button in Safari
€1,650 PS Open Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,650 PS Open Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
96
Players Left
12
Players Left 1 / 3,024
Filter
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ten hours of play left the remaining 12 players on the verge of the final table on Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €1,650 PS Open Main Event.
Matthias Auer went on a late charge up the leaderboard to seize the chip lead at the end of the day. Auer had just 700,000 shortly after the dinner break when he doubled up with queens against Oleksandr Sybirtsev’s tens. He then picked up aces to bust Sybirtsev in 21st before calling down Vitezslav Cech with a pair of sixes to win a big pot on his way to a massive stack of 15,400,000. A final table appearance would put the Austrian pro above $1 million in live career earnings.
End of Day 3 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 |
Lulei Hu won two big pots off Shmuel Goldenberg during the last level, first calling down with a rivered pair of aces before picking up ace-king against ace-queen to bust Goldenberg in 14th place. The Italian is Auer’s closest challenger and the only other player above 10,000,000, bagging up 10,025,000.
Yulian Bogdanov has already had a successful week here in Prague, taking down the €10,200 Mystery Bounty a few days ago for a total of €147,000. He jumped up into a big chip lead when he earned a massive double up with a full house off Yang Zhang, before he slid back towards the pack and finished the day with 9,425,000.
Cech (8,000,000) and Ben Hurwitz (7,625,000) round out the top five, while Simon Lofberg sits just outside the biggest stacks with 7,550,000. Mahersh Selvakumaran, like Bogdanov, is also chasing his second trophy this week. The early finish to Day 2 yesterday allowed Selvakumaran to jump into the €2,100 Hyper Turbo Knockout tournament last night, where he went on to beat a field of 132 players to win the €31,140 top prize. He’ll have his work cut out for him tomorrow, however, as he’s the second-shortest stack with 3,325,000.
Day 3 began with 96 players returning to the Hilton Hotel Prague after navigating their way through a field of 3,024 entries. EPT Barcelona PS Open runner-up Mengshi Tian was the first to bust today, and he was followed by EPT champion Aliaksei Boika (72nd), 2021 EPT Prague champion Grzegorz Glowny (64th), PSPC champion Aliaksandr Shylko (59th), start-of-day chip leader Petar Kalev (41st), EPT Malta champion Tomasz Brzezinski (32nd), and Fahredin Mustafov (25th). Scott Margereson won the PS Open at EPT Malta and was looking to go back-to-back, but his run at a repeat performance ended when his aces were cracked by Ivan Poroliev’s queens as he busted in 15th place.
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 remaining 12 players return tomorrow at noon local time to play down to a champion. The action picks up on Level 33 with blinds of 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante. Levels remain 60 minutes, and will switch to 24 hands per level once the final table is reached. Everyone left has locked up €34,520 for making it this far, while the champion will take home €583,000 and the prestigious PokerStars Golden Shard trophy.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow at noon following all the action and providing live updates leading up to the final table and onwards to the crowning of a champion.
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,400,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
||
|
10,025,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
9,425,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
8,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
7,625,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
7,550,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
7,475,000
3,325,000
|
3,325,000 |
|
7,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
6,975,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
4,450,000 | |
|
3,325,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
3,150,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The two remaining tables have finished their last hands, meaning Day 3 has reached its end. Twelve players progressed to the final day, which will start Monday at noon local time.
Stay tuned for the chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Adrian Ziemichod opened to 400,000 in middle position. Jerome Besselievre then moved all in for 1,975,000 on the button, and Ziemichod quickly called once the blinds had gotten out of the way.
Jerome Besselievre: A♥Q♠ 
Adrian Ziemichod: J♠J♣
The 5♠8♣5♣ flop was no help to Besselievre, and the 2♣ turn diminished his outs as Ziemichod gained flush draw.
The Q♥ river paired up the Frenchman's queen, however, besting Ziemichod's jacks and doubling up with only a few minutes to go on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,450,000
2,800,000
|
2,800,000 |
|
|
3,425,000
1,375,000
|
1,375,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Lulei Hu raised to 400,000 in the hijack before Grzegorz Kozieja moved all in for 2,450,000 on the button. Amato Landi then called in the big blind. "Call?" Hu said incredulously as went deep into the tank, leaning over the table with his head in his hands as he took a few minutes before folding.
Grzegorz Kozieja: 4♠4♦
Amato Landi: J♥J♦
Landi had Kozieja dominated, and the board ran out K♠8♣6♣7♠7♣ as he began shaking his arms in the air in celebration, while Kozieja made his way to the payout desk in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
7,000,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Matthias Auer opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Yulian Bogdanov called from the cutoff.
The 5♦K♠Q♥ flop was checked to the J♥ turn.
Auer bet 725,000 and Bogdanov called.
A 10♣ river saw Auer check and Bogdanov bet out 1,375,000. Auer mucked his hand, a Bogdanov took some back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,375,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,125,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Simon Lofberg raised to 400,000 in the cutoff. Ben Hurwitz flat-called in the small blind, and check-called Lofberg's bets of 300,000 on the 4♦5♣5♠ flop and 850,000 on the 2♦ turn.
The 2♠ river was checked to showdown. Hurwitz tabled A♦8♦ for the two pair on the board with an ace kicker, and Lofberg sent his cards to the muck in defeat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,275,000
1,525,000
|
1,525,000 |
|
|
7,600,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Lulei Hu raised to 400,000 in middle position before Shmuel Goldenberg moved all in for 3,500,000 in the cutoff. "Maybe it's a big flip," Hu said as he called.
While they were waiting to turn over their cards, Mahersh Selvakumaran had opened to 400,000 under the gun on the other table, and Yulian Bogdanov called in the big blind.
Selvakumaran bet 350,000 on the A♠6♦9♠ flop, and Bogdanov called to see the 2♣ turn. Selvakumaran then bet 900,000, and Bogdanov folded this time.
Hu and Goldenberg then revealed their cards.
Shmuel Goldenberg: A♣Q♣
Lulei Hu: A♠K♦
Hu had Goldenberg dominated going to the flop, which came 10♦7♦4♣. The turn was the 8♠, while the A♦ river gave both players top pair but Hu remained in the lead with his king-kicker to send Goldenberg to the rail in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,500,000
3,550,000
|
3,550,000 |
|
|
8,500,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
|
4,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Yulian Bogdanov opened to 400,000 from under the gun, Matthias Auer called on the button, and Jerome Besselievre defended the small blind.
The 10♣7♠K♥ flop was checked by Besselievre and bet by Bogdanov for 400,000. Only Auer made the call.
A 7♣ was turned, and Bogdanov bet 1,700,000. Auer stuck around to see the 2♣ river. Both checked to showdown, and Bogdanov showed his missed straight with 8♥9♥.
Auer took the pot with his pocket queens, Q♥Q♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,500,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,475,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
