€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dia 4 Concluído
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
Dia: 4
Nível 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Hungarian Norbert Szecsi enjoyed a day to remember, as he dominated proceedings to bag the chip lead with 12 players remaining in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event here at the Hilton Prague.
Szecsi came into the day third in chips behind Luigi Shehadeh and Gaby Livshitz, and he hardly put a foot wrong and will be the clear chip leader with two days left.
Sitting third on the Hungarian all-time money list, Szecsi is a regular on the European Poker Tour, with his biggest career cash coming last year in Barcelona where he finished second in the €10,300 High Roller for €626,357 after a heads-up deal. He's also used to poker success in here in the Czech Republic, winning his first WSOP bracelet a little over a year ago just 90 minutes down the road.
EPT Prague Main Event Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gaby Livshitz | Israel | 3,925,000 | 98 |
| 1 | 2 | Norbert Szecsi | Hungary | 6,715,000 | 168 |
| 1 | 3 | Vlastimil Pustina | Czech Republic | 460,000 | 12 |
| 1 | 4 | Erdal Gulseven | Turkey | 400,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Dietrich Fast | Germany | 3,650,000 | 91 |
| 1 | 7 | Dominik Panka | Poland | 1,070,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 1 | Ricardo Da Rocha | Brazil | 2,830,000 | 71 |
| 2 | 2 | Laurent Michot | France | 830,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 4 | Luke Marsh | United Kingdom | 4,380,000 | 110 |
| 2 | 5 | Gab Yong Kim | South Korea | 3,050,000 | 76 |
| 2 | 6 | Tomas Paiva | Portugal | 4,405,000 | 110 |
| 2 | 8 | Mikalai Pobal | Belarus | 2,780,000 | 70 |
Tournament officials had initially announced that the tournament would play down to 16 players, however, midway through the day this was changed to playing five full levels. Then, due to the pace of eliminations, this was revised further to a hard stop at 12 players which was reached at approximately 20:30 local time.
The remaining 12 players are all guaranteed €55,690 and will return tomorrow at midday for the penultimate day. They will play down to six players ahead of the final day on Tuesday.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in EUR) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,005,600 | $1,118,277 |
| 2 | €598,880 | $665,985 |
| 3 | €421,450 | $468,673 |
| 4 | €316,780 | $352,275 |
| 5 | €241,230 | $268,260 |
| 6 | €177,420 | $197,300 |
| 7 | €134,610 | $149,693 |
| 8 | €96,100 | $106,868 |
| 9 | €74,770 | $83,148 |
| 10-11 | €62,070 | $69,025 |
| 12 | €55,690 | $61,930 |
Day 4 Action
The pace at the start of the day was in stark contrast to what would later transpire, with all 41 players who started the day surviving for the first 40 minutes. However, after the elimination of Andrei Stoenescu, that precipitated a flurry of bustouts with the likes of Sylvain Loosli, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya, Day 2 chip leader Roman Herold, Gaelle Baumann and Philipp Zukernik all gone by the first break.
Zukernik fell at the hands of Norbert Szecsi in a hand where the Canadian made four-flush holding ace-king and called all in for his last 40 big blinds, only for the Hungarian to have rivered a full house.
This elimination had Szecsi atop counts, with start-of-day chip leader Luigi Shehadeh and Gaby Livshitz the only other players above three million in chips.
Upon resumption, the tournament lost its biggest name, as former EPT Prague winner and World Champion Hossein Ensan bowed out in 28th place. He got it in with ace-jack and was ahead of Luke Marsh who held king-queen. A jack on the turn gave Ensan a pair, but it improved his opponent to a straight and Ensan was gone.
Szecsi still led, but after Aleksandr Sheshukov doubled through him, it was Akin Tuna who was the big stack at the three table redraw. The pair traded the chip lead over the course of the next level as the eliminations began to slow.
Start-of-day chip leader Shehadeh suffered a disappointing day, getting his chips in with ace-king against the tens of Richardo Da Rocha. A king on the flop saw him take the lead, but Da Rocha spiked a ten on the turn to send him out in 19th place.
By the next break, Szecsi had broken the five million chip mark with only Livshitz attempting to close the gap behind him. Dietrich Fast's stack received a boost when he flopped a full house with pocket queens to crack the aces of Akin Tuna.
But by the end of the day it was Szecsi who stands alone, almost 2.5 million chips ahead of his nearest rival.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of the EPT Main Event and the€10,300 High Roller which got underway today. We will bring you live coverage of both over the final two days of the EPT Prague festival.
Nível 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
6,715,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
4,405,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
4,380,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
3,925,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
3,650,000 | |
|
3,050,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
2,830,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
2,780,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
1,070,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
830,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
460,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
400,000 | |
Nível 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Play ended with 12 players remaining with 1 hour, five minutes, and 11 seconds left in the level. The full chip counts and a recap are to follow.
Nível 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Norbert Szecsi raised to 90,000 from the hijack with 
and was called by Dietrich Fast in the small blind who held 
.
The flop came 
, they both checked to the 
on the turn. Fast check-called the 140,000 bet of Szecsi.
The river completed the board with the 
, Fast checked and Szecsi bet 400,000. Fast checked his cards once more and then folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,720,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,650,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
Nível 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
On a 
flop both Morten Hvam and Luke Marsh checked. The turn was the 
and Hvam bet 80,000. Marsh raised to 275,000 and Hvam used a time extension before shoving for around 1.1 million.
Marsh called with 
and the pair shook hands as Hvam turned over 
and was drawing dead. The 
completed the board and Hvam was eliminated.
With 12 players left, tournament officials have taken the decision to pause the clock and to end Day 4 here in order to balance the amount of play between the remaining days.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
4,300,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
|
|
3,000,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
825,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
Nível 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Stefan Egermann was the initial raiser from under the gun and picked up a call by Tomas Paiva in the big blind.
Paiva bet the 
turn for 125,000 and was called by Egermann, they then headed to the 
river. Paiva slid forward a bet o 425,000 and that sent Egermann deep into the think tank. He used four time bank extensions and moved all in for 1,100,000.
Paiva gave it just short consideration and tossed in a single chip for the call.
Egermann tabled 
for a bluff gone wrong and Paiva scored the knockout with the 
for a flush.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,450,000
1,515,000
|
1,515,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Nível 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Erdal Gulseven raised to 90,000 from the middle position with 
and was called by Norbert Szecsi in the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
, Szecsi checked and Gulseven did the same.
The turn was the , Szecsi bet 140,000 and Gulseven called.
The river completed the board with the 
, Szecsi shoved to put Gulseven at risk who opted to fold in the end.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,070,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Nível 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Aleksandr Sheshukov had all but the last T-100,000 chip in the middle when he was involved in a battle of the blinds with Luke Marsh and checked the 
flop. Marsh pushed all in and Sheshukov called.
Aleksandr Sheshukov: 
Luke Marsh: 
Sheshukov sighed and called for a seven, which never came on the turn and 
river run out. Sheshukov has been eliminated in 15th place and takes home €50,090 for his efforts.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,240,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Nível 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Akin Tuna shoved for 160,000 from the cutoff and Dominik Panka shoved for 890,000 on the button for the blinds to fold.
Akin Tuna: 
Dominik Panka:
The flop came 
to keep Panka ahead.
The turn was the to not help Tuna at all.
The river completed the board with the 
for Tuna's tournament run to be over as he was eliminated in sixteenth place for €44,500.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
