2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
€778,255
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,936,400
Entries
1,224
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 6
Entries
7
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,224
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Krakow Can't Take Advantage of Kurtulus' Misclick

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

Matan Krakow raised to 400,000 under the gun and Bora Kurtulus called in the big blind.

The flop came K95 and Krakow bet 300,000. Kurtulus called, and the 4 fell on the turn.

Krakow then bet 1,000,000, and Kurtulus again called. Kurtulus checked the 6 river and thought Krakow checked back, turning over his 76 before Krakow had acted.

Krakow then bet 1,500,000. "You could raise if you want," Dimitrios Gkatzas joked with Kurtulus, who eventually called with his pair of sixes showing. Krakow mucked A2.

"If I bet bigger, do you call too?" Krakow asked.

"I don't know," Kurtulus replied.

"This is the most fun final table I've ever played," Paawan Bansal added.

Player Chips Progress
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Bora Kurtulus
17,050,000
3,600,000
3,600,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
11,550,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Bora KurtulusMatan Krakow

Stanciu Doubles, Leaves Bansal on Fumes Again

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

Traian Stanciu raised to 750,000 on the button, putting in the majority of his stack. Paawan Bansal took some time in the big blind before he moved all in, and Stanciu quickly called off for his stack of 1,050,000.

Traian Stanciu: 44 All in
Paawan Bansal: K9

Stanciu ran to his rail to watch the dealer fan the 537 flop. The 10 turn changed nothing, and Stanciu won the flip when the river was dealt the J.

Stanciu doubled up to a stack of 12 big blinds, leaving Bansal with a stack of less than two big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Traian Stanciu ro
Traian Stanciu
2,400,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Paawan Bansal in
Paawan Bansal
300,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Paawan BansalTraian Stanciu

Chip and a Chair Story Alive as Bansal Triples

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

Paawan Bansal moved all in for 350,000 under the gun and Bora Kurtulus called in the cutoff. Matan Krakow then reraised to 1,100,000 on the button, and Kurtulus folded.

Paawan Bansal: 55 All in
Matan Krakow: A4

"Yes!" Bansal yelled out as he found himself ahead and a favorite to climb back up over 1,000,000. The flop came K63.

"I had the king. I called without looking," Kurtulus said, revealing he folded K5. The rest of the board ran out 92 and Bansal tripled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
14,050,000
450,000
450,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bora Kurtulus tr
Bora Kurtulus
13,450,000
150,000
150,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Paawan Bansal in
Paawan Bansal
1,550,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Bora KurtulusMatan KrakowPaawan Bansal

Comeback Kid Bansal Remains in Contention

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

After making two pay jumps with his stack of just 50,000, Paawan Bansal called all-in from the cutoff after Dimitrios Gkatzas had opened to 400,000 under the gun.

The rest of the table folded, creating a showdown.

Paawan Bansal: AQ All in
Dimitrios Gkatzas: A4

Bansal had the dominating hand. Although the 3J82 turn gave Gkatzas some extra outs, the Q river awarded Bansal the pot with top pair to septuple up to a stack worth less than two big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
14,500,000
400,000
400,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bora Kurtulus tr
Bora Kurtulus
13,300,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Dimitrios Gkatzas gr
Dimitrios Gkatzas
6,480,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Traian Stanciu ro
Traian Stanciu
2,050,000
Profile photo of Paawan Bansal in
Paawan Bansal
350,000
300,000
300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Dimitrios GkatzasPaawan Bansal

Conor O'Driscoll Eliminated in 6th Place (€206,900)

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Conor O'Driscoll
Conor O'Driscoll

"If you have aces, you should fold there," Bora Kurtulus said about the previous three-way all in.

"No, absolutely not. The upside is so huge," Paawan Bansal replied.

Matan Krakow then raised to 400,000 under the gun and Bora Kurtulus called in the small blind. Conor O'Driscoll also came along from the big blind.

The flop came AA5 and O'Driscoll moved all in for 800,000. Krakow folded, but Kurtulus quickly called to put O'Driscoll at risk.

Conor O'Driscoll: KQ All in
Bora Kurtulus: AQ

Kurtulus had flopped trips, while O'Driscoll was left looking to complete a flush draw to stay alive. The 7 turn was no help, while the river came the K and O'Driscoll was sent to the rail in sixth place.

"You are the winner for the night," Kurtulus said to Bansal, who made another pay jump with just 50,000.

"I can't believe it," Bansal replied.

Conor O'Driscoll
Conor O'Driscoll
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
14,900,000
400,000
400,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bora Kurtulus tr
Bora Kurtulus
13,300,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Conor O'Driscoll ie
Conor O'Driscoll
Busted
Day 4 Chip Leader

Tags: Bora KurtulusConor O'DriscollMatan Krakow

Vitezslav Cech Eliminated in 7th Place (€159,150)

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

Traian Stanciu made it 400,000 to go in the cutoff. Dimitrios Gkatzas pushed in a three-bet to 850,000 on the button, and Paawan Bansal folded 62 in the small blind after having invested two-thirds of his stack.

Vitezslav Cech spent three time banks in the big blind before he called all-in for 675,000. With the action back on Stanciu, he four-bet jammed, also putting Gkatzas all-in for 2,700,000.

Gkatzas quickly rechecked his cards before he immediately called off.

Vitezslav Cech: JJ All in
Dimitrios Gkatzas: AA All in
Traian Stanciu: QQ

"Why did I do this?" Cech lamented as the cards were revealed.

The 673 flop and 9 turn left Cech and Stanciu with two outs each. The 7 river paired the board instead, sending out Cech while Gkatzas' aces scooped the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Dimitrios Gkatzas
6,380,000
3,680,000
3,680,000
Profile photo of Traian Stanciu ro
Traian Stanciu
2,050,000
2,750,000
2,750,000
Profile photo of Paawan Bansal in
Paawan Bansal
50,000
75,000
75,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vitezslav Cech cz
Vitezslav Cech
Busted

Tags: Dimitrios GkatzasPaawan BansalTraian StanciuVitezslav Cech

PokerStars Live League Heats Up

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

With the PokerStars Live League reaching its final two stops, David Docherty finds himself perfectly positioned for a late surge.

Just EPT Prague and PokerStars Open Cannes remain, not just for Docherty to overtake Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson at the top of the Low tier, but also there are winners to be crowned in the Medium and High tiers as well.

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

First Break

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

The remaining seven players are going on the first 20-minute break of the day.

Level 31 Highlights

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
15,300,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bora Kurtulus tr
Bora Kurtulus
11,500,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Traian Stanciu ro
Traian Stanciu
4,800,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Dimitrios Gkatzas gr
Dimitrios Gkatzas
2,700,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Conor O'Driscoll ie
Conor O'Driscoll
1,400,000
1,130,000
1,130,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vitezslav Cech cz
Vitezslav Cech
875,000
755,000
755,000
Profile photo of Paawan Bansal in
Paawan Bansal
125,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Bansal Forced All In Blind

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

Bora Kurtulus raised to 300,000 in the hijack, Matan Krakow three-bet to 1,100,000 on the button with 65, and Kurtulus folded A8.

Krakow then raised to 300,000 in the cutoff and the rest of the table folded as Paawan Bansal was forced all in for 50,000 from the big blind.

Paawan Bansal: 109 All in
Matan Krakow: A8

Bansal flopped trips on 10108 to take the lead, while the rest of the board ran out 64 as he stayed alive on the last hand before break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
15,300,000
570,000
570,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bora Kurtulus tr
Bora Kurtulus
11,500,000
300,000
300,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Paawan Bansal in
Paawan Bansal
125,000
75,000
75,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Bora KurtulusMatan KrakowPaawan Bansal