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

12-07-2025 19:32 UTC+2

Bogdanov, Urban Get Into a Raising War Before Break

David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

On the last hand before break, David Urban and Yulian Bogdanov went to a flop of 4♣10♣8♦ in a battle between the blinds. Urban then led out for 140,000, and Bogdanov raised to 380,000.

Urban came back with a reraise to 1,000,000, and Bogdanov then reraised to 1,800,000. Urban quickly folded, and Bogdanov added to his chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	11,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
David Urban	2,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: David Urban Yulian Bogdanov

12-07-2025 19:30 UTC+2

Goldenberg Fires Huge Shove

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jerome Besselievre raised to 160,000 under the gun. Shmuel Goldenberg made it 500,000 to go in the hijack, and Besselievre called once the action had folded back to him.

Goldenberg continued for 375,000 on the J♦9♠2♠ flop, only to be check-raised to 975,000 by Besselievre.

Goldenberg called, prompting Besselievre to revert to a check on the 5♠ turn. Goldenberg took the opportunity to shove for 2,800,000. After some thought, he got a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shmuel Goldenberg	5,950,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Radoslav Stoyanov	3,515,000 415,000	415,000
Ivan Poroliev	3,475,000 225,000	225,000
Jerome Besselievre	3,465,000 1,035,000	1,035,000
Lulei Hu	2,450,000 50,000	50,000
Andrew Dickinson	1,500,000 770,000	770,000
Iraklis Manikaros	755,000 2,390,000	2,390,000

Tags: Jerome Besselievre Shmuel Goldenberg

12-07-2025 19:28 UTC+2

Zhang Hits a One-Outer on the River

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Yang Zhang was in the hijack and took a few moments to act before a tablemate called the clock. He eventually moved all in for 570,000, and action went on Grzegorz Kozieja who took one peek at his cards and snap-called.

Yang Zhang: 10♣10♦ All in
Grzegoriz Kozieja: A♦A♥

Zhang could only laugh when Kozieja turned over his aces, and he was already standing up from his seat with his jacket on as the board came 7♥5♦3♠J♥. The river, though, was the 10♠ and Zhang hit a set to win the pot.

"I already had my coat on," Zhang said, sitting back down.

"I folded a ten. You were super lucky," Ben Hurwitz told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	2,600,000 700,000	700,000
Yang Zhang	1,200,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Yang Zhang

12-07-2025 19:25 UTC+2

Prema Doubles Through Sundseth

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Laura Fryer

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Rama Prema and Oeyvind Sundseth were already heads-up, with Prema at risk for his remaining ~815,000.

Sundseth was on the button and covered Prema in the small blind.

Rama Prema: 5♦5♠ All in
Oeyvind Sundseth: A♠3♠

There was little sweat on the 7♦5♥8♦8♣6♥ runout, as Prema stayed ahead after flopping the set, and turning the boat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oeyvind Sundseth	2,200,000 510,000	510,000
Rama Prema	1,790,000 1,015,000	1,015,000

Tags: Oeyvind Sundseth Rama Prema

12-07-2025 19:23 UTC+2

Bogdanov Devastates Zhang With a Massive Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Yang Zhang and Yulian Bogdanov built a pot of around 800,000 as they went heads-up to the 7♦A♦J♠ flop. Zhang then bet 600,000 from the small blind, and Bogdanov raised to 1,300,000 on the button.

Zhang took a few minutes before announcing all in, and Bogdanov snap-called as Zhang let out a loud cry of anguish.

Yulian Bogdanov: A♥J♥ All in
Yang Zhang: A♠7♥

Both players had flopped two pair, but Bogdanov was ahead with his aces and jacks. The J♦ turn improved Bogdanov to a full house, and the river came the 8♥, earning him the massive pot.

His stack was counted down, and Bogdanov had 4,860,000, leaving Zhang with just 600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	10,500,000 5,100,000	5,100,000
Yang Zhang	600,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Tags: Yang Zhang Yulian Bogdanov

12-07-2025 19:20 UTC+2

Di Giacomo Cracks Havelka's Queens

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Laura Fryer

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Karel Havelka three-bet to 1,000,000 from the hijack. Action folded around to Di Giacomo who moved all in and Havelka looked at the clock, and made the call for his remaining 170,000.

Karel Havelka: Q♣Q♥ All in
Claudio Di Giacomo: 7♦7♠

Havelka was sitting comfortably on the 6♦3♦2♠ flop, and the 10♥ turn didn't change anything for him.

The dealer peeled the 7♣ river, which gave Di Giacomo a set of sevens, and sent Havelka home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	5,740,000 3,065,000	3,065,000
Karel Havelka	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Karel Havelka

12-07-2025 19:17 UTC+2

Bogdanov Goes Big in Blinds

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Yulian Bogdanov limped in from the small blind. Yang Zhang wanted to raise to 260,000, but instead he added 260,000 to his big blind, making the total bet 340,000.

Bogdanov just called, and check-called when Zhang fired 190,000 into the pot on the 8♠3♥K♦ flop. After the subsequent 10♣ turn was checked by both, Bogdanov piled in a large bet of 1,070,000 on the 2♣ river.

Zhang did not take long before folding, shipping the pot to Bogdanov uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Zhang	5,900,000 450,000	450,000
Yulian Bogdanov	5,400,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Mahersh Selvakumaran	5,175,000 975,000	975,000
David Urban	4,000,000 425,000	425,000
Marcin Lesniewski	3,575,000 75,000	75,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	3,300,000 200,000	200,000
Ben Hurwitz	1,270,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Yang Zhang Yulian Bogdanov

12-07-2025 19:13 UTC+2

Karma Benefits Poroliev Against Moreira

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Luis Moreira was under the gun and limped in, saying he thought he was the big blind. His call stood, and Radoslav Stoyanov also came along from the hijack. Ivan Poroliev then raised to 325,000 in the cutoff.

Action went back on Moreira who moved all in for 600,000. Stoyanov folded, but Poroliev snap-called.

Luis Moreira: A♦A♣ All in
Ivan Poroliev: 9♣9♦

"Professional actor," tablemate Shmuel Goldenberg said as Moreira revealed his two aces. The flop, though, came J♣9♠2♥ to give Poroliev a set.

"Karma," Stoyanov added, and the board ran out 3♠2♦ to send Moreira to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Poroliev	3,700,000 1,015,000	1,015,000
Radoslav Stoyanov	3,100,000 100,000	100,000
Luis Moreira	Busted

Tags: Ivan Poroliev Luis Moreira Radoslav Stoyanov

12-07-2025 19:04 UTC+2

Kozieja Doubles Off Selvakumaran; Lesniewski Sends Out Morstoel

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mahersh Selvakumaran raised to 160,000 in the hijack, Grzegorz Kozieja moved all in for 1,750,000 in the small blind, and Selvakumaran called.

Grzegorz Kozieja: A♦8♦ All in
Mahersh Selvakumaran: K♥Q♠

Kozieja hit top pair on the A♠7♥2♦ flop, then improved to trips on the A♥ turn to leave Selvakumaran drawing dead. The river was the 6♦ and Kozieja doubled up.

The next hand at this table, Thor Morstoel got in his last 1,000,000 from the big blind and was up against Marcin Lesniewski in the cutoff.

Thor Morstoel: K♠10♠ All in
Marcin Lesniewski: Q♦Q♣

Morstoel needed to overcome Lesniewski's queens to stay alive, and the 7♦9♠4♠ flop gave him hope with a flush draw. The 9♥ turn was no help, while the A♦ fell on the river, and Morstoel was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahersh Selvakumaran	4,200,000 2,875,000	2,875,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	3,500,000 1,790,000	1,790,000
Marcin Lesniewski	3,500,000 900,000	900,000
Thor Morstoel	Busted

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Mahersh Selvakumaran Marcin Lesniewski Thor Morstoel

12-07-2025 19:03 UTC+2

Brzezinski Busts to Sundseth

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Oeyvind Sundseth made it 200,000 to go in the hijack. Tomasz Brzezinski responded with a three-bet to 670,000 from the small blind, leaving only 200,000 behind.

Sundseth thought it over for a while. Eventually, the clock was called on him. He decided to call near the end of his countdown, and Brzezinski's remaining chips flew in on the 2♦9♣10♠ flop.

Tomasz Brzezinski: A♣Q♠ All in
Oeyvind Sundseth: K♥J♣

Brzezinski's ace-high was in the lead, and remained so on the 5♦ turn. The Q♥ river made Sundseth a straight, however, deciding the pot in his favor.

Brzezinski said his goodbyes to the table before the most recent EPT Main Event champion headed to the payout area.