The day began with a significant pot, already standing at 135,000 as the board showed 5♠Q♣K♠A♦. Sylwia Studniarz, in the big blind, checked to Pedro Marques, who bet 85,000. After taking her time to consider, Studniarz raised to 200,000. Marques, after a brief pause, opted to call.
The 2♠ on the river saw Studniarz deliberate before checking once more. Marques, after his period of thought, placed a hefty bet of 400,000. Studniarz made the call, leading to the showdown. Marques tabled 6♠4♠, revealing a flush that sent Studniarz shaking her head as she mucked her cards—an early blow to her stack in the first hand of the day.
It's Day 4 and 53 poker enthusiasts remain in the €5,300 PokerStars European Poker Tour Main Event, held at the Hilton Prague. A record-breaking field of 1,458 entries has set the stage as the remaining players compete for the largest portions of the €7,071,300 prize pool.
Anton Bergstrom begins today in pole position, aiming to secure another Main Event final table appearance. His first came 19 years ago at EPT Barcelona 2005, where he missed out on the title, competing alongside Gus Hansen, Patrik Antonius, and eventual champion Jan Boubli.
Day 4 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Anton Bergstrom
Sweden
1,830,000
122
2
Jaehyung Park
South Korea
1,750,000
117
3
Adrian Mack
USA
1,710,000
114
4
Paul Runcan
Romania
1,680,000
112
5
Danut Chisu
Romania
1,560,000
104
6
Pawel Wojciechowski
Poland
1,525,000
102
7
Sylwia Studniarz
Poland
1,510,000
101
8
Ken Oberlieben
Germany
1,495,000
100
9
Umberto Ruggeri
Italy
1,440,000
96
10
Daniel Erlandsson
Sweden
1,410,000
94
Jaehyung Park (1,750,000), Adrian Mack (1,710,000), Paul Runcan (1,680,000), and Danut Chisu (1,560,000) join Bergstrom in the provisional top five. Chisu has one EPT final table on his resume, a fifth-place finish at EPT London 2022.
Umberto Ruggeri (1,440,000) is aiming to surpass his performance from last year when he finished in third place. Also in contention is Vincent Meli (765,000), who narrowly missed the official final table last year as the bubble boy.
Umberto Ruggeri
Other notables that will fight for their seat in day 5 are Sylwia Studniarz (1,510,000) who was the day 2 chip leader, Pedro Marques (1,285,000), Pierre Calamusa (800,000) and Nikita Kuznetsov (640,000).
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€ 1,146,500
12 – 13
€ 68,050
2
€ 716,950
14 – 15
€ 56,700
3
€ 512,100
16 – 17
€ 47,250
4
€ 393,950
18 – 20
€ 39,950
5
€ 303,000
21 – 23
€ 34,700
6
€ 233,050
24 – 27
€ 30,200
7
€ 179,250
28 – 31
€ 26,250
8
€ 137,900
32 – 39
€ 22,850
9
€ 106,050
40 – 53
€ 19,800
10 – 11
€ 81,600
Day 4 is set to begin at noon local time, starting at Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. Each level will last 90 minutes, with breaks scheduled after every level.
Keep following PokerNews for real-time updates from the tournament floor as the Main Event progresses deeper, narrowing the field to the final 16 contenders chasing the 2024 EPT Prague trophy.
