Final Four Tables Return for Day 4 of €5,300 EPT Main Event
With only three days of play left here at the €5,300 EPT Main Event here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague, the remaining 30 players are inching closer and closer to six-digit paydays here in the Hilton Prague venue.
What started as a field of 1,267 entries has whittled down to the final four tables, and one of the remaining will take home the first-place prize of €1,054,500. A millionaire will be made this weekend; today will see us get even closer to knowing who that will be.
The action of Day 4 kicks off at 12 p.m. local time, and a 30-minute delayed livestream will accompany the real-time coverage here at PokerNews.
€5,300 EPT Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi D'Alterio | Italy | 3,560,000 | 142 |
| 2 | Javier Gomez Zapatero | Spain | 3,415,000 | 137 |
| 3 | Jun Obara | Japan | 2,785,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Ondrej Drozd | Czech Republic | 2,380,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Benjamin Lebor | United Kingdom | 2,220,000 | 89 |
| 6 | Parker Talbot | Canada | 2,145,000 | 86 |
| 7 | Arie Kliper | Israel | 1,860,000 | 74 |
| 8 | Antoine Saout | France | 1,570,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Rui Milhomens | Portugal | 1,475,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Petar Kalev | Bulgaria | 1,465,000 | 59 |
Countries Represented
A total of 19 countries are represented by the remaining runners. One of the players to keep an eye on is the last one representing Japan, Jun Obara (2,785,000). One of only three players with over 100 big blinds coming into the day, Obara is coming off a recent strong showing at the Asian Poker Tour in Incheon, South Korea that included a victory there. Today, he looks to navigate a tough remaining field to imitate that success here in the Czech capital.
Three players representing the home turf of the Czech Republic are still in the running. Those are Milan Simko (470,000), Vitezslav Cech (435,000), and in the top ten list is Ondrej Drozd with 2,380,000.
Also in the field is PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot representing Canada with a healthy 2,145,000.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in EUR) | Place | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,054,500 | 8 | €126,700 |
| 2 | €658,750 | 9 | €97,450 |
| 3 | €470,500 | 16-17 | €43,400 |
| 4 | €361,950 | 18-20 | €36,150 |
| 5 | €278,450 | 21-23 | €30,400 |
| 6 | €214,150 | 24-27 | €26,400 |
| 7 | €164,750 | 28-31 | €23,000 |
| 8 | €126,700 |
Players will return to blinds of 10,000/25,000/25,000 in level 23. They will play 90-minute levels with breaks of 20 minutes in between each level. A 30-second shot clock and time banks will be in play.
Keep it locked in right here to PokerNews as our Live Reporting team follows the €5,300 EPT Main Event and its remaining 30 hopefuls to an exciting finish.
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and Cessy took a sizeable lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn was the best card in the deck for Shchepkin but the 
bricked the river as he was eliminated on the first hand of the day.
turn but the 
river paired the board and the kicker played to eliminate De Almeida in 29th place for €23,000.
runout with Lofberg improving to a flush, sending Mahmoud to the rail.
flop. He improved to a full house on the 
river, so Tekle Mariam made his exit.
opened to 60,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Javier Gomez Zapatero 
, no help to Drozd, and he was eliminated. 
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.
river on which Kliper opted to check. Obara now moved all-in with the covering stack and Kliper folded.
on the river changed nothing and Juutilainen was eliminated, bringing the field down to three tables.
and Cech had one foot out the door after Cardot flopped a set of kings. The running 
