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

2022-12-16 18:21 UTC+2

Bigot Takes Piles From Pilhofer With Flopped Boat

Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Istvan Pilhofer opened to 90,000 from middle position and found two callers, Fabrice Bigot and Parker Talbot .

The flop was a dream for Bigot when the hit to give him a full house. Pilhofer bet 55,000, and Bigot called. Talbot got out of the way.

On the turn, Bigot checked again. Pilhofer bet 210,000. Bigot sprung the trap by check-raising to 500,000, sending Pilhofer into deep thought. Eventually, he called with about pot behind.

The river came the . With his flopped full house, Bigot went for 450,000. Pilhofer went deep into the tank. After a minute, he did make the big call.

Bigot took it down, leaving Pilhofer with 19 big blinds, and chipping up big himself.

"I had fours a few hands ago, it came ace, queen, seven," said Pilhofer. "Nice hand."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fabrice Bigot	4,190,000 1,480,000	1,480,000
Istvan Pilhofer	1,090,000 -950,000	-950,000
Parker Talbot	1,050,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Istvan Pilhofer Parker Talbot

2022-12-16 18:02 UTC+2

Paulius Vaitiekunas Eliminated in 16th Place (€43,400)

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Over on the outer table, Luigi D'Alterio raised to 80,000 in the cutoff. Paulius Vaitiekunas three-bet to 525,000 on the button with 225,000 behind and the blinds got out of the way. D'Alterio then pushed all-in and Vaitiekunas immediately grabbed into the time banks while starting at the tournament info screen.

Since the tournament was on a pay jump, Vaitiekunas used his time banks and both started some small talk. "I don't have a pair, do you?" the Lithuanian inquired and D'Alterio nodded.

"You will see in 45 seconds," Vaitiekunas added and then called all-in as promised.

Paulius Vaitiekunas:
Luigi D'Alterio:

The flop left Vaitiekunas on the ropes and it was all over on the turn as D'Alterio had improved to an unbeatable full house. A meaningless on the river sent Vaitiekunas to the payout desk in order to collect €43,400 for the efforts.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Luigi D'Alterio	4,000,000 990,000	990,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	Eliminado

Tags: Luigi D'Alterio Paulius Vaitiekunas

2022-12-16 17:19 UTC+2

Talbot Gets Big Double Through Lofberg

Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Parker Talbot opened to 80,000 from early position. On the button, Simon Lofberg three-bet to 200,000. Back on Talbot, he moved all in for 1,500,000. Lofberg called quickly to head to a runout with the PokerStars Ambassador well in the lead.

The flop was a good one for Talbot when the hit the board. His set turned into a boat on the and river to lock up the double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Parker Talbot	3,100,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Simon Lofberg	1,610,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Parker Talbot Simon Lofberg

2022-12-16 17:09 UTC+2

Rui Milhomens Eliminated in 17th Place (€43,400)

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Rui Milhomens raised to 80,000 in the hijack and Jordan Saccucci three-bet to 250,000 out of the big blind. Milhomens just called and the flop came .

Saccucci checked and Milhomens tossed in a bet of 150,000 which Saccucci called. The turn was the and Saccucci checked again. Milhomens splashed in a bet of 350,000 but Saccucci stuck around for the on the river.

Saccucci used a time bank before shoving all in for just over 1,700,000. Milhomens instantly called off his stack of 1,230,000. Saccucci turned over for a set of aces while Milhomens was left with for a set of queens.

The final 16 players will now redraw to the final two tables of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jordan Saccucci	4,580,000 1,975,000	1,975,000

Rui Milhomens	Eliminado

Tags: Jordan Saccucci Rui Milhomens

2022-12-16 17:08 UTC+2

Another Deep Run for Saout - Can He Go All The Way?

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Frenchman Antoine Saout is no stranger to deep runs on the European Poker Tour, and even finished 34th at EPT Prague earlier this year.

His deepest run came over six years ago at the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final, making the final table and finishing seventh for €128,340 — can he surpass that here?

Year	Event	Place	Payout
Apr-16	EPT Monte Carlo Main Event	7th	€128,340
Jan-14	PCA Main Event	15th	$90,700
Apr-18	EPT Monte Carlo Main Event	25th	€20,300
Mar-22	EPT Prague Main Event	34th	€20,890
Feb-16	EPT Dublin Main Event	25th	€17,310

2022-12-16 17:00 UTC+2

Timothy Adams Eliminated in 18th Place (€36,150)

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Coming back from the break, Timothy Adams was the shortest stack with just 290,000 and raised to 285,000 in the cutoff while keeping a single chip behind. Javier Gomez Zapatero splashed in a raise to 500,000 with the new black chips in play while on the button and Adams called all-in when the action was back on him.

Timothy Adams:
Javier Gomez Zapatero:

The one overcard for Adams failed to get there on a board and he had to settle for 18th place, which comes with a payday of €36,150.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Javier Gomez Zapatero	4,200,000 480,000	480,000

Timothy Adams	Eliminado

Tags: Javier Gomez Zapatero Timothy Adams

2022-12-16 16:32 UTC+2

Bigot Makes Big River Call Against Zapatero

Nível 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Javier Gomez Zapatero opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and only Fabrice Bigot made the call in the small blind.

The flop came down . Bigot checked, and Gomez continued for 45,000. Bigot made the call with his king.

The turn brought the . and Bigot checked again. Gomex bet again, this time for 180,000. Once more, Bigot called.

The river fell the , Bigot checked the final street. Gomez fired the final barrel, betting 625,000. Bigot thought for about 30 seconds before making the call to take down the big pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Javier Gomez Zapatero	3,720,000 -910,000	-910,000

Fabrice Bigot	2,900,000 990,000	990,000

2022-12-16 16:28 UTC+2

Milan Simko Eliminated in 19th Place (€36,150)

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

Milan Simko was down to the last 140,000 and moved all-in.

"You finally found something?" Benjamin Lebor inquired in table chat while in the big blind.

Rui Milhomens then three-bet to 325,000 in the cutoff. Lebor wiggled his time banks in jest when it was his turn to act before checking the cards and snap-folding.

Milan Simko:
Rui Milhomens:

Lebor predicted a six on the turn for Simko to double but then changed his mind to clubs on the flop. The turn provided an additional gutshot but the river was a blank.

"Almost," Lebor concluded as Simko headed to the payout desk to collect €36,150 for the efforts.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rui Milhomens	2,140,000 190,000	190,000
Milan Simko	Eliminado

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Milan Simko Rui Milhomens

2022-12-16 16:18 UTC+2

Arie Kliper Eliminated in 20th Place (€36,150)

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

Arie Kliper pushed his short stack of 195,000 into the middle from the cutoff. Simon Lofberg tossed in a chip to call on the button and the blinds stepped aside.

Arie Kliper:
Simon Lofberg:

The flop came to give both players a pair but Lofberg's was the bigger of the two. The turn was the and the river was the which sent Kliper to the rail in 20th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Simon Lofberg	2,840,000 240,000	240,000
Arie Kliper	Eliminado

Tags: Simon Lofberg Arie Kliper

2022-12-16 16:05 UTC+2

Simon Mattsson Eliminated in 21st Place (€30,400)

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

Ionut-Flavius Voinea opened to 60,000 under the gun. Simon Mattsson moved all in for 280,000 from the cutoff. Back on Voinea, he made the call to put Mattsson at risk.

The board ran out flop, safe for Voinea. The turn was a dagger , though, leaving Voinea pulling to two outs once. The river wasn't the miracle he needed, and he was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ionut-Flavius Voinea	3,055,000 -115,000	-115,000
Simon Mattsson	Eliminado

Tags: Ionut-Flavius Voinea Simon Mattsson