€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 5 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-14-2024 14:14 UTC+1

Bergstrom Wins a Big Pot From Marques

Tim Baker

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

Anton Bergstrom opened the button and Pedro Marques three-bet out of the small blind. Bergstrom called and the two players went to a flop with 1,080,000 in the pot.

Marques bet 375,000 on the 10♠3♠6♥ flop, which Bergstrom called,

Marques checked the 8♦ turn and Bergstrom fired out a bet of 725,000. Marques made the call.

The J♥ river checked through and Bergstrom took down the pot with K♣10♣ for a pair of tens. Marques mucked K♠8♠ for a flopped flush draw that turned into a pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Bergstrom	6,800,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Pedro Marques	3,240,000 -1,760,000	-1,760,000

Tags: Anton Bergstrom Pedro Marques

12-14-2024 13:56 UTC+1

Joshua McSwiney Eliminated in 16th Place (€47,250)

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Tim Baker

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

Pedro Marques raised to 120,000 from the cutoff before Joshua McSwiney three-bet to 580,000 from the small blind with just 580,000 remaining. When it folded back to Marquez he shoved to put McSwiney all in. McSwiney called and the cards were flipped over.

Joshua McSwiney: A♠J♥ All in
Pedro Marques: A♥Q♠

McSwiney was dominated by Marques and needed to find a jack or he would be the first elimination of Day 5. The flop of K♠Q♦9♣ gave Marquez a pair of queens, but McSwiney picked up a straight draw. The 4♦ turn didn't change anything, and when the J♦ came on the river, McSwiney was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	5,000,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Joshua McSwiney	Busted

Tags: Joshua McSwiney Pedro Marques

12-14-2024 13:46 UTC+1

Studniarz Rivers the Winner

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Tim Baker

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

Sylwia Studniarz raised to 175,000 from early position with Pedro Marques defending out of the big blind.

Marques check-called a bet of 100,000 from Studniarz on the K♣J♥6♥ flop.

The 3♠ turn and A♥ river checked through and Studniarz flipped over A♠Q♣ for a rivered pair of aces to win the pot. Marques mucked K♦Q♥ and the pot went over to Studniarz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	3,750,000 -330,000	-330,000

Sylwia Studniarz	1,070,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Pedro Marques Sylwia Studniarz

12-14-2024 13:11 UTC+1

Alontsau Loses Three in a Row

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Kai Cocklin

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

Siarhei Alontsau has had a rough orbit and lost three hands in a row, which did some damage to his stack.

First, Alontsau raised from under the gun to 100,000 and got called by Barak Oz in the next seat, Siegfried Kapeller in the cutoff, and Tjenno Eskes on the button.

They went to a flop of Q♠2♣6♣ where Alontsau checked, Oz bet 215,000, Kapeller folded, Eskes called, and Alontsau folded.

On the 8♥ turn, Oz check-folded to Eskes' bet of 550,000.

In the next hand, Eskes raised the cutoff to 100,000 and Alontsau called out of the big blind.

On the Q♠8♦7♣ flop, Alontsau check-called a bet of 85,000 from Eskes to the 8♥ turn, which went check-check.

A 4♥ dropped on the river and Alontsau check-called a bet of 225,000 from Eskes, then mucked when he saw his opponent's K♥Q♥ for top pair.

Finally, Dimitrios Gkatzas raised to 100,000 early position and Kapeller called in middle position. Alontsau also called from the small blind.

On the 8♠5♣Q♦ flop, it checked to Kapeller, who fired 130,000. Only Alontsau called to the 8♣ turn, which checked through.

A 5♠ on the river double-paired the board, and Alontsau fired out 150,000. After some consideration, Kapeller called. Alontsau showed 10♣10♠, but he was beaten by the K♣Q♣ of Kapeller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siegfried Kapeller	4,900,000 330,000	330,000
Tjenno Eskes	4,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Siarhei Alontsau	3,700,000 -1,045,000	-1,045,000
Barak Oz	3,100,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Barak Oz Dimitrios Gkatzas Siarhei Alontsau Siegfried Kapeller Tjenno Eskes

12-14-2024 13:07 UTC+1

Bergstrom Extracts Chips From Vrakas

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Tim Baker

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

Georgios Vrakas raised to 100,000 from the button with only Anton Bergstrom calling out of the big blind.

After Bergstrom checked the 8♥A♠4♠ flop, Vrakas bet 100,000 and was met by a check-raise to 275,000 by Bergstrom. Vrakas called to see a turn.

The flush completing Q♠ hit the turn and Bergstrom continued with a bet of 225,000. Vrakas called again.

A 5♥ came on the river and Bergstrom bet 175,000. Vrakas burned through one of his time bank cards before making the call. Bergstrom turned over the winner with 8♠4♥ for a flopped two pair. Vrakas mucked A♦10♠ for a pair of aces, and the pot was pushed to Bergstrom

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Bergstrom	5,250,000 800,000	800,000

Georgios Vrakas	810,000 -950,000	-950,000

Tags: Anton Bergstrom Georgios Vrakas

12-14-2024 12:50 UTC+1

Marques' River Bet Gets a Fold From Sokolovsky

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Tim Baker

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

Pedro Marques raised to 100,000 from the cutoff with 5♠5♥ and only Alexander Sokolovsky called on the button holding K♦Q♣.

Marques bet 110,000 with his underpair on the A♥8♥Q♦ flop and Sokolovsky called with second pair.

The 9♠ hit the turn and the action checked through to see the 6♦ come on the river. Marques fired a bet of 375,000 and Sokolovsky let go of his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	4,180,000 210,000	210,000

Alexander Sokolovsky	1,390,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky Pedro Marques

12-14-2024 12:38 UTC+1

Big Hand, Big Bet Says Kapeller

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Kai Cocklin

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

Barak Oz made it 105,000 to go from the hijack and Siegfried Kapeller called out of the small blind.

On the 9♦5♠8♣ flop, both players checked to the 8♥ turn where Kapeller led out for a big bet of 350,00. Oz called.

A 4♣ fell on the river and again Kapeller kept with the theme of big bets and fired out 1,400,000. Oz threw in a timebank, followed by another, before he eventually laid his hand down.

"Why so much?" asked Oz.

"Big hand, big bet," replied Kapeller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Siegfried Kapeller	5,000,000 560,000	560,000
Barak Oz	3,500,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Barak Oz Siegfried Kapeller

12-14-2024 12:04 UTC+1

Shuffle Up & Deal

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Tim Baker

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Cards are in the air on the penultimate day of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event.

Updates will be provided on a 30-minute delay to avoid spoilers. Stay tuned for all the action.

12-14-2024 10:10 UTC+1

Pedro Marques and Paul Runcan Headline Final 16 in Historic EPT Prague Main Event

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Tim Baker

The Christmas wish for all 1,458 entries in the record-breaking 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event was to earn their seat on the final table. Now, that wish is in touching distance for the 16 players who return on Day 5, each vying to get their hands on the prestigious EPT trophy and life-changing €1,146,500 top prize.

Romania’s Paul Runcan leads the charge when play resumes at noon local time inside the luxurious Hilton Prague. Runcan bagged a stack of 5,040,000, thanks to a an immaculate Day 4 performance. He holds a narrow lead over Belarus’ Siarhei Alontsau who comes in second in chips with a stack of 4,745,000. Sweden’s Anton Bergstrom rounds out the top three with 4,570,000 chips.

Day 5 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Paul Runcan	Romania	5,040,000	101
2	Siarhei Alontsau	Belarus	4,745,000	95
3	Anton Bergstrom	Sweden	4,570,000	91
4	Siegfried Kapeller	Austria	4,440,000	89
5	Barak Oz	Israel	4,000,000	80
6	Pedro Marques	Portugal	3,970,000	79
7	Tjenno Eskes	Netherlands	3,160,000	63
8	Danut Chisu	Romania	2,900,000	58
9	Georgios Vrakas	Greece	1,760,000	35
10	Alexander Sokolovsky	Serbia	1,500,000	30
11	Jaehyung Park	South Korea	1,490,000	30
12	Umberto Ruggeri	Italy	1,440,000	29
13	Vidar Oie	Norway	1,305,000	26
14	Joshua McSwiney	Australia	1,280,000	26
15	Sylwia Studniarz	Poland	1,160,000	23
16	Dimitrios Gkatzas	Greece	990,000	20

Portugal’s Pedro Marques sits comfortably in sixth position with 3,970,000 chips. With over $4.7 million in live tournament earnings, Marques is no stranger to playing under the lights for enormous sums of money. His impressive resume includes a career-best score of $1,251,000, which came less than two years ago, two EPT titles, and a fifth-place finish at the EPT Barcelona Main Event in 2018. As he sets his sights on the final day, Marques is undoubtedly one to watch.

Sylwia Studniarz of Poland has the chance to make history at EPT Prague. Despite sitting near the bottom of the pack with a stack of 1,160,000, she is the last woman standing and could become only the fifth female EPT Main Event winner.

The day begins with 47 minutes remaining in Level 26 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and a big blind ante 50,000. The plan today is to thin the field down to the final six players. The 16 returning today have secured a payday of at least €47,250, but a seat at the final table will guarantee them €137,900.

2024 EPT Prague Main Event Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize
1	€1,146,500
2	€716,950
3	€512,100
4	€393,950
5	€303,000
6	€233,050
7	€179,250
8	€137,900
9	€106,050
10-11	€81,600
12-13	€68,050
14-15	€56,700
16	€47,250