Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,542,720
Entries
4,732
Level
43
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Entries
137
Players Left
14
Players Left 1 / 4,732
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Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Maor Zaharagi opened to 160,000 from under the call and he was called by Ihor Prokopchuk in the small blind and Luke Porter in the big blind.
Zaharagi continued for 140,000 on the 4♥2♣A♠ flop. He was called by Prokopchuk, but not by Porter.
Both of them checked the 3♥ turn leading to the 3♦ river where Prokopchuk led out for 650,000. Zaharagi thought about it for a few seconds but folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
4,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
4,000,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Michael Sklenicka opened to 160,000 under the gun, and was faced with a three-bet to 500,000 from Michal Krzyminski in the cutoff. Action folded back to Sklenicka, who thought for a bit before pumping it up to 950,000.
Kryzminski didn't take long before five-bet jamming for 2,205,000 total, and didn't look pleased when Sklenicka snapped with the slightly covering stack.
Michal Krzyminski: J♦J♠ 
Michael Sklenicka: A♣K♣
Krzyminski was ahead in a race, but that didn't last long after the flop came A♦K♥4♥, giving Sklenicka top two pair. Kryzminski was down to two outs, and they didn't arrive on the 5♣3♠ turn and river.
Andro Scarpa was seen departing another table, having also busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,065,000
2,415,000
|
2,415,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Andrej Desset opened to 160,000 from under the gun and action folded to Vaclav Drbal in the small blind, who made it 650,000 to go. Desset responded by shoving for approximately 1,700,000 total and Drbal called after a bit of thought.
Andrej Desset: A♣K♥
Vaclav Drbal: A♦Q♦
The 2♣8♥7♠ flop came safe for Desset, but the Q♣ turn vaulted Drbal into the lead with a pair of queens.
Desset couldn't catch his three-outer on the 6♠ river and Drbal was claimed the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The road to PokerStars European Poker Tour glory always has plenty of twists and turns, and the record-breaking 2023 EPT €5,300 Prague Main Event was no exception.
Jon Kyte, who had led the tournament from Day 3, entered the finale with 229 big blinds and a historic chip lead, one that was assumed to be unassailable. Padraig O'Neill had other ideas and was unexpectedly awarded the final EPT Trophy of the 2023 season after overcoming the Norwegian in heads-up play.
Known affectionately as "Smidge" in the Irish poker community, O'Neill came into the day as the shortest stack and turned his 12 big blinds into a €1,030,000 payout. With the victory, he became Ireland's second-ever EPT Main Event champion, 11 years after Steve O'Dwyer reigned supreme in Monte Carlo.
2023 EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padraig O'Neill | Ireland | €1,030,000 |
| 2 | Jon Kyte | Norway | €643,000 |
| 3 | Umberto Ruggeri | Italy | €459,240 |
| 4 | Cheng Zhao | China | €353,240 |
| 5 | Adam Wagner | Czechia | €271,660 |
| 6 | Grigorii Rodin | Russian Federation | €209,000 |
| 7 | Govert Metaal | Netherlands | €160,750 |
| 8 | Marle Spragg | United States | €123,600 |
| 9 | Vincent Meli | France | €95,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Around 470,000 was in the middle on a board of K♠J♦4♣K♣, in a hand between Ricardo Caridade in early position and Jakub Sterba in middle position.
Caridade fired out a bet of 175,000, and Sterba made the call.
The K♥ river completed the board, and after a bit of thought, Caridade fired again, sizing up to 675,000, leading to a swift fold from Sterba.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,650,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mikkel Nielsen opened to 160,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Ladislao Dalfo. who announced he was all-in for his last 710,000 from the big blind. Nielsen verified the amount and called to put Dalfo at risk.
Ladislao Dalfo: 8♥8♠
Mikkel Nielsen: A♠10♠
It was a coin flip that went Dalfo's way after the 6♣4♥K♣9♥6♠ runout kept his eights best for the double up.
"Nice hand," Nielsen offered as Dalfo collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,150,000
1,205,000
|
1,205,000 |
|
1,540,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 9♥5♣A♠, Martin Kabrhel on the button bet 80,000, then fired a second barrel of 420,000 on the 7♥ turn. Miki Vea Garcia in the big blind check-called both times.
The J♣ completed the board and after Vea Garcia checked, Kabrhel decided to move all in. Vea Garcia snap-called, being the player at risk for 1,975,000.
Miki Vea Garcia: A♦9♦
Martin Kabrhel: 6♦3♣
Kabrhel bluffed and was called by Vea Garcia who flopped two pair and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,070,000
2,670,000
|
2,670,000 |
|
3,000,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
||
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Marco Dibiase shoved for his last 600,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ihor Prokopchuk, who had Dibiase covered on the button.
Marco Dibiase: A♦6♣
Ihor Prokopchuk: 8♦8♣
The 3♣6♥9♦5♦4♥ runout wasn't enough for Dibiase and he was forced to surrender the rest of his chips to Prokopchuk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Around 1,600,000 was in the middle on a flop of A♠10♠Q♣ and Martin Tsvetanov jammed his last 70,000 from the big blind, receiving a call from Michael Sklenicka in the cutoff.
Martin Tsvetanov: A♥10♥
Michael Sklenicka: A♣4♣
Tsvetanov had flopped two pair and Sklenicka required runner runners, but the 8♠ turn was a brick, the 4♠ river making Sklenicka a rubdown irrelevant two pair. "There's the four" he said, smiling as Tsvetanov raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
1,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
