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

12-16-2022 21:28 UTC+1

D'Alterio Doubles Through Gomez Zapatero

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Soon after returning from the dinner break, Javier Gomez Zapatero jammed out of the small blind into the big blind of Luigi D'Alterio. The Italian checked his cards, shrugged and called within three seconds.

Luigi D'Alterio:
Javier Gomez Zapatero:

The flop vaulted D'Alterio into the lead and he further improved to broadway on the turn. Only an ace would secure a split pot but the river gave D'Alterio the full double for 1,175,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero	5,200,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Luigi D'Alterio	2,410,000 1,235,000	1,235,000

Tags: Javier Gomez Zapatero Luigi D'Alterio

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

12-16-2022 20:07 UTC+1

Dinner Break on Final Table Bubble

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Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With 10 players left in the field, they're heading off to a 75-minute dinner break. They'll return to blinds of 30,000/60,000/60,000 after the break.

Play will resume at approximately 8:50 p.m. live, so 9:20 p.m. with the 30-minute stream delay.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Saccucci	9,050,000 95,000	95,000

Javier Gomez Zapatero	6,400,000 -300,000	-300,000

Jun Obara	6,020,000 220,000	220,000
Petar Kalev	4,280,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu	2,940,000 -35,000	-35,000
Antoine Saout	2,530,000 180,000	180,000
Parker Talbot	2,325,000 -175,000	-175,000

Simon Lofberg	1,600,000 -580,000	-580,000
Istvan Pilhofer	1,500,000 150,000	150,000
Luigi D'Alterio	1,175,000 -75,000	-75,000

12-16-2022 20:06 UTC+1

Fabrice Bigot Eliminated in 11th Place (€62,450)

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Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Petar Kalev opened to 170,000 in the small blind. In the big blind, Fabrice Bigot three-bet to 450,000.

Back on Kalev, he moved all in for 2,115,000. Bigot called immediately, just barely covered with 2,105,000 in his own stack.

All in and at risk, Kalev watched the dealer spread the to felt Bigot just before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petar Kalev	4,280,000 2,170,000	2,170,000
Fabrice Bigot	Busted

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Petar Kalev

12-16-2022 20:00 UTC+1

Saout Wins Showdown Pot Versus Gomez Zapatero

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Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jun Obara raised to 100,000 from under the gun and was called by Javier Gomez Zapatero on the button as well as Antoine Saout in the big blind.

The flop was checked to Gomez Zapatero, who bet 125,000. Only Saout called and both then checked down the turn and river. Saout tabled the and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero	6,700,000 200,000	200,000

Jun Obara	5,800,000 100,000	100,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu	2,975,000 -75,000	-75,000
Antoine Saout	2,350,000 100,000	100,000
Luigi D'Alterio	1,250,000 -310,000	-310,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Javier Gomez Zapatero Jun Obara

12-16-2022 19:52 UTC+1

Ionut-Flavius Voinea Eliminated in 12th Place (€62,450)

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Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action started with a raise to 100,000 by Ionut-Flavius Voinea and Paul-Adrian Covaciu in the hijack three-bet to 260,000. A few orbits earlier, the same preflop action had concluded with a fold from Voinea but he stuck around this time.

Voinea checked the flop and Covaciu bet 125,000. The check-shove by Voinea followed and his fellow countryman beat him into the pot within a fraction of a second.

Ionut-Flavius Voinea:
Paul-Adrian Covaciu:

"Nice hand," Voinea said and bumped fists with Covaciu already. He needed running spades to survive but the turn ended his run in 12th place, which was made official by the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul-Adrian Covaciu	3,050,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Ionut-Flavius Voinea	Busted

Tags: Ionut-Flavius Voinea Paul-Adrian Covaciu

12-16-2022 19:48 UTC+1

Saccucci Adds Even More With Flush

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Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Istvan Pilhofer opened to 110,000 from under the gun. In the big blind, Jordan Saccucci made the call.

The flop came down . Saccucci checked, and Pilhofer continued for 60,000. Saccucci tried to call but accidentally put out 100,000, so he was forced to min-raise to 120,000. Pilhofer made the call.

The turn showed up the . Both players checked.

The river was the action , giving the flush to Saccucci and trips to Pilhofer. Saccucci bet 225,000, and Pilhofer quickly called.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Saccucci	8,955,000 315,000	315,000

Istvan Pilhofer	1,350,000 -560,000	-560,000

12-16-2022 19:45 UTC+1

Saout Wakes Up with Kings

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Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ionut-Flavius Voinea opened to 100,000 in the hijack and Luigi D'Alterio shipped all in for 2,600,000 in the small blind. Antoine Saout woke up with a monster in the big blind and called off his stack of 1,040,000. Voinea got out of the way and the two hands were tabled.

Antoine Saout:
Luigi D'Alterio:

Saout was in a great position to double up and the flop of provided no immediate danger. The on the turn locked it up and Saout doubled through D'Alterio.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	2,250,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Luigi D'Alterio	1,560,000 -1,140,000	-1,140,000
Ionut-Flavius Voinea	1,450,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Ionut-Flavius Voinea Luigi D'Alterio

12-16-2022 19:37 UTC+1

Gomez Zapatero Assumes Control on Outer Table

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Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Luigi D'Alterio raised to 100,000 from under the gun and was called only by Javier Gomez Zapatero in the big blind. On a flop, Gomez Zapatero checked and D'Alterio bet 85,000. The Spaniard check-raised to 240,000 and that shut down D'Alterio.

Shortly after, Paul-Adrian Covaciu made it 100,000 to go in the cutoff. Gomez Zapatero clicked it back to 300,000 only for Covaciu to four-bet to 725,000 in total. A very quick five-bet shove by Gomez Zapatero followed and Covaciu snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero	6,500,000 750,000	750,000

Jun Obara	5,700,000
Luigi D'Alterio	2,700,000 -350,000	-350,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu	1,550,000 -850,000	-850,000
Ionut-Flavius Voinea	1,075,000 15,000	15,000
Antoine Saout	1,000,000 -40,000	-40,000

12-16-2022 19:34 UTC+1

Obara Pressuring the Short Stacks

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Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Antoine Saout limped in from the small blind and Jun Obara just ripped all in, knowing that there is a pay jump with the next elimination. Saout folded and Obara collected the chips.

On the next hand, the action folded to Obara who shoved all in from the small blind. Ionut-Flavius Voinea shook his head and was forced to give up his big blind.

Following that, Saout raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Obara replied with a re-raise to 260,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Saout laid his hand down as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Obara	5,700,000 250,000	250,000
Ionut-Flavius Voinea	1,060,000 -90,000	-90,000
Antoine Saout	1,040,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tags: Antoine Saout Ionut-Flavius Voinea Jun Obara