€5,300 Main Event | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

Dec 14, 2025

Kurtulus Gets Some Back

David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Matan Krakow raised to 500,000 on the button and Bora Kurtulus called with J♣6♣.

Both players checked to the river on a board of J♠J♦4♠5♥2♥ when Kurtulus led out for 600,000 with his trips. Krakow folded Q♥7♦.

Kurtulus then opened on the button to 500,000 and Krakow called.

Kurtulus continued for 800,000 on the A♥Q♦6♣ flop, and Krakow called. Both players checked down the 10♦ turn and 7♦ river, and Kurtulus showed Q♥8♠ for a pair of queens. Krakow mucked K♠10♠.

Tags: Bora Kurtulus Matan Krakow

Dec 14, 2025

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

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Sandra Barbour

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 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.

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Dec 14, 2025

Krakow's Lead Increases

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Bora Kurtulus opened his button to 600,000. Matan Krakow defended in the big blind, after which the duo checked the 5♣9♥Q♠ flop.

Krakow bet a cool 1,000,000 on the 2♦ turn. Kurtulus called to the 6♦ river, where Krakow sized up to 2,500,000. Kurtulus quickly called, but his 6♣4♣ was no match for the Q♣9♦ of Krakow.

Krakow was awarded the sizable pot, seeing his lead increase to three to one.

Tags: Bora Kurtulus Matan Krakow

Dec 14, 2025

Two For Krakow

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Matan Krakow raised to 500,000 on the button and Bora Kurtulus called.

Krakow continued for 800,000 on the A♥6♦4♥ flop, and Kurtulus called. The 9♣ turn and 4♣ river were checked down, and Krakow showed J♥10♣. Kurtulus mucked 3♠2♠.

Kurtulus then raised to 500,000 on the button and Krakow called.

Both players checked the J♦10♦3♥ flop. Krakow then led out for 700,000 on the 9♥ turn, and Kurtulus folded A♣6♠.

Tags: Matan Krakow Bora Kurtulus

Dec 14, 2025

Trading Three-Bets

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Bora Kurtulus raised his button to 500,000 with 9♠7♦. Matan Krakow upped the ante to 2,000,000 after he saw A♠A♦ in the big blind, but Kurtulus made a quick fold to forfeit the pot.

The next hand, Krakow was the one on the button, and he raised to 500,000 with 6♣3♣. Kurtulus three-bet to 2,000,000 with A♣5♥ in the big blind, and received a quick fold for his efforts.

Tags: Bora Kurtulus Matan Krakow

Dec 14, 2025

Krakow Makes a Big Call on the River

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

In a limped pot, Bora Kurtulus and Matan Krakow checked to the turn on a board of 9♣K♦4♦4♠. Kurtulus then bet 800,000 from the button, and Krakow called.

The river was the 7♥ and Kurtulus bet 2,000,000. Krakow tanked for a minute before calling, and Kurtulus showed 10♣5♦ for a bluff. Krakow turned over A♦2♥ and won the pot with his ace-high.

Tags: Matan Krakow Bora Kurtulus

Dec 14, 2025

Kurtulus Gains Lead With Huge Raise

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Matan Krakow made it 500,000 on his button with Q♣10♠. The card reader only picked up Bora Kurtulus' 10♣ in the big blind, and he called his mystery hand.

Kurtulus checked to Krakow on the 5♥4♠J♣ flop. Krakow continued with a bet of 400,000, prompting Kurtulus to quickly pile in a raise to 2,000,000.

Krakow let go of his queen-high after some inner debate. The chips were shipped to Kurtulus, who gained a narrow edge over his heads-up opponent.

Tags: Bora Kurtulus Matan Krakow

Dec 14, 2025

Dimitrios Gkatzas Eliminated in 3rd Place (€574,600)

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Dimitrios Gkatzas moved all in for 2,375,000 in the small blind and Bora Kurtulus called in the big blind.

Dimitrios Gkatzas: K♣2♠ All in
Bora Kurtulus: A♣8♥

Gkatzas needed to improve to stay alive, but the J♠J♦5♣9♠Q♣ board kept Kurtulus in the lead with ace-high and sent Gkatzas to the rail in third place.

Tags: Bora Kurtulus Dimitrios Gkatzas

Level: 33

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Dec 14, 2025

Krakow Captures Sizable Lead

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Bora Kurtulus made it 600,000 to go from the small blind. Matan Krakow called in the big blind, seeing Kurtulus fire another 600,000 on the 6♥6♠10♣ flop.

Krakow called with his gutshot, after which he was checked to on the 5♥ turn. Krakow took the initiative with a bet of 900,000, but Kurtulus was not ready to give up on the pot as he called to the 9♥ river.

The two players quickly checked it to showdown. Kurtulus announced king-high and showed K♠Q♣. Krakow had rivered a pair with his 9♦7♠, earning him the pot and seeing him gain a significant lead over Kurtulus.

Tags: Bora Kurtulus Matan Krakow