2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
Scott Margereson raised to 300,000 in the hijack before Matthias Auer three-bet to 600,000 on the button. Margereson quickly folded.
The next hand at this table, Yulian Bogdanov and Vitezslav Cech went to a flop of 4♣3♠6♠ in a blind versus blind battle when Bogdanov bet 150,000. Cech called, and the 4♦ fell on the turn.
Bogdanov then bet 375,000, and Cech folded this time.
Matthias Auer opened to 300,000 from the hijack, and Yulian Bogdanov called on the button.
The 10♦2♦5♦ flop prompted Auer to continue for 250,000, and Bogdanov made another call.
A 7♠ was turned, and Auer checked. Bogdanov bet out 750,000, and Auer mucked his hand.
A few hands later, Scott Margereson raised to 375,000 from the small blind, and Auer defended the big blind.
The 5♣2♦10♦ flop was bet by Margereson for 225,000, and Auer raised to 550,000.
Margereson paused before folding his hand, and Auer regained some chips.
Lulei Hu opened to 350,000 in the cutoff before Radoslav Stoyanov quickly committed his 875,000 remaining chips to the middle. Hu called with the covering stack, revealing the cards.
Radoslav Stoyanov: K♥Q♦
Lulei Hu: A♠9♣
Hu's ace-high remained ahead on the J♠5♠3♦ flop and 6♠ turn. Stoyanov paired up on the Q♠ river, but it was not enough as Hu made a flush to send Stoyanov to the exit.
Vitezslav Cech raised to 300,000 in the hijack and Yulian Bogdanov called in the cutoff.
Both players checked to the river on a board of A♠J♥3♦6♣3♣. Cech then bet 375,000, and Bogdanov called.
Cech showed Q♥9♥ for queen-high, while Bogdanov had 5♠5♥ to win the pot.
At another table, Shmuel Goldenberg led out for 150,000 from the small blind on a flop of 5♥4♥10♥ and Grzegorz Kozieja called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 9♠ turn before Goldenberg bet another 150,000 on the 10♣ river. Kozieja then raised to 500,000, and Goldenberg called.
Kozieja showed Q♦9♥ for two pair, and Goldenberg mucked.
Amato Landi open-jammed from the cutoff and was called and covered by Simon Lofberg in the small blind.
Amato Landi: A♣J♥
Simon Lofberg: 7♥7♦
The 8♥4♠3♦ flop didn't look too good for Landi, but the 2♠ turn brought him a step closer to the straight.
He stood and cheered at the table after the 5♣ river was placed, securing him the double.
Jerome Besselievre open-shoved his stack of 1,125,000 in from the cutoff. It folded to Simon Lofberg in the big blind, who confirmed the amount before quickly calling.
Jerome Besselievre: 3♠3♥
Simon Lofberg: Q♥J♥
Lofberg took a big lead on the 2♥2♠J♠ flop, but Besselievre struck back by making a full house on the 3♣ turn. The 7♣ river did not bring a jack, securing Besselievre's double-up.
Action folded to Rama Prema who limped in from the small blind. Yang Zhang then raised to 450,000 in the big blind. Prema moved all in, and Zhang quickly called for 1,800,000.
Yang Zhang: A♥J♠
Rama Prema: K♣Q♣
The flop came Q♥3♥3♦ and Prema took the lead with two pair. The 7♠ turn was no help to Zhang, while the river was the 6♥ and Zhang was sent to the rail in 18th place.
Mahersh Selvakumaran was first to act and raised to 325,000. It folded around to Yulian Bogdanov in the big blind, who called.
Bogdanov check-called Selvakumaran's continuation-bet of 200,000 on the K♥7♥K♠ flop before the A♥ turn and 8♠ river were checked to showdown.
Bogdanov tabled J♠J♦ for kings and jacks, but Selvakumaran had A♣J♥ for aces and kings to claim the pot.
Lulei Hu raised to 350,000 on the button and Radoslav Stoyanov called in the big blind.
Hu continued for 450,000 on the 9♠8♦2♥ flop, and Stoyanov called. Both players checked down the 7♠ turn and A♥ river, and Hu turned over K♥Q♦ to win the pot with king-high.
At another table, Yang Zhang raised to 300,000 on the button before Ben Hurwitz three-bet to 850,000 in the small blind. Zhang called, and the flop came A♣8♣Q♦.
Hurwitz then moved all in, and Zhang, with around 2,000,000 remaining, took 30 seconds before folding.