€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event Jour 4 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

2022-12-16 15:54 UTC+2

Voinea Flops Flush Against Gomez' Turned Straight

Niveau 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ionut-Flavius Voinea opened to 60,000 from under the gun. Only Javier Gomez Zapatero made the call in the big blind.

The flop came down , giving Voinea the nuts. He continued for 50,000. Zapatero, drawing at a no-good straight, made the call.

Zapatero didn't know the turn was a bad card, making the straight. He checked, and Voinea fired 225,000. Zapatero made the call again.

On the river, Zapatero checked once more. Holding the nuts, Voinea emptied the clip with a bet of 800,000. Zapatero couldn't get away from the straight, and he made the call of the slight overbet.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Javier Gomez Zapatero	4,110,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Ionut-Flavius Voinea	3,170,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Tags: Ionut-Flavius Voinea Javier Gomez Zapatero

2022-12-16 15:33 UTC+2

Yannick Cardot Eliminated in 22nd Place (€30,400)

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Niveau 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Paul-Adrian Covaciu raised to 60,000 and Yannick Cardot three-bet to 160,000 out of the button with a stack of around 900,000. Jordan Saccucci then cold four-bet jammed in the small blind and Covaciu folded. Cardot glanced at the tournament info screen several times before making the call.

Yannick Cardot:
Jordan Saccucci:

The board ended the run of Cardot in 22nd place for €30,400 and the next pay jump now awaits.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jordan Saccucci	2,750,000 960,000	960,000

Paul-Adrian Covaciu	575,000 25,000	25,000
Yannick Cardot	Eliminé

Tags: Jordan Saccucci Paul-Adrian Covaciu Yannick Cardot

2022-12-16 15:23 UTC+2

Conor Beresford Eliminated in 23rd Place (€30,400)

Niveau 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Conor Beresford opened for 325,000 on the button, leaving himself 10,000 behind. Fabrice Bigot called in the small blind, the big blind folded.

On the flop, Bigot bet the last 10,000, and Beresford made the call.

Looking for help, Beresford found a flush draw on the turn, but the river left Beresford with the worst no-pair hand and he was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fabrice Bigot	1,735,000 360,000	360,000
Conor Beresford	Eliminé

Tags: Conor Beresford Fabrice Bigot

2022-12-16 15:16 UTC+2

Vitezslav Cech Eliminated in 24th Place (€26,400)

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Niveau 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Vitezslav Cech folded his way through the blinds, leaving himself with just 25,000 chips in hopes of making the pay jump. However, when the action folded to him on the button, Cech used three of his time banks before shipping all in. Benjamin Lebor called from the small blind and Yannick Cardot raised to 90,000 in the big blind which got Lebor to fold.

Vitezslav Cech:
Yannick Cardot:

The flop came and Cech had one foot out the door after Cardot flopped a set of kings. The running and gave Cardot the bigger of the two flushes and Cech was out in 24th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yannick Cardot	945,000 95,000	95,000
Milan Simko	575,000 45,000	45,000
Vitezslav Cech	Eliminé

Tags: Yannick Cardot Vitezslav Cech Benjamin Lebor

2022-12-16 14:37 UTC+2

Henri Juutilainen Eliminated in 25th Place (€26,400)

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Niveau 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Luigi D'Alterio opened to 50,000 in early position and Henri Juutilainen ripped all in for 315,000 from the small blind. D'alterio asked for a count and eventually called it off to put Juutilainen at risk.

Henri Juutilainen:
Luigi D'Alterio:

The flop of left Juutilainen in a dominating position as he hoped to survive elimination once more. However, the on the turn gave D'Alterio the three-outer he was looking for. The on the river changed nothing and Juutilainen was eliminated, bringing the field down to three tables.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Luigi D'Alterio	3,500,000 300,000	300,000
Henri Juutilainen	Eliminé

Tags: Henri Juutilainen Luigi D'Alterio

2022-12-16 14:28 UTC+2

Pilhofer Doubles Through Beresford

Niveau 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Istvan Pilhofer opened to 50,000 from early position. Action folded to Conor Beresford in the small blind. He moved all in for 955,000 effective in Pilhofer's stack.

Pilhofer went into the tank while considering calling for his tournament life, and that's what he did to head to a runout.

Beresford couldn't get the fold, and saw Pilhofer hit a set on the . The turn did make it sweaty when the hit, giving Beresford a flush draw. The river paired the board, though, on the river, and Pilhofer scored the big double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Conor Beresford	305,000 -945,000	-945,000
Istvan Pilhofer	196,000 -854,000	-854,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Istvan Laszlo Pilhofer

2022-12-16 14:07 UTC+2

Obara Jams Into Kliper

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Niveau 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action was picked up on the turn with some 300,000 in the middle. Arie Kliper checked out of the big blind and Jun Obara in the cutoff made it 205,000 to go. Kliper then check-raised to 490,000 and Obara verified the bet size before he made the call.

Both headed to the river on which Kliper opted to check. Obara now moved all-in with the covering stack and Kliper folded.

"Nice bluff," Luigi D'Alterio mentioned in table chat and Obara started smiling. No bluff, I am Japanese, we don't bluff. All Japanese play tight ..." before he raked in the pot with a big grin on the face.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jun Obara	3,900,000 830,000	830,000
Arie Kliper	825,000 -945,000	-945,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Jun Obara Luigi D'Alterio

2022-12-16 14:00 UTC+2

Ondrej Drozd Eliminated in 26th Place (€26,400)

Niveau 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ondrej Drozd opened to 60,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Javier Gomez Zapatero on the button who three-bet to 180,000.

Back on Drozd, he moved all in for 2,045,000. Zapatero quickly made the call.

With over 4,000,000 in the pot, the biggest pot of the tournament, Drozd was at risk against the bigger overpair. The runout was , no help to Drozd, and he was eliminated.

Zapatero extends his chip lead and has just over 15 percent of the chips in play with 25 remaining.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Javier Gomez Zapatero	5,820,000 2,350,000	2,350,000

Ondrej Drozd	Eliminé

Tags: Javier Gomez Zapatero Ondrej Drozd

2022-12-16 13:22 UTC+2

Henok Tekle Mariam Eliminated in 27th Place (€26,400)

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Niveau 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Laurent Cessy opened to 50,000 under the gun. Directly on his left, Henok Tekle Mariam three-bet to 145,000. Action folded to Jordan Saccucci in the cutoff who cold four-bet by moving all in for about 1,000,000. Cessy folded, but Tekle Mariam made the call for less.

Henok Tekle Mariam:
Jordan Saccucci:

The classic flip early in the day, Saccucci took a commanding lead on the flop. He improved to a full house on the turn and river, so Tekle Mariam made his exit.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jordan Saccucci	1,940,000 1,015,000	1,015,000

Laurent Cessy	695,999 -179,001	-179,001
Henok Tekle Mariam	Eliminé

Tags: Henok Tekle Mariam Jordan Saccucci Laurent Cessy

2022-12-16 13:22 UTC+2

Imed Ben Mahmoud Eliminated in 28th Place (€23,000)

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Niveau 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action folded around to Simon Lofberg in the cutoff who raised to 50,000, Imed Ben Mahmoud three-bet to 200,000 from the button and the blinds folded. Lofberg responded by sliding in a four-bet to the tune of 500,000 covering Mahmoud. Mahmoud took no time in committing the rest of his stack and putting himself at risk.

Imed Ben Mahmoud:
Simon Lofberg:

Mahmoud was dominated and got no help on the runout with Lofberg improving to a flush, sending Mahmoud to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Simon Lofberg	2,060,000 460,000	460,000
Imed Ben Mahmoud	Eliminé

Tags: Imed Ben Mahmoud Simon Lofberg