3,085,000 -25,000	-25,000
Mikalai Pobal	1,845,000 -105,000	-105,000

Laurent Michot	1,735,000 -105,000	-105,000