2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 5
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 5
Entries
12
Players Left
5

Szecsi Extends Lead

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

Luke Marsh raised to 85,000 from the early position with {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, action folded to Norbert Szecsi on the button who found {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. Szecsi three-bet to 275,000 and Marsh called. The flop came {2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, Marsh checked and Szecsi bet 200,000 which was enough for Marsh to fold.

Gab Yong Kim found {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} in the hijack and raised to 80,000 and got no action.

Gaby Livshitz picked up {k-Spades}{6-Spades} in the cutoff and raised to 80,000. Laurent Michot three-bet to 280,000 with {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} in the small blind for everyone including Livshitz to fold.

Kim raised to 80,000 with {a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} in the middle position and got no action.

Mikalai Pobal raised to 80,000 from the hijack with {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Luke Marsh called on the button with {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. Ricardo Da Rocha called too in the small blind with {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. Dietrich Fast picked up {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} in the big blind and went along too. The flop came {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, It was checked to Marsh who bet 85,000 and got everyone to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Norbert Szecsi hu
Norbert Szecsi
Day 4 Chip Leader
7,660,000 395,000
Luke Marsh gb
Luke Marsh
4,940,000 -95,000
Tomas Paiva pt
Tomas Paiva
4,580,000 -15,000
Gaby Livshitz il
Gaby Livshitz
Day 5 Chip Leader
4,150,000 -180,000
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
3,240,000 85,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
3,110,000 -115,000
Ricardo Da Rocha br
Ricardo Da Rocha
3,060,000 -160,000
Mikalai Pobal by
Mikalai Pobal
EPT 2X Winner
1,950,000 -175,000
Laurent Michot fr
Laurent Michot
1,840,000 185,000

Tags: Dietrich FastGab Yong KimGaby LivshitzLaurent MichotLuke MarshMikalai PobalNorbert SzecsiRicardo Da Rocha

All-In By Michot in the First Hand

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

Gaby Livshitz raised to 80,000 with the {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} in early position and Laurent Michot called with the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} from two seats over. Ricardo Da Rocha in the cutoff came along with the {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Dietrich Fast three-bet the button to 325,000 with {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

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

Player Chips Progress
Gaby Livshitz il
Gaby Livshitz
Day 5 Chip Leader
4,330,000 -75,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
3,225,000 -325,000
Ricardo Da Rocha br
Ricardo Da Rocha
3,220,000 -80,000
Laurent Michot fr
Laurent Michot
1,655,000 585,000

Tags: Dietrich FastGaby LivshitzLaurent MichotRicardo Da Rocha

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

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.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountsBig Blinds
1Mikalai PobalBelarus2,125,00053
2Laurent MichotFrance1,070,00027
3Luke MarshUnited Kingdom5,035,000126
4Ricardo Da RochaBrazil3,300,00083
5Dietrich FastGermany3,550,00089
6Tomas PaivaPortugal4,595,000115
7Gab Yong KimSouth Korea3,155,00079
8Norbert SzecsiHungary7,265,000182
9Gaby LivshitzIsrael4,405,000110
Player Chips Progress
Norbert Szecsi hu
Norbert Szecsi
Day 4 Chip Leader
7,265,000
Luke Marsh gb
Luke Marsh
5,035,000 10,000
Tomas Paiva pt
Tomas Paiva
4,595,000 -155,000
Gaby Livshitz il
Gaby Livshitz
Day 5 Chip Leader
4,405,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
3,550,000
Ricardo Da Rocha br
Ricardo Da Rocha
3,300,000
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
3,155,000 55,000
Mikalai Pobal by
Mikalai Pobal
EPT 2X Winner
2,125,000 -100,000
Laurent Michot fr
Laurent Michot
1,070,000

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

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

Norbert Szecsi raised to 90,000 from the cutoff with {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. Dominik Panka put almost his whole stack in from the small blind with {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} 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: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Ricardo Da Rocha: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} to give Panka the backdoor flush draw.

The turn was the {j-Clubs} to give him a gutshot to a Broadway.

The river completed the board with the {a-Hearts} 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 hu
Norbert Szecsi
Day 4 Chip Leader
7,265,000 -185,000
Gaby Livshitz il
Gaby Livshitz
Day 5 Chip Leader
4,405,000 95,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
3,550,000 -100,000
Ricardo Da Rocha br
Ricardo Da Rocha
3,300,000 1,000,000
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dominik PankaNorbert SzecsiRicardo Da Rocha

Pots for Michot and Marsh

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 {q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Spades} and both smirked. Marsh checked and called a bet for 100,000 to then see the {10-Hearts} turn go check, check.

Marsh led the {2-Hearts} 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 gb
Luke Marsh
5,025,000 275,000
Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
3,100,000 -50,000
Mikalai Pobal by
Mikalai Pobal
EPT 2X Winner
2,225,000 -325,000
Laurent Michot fr
Laurent Michot
1,070,000 80,000

Tags: Gab Yong KimLaurent MichotLuke MarshMikalai Pobal

Erdal Gulseven Eliminated in 11th Place (€62,070)

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

Norbert Szecsi raised to 90,000 from the cutoff with {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}. Erdal Gulseven called on the button with {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} with Dominik Panka defending his big blind with {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}.

The flop came {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, it was checked to Gulseven who shoved for 310,000. Panka quickly folded and Szecsi called.

The turn was the {6-Clubs} which didn't help Gulseven and neither did the {6-Spades} as Gulseven was sent to the payout desk in eleventh place for €62,070.

Ricardo Da Rocha was moved to the feature table to balance the two tables out.

Player Chips Progress
Norbert Szecsi hu
Norbert Szecsi
Day 4 Chip Leader
7,450,000 530,000
Ricardo Da Rocha br
Ricardo Da Rocha
2,300,000 -300,000
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
EPT 1X Winner
780,000 -170,000
Erdal Gulseven tr
Erdal Gulseven
Busted

Tags: Dominik PankaErdal GulsevenNorbert Szecsi

Big Three-Bet by Paiva

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

Ricardo Da Rocha opened the action with a raise to 80,000 and Tomas Paiva in the small blind three-bet to 340,000, which Da Rocha called after some consideration. The flop brought {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and a bet of 225,000 won the pot for Paiva right away.

Up next Mikalai Pobal raised it up to 85,000 and Luke Marsh came along out of the big blind. The {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop was checked by Marsh, Pobal tossed in a continuation bet of 105,000 and Marsh called. No betting action took place on the {j-Clubs} turn and the {10-Diamonds} river, and Marsh tabled {q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} as the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Marsh gb
Luke Marsh
4,750,000 550,000
Tomas Paiva pt
Tomas Paiva
4,750,000 345,000
Ricardo Da Rocha br
Ricardo Da Rocha
2,600,000 -350,000
Mikalai Pobal by
Mikalai Pobal
EPT 2X Winner
2,550,000 -300,000

Tags: Luke MarshMikalai PobalRicardo Da RochaTomas Paiva

Three Times a Pocket Pair for Livshitz

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

Gaby Livshitz found {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} in the under-the-gun position and raised to 80,000 and got no action.

The hand after, Dominik Panka completed his small blind with {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Livshitz picked up {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} in the big blind and raised to 125,000. Panka took a few seconds and then folded.

The hand after that, Livshitz held {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds} in the small blind and raised to 140,000. Norbert Szecsi called in the big blind with {a-Spades}{6-Hearts}. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}, Livshitz bet 110,000 and that was enough for Szecsi to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Norbert Szecsi hu
Norbert Szecsi
Day 4 Chip Leader
6,920,000 -180,000
Gaby Livshitz il
Gaby Livshitz
Day 5 Chip Leader
4,310,000 385,000
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
EPT 1X Winner
950,000 -120,000

Tags: Dominik PankaGaby Livshitz