2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
€778,255
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,936,400
Total Entries
1,224
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
441
Players Left
163
Players Left 1 / 1,224
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Danchev Raises Schemion on the River

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

"Very tight range. I play seven percent from under the gun," Patrik Jaros said as he opened to 3,500 first to act. Ole Schemion called in early position, as did Dimitar Danchev in the small blind.

Action checked to Schemion on the 887 flop and he bet 3,500. Only Danchev called. Both players then checked the 3 turn.

Schemion then bet 12,500 on the Q river, but this time Danchev came back with a raise to 34,000. Schemion shook his head and took a minute before giving up his hand.

Danchev allowed Schemion to choose one of his cards, and Schemion picked the 7. Despite dropping that pot, Schemion has built up a stack of around 300,000 so far today.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
300,000
149,000
149,000
Profile photo of Patrik Jaros cz
Patrik Jaros
160,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
80,000
50,000
50,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
60,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Dimitar DanchevOle SchemionPatrik Jaros

Horecki Hits the Rail

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players were already on the river, with Elias Suhonen in middle position and Marcin Horecki in the cutoff. The pair were looking at a 4K9K6 board and the pot stood at around 55,000.

Suhonen had moved all in, putting Horecki in a position to either fold, or call off his remaining ~40,000 stack.

Horecki took at least a few minutes, and was taking his time, pressing Suhonen with questions, but getting nothing back.

Eventually, Horecki moved in his stack to call.

Marcin Horecki: 96All in
Elias Suhonen: 44

Suhonen had flopped a set and turned a boat, which was ahead of Horecki's two pair. Horecki stood from the table and said "Nice hand" before walking away from the tournament area.

Another player at the table remarked to Suhonen, "I had king-six offsuit and I wanted to see if you had fours or nines... or a big bluff".

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elias Suhonen fi
Elias Suhonen
197,000
83,000
83,000
Profile photo of Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
Busted

Tags: Elias SuhonenMarcin Horecki

Zhang Can't Beat Ace-Jack

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With the board reading 46J and a bit less than 15,000 in the middle, Nan Zhang bet 3,500 from under the gun and Peter Majoros shoved from the button, covering Zhang who had around 20,000 behind.

"I can beat jack-ten" Zhang commented before calling off for his tournament life.

Nan Zhang: JQ All in
Peter Majoros: AJ

Zhang had top pair but was dominated by Majoros with top pair, top kicker. He found no help as the rest of the board ran out AK and exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Majoros
62,500
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Nan Zhang cn
Nan Zhang
Busted

Tags: Nan ZhangPeter Majoros

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

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Pedro Marques
Pedro Marques

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

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Pedro MarquesPortugal€963,450*
2Paul RuncanRomania€900,000*
3Jaehyung ParkSouth Korea€512,100
4Barak OzIsrael€393,950
5Anton BergstromSweden€303,000
6Siarhei AlontsauBelarus€233,050
7Tjenno EskesNetherlands€179,250
8Siegfried KapellerAustria€137,900
9Danut ChisuRomania€106,050

*Denotes heads-up deal

Auer Flips Saint-Martin to the Rail

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Matthias Auer
Matthias Auer

Quentin Saint-Martin moved all in for 35,500 from under the gun and Matthias Auer called on the button.

Quentin Saint-Martin: 66 All in
Matthias Auer: AK

Saint-Martin was racing for his tournament life, but Auer took the lead on the KJ8 flop with top pair. The rest of the board ran out A2 and Auer finished with two pair to send Saint-Martin to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Roland Rokita at
Roland Rokita
270,000
177,000
177,000
Profile photo of Matthias Auer at
Matthias Auer
210,000
43,500
43,500
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
75,000
6,500
6,500
Profile photo of Lyudmil Ivanov bg
Lyudmil Ivanov
70,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Quentin Saint-Martin fr
Quentin Saint-Martin
Busted

Tags: Matthias AuerQuentin Saint-Martin

Smyth Leaves Wolters on Fumes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Zakaria El Khattal raised to 5,000 in middle position and James Smyth moved all in for 37,000 in the cutoff. Carlo Wolters also shoved in the small blind, and El Khattal got out of the way.

James Smyth: AK All in
Carlo Wolters: AQ

Smyth had Wolters dominated, and the 10369K board improved him to top pair to lock up the pot. Wolters got up to leave the table, but a recount showed he had 1,500 remaining and he had to be called back.

Player Chips Progress
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James Smyth
80,000
39,000
39,000
Profile photo of Zakaria El Khattal nl
Zakaria El Khattal
35,000
36,500
36,500
Profile photo of Carlo Wolters nl
Carlo Wolters
1,500
60,000
60,000

Tags: Carlo WoltersJames SmythZakaria El Khattal

Vasylchenko Eliminates Homma

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Sho Homma
Sho Homma

Sho Homma was already up from the table, having been eliminated by his neighbor Oleg Vasylchenko. Homma started the day with 30,000 chips, having late registered just before the start of the day.

Sho Homma: A10All in
Oleg Vasylchenko: 99

The 2x2x8x9xQx board was only good for Vasylchenko, and Homma hit the rail in the first level of the day.

Homma won't be leaving Prague empty-handed as he already took down the €2,700 PokerStars Open High Roller, earning €454,385 after topping a massive field of 1,115 players.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Oleg Vasylchenko ua
Oleg Vasylchenko
280,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Sho Homma jp
Sho Homma
Busted

Tags: Oleg VasylchenkoSho Homma

Wheeler Takes from Wenzel

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Benedikt Wenzel opened to 3,500 from the hijack, and Jason Wheeler defended from the big blind.

The flop came 75K, and Wheeler check-called a 4,000 bet from Wenzel.

Both players checked the K turn, leading to the 6 river. Wheeler bet 10,000 and Wenzel mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Benedikt Wenzel
135,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
73,000
33,000
33,000

Tags: Benedikt WenzelJason Wheeler

Geyer Recovers Through Sarwer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Adam Geyer had taken a tumble from the start of the day, loosing around half his stack as he sat with around 70,000 chips.

He opened the button for 3,500 and saw Jeffrey Sarwer three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. Geyer made it 28,000 and Sarwer moved all in.

Geyer snap-called and showed pocket aces, and Sarwer said "Aces... ok" and turned over his ace-king off suit.

Adam Geyer: AAAll in
Jeffrey Sarwer: AK

Geyer stayed ahead on the 67J76 runout, securing a double up, recovering his stack and putting him back to just over what he started Day 2 with.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Geyer
145,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Sarwer ca
Jeffrey Sarwer
106,000
64,000
64,000

Tags: Jeffrey SarwerAdam Geyer