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

12-11-2025 14:48 UTC+1

Dobosz Leaves Calonge on Fumes

David Salituro

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

With around 130,000 in the pot on a board of 10♥9♣9♥K♠, Adria Calonge bet 46,000 from the small blind and Kamil Dobosz called in early position.

The river was the 10♦ and Calonge moved all in. Dobosz snap-called for his last 89,000 and turned over K♣10♣ for a full house, and Calonge mucked A♦K♥ as he was left on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamil Dobosz	405,000 159,000	159,000
Adria Calonge	40,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Kamil Dobosz Adria Calonge

12-11-2025 14:39 UTC+1

Helppi Fills Up Against Mandara

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David Salituro

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

Juha Helppi moved all in for 51,000 from the small blind and Ryan Mandara called in middle position.

Juha Helppi: 7♣7♠ All in
Ryan Mandara: A♦Q♣

Helppi's pair of sevens remained in the lead going to the river on a board of 8♠6♥9♠8♣. "Nine," Mandara pleaded, but instead the 7♦ fell to give Helppi a full house.

"Seven is better. I needed it more. Not even a dent in your stack," Helppi replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mandara	1,100,000 195,000	195,000
Juha Helppi	110,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Ryan Mandara

12-11-2025 14:33 UTC+1

Rodriguez Falls to Vieira

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David Salituro

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

Daniel Rodriguez moved all in for 92,000 from middle position and Diogo Vieira called in the cutoff.

Daniel Rodriguez: J♠10♠ All in
Diogo Vieira: A♦K♣

Rodriguez needed to improve to earn the double up, but he couldn't connect with the 5♥4♠2♦7♦7♣ board as Vieira earned the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo Vieira	322,000 1,000	1,000
Daniel Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Daniel Rodriguez Diogo Vieira

12-11-2025 14:25 UTC+1

Tian Drills the River to Bust Guimaraens

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David Salituro

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

Antonio Guimaraens moved all in for 70,000 from middle position and Mengshi Tian put him at risk in the big blind.

Antonio Guimaraens: Q♦Q♣ All in
Mengshi Tian: 8♠8♣

Guimaraens had Tian dominated and was poised for a double up as the board came 7♣6♠7♦2♥, but Tian spiked the 8♥ on the river to make a full house and send Guimaraens to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	400,000 97,000	97,000
Antonio Guimaraens	Busted

Tags: Antonio Guimaraens Mengshi Tian

12-11-2025 14:13 UTC+1

Jordon Snaps Off Kilintaris; Kortas Makes a Move Against Vasylchenko

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David Salituro

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

Terry Jordon bet 16,000 from the button on a flop of 6♣2♥8♠ and Dimitrios Kilintaris called in the small blind.

Both players checked the 9♠ turn, before Kilintaris led out for 55,000 on the 10♠ river. Jordon snap-called with 8♣7♣ for a straight, and Kilintaris mucked 5♦4♦.

At another table, Oleg Vasylchenko and Ghattas Kortas built a pot of around 140,000 going to the turn on a board of 9♠2♠A♣5♣. Vasylchenko then bet 45,000 from the small blind, and Kortas called in the hijack.

Vasylchenko bet another 75,000 on the J♥ river, but this time Kortas raised to 182,000. Vasylchenko used two time banks before folding, and Kortas slammed down 7♦6♦ as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Jordon	1,050,000 124,000	124,000
Ghattas Kortas	900,000 168,000	168,000
Oleg Vasylchenko	320,000 271,000	271,000
Dimitrios Kilintaris	150,000 509,000	509,000

Tags: Dimitrios Kilintaris Ghattas Kortas Oleg Vasylchenko Terry Jordon

12-11-2025 13:36 UTC+1

First Break of Day 3

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The 118 remaining players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Listed below are some highlights from the first level of play.

12-11-2025 13:30 UTC+1

Muhr Snaps Off Flak to Double; Van Rooij Wins a Big Flip to Bust Ishak

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mats Ullereng bet 15,000 from middle position on a flop of A♥7♦5♦ and Grzegorz Flak called in the small blind. Fabio Muhr then raised to 60,000 in the big blind, and Ullereng folded. Flak, though, moved all in, and Muhr snap-called for 220,000.

Fabio Muhr: 7♥7♠ All in
Grzegorz Flak: A♣Q♠

Flak showed top pair, but he ran right into Muhr's flopped set. The rest of the board ran out 10♠3♣ and Muhr doubled up, leaving Flak nursing a short stack.

At another table, John Ishak had moved all in for 135,000 from the button and Merijn van Rooij put him at risk in middle position.

John Ishak: A♣K♣ All in
Merijn van Rooij: 10♥10♠

Ishak was racing for his tournament life as the flop came 5♦3♥3♣ to keep Van Rooij in the lead with his tens. The 9♣ turn gave Ishak a flush draw to go with his overcards, but he missed the 5♠ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Muhr	500,000 320,000	320,000
Merijn van Rooij	500,000 169,000	169,000
Mats Ullereng	220,000 49,000	49,000
Grzegorz Flak	30,000 274,000	274,000
John Ishak	Busted

Tags: Fabio Muhr Grzegorz Flak John Ishak Mats Ullereng Merijn van Rooij

12-11-2025 13:09 UTC+1

Bansal on Monster Stack After Cracking Suutari's Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A big pot was between Paawan Bansal and Juho Suutari when Suutari's final chips were committed on a full board of 4♦6♦7♣J♠4♥ and they reached showdown.

Paawan Bansal had him at risk and tabled 6♠6♣ for a full house. Suutari immediately stood up and rushed out of the tournament area as his A♠A♥ left him empty-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	1,335,000 475,000	475,000

Juho Suutari	Busted

Tags: Juho Suutari Paawan Bansal

12-11-2025 12:56 UTC+1

Zhou Whiffs Against Wisbrod

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of Q♦8♣3♦, Barak Wisbrod bet 10,000 from the button before Quan Zhou raised to 35,000 in the cutoff. Wisbrod then moved all in, and Zhou called for his last 120,000.

Quan Zhou: A♦5♦ All in
Barak Wisbrod: A♥8♦

Wisbrod was ahead with his pair of eights, while Zhou was on a flush draw. The turn was the 6♣, while Zhou couldn't connect with the 10♣ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	450,000 160,000	160,000
Quan Zhou	Busted

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Quan Zhou

12-11-2025 12:25 UTC+1

Kings Love Bansal

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jeffrey Sarwer raised to 11,000 in middle position and Paawan Bansal called in the cutoff. David Docherty then moved all in for 45,000 in the big blind and Sarwer called, but Bansal then reraised to 150,000. Sarwer quickly folded.

David Docherty: 7♥7♠ All in
Paawan Bansal: K♣K♦

"In Prague, it's always coming seven," Docherty said hopefully after Bansal revealed his kings, but it was Bansal who hit a set on the A♦Q♠K♠ flop.

"It's always coming two sevens," Docherty said, but no miracles arrived on the 4♦ turn or 3♥ river and he was sent to the rail.

"Kings like you. Even yesterday," tablemate Vasyl Pidhrusnyi said to Bansal after the hand.