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

12-09-2025 17:15 UTC+2

Pre-Break Entries and Eliminations

Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcin Horecki	30,000 30,000	30,000
Nicolas Chouity	30,000 30,000	30,000

Luigi D'Alterio	30,000
Dietrich Fast	Busted
Valentino Konakchiev	Busted
Alberto Stegeman	Busted
Stefan Peukert	Busted
Sander Ostlyngen	Busted
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted

12-09-2025 17:15 UTC+2

Farah Takes the Family Pot

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Laura Fryer

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Farah	31,000 31,000	31,000
Frederik Reinert	19,000 19,000	19,000
Fabian Rolli	16,200 1,200	1,200
Wladimir Stepanian	15,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Elie Farah Fabian Rolli Frederik Reinert Wladimir Stepanian

12-09-2025 17:11 UTC+2

Perez Catches Zhao Speeding

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Perez	90,000 90,000	90,000
Ladislav Mazik	60,000 16,000	16,000
Marcus Hallabro	48,500 48,500	48,500
Georgios Skarparis	38,300 38,300	38,300
Yannick Jobin	30,000 30,000	30,000
Xiaowen Zhao	22,500 22,500	22,500
Marc Sen	10,800 10,800	10,800

Tags: Roger Perez Xiaowen Zhao

12-09-2025 17:04 UTC+2

Breton Leads on Board-Pairing River

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Breton	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ahmad Ipauta	21,800 21,800	21,800
Mario Colavita	17,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Ahmad Ipauta Mario Colavita Pedro Breton

12-09-2025 17:03 UTC+2

Cicioglu Clings On

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Laura Fryer

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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♦ All in
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♥ All in
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."

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Angelov	59,000 59,000	59,000
Richard Trigg	12,000 13,200	13,200
Ali Cicioglu	8,400 8,400	8,400

Tags: Ali Cicioglu Ivan Angelov Richard Trigg

12-09-2025 16:57 UTC+2

Full House vs Flush vs Straight Headlines Big Game on Tour Season Finale

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Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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.

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12-09-2025 16:56 UTC+2

Ivanov Doubles Through Leader

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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♦ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahmoud Bedoui	157,000 14,000	14,000
Stanislav Ivanov	50,000 26,800	26,800

Tags: Mahmoud Bedoui Stanislav Ivanov

12-09-2025 16:48 UTC+2

Ins and Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sander Ostlyngen	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ihar Soika	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jack Sinclair	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mahersh Selvakumaran	30,000 30,000	30,000
Bernd Gleisner	30,000 30,000	30,000
Nichan Khorchidian	30,000 30,000	30,000
Valentino Konakchiev	30,000 30,000	30,000
Will Kassouf	30,000 30,000	30,000
Candido Cappiello	30,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Rocco	30,000 30,000	30,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	Busted
Ewen Trevidy	Busted
Nikita Kuznetsov	Busted
Kestutis Jungevicius	Busted
Bobby James	Busted
Simon Brandstrom	Busted

12-09-2025 16:43 UTC+2

Nakache Hits the Rail

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Laura Fryer

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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♣ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Sokolovsky	41,300 41,300	41,300
Ronaldo Carrera	33,300 33,300	33,300
Elie Nakache	Busted

Tags: Aleksander Sokolovsky Elie Nakache Ronaldo Carrera

12-09-2025 16:38 UTC+2

Four-Bet Pot Goes to Weis

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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.