€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Dia 5 Terminado
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Dias: 5
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 5
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€5,300
Premiação
€6,144,950
Entries
1,267
Nível
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
9
Jogadores Restantes
4
Jordan Saccucci Leads Final Four of €5,300 EPT Main Event
Nível 31
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Nine players sat down at the final table of the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event to start the day here at the Hilton Prague venue in the Czech capital. That number has been cut down to the final four after just over four levels of play.
The man on top of the leaderboard at the start of the day was Jordan Saccucci. At the end of the day, he was still the man in the top spot with 12,925,000, or 86 big blinds. He'll be the one the other three are looking up to as they head into the final day of play tomorrow, each of them dreaming of the biggest piece of the €6,144,950 prize pool.
Two big stacks sit just behind him on the leaderboard, so Saccucci can't get too comfortable with his chip lead. From Hungary, Istvan Pilhofer ran his stack up to 10,600,000 at the end of the night, jumping up into the second spot on the leaderboard. From France, Antoine Saout sits just barely in third with 10,400,000.
The short stack heading to tomorrow's action is Jun Obara from Japan with 3,875,000. That's still 26 big blinds, so he'll have plenty of maneuverability to spin it up against the big stacks on all sides of him.
Seating Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Saccucci | Canada | 12,925,000 | 86 |
| 2 | Antoine Saout | France | 10,400,000 | 69 |
| 3 | Istvan Pilhofer | Hungary | 10,600,000 | 71 |
| 4 | Jun Obara | Japan | 3,875,000 | 26 |
All four remaining hopefuls have locked up an impressive €361,950. Even so, they're all dreaming of the top prize of €1,054,500 that goes to the winner.
Final Table Action of the Day
Playing from nine players to four players today, early action moved slow as players refused to be the first to fall. Eventually, Paul-Adrian Covaciu was that player when he lost a flip to end-of-day chip leader Saccucci. After him was Day 1a chip leader Javier Gomez Zapatero, who rode his big stack to the final table with 43 big blinds. He just couldn't get much going once he reached the final table, but took home a six-figure payday for his deep run.
Petar Kalev fell in seventh place, followed by Luigi D'Alterio in fifth place. Kalev ran a river bluff right into the straight of Saout to lose almost all of his chips, falling shortly afterward. D'Alterio couldn't win his all-important late flip against Pilhofer, so he was out the door as well.
With one more elimination to go before bagging up on the night, all eyes were on short-stacked fan favorite and PokerStars Ambassador Parker "Tonkaaaap" Talbot. He picked his spots well all day long, finding doubles left and right every time he got the chips in. He laddered up and up, watching players drop as he moved up the leaderboard. The dream of his first live poker trophy was getting more and more plausible. He ordered "lucky beers" throughout the final table that seemed to be working for him. Then he found another great spot at the end of the day.
On the final hand of the night, Talbot woke up with kings against two inferior pocket pairs and got all the chips in the middle against the nines of Saccucci. Unfortunately for him, Saccucci drilled a set on the flop, so Talbot had to settle for fifth-place money of €278,450.
Main Event Day 5 Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,054,500 | ||
| 2 | €658,750 | ||
| 3 | €470,500 | ||
| 4 | €361,950 | ||
| 5 | Parker Talbot | Canada | €278,450 |
| 6 | Luigi D'Alterio | Italy | €214,150 |
| 7 | Petar Kalev | Bulgaria | €164,750 |
| 8 | Javier Gomez Zapatero | Spain | €126,700 |
| 9 | Paul-Adrian Covaciu | Romania | €97,450 |
With the World Cup Final schedule in mind, tomorrow's action will pick back up at 10:30 a.m. as the final four play down to a winner. The 30-minute-delayed livestream will start at 11:00 a.m. Players will return with 69 minutes left on the clock in level 31 with blinds of 100,000/150,000 and a 150,000 big blind ante.
You can be sure that PokerNews will be providing live reports from the venue here in Prague. Tune in tomorrow to see this one to a finish and find out who will be the next EPT Main Event Champion.
End-of-Day 5 Chip Counts
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Nível 31
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
12,925,000 | |
|
10,600,000 | |
|
10,400,000 | |
|
3,875,000 |
Parker Talbot Eliminated in 5th Place (€278,450)
Nível 31
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Jun Obara raised to 725,000 on the button with the 
and Jordan Saccucci flat-called in the small blind- Parker Talbot then pushed all-in for 1,500,000 in the big blind and Obara sigh-folded while Saccucci called.
Parker Talbot: 
Jordan Saccucci: 
The 
flop left Talbot with just one out as a king had been folded preflop. There was no miracle on the 
turn and 
river as Talbot recorded his best EPT Main Event finish but came up short of victory. His fifth place is rewarded with a payday of €278,450 and the action for Day 5 has concluded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,925,000 | 2,375,000 |
|
|
3,875,000 | -725,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Some Chips for Obara; Aces for Saout
Nível 31
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Istvan Pilhofer limped the small blind with and Jun Obara checked the 
in the big blind. The 
flop was bet for 200,000 by Pilhofer and Obara called. They checked the 
turn and 
river as Obara got a few chips back.
Parker Talbot then folded the 
from under the gun with a stack of 11 blinds. Antoine Saout raised to 350,000 in the cutoff with 
and Jordan Saccucci called from the big blind with the 
. The flop fell 
and Saccucci folded to a bet worth 425,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,600,000 | -350,000 |
|
|
10,550,000 | -500,000 |
|
|
10,400,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
4,600,000 | 250,000 |
|
|
1,650,000 | -400,000 |
Obara Caught With a Move by Pilhofer
Nível 31
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Jun Obara raised to 300,000 from under the gun with the 
and Istvan Pilhofer came along in the big blind with 
.
The flop brought a check by Pilhofer, who then called a min-bet worth 150,000 by Obara. Pilhofer checked again the turn and Obara made it 575,000 to go which led to a call by his opponent.
The river paired the board and Pilhofer bet just 325,000 into a pot of 2,300,000. Obara was having another idea and raised it up to 875,000 to get snapped off by Pilhofer, who raked in another seizable pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,950,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
|
4,350,000 | -2,320,000 |
Pilhofer Doubles Through Saccucci
Nível 31
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Parker Talbot raised to 300,000 with the and Antoine Saout three-bet to 800,000 with the in the cutoff, forcing out all players behind.
Jordan Saccucci then faced an open raise to 350,000 by Istvan Pilhofer and verified the stack size of his opponent before he opted to flat-call on the button. The flop brought 
and Pilhofer bet 300,000, Saccucci raised to 700,000 before his opponent snap-jammed for 3,925,000.
Saccucci asked for an exact count and then burned through several time bank extensions before making the very reluctant call.
Istvan Pilhofer: 
Jordan Saccucci:
Pilhofer was ahead with the overpair against top pair and top kicker. Nothing changed on the 
turn and river as the Hungarian put a dent into the stack of chip leader Saccucci.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,050,000 | -3,870,000 |
|
|
10,200,000 | 680,000 |
|
|
8,950,000 | 4,585,000 |
|
|
2,050,000 | -285,000 |
Nível: 31
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Last Break of the Day
Nível 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Players are heading on a 30-minute break before playing the final planned level of the night.
Five players remain. They will return to blind levels of 100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 big blind ante.
Final Five Chip Counts
Nível 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jordan Saccucci | Canada | 14,920,000 | |
| 6 | Parker Talbot | Canada | 2,335,000 | |
| 7 | Antoine Saout | France | 9,520,000 | |
| 8 | Istvan Pilhofer | Hungary | 4,365,000 | |
| 9 | Jun Obara | Japan | 6,670,000 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,920,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
9,520,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
6,670,000 | 240,000 |
|
|
4,365,000 | -245,000 |
|
|
2,335,000 | -305,000 |