€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-15-2023 18:25 UTC+2

Colillas Busts Gognjavec, Plays Hundred Big Blinds

Frank Visser

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

Andraz Gognjavec open-shipped for 420,000 chips from the cutoff and the action folded to Ramon Colillas in the big blind, who asked for a count.

After the dealer gave Colillas the correct number, Colillas stuck in the call to put Gognjavec at risk.

Andraz Gognjavec: A♣J♠
Ramon Colillas: K♦Q♥

Colillas paired his queen on the 3♣2♣Q♠ flop, but Gognjavec turned a straight flush draw with the 5♣. However, the 9♦ river bricked out, and he swiftly left the tournament area while Colillas chipped up to over 100 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	2,625,000 625,000	625,000

Andraz Gognjavec	Busted

Tags: Andraz Gognjavec Ramon Colillas

12-15-2023 18:24 UTC+2

Odani Runs into Zhao's Aces

Maxime Taldir

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

Cheng Zhao raised to 50,000 from the button, then Takumi Odani three-bet shoved for 300,000 from the small blind. Jiri Kocab hesitated, but eventually folded. And he was right to do so as Zhao snap-called with the best hand possible.

Takumi Odani: A♦9♦
Cheng Zhao: A♥A♣

Odani found a flush draw on the 6♦Q♦3♣ flop, but Zhao hit a set on the turn A♠. The river 9♠ didn't change anything, and Odani was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cheng Zhao	1,830,000 280,000	280,000
Jiri Kocab	830,000 30,000	30,000
Takumi Odani	Busted

Tags: Jiri Kocab Takumi Odani Cheng Zhao

12-15-2023 17:57 UTC+2

Guyon Eliminated as Spragg Folds Aces

Frank Visser

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

Marle Spragg open-raised to 55,000 from under the gun and found callers in Umberto Ruggeri on the button and Adrien Guyon in the small blind.

The flop fell 3♠2♣4♠ and the action checked to Ruggeri, who fired a bet of 60,000. Guyon then raised to 200,000, and Spragg called cold.

The action was back on Ruggeri, who three-bet all in for 1,000,000. Guyon called for his stack of 800,000, while Spragg folded her A♠A♣ face-up to create a heads up showdown.

Adrien Guyon: 7♠2♠
Umberto Ruggeri: 4♥4♣

Spragg would have made her wheel on the 5♣ turn, and the 7♣ river gave Guyon two pair.

However, Ruggeri's flopped set remained the best hand between the two players still in the pot, and he knocked out Guyon while shipping a monster pot of around 90 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Ruggeri	2,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Marle Spragg	1,980,000 -370,000	-370,000
Adrien Guyon	Busted

Tags: Adrien Guyon Marle Spragg Umberto Ruggeri

12-15-2023 17:30 UTC+2

Zhao Takes Out Esposito

David Salituro

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

Cheng Zhao raised to 50,000 in middle position and Jiri Kocab called in the cutoff. Ettore Esposito then moved all in for 275,000 on the button.

Ran Ilani asked for a count in the small blind and tanked for a moment before folding as action went back on Zhao, who also took around 30 seconds before he called. Kocab quickly got out of the way.

Ettore Esposito: 5♥5♠
Cheng Zhao: 8♠8♦

The board ran out A♥4♣6♥3♥10♠ and Zhao's eights stayed in the lead to send Esposito to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cheng Zhao	1,400,000 360,000	360,000
Jiri Kocab	800,000 -180,000	-180,000
Ettore Esposito	Busted

Tags: Cheng Zhao Ettore Esposito Jiri Kocab

12-15-2023 17:16 UTC+2

Helou Takes the Rest From Garp

David Salituro

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

Mark Helou raised to 55,000 in middle position, Tobias Garp moved all in for 280,000 in the cutoff, and Helou called.

Tobias Garp: A♣K♠
Mark Helou: J♦J♠

The board ran out 10♣8♠3♣9♣10♦ and Garp couldn't catch up as Helou, who took most of Garp's stack the previous level, took the pot to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Helou	1,500,000 215,000	215,000
Tobias Garp	Busted

Tags: Mark Helou Tobias Garp

12-15-2023 17:05 UTC+2

Jakovljevic Hits the Flop to Take Out Gonzalez

David Salituro

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

Action folded to Dejan Jakovljevic in the small blind who raised enough to put Jose Gonzalez all in from the big blind. Gonzalez spent a minute looking around at the other tables before calling for his last 200,000.

Jose Gonzalez: K♥5♦
Dejan Jakovljevic: K♦4♦

The flop came 8♥4♠3♥ and Jakovljevic hit a pair of fours to take the lead. Gonzalez picked up a straight draw on the A♣ turn, but the J♠ river spelled the end of his Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Jakovljevic	1,950,000 220,000	220,000
Jose Gonzalez	Busted

Tags: Dejan Jakovljevic Jose Gonzalez

12-15-2023 16:31 UTC+2

It's Over for Lampropulos

Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Down to 120,000, Maria Lampropulos shoved from under the gun. Then everybody folded to Marius Kudzmanas in the small blind, who raised all in and made the big blind fold.

Maria Lampropulos: A♠8♦
Marius Kudzmanas: 9♣9♠

Lampropulos didn't find the ace she needed to stay in the tournament on the J♠4♦10♣K♠5♠ board. Finishing 33th, she takes €21,000. After her elimination, the table broke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	1,040,000 90,000	90,000
Maria Lampropulos	Busted

Tags: Maria Lampropulos Marius Kudzmanas

12-15-2023 16:16 UTC+2

Schulze Busts Banicevic

Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sebastian Schulze raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and Mark Helou called from the button. Vlado Banicevic then jammed all in for 280,000 from the big blind.

Schulze asked for a count and rejammed thereafter, after which Helou folded his K♣10♣ face-up.

Vlado Banicevic: K♥Q♣
Sebastian Schulze: 7♣7♦

Banicevic flopped a gutshot on 3♠A♦10♦, but no further help arrived on the 9♣2♣ runout. He was eliminated from the Main Event, while Schulze chipped back up to nearly one million chips.

"I would've won if I called," Helou noted. "But I'm not that crazy, not yet."

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Schulze	965,000 530,000	530,000
Mark Helou	730,000 -110,000	-110,000
Vlado Banicevic	Busted

Tags: Mark Helou Sebastian Schulze Vlado Banicevic

12-15-2023 16:15 UTC+2

Rose Eliminated by Metaal

Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On the feature table, Govert Metaal opened to 40,000 from the cutoff, then Lukas Rose three-bet all in for 155,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Metaal made the call.

Lukas Rose: A♥7♦
Govert Metaal: K♦8♦

Rose was on the edge of elimination after Metaal hit a pair on the 9♣8♥2♥ flop. The turn 5♣ and the river 3♣ didn't bring any help for Rose, who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	700,000 120,000	120,000
Lukas Rose	Busted

Tags: Govert Metaal Lukas Rose

12-15-2023 16:03 UTC+2

Banicevic Busts "One" and Doubles Gognjavec

Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Vlado Banicevic moved all in from the small blind and "John One" called of his stack of around 90,000 in the big blind.

"John One": A♥3♣
Vlado Banicevic: J♦8♠

"One" paired up to ahead on the 6♥3♠2♥ flop but the J♥ turn gave Banicevic the lead, which he held onto following the 6♣ river to secure the KO.

The following hand, Sebastian Schulze opened from middle position before Andraz Gognjavec jammed for 485,000 from the cutoff. Banicevic reshoved as the bigger stack from the button which folded out Schulze.

Andraz Gognjavec: Q♣Q♦
Vlado Banicevic: 9♥9♠

Gignjavec's queens were never troubled as the board ran out with the J♣6♦2♦4♠K♥.