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.
