€5,300 EPT Main Event
Jour 4 a débuté
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Jours 4
41 Return at Noon for Day 4 of the EPT Prague Main Event
Another day, another noon starting time for Day 4 of the €5,300 Main Event at the 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour in the Hilton Prague. Out of 1,54 entries, a mere 41 hopefuls will return to the felt to try and make an even deeper run than they have already made. They are all already guaranteed at least €17,460 but will all have their sights set on that amazing first-place prize of €1,005,600.
Coming into the day with the chip lead is Luigi Shehadeh with 2,287,000 in chips. He is followed by Gaby Livshitz, Norbert Szecsi, Akin Tuna, and Alessio Di Cesare. But former EPT Champions Mikalai Pobal, Dominik Panka, and current World Champion Hossein Ensan are also still in the running to try and follow in the footsteps of Victoria Coren Mitchell to become a two-time winner.
When the players return, they will play Level 21 which features a small blind of 8,000, big blind of 16,000, and a big blind ante of 8,000. Player bagged the time bank cards they had left and will receive an additional five at the start of the day. Play will continue until there are sixteen players left and the expectation is that around six levels will be played.
Day 4 Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 90 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 22 | 90 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 23 | 90 | 10,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 24 | 90 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 25 | 90 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Break | 30 | |||
| 26 | 90 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the first squeak of the chair until the final chip has been bagged, so stick around to see who will make it to Day 5 here in Prague.
Day 4 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ricardo Da Rocha | Brazil | 735,000 | 46 |
| 1 | 3 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 798,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 4 | Vlastimil Pustina | Czech Republic | 642,000 | 40 |
| 1 | 5 | Markus Durnegger | Austria | 321,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 6 | Erdal Gulseven | Turkey | 980,000 | 61 |
| 1 | 7 | Pierre Calamusa | France | 1,500,000 | 94 |
| 1 | 8 | Laurent Michot | France | 540,000 | 34 |
| 2 | 1 | Boris Kuzmanovic | Croatia | 428,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 2 | Akin Tuna | Germany | 1,919,000 | 120 |
| 2 | 3 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 520,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 4 | Roland Chassing | France | 312,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 5 | Jean-Philippe Piquette | Canada | 208,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 7 | Alessio Di Cesare | Italy | 1,682,000 | 105 |
| 2 | 8 | Dietrich Fast | Germany | 989,000 | 62 |
| 3 | 2 | Aleksandr Sheshukov | Russia | 500,000 | 31 |
| 3 | 4 | Norbert Szecsi | Hungary | 1,978,000 | 124 |
| 3 | 5 | Mikalai Pobal | Belarus | 1,394,000 | 87 |
| 3 | 6 | Jakub Oliva | Czech Republic | 1,027,000 | 64 |
| 3 | 7 | Pieter Aerts | Belgium | 255,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 8 | Stefan Jedlicka | Austria | 701,000 | 44 |
| 4 | 1 | Wing Sang Lee | Hong Kong | 563,000 | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | Gaby Livshitz | Israel | 2,053,000 | 128 |
| 4 | 3 | Gaelle Baumann | France | 370,000 | 23 |
| 4 | 4 | Sylvain Loosli | France | 715,000 | 45 |
| 4 | 6 | Denys Shafikov | Ukraine | 739,000 | 46 |
| 4 | 7 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Russia | 525,000 | 33 |
| 4 | 8 | Ranno Sootla | Estonia | 380,000 | 24 |
| 5 | 1 | Morten Hvam | Denmark | 1,176,000 | 74 |
| 5 | 2 | Luke Marsh | UK | 562,000 | 35 |
| 5 | 3 | Giuseppe Zarbo | Italy | 525,000 | 33 |
| 5 | 4 | Francesco Candelari | Italy | 226,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 5 | Roman Herold | Germany | 509,000 | 32 |
| 5 | 6 | Stefan Egermann | Germany | 236,000 | 15 |
| 5 | 8 | Gab Yong Kim | South Korea | 1,458,000 | 91 |
| 6 | 2 | Andrei Stoenescu | Romania | 263,000 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | Fidan Zahiti | Sweden | 1,120,000 | 70 |
| 6 | 4 | Philipp Zukernik | Canada | 982,000 | 61 |
| 6 | 5 | Luigi Shehadeh | Italy | 2,287,000 | 143 |
| 6 | 6 | Dominik Panka | Poland | 559,000 | 35 |
| 6 | 7 | Sorin Flutur | Romania | 1,276,000 | 80 |
| 6 | 8 | Tomas Paiva | Portugal | 767,000 | 48 |
Niveau: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Niveau 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
The 41 remaining players in the Main Event have been welcomed back to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal with the button in Seat 7.
Durnegger Folds to Gulseven Shove
Niveau 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Markus Durnegger opened pre-flop and got calls from Erdal Gulseven and Ricardo Da Rocha. Da Rocha checked the 
flop from the big blind and Durnegger continued for 55,000.
Gulseven called and Da Rocha folded. The turn was the 
and Durnegger checked. Gulseven announced all in and Durnegger quickly folded, left with less than 15 big blinds behind.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,125,000 | 145,000 |
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685,000 | -50,000 |
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230,000 | -91,000 |
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Shehadeh and Livshitz Chip Up Early On
Niveau 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Luigi Shehadeh raised to 35,000 and was called by Tomas Paiva in the small blind. The flop came 
and Paiva check-called a bet of 30,000 to see the 
on the turn. Paiva checked once more and a second barrel for 150,000 did the trick for Shehadeh.
Gaby Livshitz raised and then four-bet to 225,000 when facing a three-bet to 85,000 by Denys Shafikov. No further resistance of Shavikov followed and the pot was pushed to Livshitz.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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2,370,000 | 83,000 |
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2,150,000 | 97,000 |
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720,000 | -47,000 |
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650,000 | -89,000 |
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Oliva's Bluff Fails to Get Past Jedlicka
Niveau 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Stefan Jedlicka opened pre-flop and Jakub Oliva defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Oliva check-called 28,000. The turn was the 
and it checked through.
Oliva bet 75,000 on the 
river and Jedlicka called. Oliva showed 
to play the board, with Jedlicka holding 
for a flush.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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920,000 | 219,000 |
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780,000 | -247,000 |
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One for Ensan
Niveau 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Hossein Ensan raised to 33,000 from the cutoff with 
on the feature table and Alessio Di Cesare defended his big blind holding .
The flop came 
, Di Cesare checked and Ensan bet 18,000. Di Cesare raised to 59,000. Ensan took his time, used a time bank cards, and then three-bet to 143,000. Di Cesare opted to fold after a few seconds.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,960,000 | 41,000 |
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1,610,000 | -72,000 |
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1,020,000 | 31,000 |
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596,000 | 76,000 |
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427,000 | 115,000 |
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388,000 | -40,000 |
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168,000 | -40,000 |
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Jedlicka Gets Value From Sheshukov
Niveau 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Aleksandr Sheshukov opened the action with a min-raise to 32,000 from under the gun and was called by Stefan Jedlicka in the big blind. Jedlicka checked the 
flop and called a bet of 20,000 b Sheshukov.
The 
turn was checked through and Jedlicka then bet the 
river for 80,000. Sheshukov invested one time bank extension and made the call but mucked when Jedlicka turned over for a full house.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | 80,000 |
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345,000 | -155,000 |
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Kicker Wins It for Zahiti
Niveau 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Fidan Zahiti raised to 36,000 from the hijack and Sorin Flutur defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Flutur check-called the 45,000 continuation-bet of Zahiti.
They both checked through the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. Flutur tabled 
for the pair of tens but Zahiti showed 
for the same pair of tens but with the higher kicker to claim the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000 | 180,000 |
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1,010,000 | -266,000 |
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