€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day 4 Started
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,144,950
Entries
1,267
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
30
Players Left
9
Day 4 Seat Draw (By Table)
| 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 |
Final Four Tables Return for Day 4 of €5,300 EPT Main Event
With only three days of play left here at the €5,300 EPT Main Event here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague, the remaining 30 players are inching closer and closer to six-digit paydays here in the Hilton Prague venue.
What started as a field of 1,267 entries has whittled down to the final four tables, and one of the remaining will take home the first-place prize of €1,054,500. A millionaire will be made this weekend; today will see us get even closer to knowing who that will be.
The action of Day 4 kicks off at 12 p.m. local time, and a 30-minute delayed livestream will accompany the real-time coverage here at PokerNews.
€5,300 EPT Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi D'Alterio | Italy | 3,560,000 | 142 |
| 2 | Javier Gomez Zapatero | Spain | 3,415,000 | 137 |
| 3 | Jun Obara | Japan | 2,785,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Ondrej Drozd | Czech Republic | 2,380,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Benjamin Lebor | United Kingdom | 2,220,000 | 89 |
| 6 | Parker Talbot | Canada | 2,145,000 | 86 |
| 7 | Arie Kliper | Israel | 1,860,000 | 74 |
| 8 | Antoine Saout | France | 1,570,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Rui Milhomens | Portugal | 1,475,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Petar Kalev | Bulgaria | 1,465,000 | 59 |
Countries Represented
A total of 19 countries are represented by the remaining runners. One of the players to keep an eye on is the last one representing Japan, Jun Obara (2,785,000). One of only three players with over 100 big blinds coming into the day, Obara is coming off a recent strong showing at the Asian Poker Tour in Incheon, South Korea that included a victory there. Today, he looks to navigate a tough remaining field to imitate that success here in the Czech capital.
Three players representing the home turf of the Czech Republic are still in the running. Those are Milan Simko (470,000), Vitezslav Cech (435,000), and in the top ten list is Ondrej Drozd with 2,380,000.
Also in the field is PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot representing Canada with a healthy 2,145,000.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in EUR) | Place | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,054,500 | 8 | €126,700 |
| 2 | €658,750 | 9 | €97,450 |
| 3 | €470,500 | 16-17 | €43,400 |
| 4 | €361,950 | 18-20 | €36,150 |
| 5 | €278,450 | 21-23 | €30,400 |
| 6 | €214,150 | 24-27 | €26,400 |
| 7 | €164,750 | 28-31 | €23,000 |
| 8 | €126,700 |
Players will return to blinds of 10,000/25,000/25,000 in level 23. They will play 90-minute levels with breaks of 20 minutes in between each level. A 30-second shot clock and time banks will be in play.
Keep it locked in right here to PokerNews as our Live Reporting team follows the €5,300 EPT Main Event and its remaining 30 hopefuls to an exciting finish.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Dmitry Shchepkin Eliminated in 30th Place (€23,000)
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Laurent Cessy opened to 55,000 in the cutoff and Dmitry Shchepkin shipped his short stack of 180,000 into the middle from the small blind. Cessy quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
Dmitry Shchepkin: 
Laurent Cessy: 
The flop fell 
and Cessy took a sizeable lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn was the best card in the deck for Shchepkin but the 
bricked the river as he was eliminated on the first hand of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000 | 200,000 |
|
Busted |
Pierre De Almeida Eliminated in 29th Place (€23,000)
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Petar Kalev raised to 50,000 on the button and Simon Lofberg in the small blind three-bet to 225,000 to win the pot.
One hand later, Pierre De Almeida raised to 75,000 as the first player to act. Kalev three-bet to 190,000 and the action folded back to De Almeida. He pushed all-in for 540,000 and Kalev snap-called.
Pierre De Almeida: 
Petar Kalev: 
De Almeida gained a sweat until the 
turn but the 
river paired the board and the kicker played to eliminate De Almeida in 29th place for €23,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | 635,000 |
|
1,600,000 | 140,000 |
|
Busted |
Zapatero Three-Bets Mattsson From the Small Blind
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Simon Mattsson 
opened to 55,000 from the hijack. Action folded to Javier Gomez Zapatero 
in the small blind who three-bet to 200,000.
Back on Mattson, he decided to let the one-gapped suited connectors go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,470,000 | 55,000 |
|
965,000 | -10,000 |
Imed Ben Mahmoud Eliminated in 28th Place (€23,000)
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Action folded around to Simon Lofberg in the cutoff who raised to 50,000, Imed Ben Mahmoud three-bet to 200,000 from the button and the blinds folded. Lofberg responded by sliding in a four-bet to the tune of 500,000 covering Mahmoud. Mahmoud took no time in committing the rest of his stack and putting himself at risk.
Imed Ben Mahmoud: 
Simon Lofberg:
Mahmoud was dominated and got no help on the 
runout with Lofberg improving to a flush, sending Mahmoud to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,060,000 | 460,000 |
|
Busted |
Henok Tekle Mariam Eliminated in 27th Place (€26,400)
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Laurent Cessy opened to 50,000 under the gun. Directly on his left, Henok Tekle Mariam three-bet to 145,000. Action folded to Jordan Saccucci in the cutoff who cold four-bet by moving all in for about 1,000,000. Cessy folded, but Tekle Mariam made the call for less.
Henok Tekle Mariam: 
Jordan Saccucci: 
The classic flip early in the day, Saccucci took a commanding lead on the 
flop. He improved to a full house on the turn and 
river, so Tekle Mariam made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,940,000 | 1,015,000 |
|
|
695,999 | -179,001 |
|
Busted |
Saccucci Wins with a Flop Raise
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jordan Saccucci raised to 55,000 in the hijack and Rui Milhomens reraised to 210,000 from the small blind. Saccucci called and the dealer fanned the flop of 
.
Milhomens led out with a bet of 100,000 and Saccucci announced a raise to 250,000. Milhomens thought for a moment but decided to send his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,175,000 | 235,000 |
|
1,065,000 | -410,000 |