Renji Mao has been on the spin up.
He opened to 26,000 from the hijack. Jon Kyte three-bet to 52,000. Renji Mao four-bet all in for around 275,000. Kyte called.
Jon Kyte: J♣J♦
Renji Mao: A♣Q♦
Mao made trips across the 8♣7♦K♠A♥A♠ board to send Kyte to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
Busted |
Igor Yaroshevskyy opened to 25,000 from the button, and was faced with a three-bet jam with the covering stack from Bruno Bernardino in the small blind. Yaroshevskyy got his 260,000 total stack into the middle.
Igor Yaroshevskyy: K♥Q♥
Bruno Bernardino: 10♠10♦
Igor Yaroshevskyy was behind in a race, but hit the K♠J♣7♠ flop, the J♦4♥ turn and river confirming his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
550,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Bruno Bernardino opened to 24,000 from early position. Conor Bergin three-bet to 100,000. Action folded around and Bernardino moved all in. Bergin called quickly but was covered.
Conor Bergin: K♣Q♦
Bruno Bernardino: A♠Q♣
Bergin couldn't hit a king on the 3♣9♥5♣4♠7♥ runout and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
Patrik Jaros jammed for 121,000 from middle position and he was called by Igor Yaroshevskyy in the cutoff.
Patrik Jaros: A♦5♣
Igor Yaroshevskyy: A♣Q♠
Jaros was on the edge of elimination, but on 2♥10♠4♥4♦5♠, he was lucky enough to pair his five on the river to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
272,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Rui Nogueira Da Silva E Sousa opened to 55,000, keeping a single chip worth 5,000 with him. Anton Wigg on the button announced "raise", so he raised to 98,000. The blinds folded and Nogueira called.
Rui Nogueira Da Silva E Sousa: 2♦2♣
Anton Wigg: A♥Q♣
Wigg hit two pair on A♦10♣3♥Q♥5♣ and sent Nogueira to the rail. The table broke after this hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,730,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Artsiom Lasouski opened from the small blind before Igor Yaroshevskyy moved all in over the top. Lasouski called and had Yaroshevskyy covered.
Igor Yaroshevskyy: A♦9♣
Artsiom Lasouski: 9♦9♥
Yaroshevskyy couldn't find an ace or Broadway across the K♥K♠10♥Q♠7♦ runout and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,875,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Simon Mattsson opened to 26,000 under the gun, and Ran Ilani three-bet to 122,000 from the big blind, leaving himself a single 1,000 chip behind. Mattsson just called.
On the 6♠4♥2♣ flop, Ilani stuck his last chip in and Mattsson called.
Ran Ilani: A♥J♥
Simon Mattsson: K♠J♠
Ilani was ahead, but the K♥ rolled off on the turn, and the Q♦ river confirmed his fate.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
625,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
Busted |
The remaining 22 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
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.
| 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: 21
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
