Yulian Bogdanov In Hunt For Another Trophy as 12 Return For Day 4 of the EPT Prague PS Open Main Event
Yulian Bogdanov is already leaving Prague with a Spadie trophy, but it’s the Golden Shard he’s chasing today as 12 players return at noon local time to battle for the title on Day 4 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €1,650 PS Open Main Event.
Bogdanov won the €10,200 Mystery Bounty earlier this week at the Hilton Hotel Prague, adding €147,000 to his more than $3 million in live career earnings. He’ll start the day in third place with 9,425,000 as he hunts his second trophy of the festival, as well as the €583,000 top prize.
Day 4 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Auer | Austria | 15,400,000 | 62 |
| 2 | Lulei Hu | Italy | 10,025,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | 9,425,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Vitezslav Cech | Czechia | 8,000,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Ben Hurwitz | Israel | 7,625,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Simon Lofberg | Sweden | 7,550,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Rama Prema | Czechia | 7,475,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Amato Landi | Italy | 7,300,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Ivan Poroliev | Bulgaria | 6,975,000 | 28 |
| 10 | Jerome Besselievre | France | 4,450,000 | 18 |
| 11 | Mahersh Selvakumaran | Netherlands | 3,325,000 | 13 |
| 12 | Adrian Ziemichod | Poland | 3,150,000 | 13 |
He and the rest of the field are looking up at Matthias Auer, who takes a big stack of 15,400,000 into the event’s final day, more than 5,000,000 ahead of his closest challenger. Lulei Hu (10,025,000) is the only other player above 10,000,000, while Vitezslav Cech (8,000,000), Ben Hurwitz (7,625,000), and Simon Lofberg (7,550,000) are also in the top half of the leaderboard.
The remaining 12 players have secured €34,520 for navigating their way through a massive 3,024-player field, while a spot at the final table is worth at least €53,820. They’ll return on Level 33 with blinds of 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante. Levels remain 60 minutes at the start, and will switch to 24 hands per level once the final table is reached.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €583,000 | 7 | €91,000 |
| 2 | €364,000 | 8 | €69,980 |
| 3 | €260,000 | 9 | €53,820 |
| 4 | €200,000 | 10-11 | €41,420 |
| 5 | €154,000 | 12 | €34,520 |
| 6 | €118,380 |
The trophy is up for grabs today in Prague, so stay tuned as PokerNews provides live updates leading up to the final table and on towards the crowning of a champion.