€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event Day 3 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-16-2022 00:35 UTC+2

Tekle Mariam Doubles Through Mattsson

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Simon Mattsson raised it up on the button and Henok Tekle Mariam defended from the big blind. The flop came and Mattsson continued with a bet of 20,000. Tekle Mariam check-raised to 60,000 and Mattsson countered with a re-raise to 130,000. Tekle Mariam shoved all in for 340,000 and Mattsson quickly called.

Henok Tekle Mariam:
Simon Mattsson:

Tekle Mariam flopped a flush but Mattsson had the better flush draw. The on the turn gave Mattsson even more outs but the on the river paired the wrong card and Tekle Mariam doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Mattsson	985,000 385,000	385,000
Henok Tekle Mariam	800,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Henok Tekle Mariam Simon Mattsson

12-16-2022 00:46 UTC+2

Shornikau Moves All in

TerranceReid

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Arie Kliper opened to 40,000 from under the gun. Action folded all the way to Maksim Shornikau in the small blind. He moved all in for 260,000, 13 big blinds.

Back on Kliper, he thought for his full 30 seconds before laying it down.

Play has been tight near the end of the night, a large portion of hands aren't seeing the flop with 12 minutes left in play on the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Lebor	2,405,000 -245,000	-245,000
Arie Kliper	1,480,000 120,000	120,000
Simon Lofberg	1,410,000 590,000	590,000
Simon Mattsson	1,000,000 15,000	15,000
Conor Beresford	925,000 75,000	75,000
Henok Tekle Mariam	715,000 -85,000	-85,000
Henri Juutilainen	565,000 205,000	205,000
Maksim Shornikau	340,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Maksim Shornikau

12-16-2022 00:48 UTC+2

Vaitiekunas Doubles, De Almeida Continues to Slip

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Pierre De Almeida opened to 50,000 in the cutoff and Paulius Vaitiekunas three-bet to 125,000 on the button. De Almeida ripped all in and Vaitiekunas called off his stack of 480,000.

Paulius Vaitiekunas:
Pierre De Almeida:

Despite being dominated, Vaitiekunas spiked a pair on the flop to take the lead. The and runout changed nothing and Vaitiekunas doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Vaitiekunas	1,010,000 325,000	325,000
Pierre De Almeida	550,000 -575,000	-575,000

Tags: Paulius Vaitiekunas Pierre De Almeida

12-16-2022 00:49 UTC+2

Last Five Hands of the Night

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The tournament clock has been paused and each table will play five more hands tonight before the chips go into the bag for Day 4 tomorrow.

12-16-2022 00:55 UTC+2

Lebor's "First Set of the Tournament" Gets Cracked

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

A completed board of was spread across the felt with around 200,000 in the middle. Benjamin Lebor and Arie Kliper were heads-up and Kliper made a bet of 150,000 on the river. Lebor flicked in a chip to call and Kliper tabled for the nut flush.

Lebor tossed his into the air in disbelief that he just lost the hand. "My first set of the tournament!" Lebor exclaimed.

"Liar," Conor Beresford chirped back.

"You don't believe me?" Lebor continued his charade.

"I played with you yesterday," Beresford noted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Lebor	2,130,000 -275,000	-275,000
Arie Kliper	1,860,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Benjamin Lebor Conor Beresford

12-16-2022 00:55 UTC+2

Mahmoud Doubles Through Shchepkin

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dmitry Shchepkin raised to 50,000 and Imed Ben Mahmoud shoved 275,000. Shchepkin called and the cards were turned up.

Imed Ben Mahmoud:
Dmitry Shchepkin:

The board ran out and Mahmoud held on with Big Slick to secure the late-night double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imed Ben Mahmoud	600,000 340,000	340,000
Dmitry Shchepkin	175,000 -575,000	-575,000

Tags: Dmitry Shchepkin Imed Ben Mahmoud

12-16-2022 01:02 UTC+2

D'Alterio Gets River Fold

TerranceReid

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jun Obara opened in middle position to 40,000 and picked up two callers, Luigi D'Alterio on his left and Pierre De Almeida in the big blind.

The flop was . De Almeida and Obara both checked, D'Alterio bet 50,000. De Almeida quickly folded, but Obara went for a check-raise to 150,000. D'Alterio glanced at his opponent and put in the call.

The turn came a . Obara lowered the bet to 130,000. Again, D'Alterio made the call.

The river fell the . Obara slowed down and checked. D'Alterio bet himself, going for 280,000. Obara didn't think long before letting his cards go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi D'Alterio	3,515,000 865,000	865,000
Jun Obara	2,760,000 -380,000	-380,000
Pierre De Almeida	505,000 -45,000	-45,000

Tags: Jun Obara Luigi D'Alterio Pierre De Almeida

12-16-2022 01:07 UTC+2

Play Has Concluded for the Night

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action has wrapped up on the final four tables with 30 players returning for Day 4 tomorrow. A full recap of the day's action along with the chip counts will be posted shortly.

12-16-2022 01:42 UTC+2

End of Day Chip Counts

Daniel Williams

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi D'Alterio	3,560,000 45,000	45,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero	3,415,000 -545,000	-545,000

Jun Obara	2,785,000 25,000	25,000
Ondrej Drozd	2,380,000 780,000	780,000
Benjamin Lebor	2,220,000 90,000	90,000
Parker Talbot	2,145,000 215,000	215,000

Arie Kliper	1,860,000
Antoine Saout	1,570,000 230,000	230,000
Rui Milhomens	1,475,000 -20,000	-20,000
Petar Kalev	1,465,000 265,000	265,000
Simon Lofberg	1,460,000 50,000	50,000
Timothy Adams	1,200,000 410,000	410,000
Ionut-Flavius Voinea	1,095,000 -90,000	-90,000
Istvan Pilhofer	1,050,000 390,000	390,000
Simon Mattsson	975,000 -25,000	-25,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	930,000 -80,000	-80,000
Jordan Saccucci	925,000 190,000	190,000

Conor Beresford	900,000 -25,000	-25,000
Yannick Cardot	825,000 -380,000	-380,000
Fabrice Bigot	755,000 170,000	170,000
Henok Tekle Mariam	730,000 15,000	15,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu	695,000 15,000	15,000
Laurent Cessy	675,000 -185,000	-185,000
Henri Juutilainen	645,000 80,000	80,000
Imed Ben Mahmoud	600,000

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12-16-2022 01:54 UTC+2

Day 4 Seat Draw by Table

Daniel Williams

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

TABLE	SEAT	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT	BIG BLINDS
1	1	Istvan Pilhofer	Hungary	1,050,000	42
1	2	Timothy Adams	Canada	1,200,000	48
1	3	Javier Gomez Zapatero	Spain	3,415,000	137
1	4	Ionut-Flavius Voinea	Romania	1,095,000	44
1	5	Conor Beresford	United Kingdom	900,000	36
1	6	Ondrej Drozd	Czech Republic	2,380,000	95
1	7	Fabrice Bigot	France	755,000	30
1	8	Simon Mattsson	Sweden	975,000	39

2	1	Dmitry Shchepkin	Russia	180,000	7
2	2	Yannick Cardot	France	825,000	33
2	3	Jordan Saccucci	Canada	925,000	37
2	4	Milan Simko	Czech Republic	470,000	19
2	5	Paul-Adrian Covaciu	Romania	695,000	28
2	6	Rui Milhomens	Portugal	1,475,000	59
2	7	Laurent Cessy	France	675,000	27
2	8	Henok Tekle Mariam	Netherlands	730,000	29

3	1	Antoine Saout	France	1,570,000	63
3	2	Jun Obara	Japan	2,785,000	111
3	3	Henri Juutilainen	Finland	645,000	26
3	4	Paulius Vaitiekunas	Lithuania	930,000	37
3	5	Arie Kliper	Israel	1,860,000	74
3	7	Luigi D'Alterio	Italy	3,560,000	142
3	8	Maksim Shornikau	Belarus	350,000	14

4	1	Simon Lofberg	Sweden	1,460,000	58
4	2	Imed Ben Mahmoud	Tunisia	600,000	24
4	3	Parker Talbot	Canada	2,145,000	86
4	4	Pierre De Almeida	France	540,000	22
4	6	Benjamin Lebor	United Kingdom	2,220,000	89
4	7	Vitezslav Cech	Czech Republic	435,000	17
4	8	Petar Kalev	Bulgaria	1,465,000	59