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

12-13-2024 18:01 UTC+1

Sokolovsky Rivers a Straight to Pick Off Donato's Bluff

Tim Baker

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

Alexander Sokolovsky raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Carmelo Donato defended out of the big blind.

The two players checked a flop of 8♦5♥7♥ to see the 3♦ fall on the turn. Donato led out for 35,000 and Sokolovsky called.

Donato bet 180,000 when the 4♠ hit the river and was snap-called by Sokolovsky.

Donato sheepishly turned over J♦10♦ for a busted flush draw. Sokolovsky showed A♠6♦ for a rivered straight and the pot was pushed towards him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Sokolovsky	2,450,000 480,000	480,000
Carmelo Donato	450,000 455,000	455,000

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky Carmelo Donato

12-13-2024 17:15 UTC+1

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 16:54 UTC+1

Oberlieben Left Short-Stacked By Donato

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Kai Cocklin

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

Carmelo Donato opened to 50,000 from the button and Ken Oberlieben called from the big blind.

They went to a flop of A♣4♦4♣ where Oberlieben checked and Donato fired 35,000. Oberlieben then raised to 125,000, and Donato stuck around with a call.

A J♠ dropped on the turn and Oberlieben continued to show aggression with a bet of 140,000, and again, Donato called.

When the 2♠ completed the board on the river, both players checked it down with Oberlieben showing J♣9♣ for a pair of jacks and a busted flush draw. Donato, however, had the winner with A♠K♦ as he paired his ace, which left Oberlieben very short stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carmelo Donato	1,000,000 170,000	170,000
Ken Oberlieben	170,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Carmelo Donato Ken Oberlieben

12-13-2024 16:41 UTC+1

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 16:40 UTC+1

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 16:30 UTC+1

Kapeller Knows How to Play Pocket Jacks

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Kai Cocklin

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

Siegfried Kapeller opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Umberto Ruggeri called from the button.

They saw a flop of Q♥Q♦J♦ where Kapeller continued with a bet of 30,000, and Ruggeri raised to 145,000. After thinking for a while, Kapeller called.

A K♠ on the turn saw Kapeller check it over to his opponent, who put out a small bet of 90,000. Kapeller burned through a timebank before he called.

When the 5♠ dropped on the river, Kapeller checked again and Ruggeri counted out his chips before he elected to knuckle back.

"He has to show first, right?" asked Kapeller, who was quickly corrected by the dealer as he was out of position, he needed to show first. Kapeller then threw over a full house with J♥J♠, and Ruggeri's cards went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siegfried Kapeller	1,350,000 760,000	760,000
Umberto Ruggeri	900,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Siegfried Kapeller Umberto Ruggeri

12-13-2024 16:14 UTC+1

Alontsau Get's Full Double Up With Aces

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Jaehyung Park opened the action from the cutoff to 50,000 and was called by Stanislaw Grodek from the small blind. The action moved to Siarhei Alontsau, who put out a three-bet to 175,000 from the big blind. Park folded, and when the action got back to Grodek, he moved all in and was snap-called.

Siarhei Alontsau: A♠A♦ All in
Stanislaw Grodek: A♣Q♠

Alontsau was in a great spot deep in the main event, and after the dealer put out the 8♣6♦Q♥ flop, he only needed to fade a queen to double up. Neither the 10♦ on the turn nor the 4♣ on the river was one, and Alontsau secured the huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siarhei Alontsau	2,385,000 1,205,000	1,205,000
Stanislaw Grodek	1,090,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Jaehyung Park	765,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Jaehyung Park Siarhei Alontsau Stanislaw Grodek

12-13-2024 15:26 UTC+1

Gkatzas Calls Calamusa’s River Bluff for a Massive Double-Up

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Georgios Tavoularis

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

Pierre Calamusa opened to 40,000 from under the gun and was called by Fabian Bartuschk on the button and Dimitrios Gkatzas in the big blind.

The flop came 9♥2♠7♦, and Calamusa made a continuation bet of 40,000, which was only called by Gkatzas. The two players went heads-up to the 5♦ turn.

Gkatzas checked again, and Calamusa fired 135,000, which Gkatzas called.

The 8♥ completed the board, and Gkatzas took the initiative by leading out for 75,000. Calamusa checked his opponent stack and then moved all in for his effective stack of 510,000. Gkatzas went deep into the tank but he made the call and was visibly relieved when he saw Calamusa’s 10♦8♦. Gkatzas had made the correct call with his two pair, 7♣5♣, and took down the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitrios Gkatzas	1,670,000 1,070,000	1,070,000
Fabian Bartuschk	1,090,000 40,000	40,000
Pierre Calamusa	420,000 680,000	680,000

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Fabian Bartuschk Pierre Calamusa

12-13-2024 15:25 UTC+1

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 15:09 UTC+1

McSwiney Gets Pumped Up After Winning Flip

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Kai Cocklin

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

Ken Oberlieben had raised from the cutoff and Joshua McSwiney got his stack of 480,000 into the middle from the big blind. Oberlieben called.

Joshua McSwiney: 9♦9♠ All in
Ken Oberlieben: A♦J♣

It was a fair flip that saw McSwiney keep his advantage through the 6♦5♠8♦ flop. A 10♣ on the turn didn't change anything, and neither did the 2♥ river, which meant McSwiney doubled up.

"Let's goooooooo!" shouted McSwiney as the river card was dealt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua McSwiney	1,000,000 415,000	415,000
Ken Oberlieben	500,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Joshua McSwiney Ken Oberlieben