Ognyan Dimov made it 1,200 to go in the hijack. Jeremie Zouari three-bet to 3,600 in the cutoff, which Pawel Wojciechowski four-bet to 9,000 on the button.
Dimov quickly mucked his hand, but Zouari called to see the 6♠4♦A♣ flop. Wojciechowski dropped a continuation-bet of 5,000, and Zouari check-called.
Wojciechowski then moved all in on the 8♦ turn. Zouari had no interest in risking his stack, as he folded and left himself about half a starting stack.
PokerStars ambassador Kenny Hallaert had just taken his seat when he got involved in a pot against Nicola Karl. The duo had gathered 18,000 chips in the middle when Hallaert checked the 7♣3♣K♦10♦ turn over to Karl.
Karl bet 6,000, after which Hallaert moved all in for about 15,000. Karl snap-called, and the cards were revealed.
Kenny Hallaert: 7♦6♦
Nicola Karl: 10♠10♥
Hallaert missed his flush draw on the 7♠ river. His trips were no good as Karl had made a full house, and he quickly left the tournament area.
Nicolas Oger raised to 1,600 in the cutoff, which Lukas Zaskodny three-bet to 6,400 from the small blind. Oger then quickly moved all in for 18,000, being snapped off by Zaskodny.
Nicolas Oger : A♠K♠
Lukas Zaskodny: A♣K♣
Both players had ace-king, but Zaskodny acquired a flush draw on the Q♣10♣3♥ flop to freeroll. The 7♠ turn changed nothing, but Zaskodny's flush was completed on the 4♣ river.
Zaskodny chipped up to nearly two starting stacks, while Oger just shook his head as he left the tournament area.
David Docherty, Terence Jordan, Jeremie Beneteau, and Valeri Savov headed to a flop of A♠10♠Q♣. Docherty checked in the big blind, and Jordan followed suit in middle position.
Beneteau then bet 2,000 in the cutoff, which Savov called on the button. Docherty had other plans, however, and raised to 9,000. Jordan quickly got out of the way, but Benetau stuck around with a call. Savov also folded, leading to the 4♣ appearing on the turn.
Docherty moved all in, covering the 18,200 remaining chips of his opponent. Beneteau had seen enough and mucked, granting the pot to Docherty. Docherty raked in the chips and showed a 9♠ to the table upon Jordan's request.
Maksym Filipovskyi opened from the hijack, and Rui Soares three-bet to 1,800 from the button. Firoz Mangroe four-bet to 5,500 from the big blind, and Filipovskyi five-bet shoved for a bit over 25,000. Soares folded before Mangroe, who had 25,100 and was slightly covered, snap-called.
Firoz Mangroe: A♣A♠
Maksym Filipovskyi: J♥J♦
The A♦2♥3♠K♠2♠ left Filipovskyi drawing dead on the turn, while Mangroe was good at showdown with top boat to double up, leaving Filipovskyi with less than ten big blinds.
With 24,300 already in the pot, Adil Tlimisov checked the action to Stefan Peukert on a completed board of 8♠10♣10♥J♠3♥. Peukert bet 9,300, leaving less than 5,000 behind, and quickly called off when Tlimisov put him all-in.
Tlimisov turned over 10♠10♦ for four tens. Peukert's straight with Q♥9♥ was outclassed, and he spent a few moments studying the hands before he said goodbye and left the table.
A massive pile of chips worth 25,200 was between Gianfranco Iaculli in the big blind and Razvan Scutaru in early position, along with a flop of A♣6♠2♣.
Iaculli checked to Scutaru, who added 6,500 to the pot. Iaculli then moved all in for 17,100, and Scutaru reluctantly called after some time in the tank.
Gianfranco Iaculli: A♦K♠
Razvan Scutaru: K♥K♦
Scutaru only had one out against the top pair of Iaculli, but it did not arrive on the 9♣ turn or A♠ river. Iaculli doubled up, while Scutaru had won some pots earlier and still had 120 big blinds to his name.
Picking up the action on a three-way 6♥Q♣K♥Q♦ turn, Jacob Cohen checked from the small blind to Ignacio Cuesta in the cutoff. Cuesta bet 1,500 into the 3,500 pot, which Vladimir Lipnitskii called on the button.
Cohen also came along to the 7♣ river, where Cuesta sized up to 7,000. Lipnitskii wanted to see a showdown and called, prompting Cohen to get out of the way.
Cuesta tabled K♠Q♠ for a full house, and he was awarded the large pot when Lipnitskii mucked his cards.
For nearly 20 years, the December poker calendar has been synonymous with the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. Since 2007, champions have been crowned at the Hilton Hotel Prague, making it one of the most storied stops on the EPT. Today, a new opportunity arises for poker enthusiasts around the world to etch their names in history, as Day 1a of the prestigious €5,300 EPT Main Event will get underway at noon local time.
Last year, long-time EPT regular Pedro Marques conquered a field of 1,458 entries, the most ever recorded in the EPT Prague Main Event. He walked away with €963,450 after a heads-up deal with Paul Runcan, while two-time EPT online winner Anton "WhatIfGod" Bergstrom made his first appearance at a live EPT final table since 2005, ultimately falling in fifth place.
2024 EPT Prague Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Pedro Marques
Portugal
€963,450*
2
Paul Runcan
Romania
€900,000*
3
Jaehyung Park
South Korea
€512,100
4
Barak Oz
Israel
€393,950
5
Anton Bergstrom
Sweden
€303,000
6
Siarhei Alontsau
Belarus
€233,050
7
Tjenno Eskes
Netherlands
€179,250
8
Siegfried Kapeller
Austria
€137,900
9
Danut Chisu
Romania
€106,050
*denotes heads-up deal
Pedro Marques
Plan for Day 1a
The 2025 EPT Prague Main Event will follow the same famed deep-stacked structure the EPT is known for. Every registrant will sit down with 30,000 in chips, with blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Ten 60-minute levels are on the cards on both Day 1a and Day 1b, with a small break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6.
Late registration will remain open throughout the day, closing at the start of Day 2, at which point the starting stack will be worth 20 big blinds. Only two entries per player are allowed in total across all days, including Day 2.
Day 1a Schedule
Level
Duration
Small Blind
Big Blind
Big Blind Ante
1
60 min
100
100
100
2
60 min
100
200
200
15 min break
3
60 min
100
300
300
4
60 min
200
400
400
15 min break
5
60 min
200
500
500
6
60 min
300
600
600
60 min dinner break
7
60 min
400
800
800
8
60 min
500
1,000
1,000
20 min break
9
60 min
600
1,200
1,200
10
60 min
600
1,200
1,200
As always, PokerNews will be on the floor in Prague to report the EPT Main Event from start to finish. Stay tuned to this page as the first of seven days of Main Event action will get underway shortly.
