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

12-10-2025 19:00 UTC+2

Quads for Nanos

Ryan Lashmar

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

Xiaowen Zhao opened to 6,000 from under the gun, and Konstantinos Nanos three-bet shoved for 74,000 from the hijack. Vitaliy Kryza also shoved, for around 130,000 from the small blind, and Zhao got out of the way.

Konstantinos Nanos: 6♣6♦ All in
Vitaliy Kryza: A♣K♥

The board ran out A♥6♥8♠9♦6♠, giving Nanos quad sixes to double through Kryza.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaowen Zhao	435,000 15,000	15,000
Konstantinos Nanos	160,000 38,000	38,000
Vitaliy Kryza	51,000 234,000	234,000

Tags: Konstantinos Nanos Vitaliy Kryza Xiaowen Zhao

12-10-2025 18:56 UTC+2

Atmaca Sends Out Gabunia

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David Salituro

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

David Gabunia raised to 8,000 in early position before Nusret Atmaca three-bet to 18,000 in middle position. Gabunia then moved all in for 40,000, and Atmaca called.

David Gabunia: A♠8♠ All in
Nusret Atmaca: A♣K♣

The 9♣7♣6♦ flop gave Gabunia a straight draw, while Atmaca picked up the nut flush draw. Atmaca hit top pair on the K♥ turn, while the 8♦ river arrived too late to save Gabunia as he was sent to the rail.

Robbie Bull and Paul Hofer were also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nusret Atmaca	220,000 155,000	155,000
David Gabunia	Busted
Robbie Bull	Busted
Paul Hofer	Busted

Tags: David Gabunia Nusret Atmaca

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

12-10-2025 18:43 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Jordon	617,000 212,000	212,000
Xiaowen Zhao	420,000 119,000	119,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	400,000 72,000	72,000
Jeffrey Sarwer	400,000 150,000	150,000
Nuno Alvarez	390,000 88,000	88,000
Vitezslav Cech	371,000 92,500	92,500
Ryan Mandara	366,000 46,000	46,000
Georgios Tsouloftas	364,000 194,000	194,000
Ole Schemion	359,000 85,500	85,500
Dimitar Danchev	357,000 277,000	277,000

Luka Sorainen	345,000 5,000	5,000
Maria Lampropulos	338,000 86,000	86,000
Ghattas Kortas	330,000 33,500	33,500
Barak Wisbrod	318,000 24,500	24,500
Oleg Vasylchenko	316,000 6,000	6,000
Claas Segebrecht	310,000 107,000	107,000
Traian Stanciu	305,000 25,000	25,000
Mehdi Senhaji	302,000 196,000	196,000
David Hu	301,000 36,000	36,000
Paawan Bansal	300,000 55,000	55,000

Roland Rokita	299,000 82,500	82,500
Alexander Norden	290,000 95,000	95,000
Benjamin Chalot	279,000 95,000	95,000
Marius Kudzmanas	272,000 35,000	35,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	267,000 37,000	37,000

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12-10-2025 18:33 UTC+2

Spring Is Coming Early: 2026 PokerStars SCOOP Runs March 1-25

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Sandra Barbour

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The iconic PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of the most eagerly anticipated festivals on the online poker calendar, thanks partly to its offering of massive prize pools across three weeks of action. Usually, SCOOP runs online at PokerStars throughout May, but the 2026 SCOOP heads to PokerStars two months earlier, with the festival schedule for March 1-25.

PokerStars first ran SCOOP in 2009, and it immediately became a must-play series for tournament grinders of all skill and experience levels. The multi-tiered buy-in structure opens the door for every PokerStars player to experience a world-class poker tournament festival regardless of their bankroll size.

Since its launch in 2009, PokerStars SCOOP has seen more than 143 million PokerStars players buy into over 3,300 tournaments and share a staggering $1.4 billion in prizes, of which more than $216 million has gone to SCOOP champions.

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12-10-2025 18:26 UTC+2

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The remaining 223 players are going on a 20-minute break.

Level 13 Highlights

12-10-2025 18:25 UTC+2

Di Nicola Shows a Full House

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Sava Krink

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Simeon Naydenov opened from under the gun for 5,500 and found four callers along the way.

The flop came 10♦9♥6♦, and the action checked to Ermanno Di Nicola on the button. He led for 12,500, and only Naydenov stayed.

Both players checked the 8♥ turn.

On the 8♦ river, Naydenov checked again. Di Nicola responded with a bet of 26,000. Naydenov did not look pleased but eventually made the call. Di Nicola revealed 6♣6♥ for a full house, more than enough to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	185,000 30,500	30,500

Ermanno Di Nicola	174,000 43,500	43,500
Kamil Dobosz	172,000 73,000	73,000
Simeon Naydenov	55,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Simeon Naydenov

12-10-2025 18:23 UTC+2

Sataoen Gets Paid by Heidorn

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Robert Heidorn raised to 5,500 in the hijack and Jon Sataoen called in the big blind.

Heidorn continued for 4,000 on the K♣5♣4♣ flop, and Sataoen called. Both players then checked the 10♦ turn.

Sataoen led out for 11,000 on the 2♠ river and Heidorn called. Sataoen then showed K♦10♠ for two pair, and Heidorn mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Heidorn	330,000 5,000	5,000
Jon Sataoen	230,000 10,500	10,500

Tags: Jon Sataoen Robert Heidorn

12-10-2025 18:21 UTC+2

Hu Sends Maksimovic Home

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Laura Fryer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players were already three-ways and on the turn with a 9♣5♠7♣A♣ board. Dejan Maksimovic was all in and at risk from the big blind. Miao Chenxiang was also in the hand and sitting in the cutoff, and David Hu was on the button.

The pot stood at over 100,000 and Chenxiang and Hu checked to the K♣ river.

Chenxiang checked, Hu bet 35,000 and Chenxiang mucked, leaving just two players to battle it out for the pot.

Dejan Maksimovic: 7♥3♥ All in
David Hu: J♣10♣

Hu had picked up the club flush and left Maksimovic out of luck.

After the hand a player at the table remarked "Did he have seven-three? But he jammed?"

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	265,000 135,000	135,000
Miao Chenxiang	78,000 37,500	37,500
Dejan Maksimovic	Busted

Tags: David Hu Dejan Maksimovic Miao Chenxiang

12-10-2025 18:14 UTC+2

Japan's Sho Homma Banks Huge €454,385 Score at PokerStars EPT Prague

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Sandra Barbour

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Between September 2021 and June 2025, Japanese poker player Sho Homma had amassed $288,845 in live tournament earnings. His best result came in February 2025, when he finished 10th in the $3,500 World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia Championship, earning $38,500. Now Homma can boast of a €454,385 ($529,136) prize after he took down the €2,700 PokerStars Open High Roller at the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague festival.

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