€1,650 PS Open Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-07-2025 23:52 UTC+2

Counts From Table 1

Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lofberg	8,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Shmuel Goldenberg	6,800,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Lulei Hu	5,500,000 150,000	150,000
Ben Hurwitz	4,600,000 600,000	600,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	4,500,000 300,000	300,000
Rama Prema	3,800,000 500,000	500,000
Amato Landi	3,150,000 350,000	350,000
David Urban	2,150,000 275,000	275,000

12-07-2025 23:45 UTC+2

Margereson Getting Short; Bogdanov Bets Out Cech Blind on Blind

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	13,500,000 100,000	100,000
Vitezslav Cech	13,000,000 500,000	500,000
Matthias Auer	5,200,000 900,000	900,000

Scott Margereson	1,400,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Matthias Auer Scott Margereson Vitezslav Cech Yulian Bogdanov

12-07-2025 23:40 UTC+2

Auer Gives and Takes

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Laura Fryer

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	13,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Matthias Auer	4,300,000 150,000	150,000

Scott Margereson	1,650,000 1,525,000	1,525,000

Tags: Matthias Auer Scott Margereson Yulian Bogdanov

12-07-2025 23:36 UTC+2

Radoslav Stoyanov Eliminated in 17th Place (€24,020)

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

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♦ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lulei Hu	5,350,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Radoslav Stoyanov	Busted

Tags: Lulei Hu Radoslav Stoyanov

12-07-2025 23:22 UTC+2

Bogdanov Picks Off Cech; Kozieja Raises the River on Goldenberg

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitezslav Cech	13,500,000 900,000	900,000
Yulian Bogdanov	12,000,000 2,325,000	2,325,000
Shmuel Goldenberg	5,200,000 500,000	500,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	4,200,000 875,000	875,000

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Shmuel Goldenberg Vitezslav Cech Yulian Bogdanov

12-07-2025 23:18 UTC+2

Amato Landi-d the Double

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Laura Fryer

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Amato Landi open-jammed from the cutoff and was called and covered by Simon Lofberg in the small blind.

Amato Landi: A♣J♥ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lofberg	9,800,000 100,000	100,000
Amato Landi	3,500,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Tags: Amato Landi Simon Lofberg

12-07-2025 23:17 UTC+2

Besselievre Flips for Tournament Life

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

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♥ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lofberg	9,900,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Jerome Besselievre	2,475,000 975,000	975,000

Tags: Jerome Besselievre Simon Lofberg

12-07-2025 23:12 UTC+2

Yang Zhang Eliminated in 18th Place (€20,260)

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

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♠ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rama Prema	4,300,000 1,625,000	1,625,000
Yang Zhang	Busted

Tags: Rama Prema Yang Zhang

12-07-2025 23:10 UTC+2

Selvakumaran Wins Small Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	9,675,000 700,000	700,000
Mahersh Selvakumaran	7,500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Mahersh Selvakumaran Yulian Bogdanov

12-07-2025 23:00 UTC+2

Hu Wins With King-High; Hurwitz Shoves on Zhang

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

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.