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€1,650 PS Open Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,650 PS Open Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€4,354,560
Total Entries
3,024
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
454
Players Left
96
Players Left 1 / 3,024
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Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Day 2 of the €1,650 PokerStars Open Main Event at the 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague saw 454 players return to the Hilton Hotel Prague, all of whom had secured an in-the-money finish from the 3,024 entries made throughout the starting flights. Some of the massive €4,354,560 prize pool has already been distributed among them as at the end of the seven levels of play, only 96 found a bag to remain in contention for the eye-watering first-place prize of €583,000.
The biggest bag of them all belonged to Petar Kalev, with the Bulgarian native ending the evening on a stack of 2,550,000 after being among the top counts for nearly the entire day, worth over 100 big blinds when the tournament resumes December 7. Norwegian mixed game aficionado Thor Morstoel proved his two-card prowess as he gathered 2,360,000 on Day 2, while hometown player Vitezslav Cech rounds out the podium with 2,205,000 in chips.
PS Open Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petar Kalev | Bulgaria | 2,550,000 | 102 |
| 2 | Thor Morstoel | Norway | 2,360,000 | 94 |
| 3 | Vitezslav Cech | Czechia | 2,205,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Radoslav Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 5 | Antoine Berruel | France | 2,165,000 | 87 |
| 6 | Borja Urrea | Spain | 2,115,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Iraklis Manikaros | Greece | 2,090,000 | 84 |
| 8 | Marcin Lesniewski | Poland | 2,015,000 | 81 |
| 9 | Simon Lofberg | Sweden | 1,835,000 | 73 |
| 10 | Jerome Besselievre | France | 1,830,000 | 73 |
Kalev already has two six-figure scores at PokerStars events, with his eighth-place finish at the 2023 PSPC earning him his largest-ever cash with $621,300. The winner of that event, Aliaksandr Shylko, also made it through today with 645,000 in chips.
Other PokerStars Live champions who are hunting for another title include recent PS Open Malta winner Scott Margereson (1,660,000). Tomasz Brzezinski, who won the prestigious EPT Main Event at the same stop, had a productive day as well, as he amassed a stack of 1,525,000, and he will be joined on Day 3 by fellow EPT champions Aliaksei Boika (1,035,000) and Grzegorz Glowny (720,000).
Meanwhile, many notables were among the casualties of Day 2. A small selection includes Sylvain Loosli (400th - €2,820), Aleksandr Shevliakov (343rd - €3,260), Barny Boatman (225th - €3,760), and Gerard Rubiralta (138th - €5,740), the last of whom gained some valuable points to extend his lead on the PokerStars Live medium leaderboard.
Those who have made it to Day 3 will return at noon local time tomorrow, Sunday, December 7, for the penultimate day of the tournament. They have all secured a payout of €6,620 for making it this far, with five-figure payouts awaiting the top 55. An exact plan for Day 3 has not yet been announced, but a long day seems to be in the cards as the PS Open will reach the business end of things.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €583,000 | 14-15 | €28,780 |
| 2 | €364,000 | 16-17 | €24,020 |
| 3 | €260,000 | 18-20 | €20,260 |
| 4 | €200,000 | 21-23 | €17,620 |
| 5 | €154,000 | 24-27 | €15,320 |
| 6 | €118,380 | 28-31 | €13,340 |
| 7 | €91,000 | 32-39 | €11,620 |
| 8 | €69,980 | 40-55 | €10,120 |
| 9 | €53,820 | 56-71 | €8,780 |
| 10-11 | €41,420 | 72-95 | €7,640 |
| 12-13 | €34,520 | 96 | €6,620 |
PokerNews will be back on the floor to live report Day 3 of the PS Open from start to finish, so tune back in tomorrow for more action from EPT Prague.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
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Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,550,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
2,360,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
2,205,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
2,200,000 | |
|
2,165,000
1,217,000
|
1,217,000 |
|
2,115,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
2,090,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
2,015,000
1,215,000
|
1,215,000 |
|
1,835,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
1,830,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
1,820,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
1,720,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
1,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
1,660,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
1,610,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
1,590,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,560,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
1,525,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
1,520,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
1,470,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
1,420,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
1,400,000
980,000
|
980,000 |
|
1,255,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
1,235,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
1,230,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
All 96 remaining players are bagging up or have already done so, marking the end of Day 2 of the PokerStars Open Main Event.
Stay tuned for the chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ilia Trusov moved all in for 180,000 from the hijack and Radoslav Stoyanov called in early position.
Ilia Trusov: A♠K♥ 
Radoslav Stoyanov: K♠Q♠
Trusov was ahead going to the flop, but Stoyanov hit top pair on Q♥6♦2♥ to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 7♣8♣ and Stoyanov scored the knockout, boosting his stack up past 2,000,000 on one of the last hands of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
2,012,000
|
2,012,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Preflop, Yair Marcus committed his 350,000 chips with an all-in bet from the hijack, and was called by Yulian Bogdanov in middle position.
Yair Marcus: A♠10♦
Yulian Bogdanov: K♥K♦
Bogdanov's kings faced no threats on the 7♣3♥9♣9♥4♥ runout, sending Marcus to a late exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,025,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The floor has announced that each table will play five more hands before Day 2 wraps up.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Simon Lofberg on the button and Jean Mikhael in early position exchanged raises before the flop until they each had all their chips in the middle.
Simon Lofberg: A♠A♣
Jean Mikhael: K♥K♦
Mikhael slammed his kings on the table in frustration after Lofberg revealed two aces. "King is coming!" he shouted, but this time his wish didn't come true as the board ran out J♣5♠8♥5♥2♦.
The stacks were counted down and Lofberg had 860,000 remaining. Mikhael had him covered by just one 5,000 chip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
|
5,000
795,000
|
795,000 |
