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2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
The PokerNews updates from the two remaining tables will now be on a 30-minute delay to be in accordance with the PokerStars live stream on Twitch and Youtube.
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Ionut-Flavius Voinea | Romania | 2,430,000 | 61 |
1 | 2 | Laurent Cessy | France | 440,000 | 11 |
1 | 3 | Paul-Adrian Covaciu | Romania | 1,045,000 | 26 |
1 | 4 | Javier Gomez Zapatero | Spain | 4,180,000 | 105 |
1 | 5 | Luigi D'Alterio | Italy | 3,240,000 | 81 |
1 | 6 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | 870,000 | 22 |
1 | 7 | Antoine Saout | France | 2,200,000 | 55 |
1 | 8 | Jun Obara | Japan | 4,700,000 | 118 |
2 | 1 | Benjamin Lebor | United Kingdom | 2,700,000 | 68 |
2 | 2 | Maksim Shornikau | Belarus | 420,000 | 11 |
2 | 3 | Petar Kalev | Bulgaria | 2,125,000 | 53 |
2 | 4 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 2,710,000 | 68 |
2 | 5 | Parker Talbot | Canada | 2,100,000 | 53 |
2 | 6 | Simon Lofberg | Sweden | 2,055,000 | 51 |
2 | 7 | Jordan Saccucci | Canada | 4,530,000 | 113 |
2 | 8 | Istvan Pilhofer | Hungary | 2,115,000 | 53 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jun Obara |
4,700,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Jordan Saccucci |
4,530,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Javier Gomez Zapatero |
4,180,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
Luigi D'Alterio |
3,240,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Fabrice Bigot |
2,710,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
Benjamin Lebor |
2,700,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Ionut-Flavius Voinea |
2,430,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Antoine Saout |
2,200,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Petar Kalev |
2,125,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Istvan Pilhofer |
2,115,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Parker Talbot |
2,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Simon Lofberg |
2,055,000
-1,040,000
|
-1,040,000 |
Paul-Adrian Covaciu |
1,045,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Paulius Vaitiekunas |
870,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Laurent Cessy |
440,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Maksim Shornikau |
420,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Parker Talbot |
3,100,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
Simon Lofberg |
1,610,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
Maksim Shornikau opened to 105,000 from under the gun to 105,000. Action folded to Simon Lofberg in the small blind. He three-bet to 395,000.
Back on Shornikau, he thought for a while before making the correct fold with the dominated pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Simon Lofberg | 3,110,000 | |
Maksim Shornikau | 490,000 |
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jordan Saccucci |
4,580,000
1,975,000
|
1,975,000 |
|
||
Rui Milhomens | Busted |
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 |
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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Javier Gomez Zapatero |
4,200,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
||
Timothy Adams | Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000