2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

�5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
€692,252
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,771,500
Entries
1,190
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 6
Players Left
1

Adrian Mateos on High Roller Players: "We're Not Robots, We're Just Really Good!"

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

PokerNews sat down with former EPT Main Event champion and four-time WSOP bracelet-winner Adrian Mateos to discuss the return of EPT High Rollers.

Mateos says he missed his "favourite tour" during the pandemic, and is enjoying being back in the live scene.

"We've seen some new characters over the last two years," he said. "We've played a lot of online so there are definitely new players who have been big winners online coming into the live scene.

Check out what else he had to say by clicking here!

Glowny Takes Two Pots to Move Above 5 Million

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Symeon Alexandridis raised to 325,000 with {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} from the button and Grzegorz Glowny called from the big blind with {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

The flop was {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Glowny checked. Alexandridis checked back and the turn was {4-Diamonds}.

Glowny bet 650,000 on the turn and Alexandridis tossed his hand in the to give him the pot.

On the next hand, Glowny limped in from the small blind with {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}. Gab Yong Kim raised to 560,000 with {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} in the big blind and Glowny used a time extension before he raised to 560,000.

Glowny returned with a three-bet shove for nearly 5,000,000 and Kim got away from it.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
7,840,000
-720,000
-720,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Grzegorz Glowny pl
Grzegorz Glowny
5,670,000
1,130,000
1,130,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Symeon Alexandridis gr
Symeon Alexandridis
4,960,000
-390,000
-390,000

Tags: Gab Yong KimGrzegorz GlownySymeon Alexandridis

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Alexandridis Four-Bets Successfully

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Demetrio Caminita opened to 250,000 from under the gun with the {a-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Gab Yong Kim three-bet to 750,000 with the {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} in the cutoff. Symeon Alexandridis found a premium in the big blin and four-bet to 2,120,000 with the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}. Caminita quickly got out of the way while Kim mulled over his decision for a while but also let go as well.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
8,560,000
-450,000
-450,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Symeon Alexandridis gr
Symeon Alexandridis
5,350,000
1,060,000
1,060,000
Profile photo of Demetrio Caminita it
Demetrio Caminita
4,230,000
-310,000
-310,000

Tags: Demetrio CaminitaGab Yong KimSymeon Alexandridis

Kim Takes Back-to-Back Pots Without a Flop

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Grzegorz Glowny raised to 250,000 from the button with {a-Spades}{5-Spades} and Gab Yong Kim three-bet to 800,000 from the small blind with {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}. Glowny thought it over and tossed his suited ace in the muck.

On the next hand, Kim raised to 250,000 from the button with {6-Clubs}{5-Spades}. The rest of the table got out of the way and Kim took another pot without a flop.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
9,010,000
490,000
490,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Grzegorz Glowny pl
Grzegorz Glowny
4,540,000
-550,000
-550,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Gab Yong KimGrzegorz Glowny

Rezaei's Kicker Plays Against Kim

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Armin Rezaei made it 250,000 to go with the {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Gab Yong Kim came along in the big blind with {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Following the {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop, Kim checked and Rezaei bet 325,000 for Kim to call after short deliberation. The {q-Hearts} followed on the turn and Kim checked once more. Rezaei now bet 700,000 with 2,890,000 behind and Rezaei reluctantly called.

Both headed to the {j-Diamonds} on the river and Rezaei earned the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
8,520,000
-1,160,000
-1,160,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
5,420,000
1,350,000
1,350,000

Tags: Gab Yong KimArmin Rezaei

Small Pots for Cortellazzi, Glowny, and Caminita

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Grzegorz Glowny raised to 250,000 from the cutoff with {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and Andrea Cortellazzi three-bet to 930,000 from the small blind with {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}. The big blind folded and action was back on Glowny. After asking for a count and taking a few shuffles of his chips, Glowny tossed his hand into the muck.

On the next hand, Glowny raised to 250,000 with {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts} from early position. Action folded around to Symeon Alexandridis in the big blind for a fold and Glowny took the pot without a flop.

Next up was Alexandridis with a limp from the small blind with {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Demetrio Caminita checked his option from the big blind and the flop was {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}.

Both players checked and the turn was {j-Hearts}. Both players checked once again and the river was {9-Diamonds}.

Alexandridis checked and Caminita bet 135,000. Alexandridis thought it over for a moment and used a time extension before folding to give Caminita the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrea Cortellazzi it
Andrea Cortellazzi
8,180,000
-120,000
-120,000
Profile photo of Grzegorz Glowny pl
Grzegorz Glowny
5,090,000
50,000
50,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Demetrio Caminita it
Demetrio Caminita
4,540,000
-280,000
-280,000
Profile photo of Symeon Alexandridis gr
Symeon Alexandridis
4,290,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Andrea CortellazziDemetrio CaminitaGrzegorz GlownySymeon Alexandridis

Small Pots Early On

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Grzegorz Glowny limped the small blind with the {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} and Gab Yong Kim checked in the big blind with the {10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. The {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop was knuckled by both and the {6-Hearts} followed on the turn. Again both players checked and Glowny then bet the {9-Diamonds} river, Kim sent his cards into the muck.

Armin Rezaei then raised to 250,000 with {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} from under the gun but found no callers to claim the blinds and big blind ante.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gab Yong Kim kr
Gab Yong Kim
9,680,000
115,000
115,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Grzegorz Glowny pl
Grzegorz Glowny
5,040,000
360,000
360,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
4,070,000
-425,000
-425,000

Tags: Armin RezaeiGab Yong KimGrzegorz Glowny

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

The Final Table of the �5,300 Main Event Starts Soon at PokerStars EPT Prague

EPT Prague
EPT Prague

Welcome to the Day 6 finale of the �5,300 Main Event at PokerStars EPT Prague. Only six players remain to battle for the top prize of �1,033,520 and the coveted European Poker Tour trophy. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. Prague time from King's Casino at the Hilton Hotel in Prague. All of today's action will be broadcast live at 12:30 p.m. on PokerStars TV on a 30-minute security delay.

Gab Yong Kim is the chip leader after a late run on Day 5 to move from the bottom of the leaderboard to the top. The South Korean poker player will look to win his first EPT Main Event title after finishing ninth at the 2019 Prague event - a year in which he also won the �2,200 Deep Stack.

Kim's closest competitor is Italy��s Andrea Cortellazzi, who finished with nearly 8 million chips after a penultimate day that saw multiple changes at the top of the leaderboard. They��re joined at the final table by Armin Rezaei, Symeon Alexandridis, Demetrio Caminita, and Grzegorz Glowny.

PokerStars EPT Prague �5,300 Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountsBig Blinds
1Gab Yong KimSouth Korea9,565,00080
2Andrea CortellazziItaly7,930,00066
3Armin RezaeiAustria3,765,00031
4Symeon AlexandridisGreece4,655,00039
5Demetrio CaminitaItaly4,720,00039
6Grzegorz GlownyPoland5,040,00042

Returning players are guaranteed at least �181,800 from a total prize pool of �5,771,500 that was generated by 1,190 entrants over two opening flights.

Remaining Final Table Payouts

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (in EUR)
1  �1,033,520
2  �608,890
3  �428,250
4  �320,900
5  �245,870
6  �181,800
7Teun MulderNetherlands�138,570
8Valentino KonakchievBulgaria�98,750

Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. local time and action will continue in Level 30 with 35:57 remaining on the tournament clock. Blinds are 60,000/120,000 with an ante of 120,000, and levels will continue in 90-minute intervals until a winner is declared. PokerNews will report the action live on a 30-minute delay.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the �5,300 Main Event at PokerStars EPT Prague.

Tags: Andrea CortellazziArmin RezaeiDemetrio CaminitaGab Yong KimGrzegorz GlownySymeon AlexandridisTeun MulderValentino Konakchiev