Five Players Return at Noon But Only One Will Win the EPT Prague Main Event & €1,005,600
A few days ago, 1,154 entries were collected to create the third-biggest ever PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event and a mere five players are left here at the Hilton Prague to challenge each other for the bulk of the €5,596,900 prize pool as the winner will walk away with €1,005,600. All five players are guaranteed to pocket at least €241,230 when they return to the table at noon local time.
As a matter of fact, a 2-minute silence will be observed first, at 12 p.m. exactly, to honor the victims of the hospital shooting a week ago. Once that has been observed, players will start with Level 29 which features a small blind of 50,000, big blind of 100,000, and a big blind ante of 100,000. Gaby Livshitz bagged 11,205,000 in chips last night for the chip lead, he is followed by Ricardo Da Rocha (7,925,000), Norbert Szecsi (7,350,000), EPT9 Barcelona Main Event champion Mikalai Pobal (4,740,000), and Tomas Paiva with 3,380,000.
With the shortest stack at 34 big blinds and the biggest at 112, there’s still loads of room to play so the players are all geared up for the battle. A 20-minute break will take place after each level which will last 90 minutes until there are three players left. The level duration will then be reduced to 45 minutes each. At the end of the day, one player will be left with all the glory.
This is what they are still playing for:
| Place | Prize (in EUR) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,005,600 | $1,118,277 |
| 2 | €598,880 | $665,985 |
| 3 | €421,450 | $468,673 |
| 4 | €316,780 | $352,275 |
| 5 | €241,230 | $268,260 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you the updates on a 30-minute delay to be in line with the live stream so stick around to see who will be lifting up that trophy in the end.
PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikalai Pobal | Belarus | 4,740,000 | 47 |
| 2 | Ricardo Da Rocha | Brazil | 7,925,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Tomas Paiva | Portugal | 3,380,000 | 34 |
| 4 | Norbert Szecsi | Hungary | 7,350,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Gaby Livshitz | Israel | 11,205,000 | 112 |
on the button and Gaby Livshitz jammed out of the big blind with the 
.
flop gave Paiva the nut flush and he locked up the double on the 
turn, the 
river was a formality.
and Norbert Szecsi completed his small blind with 
. Gaby Livshitz opted to check in the big blind.
, Paiva looked over to Szecsi who used a time bank card before deciding to shove, having Paiva covered as he had 3,810,000 behind. Paiva used a time bank card of his one before making the fold. Szecsi showed his cards. Paiva got up from his chair immediately, returned to his seat a few seconds later, and knocked on the table .
and Gaby Livshitz three-bet to 825,000 in the cutoff with 
. Action folded back to Szecsi who called.
for Livshitz to hit two pair. Szecsi check-called the 900,000 continuation-bet of Livshitz.
for Livshitz to improve to a full house. Szecsi checked and Livshitz did the same.
and Tomas Paiva called in the big blind with the 
. On a flop of 
, Paiva checked and Livshitz bet 275,000 into a pot of 680,000. Paiva raised to 1,400,000 with 125,000 behind and called the shove of Livshitz with his top pair.
came on the river and that sent Paiva to the rail in 5th place for €241,230.
and Mikalai Pobal defended his big blind with 
, Pobal quickly checked and Szecsi did the same. The turn brought them the 
to give Pobal the gutshot to a straight.
to give Pobal the pair of aces.
and Mikalai Pobal in the big blind glanced down at the 
to give Livshitz top pair and top kicker, and he bet 725,000 into a pot of nearly three million. Pobal let his 30-second shot clock run down and raised to 1,700,000 on his first time bank extension.
turn, but the 
which didn't change much except for a possibility to split the pot. 