€1,650 PS Open Main Event | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-08-2025 12:57 UTC+1

Hu Fills Up to Leave Landi on Fumes

David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Amato Landi raised to 600,000 on the button and Lulei Hu announced "One fifty," in the big blind, intending to raise to 1,500,000. The dealer ruled he had to make it 1,050,000, and Landi called.

The flop came A♣8♣2♠ and Hu checked to Landi who bet 1,400,000. Hu then announced a raise, and Landi didn't even wait for him to put the chips in before moving all in. Hu snap-called.

Lulei Hu: A♠8♥ All in
Amato Landi: A♥10♠

Landi had flopped top pair, but Hu had two pair and the 8♠ turn improved him to a full house. The river was the 3♦ and Hu secured the pot. The stacks were counted down and Landi had Hu's 6,200,000 covered by 500,000.

Landi moved all in from the cutoff the next hand, and Simon Lofberg reraised to 1,100,000 on the button to chase away the rest of the table.

Amato Landi: A♦J♠ All in
Simon Lofberg: Q♣Q♠

Landi needed an ace to survive, and he found one on the A♥2♥4♠ flop to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 6♥10♦ and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lulei Hu	13,500,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Simon Lofberg	5,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Amato Landi	1,500,000 5,800,000	5,800,000

Tags: Amato Landi Lulei Hu Simon Lofberg

12-08-2025 12:52 UTC+1

Jerome Besselievre Eliminated in 12th Place (€34,520)

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian Ziemichod raised to 500,000 in the cutoff and was called by Matthias Auer and Jerome Besselievre in the blinds.

The flop came A♣8♥8♦ and Ziemichod bet 500,000. Auer folded, but Besselievre raised to 1,600,000. Ziemichod called, and they saw the 4♥ fall on the turn.

Both players checked to the Q♣ river, where Ziemichod moved all in. Besselievre quickly called for 2,500,000 with A♦9♦, but Ziemichod had 8♣7♣ for trips to win the pot and bust Besselievre in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	15,000,000 400,000	400,000

Adrian Ziemichod	14,000,000 6,200,000	6,200,000
Jerome Besselievre	Busted

Tags: Adrian Ziemichod Jerome Besselievre Matthias Auer

12-08-2025 12:40 UTC+1

Finland's Kai Lehto Conquers Huge PokerStars Open Cup in Prague (€162,000)

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Sandra Barbour

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague festival is in full swing, with more than a dozen tournaments already crowning their champions. Finland's Kai Lehto is among those winners, having triumphed in the monster-sized €825 PokerStars Open Cup for €162,000, which happens to be the second-largest live score of his career.

Including re-entries, the €825 PokerStars Open Cup attracted a bumper field of 2,140, creating an impressive €1,540,800 prize pool. The top 321 finishers shared that princely sum, with such luminaries as Vincent Meli, Simon Higgins, and Pavels Spirins seeing a return on their investments.

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12-08-2025 12:36 UTC+1

Ziemichod Moves In Again

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian Ziemichod raised to 500,000 in the hijack before Ivan Poroliev three-bet to 1,250,000 in the cutoff. Ziemichod then moved all in for 6,400,000, and Poroliev quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Ziemichod	7,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Ivan Poroliev	7,000,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Adrian Ziemichod Ivan Poroliev

12-08-2025 12:28 UTC+1

Prema Bombs the River on Lofberg

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 4♣K♣10♦, Rama Prema bet 350,000 from the button and Simon Lofberg called in the big blind.

The turn was the K♠ and Prema bet 1,400,000. Lofberg again called, and the Q♣ fell on the river. Prema then bet 4,100,000, leaving himself 500,000 behind.

Tournament officials instructed the other table to stop action, and the players gathered around this table to watch as Lofberg went deep into the tank. Nearly five minutes went by before he slid his cards into the muck, and Prema took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rama Prema	9,000,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Simon Lofberg	6,500,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Rama Prema Simon Lofberg

12-08-2025 12:15 UTC+1

Ziemichod Wins a Flip the Hard Way

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian Ziemichod raised to 1,700,000 under the gun, Yulian Bogdanov moved all in from the big blind, and Ziemichod called off his last 3,100,000.

While they were waiting to turn over their cards, on the other table Simon Lofberg had opened to 500,000 in the hijack and Lulei Hu three-bet to 1,600,000 in the cutoff. Lofberg then moved all in for 7,050,000, and Hu tanked for several minutes before folding.

Adriam Ziemichod: 9♠9♥ All in
Yulian Bogdanov: A♣Q♦

Bogdanov hit two pair on the A♠K♠Q♠ flop to take the lead, while the turn was the K♥. The 8♠ fell on the river, and Ziemichod hit a flush to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lulei Hu	9,500,000 525,000	525,000
Simon Lofberg	8,700,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Adrian Ziemichod	6,500,000 3,350,000	3,350,000
Yulian Bogdanov	5,800,000 3,625,000	3,625,000

Tags: Yulian Bogdanov Simon Lofberg Lulei Hu Adrian Ziemichod

12-08-2025 12:00 UTC+1

Shuffle Up and Deal

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The remaining 12 players have taken their seats, and Day 4 is underway.

Level: 33

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

12-08-2025 10:18 UTC+1

Yulian Bogdanov In Hunt For Another Trophy as 12 Return For Day 4 of the EPT Prague PS Open Main Event

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David Salituro

Yulian Bogdanov is already leaving Prague with a Spadie trophy, but it’s the Golden Shard he’s chasing today as 12 players return at noon local time to battle for the title on Day 4 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €1,650 PS Open Main Event.

Bogdanov won the €10,200 Mystery Bounty earlier this week at the Hilton Hotel Prague, adding €147,000 to his more than $3 million in live career earnings. He’ll start the day in third place with 9,425,000 as he hunts his second trophy of the festival, as well as the €583,000 top prize.

Day 4 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Matthias Auer	Austria	15,400,000	62
2	Lulei Hu	Italy	10,025,000	40
3	Yulian Bogdanov	Bulgaria	9,425,000	38
4	Vitezslav Cech	Czechia	8,000,000	32
5	Ben Hurwitz	Israel	7,625,000	31
6	Simon Lofberg	Sweden	7,550,000	30
7	Rama Prema	Czechia	7,475,000	30
8	Amato Landi	Italy	7,300,000	29
9	Ivan Poroliev	Bulgaria	6,975,000	28
10	Jerome Besselievre	France	4,450,000	18
11	Mahersh Selvakumaran	Netherlands	3,325,000	13
12	Adrian Ziemichod	Poland	3,150,000	13

He and the rest of the field are looking up at Matthias Auer, who takes a big stack of 15,400,000 into the event’s final day, more than 5,000,000 ahead of his closest challenger. Lulei Hu (10,025,000) is the only other player above 10,000,000, while Vitezslav Cech (8,000,000), Ben Hurwitz (7,625,000), and Simon Lofberg (7,550,000) are also in the top half of the leaderboard.

The remaining 12 players have secured €34,520 for navigating their way through a massive 3,024-player field, while a spot at the final table is worth at least €53,820. They’ll return on Level 33 with blinds of 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante. Levels remain 60 minutes at the start, and will switch to 24 hands per level once the final table is reached.

Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€583,000	7	€91,000
2	€364,000	8	€69,980
3	€260,000	9	€53,820
4	€200,000	10-11	€41,420
5	€154,000	12	€34,520
6	€118,380

The trophy is up for grabs today in Prague, so stay tuned as PokerNews provides live updates leading up to the final table and on towards the crowning of a champion.

Tags: Ben Hurwitz Lulei Hu Matthias Auer Simon Lofberg Vitezslav Cech Yulian Bogdanov

12-08-2025 10:18 UTC+1