€1,650 PS Open Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,650 PS Open Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€4,354,560
Entries
3,024
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
12
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 3,024
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Level 40
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
A few days ago, right at the start of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague festival, Yulian Bogdanov began his series by taking down the €10,200 Mystery Bounty event. But the Bulgarian wasn’t satisfied with just that trophy, and he had his sights on an even bigger one not even a week later.
Bogdanov outlasted a massive field of 3,024 entries to take down the €1,650 PS Open Main Event, earning €398,135* after defeating Adrian Ziemichod heads-up when his jacks held against Ziemichod’s sevens.
“I’m so excited for this trophy. It’s amazing. I can’t believe that it’s true. I’m very happy,” Bogdanov said after his victory, his wife serving as translator. “I think I have good luck. I can’t win without luck.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | €398,135* |
| 2 | Adrian Ziemichod | Poland | €440,100* |
| 3 | Ivan Poroliev | Bulgaria | €368,755* |
| 4 | Simon Lofberg | Sweden | €200,000 |
| 5 | Matthias Auer | Austria | €154,000 |
| 6 | Ben Hurwitz | Israel | €118,380 |
| 7 | Lulei Hu | Italy | €91,000 |
| 8 | Amato Landi | Italy | €69,980 |
| 9 | Rama Prema | Czechia | €53,820 |
*Denotes three-way deal
Bogdanov had already compiled a career resume that included more than $3 million in live tournament earnings, according to The Hendon Mob, good for 10th place on the Bulgarian all-time money list. The only thing missing, though, was a major trophy, and he can cross that off the list now.
“This is my biggest trophy. I’m very thankful, because I’ve learned a lot. I play a lot, and that’s a gift for me,” he said.
Day 4 Action
The final day of the PS Open began with 12 players returning to the Hilton Hotel Prague to battle for the trophy. Matthias Auer held the chip lead with 15,400,000, while Bogdanov was in third place with 9,425,000.
Ziemichod began as the shortest stack, but found a quick double-up when his pocket nines rivered a flush against Bogdanov’s ace-queen. Ziemichod continued his ascent when he flopped trips to bust Jerome Besselievre in 12th place.
Lulei Hu made a full house against Amato Landi’s top pair of aces to earn a massive double, leaving his fellow Italian on a short stack of 500,000. Landi, though, who earned the award for having the loudest and most passionate rail today, doubled up three times, including cracking Simon Lofberg’s queens with ace-jack, to climb back up past 4,000,000.
Mahersh Selvakumaran fell in 11th place when Ben Hurwitz made a running straight to beat his top pair. Bogdanov then snapped off Vitezslav Cech with a full house to double up on the final table bubble, knocking Cech down to just 1,800,000. He was eliminated a few hands later, setting up the nine-handed final table.
Auer still held the chip lead with 15,850,000, followed by Hu with 12,375,000 and Bogdanov with 11,050,000. Rama Prema then got his last 7,400,000 in with two queens and was a favorite to double up against Hu’s ace-ten, but Hu rivered a flush to win the pot and bust Prema in ninth as he moved into the lead with 20,850,000.
Landi was again all-in with ace-jack against two queens, this time against Auer, and found an ace on the turn once more to double up. Just as players were going off on break, Lofberg opened to 800,000 in early position and picked up calls from Ziemichod in middle position and Landi in the big blind. Landi open-shoved for 6,400,000 on the flop and Lofberg reshoved. Ziemichod couldn’t call fast enough, slamming in his last 7,300,000 with two aces, while both opponents held two eights. Ziemichod scooped the massive pot to vault all the way up to 23,000,000 and into the lead, while Landi’s comeback was halted in eighth place.
Lofberg came back from the break with just over two big blinds but doubled up multiple times, including hitting a flush on the river against Hu, as he went back over 10,000,000. Ivan Poroliev then doubled up off Hu with nines against fives, leaving Hu on a short stack. Hu had been whittled down to just one big blind when he got his last chips in against Ziemichod, who ended up hitting a set of nines to bust Hu in seventh.
Hurwitz then shoved for 4,800,000 on the flop with a straight draw, while Bogdanov called with two sevens. Hurwitz didn’t improve, and he fell in sixth place. Ziemichod flopped top two pair to bust Auer in fifth, while Lofberg’s run ended when he got in his last 4,000,000 with a pair and flush draw. Poroliev had the same flush draw, but he ended up with a running straight to bust Lofberg in fourth.
Ziemichod led 40,500,000 to Bogdanov’s 28,500,000 and Poroliev’s 21,700,000 when the three remaining players agreed to a deal. Ziemichod locked up €440,100, while Bogdanov took €398,135 and Poroliev €368,755.
Poroliev doubled up off Bogdanov with a turned pair of kings, but quickly gave back a chunk of those new chips when Ziemichod snap-called for 4,000,000 on the river with two pair.
Bogdanov then tangled with Ziemichod in a big pot going to the river, where Bogdanov shoved for 8,700,000. Ziemichod called, and Bogdanov showed a pair of aces to win the pot and double up into the chip lead with 36,000,000. Poroliev got in his last 16,100,000 with two fours and was racing against Bogdanov’s king-jack. Poroliev remained in the lead through the turn, but the river put two pair on the board to counterfeit his pocket pair as Bogdanov took the pot with his king-kicker to bust Poroliev in third place.
Bogdanov led 54,000,000 to 36,700,000 at the start of heads-up play. Ziemichod evened up the match when he shoved the river on an ace-high board, before Bogdanov check-raised to 13,000,000 on the turn a few hands later and Ziemichod gave up his hand.
Ziemichod then four-bet shoved for 35,000,000 with two sevens, but Bogdanov snap-called with two jacks and held on to secure another trophy.
Bogdanov then took a seat at a spot that’s quickly becoming all too familiar to him, posing with the trophy along with his Bulgarian supporters. There is still plenty to come here in Prague over the coming days, but for Bogdanov, the festival is already one he won’t soon forget.
That concludes PokerNews coverage of the PS Open Main Event. Stay tuned for more live updates as the Main Event gets underway here in Prague.
Level 40
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Yulian Bogdanov earned his second trophy this week at the 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague, and it was a big one: the PS Open Main Event.
The Bulgarian beat out a massive field of 3,024 entries to take home €398,135, after a three-way deal, and the PokerStars Golden Shard trophy. Stay tuned for a recap of the final table and interview with the champion.
Final Table results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | €398,135* |
| 2 | Adrian Ziemichod | Poland | €440,100* |
| 3 | Ivan Poroliev | Bulgaria | €368,755* |
| 4 | Simon Lofberg | Sweden | €200,000 |
| 5 | Matthias Auer | Austria | €154,000 |
| 6 | Ben Hurwitz | Israel | €118,380 |
| 7 | Lulei Hu | Italy | €91,000 |
| 8 | Amato Landi | Italy | €69,980 |
| 9 | Rama Prema | Czechia | €53,820 |
*- denotes three-way deal
Level 40
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Adrian Ziemichod raised to 2,500,000 on the button before Yulian Bogdanov three-bet to 7,500,000. Ziemichod then moved all in for 35,000,000, and Bogdanov snap-called.
Adrian Ziemichod: 7♣7♥ 
Yulian Bogdanov: J♠J♥
Ziemichod had run his sevens into Bogdanov's jacks and needed help to survive. The flop came 9♠8♥3♥, while the 6♥ turn gave Ziemichod outs to a straight. The 9♣ river was safe for Bogdanov, and he secured the title while Ziemichod had to settle for second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,700,000
32,180,000
|
32,180,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 40
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
The pot stood at 5,000,000, and players were looking at a A♦10♦6♥ flop. Yulian Bogdanov called a 2,000,000 bet from Adrian Ziemichod.
The K♦ was turned, and Bogdanov check-raised to 13,000,000 after Ziemichod bet 5,500,000. Ziemichod mucked, passing some chips Bogdanov's way, creating a divide.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,520,000
13,520,000
|
13,520,000 |
|
|
32,200,000
13,300,000
|
13,300,000 |
Level 40
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Adrian Ziemichod raised to 2,500,000 on the button and Yulian Bogdanov called.
Ziemichod bet 1,500,000 on the A♠5♣5♥ flop, and Bogdanov called. The turn was the 2♦ and Ziemichod bet another 4,800,000. Bogdanov again called.
Ziemichod then shoved for 19,500,000 on the 2♥ river, and Bogdanov quickly folded.
The next hand, the two opponents went to a flop of 3♠3♥7♥ in a limped pot when Bogdanov bet 1,200,000 on the button. Ziemichod then raised to 5,000,000, and Bogdanov called.
The turn was the 10♣ and Ziemichod bet 9,000,000. Bogdanov again snap-folded, and Ziemichod took another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,500,000
16,300,000
|
16,300,000 |
|
|
45,000,000
16,520,000
|
16,520,000 |
Level 40
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Yulian Bogdanov raised to 2,400,000 from the small blind, and Adrian Ziemichod called from the big blind.
The 7♦K♠4♣ flop saw Ziemichod check-fold after Bogdanov bet 1,500,000.
In the next hand, Adrian Ziemichod limped from the small blind and Yulian Bogdanov checked the big blind.
Both checked the Q♠5♥4♠ flop to the 3♥ turn. Ziemichod called Bogdanov's 1,900,000 bet to see the J♠ river, but gave up his hand after facing a 5,000,000 bet from Bogdanov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,520,000
10,520,000
|
10,520,000 |
|
|
29,200,000
10,300,000
|
10,300,000 |
Level: 40
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Level 39
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Yulian Bogdanov raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Adrian Ziemichod called.
The flop came K♣5♥10♣ and Bogdanov continued for 1,200,000. Ziemichod raised to 4,000,000, and Bogdanov folded.
Ziemichod then raised to 2,000,000, Bogdanov three-bet to 7,000,000, and Ziemichod moved all in. Bogdanov quickly folded.
A few hands later, Bogdanov opened to 2,000,000 and Ziemichod called.
Bogdanov continued for 1,200,000 on the 8♣4♥4♠ flop, and Ziemichod called. The J♥ fell on the turn, and Bogdanov bet another 4,200,000. Ziemichold folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000,000
3,020,000
|
3,020,000 |
|
|
39,500,000
2,800,000
|
2,800,000 |
Level 39
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Ivan Poroliev was down to around 10,000,000 and got through a number of jams, picking up the blinds.
He sat back with 16,100,000, but found himself caught in a hand with Yulian Bogdanov shortly after.
Bogdanov opened to 2,000,000 on the button and Poroliev moved all in. Bogdanov took some time, and asked for a count before making the call.
Ivan Poroliev: 4♥4♣
Yulian Bogdanov: K♠J♣
The 10♠6♦3♦ flop was good for Poroliev, and the 6♣ turn didn't change much either.
Bogdanov out-kicked Poroliev when the board double-paired on the 10♦ river, counterfeiting Poroliev's small pocket pair, and Poroliev was sent home in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,020,000
18,020,000
|
18,020,000 |
|
|
36,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
Busted |
