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

12-15-2023 17:25 UTC+2

Helou Chips Up Through Schulze

Frank Visser

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

Sebastian Schulze min-raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Mark Helou flat-called on the button. A subsequent flop of Q♥6♣5♥ was then checked by Schulze, after which Helou let loose 60,000 chips.

Schulze made the call and a 3♦ turn graced the felt. Schulze checked again but folded after Helou put another 100,000 chips in the middle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Helou	1,920,000 420,000	420,000
Sebastian Schulze	660,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Mark Helou Sebastian Schulze

12-15-2023 17:19 UTC+2

Norwegian Battle

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Maxime Taldir

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

Jon Kyte raised to 55,000 from under the gun, then Preben Stokkan shoved for 260,000 from the big blind. Kyte seemed to hesitate, looked at the screen with the tournament information, and called.

Preben Stokkan: A♠J♦
Jon Kyte: 6♣5♣

On a bord of 4♥K♥10♦4♣K♠, Stokkan remained in the lead and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	2,000,000 300,000	300,000

Preben Stokkan	555,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Preben Stokkan

12-15-2023 17:19 UTC+2

Spragg Folds in Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

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

Marle Spragg opened from the cutoff for 55,000 chips before Serge Chechin reraised to 140,000 from the button. The blinds folded, but Spragg put in the extra chips required.

On the 8♥3♦6♠ flop, Spragg checked and folded to a subsequent 125,000 bet from her French opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marle Spragg	1,890,000 225,000	225,000

Serge Chechin	1,700,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Marle Spragg Serge Chechin

12-15-2023 17:16 UTC+2

Helou Takes the Rest From Garp

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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 17:11 UTC+2

Miracle River Saves Zhou

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Frank Visser

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

Cheng Zhao kicked off the action with a raise to 60,000 in the cutoff, after which Takumi Odani three-bet to 150,000 on the button. Zhao made the call and a 4♣3♠6♥ flop was spread,

Zhao checked to Odani, who continued with a tiny bet of 40,000. Zhoa then jammed all in for 340,000 and Odani snap called with the covering stack.

Cheng Zhao: J♦J♣
Takumi Odani: K♠K♦

Both players had overpairs, but Odani's kings had a gigantic lead. The Q♠ turn was clean for the Japanese player, but the J♠ river saw Zhao hit his two-outer to double up.

Odani, meanwhile was left with just under 12 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cheng Zhao	1,040,000 490,000	490,000
Takumi Odani	295,000 415,000	415,000

Tags: Cheng Zhao Takumi Odani

12-15-2023 17:06 UTC+2

Kyte Gets Four-Bet

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Frank Visser

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

Umberto Ruggeri open-raised to 55,000 from the hijack before Jon Kyte made it 150,000 to go from the button.

Adrien Guyon then announced his all-in from the small blind for 540,000 chips. Ruggeri got out of the way but Kyte asked for a count.

After some thinking time, Kyte let his hand go as well.

"If you show me king-queen, you're a legend," Kyte stated, but no cards were shown as Guyon raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	2,300,000 25,000	25,000

Umberto Ruggeri	1,270,000 60,000	60,000
Adrien Guyon	795,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Adrien Guyon Jon Kyte Umberto Ruggeri

12-15-2023 17:05 UTC+2

Jakovljevic Hits the Flop to Take Out Gonzalez

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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 17:00 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Five-Bet Shoves on Lupuleac

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Frank Visser

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

Alexandru Lupuleac put in a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff, and Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 210,000 from the big blind. Lupuleac then put in 450,000 chips for a four-bet and O'Dwyer shoved all in, covering Lupuleac's 1,245,000 stack.

Alexandru Lupuleac: Q♦Q♣
Steve O'Dwyer: A♣Q♥

No ace appeared on the 4♥9♦5♣4♣7♠ runout, securing the double-up for Lupuleac.

O'Dwyer was left with 340,000 chips to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Lupuleac	2,530,000 1,285,000	1,285,000
Steve O'Dwyer	340,000 1,270,000	1,270,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

12-15-2023 16:42 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Umberto Ruggeri	Italy	1,330,000	53
1	2	Preben Stokkan	Norway	285,000	11
1	3	Jon Kyte	Norway	2,325,000	93
1	4	Adrien Guyon	France	700,000	28
1	5	Marle Spragg	United States	2,115,000	85
1	6	Serge Chechin	France	1,450,000	58
1	7	Cesar Garcia	Spain	2,580,000	103
1	8	Grigorii Rodin	Russia	845,000	34

2	1	Max Neugebauer	Austria	1,140,000	46
2	2	Anton Bergstrom	Sweden	865,000	35
2	3	Alexandru Lupuleac	Romania	1,245,000	50
2	4	Padraig O'Neill	Ireland	3,025,000	121
2	5	Govert Metaal	Netherlands	660,000	26
2	6	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	1,610,000	64
2	7	Adria Diaz	Spain	200,000	8
2	8	Teun Mulder	Netherlands	1,330,000	53

3	1	Ran Ilani	Israel	685,000	27
3	2	Dejan Jakovljevic	Netherlands	1,730,000	69
3	3	Jose Gonzalez	Spain	230,000	9
3	4	Marius Kudzmanas	Lithuania	1,040,000	42
3	5	Cheng Zhao	China	550,000	22
3	6	Takumi Odani	Japan	710,000	28
3	7	Jiri Kocab	Czech Republic	980,000	39
3	8	Ettore Esposito	Italy	460,000	18

4	1	Ramon Colillas	Spain	1,515,000	61
4	2	Vincent Meli	France	1,840,000	74
4	3	Sebastian Schulze	Germany	1,240,000	50
4	4	Mark Helou	Lebanon	1,285,000	51
4	5	Andraz Gognjavec	Slovenia	1,140,000	46
4	6	Tobias Garp	Sweden	275,000	11
4	7	Adam Wagner	Czech Republic	970,000	39
4	8	Niall Farrell	United Kingdom	2,175,000	87

Player	Chips	Progress
Padraig O'Neill	3,025,000 165,000	165,000

Cesar Garcia	2,580,000 30,000	30,000
Jon Kyte	2,325,000 375,000	375,000

Niall Farrell	2,175,000 275,000	275,000

Marle Spragg	2,115,000 185,000	185,000

Vincent Meli	1,840,000
Dejan Jakovljevic	1,730,000 220,000	220,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,610,000 30,000	30,000

Ramon Colillas	1,515,000
Serge Chechin	1,450,000 450,000	450,000
Umberto Ruggeri	1,330,000 430,000	430,000
Teun Mulder	1,330,000 230,000	230,000
Mark Helou	1,285,000 115,000	115,000
Alexandru Lupuleac	1,245,000 205,000	205,000
Sebastian Schulze	1,240,000 135,000	135,000
Andraz Gognjavec	1,140,000 10,000	10,000
Max Neugebauer	1,140,000 360,000	360,000
Marius Kudzmanas	1,040,000
Jiri Kocab	980,000 645,000	645,000
Adam Wagner	970,000 130,000	130,000
Anton Bergstrom	865,000 130,000	130,000

Grigorii Rodin	845,000 440,000	440,000
Takumi Odani	710,000 90,000	90,000
Adrien Guyon	700,000 50,000	50,000
Ran Ilani	685,000 100,000	100,000

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