Jon Kyte Leads Final 46 Players in €5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event has concluded here at the Hilton Prague with Jon Kyte in the lead after amassing 2,200,000 in chips. Not far behind him is 2013 EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event champion Steve O'Dwyer, who bagged up 1,915,000 by the end of play.
Kyte is a regular in EPT tournaments with over €1,000,000 in live-tournament earnings. The Norwegian pro recently won a hyper turbo freezeout event at EPT Barcelona earlier this year for €50,325 and is currently best positioned to make a run at his first EPT Main Event title and the €1,030,000 first-place prize.
The competition will be stiff, however, as many top players are still in the hunt, including Teun Mulder (1,875,000), Marle Spragg (1,395,000), PokerStars Ambassador Ramon Colillas (1,015,000), Omar Eljach (1,250,000), Leo Margets (170,000), and EPT Main Event champion Niall Farrell.
Farrell, who won the Main Event in Malta back in 2015, managed to double up in a key spot against Ferdinando D'Alessio early in the day. Farrell carried that momentum to a bag worth 665,000 in chips.
End of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 2,200,000 | 147 |
| 2 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 1,915,000 | 128 |
| 3 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | 1,875,000 | 125 |
| 4 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 1,660,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Marius Kudzmanas | Lithuania | 1,630,000 | 109 |
| 6 | Padraig O'Neill | Ireland | 1,600,000 | 107 |
| 7 | Tobias Garp | Sweden | 1,595,000 | 106 |
| 8 | Marle Spragg | United States | 1,395,000 | 93 |
| 9 | Omar Eljach | Sweden | 1,250,000 | 83 |
| 10 | Asaf Groofi | Israel | 1,100,000 | 73 |
Day 3 Highlights
The action got underway with 175 hopefuls looking to continue their run at EPT glory. Everyone was already assured a minimum payout of €9,100 for making it to Day 3 and it didn't take long for the chips to start rapidly changing hands.
Marle Spragg got off to a hot start, including a hand where she flopped two pair against Andrzej Powalka. Spragg held onto the momentum and spent the latter part of the day at the feature table before bagging up a top-ten stack.
Garcia held the chip lead at various points throughout the day and was responsible for several eliminations, including a hand where he rivered a set for a double knockout.
O'Dwyer remained active throughout the day and was among the chip leaders after eliminating Ka Kwan Lau, but he took a hit to his stack after running a straight into Max Neugebauer's flush. O'Dwyer recovered nicely, however, and nearly chipped his way back into the lead before play ended for the day.
2022 EPT Prague champion Grzegorz Glowny gave a valiant effort before busting late in the day after running ace-queen into Marco Regonaschi's aces. His deep run officially ended in 52nd place (€18,260).
Other notables to fall short of a Day-4 berth include Dimitar Danchev (150th - €9,100), Ran Shahar (118th - €12,020), Robin Ylitalo (97th - €12,020), Niklas Astedt (95th - €13,840), Tamas Adamszki (64th - €15,900), and Patrik Jaros (49th - €18,260).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,030,000 | 12-13 | €60,960 |
| 2 | €643,000 | 14-15 | €50,800 |
| 3 | €459,240 | 16-17 | €42,320 |
| 4 | €353,240 | 18-20 | €36,780 |
| 5 | €271,660 | 21-23 | €31,980 |
| 6 | €209,000 | 24-27 | €27,800 |
| 7 | €160,750 | 28-31 | €24,180 |
| 8 | €123,600 | 32-39 | €21,000 |
| 9 | €95,000 | 40-46 | €18,260 |
| 10-11 | €73,160 |
Day 4 begins on Friday, December 15 at noon and play will resume on Level 21, which features 10,000/15,000 blinds with a 15,000 big blind ante. Levels will continue to last 90 minutes each and players will get a 20-minute break at the end of every level. An extended 30-minute break will take place after Level 24.
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