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

2022-12-16 13:30 UTC+2

"Not an Ace," Laments Talbot After Check-Raising

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

Petar Kalev opened to 55,000 from the cutoff, and he picked up only one caller, Parker Talbot in the big blind.

The flop showed up . Talbot checked, and Kalev continued for 45,000. Talbot check-raised to 160,000 on the ace-high board. Kalev made the call.

The turn came the . Talbot slowed down with a check. Kalev bet 125,000 in position.

"Yeah," groaned Talbot, and he folded. "Not an ace," he said to himself. "Lucky turn," he told Kalev.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Petar Kalev	2,260,000	160,000
Parker Talbot	1,860,000	-285,000

Tags: Parker Talbot Petar Kalev

2022-12-16 13:33 UTC+2

Two Double-Ups for Shornikau

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

Luigi D'Alterio raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Maksim Shornikau three-bet jammed his last 190,000 from one seat over, which the big stack from Italy called.

Maksim Shornikau:
Luigi D'Alterio:

The board ran out and both players hit their kicker for Shornikau to survive on the river.

In the very next hand, Arie Kliper raised to 50,000 and Shornikau jammed for 440,000 in the cutoff. Antoine Saout on the button asked for a count and folded, while Henri Juutilainen in the big blind went all-in over the top to force out Kliper.

Maksim Shornikau:
Henri Juutilainen:

The runout gave Shornikau two pair and Juutilainen was left with fumes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Luigi D'Alterio	3,450,000	-110,000
Arie Kliper	1,770,000	-90,000
Maksim Shornikau	940,000	590,000
Henri Juutilainen	45,000	-600,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Arie Kliper Henri Juutilainen Luigi D'Alterio Maksim Shornikau

2022-12-16 13:35 UTC+2

Adams Makes a Straight

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

Timothy Adams opened to 55,000 from early position and found a call from Simon Mattsson in the big blind.

The flop was . Mattsson checked, and Adams continued for 35,000 with his open-ended draw. Mattsson made the call.

The turn came the , missing both players. Mattsson checked again, and Adams checked behind.

The river came the , bringing in the straight for Adams and making a pair for Mattsson. Mattsson checked. Adams fired 200,000. Mattsson considered continuing for a while, but eventually let it go.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Timothy Adams	1,265,000	65,000
Simon Mattsson	875,000	-100,000

Tags: Simon Mattsson Timothy Adams

2022-12-16 13:37 UTC+2

Triple Up for Juutilainen

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

Jun Obara raised to 50,000 on the button and Henri Juutilainen called all-in for 45,000 in the small blind, Paulius Vaitiekunas came along from the big blind.

Both active players checked the flop and Vaitiekunas bet the turn for 55,000. Obara raised and the Lithuanian folded.

Henri Juutilainen:
Jun Obara:

The river improved Juutilainen to a straight while Vaitiekunas was left rather confused.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jun Obara	2,750,000	-35,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	850,000	-80,000
Henri Juutilainen	160,000	115,000

Tags: Henri Juutilainen Jun Obara Paulius Vaitiekunas

2022-12-16 13:42 UTC+2

Beresford Traps With Flopped Set

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

Conor Beresford opened for 55,000 from the cutoff. Ondrej Drozd called on the button, as did Simon Mattsson in the small blind.

The flop came out . Mattsson checked. Beresford decided to check his top set. Drozd made top pair on the case king and bet 75,000. Mattsson folded, but Beresford just called.

The turn brought a , giving Drozd all sorts of outs with a straight flush draw. Beresford check-called a bet of 150,000 to head to a river.

The river came a blank . Action quickly went check-check, and Beresford showed his set to take the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ondrej Drozd	2,280,000	-100,000
Conor Beresford	1,170,000	270,000
Simon Mattsson	875,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Ondrej Drozd Simon Mattsson

2022-12-16 13:45 UTC+2

The Battle for Table Captain Continues

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

The action started with Benjamin Lebor who opened to 55,000 from the hijack and it folded around to Fabrice Bigot in the small blind who made the call. Parker Talbot paused for a moment before reraising to 240,000 from the big blind which invoked a fold from Lebor only for Bigot to four-bet all in for 900,000 total.

Talbot smirked before folding claiming in his defence that "I had a good hand!"

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Parker Talbot	1,750,000	-110,000
Benjamin Lebor	1,600,000	-620,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,200,000	445,000

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Fabrice Bigot Parker Talbot

2022-12-16 13:47 UTC+2

Obara Puts the Heat on Saout

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

Antoine Saout raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Jun Obara three-bet to 140,000 on the button. Saout called and they went heads-up to a flop of .

Saout checked to Obara who fired out a bet of 80,000 and Saout called. The paired the board on the turn and Saout led out with a bet of 150,000. Obara called and the completed the board.

Saout checked this time and Obara pushed out a stack of 520,000. Saout thought for his entire 30 seconds but opted to lay his hand down.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jun Obara	3,070,000	320,000
Antoine Saout	1,390,000	-180,000

Tags: Jun Obara Antoine Saout

2022-12-16 13:54 UTC+2

Small Pots Only for a While

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

Parker Talbot raised to 50,000 and Vitezslav Cech defended the big blind with a shorter stack behind. The flop brought and Cech check-folded when Talbot made it 60,000 to go.

Benjamin Lebor then raised to 55,000 on the button and Petar Kalev called out of the big blind. Both checked the flop and the followed on the turn. Kalev now bet 180,000 and a somewhat surprised Lebor needed 25 seconds before folding.

Paulius Vaitiekunas raised to 50,000 and Maksim Shornikau called in the big blind. The flop was checked by Shornikau and Vaituekunas bet 50,000 to receive a call. After the turn, Shornikau checked and then folded when facing a bet worth 155,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Luigi D'Alterio	3,500,000	50,000
Simon Lofberg	2,200,000	140,000
Petar Kalev	2,200,000	-60,000
Benjamin Lebor	2,175,000	575,000
Antoine Saout	1,700,000	310,000
Parker Talbot	1,700,000	-50,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	960,000	110,000
Maksim Shornikau	875,000	-65,000
Vitezslav Cech	375,000	-60,000
Henri Juutilainen	250,000	90,000

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Maksim Shornikau Paulius Vaitiekunas Petar Kalev Vitezslav Cech

2022-12-16 14:00 UTC+2

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

Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Javier Gomez Zapatero	5,820,000	2,350,000
Ondrej Drozd	Eliminado

Tags: Javier Gomez Zapatero Ondrej Drozd

2022-12-16 14:01 UTC+2

Simko and Covaciu Battle in the Blinds

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

Milan Simko limped in from the small blind and Paul-Adrian Covaciu raised to 75,000 from the big blind. Simko called and the flop fell . Both players checked and the paired the board on the turn.

Simko led out with a bet of 50,000 and Covaciu called to see the on the river. Simko used both hands to push out a bet of 225,000 and Covaciu quickly relinquished his cards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Milan Simko	510,000	40,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu	495,000	-200,000

Tags: Milan Simko Paul-Adrian Covaciu