2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€913,250
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,144,950
Entries
1,267
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
9
Players Left
4

€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event

Day 5 Completed

Jordan Saccucci Leads Final Four of €5,300 EPT Main Event

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Jordan Saccucci
Jordan Saccucci

Nine players sat down at the final table of the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event to start the day here at the Hilton Prague venue in the Czech capital. That number has been cut down to the final four after just over four levels of play.

The man on top of the leaderboard at the start of the day was Jordan Saccucci. At the end of the day, he was still the man in the top spot with 12,925,000, or 86 big blinds. He'll be the one the other three are looking up to as they head into the final day of play tomorrow, each of them dreaming of the biggest piece of the €6,144,950 prize pool.

Two big stacks sit just behind him on the leaderboard, so Saccucci can't get too comfortable with his chip lead. From Hungary, Istvan Pilhofer ran his stack up to 10,600,000 at the end of the night, jumping up into the second spot on the leaderboard. From France, Antoine Saout sits just barely in third with 10,400,000.

The short stack heading to tomorrow's action is Jun Obara from Japan with 3,875,000. That's still 26 big blinds, so he'll have plenty of maneuverability to spin it up against the big stacks on all sides of him.

Jordan Saccucci Antoine Saout Istvan Pilhofer Jun Obara
Jordan Saccucci Antoine Saout Istvan Pilhofer Jun Obara

Seating Assignments for the Final Day

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Jordan SaccucciCanada12,925,00086
2Antoine SaoutFrance10,400,00069
3Istvan PilhoferHungary10,600,00071
4Jun ObaraJapan3,875,00026

All four remaining hopefuls have locked up an impressive €361,950. Even so, they're all dreaming of the top prize of €1,054,500 that goes to the winner.

Final Table Action of the Day

Playing from nine players to four players today, early action moved slow as players refused to be the first to fall. Eventually, Paul-Adrian Covaciu was that player when he lost a flip to end-of-day chip leader Saccucci. After him was Day 1a chip leader Javier Gomez Zapatero, who rode his big stack to the final table with 43 big blinds. He just couldn't get much going once he reached the final table, but took home a six-figure payday for his deep run.

Petar Kalev fell in seventh place, followed by Luigi D'Alterio in fifth place. Kalev ran a river bluff right into the straight of Saout to lose almost all of his chips, falling shortly afterward. D'Alterio couldn't win his all-important late flip against Pilhofer, so he was out the door as well.

With one more elimination to go before bagging up on the night, all eyes were on short-stacked fan favorite and PokerStars Ambassador Parker "Tonkaaaap" Talbot. He picked his spots well all day long, finding doubles left and right every time he got the chips in. He laddered up and up, watching players drop as he moved up the leaderboard. The dream of his first live poker trophy was getting more and more plausible. He ordered "lucky beers" throughout the final table that seemed to be working for him. Then he found another great spot at the end of the day.

Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

On the final hand of the night, Talbot woke up with kings against two inferior pocket pairs and got all the chips in the middle against the nines of Saccucci. Unfortunately for him, Saccucci drilled a set on the flop, so Talbot had to settle for fifth-place money of €278,450.

Main Event Day 5 Results and Remaining Payouts

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (in EUR)
1  €1,054,500
2  €658,750
3  €470,500
4  €361,950
5Parker TalbotCanada€278,450
6Luigi D'AlterioItaly€214,150
7Petar KalevBulgaria€164,750
8Javier Gomez ZapateroSpain€126,700
9Paul-Adrian CovaciuRomania€97,450

With the World Cup Final schedule in mind, tomorrow's action will pick back up at 10:30 a.m. as the final four play down to a winner. The 30-minute-delayed livestream will start at 11:00 a.m. Players will return with 69 minutes left on the clock in level 31 with blinds of 100,000/150,000 and a 150,000 big blind ante.

You can be sure that PokerNews will be providing live reports from the venue here in Prague. Tune in tomorrow to see this one to a finish and find out who will be the next EPT Main Event Champion.

Tags: Antoine SaoutIstvan PilhoferJavier Gomez ZapateroJordan SaccucciJun ObaraLuigi D'AlterioParker TalbotPaul-Adrian CovaciuPetar Kalev

Parker Talbot Eliminated in 5th Place (€278,450)

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Jun Obara raised to 725,000 on the button with the {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Jordan Saccucci flat-called in the small blind- Parker Talbot then pushed all-in for 1,500,000 in the big blind and Obara sigh-folded while Saccucci called.

Parker Talbot: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Jordan Saccucci: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop left Talbot with just one out as a king had been folded preflop. There was no miracle on the {q-Clubs} turn and {5-Spades} river as Talbot recorded his best EPT Main Event finish but came up short of victory. His fifth place is rewarded with a payday of €278,450 and the action for Day 5 has concluded.

Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jordan Saccucci ca
Jordan Saccucci
12,925,000
2,375,000
2,375,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
3,875,000
-725,000
-725,000
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
Busted

Tags: Jordan SaccucciJun ObaraParker Talbot

Some Chips for Obara; Aces for Saout

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Istvan Pilhofer limped the small blind with {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Jun Obara checked the {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades} in the big blind. The {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop was bet for 200,000 by Pilhofer and Obara called. They checked the {5-Clubs} turn and {4-Diamonds} river as Obara got a few chips back.

Parker Talbot then folded the {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades} from under the gun with a stack of 11 blinds. Antoine Saout raised to 350,000 in the cutoff with {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and Jordan Saccucci called from the big blind with the {10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. The flop fell {j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Saccucci folded to a bet worth 425,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
10,600,000
-350,000
-350,000
Profile photo of Jordan Saccucci ca
Jordan Saccucci
10,550,000
-500,000
-500,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
10,400,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
4,600,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
1,650,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Istvan PilhoferAntoine SaoutJordan SaccucciJun ObaraParker Talbot

Obara Caught With a Move by Pilhofer

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Jun Obara raised to 300,000 from under the gun with the {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Istvan Pilhofer came along in the big blind with {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}.

The {q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop brought a check by Pilhofer, who then called a min-bet worth 150,000 by Obara. Pilhofer checked again the {9-Hearts} turn and Obara made it 575,000 to go which led to a call by his opponent.

The {9-Diamonds} river paired the board and Pilhofer bet just 325,000 into a pot of 2,300,000. Obara was having another idea and raised it up to 875,000 to get snapped off by Pilhofer, who raked in another seizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
10,950,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
4,350,000
-2,320,000
-2,320,000

Tags: Istvan PilhoferJun Obara

Pilhofer Doubles Through Saccucci

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Istvan Pilhofer
Istvan Pilhofer

Parker Talbot raised to 300,000 with the {k-Spades}{q-Hearts} and Antoine Saout three-bet to 800,000 with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} in the cutoff, forcing out all players behind.

Jordan Saccucci then faced an open raise to 350,000 by Istvan Pilhofer and verified the stack size of his opponent before he opted to flat-call on the button. The flop brought {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Spades} and Pilhofer bet 300,000, Saccucci raised to 700,000 before his opponent snap-jammed for 3,925,000.

Saccucci asked for an exact count and then burned through several time bank extensions before making the very reluctant call.

Istvan Pilhofer: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Jordan Saccucci: {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Pilhofer was ahead with the overpair against top pair and top kicker. Nothing changed on the {2-Hearts} turn and {2-Spades} river as the Hungarian put a dent into the stack of chip leader Saccucci.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jordan Saccucci ca
Jordan Saccucci
11,050,000
-3,870,000
-3,870,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
10,200,000
680,000
680,000
Profile photo of Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
8,950,000
4,585,000
4,585,000
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
2,050,000
-285,000
-285,000

Tags: Antoine SaoutIstvan PilhoferJordan SaccucciParker Talbot

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

Last Break of the Day

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Players are heading on a 30-minute break before playing the final planned level of the night.

Five players remain. They will return to blind levels of 100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 big blind ante.

Final Five Chip Counts

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
2Jordan SaccucciCanada14,920,000 
6Parker TalbotCanada2,335,000 
7Antoine SaoutFrance9,520,000 
8Istvan PilhoferHungary4,365,000 
9Jun ObaraJapan6,670,000 
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jordan Saccucci ca
Jordan Saccucci
14,920,000
-300,000
-300,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
9,520,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
6,670,000
240,000
240,000
Profile photo of Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
4,365,000
-245,000
-245,000
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
2,335,000
-305,000
-305,000