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

12-09-2025 14:11 UTC+2

Cardinali Calls Down Hu

Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Andrea Cardinali opened to 500 from the cutoff, and Lulei Hu called from the button.

The flop came 4♠5♣J♥, and Cardinali check-called a 1,200 bet from Hu.

Cardinali check-called a 1,300 bet from Hu on the 5♥ turn, before check-calling a 4,200 bet from Hu on the 6♣ river. Hu showed J♠10♦ for two pair, jacks and fives. Cardinali truned over Q♠J♦ for the same two pair with a queen kicker to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Cardinali	27,000 27,000	27,000
Lulei Hu	20,500 20,500	20,500

Tags: Andrea Cardinali Lulei Hu

12-09-2025 14:08 UTC+2

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Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

12-09-2025 14:00 UTC+2

Bedoui Bets into Hruska

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Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Stanislav Ivanov opened to 300 from the cutoff, and Mahmoud Bedoui called from the small blind. Petr Hruska also defended the big blind, taking the players three-ways to the 6♥9♠3♥ flop.

Bedoui bet 400 from the small blind, and Hruska folded. Ivanov called to see the 4♠ turn.

Bedoui moved 1,200 into the middle and Hruska folded, passing the pot to Bedoui.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petr Hruska	34,000 34,000	34,000
Mahmoud Bedoui	32,200 32,200	32,200
Stanislav Ivanov	23,200 23,200	23,200

Tags: Mahmoud Bedoui Petr Hruska Stanislav Ivanov

12-09-2025 14:00 UTC+2

Kamphues Shoves in Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Lars Kamphues had opened under the gun when Viliyan Petleshkov three-bet to 1,000 in the hijack. It folded back to Kamphues, who four-bet to 3,000. Petleshkov called, and the 3♥J♣4♦ flop was spread.

Kamphues continued his aggression with bets of 2,000 on the flop and 6,800 on the 4♠ turn that Petleshkov called. The 8♥ river saw the German regular complete his triple barrel by moving all in.

Petleshkov's 16,500 remaining chips were covered by Kamphues, and he decided to preserve them by mucking his cards and giving up on the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lars Kamphues	43,900 13,900	13,900
Viliyan Petleshkov	16,500 16,500	16,500

Tags: Lars Kamphues Viliyan Petleshkov

12-09-2025 14:00 UTC+2

Margolin Pressures Rubiralta on the River

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Sava Krink

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The pot had climbed to around 12,000 with the board showing 3♣7♠8♠5♥. Lev Margolin checked from under the gun and Gerard Rubiralta on the button fired 7,500. Margolin took a moment to think it through before making the call to see the river.

The dealer revealed the 9♠ and Margolin paused again before sliding out 16,000, leaving himself with only about 4,000 behind and putting Rubiralta to a tough decision. Rubiralta mulled it over but eventually released his hand.

"Show me one card", Rubiralta said, but Margolin responded with a firm shake of the head. "No?" Rubiralta asked. "Next" (time), Margolin replied while stacking his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lev Margolin	47,000 47,000	47,000
Gerard Rubiralta	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Gerard Rubiralta Lev Margolin

12-09-2025 13:59 UTC+2

Nezer Stays Alive

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Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Or Nezer open-jammed from the cutoff for his remaining 4,100 and Bo Alm called on the button.

Or Nezer: K♣K♥ All in
Bo Alm: A♣J♠

Nezer was ahead and things stayed that way as he picked up the set on the K♦2♠8♥ flop.

The 4♣ turn and 10♣ river saw no change and Nezer secured the double and kept his seat in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bo Alm	34,500 34,500	34,500
Or Nezer	9,100

Tags: Bo Alm Or Nezer

12-09-2025 13:52 UTC+2

Novoselskyi Takes From Margolin

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Timur Margolin opened to 300 from under the gun, Uri Gilboa called from middle position, and Oleksandr Novoselskyi three-bet to 1,400 from the button. Only Margolin called.

The flop came 9♠9♦5♠ and Margolin check-called a 1,000 bet from Novoselskyi.

Novoselskyi fired another barrel for 3,600 on the 4♦ turn, and this time Margolin opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Gilboa	34,500 4,500	4,500

Oleksandr Novoselskyi	29,000 3,900	3,900
Timur Margolin	23,700 6,300	6,300

Tags: Oleksandr Novoselskyi Timur Margolin Uri Gilboa

12-09-2025 13:47 UTC+2

Heidel Makes a Wheel, Goldenberg Loses the Minimum

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

With two players seeing a board of 4♣3♥10♠2♦J♠ and around 9,000 in the middle, Oliver Heidel bet 3,600 from middle position, and Shmuel Goldenberg called from the cutoff.

Goldenberg had a set with 3♣3♠, but it was no good as Heidel turned over A♦5♦ for a wheel straight to take down the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Heidel	38,000 38,000	38,000
Shmuel Goldenberg	17,100 17,100	17,100

Tags: Oliver Heidel Shmuel Goldenburg

12-09-2025 13:45 UTC+2

Tournament Room Filling Up

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Zebarjad	30,000
Steven van Zadelhoff	30,000
Yulian Bogdanov	30,000
Roland Rokita	30,000
Jan Bendik	30,000

Marc Foggin	30,000 30,000	30,000
Adrian Ziemichod	30,000
Lars Kamphues	30,000
Simeon Spasov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Padraig O'Neill	30,000

Simone Andrian	30,000
Dara O'Kearney	30,000
Jasper Meijer van Putten	30,000 30,000	30,000

Anton Wigg	30,000 30,000	30,000