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

12-10-2025 18:12 UTC+2

Sorainen Comes From Behind For the Knockout

David Salituro

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

Luka Sorainen raised to 5,500 under the gun, Darius Gadeikis moved all in for 28,000 in the big blind, and Sorainen called.

Darius Gadeikis: K♣Q♣ All in
Luka Sorainen: Q♦J♦

Gadeikis had Sorainen dominated and was poised for the double up, but the flop brought A♥A♦J♣ to give Sorainen the lead with two pair. The turn was the 4♦, while the J♥ river improved Sorainen to a full house and sent Gadeikis to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luka Sorainen	350,000 350,000	350,000
Darius Gadeikis	Busted

Tags: Darius Gadeikis Luka Sorainen

12-10-2025 18:07 UTC+2

Farah Shows the Bluff in Four-Bet Pot

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David Salituro

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

Richard Trigg raised to 5,500 in the cutoff before Elie Farah three-bet to 16,500 on the button. David Hu then four-bet to 36,000 in the big blind, and only Farah called.

The flop came K♣Q♦5♥ and Hu checked to Farah, who bet 19,000. Hu quickly folded, and Farah tossed A♥8♥ into the middle of the table as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elie Farah	220,000 77,000	77,000
David Hu	130,000 106,500	106,500
Richard Trigg	60,000 171,000	171,000

Tags: David Hu Elie Farah Richard Trigg

12-10-2025 18:05 UTC+2

Ullereng Takes A Huge Pot

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Laura Fryer

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

Players were already heads up with Diego Montone in the hijack and Mats Ullereng in the big blind.

The pot stood at around 120,000 and players were on the river. The board read 9♥Q♦10♠3♣5♦ and Ullereng had jammed for his remaining 74,000.

Action was back on Montone, who went into the tank. He took a few minutes before deciding to muck his cards, and Ullereng picked up a huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mats Ullereng	195,000 151,000	151,000
Diego Montone	152,000 122,000	122,000

Tags: Diego Montone Mats Ullereng

12-10-2025 18:04 UTC+2

Wolf Rivers a Flush

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Sava Krink

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

With about 15,000 already in the middle and the board showing 10♣7♠J♣A♥, Fabian Wolf checked from the small blind over to Fabio Muhr in the cutoff. Muhr placed a bet of 14,500, and Wolf took his time before making the call.

The 8♣ landed on the river, and Wolf paused again before checking. Muhr quickly checked behind, and the two headed to a showdown. Wolf revealed A♣6♣ for a rivered flush, comfortably strong enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Wolf	274,000 244,000	244,000
Fabio Muhr	170,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Fabian Wolf Fabio Muhr

12-10-2025 17:58 UTC+2

Salerno Takes It Down

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Sava Krink

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

Elia Salerno opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 5,000, and the table folded around to Paraskevas Tsokaridis in the big blind. He took his time before making the call.

The flop came K♠K♥8♥. Tsokaridis checked, and Salerno continued for 3,500. After a long pause, Tsokaridis responded with a raise to 10,500. Salerno made the call, and both players checked the 5♥ turn.

The river brought the 3♠, and Tsokaridis checked again. Salerno fired 26,000, and Tsokaridis quickly released his hand, giving the pot to Salerno.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	91,500 56,500	56,500
Paraskevas Tsokaridis	46,000 52,500	52,500

Tags: Elia Salerno Paraskevas Tsokaridis

12-10-2025 17:58 UTC+2

World Descends on the EPT Prague Main Event

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David Salituro

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

The PokerStars European Poker Tour once again made its annual winter stop in the Czech capital as 1,224 players took their shot at the EPT Prague Main Event title.

There were 872 unique players representing 62 countries. Italy was most represented, with 79 players making up more than nine percent of the field. France (60 players, 7%) and Germany (54, 6%) came next, with Israel and the United Kingdom also comprising more than five percent of the field.

The event features a €5,936,400 prize pool, with the top 183 players making the money. A min-cash is worth €8,350, while the EPT Prague champion will take home €1,019,300.

12-10-2025 17:56 UTC+2

PokerStars Live League Heats Up

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Sandra Barbour

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

With the PokerStars Live League reaching its final two stops, David Docherty finds himself perfectly positioned for a late surge.

Just EPT Prague and PokerStars Open Cannes remain, not just for Docherty to overtake Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson at the top of the Low tier, but also there are winners to be crowned in the Medium and High tiers as well.

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12-10-2025 17:48 UTC+2

Akenhead Makes the Right Call

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Laura Fryer

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

Vitaliy Kryza opened to 5,500 from the cutoff and saw Xiaowen Zhao call on the button and James Akenhead defend the big blind.

The players went three-ways to the 7♠K♣6♠ flop and Akenhead checked. Kryza bet 10,000 which saw Zhao fold and Akenhead call.

A 4♠ was turned, and both players checked to the 9♦ river.

Akenhead check-called a 22,000 bet from Kryza and showed 8♣7♥ for a pair of sevens. Kryza was behind and flipped over his 4♣3♣ with bottom pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaowen Zhao	301,000 66,000	66,000
Vitaliy Kryza	285,000 31,000	31,000
James Akenhead	120,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Vitaliy Kryza Xiaowen Zhao James Akenhead

12-10-2025 17:45 UTC+2

Ivanov Takes from Rodriguez

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With the board reading 2♥3♠4♦5♣ and around 40,000 in the middle, Daniel Rodriguez checked from under the gun and Lyudmil Ivanov bet 20,000 from the button. Rodriguez called.

Rodriguez checked again on the K♦ river, and Ivanov shoved for around 60,000. Rodriguez folded, and Ivanov took the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Rodriguez	158,500 40,500	40,500
Lyudmil Ivanov	140,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Daniel Rodriguez Lyudmil Ivanov

12-10-2025 17:40 UTC+2

Sakalauskas Takes Down a Modest Pot

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Eliot Thomas

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

Elia Salerno raised to 5,000 with the rest of the table folding around to Modestas Sakalauskas in the big blind, who made the call.

The flop was 3♠9♠J♠, which Sakalauskas checked while Salerno would flick in 3,500. Sakalauskas called and the two players went to the turn.

The turn was the 6♦, which both players checked. The dealer then flipped the J♣ on the river, which was again checked by both players.

Sakalauskas tabled 3♦4♦, and his bottom pair was good enough as Salerno mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Modestas Sakalauskas	80,000 20,000	20,000
Elia Salerno	35,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Modestas Sakalauskas