€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 5 Started
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 5
Who Will Reach the Final Six in the 2019 EPT Prague Main Event?
The third-biggest European Poker Tour Main Event in Prague has seen a field of 1,154 entries in the 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague €5,300 EPT Main Event cut down to the final 12 hopefuls over the two starting days and three tournament days that followed. On the penultimate day, which kicks off at noon local time in the Atrium Casino at the Hilton Prague, that number will be cut into half as Day 5 is slated to play down to the final six.
Leading the last dozen contenders for the stunning top prize of €1,005,600 is Hungarian poker pro Norbert Szecsi with 6,715,000 and he will aim to finish one spot higher than fellow countryman Marton Czuczor, who came up short of the glory during the last stop at Casino Barcelona in August 2019. Szecsi already has two WSOP bracelets to his name and more than $3.1 million in cashes on the live circuit, and dominated the late action on Day 4 to take over the lead.
Tomas Paiva (4,405,000) and Luke Marsh (4,380,000) are within one big blind from each other and Gaby Livshitz sits in fourth place with 3,925,000, while German poker pro Dietrich Fast has also bagged up a top five stack of 3,650,000 after a late surge in the previous evening. South Korea's Gab Yong Kim has returned to Prague after a two-year hiatus in Europe and reached the penultimate day with a healthy stack of 3,050,000.
There are also two former EPT champions still in the mix to make history and become the second two-time champion of the popular live event circuit in Mikalai Pobal (2,780,000) and Dominik Panka (1,070,000).
Ricardo Da Rocha sits in the middle of the pack with 2,830,000 and there are three shorter stacks in Laurent Michot (830,000), Czech cash game specialist Vlastimil Pustina (460,000) and Erdal Gulseven (400,000). The trio at the bottom of the leaderboard will be under immediate pressure with 1:05:10 left at blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000.
EPT Prague Main Event Day 5 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gaby Livshitz | Israel | 3,925,000 | 98 |
| 1 | 2 | Norbert Szecsi | Hungary | 6,715,000 | 168 |
| 1 | 3 | Vlastimil Pustina | Czech Republic | 460,000 | 12 |
| 1 | 4 | Erdal Gulseven | Turkey | 400,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Dietrich Fast | Germany | 3,650,000 | 91 |
| 1 | 7 | Dominik Panka | Poland | 1,070,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 1 | Ricardo Da Rocha | Brazil | 2,830,000 | 71 |
| 2 | 2 | Laurent Michot | France | 830,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 4 | Luke Marsh | United Kingdom | 4,380,000 | 110 |
| 2 | 5 | Gab Yong Kim | South Korea | 3,050,000 | 76 |
| 2 | 6 | Tomas Paiva | Portugal | 4,405,000 | 110 |
| 2 | 8 | Mikalai Pobal | Belarus | 2,780,000 | 70 |
The remaining 12 players are all guaranteed €55,690 and the action kicks off at noon local time. All PokerNews updates will be published in line with the 30-minute delay of the live stream action with hole cards displayed on the PokerStars YouTube, Facebook and Twitch channels.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in EUR) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,005,600 | $1,118,277 |
| 2 | €598,880 | $665,985 |
| 3 | €421,450 | $468,673 |
| 4 | €316,780 | $352,275 |
| 5 | €241,230 | $268,260 |
| 6 | €177,420 | $197,300 |
| 7 | €134,610 | $149,693 |
| 8 | €96,100 | $106,868 |
| 9 | €74,770 | $83,148 |
| 10-11 | €62,070 | $69,025 |
| 12 | €55,690 | $61,930 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Shuffle Up and Deal For The Final 12
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
All 12 remaining players are back in their seats on the feature table and outer table, and the action has recommenced with blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000. Who will make it to the final table and who will come up short?
Gulseven Shoves in First Hand
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Erdal Gulseven shoved from the cutoff with 
for 400,000 and got no action to pick up the blinds and ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 100,000 |
Vlastimil Pustina Eliminated in 12th Place (€55,690)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Norbert Szecsi raised enough from the small blind to put Vlastimil Pustina all-in in the big blind who called for his last 420,000.
Vlastimil Pustina: 
Norbert Szecsi: 
The flop came 
to keep Szecsi ahead.
The turn was the 
to not change things and neither did the 
on the river as Pustina was sent to the rail as the first elimination of the day in twelfth place for €55,690.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,100,000 | 385,000 |
|
Busted |
Michot Jams Once On Outer Table
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mikalai Pobal raised to 90,000 in the small blind and Ricardo Da Rocha called in the big blind. They checked the 
flop and Pobal bet the turn for 100,000, Da Rocha folded.
Gab Yong Kim then claimed the blinds and antes with a raise to 80,000.
Da Rocha opened to 80,000 on the button and was called by Luke Marsh in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Marsh checked and folded to a bet of 150,000.
Pobal raised to 80,000 next and Da Rocha called. Laurent Michot jammed the button and won the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000 | -180,000 |
|
3,150,000 | 100,000 |
|
2,950,000 | 120,000 |
|
2,850,000 | 70,000 |
|
990,000 | 160,000 |
Three Times a Pocket Pair for Livshitz
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Gaby Livshitz found 
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 
. Livshitz picked up in the big blind and raised to 125,000. Panka took a few seconds and then folded.
The hand after that, Livshitz held 
in the small blind and raised to 140,000. Norbert Szecsi called in the big blind with . The flop came 
, Livshitz bet 110,000 and that was enough for Szecsi to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,920,000 | -180,000 |
|
4,310,000 | 385,000 |
|
950,000 | -120,000 |
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 
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 
flop was checked by Marsh, Pobal tossed in a continuation bet of 105,000 and Marsh called. No betting action took place on the turn and the 
river, and Marsh tabled 
as the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,750,000 | 550,000 |
|
4,750,000 | 345,000 |
|
|
2,600,000 | -350,000 |
|
|
2,550,000 | -300,000 |
Erdal Gulseven Eliminated in 11th Place (€62,070)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Norbert Szecsi raised to 90,000 from the cutoff with . Erdal Gulseven called on the button with 
with Dominik Panka defending his big blind with 
.
The flop came 
, it was checked to Gulseven who shoved for 310,000. Panka quickly folded and Szecsi called.
The turn was the 
which didn't help Gulseven and neither did the 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,450,000 | 530,000 |
|
|
2,300,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
780,000 | -170,000 |
|
|
Busted |