€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-13-2024 19:08 UTC+2

McSwiney Sends Oberlieben to the Rail

Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With the board showing 3♠Q♠7♣10♣, Ken Oberlieben checked from the big blind and then faced a bet of 50,000 from Joshua McSwiney out of the cutoff. Oberlieben check-shoved for roughly 250,000, and McSwiney snap-called.

Ken Oberlieben: 10♦7♥ All in
Joshua McSwiney: Q♦J♥

Oberlieben had turned two pair against the top pair of McSwiney and was in great shape to double up if he could fade the river. However, the board-pairing 3♦ dropped on the river to give McSwiney a higher two pair. Oberlieben wished the table good luck as he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua McSwiney	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Ken Oberlieben	Busted

Tags: Joshua McSwiney Ken Oberlieben

12-13-2024 18:15 UTC+2

Compte Runs Into Bergstrom's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

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

Sebastien Compte moved all in for his last 350,000 from middle position and Anton Bergstrom called in the cutoff.

Sebastien Compte: J♣J♠ All in
Anton Bergstrom: A♥A♣

Compte had ran into the bullets of Bergstrom and needed to find a jack, otherwise his Main Event run would be shot down. The flop of 2♥K♥4♦ didn't offer much help, and neither did the K♦ turn. With one card left to come, Compte couldn't improve as the 8♠ filled out the board, ending the Frenchman's Main Event journey.

On another table, Josef Schusteritsch was also eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Bergstrom	3,300,000 900,000	900,000

Sebastien Compte	Busted
Josef Schusteritsch	Busted

Tags: Anton Bergstrom Sebastien Compte

12-13-2024 17:41 UTC+2

Gkatzas Boats Up on the River to Sink Sorainen’s Straight

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Kai Cocklin

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

The action folded to Luka Sorainen in the small blind, and he limped in, prompting Dimitrios Gkatzas to check his option in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦10♣9♣, and Sorainen led out for 25,000. Gkatzas responded with a raise to 80,000, and Sorainen made the call.

The 6♥ landed on the turn, and after Sorainen checked, Gkatzas moved all-in. With a stack of around 400,000, Sorainen snap-called.

Luka Sorainen: 8♥7♥
Dimitrios Gkatzas: 9♠4♠

Gkatzas had flopped trips, but Sorainen's turned straight put him in a prime position for a double-up. However, the river still held potential drama, and it delivered as the 4♣ gave Gkatzas a full house. An unfortunate river for Sorainen, whose tournament run ended in 30th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitrios Gkatzas	2,300,000 500,000	500,000
Luka Sorainen	Busted

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Luka Sorainen

12-13-2024 17:40 UTC+2

Bergstrom Sends Camosci to the Rail

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Tim Baker

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

Anton Bergstrom raised to 50,000 from middle position and Enrico Camosci three-bet to roughly 400,000 from the big blind with only 25,000 remaining. Bergstrom shoved, and Camosci called for the rest of his stack.

Enrico Camosci: A♦J♣ All in
Anton Bergstrom: Q♥Q♠

Camosci needed to find an ace to beat the pocket queens of Bergstrom. However, the board came 8♦3♥J♦7♦9♥ which kept Bergstrom's Ladies ahead the whole way. Camosci was sent to the cashier's desk, and Bergstrom pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Bergstrom	2,600,000 600,000	600,000

Enrico Camosci	Busted

Tags: Anton Bergstrom Enrico Camosci

12-13-2024 17:34 UTC+2

Porter Falls Short in the Most Classic Race

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Stanislaw Grodek opened the action to 50,000 from the cutoff, and Siarhei Alontsau put out a three-bet to 90,000 from the button. Tjenno Eskes made it 250,000 from the small blind, and when the action reached Luke Porter, he moved all in for 725,000 from the big blind. Both Grodek and Alontsau folded, and Eskes called.

Luke Porter: A♥K♥ All in
Tjenno Eskes: Q♦Q♣

Porter needed to win this classic race to stay in the tournament. The J♣10♠4♣ flop gave him some extra outs, but they were taken away with the 10♦ pairing the board on the turn. The 3♣ completed the board, and Porter was sent to the rail while Eskes’ stack crossed the four million mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tjenno Eskes	4,100,000 800,000	800,000
Siarhei Alontsau	2,190,000 195,000	195,000
Stanislaw Grodek	1,200,000 110,000	110,000
Luke Porter	Busted

Tags: Luke Porter Siarhei Alontsau Stanislaw Grodek Tjenno Eskes

12-13-2024 17:20 UTC+2

Calamusa's Tournament is Over

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Tim Baker

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

Dimitrios Gkatzas raised to 50,000 on the button and Pierre Calamusa three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind with just 25,000 behind. After the big blind folded, Gkatzas four-bet shoved, and Calamusa called to put himself at risk.

Pierre Calamusa: A♣8♠ All in
Dimitrios Gkatzas: A♠Q♥

Calamusa was dominated by Gkatzas and he couldn't find any help to take the lead on the 2♦4♦A♦ flop. The J♦ turn offered up some chop opportunities but that didn't happen on the 9♠ river. Calamusa was sent to the rail and Gkatzas added some chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitrios Gkatzas	1,800,000 335,000	335,000
Pierre Calamusa	Busted

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Pierre Calamusa

12-13-2024 16:27 UTC+2

Rudolph Sleighs Sheils Just Before the Break

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Kai Cocklin

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

In the last hand before the break, Brandon Sheils was all-in for his stack of just over 300,000 and was put at risk by Christian Rudolph.

Brandon Sheils: 7♥7♦ All in
Christian Rudolph: A♥Q♠

Unfortunately for Sheils, his pocket sevens couldn't hold up as the A♦5♠4♣5♦10♥ board paired Rudolph's ace, which sent Sheils to the rail in 34th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Rudolph	1,000,000 150,000	150,000
Brandon Sheils	Busted

Tags: Brandon Sheils Christian Rudolph

12-13-2024 16:25 UTC+2

Eskes’ Aces Hold Strong to Knock Out Erlandsson

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Sava Krink

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

Siegfried Kapeller started the action with a raise to 40,000 from the button. Tjenno Eskes, sitting in the small blind, responded with a three-bet to 140,000. In the big blind, Daniel Erlandsson, after using a time bank card, made it a four-bet to 240,000. Kapeller folded, and the action returned to Eskes. After using a time bank card, Eskes five-bet to 450,000. Erlandsson, checking the opponents' stacks, moved all-in for around 1,650,000, prompting a quick call from Eskes.

Daniel Erlandsson: A♥K♦ All in
Tjenno Eskes: A♠A♣

Erlandsson was caught behind, needing a miracle to stay alive. The flop came 4♣K♠6♣, giving him some hope as he needed another king. However, the 10♥ turn and 4♦ river didn’t deliver, eliminating Erlandsson and sending Eskes to the top of the leaderboard with a massive boost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tjenno Eskes	3,620,000 2,370,000	2,370,000
Siegfried Kapeller	320,000 130,000	130,000
Daniel Erlandsson	Busted

Tags: Daniel Erlandsson Siegfried Kapeller Tjenno Eskes

12-13-2024 15:57 UTC+2

Molnar Crushed as Oz Lands Quads

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Sava Krink

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

The chips went in preflop, with Laszlo Molnar’s tournament life on the line.

Laszlo Molnar: A♦K♥ All in
Barak Oz: 10♠10♥

The flop was a showstopper: 10♣10♦4♥, giving Oz quad tens and leaving Molnar drawing dead. The A♠ on the turn and the 9♥ on the river were mere formalities as Molnar made his exit, while Oz raked in the pot with a dominating hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Oz	1,500,000 550,000	550,000
Laszlo Molnar	Busted

Tags: Barak Oz Laszlo Molnar

12-13-2024 15:56 UTC+2

Shupa Out of the Tournament

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Artur Shupa moved all in for 215,000 from the cutoff, and Pierre Calamusa called from the big blind.

Artur Shupa: K♠10♠ All in
Pierre Calamusa: A♦K♥

The flop came 9♠A♥Q♦, and Shupa needed to use his "shupa" powers to hit his gutshot and take down that pot. Unfortunately for him, the K♣ on the turn and the 4♦ on the river didn’t help, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	1,100,000 240,000	240,000

Artur Shupa	Busted

Tags: Artur Shupa Pierre Calamusa