€10,300 EPT High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

€10,300 EPT High Roller

Day 3 Started

12-17-2023 11:55 UTC+2

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Josh Noy

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12-17-2023 11:59 UTC+2

Juan Pardo on the Hunt for Sixth EPT Title in the €10,300 EPT High Roller

Ollie Garland

The PokerStars European Poker Tour continues today at the Hilton Prague as Event #52: €10,300 EPT High Roller plays to its conclusion. The event is scheduled to kick off at 12 p.m. local time as the final 24 players get whittled down to a champion, each playing for their share of the €2,328,000 prize pool.

Entering Day 3 with the overall chip lead is Juan Pardo, who managed to accumulate 1,350,000 by the conclusion of play last night. Pardo already has a more than impressive sum of $9,623,392 in live tournament earnings but is looking to add an additional €491,950 with a win today. If Pardo manages to convert his chip lead into a trophy, it will be his sixth EPT win on the circuit and his second win this year, after taking down the $50,000 EPT Super High Roller event in Cyprus just two months ago.

Pardo’s path to victory isn’t clear, as both Tobias Peters and Salih Atac are following closely behind with stacks of 1,120,000 and 1,105,000 respectively; the only other players to eclipse a stack of seven-figures.

Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Juan Pardo	Spain	1,350,000	90
2	Tobias Peters	Netherlands	1,120,000	75
3	Salih Atac	Switzerland	1,105,000	74
4	Natan Chauskin	Belarus	760,000	51
5	Diogo Coelho	Portugal	675,000	45
6	Anton Suarez	Sweden	625,000	42
7	Kubanychbek Abakirov	Kyrgyzstan	610,000	41
8	Nisad Muratovic	Bosnia and Herzegovina	585,000	39
9	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	505,000	34
10	Shyngis Satubayev	Kazakhstan	490,000	33

Amongst the finalists, Antoine Saout also remains in contention with 275,000. After finishing second in last year's EPT Prague Main Event, Saout will certainly be looking to improve upon his previous finish as he attempts to claim a career-first PokerStars shard.

The tournament will recommence on Level 11 with blinds at 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. Players will play through hour-long levels until a winner is crowned.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as our live reporting team follows all the action throughout the day as we wrap up here at EPT Prague.

Tags: Antoine Saout Anton Suarez Diogo Coelho Juan Pardo Kubanychbek Abakirov Natan Chauskin Nisad Muratovic Salih Atac Shyngis Satubayev Tarmo Tammel Tobias Peters

12-17-2023 13:01 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

Ollie Garland

The cards are in the air and play has commenced for the day.

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

12-17-2023 13:12 UTC+2

Alexander Norden and Marcelo Manfredini Eliminated in 24th and 23rd Place (€23,050 and €26,450)

Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Marcelo Manfredini, raised to 35,000 from middle position, Alexander Norden called off the bet in the hijack for his last 35,000 and Tarmo Tammel squeezed to 105,000 on the button. Manfredini called.

With action on the side, the flop landed 3♣3♦K♣. Manfredini checked and Tammel put him all in for approximately 300,000. Manfredini called.

Alexander Norden: J♦J♣
Marcelo Manfredini: A♣7♣
Tarmo Tammel: A♠K♥

The turn and river fell the 7♠ and 10♦ respectively and Tammel scored a double bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tarmo Tammel	1,400,000 895,000	895,000
Marcelo Manfredini	Busted
Alexander Norden	Busted

Tags: Alexander Norden Marcelo Manfredini Tarmo Tammel

12-17-2023 13:16 UTC+2

Yevgeneiy Golenko Eliminated in 22nd Place (€26,450)

Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The action was caught as the full board had been dealt 4♦5♣Q♠10♦5♠.

Yevgeneiy Golenko, in the small blind, checked the action to Salih Atac, in the hijack. Atac bet enough to put Golenko all in for his effective stack of approximately 200,000. Golenko used several time banks before finally calling off for his tournament life.

Yevgeneiy Golenko: A♥J♣
Salih Atac: K♣K♦

Golenko's hero call back fired and he was sent to the rail by the kings of Atac.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salih Atac	940,000 -165,000	-165,000
Yevgeneiy Golenko	Busted

Tags: Salih Atac Yevgeneiy Golenko

12-17-2023 13:23 UTC+2

Derzhypilskiy Cracks Chauskin's Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Following an open raise from middle position, Andrii Derzhypilskyi moved all in for 185,000 from late position. Natan Chauskin flat called and the original raiser folded. Players turned their cards.

Andrii Derzhypilskyi: 4♦4♠
Natan Chauskin: A♥A♠

The board ran out 5♠7♦J♠4♥6♣. Derzhypilskyi made a set of fours on the turn to crack Chauskin's aces and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natan Chauskin	715,000 -45,000	-45,000
Andrii Derzhypilskyi	400,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Andrii Derzhypilskyi Natan Chauskin

12-17-2023 13:30 UTC+2

Diogo Coelho Eliminated in 21st Place (€26,450)

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Hand 1

Shyngis Satubayev raised to 35,000 from early position and Diogo Coelho three-bet to 70,000 from late position. Satubayev then moved all in for 460,000 and Coelho made the call. Players flipped their cards.

Shyngis Satubayev: J♠J♦
Diogo Coelho: A♠K♦

The board ran out 2♣7♠5♦6♥Q♣. Satubayev held with his pocket jacks to double up his stack, leaving Coelho with around 230,000 behind.

Hand 2

Diogo Coelho raised to 35,000 from middle position and Shyngis Satubayev reraised to 115,000 from the small blind. Coelho used two time bank cards before moving all in. Satubayev called and this time it was Coelho who was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Diogo Coelho: 10♦10♥
Shyngis Satubayev: K♦J♦

The board ran out J♣Q♠J♠9♠4♠. Satubayev made trip jacks on the flop to win the pot. In two hands against the same player, Coelho was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place for €26,450.