€5,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-08-2025 14:45 UTC+2

Mattila Doubles With Unconventional Holding

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Oleg Vasylchenko in the small blind and Jussi Mattila on the button had built a pot of 24,500 when they arrived on the K♦4♣6♦5♣7♠ river.

Vasylchenko knuckled the table for a check, prompting Mattila to move all in for 11,400. Vasylchenko went deep into the tank, eventually settling on a call.

Much to Vasylchenko's surprise, Mattila tabled 6♠3♥ for a rivered straight. Vasylchenko was forced to show his K♣J♣ before his top pair disappeared into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jussi Mattila	47,300
Oleg Vasylchenko	11,500

Tags: Jussi Mattila Oleg Vasylchenko

12-08-2025 14:36 UTC+2

Docherty on Double Starting Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

David Docherty opened to 500 under the gun. Terence Jordan three-bet to 1,300 in the hijack, which Docherty called after confirming the amount.

Jordan quickly fired 1,100 in the middle on the 6♣2♦4♦ flop. Docherty check-called, seeing his opponent size up to 2,100 on the 7♠ turn.

Docherty check-raised to 8,500, ending the hand as Jordan quickly folded his holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Docherty	63,000 33,000	33,000
Terence Jordan	53,000 4,300	4,300

Tags: David Docherty Terence Jordan

12-08-2025 14:29 UTC+2

Straka Bounces Back

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With three players seeing a board of 5♠K♠6♥ and around 6,000 in the middle, Ludek Straka moved all in for his last 2,600 from the big blind. Fabrizio Nuetzel called from middle position, Terence Jordan called from the hijack, and Jakob Miegel folded from the button.

Nuetzel and Jordan both checked the 5♦ turn and J♠ river. Jordan tried to muck face down, but was forced to show 8♥4♦ for eight-high and a missed gutshot. Nuetzel had two pair with K♦10♦, but Straka had A♠3♠ for the nut flush to secure just over a full triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terence Jordan	57,300 57,300	57,300
Fabrizio Nuetzel	20,200 20,200	20,200
Jakob Miegel	17,000 13,000	13,000
Ludek Straka	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Fabrizio Nuetzel Jakob Miegel Ludek Straka Terence Jordan

12-08-2025 14:24 UTC+2

Bartuschk Crosses Two Starting Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Marc Fischer and Fabian Bartuschk were heads-up on a completed board of 2♠K♠4♦5♠9♣. With 11,500 in the pot, Fischer checked from the cutoff to Bartuschk on the button.

Bartuschk then fired a bet of 7,200. Fischer cut out calling chips and debated for a while before he shrugged and pushed them over the line.

Bartuschk revealed A♠K♦ for top pair with top kicker, and the chips were sent his way as Fischer nodded and mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Bartuschk	67,000

Marc Fischer	37,500

Tags: Fabian Bartuschk Marc Fischer

12-08-2025 14:21 UTC+2

Finland's Kai Lehto Conquers Huge PokerStars Open Cup in Prague (€162,000)

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Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague festival is in full swing, with more than a dozen tournaments already crowning their champions. Finland's Kai Lehto is among those winners, having triumphed in the monster-sized €825 PokerStars Open Cup for €162,000, which happens to be the second-largest live score of his career.

Including re-entries, the €825 PokerStars Open Cup attracted a bumper field of 2,140, creating an impressive €1,540,800 prize pool. The top 321 finishers shared that princely sum, with such luminaries as Vincent Meli, Simon Higgins, and Pavels Spirins seeing a return on their investments.

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Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

12-08-2025 14:10 UTC+2

Iaculli Outflops Scutaru in Gigantic Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

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♠ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	59,400 59,400	59,400

Firoz Mangroe	19,500 10,500	10,500
Razvan Scutaru	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Gianfranco Iaculli Razvan Scutaru

12-08-2025 14:07 UTC+2

Wigg Takes from Erlandsson

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

With two players seeing a board of 7♦4♣4♦Q♣ and roughly 2,000 in the pot, Daniel Erlandsson checked from the small blind and Anton Wigg bet 2,000 from the cutoff. Erlandsson called.

Wigg bet 3,500 when checked to on the 7♣ river, and this time Erlandsson mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Erlandsson	40,000 40,000	40,000
Anton Wigg	36,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Daniel Erlandsson

12-08-2025 13:56 UTC+2

More Names Trickling In

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski	30,000 30,000	30,000

Barny Boatman	30,000 30,000	30,000

Georgios Tsouloftas	30,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	30,000 30,000	30,000
Daan Mulders	30,000 30,000	30,000
Govert Metaal	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ilya Nikiforov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Luis Faria	30,000 30,000	30,000
Marc Foggin	30,000 30,000	30,000
Luigi Pignataro	30,000 30,000	30,000

12-08-2025 13:55 UTC+2

Flashback: Pedro Marques Wins Historic, Record-Breaking 2024 EPT Prague Main Event

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Sandra Barbour

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The stage was set last December for an epic battle inside the Hilton Prague, and it delivered in every way possible. Six players returned for the final day, and only one walked away a champion. In the end, it was Pedro Marques who outlasted a record-breaking field of 1,458 and toppled the seemingly unstoppable Paul Runcan to claim the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event title.

For Marques, the victory was more than just another tournament win. "It’s an amazing, special feeling. One of the best days of my life, for sure," he said after securing the title and a €963,450 payout following a heads-up deal with Runcan. The Portuguese star, ranked second on his country’s all-time money list, added, "Winning a Main Event is completely different from any of my other wins—it’s a really special moment."

2024 EPT Prague Main Event 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

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