€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-11-2025 16:35 UTC+1

Vrakas Runs Into Sciacca's Pair

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Antonio Sciacca raised to 17,000 under the gun, Georgios Vrakas moved all in for 90,000 in early position, and Sciacca called.

Georgios Vrakas: K♥9♥ All in
Antonio Sciacca: 10♠10♥

Vrakas. was looking for a king to stave off elimination, but he couldn't connect with the 5♥4♠2♣5♣6♦ board and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Sciacca	500,000 71,000	71,000
Georgios Vrakas	Busted

Tags: Antonio Sciacca Georgios Vrakas

12-11-2025 16:21 UTC+1

Vella Doubles Up with Rivered Straight

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Sava Krink

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Diego Montone limped in the hijack, followed by Burim Mahmudi on the button. Barak Wisbrod in the small blind raised to 32,000. When the action reached Vito Vella, he took his time before shoving all in, prompting Montone and Mahmudi to fold. Wisbrod asked the dealer for a count, and once it was confirmed at 170,000, he made the call.

Vito Vella: K♠Q♠ All in
Barak Wisbrod: A♠J♦

The flop came 10♥8♦9♥, giving both players a straight draw. The 5♠ turn changed nothing, but the J♣ river completed the straight for Vella, sending him to a full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vito Vella	368,000 252,000	252,000
Barak Wisbrod	298,000 202,000	202,000
Burim Mahmudi	271,000 5,000	5,000
Diego Montone	260,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Burim Mahmudi Diego Montone Vito Vella

12-11-2025 16:11 UTC+1

Panagiotopoulos Runs Into Aces...Two of Them!

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Roman Stoica was on the button with a raise of 50,000 in front of him before Marius Kudzmanas reraised to 95,000 in early position. Ioannis Panagiotopoulos then moved all in for 350,000 in the cutoff, Stoica also stuck in his last 265,000, and Kudzmanas snap-called to a round of "wows" from the rest of the table.

Roman Stoica: A♠A♦ All in
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos: 10♦10♣ All in
Marius Kudzmanas: A♣A♥

Both Stoica and Kudzmanas showed down two aces, leaving Panagiotopoulos needing help to survive. The board ran out 4♣4♥Q♣8♦2♣ and they chopped up the main pot, while Kudzmanas took the side pot to send Panagiotopoulos to the rail.

"Why can't you have kings one time?" Stoica asked Kudzmanas after the dramatic encounter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	760,000 250,000	250,000
Roman Stoica	430,000 165,000	165,000
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos	Busted

Tags: Ioannis Panagiotopoulos Marius Kudzmanas Roman Stoica

12-11-2025 15:59 UTC+1

Hu Snaps Off Kitai

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Davidi Kitai moved all in for 80,000 from the cutoff as action went on Aram Sargsyan in the small blind, who took a minute but eventually ended up folding. David Hu, though, snap-called in the big blind.

Davidi Kitai: Q♠8♦ All in
David Hu: A♥9♥

Hu hit top pair on the A♠J♦6♦ flop, and Kitai was already drawing dead after the 5♠ turn. The river was the 8♠ and the EPT champion was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	700,000 68,000	68,000
Davidi Kitai	Busted

Tags: David Hu Davidi Kitai

12-11-2025 15:28 UTC+1

Fewer Than 100 Contenders Remain Entering Second Break

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The 95 remaining players have been sent on another 20-minute break.

Listed below are some highlights from Level 17.

12-11-2025 15:27 UTC+1

Iaculli Stuns Vasylchenko on the River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Around 250,000 was already in the pot as Oleg Vasylchenko and Gianfranco Iaculli went heads-up to the K♥K♦10♥ flop. Vasylchenko then bet 55,000 from under the gun, and Iaculli called in middle position.

The turn was the 5♥ and Vasylchenko bet another 75,000. Iaculli again called, and the river was the J♦. Vasylchenko then bet 118,000, leaving 10,000 behind, and Iaculli tossed in a few of his time banks and tanked for a minute before calling.

Vasylchenko turned over A♥K♠ for trips. "Yes!" Iaculli yelled out, showing A♦Q♥ for a rivered straight as he won the massive pot.

At another table, Adil Tlimisov had opened to 12,000 in the hijack before Ivan Uzunov shoved in the big blind. Tlimisov called for 132,000.

Adil Tlimisov: A♥K♦ All in
Ivan Uzunov: A♠Q♣

The board ran out 8♦8♠7♦J♠5♣ and Tlimisov's king-kicker stayed in the lead to earn him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	905,000 350,000	350,000

Adil Tlimisov	280,000 115,000	115,000
Ivan Uzunov	210,000 58,000	58,000
Oleg Vasylchenko	10,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Adil Tlimisov Gianfranco Iaculli Ivan Uzunov Oleg Vasylchenko

12-11-2025 15:08 UTC+1

Birgaoanu, Wisbrod Each Take a Chunk Off Montone in Three-Way All in

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Andrei Birgaoanu moved all in for 63,000 on the button, Barak Wisbrod reshoved for 311,000 in the cutoff, and Diego Montone put both opponents at risk in middle position.

Andrei Birgaoanu: K♠J♦ All in
Barak Wisbrod: A♠Q♠ All in
Diego Montone: A♦10♥

Wisbrod's queen-kicker kept him in the lead through the turn on a board of 4♥7♥7♣2♠, but Birgaoanu hit the J♣ on the river to make two pair. He tripled up, while Wisbrod doubled for 248,000 in the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	500,000 100,000	100,000
Diego Montone	380,000 400,000	400,000
Andrei Birgaoanu	200,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Andrei Birgaoanu Barak Wisbrod Diego Montone

12-11-2025 15:00 UTC+1

Camosci Eliminated by Ragone

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With the pot amounting to 85,000, Enrico Camosci had put in 64,000 on the 4♦3♠J♠ flop from the cutoff before he was put all-in by Filippo Ragone on the button.

Camosci thought about it for a while before he called off for 165,000 in total.

Enrico Camosci: K♥J♦ All in
Filippo Ragone: Q♥Q♣

Camsoci needed help against the overpair of Ragone, but the 5♦10♠ runout provided none. Camosci said his goodbyes to the table before he left to pick up his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filippo Ragone	520,000 120,000	120,000
Enrico Camosci	Busted

Tags: Enrico Camosci Filippo Ragone

12-11-2025 14:55 UTC+1

Turchi Lies in Wait For Zhao

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With around 95,000 in the pot on a flop of Q♦2♥5♦, Xiaowen Zhao bet 30,000 from the button and Virgile Turchi called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 4♦ and Zhao bet 65,000. Turchi again called, and the 8♠ fell on the river. Zhao then moved all in, and Turchi snap-called for 92,000.

Zhao turned over K♦K♠, but Turchi had A♦A♠ to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Montone	780,000 56,000	56,000
Xiaowen Zhao	650,000 258,000	258,000
Fahredin Mustafov	520,000 17,000	17,000
Virgile Turchi	470,000 205,000	205,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	450,000 5,000	5,000
Barak Wisbrod	400,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Virgile Turchi Xiaowen Zhao

12-11-2025 14:52 UTC+1

Gilboa Doubles Up Before Busting in Next Hand

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Sava Krink

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Uri Gilboa went all in on the button with his last 11,000 and was called by Erkan Sonmez in the big blind.

Uri Gilboa: Q♠Q♥ All in
Erkan Sonmez: K♥7♥

The board ran out A♣6♠2♣10♥10♣, sending Gilboa a full double-up.

On the very next hand, action folded to Gilboa, who opened with a raise to 12,000. Leo Worthington-Leese called from the button.

Gilboa check-called Worthington-Leese’s 6,000 bet on the 5♦4♥10♠ flop.

The 7♥ hit on the turn, and Gilboa checked again. Worthington-Leese sized up to 20,000, putting Gilboa at risk. Gilboa called, sending the players to showdown.

Uri Gilboa: K♠J♥ All in
Leo Worthington-Leese: K♦K♥

The river 9♠ brought no help for Gilboa, ending his tournament run.