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

12-09-2025 13:45 UTC+2

Iakuba Sends Trigg into the Tank

Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Richard Trigg opened from the hijack and Anton Iakuba three-bet to 1,600 on the button. Trigg called and the players went heads up to the flop.

The K♠6♦2♥ flop prompted Trigg to check-call a 1,100 bet from Iakuba and both checked the 4♦ turn to see the 2♠ river.

Trigg checked again and Iakuba bet 3,300. Trigg took some time, counted out his stack, and moved in a chip to call.

Iakuba showed Q♠Q♦ for two pair, and Trigg mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Iakuba	35,800 35,800	35,800
Richard Trigg	25,200 25,200	25,200

Tags: Anton Iakuba Richard Trigg

12-09-2025 13:41 UTC+2

Miniucchi Sends Klabisch to Time-Out

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Three-way to the J♣3♥6♠5♥ turn, it checked to Mariusz Klabisch under the gun, who bet 1,600. Ferdinando D'Alessio called in the small blind before Marcello Miniucchi bumped it up to 7,500 in the big blind.

Klabisch and D'Alessio both called to the 5♣ river, where Miniucchi sized up to 11,000 after another check by D'Alessio. Klabisch quickly called, while D'Alessio folded.

Miniucchi opened A♠A♥ for aces and fives. A frustrated Klabisch flung his Q♦Q♣ across the table after discovering his overpair was no good.

He got up and walked away from the tournament area to take a breather before returning to his seat and continuing his Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcello Miniucchi	60,000
Ferdinando D'Alessio	20,500
Mariusz Klabisch	9,500

Tags: Ferdinando D'Alessio Marcello Miniucchi Mariusz Klabisch

12-09-2025 13:32 UTC+2

Trevidy Takes a Tumble

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Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Osman Aksu opened to 300 on the button and both Koshiro Fujimoto and Ewen Trevidy defended the small blind and big blind respectively.

The 9♥2♥J♣ flop was checked to Aksu who bet 600. Fujimoto called, and Trevidy raised to 2,000. Aksu re-raised to 7,000 and Fujimoto folded. Trevidy called and the players went heads-up to the turn.

The 7♠ was check-called by Trevidy after Aksu bet another 7,000.

A 2♠ river saw Trevity check, and Aksu move all in. Trevity made a quick fold and went down to around half a starting stack just a few hands into the first level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Osman Aksu	45,000 45,000	45,000
Koshiro Fujimoto	33,000 33,000	33,000
Ewen Trevidy	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Ewen Trevidy Koshiro Fujimoto Osman Aksu

12-09-2025 13:28 UTC+2

Topuz Rebuilds After Rough Start

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Baris Topuz and Itay Kimhi had gathered 9,000 chips in the pot when they both checked the 8♥K♣5♦8♠ turn. From the big blind, Topuz bet 1,300 on the 5♥ river, seeing Kimhi toss in a quick call.

Topuz tabled Q♠Q♦. Kimhi took a final look at his cards before determining they were not good enough to beat Topuz's hand, and he added them to the muck in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Itay Kimhi	30,500
Baris Topuz	29,000

Tags: Baris Topuz Itay Kimhi

12-09-2025 13:28 UTC+2

Livshitz Shows Down Two Pair

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

With three players seeing a board of J♣9♠8♣2♠ and around 2,000 in the middle, Jawad Habib checked from the big blind, Gabi Livshitz checked from under the gun, and Paul Jurcuta bet 2,300 from the cutoff. Both opponents called before all three players checked the 6♥ river.

Jurcuta showed second pair with 10♣9♣ before Livshitz turned over J♠8♠ for two pair to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabi Livshitz	31,000 31,000	31,000
Jawad Habib	27,500 27,500	27,500
Paul Jurcuta	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Gabi Livschitz Jawad Habib Paul Jurcuta

12-09-2025 13:24 UTC+2

Ozdemir First to Fall

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Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Players were already heads up and on the turn looking at a 2♠7♥10♣2♦ board.

Kaan Ozdemir moved all in for his remaining 19,000 on the button and action was on Andrej Tekel, who asked "How much?" before making the call.

Kaan Ozdemir: Q♣Q♥ All in
Andrej Tekel: 3♠2♣

Takel was ahead, looking at trip deuces, and Ozdemir couldn't find a way back on the 6♣ river.

Ozdemir was the first to be eliminated from the Main Event Day 1b but used his only rebuy and bought back into the tournament, sitting back with a 30,000 starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrej Tekel	59,600 59,600	59,600
Kaan Ozdemir	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Kaan Ozdemir

12-09-2025 13:17 UTC+2

Von Schantz Outkicks Novoselskyi in Sizable Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

With a completed board of J♥5♠6♣Q♣2♦ in the middle, Casper Von Schantz, under the gun, checked the action over to Oleksandr Novoselskyi in the cutoff.

Novoselskyi added 2,600 to the pot of 5,000, and Von Schantz obliged with a call. Novoselskyi taled K♠J♠ for second pair, but he lost the pot when Von Schantz showed down A♦J♦ for a better kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casper Von Schantz	35,100 35,100	35,100
Oleksandr Novoselskyi	25,100 25,100	25,100

Tags: Casper Von Schantz Oleksandr Novoselskyi

12-09-2025 13:13 UTC+2

Nuutinen Gets Two Streets of Value

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Rigu Garcia opened to 300 from the hijack and received calls from Ngoc Nguyen in the small blind and Jorma Nuutinen in the big blind.

All three players checked the 8♥2♠5♦ flop, leading to the 3♦ turn. Nguyen checked, Nuutinen bet 500, Garcia called and Nguyen folded.

Nuutinen fired a second barrel for 1,200 on the 3♥ river, and Garcia called again. Nuutinen tabled an overpair with 9♦9♥, which was enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorma Nuutinen	34,000 34,000	34,000
Ngoc Nguyen	29,500 29,500	29,500
Rigu Garcia	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Jorma Nuutinen Ngoc Nguyen Rigu Garcia

12-09-2025 13:09 UTC+2

Muhr Takes an Early Pot

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Laura Fryer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The pot stood at 800 with the 6♣7♠8♣ flop already dealt.

Hirofumi Okumura was in the small blind and checked to Fabio Muhr in the big blind. Muhr bet 600 and Okumura called.

The 3♣ turn saw Okumura check, and Muhr bet 1,000. Okumura folded, passing a small pot to Muhr in one of the first hands of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Muhr	31,400 31,400	31,400
Hirofumi Okumura	28,600 28,600	28,600

Tags: Fabio Muhr Hirofumi Okumura

12-09-2025 13:06 UTC+2

Early Birds

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	30,000 30,000	30,000
Michel Karim	30,000 30,000	30,000
Toni Kaukua	30,000 30,000	30,000
Uri Gilboa	30,000 30,000	30,000

Sylwia Studniarz	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tobias Peters	30,000 30,000	30,000
Simon Brandstrom	30,000 30,000	30,000

Timur Margolin	30,000 30,000	30,000
Julien Sitbon	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alberto Stegeman	30,000 30,000	30,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dominik Panka	30,000 30,000	30,000

Grzegorz Glowny	30,000 30,000	30,000

Kees van Brugge	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jerry Odeen	30,000 30,000	30,000
Firoz Mangroe	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jason Wheeler	30,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Sklenicka	30,000 30,000	30,000
Roland Rokita	30,000 30,000	30,000
Paul Newey	30,000 30,000	30,000