€5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-10-2025 21:33 UTC+2

Alvarez Shoves On Norden

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alexander Norden raised to 8,000 in early position before Nuno Alvarez three-bet to 32,000 in the small blind. Norden called, and the flop came 6♣7♣7♥.

Alvarez then bet 25,000 and Norden stuck around to see the 10♥ turn, where Alvarez moved all in for 79,000. Norden folded this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Norden	230,000 70,000	70,000
Nuno Alvarez	195,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Alexander Norden Nuno Alvarez

12-10-2025 21:32 UTC+2

Bubble Abuse from Mandara

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With the board reading Q♣8♣K♠ in a single-raised pot, Severi Palmu checked from under the gun and called a 6,000 bet from Ryan Mandara in the cutoff.

Palmu check-called a 13,000 bet from Mandara on the 2♠ turn. On the 9♥ river, Palmu checked, and Mandara bet enough to cover him. Palmu, who had 41,000 left, opted to fold, and the pot was pushed to Mandara.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mandara	610,000 23,000	23,000
Severi Palmu	41,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Ryan Mandara Severi Palmu

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

12-10-2025 21:10 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break (full)

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Jordon	985,000 125,000	125,000
Ricardo Pinto	640,000 543,000	543,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	619,000 109,000	109,000
Ryan Mandara	587,000 247,000	247,000
Ole Schemion	478,000 58,000	58,000
Darius Neagoe	475,000 5,000	5,000
Tobias Peters	460,000 141,000	141,000
Vitezslav Cech	455,000 84,000	84,000
Xiaowen Zhao	455,000 20,000	20,000
Paawan Bansal	455,000 125,000	125,000

Mehdi Senhaji	452,000 150,000	150,000
Diogo Vieira	421,000 61,000	61,000
Ghattas Kortas	416,000 86,000	86,000
Matan Krakow	410,000 133,500	133,500

David Hu	410,000 109,000	109,000
Fabian Wolf	405,000 165,000	165,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	400,000 30,000	30,000
Fahredin Mustafov	396,000 36,000	36,000
Luka Sorainen	389,000 44,000	44,000
Conor O'Driscoll	388,000 208,000	208,000

Jeffrey Sarwer	379,000 21,000	21,000
Robert Heidorn	364,000 34,000	34,000
David Vesely	363,000 286,000	286,000
Claas Segebrecht	347,000 37,000	37,000
Maria Lampropulos	346,000 8,000	8,000

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12-10-2025 21:09 UTC+2

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

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12-10-2025 20:35 UTC+2

Is AI Killing Poker Content? | PokerNews Podcast #927

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In the 927th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by Connor Richards at Level 9 Studios to talk about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to poker content. The discussion stems from the recent controversy involving the World Series of Poker (WSOP) documentary 'No Limit', in which showrunner Dustin Iannotti admittedly used AI in edits involving Alan Keating's quotes. The show was pulled from YouTube by the WSOP as a result, and opened up a whole can of worms.

PokerNews also upset Shaun Deeb with an AI oops of our own, while ClubWPT Gold’s tweet stirred up a heated debate about marketing, women in poker, and more. It was a debate that Abby Merk jumped into headfirst while at the Asian Poker Tour (APT), where she booked a tournament win! From there, you can see highlights from the 2nd Annual Big Deal for One Drop Charity Event during F1 Las Vegas, which involved Phil Hellmuth, Jennifer Tilly, and Antonio Esfandiari, just to name a few. Oh, and the title came down to Deeb and Squid Games: The Challenge star Steven Jones. Watch to find out who won!

Chad and Connor then recap recent tournament wins by Aaron Johnson and Jake Long at MSPT Ameristar East Chicago, Felipe Boianovsky taking down the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) $50K Super High Roller, and Ted Jackson-Spivack claiming three CMSOP titles before they share what they're thankful for on this Thanksgiving holiday.

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12-10-2025 20:20 UTC+2

Players are on Dinner Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The remaining 192 players are now on a 65-minute dinner break. Action is due to resume at 8:22 p.m. local time.

Level 14 Highlights

12-10-2025 20:17 UTC+2

Neagoe’s Quads Take the Pot

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Sava Krink

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

It was a battle of the blinds as the board completely fanned out Q♣J♥J♠K♣J♦ and the pot at about 16,000.

Takumi Odani checked to Darius Neagoe, who over-bet for 47,000, putting Odani in a tough spot. After a long tank, Odani made the call, only to see Neagoe’s J♣7♠ for quads, more than enough to claim the pot and leave Odani short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	470,000 170,000	170,000
Takumi Odani	59,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Darius Neagoe Takumi Odani

12-10-2025 20:16 UTC+2

Norden Passes to Ponomarev

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Laura Fryer

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alexander Norden opened from the cutoff for 6,000, and Nikolay Ponomarev three-bet to 18,000 on the button.

Norden called, and the players went heads up to the K♦Q♦Q♥ flop. Norden checked, and Ponomarev bet 8,000. Norden took some time before mucking his hand, passing the pot to Ponomarev.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Ponomarev	430,000 255,000	255,000
Alexander Norden	310,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Alexander Norden Nikolay Ponomarev

12-10-2025 20:15 UTC+2

"What a Day"; Odeen Falls Victim to Jordon's Rush

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jerry Odeen limped in from the button before Terry Jordon raised to 14,000 in the small blind. Quan Zhou called in the big blind, but Odeen then moved all in for 80,000. Jordon reshoved, and Zhou got out of the way.

Jerry Odeen: 8♣8♥ All in
Terry Jordon: J♠J♥

"What a day," Odeen said upon seeing his eights crushed by Jordon's jacks. The J♦K♦4♥ flop improved Jordon to a set, and the rest of the board ran out 7♣Q♠ to send Odeen to the rail.

"Good game. Nothing I can do," Odeen added on his way to the rail.

"If you call, I call," Zhou said to Jordon, revealing he had king-queen.