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

12-14-2024 16:48 UTC+1

Vidar Oie Eliminated in 10th Place (€81,600)

Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Barak Oz opened the action with a raise to 160,000 from under the gun, and Vidar Oie called from the big blind, setting up a heads-up flop.

The board came down K♠J♦7♠, and Oie checked to Oz, who followed up with a 125,000 continuation bet. Oie wasted no time, moving all in for around 800,000. Oz quickly called, sending the hand to a showdown.

Oie showed K♦8♦, holding top pair with kings, but Oz revealed K♥Q♦, holding the same pair with the better kicker.

The 3♥ on the turn and 9♠ on the river didn't change a thing, sealing the pot for Oz and sending Oie to the rail just short of the unofficial final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Oz	6,800,000 1,260,000	1,260,000
Vidar Oie	Busted

Tags: Barak Oz Vidar Oie

12-14-2024 16:50 UTC+1

Short Break

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The final nine players are heading on a 20-minute break, when they return, the final table of the Main Event will begin!

Here's a reminder of what they are playing for.

Place	Prize
1	€1,146,500
2	€716,950
3	€512,100
4	€393,950
5	€303,000
6	€233,050
7	€179,250
8	€137,900
9	€106,050

12-14-2024 16:55 UTC+1

Final Table Seat Draw

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Siarhei Alontsau	Belarus	3,305,000	41
2	Tjenno Eskes	Netherlands	7,275,000	91
3	Paul Runcan	Romania	11,780,000	147
4	Anton Bergstrom	Sweden	6,005,000	75
5	Siegfried Kapeller	Austria	1,530,000	19
6	Pedro Marques	Portugal	4,715,000	59
7	Danut Chisu	Romania	1,230,000	15
8	Barak Oz	Israel	6,775,000	85
9	Jaehyung Park	South Korea	1,100,000	14

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	11,780,000 970,000	970,000

Tjenno Eskes	7,275,000 475,000	475,000
Barak Oz	6,775,000 1,235,000	1,235,000
Anton Bergstrom	6,005,000 2,135,000	2,135,000

Pedro Marques	4,715,000 1,395,000	1,395,000

Siarhei Alontsau	3,305,000 295,000	295,000
Siegfried Kapeller	1,530,000 670,000	670,000
Danut Chisu	1,230,000 860,000	860,000
Jaehyung Park	1,100,000

12-14-2024 17:12 UTC+1

Final Table Underway

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The final table is now underway!

12-14-2024 17:18 UTC+1

Poker Gods Smile on Kapeller with a Timely Jack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Siegfried Kapeller made it 160,000 from early position and Danut Chisu called with 6♥5♥ from middle position. Siarhei Alontsau then shoved the button for 3,265,000, and Kapeller called off his stack of 1,530,000. Chisu quickly folded.

Siegfried Kapeller: J♦J♣ All in
Siarhei Alontsau: K♥K♦

Kapeller was way behind to the Cowboys of Alontsau and was at serious risk of being the first player eliminated on the final table. The dealer put out a flop of 7♥3♠Q♦ was about as dry as it gets for Kapeller, who needed to find a jack to stay alive. The turn brought his wishes, though, as the J♥ rolled off and improved him to a set, which left Alontsau with just two outs. Alontsau couldn't return the favor as the 10♠ completed the board, and Kapeller can thank the poker gods for that one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siegfried Kapeller	3,420,000 1,890,000	1,890,000
Siarhei Alontsau	1,740,000 1,565,000	1,565,000
Danut Chisu	1,070,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Danut Chisu Siarhei Alontsau Siegfried Kapeller

12-14-2024 17:25 UTC+1

Kapeller Rivers the Winner

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Tjenno Eskes rasied to 160,000 from the cutoff and Siegfried Kapeller defended out of the big blind.

The flop fell 2♣7♦4♥ and Kapeller check-called a bet of 255,000 from Eskes.

The 3♣ rolled off on the turn and Kapeller checked again. Eskes fired out a second barrel of 650,000, which Kapeller called.

After the 6♦ came on the river both players checked and Kapeller won the hand with a straight holding 5♣4♠. Eskes mucked 8♠8♦ and the pot was pushed to Kapeller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tjenno Eskes	6,010,000 1,265,000	1,265,000
Siegfried Kapeller	4,530,000 1,110,000	1,110,000

Tags: Siegfried Kapeller Tjenno Eskes

12-14-2024 17:30 UTC+1

Alontsau Back on Track

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Barak Oz made it 160,000 from early position and Siarhei Alontsau shoved for 1,735,000 in middle position. When the action got back to Oz, he made the call.

Siarhei Alontsau: J♠J♣ All in
Barak Oz: 10♥10♣

Alontsau was in the same position moments ago and was two-outed on the turn, but luckily for him, lightning didn't strike twice as the K♥9♦A♦K♦7♥ runout kept his pocket jacks in the lead, and earned him a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Oz	5,240,000 1,535,000	1,535,000
Siarhei Alontsau	3,670,000 1,930,000	1,930,000

Tags: Barak Oz Siarhei Alontsau

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

12-14-2024 17:36 UTC+1

A Checked Down Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Barak Oz raised to 225,000 from under the gun with Siegfried Kapeller calling from the button and Pedro Marques calling out of the small blind.

All three players checked a board of 5♠J♥8♣J♠2♥ all the way to the river. Marques turned over the winner with 10♠10♥, as Oz mucked A♥7♠ and Kapeller slid A♣Q♦ face down to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	5,410,000 695,000	695,000

Barak Oz	5,020,000 220,000	220,000
Siegfried Kapeller	4,260,000 270,000	270,000

12-14-2024 17:42 UTC+1

Danut Chisu Eliminated in 9th Place (€106,050)

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

When it folded to Danut Chisu in the cutoff, he shoved for 820,000 and was called by Barak Oz on the button. After the blinds folded, the cards were revealed.

Danut Chisu: A♦6♥ All in
Barak Oz: 8♠8♦

Chisu needed to find an ace if he was to continue his deep run in the Main Event. However, the board ran out 5♦9♣2♥9♥3♦ to keep Oz ahead with pocket eights. The pot was pushed to Oz and Chisu headed to the cashier's desk to collect his ninth place payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Oz	5,840,000 820,000	820,000
Danut Chisu	Busted

Tags: Barak Oz Danut Chisu