€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 4 Started
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,071,300
Entries
1,458
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
53
Players Left
16
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It's Day 4 and 53 poker enthusiasts remain in the €5,300 PokerStars European Poker Tour Main Event, held at the Hilton Prague. A record-breaking field of 1,458 entries has set the stage as the remaining players compete for the largest portions of the €7,071,300 prize pool.
Anton Bergstrom begins today in pole position, aiming to secure another Main Event final table appearance. His first came 19 years ago at EPT Barcelona 2005, where he missed out on the title, competing alongside Gus Hansen, Patrik Antonius, and eventual champion Jan Boubli.
Day 4 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Bergstrom | Sweden | 1,830,000 | 122 |
| 2 | Jaehyung Park | South Korea | 1,750,000 | 117 |
| 3 | Adrian Mack | USA | 1,710,000 | 114 |
| 4 | Paul Runcan | Romania | 1,680,000 | 112 |
| 5 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 1,560,000 | 104 |
| 6 | Pawel Wojciechowski | Poland | 1,525,000 | 102 |
| 7 | Sylwia Studniarz | Poland | 1,510,000 | 101 |
| 8 | Ken Oberlieben | Germany | 1,495,000 | 100 |
| 9 | Umberto Ruggeri | Italy | 1,440,000 | 96 |
| 10 | Daniel Erlandsson | Sweden | 1,410,000 | 94 |
Jaehyung Park (1,750,000), Adrian Mack (1,710,000), Paul Runcan (1,680,000), and Danut Chisu (1,560,000) join Bergstrom in the provisional top five. Chisu has one EPT final table on his resume, a fifth-place finish at EPT London 2022.
Umberto Ruggeri (1,440,000) is aiming to surpass his performance from last year when he finished in third place. Also in contention is Vincent Meli (765,000), who narrowly missed the official final table last year as the bubble boy.
Other notables that will fight for their seat in day 5 are Sylwia Studniarz (1,510,000) who was the day 2 chip leader, Pedro Marques (1,285,000), Pierre Calamusa (800,000) and Nikita Kuznetsov (640,000).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 1,146,500 | 12 – 13 | € 68,050 |
| 2 | € 716,950 | 14 – 15 | € 56,700 |
| 3 | € 512,100 | 16 – 17 | € 47,250 |
| 4 | € 393,950 | 18 – 20 | € 39,950 |
| 5 | € 303,000 | 21 – 23 | € 34,700 |
| 6 | € 233,050 | 24 – 27 | € 30,200 |
| 7 | € 179,250 | 28 – 31 | € 26,250 |
| 8 | € 137,900 | 32 – 39 | € 22,850 |
| 9 | € 106,050 | 40 – 53 | € 19,800 |
| 10 – 11 | € 81,600 |
Day 4 is set to begin at noon local time, starting at Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. Each level will last 90 minutes, with breaks scheduled after every level.
Keep following PokerNews for real-time updates from the tournament floor as the Main Event progresses deeper, narrowing the field to the final 16 contenders chasing the 2024 EPT Prague trophy.
Cards are in the air for Day 4 of the EPT Main Event.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The day began with a significant pot, already standing at 135,000 as the board showed 5♠Q♣K♠A♦. Sylwia Studniarz, in the big blind, checked to Pedro Marques, who bet 85,000. After taking her time to consider, Studniarz raised to 200,000. Marques, after a brief pause, opted to call.
The 2♠ on the river saw Studniarz deliberate before checking once more. Marques, after his period of thought, placed a hefty bet of 400,000. Studniarz made the call, leading to the showdown. Marques tabled 6♠4♠, revealing a flush that sent Studniarz shaking her head as she mucked her cards—an early blow to her stack in the first hand of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,970,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
||
|
850,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
||
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Carmelo Donato got his stack of 455,000 into the middle preflop with Joshua McSwiney trying to send him home.
Carmelo Donato: A♦A♠ 
Joshua McSwiney: A♣Q♥
Donato looked poised to find an early double-up on Day 4 of the Main Event if his aces could hold up. The runout of Q♠J♣K♣9♣2♦ gave Donato a bit of a sweat with his pocket aces, but in the end, they held up, and a large portion of McSwiney's stack was sent over to Donato.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
930,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
450,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Luka Sorainen opened the action from the cutoff to 30,000 and received calls from Dimitrios Gkatzas on the button, as well as Pierre Calamusa and Arjel Daci from the blinds.
The flop came A♣A♠4♦, and both Calamusa and Daci checked. Sorainen bet 25,000, and only Calamusa called.
The turn brought the 7♠, and this time Calamusa led out with a bet of 40,000. Sorainen took his time before making the call.
The river was the 9♦, and Calamusa moved all in, firing 200,000 to put Sorainen to the test. After a brief pause, Sorainen called. Calamusa revealed 3♠3♥, but it wasn’t enough against Sorainen’s A♦8♥, securing him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
650,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
530,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
||
|
530,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Thomas de Rooij opened to 30,000 from the hijack and Kenny Burke called out of the big blind.
They went to a flop of 9♣Q♥8♣ where Burke led out for 30,000, and De Rooij called.
An 8♥ paired the board on the turn and again Burke continued his aggression with a bet of 105,000. De Rooij thought it about for a while, but eventually dropped in a call.
The K♦ completed the board and Burke, with 210,000 in his stack, bet 125,000. De Rooij looked at the stack of Burke and seeing he didn't have much behind, he shoved. Burke snap-called.
De Rooij showed 10♦9♦ for a pair of nines, but Burke had turned trips with 10♣8♦ to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
500,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With roughly 75,000 in the middle on a board of J♠7♦K♠4♦, Brandon Sheils bet 75,000 from the small blind and Luke Porter called out of the big blind.
The K♣ dropped on the river and Sheils thought briefly before putting out a bet of 75,000 again. Porter didn't think for too long before releasing his hand and surrendering the pot to Sheils.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
550,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
