2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
Elie Farah limped from under the gun and saw three calls from Frederik Reinert in middle position, Wladimir Stepanian in the small blind and Fabian Rolli in the big blind.
The K♥9♠7♦ flop was checked to Farah who bet 1,100 and saw only Stepanian call.
A 8♥ turn saw Stepanian check, Farah bet 5,000 and Stepanian fold.
Farah showed J♥10♥ to the table whilst scooping the pot.
Roger Perez checked the 6♣4♠5♣7♠ turn from the small blind. Xiaowen Zhao then added 8,500 to the pot of 18,800 on the button, and Perez called.
Zhao sized up to 19,000 on the 10♣ river. Perez spent some time in the tank before flicking in a call.
Zhao could only show king-high with K♠Q♥, meaning Perez took the pot with his J♠J♥.
With the board reading A♠5♥7♦6♣ and around 15,000 in the middle, Pedro Breton checked from the big blind, Ahmad Ipauta checked from middle position, and Mario Colavita bet 7,500 from the button. Only Breton called.
Breton led out with a 20,000 bet on the 7♣ river, which got a quick fold from Colavita.
Ali Cicioglu was all-in for his remaining 1,200 from middle position and Richard Trigg three-bet from the hijack. Action folded around, leaving the players to flip their cards.
Ali Cicioglu: K♣7♦
Richard Trigg: J♠J♥
Cicioglu needed to improve to stay alive but the 3♥7♥6♠ flop wasn't enough to secure him the double.
A 5♦ brought in the straight draw giving him more outs, and he locked up the double on the K♥ river.
Cicioglu moved all in again in the next hand, this time going up against his neighbour Ivan Angelov.
Ali Cicioglu: A♦3♥
Ivan Angelov: Q♣Q♥
It wasn't looking good for Cicioglu, but he saw an ace in the window on the 3♦4♠A♥ flop. He held and secured another double after being dealt the 9♦ turn and K♣ river.
He then collected more after jamming for a third time in a row, spinning up his stack to 8,200.
After the hand a player at the table remarked "One more (double up), and you are good."
Love was in the air and chips were flying as Luke Moy, the season’s Loose Cannon, wrapped up the final session of The Big Game on Tour. The Brit had promised that if he booked a win, he and his partner Alexi would tie the knot right there in Las Vegas, but did he actually get his dream wedding?
While Moy chased romance, Lex Veldhuis was chasing pots. He took a chunk off of Jason Koon and some chips out of Alan Keating's stack as he searched for his first-ever win in Big Game profit.
After several raises, Stanislav Ivanov got his 22,300 chips in the middle from the button against Mahmoud Bedoui in the big blind.
Stanislav Ivanov: 10♥10♦
Mahmoud Bedoui: 6♠6♣
Bedoui could not perform another miracle as the 2♣A♥9♦7♣4♣ runout saw Ivanov's tens comfortably hold for a big double-up.
Elie Nakache was already all-in for his last few chips from the cutoff. He was against Alexander Sokolovsky from an early position and Ronaldo Carrera in the big blind, who were playing for a 1,500 side pot.
The 10♦3♦10♥ flop saw Carrera check, and Sokolovsky bet 600. Carrera called.
A 4♥ turn saw Carrera check-fold after Sokolovsky bet 3,400, leaving Nakache to see his fate against Sokolovsky.
Elie Nakache: Q♣10♣
Aleksander Sokolovsky: K♣J♦
Nakache had flopped trip tens and the Q♦ river only improved him further, allowing him to remain in the tournament.
He folded the next few hands, keeping hold of his last few blinds a little while longer but was soon seen walking away from the tournament area.
Nicholas Swann opened to 800 from under the gun, and Oliver Weis three-bet to 2,600 from middle position. Pim Kuipers four-bet to 7,600 from the small blind, Swann folded, and Weis called.
The flop came J♦4♥3♥. Kuipers checked, and Weis shoved slightly more than 20,000. Kuipers folded, and the pot was pushed to Weis.