€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event Day 4 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-16-2022 13:07 UTC+1

Obara Jams Into Kliper

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action was picked up on the turn with some 300,000 in the middle. Arie Kliper checked out of the big blind and Jun Obara in the cutoff made it 205,000 to go. Kliper then check-raised to 490,000 and Obara verified the bet size before he made the call.

Both headed to the river on which Kliper opted to check. Obara now moved all-in with the covering stack and Kliper folded.

"Nice bluff," Luigi D'Alterio mentioned in table chat and Obara started smiling. No bluff, I am Japanese, we don't bluff. All Japanese play tight ..." before he raked in the pot with a big grin on the face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	3,900,000 830,000	830,000
Arie Kliper	825,000 945,000	945,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Jun Obara Luigi D'Alterio

12-16-2022 13:05 UTC+1

Talbot Steps Out of Line

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Fabrice Bigot opened to 55,000 on the button and Parker Talbot three-bet to 185,000 in the small blind. Benjamin Lebor gave it some thought in the big blind but decided to get out of the way.

With the action back on Bigot, he counted out a four-bet to 350,000. Talbot instantly folded and Bigot raked in the pot.

"You're just too good," Talbot reacted after the hand. "Maybe you were right. The French are getting better."

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	1,460,000 240,000	240,000

Fabrice Bigot	1,215,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Parker Talbot Fabrice Bigot Benjamin Lebor

12-16-2022 13:03 UTC+1

Juutiainen Doubles Through D'Alterio

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Daniel Williams

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Luigi D'Alterio opened to 55,000 from middle position and the action folded around to the table shortstack Henri Juutilainen in the small blind who reraised all in for 280,000, Paulius Vaitiekunas folded the big blind and the decision was back on D'Alterio who made the call.

Henri Juutilainen:
Luigi D'Alterio:

The board ran out and Juutilainen secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi D'Alterio	3,200,000 300,000	300,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	1,150,000 190,000	190,000
Henri Juutilainen	625,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Henri Juutilainen Luigi D'Alterio Paulius Vaitiekunas

12-16-2022 13:01 UTC+1

Simko and Covaciu Battle in the Blinds

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Milan Simko limped in from the small blind and Paul-Adrian Covaciu raised to 75,000 from the big blind. Simko called and the flop fell . Both players checked and the paired the board on the turn.

Simko led out with a bet of 50,000 and Covaciu called to see the on the river. Simko used both hands to push out a bet of 225,000 and Covaciu quickly relinquished his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milan Simko	510,000 40,000	40,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu	495,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Milan Simko Paul-Adrian Covaciu

12-16-2022 13:00 UTC+1

Ondrej Drozd Eliminated in 26th Place (€26,400)

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Terrance Reid

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ondrej Drozd opened to 60,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Javier Gomez Zapatero on the button who three-bet to 180,000.

Back on Drozd, he moved all in for 2,045,000. Zapatero quickly made the call.

With over 4,000,000 in the pot, the biggest pot of the tournament, Drozd was at risk against the bigger overpair. The runout was , no help to Drozd, and he was eliminated.

Zapatero extends his chip lead and has just over 15 percent of the chips in play with 25 remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero	5,820,000 2,350,000	2,350,000

Ondrej Drozd	Busted

Tags: Javier Gomez Zapatero Ondrej Drozd

12-16-2022 12:54 UTC+1

Small Pots Only for a While

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Parker Talbot raised to 50,000 and Vitezslav Cech defended the big blind with a shorter stack behind. The flop brought and Cech check-folded when Talbot made it 60,000 to go.

Benjamin Lebor then raised to 55,000 on the button and Petar Kalev called out of the big blind. Both checked the flop and the followed on the turn. Kalev now bet 180,000 and a somewhat surprised Lebor needed 25 seconds before folding.

Paulius Vaitiekunas raised to 50,000 and Maksim Shornikau called in the big blind. The flop was checked by Shornikau and Vaituekunas bet 50,000 to receive a call. After the turn, Shornikau checked and then folded when facing a bet worth 155,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi D'Alterio	3,500,000 50,000	50,000
Simon Lofberg	2,200,000 140,000	140,000
Petar Kalev	2,200,000 60,000	60,000
Benjamin Lebor	2,175,000 575,000	575,000
Antoine Saout	1,700,000 310,000	310,000
Parker Talbot	1,700,000 50,000	50,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	960,000 110,000	110,000
Maksim Shornikau	875,000 65,000	65,000
Vitezslav Cech	375,000 60,000	60,000
Henri Juutilainen	250,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Maksim Shornikau Paulius Vaitiekunas Petar Kalev Vitezslav Cech

12-16-2022 12:47 UTC+1

Obara Puts the Heat on Saout

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Antoine Saout raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Jun Obara three-bet to 140,000 on the button. Saout called and they went heads-up to a flop of .

Saout checked to Obara who fired out a bet of 80,000 and Saout called. The paired the board on the turn and Saout led out with a bet of 150,000. Obara called and the completed the board.

Saout checked this time and Obara pushed out a stack of 520,000. Saout thought for his entire 30 seconds but opted to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	3,070,000 320,000	320,000
Antoine Saout	1,390,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Jun Obara Antoine Saout

12-16-2022 12:45 UTC+1

The Battle for Table Captain Continues

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Daniel Williams

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action started with Benjamin Lebor who opened to 55,000 from the hijack and it folded around to Fabrice Bigot in the small blind who made the call. Parker Talbot paused for a moment before reraising to 240,000 from the big blind which invoked a fold from Lebor only for Bigot to four-bet all in for 900,000 total.

Talbot smirked before folding claiming in his defence that "I had a good hand!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	1,750,000 110,000	110,000

Benjamin Lebor	1,600,000 620,000	620,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,200,000 445,000	445,000

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Fabrice Bigot Parker Talbot

12-16-2022 12:42 UTC+1

Beresford Traps With Flopped Set

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Terrance Reid

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Conor Beresford opened for 55,000 from the cutoff. Ondrej Drozd called on the button, as did Simon Mattsson in the small blind.

The flop came out . Mattsson checked. Beresford decided to check his top set. Drozd made top pair on the case king and bet 75,000. Mattsson folded, but Beresford just called.

The turn brought a , giving Drozd all sorts of outs with a straight flush draw. Beresford check-called a bet of 150,000 to head to a river.

The river came a blank . Action quickly went check-check, and Beresford showed his set to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ondrej Drozd	2,280,000 100,000	100,000
Conor Beresford	1,170,000 270,000	270,000
Simon Mattsson	875,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Ondrej Drozd Simon Mattsson

12-16-2022 12:37 UTC+1

Triple Up for Juutilainen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jun Obara raised to 50,000 on the button and Henri Juutilainen called all-in for 45,000 in the small blind, Paulius Vaitiekunas came along from the big blind.

Both active players checked the flop and Vaitiekunas bet the turn for 55,000. Obara raised and the Lithuanian folded.

Henri Juutilainen:
Jun Obara: