€1,650 PS Open Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-06-2025 17:46 UTC+2

Tarcau Gets It Back From Tekel

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Alexandru Tarcau raised to 30,000 under the gun, Andrej Tekel moved all in for 160,000 in the big blind, and Tarcau called to put Tekel at risk yet again.

Andrej Tekel: 7♥7♦ All in
Alexandru Tarcau: K♦Q♦

The flop came K♠A♠2♠ to give Tarcau the lead with a pair of kings, and Tekel couldn't catch up on the 2♣ turn or 8♥ river as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Tarcau	980,000 160,000	160,000
Andrej Tekel	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Tarcau Andrej Tekel

12-06-2025 17:36 UTC+2

Recent Departures

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Ostbjerg	Busted
Dvir Goeta	Busted
Alon Kadusi	Busted
Julien Sitbon	Busted
Anastasios Vardalis	Busted
Michel Karim	Busted
Martins Sulte	Busted
Fabian Wolf	Busted
Gal Naim	Busted
Tony Ovalles	Busted
Antoine Bernard	Busted
Ioannis Poullos	Busted
Johan Eklind	Busted
Jakub Vrzala	Busted
Thierry Chanson	Busted
Jacek Hildebrandt	Busted

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

12-06-2025 17:32 UTC+2

Hu Hits Gutshot to Halt Horsburgh

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

From the big blind, Lulei Hu checked the A♦2♦5♥8♣ turn over to Alan Horsburgh on the button. Horsburgh bet 21,000, which Hu raised to 101,000.

After confirming the amount, Horsburgh called to the 4♦ river. Hu sized up slightly to 119,000. Horsburgh muttered a bit to himself before electing to toss in a call.

Hu tabled 6♥3♥ for a rivered straight, and Horsburgh's cards were returned to the muck as he conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lulei Hu	630,000 280,000	280,000
Alan Horsburgh	325,000 395,000	395,000
Denis Turay	250,000 35,000	35,000
Mykhailo Mikhalov	155,000 261,000	261,000

Tags: Lulei Hu Alan Horsburgh

12-06-2025 17:30 UTC+2

Besselievre Keeps Ascending

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alon Journo moved all in for 200,000 from early position and Jerome Besselievre called on the button.

Alon Journo: Q♥Q♣ All in
Jerome Besselievre: K♦K♥

Journo had run his queens right into Besselievre's kings, and the J♦5♠9♣3♦2♥ board offered no help as he was sent to the rail while Besselievre built his stack up to around 2,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Besselievre	2,000,000 460,000	460,000
Alon Journo	Busted

Tags: Alon Journo Jerome Besselievre

12-06-2025 17:23 UTC+2

Miniucchi Starts Cirtina's Downfall

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bogdan Cirtina had raised from middle position when Marcello Miniucchi three-bet all in for 203,000 on the button. Cirtina weighed his options for a bit before committing a call.

Marcello Miniucchi: A♣Q♥ All in
Bogdan Cirtina: 8♥8♣

The 5♣6♣10♠ flop remained safe for Cirtina's eights, but the Q♠ turn paired up Miniucchi for a big lead. The K♠ river changed nothing, securing the double-up for Miniucchi.

Cirtina was left with about three big blinds, which he lost not long after the hand to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcello Miniucchi	436,000 146,000	146,000
Bogdan Cirtina	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Cirtina Marcello Miniucchi

12-06-2025 17:21 UTC+2

"Queen is Coming!"

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Luis Moreira raised to 24,000 in middle position and Nicolas Vayssieres called in the small blind. Jean Mikhael then moved all in for 128,000 in the big blind, Moreira called, while Vayssieres got out of the way, later saying he had two nines.

Jean Mikhael: K♥Q♠ All in
Luis Moreira: A♥K♦

"Queen is coming!" Mikhael yelled out, and the Q♣ came right in the window. "See, I told you," he added as the 9♦4♥ completed the flop. The rest of the board ran out 7♦3♥ and Mikhael doubled up.

At another table, Andrej Tekel moved all in for 229,000 from early position and was up against Alexandru Tarcau in middle position.

Andrej Tekel: J♣J♥ All in
Alexandru Tarcau: A♥Q♣

Tekel's jacks held up on the 2♠3♦6♥7♣5♦ board, and he won the coin flip to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Tarcau	820,000 70,000	70,000
Andrej Tekel	460,000 67,000	67,000
Luis Moreira	400,000 135,000	135,000
Jean Mikhael	280,000 186,000	186,000
Nicolas Vayssieres	230,000

Tags: Alexandru Tarcau Andrej Tekel Jean Mikhael Luis Moreira Nicolas Vayssieres

12-06-2025 17:16 UTC+2

Spring Is Coming Early: 2026 PokerStars SCOOP Runs March 1-25

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Sandra Barbour

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The iconic PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of the most eagerly anticipated festivals on the online poker calendar, thanks partly to its offering of massive prize pools across three weeks of action. Usually, SCOOP runs online at PokerStars throughout May, but the 2026 SCOOP heads to PokerStars two months earlier, with the festival schedule for March 1-25.

PokerStars first ran SCOOP in 2009, and it immediately became a must-play series for tournament grinders of all skill and experience levels. The multi-tiered buy-in structure opens the door for every PokerStars player to experience a world-class poker tournament festival regardless of their bankroll size.

Since its launch in 2009, PokerStars SCOOP has seen more than 143 million PokerStars players buy into over 3,300 tournaments and share a staggering $1.4 billion in prizes, of which more than $216 million has gone to SCOOP champions.

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12-06-2025 17:12 UTC+2

Seven Never Coming For Sklenicka Against Boika

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Chengzhou Zhou raised to 24,000 in middle position and Aliaksei Boika called on the button. Michael Sklenicka then moved all in for 221,000 in the big blind and Zhou folded, but Boika quickly called to put Sklenicka at risk.

Michael Sklenicka: A♥7♥ All in
Aliaksei Boika: A♦Q♣

"Seven!" Sklenicka pleaded going to the flop, which came K♠K♥8♦. The 10♣ turn was no help, while Boika's queen-kicker continued to play following the 5♦ river to earn him the pot and send Sklenicka to the rail.