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

12-16-2023 15:53 UTC+2

Spragg Gets a Shove Through

Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Umberto Ruggeri opened to 135,000 from the hijack with A♦3♣. Govert Metaal called with K♠10♠ from the small blind. Marle Spragg looked down at K♣Q♥ in the big blind and jammed for 1,935,000. Both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Ruggeri	4,750,000 490,000	490,000
Govert Metaal	3,130,000 -335,000	-335,000
Marle Spragg	2,265,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Govert Metaal Marle Spragg Umberto Ruggeri

12-16-2023 15:49 UTC+2

Zhao Shows Kyte a Better Two Pair

Dan O'Hair

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jon Kyte opened to 140,000 from the hijack and was called by Cheng Zhao in the cutoff.

Zhao proceeded to call bets from Kyte on every street. First for 220,000 on the A♦10♣K♠ flop, then for 770,000 on the 4♦ turn, and finally for an even 1,000,000 on the 3♦ river.

Kyte turned over K♥10♥ for kings and tens, but Zhao held A♠10♠ for aces and tens, which got a sigh from Ktye as Zhao dragged the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	7,900,000 -1,505,000	-1,505,000

Cheng Zhao	7,300,000 2,145,000	2,145,000

Tags: Cheng Zhao Jon Kyte

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

12-16-2023 15:22 UTC+2

Break Time

Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The final 13 players are now on a 20-minute break.

The opening stage of Day 5 has been an absolute treat, with some wild hands and wilder runouts.

Jon Kyte remains atop of the counts after eliminating Niall Farrell, Max Neugebauer and Dejan Jakovljevic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	9,405,000 5,000	5,000

Cheng Zhao	5,155,000 -45,000	-45,000
Padraig O'Neill	4,350,000 150,000	150,000

Umberto Ruggeri	4,260,000 50,000	50,000
Govert Metaal	3,465,000 -5,000	-5,000
Adam Wagner	3,035,000 -265,000	-265,000
Grigorii Rodin	2,195,000 -255,000	-255,000
Marle Spragg	1,995,000 245,000	245,000
Vincent Meli	1,300,000 110,000	110,000
Jiri Kocab	905,000 225,000	225,000
Preben Stokkan	885,000 -75,000	-75,000
Serge Chechin	850,000
Mark Helou	635,000 -195,000	-195,000

12-16-2023 15:22 UTC+2

Metaal Wounds Chechin

Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Govert Metaal opened to 100,000 from the hijack with Q♥10♥ and Serge Chechin called from the small blind with 8♠5♠.

Chechin checked on the J♥J♣2♥ flop and Metaal bet 75,000. Chechin responded by making it 250,000 with eight-high. Metaal called.

The Q♠ turn gave Metaal queens and jacks to go along with his flush draw, which came in after action checked through to the 3♥ river. Chechin continued bluffing and fired out 575,000. Metaal called and took in a nice pot before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	3,470,000 905,000	905,000
Serge Chechin	850,000 -1,140,000	-1,140,000

Tags: Govert Metaal Serge Chechin

12-16-2023 15:18 UTC+2

"Jacket Trick" Works For Kocab

David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jon Kyte raised to 100,000 on the button and Cheng Zhao called in the small blind. Jiri Kocab then moved all in for 630,000 in the big blind and Kyte folded. Zhao, though, used a time bank before calling.

Jiri Kocab: A♠2♦
Cheng Zhao: A♥3♥

Both players were poised for a chop until the flop brought 10♠3♣10♣, giving Zhao two pair. Kocab got up from his seat and put on his jacket as the A♣ fell on the turn, giving both players the same two pair.

The river was the K♣ and they chopped the pot. "The jacket trick," Kyte said as Kocab retook his seat.

"50K each. You're welcome," Kyte added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	9,400,000

Cheng Zhao	5,200,000 100,000	100,000
Jiri Kocab	680,000 -645,000	-645,000

Tags: Cheng Zhao Jiri Kocab Jon Kyte

12-16-2023 15:18 UTC+2

Zhao Gets the Better of Kyte

Dan O'Hair

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jon Kyte opened to 180,000 from the small blind and Cheng Zhao called from the big blind.

Zhao called a 140,000 continuation bet from Kyte on the 7♣2♣10♥ flop and a 500,000 barrel from Kyte on the A♥ turn.

Both players checked down on the 3♠ river and Kyte turned over 6♠3♥ for a rivered pair of threes. They were no good against the A♣6♦ of Zhao for a pair of aces and Zhao added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	9,400,000

Cheng Zhao	5,100,000

Tags: Cheng Zhao Jon Kyte

12-16-2023 15:10 UTC+2

Big Slick for Spragg and Rodin

Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Marle Spragg woke up with A♠K♠ under the gun and opened to 100,000. Grigorii Rodin also had big slick A♦K♥ and three-bet to 275,000. Govert Metaal made a shrewd fold with A♣Q♣ from the big blind for the action to go back on Spragg, who jammed for 1,680,000. After using a time bank, Rodin called as the bigger stack.

The sweat-free board ran out with the Q♠Q♥3♥Q♦7♦, and the players chopped the pot. Metaal's face was a picture after the spoils were shared as he would have ended up with quads had he got in the mix.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grigorii Rodin	2,450,000 -60,000	-60,000
Marle Spragg	1,750,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Govert Metaal Grigorii Rodin Marle Spragg

12-16-2023 15:08 UTC+2

Diamonds Are Wagner's Best Friend

David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jon Kyte raised to 110,000 on the button and Jiri Kocab called in the big blind.

The flop came 6♦10♥8♠ and Kyte bet 160,000. Kocab called and Kyte bet another 600,000 on the 3♠ turn. Kocab gave up his hand this time.

The next hand, Padraig O'Neill made it 100,000 under the gun and Adam Wagner called in the small blind.

O'Neill continued for 75,000 on the 5♦9♦2♦ flop and Wagner called. The turn was the K♦ and O'Neill bet another 150,000.

Wagner again called and checked the 2♥ river. O'Neill checked back and Wagner showed 8♦7♦ for the flopped flush to win the pot.

"This guy makes a diamond flush every hand," Kyte said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	10,200,000 600,000	600,000

Padraig O'Neill	4,200,000 -400,000	-400,000

Adam Wagner	3,300,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Adam Wagner Jiri Kocab Jon Kyte Padraig O'Neill

12-16-2023 15:03 UTC+2

Trips for Chechin

Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Vincent Meli opened to 100,000 from under the gun and called when Serge Chechin three-bet to 200,000 with J♥7♥ from the button.

The flop and turn checked through to the river for the final board to show Q♦5♦J♠9♣J♦. Meli bet 100,000, and Chechin called with his trip jacks to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serge Chechin	1,990,000 430,000	430,000
Vincent Meli	1,190,000 40,000	40,000