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

12-13-2024 16:09 UTC+1

Vrakas Takes From Hansen

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Tim Baker

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

Lasse Hansen raised from the cutoff to 50,000 and Georgios Vrakas defended out of the big blind.

Vrakas check-called a bet of 55,000 from Hansen on the J♥6♦5♠ flop.

The 4♠ turn checked through for the K♦ to land on the river. Vrakas led out for 180,000 and Hansen quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Vrakas	850,000 105,000	105,000
Lasse Hansen	300,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Georgios Vrakas Lasse Hansen

12-13-2024 16:09 UTC+1

Ruggeri's Two Pair Takes Down Bartuschk

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Sava Krink

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

Fabian Bartuschk opened the action with a raise to 50,000 from early position, drawing calls from Dimitrios Gkatzas in the cutoff and Umberto Ruggeri in the big blind.

The flop came A♥3♦8♦, and Bartuschk led out with a bet of 45,000. Both players called.

The turn brought the 8♥, and Ruggeri, now with a paired board, bet 50,000. Bartuschk, not backing down, raised to 190,000. Gkatzas folded, but Ruggeri, after using a time bank card, made the call.

Both players checked the 5♠ river, and Ruggeri revealed A♣7♦, showing two pair—aces and eights. Bartuschk, clearly displeased, mucked his cards, conceding the pot to Ruggeri.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitrios Gkatzas	1,465,000 155,000	155,000
Umberto Ruggeri	1,280,000 520,000	520,000
Fabian Bartuschk	950,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Fabian Bartuschk 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 16:16 UTC+1

Hansen’s Fives Come Alive to Ensure Survival

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Kai Cocklin

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

Lasse Hansen shoved for 300,000 from the hijack and Pawel Wojciechowski called in the cutoff.

Lasse Hansen: 5♦5♥ All in
Pawel Wojciechowski: A♦Q♠

Wojciechowski got off to a great start on the 9♣Q♦10♣ flop after he paired his queen, which prompted Hansen to get to his feet. However, he soon sat back down again on the 5♣ turn as he improved to an unbeatable set, which left Wojciechowski drawing dead. An 8♦ dropped on the river, and Hansen's stack grew to 660,000.

"Standing up is really working today," joked Wojciechowski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Wojciechowski	1,000,000 180,000	180,000
Lasse Hansen	660,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Lasse Hansen Pawel Wojciechowski

12-13-2024 16:20 UTC+1

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 16:29 UTC+1

Vos Wins With Top Pair

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Sava Krink

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

Paul Runcan opened the action with a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff. Pascal Vos, sitting on the button, made it 140,000, and Runcan called.

Runcan checked the 6♥A♠K♦ flop, and Vos continued with a bet of 35,000, which Runcan called.

The K♣ landed on the turn, and this time, Runcan led out with a bet of 90,000. After some thought, Vos made the call.

Both players checked the Q♣ river, bringing the hand to a showdown. Vos revealed A♣7♣, holding a top pair, which was enough to take down the pot and add a healthy boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	3,560,000 200,000	200,000

Pascal Vos	885,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Pascal Vos Paul Runcan

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 16:34 UTC+1

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 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 16:41 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