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

12-16-2022 15:50 UTC+1

Updated Counts For the Final 18 Players

Terrance Reid

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Istvan Pilhofer	Hungary	1,970,000	49
1	2	Timothy Adams	Canada	290,000	7
1	3	Javier Gomez Zapatero	Spain	3,720,000	93
1	4	Ionut-Flavius Voinea	Romania	2,570,000	64
1	6	Fabrice Bigot	France	2,980,000	75
1	7	Petar Kalev	Bulgaria	2,035,000	51

2	1	Benjamin Lebor	United Kingdom	2,800,000	70
2	3	Jordan Saccucci	Canada	2,605,000	65
2	5	Paul-Adrian Covaciu	Romania	765,000	19
2	6	Rui Milhomens	Portugal	1,905,000	48
2	7	Laurent Cessy	France	515,000	13
2	8	Jun Obara	Japan	4,800,000	120

3	1	Antoine Saout	France	2,175,000	54
3	3	Parker Talbot	Canada	1,500,000	38
3	4	Paulius Vaitiekunas	Lithuania	895,000	22
3	6	Simon Lofberg	Sweden	3,095,000	77
3	7	Luigi D'Alterio	Italy	3,095,000	77
3	8	Maksim Shornikau	Belarus	595,000	15

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	4,800,000 150,000	150,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero	3,720,000

Simon Lofberg	3,095,000 270,000	270,000
Luigi D'Alterio	3,095,000 5,000	5,000
Fabrice Bigot	2,980,000 80,000	80,000
Benjamin Lebor	2,800,000 210,000	210,000
Jordan Saccucci	2,605,000 55,000	55,000

Ionut-Flavius Voinea	2,570,000 390,000	390,000
Antoine Saout	2,175,000
Petar Kalev	2,035,000 100,000	100,000
Istvan Pilhofer	1,970,000 80,000	80,000
Rui Milhomens	1,905,000 235,000	235,000
Parker Talbot	1,500,000 380,000	380,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	895,000 80,000	80,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu	765,000 85,000	85,000
Maksim Shornikau	595,000 5,000	5,000
Laurent Cessy	515,000 220,000	220,000
Timothy Adams	290,000 75,000	75,000

12-16-2022 15:32 UTC+1

Second Break With 18 Players Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Two out of potentially six levels have concluded and the field has already been whittled down to the final 18 players, who have been sent into a scheduled 20-minute break.

12-16-2022 15:32 UTC+1

Bigot Makes Big River Call Against Zapatero

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Terrance Reid

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Javier Gomez Zapatero opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and only Fabrice Bigot made the call in the small blind.

The flop came down . Bigot checked, and Gomez continued for 45,000. Bigot made the call with his king.

The turn brought the . and Bigot checked again. Gomex bet again, this time for 180,000. Once more, Bigot called.

The river fell the , Bigot checked the final street. Gomez fired the final barrel, betting 625,000. Bigot thought for about 30 seconds before making the call to take down the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero	3,720,000 910,000	910,000

Fabrice Bigot	2,900,000 990,000	990,000

12-16-2022 15:31 UTC+1

Saout Hits a Pair on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Luigi D'Alterio raised to 60,000 on the button and Antoine Saout three-bet to 235,000 from the big blind. D'Alterio called and the dealer spread the flop of .

Saout continued with a bet of 165,000 and D'Alterio called to see the on the turn. Saout fired out another bet of 360,000 and D'Alterio still called. The hit the river and both players tapped the table. Saout turned over for a rivered two pair and D'Alterio couldn't beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi D'Alterio	3,100,000 750,000	750,000
Antoine Saout	2,175,000 875,000	875,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Luigi D'Alterio

12-16-2022 15:28 UTC+1

Milan Simko Eliminated in 19th Place (€36,150)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Milan Simko was down to the last 140,000 and moved all-in.

"You finally found something?" Benjamin Lebor inquired in table chat while in the big blind.

Rui Milhomens then three-bet to 325,000 in the cutoff. Lebor wiggled his time banks in jest when it was his turn to act before checking the cards and snap-folding.

Milan Simko:
Rui Milhomens:

Lebor predicted a six on the turn for Simko to double but then changed his mind to clubs on the flop. The turn provided an additional gutshot but the river was a blank.

"Almost," Lebor concluded as Simko headed to the payout desk to collect €36,150 for the efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rui Milhomens	2,140,000 190,000	190,000
Milan Simko	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Milan Simko Rui Milhomens

12-16-2022 15:26 UTC+1

Talbot Gets One Through; D'Alterio Three-Bets

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Maksim Shornikau raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Parker Talbot three-bet to 195,000 in the small blind. Shornikau used one time bank extension and let the extra time run down to three seconds before folding.

One hand later, Paulius Vaitiekunas raised to 60,000 on the button and Simon Lofberg called in the small blind. Luigi D'Alterio then three-bet to 245,000 in the big blind and both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi D'Alterio	3,850,000 50,000	50,000
Simon Lofberg	2,825,000 15,000	15,000
Parker Talbot	1,120,000 80,000	80,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	975,000 75,000	75,000
Maksim Shornikau	600,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Luigi D'Alterio Maksim Shornikau Parker Talbot Paulius Vaitiekunas Simon Lofberg

12-16-2022 15:25 UTC+1

Pilhofer Gets Zapatero to Fold Dominating Hand With Four-Bet

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Terrance Reid

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Istvan Pilhofer opened to 65,000 from early position. On the button, Javier Gomez Zapatero three-bet to 190,000. In the big-blind, Fabrice Bigot found a four-bet to 450,000.

Pilhofer folded his hand, and Zapatero thought about it for about 30 seconds. Eventually, he did fold, despite holding the dominating queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero	4,630,000 520,000	520,000

Ionut-Flavius Voinea	2,960,000 95,000	95,000
Istvan Pilhofer	2,050,000 1,854,000	1,854,000
Petar Kalev	1,935,000 105,000	105,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,910,000 175,000	175,000
Timothy Adams	365,000 975,000	975,000

12-16-2022 15:21 UTC+1

Lebor Gets the Last Laugh

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Adam Lamers

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jun Obara raised to 60,000 on the button and was called by Benjamin Lebor in the small blind. Jordan Saccucci three-bet to 175,000 in the big blind and only Lebor called.

The flop came and Lebor led out with a bet of 100,000. Saccucci raised to 225,000 and Lebor called. The turn brought the and Lebor check-called a bet of 255,000 from Saccucci.

The landed on the river, putting four cards to a straight on the board. Lebor sized up a bet of 400,000 which put Saccucci in the tank for a minute before laying his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Lebor	2,590,000 640,000	640,000
Jordan Saccucci	2,550,000 760,000	760,000

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Jordan Saccucci Jun Obara

12-16-2022 15:18 UTC+1

Arie Kliper Eliminated in 20th Place (€36,150)

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Adam Lamers

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Arie Kliper pushed his short stack of 195,000 into the middle from the cutoff. Simon Lofberg tossed in a chip to call on the button and the blinds stepped aside.

Arie Kliper:
Simon Lofberg:

The flop came to give both players a pair but Lofberg's was the bigger of the two. The turn was the and the river was the which sent Kliper to the rail in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lofberg	2,840,000 240,000	240,000
Arie Kliper	Busted

Tags: Simon Lofberg Arie Kliper

12-16-2022 15:13 UTC+1

D'Alterio and Lebor Chip Back Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Two medium-sized pots were played at the same time on the outer tables.

In the first one, Benjamin Lebor called a raise by Jun Obara and then bet the flop for 100,000 and the turn for 150,000 when checked to. Obara check-called twice and they checked the on the river. The of Lebor was the best hand and he jumped out of the seat to fist pump.

Over on the other table, Simon Lofberg bet the turn in a battle of the blinds with Luigi D'Alterio. The latter called and Lofberg checked the river. D'Alterio fired a bet worth 600,000 and his opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	4,650,000 250,000	250,000
Luigi D'Alterio	3,800,000 280,000	280,000
Simon Lofberg	2,600,000 50,000	50,000
Benjamin Lebor	1,950,000 350,000	350,000
Arie Kliper	205,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Jun Obara Luigi D'Alterio Simon Lofberg